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{
"MAM":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a Mayan language of the Mam people":[],
": a member of such people":[],
": an Indian people of southwestern Guatemala":[],
": mom":[],
"milliampere minute":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish mame , of American Indian origin":"Noun",
"of baby-talk origin":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mam",
"\u02c8m\u00e4m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023539",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun"
]
},
"MARV":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"maneuverable reentry vehicle":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014856",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"Macei\u00f3":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city and seaport on the Atlantic in northeastern Brazil population 932,748":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccma-s\u0101-\u02c8\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113350",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Macgillicuddy's Reeks":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"mountain range in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland \u2014 see carrantuohill":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0259-\u02c8gi-l\u0259-\u02cck\u0259-d\u0113z-\u02c8r\u0113ks"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090022",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Macgillivray's warbler":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a warbler ( Oporornis tolmiei ) of western North America that is similar and closely related to the eastern mourning warbler":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"after William MacGillivray \u20201852 Scottish naturalist":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0259\u02c8gil\u0259\u02ccvr\u0101z-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005325",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Machiavellian":{
"antonyms":[
"ethical",
"moral",
"principled",
"scrupulous"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism":[]
},
"examples":[
"a Machiavellian battle for control of the company",
"yet another tale of a power-mad dictator with a Machiavellian plan to take over the world"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Niccolo Machiavelli":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8vel-y\u0259n",
"\u02ccma-k\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8ve-l\u0113-\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cutthroat",
"immoral",
"unconscionable",
"unethical",
"unprincipled",
"unscrupulous"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162732",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"Maeandra":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large genus of massive reef-building corals including many brain corals":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin maeander, maeandrus twist, winding":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0113\u02c8andr\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111444",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"Maecenas":{
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"definitions":{
": a generous patron especially of literature or art":[],
"Gaius circa 70\u20138 b.c. Roman statesman and patron of literature":[]
},
"examples":[
"the opera company no longer has an array of moneyed Maecenases to which it can turn for financial support"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1542, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Gaius Maecenas \u20208 b.c. Roman statesman & patron of literature":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"mi-\u02c8s\u0113-n\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"angel",
"benefactor",
"donator",
"donor",
"fairy godmother",
"patron",
"sugar daddy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220120",
"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun"
]
},
"Maecenasship":{
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"definitions":{
": the status of being a Maecenas":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-n\u0259s\u02ccship"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061631",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Maecenatism":{
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"definitions":{
": patronage":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Gaius Maecenat-, Maecenas + English -ism":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-n\u0259\u02cctiz\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005647",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Maelzel's metronome":{
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"definitions":{
": metronome":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Johann N. Maelzel (M\u00e4lzel) \u20201838 German musician, its inventor":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8melts\u0259lz-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182342",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Maenidae":{
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"definitions":{
": a small family of slender percoid marine fishes including the picarels":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Maena , type genus (from Latin, a kind of small sea fish, from Greek main\u0113 ) + -idae":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0113n\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174444",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Maeonian":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to ancient Maeonia afterward called Lydia and reputed to be the birthplace of Homer":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Maeonia , ancient country in Asia Minor (from Latin, from Greek Maionia ) + English -an":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)m\u0113\u00a6\u014dn\u0113\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105238",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"Mafia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a criminal organization associated with a particular traffic":[
"the cocaine Mafia"
],
": a secret criminal society of Sicily or Italy":[],
"island of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean south of Zanzibar area 170 square miles (442 square kilometers), population 16,748":[]
},
"examples":[
"a member of the Mafia",
"He's an important figure in the television mafia ."
],
"first_known_use":{
"1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Mafia, Maffia , a Sicilian secret criminal society, from Italian dialect (Sicily), probably from mafiusu":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u00e4-f\u0113-\u0259",
"\u02c8ma-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cabal",
"conspiracy",
"crew",
"gang",
"mob",
"ring",
"syndicate"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165149",
"type":[
"geographical name",
"noun"
]
},
"Magahat":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a Bisayan people inhabiting the hills of southern Negros, Philippine islands":[],
": a member of the Magahat people":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"native name in southern Negros":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6m\u00e4g\u0259\u00a6h\u00e4t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185018",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Magahi":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an Indic dialect of west Bihar":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mag\u0259h\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032305",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Magali":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one of the numerous more isolated peoples of Arabia":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0259\u02c8g\u00e4l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201020",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Maggiore, Lake":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"lake 40 miles (64 kilometers) long in northern Italy and southern Switzerland traversed by the Ticino River":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u00e4-\u02c8j\u022fr-\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193806",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Maghreb, the":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"region encompassing northwestern Mediterranean Africa and formerly also Spain":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u00e4-gr\u0259b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130622",
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"geographical name"
]
},
"Magian":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": magus":[],
": of or relating to the Magi":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"in Shakespeare's The Tempest , Prospero is a benevolent Magian who rules over an enchanted tropical island"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1548, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1716, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccj\u012b-",
"\u02c8m\u0101-j\u0113-\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"charmer",
"conjurer",
"conjuror",
"enchanter",
"mage",
"magician",
"magus",
"necromancer",
"sorcerer",
"voodoo",
"voodooist",
"witch",
"wizard"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230457",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"Magnum":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large wine bottle holding about 1.5 liters":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Make a lasagna, grab a magnum , and invite some friends over for an indoor puzzle party with this Indoor Party Puzzle. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Franklin\u2019s magnum sea opus would be covered over with gravel and dirt. \u2014 Steve Ditlea, SPIN , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Both rounds were fired out of a .300 Winchester magnum . \u2014 NBC News , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The easy-to-use system includes a proprietary topper that snugly fits on any bottle type (standard, half bottle, magnum ) as well as a charger that injects a layer of CO2 gas to protect the leftover wine. \u2014 Stephanie Cain, Fortune , 13 Nov. 2021",
"At the same competition, the Ferrari Perl\u00e9 Nero Riserva 2012 in magnum was named the Blanc de Noirs World Champion. \u2014 Janice O'leary, Robb Report , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Priced at $6,000 per magnum , the Cuv\u00e9e Des Enchanteleurs 1959 is an equal part blend of the house\u2019s six historical crus that were on the lees for 62 years. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Limited edition magnum sizes will also be available at $86 each. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 18 Nov. 2021",
"If the 750s are sold out, go for a magnum or larger. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 13 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1788, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, neuter of magnus great":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mag-n\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084428",
"type":[
"noun",
"trademark"
]
},
"Magnus effect":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the sideways thrust on a rotating cylinder placed with its axis perpendicular to a current of air which has been utilized to propel ships and in aviation as a lift \u2014 compare rotor ship":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Heinrich G. Magnus \u20201870 German chemist and physicist":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8maign\u0259s-",
"\u02c8magn\u0259s-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082158",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Maid Marian":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a companion of Robin Hood in some forms of his legend":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1756, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8mer-\u0113-\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034926",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Maidstone":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"town in southeastern England on the Medway River east-southeast of London population 107,627":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0101d-st\u0259n",
"-\u02ccst\u014dn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171008",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Maidu":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a Pujunan language of the Maidu people":[],
": a member of such people":[],
": an Indian people of the Feather and American river valleys of California":[],
": pujunan":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Maidu, literally, person, man":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u012b(\u02cc)d\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080201",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Maiduguri":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city in northeastern Nigeria that has been the scene of violence since a 2009 uprising by Islamist militants that left hundreds of people dead population 850,000":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u012b-\u02c8d\u00fc-g\u0259-r\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082756",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Main Street":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a place or environment characterized by materialistic self-complacent provincialism":[],
": middle america sense 3":[],
": the principal street of a small town":[],
": the sections of a country centering about its small towns":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1745, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192656",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Mainite":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": mainer":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Maine state + English -ite":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0101\u02ccn\u012bt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042946",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Maj Gen":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"major general":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222611",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"Majidae":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large family of oxyrhynchan crabs that includes most of the spider crabs":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Maja , type genus + -idae":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0101j\u0259\u02ccd\u0113",
"\u02c8maj-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002126",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Maker":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person who borrows money on a promissory note":[
"The party that agrees to repay the money is the maker of the note, and the party that receives money in the future is the payee.",
"\u2014 Gary A. Porter and Curtis L. Norton"
],
": a person who experiments with creating, constructing, modifying, or repairing objects especially as a hobby":[
"With 3D printers and sewing machines, laser cutters and hand tools, makers are innovating and revolutionizing the creative process of turning ideas into tangible objects.",
"\u2014 Record Observer (Centreville, Maryland)",
"Maker culture is about \u2026 learning by doing, taking an idea from paper to reality.",
"\u2014 Peg Mawby",
"As he tinkered, [inventor Saul] Griffith became a prime exemplar of \" maker culture \"\u2014a community of sophisticated do-it-yourselfers who view hardware in the same provisional way that computer hackers view software, and who believe that making, modifying, and repairing things can be an antidote to throwaway consumerism.",
"\u2014 David Owen"
],
": god sense 1":[
"Tastemakers shunned Hartshorne because he violated modernist taboo by arguing that God actually exists. Faith establishments shunned him because he maintained that the Maker must be imperfect.",
"\u2014 Gregg Easterbrook"
],
": manufacturer":[
"For six months, starting in September 1972, Satoshi Kamata, a journalist, worked incognito as a temporary employee at Toyota, Japan's largest car maker .",
"\u2014 Steve Lohr",
"Robin Williams stars as Leslie Zevo, the son of a toy maker \u2026 with a macabre sense of whimsy.",
"\u2014 Peter Travers"
],
": one that makes : such as":[],
": poet":[],
"\u2014 see also meet one's maker":[
"Tastemakers shunned Hartshorne because he violated modernist taboo by arguing that God actually exists. Faith establishments shunned him because he maintained that the Maker must be imperfect.",
"\u2014 Gregg Easterbrook"
]
},
"examples":[
"a maker of action films",
"a maker of computer chips",
"a hymn giving thanks to the Maker of all things",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The $50 million gift is the most recent from the Kern family, which founded Generac Power Systems, a maker of portable generators in Waukesha, and their foundation. \u2014 Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"The Wall Street Journal noted that a denial for Juul would also be bad news for Altria, the maker of Marlboro, which in 2018 paid $12.8 billion for a 35 percent stake in Juul. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
"But the news delivers a significant blow to Altria, formerly known as Philip Morris and the maker of Marlboro, which in December 2018 bought 35 percent of Juul for $12.8 billion. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"The maker of Frosted Flakes and Rice Krispies is breaking itself up into three companies, the corporate world\u2019s latest turn away from sprawling conglomerates in favor of streamlined enterprises that cater to the evolving tastes of consumers. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"But the Swiss maker of computer peripherals (keyboards, mice, webcams and the like) has a superb record of profitability. \u2014 John Dorfman, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Instant Brands \u2014 maker of the Instant Pot, our best overall pressure cooker \u2014 has really rethought the slow cooker. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
"The maker of Frosted Flakes and Rice Krispies is breaking itself up into three companies, the corporate world\u2019s latest turn away from sprawling conglomerates in favor of streamlined enterprises that cater to the evolving tastes of consumers. \u2014 Hamza Shaban, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"The maker of your mom's favorite camcorder is still around and dishing out the best budget headphones on the market. \u2014 Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure , 21 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0101-k\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171449",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Makiritare":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a Cariban people of Venezuela":[],
": a member of such people":[],
": the language of the Makiritare people":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0259\u02cck\u0113r\u0113\u02c8t\u00e4r\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183436",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Male":{
"antonyms":[
"bastard",
"bloke",
"buck",
"cat",
"chap",
"chappie",
"dude",
"fella",
"fellow",
"galoot",
"gent",
"gentleman",
"guy",
"hombre",
"jack",
"joe",
"joker",
"lad",
"man"
],
"definitions":{
": a male person : a man or a boy":[],
": a plant having stamens but no pistils":[],
": an individual of the sex that is typically capable of producing small, usually motile gametes (such as sperm or spermatozoa) which fertilize the eggs of a female":[],
": characteristic of boys, men, or the male sex : exhibiting maleness":[
"a deep male voice"
],
": designed for or typically used by boys or men":[
"a male cologne",
"male contraceptives"
],
": designed with a projecting part for fitting into a corresponding female part":[
"a male hose coupling"
],
": engaged in or exercised by boys or men":[
"A social code that taught women deference to male power in return for protection was upended \u2026",
"\u2014 Jane E. Schultz"
],
": having a gender identity that is the opposite of female":[],
": having a quality (such as vigor or boldness) sometimes associated with the male sex":[],
": having or producing only stamens or staminate flowers":[
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"definitions":{
"Quentin circa 1466\u20131530 Flemish painter":[]
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02c8m\u00e4-\u02ccs\u012bs"
],
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"type":[
"biographical name"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a common genus of harmless New World snakes (family Colubridae) comprising the whip snakes and related forms":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from mastic- (irregular from Greek mastig-, mastix whip) + -ophis":""
},
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"\u02ccmast\u0259\u02c8k\u014df-",
"ma\u02c8stik\u0259f\u0259\u0307s"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120932",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"extinct volcano 13,796 feet (4205 meters) high in the north central part of the island of Hawaii":[]
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"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccmau\u0307-n\u00e4-\u02c8k\u0101-\u00e4",
"\u02ccm\u022f-"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141247",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"active volcano 13,680 feet (4170 meters) high in the south central part of the island of Hawaii in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccm\u022f-",
"\u02ccmau\u0307-n\u00e4-\u02c8l\u014d-\u0259"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081506",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one of a seafaring people located in the Mergui archipelago off the southern coast of Burma":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u022fk\u0259\u0307n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074011",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small basket holding a gift (as of flowers or candy) hung at the door of a favored person on May Day":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030821",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"May blob":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a marsh marigold ( Caltha palustris )":[
"\u2014 often used in plural"
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-173804",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"May-flowering tulip":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": cottage tulip":[]
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034430",
"type":[
"noun"
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": bobolink":[],
": knot entry 3":[],
": whimbrel":[],
": wood thrush":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161355",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Maybloom":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": hawthorn":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131557",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Mayfowl":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": whimbrel":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085049",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ma":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": mother":[],
"Massachusetts":[],
"Middle Ages":[],
"Yo-Yo 1955\u2013 American (French-born of Chinese parents) cellist":[],
"master of arts":[],
"mental age":[],
"mergers and acquisitions":[],
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"million years ago":[]
},
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"Noun",
"Her ma and pa both said she can't go.",
"I told my ma that on Mother's Day we'd be dining at the town's toniest restaurant.",
"Abbreviation (3)",
"She has an MA in English.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Sichuan Spice Easy to throw together from spice cabinet staples, this one brings a bit of salty ma la fire that works with or without butter. \u2014 Dominic Armato, azcentral , 16 Apr. 2020",
"The driver of the vehicle \u2014 identified as a 73-year-old ma \u2014 was arrested. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com , 16 Mar. 2020",
"Plenty of ma la seasoning or shoyu, or a plunge in the deep-fryer give it some pizazz, but on its own, most tofu feels just a little too much like diet food for me. \u2014 Kat Craddock, Saveur , 8 Sep. 2017",
"Make sure to order off the ma -la menu, which is the chef's specialty. \u2014 The Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2020",
"All-inclusive fetes (also known as parties), boat rides, cooler fetes, j\u2019ouvert and pretty mas on the road for Carnival Monday and Tuesday are a small sampling of things happening during Trinidad Carnival. \u2014 Anquanette Gaspard, Essence , 30 Dec. 2019",
"Look ma , no cash:Will 2020 mark the start of a decade when Americans finally ditch cash and use digital wallets, credit cards",
"There are models of the chupacabra, a beast rumored to drain livestock of their blood, and the yara- ma -yha-who, which originated in the oral traditions of Australia and boasts blood suckers on its fingers and toes. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 2 Dec. 2019",
"For ma , place pillowcase inside dress, open side down; fill with hay. \u2014 Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day , 9 Sep. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1829, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"short for mama":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8m\u022f",
"\u02c8m\u00e4"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"mama",
"mamma",
"momma",
"mammy",
"mater",
"mom",
"mommy",
"mother",
"old lady"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054037",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"biographical name",
"noun"
]
},
"mac":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": fellow":[
"\u2014 used informally to address a man whose name is not known"
],
": macaroni":[
"\u2014 commonly used in the compounds mac and cheese and mac 'n' cheese For those tired of seafood\u2014it happens\u2014a homey mac and cheese was the comfort food for the day. \u2014 Sam Gugino Dear Barbecue Joint: You make amazing mac 'n' cheese \u2026 but must you add crumbled bacon"
],
": mackintosh":[],
"Maccabees":[],
"Machabees":[],
"military airlift command":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun (1)",
"I'm glad the little nipper remembered his mac today, because it's supposed to rain."
],
"first_known_use":{
"1901, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1920, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"circa 1918, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Mac-, Mc- , patronymic prefix in Scottish and Irish surnames":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mak"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"mackintosh",
"macintosh",
"oilskin",
"raincoat",
"slicker",
"waterproof"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113732",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun"
]
},
"macabre":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": dwelling on the gruesome":[
"a macabre presentation of a tragic story"
],
": having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death":[
"The macabre dance included a procession of skeletons."
],
": tending to produce horror in a beholder":[
"this macabre procession of starving peasants"
]
},
"examples":[
"a macabre story of murder and madness",
"Police discovered a macabre scene inside the house.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Smith fell in love with fashion while talking to McQueen, who shared Smith's macabre view of life, albeit from different backgrounds. \u2014 Lee Escobedo, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
"The hate has become so vehement and depraved \u2014 one Depp fan painted a picture of Heard defecating on the actor\u2019s bed in a macabre interpretation of Depp\u2019s testimony \u2014 that both sides are accusing the other of having fake fan armies. \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 3 May 2022",
"Beneath wall text describing B\u00e1thory\u2019s ghoulish crimes and her macabre punishment, bloody mannequins in nightshirts, one with its throat hideously cut, sprawl across a counterpane. \u2014 Sam Lipsyte, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Browder also describes a series of increasingly macabre court cases brought against him in Russia, including one in which a Moscow court tried Browder in absentia and Magnitsky posthumously. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Monday\u2019s testimony descended into ever more macabre terrain, as a nurse and doctor recounted in bloody detail the search for Depp\u2019s missing fingertip following a 2015 fight with Heard. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Throughout the month, Pot Roast\u2019s Mom grieved by making macabre jokes about the cat\u2019s last days. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The deliciously macabre displays of taxidermy are a highlight, but the museum also manages to avoid feeling too fusty by bringing in contemporary artists to produce works in conversation with its collections, from Sterling Ruby to Jeff Koons. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Often, if the viewer chose wrong, the characters would die in increasingly macabre ways. \u2014 Adam B. Vary, Variety , 14 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from ( danse ) macabre dance of death, from Middle French ( danse de ) Macabr\u00e9":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-b\u0259r",
"m\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4b",
"-\u02c8k\u00e4-br\u0259",
"-\u02c8k\u00e4br\u1d4a"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for macabre ghastly , grisly , gruesome , macabre , lurid mean horrifying and repellent in appearance or aspect. ghastly suggests the terrifying aspects of corpses and ghosts. a ghastly accident grisly and gruesome suggest additionally the results of extreme violence or cruelty. an unusually grisly murder suffered a gruesome death macabre implies a morbid preoccupation with the physical aspects of death. a macabre tale of premature burial lurid adds to gruesome the suggestion of shuddering fascination with violent death and especially with murder. the lurid details of a crime",
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"appalling",
"atrocious",
"awful",
"dreadful",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"grisly",
"gruesome",
"grewsome",
"hideous",
"horrendous",
"horrible",
"horrid",
"horrific",
"horrifying",
"lurid",
"monstrous",
"nightmare",
"nightmarish",
"shocking",
"terrible",
"terrific"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065040",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"macaroni":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of a class of traveled young Englishmen of the late 18th and early 19th centuries who affected foreign ways":[],
": an affected young man : fop":[],
": macaroni penguin":[],
": pasta made from semolina and shaped in the form of slender tubes":[]
},
"examples":[
"the glitter rock of the 1970s seemed more about mascaraed macaronis than about music",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On Sunday, the Simply Giada star's 14-year-old daughter decided to treat her mom to a gourmet macaroni and cheese meal in honor of Mother's Day. \u2014 Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022",
"The eatery has been in the park for several years, but this item is new: Melt serves up its signature macaroni and cheese with optional Montgomery Inn pulled pork and bacon. \u2014 cleveland , 11 May 2022",
"The creamy macaroni comes doused in a cheesy sauce, with a side of steamed broccoli ($9). \u2014 oregonlive , 19 Apr. 2022",
"This macaroni and cheese casserole is of the sliceable type, made with eggs, milk and a generous amount of sharp cheddar cheese. \u2014 USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The signature fusion dish at Nice Day Chinese, mapo macaroni and cheese. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Cook the macaroni according to the directions on the package for al dente. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Homemade macaroni and cheese, desserts, soda, and beer available separately. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Feb. 2022",
"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"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from regional Italian, plural of macarone (Tuscan maccherone ) \"tubular pasta,\" earlier also \"stuffed pasta of various shapes,\" probably borrowed from Middle Greek makar\u1e53neia \"funeral hymn,\" later with the presumed meaning \"food served at a funeral banquet\" (whence Modern Greek dialect makar\u014dni\u00e1 in this sense), of uncertain origin":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccma-k\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-n\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"beau",
"Beau Brummell",
"buck",
"dandy",
"dude",
"fop",
"gallant",
"jay",
"lounge lizard",
"pretty boy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222556",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mace oil":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an essential oil obtained by distillation from mace and similar in properties to nutmeg oil":[],
": nutmeg butter":[],
": nutmeg oil":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200608",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"macellum":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek makellon enclosure, meat market, market, from Hebrew mikhal\u0101h enclosure, pen":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0259\u02c8sel\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180234",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"macer":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from mace + -er":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0101s\u0259(r)"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012322",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"maceral":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a fragment of plant debris in coal":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from Latin macer soft, weak + English -al":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6mas\u0259\u00a6ral"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063902",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"macerate":{
"antonyms":[
"wring (out)"
],
"definitions":{
": to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting":[],
": to soften and wear away especially as a result of being wetted or steeped":[]
},
"examples":[
"garnished with cherries that had been macerated in liqueur",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Clairette, which is the more elegant of the two grapes, according to C\u00e9dric, is destemmed and crushed and then put in the ugni blanc juice to macerate for 24 hours at a cool temperature. \u2014 Per And Britt Karlsson, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Since wildfire smoke tends to lodge in the skins of grapes, white wines \u2014 which, unlike reds, don\u2019t macerate with their skins during fermentation \u2014 are thought to be less susceptible to developing those ashtray-like flavors and aromas. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Aug. 2021",
"The second step is to macerate the fruit, stirring everything together and letting the sugar pull all the juices out of the fruit. \u2014 Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times , 15 July 2021",
"The cooks will then macerate the fruit with sugar for 24 hours to concentrate and sweeten the flavors. \u2014 Beth Graham, Saveur , 12 June 2019",
"Ribolla Gialla white grapes, prized for winemaking in the region, are macerated and slowly allowed to ferment with their skins for a year. \u2014 Florence Fabricant, New York Times , 6 Apr. 2020",
"Allow the ingredients to macerate in the bowl of the mortar for several minutes. \u2014 Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com , 30 Mar. 2020",
"The '15 has more concentrated fruit - a smidgen macerated - with butterscotch and slightly stronger nose. \u2014 cleveland , 2 Feb. 2020",
"Most ros\u00e9 wines are made from the juice of red grapes, which is briefly macerated with the pigment-laden skins. \u2014 The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post , 28 Dec. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1547, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin maceratus , past participle of macerare to soften, steep":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ma-s\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"\u02c8mas-\u0259-r\u0259t",
"\u02c8mas-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"drench",
"drown",
"impregnate",
"saturate",
"soak",
"sodden",
"sop",
"souse",
"steep"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085132",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"macfarlane":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a heavy caped overcoat with slit sides":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"prob from the name MacFarlane":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0259\u0307k\u02c8f\u00e4rl\u0259\u0307n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073214",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"machinate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to plan or plot especially to do harm":[],
": to scheme or contrive to bring about : plot":[]
},
"examples":[
"a trio of courtiers who were discovered to be machinating against the queen",
"the hackers machinated a way to steal credit numbers from the company's website",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Cleopatra, still machinating away in Alexandria, couldn\u2019t handle the thought of Herod gaining any further traction in Antony\u2019s affections. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 18 Dec. 2019",
"Now a new scheme described by ProPublica and The Wall Street Journal involves families seemingly machinating to get an unfair leg up in paying for a coveted seat at a university. \u2014 Adam Harris, The Atlantic , 30 July 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1537, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin machinatus , past participle of machinari , from machina machine, contrivance":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ma-k\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
"\u02c8ma-sh\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"collude",
"compass",
"connive",
"conspire",
"contrive",
"intrigue",
"plot",
"put up",
"scheme"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183333",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"machination":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish some usually evil end":[
"backstage machinations \u2026 that have dominated the film industry",
"\u2014 Peter Bogdanovich"
],
": an act of machinating":[]
},
"examples":[
"incredibly complicated machinations to assassinate the president that inevitably failed",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And if the brand-new mother doesn\u2019t want to participate in the machination ",
"Through some combination of machination , intrigue, and poor decision making, the famed gig initially went to Mike Richards, the white male Jeopardy! \u2014 Cynthia Greenlee, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 Sep. 2021",
"But like so much else in this series so far, this all reads as too try-hard to believe \u2014 a plot machination set in place from above that isn\u2019t plausibly set in motion by the characters down on the ground. \u2014 Jessica Goldstein, Vulture , 22 July 2021",
"The whole machination is pretty much based on a semblance of supply and demand. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 20 Mar. 2021",
"Opening night also lacked the sense of danger that should hang over every machination . \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Nov. 2020",
"The legal filing is the latest machination that may affect absentee voting this year, a process more than 3 million Michiganders are expected to use to cast their ballots this fall. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 25 Sep. 2020",
"After weeks of hand wringing, private machination and public dysfunction, the league is ready to power its biggest revenue driver back up again. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 17 Sep. 2020",
"The former Ambassador, Masha Yovanovitch, had been treated poorly, caught in a web of political machinations both in Kyiv and in Washington. \u2014 Stefan Becket, CBS News , 22 Oct. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccma-sh\u0259-",
"\u02ccma-k\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for machination plot , intrigue , machination , conspiracy , cabal mean a plan secretly devised to accomplish an evil or treacherous end. plot implies careful foresight in planning a complex scheme. an assassination plot intrigue suggests secret underhanded maneuvering in an atmosphere of duplicity. backstairs intrigue machination implies a contriving of annoyances, injuries, or evils by indirect means. the machinations of a party boss conspiracy implies a secret agreement among several people usually involving treason or great treachery. a conspiracy to fix prices cabal typically applies to political intrigue involving persons of some eminence. a cabal among powerful senators",
"synonyms":[
"conspiracy",
"design",
"intrigue",
"plot",
"scheme"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024002",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"machine":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a coin-operated device":[
"a snack machine"
],
": a combination of persons acting together for a common end along with the agencies they use":[
"The Homefront tells the fascinating story of how America transformed itself in the years 1941-45 from a society mired in depression into a war machine more powerful than any the world had yet known.",
"\u2014 Stanley Marcus",
"From the first months of the war, each nation's propaganda machine encouraged its citizens to lionize their aces\u2014those pilots having five or more victories.",
"\u2014 Howard G. Fisher",
"If the injustice is part of the necessary friction of the machine of government , let it go, let it go: perchance it will wear smooth \u2026",
"\u2014 Henry David Thoreau"
],
": a constructed thing whether material or immaterial : structure":[
"\u2026 those supporters and pillars, upon whom the frame and machine of the building was grounded \u2026",
"\u2014 John Stow and Anthony Munday",
"\u2026 with what beauty, art and contrivance, particular creatures are made, and how the several parts of this great machine are fitted to each other, and make a regular and uniform world \u2026",
"\u2014 William Sherlock"
],
": a highly organized political group under the leadership of a boss (see boss entry 1 sense 2 ) or small group of individuals":[
"a politician who challenged the local party machine"
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": a literary device or contrivance (such as a supernatural being or event) introduced for dramatic effect":[],
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"\u2014 Stanley Bing"
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"an espresso machine",
"The store sold treadmills and other exercise machines .",
"\u2026 manufactures machines for the processing and packaging of pharmaceuticals \u2026",
"\u2014 Rosie Fitzmaurice"
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"\u2014 John Lancaster",
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"\u2014 Paul Zimmerman"
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"Shovels are tools; bulldozers are machines .",
"Do you know how to operate this machine ",
"The machine is working properly.",
"He was bragging about his new machine .",
"The coach turned the team into a scoring machine .",
"My younger brother is an eating machine .",
"a politician who dared to challenge the local party machine",
"Their army is a well-oiled machine .",
"Verb",
"The parts of the engine have been precisely machined .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"De Niro said the film\u2019s accuracy extended as far as being trained by professionals to shoot live machine guns. \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 18 June 2022",
"Behind him was a percussive beat of a battle about 10 miles into the forests south of the city, punctuated by the sustained bursts of machine guns from helicopter gunships. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"This is a larger and heavier gun than coaxial machine guns on older tanks, which typically mount a 7.62-millimeter machine gun. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 14 June 2022",
"The soundtrack of the warfare\u2014 the bangs of artillery, the guttural whoosh of rockets launched in rapid succession, the snare-drum beat of heavy machine guns \u2014 signals fresh destruction to both cities. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
"During the First World War, the use of machine guns epitomized this approach. \u2014 Phil Klay, The New Yorker , 11 June 2022",
"For example, machine guns have been federally regulated for nearly 90 years. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 June 2022",
"The release said the gun dealers resold the machine guns at a significant profit, in some instances for five or six times the purchase price. \u2014 Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
"Collectors spend large sums on machine guns, which can run in the tens of thousands of dollars, and ammunition to feed into them. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"How will machine learning be operationalized for the first model and for all those to follow",
"Advanced manufacturing students were needed to machine some of the parts and build the plaques. \u2014 John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Nov. 2021",
"It was once considered modern to architect this chaos into order, to machine the wet muck of existence into clean lines and hard edges. \u2014 Matthew Schneier, Curbed , 14 Sep. 2021",
"The ferrule is fully machined , and the Anix Blade Locking System keeps the blades secure at all times. \u2014 Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream , 9 Jan. 2020",
"Check out those wheels, looking like they were machined from a solid chunk of attitudinum. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 30 Mar. 2020",
"The gun is guaranteed sub-MOA with match ammunition, features in-house machined and matched upper and lower receivers. \u2014 John Haughey, Outdoor Life , 10 Apr. 2019",
"The SRC-11\u2014with upper and lower receivers machined from billet 7075-T6 aluminum\u2014chambered in the 6.5 Grendel is ideally suited to big-game hunting. \u2014 Richard Mann, Field & Stream , 17 Sep. 2019",
"The Geneva concept has a carbon-fiber center console machined from a solid block made from 280 individual layers of composite material, something that requires 90 hours on a five-axis milling machine. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 24 Feb. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Deputies also allegedly found a MAC-10 machine pistol and a 9 mm handgun under the passenger seat. \u2014 Jason Green, The Mercury News , 19 Aug. 2019",
"Among the guns seized from Cleveland\u2019s home was a Glock Model 19, 9mm fully-automatic machine pistol with what\u2019s called a drum magazine, according to Sax. \u2014 oregonlive.com , 11 July 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are administrators from local colleges, an optometrist, machine shop workers, a bank president, truck drivers, ranchers and service industry workers. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
"The pair got to talking about robots, a subject that had long interested DeGray, who grew up around his family\u2019s machine shop . \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"Kress said the two parcels previously included houses, as well as industrial uses, including a filling station, a machine shop and a plastics research laboratory. \u2014 La Risa R. Lynch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
"Another shared a photo of its patriarch standing in front of his sewing machine shop in Harput in the Ottoman Empire, in a region of modern-day Turkey. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Avalon: Avalon Precision Castings is closing its manufacturing facility in Brook Park and its machine shop in North Royalton, which will lead to 55 people losing their jobs, reports Sean McDonnell. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 9 Mar. 2022",
"By his twentieth birthday, having discovered that he wasn\u2019t cut out for the back-breaking life of a longshoreman or stevedore, P.J. tried his hand as a brass finisher at an East Boston machine shop . \u2014 Neal Thompson, Town & Country , 22 Feb. 2022",
"That plastic male flycatcher was created with the help of Greg Shipman at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute\u2019s machine shop . \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Dalton had brought Shapiro an original Hartford hook, forged as early as the 1920s in the department\u2019s original machine shop behind their Main Street fire station. \u2014 Rebecca Lurye, courant.com , 9 Nov. 2021"
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"Some of the mill's machinery was damaged in the fire.",
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"Something was clogging the machinery .",
"The United Nations has set up machinery for mediation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Aurora is also a great protector of the people consumed so efficiently by the machinery of capitalism. \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"The machinery of the European Commission has often been criticized for its bureaucracy and inefficiency. \u2014 Chris Smith, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"The result is often a scramble of elites pressuring one another directly, as many senior Republicans and White House aides did throughout Jan. 6, or through public statements aimed at the thousands of officials operating the machinery of government. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
"And then the catalytic machinery of the ribosome takes the amino acids from the tRNA, and assembles them into a growing peptide chain. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 June 2022",
"As if to prove the lie, a week later Elon Musk used the machinery of capitalism to buy Twitter, the very medium Benioff used to make his premature pronouncement. \u2014 Iain Murray, National Review , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The full machinery of the state was being unleashed, which suggested that people in high places had much to lose if Consuelo Porras was no longer at the helm. \u2014 Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Turning an existing machine, and the machinery of war, into something far more powerful. \u2014 Katie Hafner, Scientific American , 7 Apr. 2022",
"But the machinery of the Las Vegas tourism machine is already cranking to life. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 22 Feb. 2022"
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"m\u0259-\u02c8sh\u0113-n\u0259-r\u0113",
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"be sure to wear a mackintosh while hiking over the misty mountains of England's Lake District",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another mackintosh was hardly recognizable as clothing. \u2014 Sam Kean, Science | AAAS , 2 July 2021"
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"Charles Macintosh \u20201843 Scottish chemist & inventor":""
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"be sure to wear a mackintosh while hiking over the misty mountains of England's Lake District",
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"Another mackintosh was hardly recognizable as clothing. \u2014 Sam Kean, Science | AAAS , 2 July 2021"
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"a quirky secondhand bookstore with a mac\u00e9doine of out-of-print titles",
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"It was surrounded by a classic macedoine of strawberries with basil. \u2014 Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com , 20 June 2018"
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"\u2014 Winston Churchill"
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"\u2014 Sister Souljah"
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"If you keep teasing that dog, you'll make him mad .",
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"She's mad for a cute boy in her class.",
"He's mad keen on sailing.",
"Verb",
"her endless excuses for not doing the work madded her overburdened coworkers",
"Noun",
"watch out, the boss has got a bit of a mad on just now",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Your eyebrows will be mad at you for not buying this. \u2014 ELLE , 1 July 2022",
"Cain's unforgettable mad dash to score all the way from first base on a long single by Eric Hosmer gave the Royals a 4-3 lead in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series against the Toronto Blue Jays. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
"Everyone is mad at me, including my sister, the bride\u2019s mom. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"One point of agreement is emerging: Now everyone is mad at Miss Sharma. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"At most music festivals, there\u2019s a mad rush for the front row but on the first day of Something in the Water, concertgoers craved the shade. \u2014 Samantha Chery, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
"Did Michael ever talk to me in an angry tone or be mad at me",
"Both Cabello\u2019s performance and kickoff for the big game were delayed by at least 15 minutes due to the mad rush of fans trying to enter the stadium all at the same time. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 30 May 2022",
"In the mad rush to get the shoot up and running by March, 1977, the studio placed fewer checks on Cimino than were customary for a big-budget film. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 22 May 2022"
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"\u2014 Michael Baldauf",
"Search the apartment or house carefully. Some people conceal cash or jewelry in their homes. If there is a library, look through the books. They are a favorite repository for mad money \u2026",
"\u2014 David Bernheim",
"The Pine Wood Elementary P.T.A. in the county gives each teacher $100 for classroom \" mad money .\"",
"\u2014 Michael Winerip"
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"\u2014 Rebecca Johnson"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The untitled project follows a Swiss art dealer and Russian oligarch caught in a web of secrets, lies and mad money , telling the inside story of an international, billion-dollar game where power is the ultimate currency. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Ever-rising stock prices, fed by the Federal Reserve Board\u2019s hedge-fund bailout and mad money printing approach to monetary policy, meant the only sucker\u2019s game was not buying stocks. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Others are hobbyists, trading a chunk of their retirement portfolios or some mad money . \u2014 Emily Flitter, New York Times , 20 Feb. 2020"
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"a madcap scheme to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel",
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"And while Jim Carrey returns with an enjoyably madcap turn as the villain, the rest of the production has stepped up to pump life into the non-Carrey moments. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2022",
"When the actors are in sync, the madcap humor of their absurd situations works very well. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"After a series of events worthy of a madcap satirical short story, the Believer magazine is back with its original publisher. \u2014 Dorany Pinedastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"In a madcap facial-recognition sequence, humans humiliate themselves before Yonyx \u2014 obediently distorting and contorting themselves for approval. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 23 Feb. 2022",
"One in a trio of bodybuilders in Florida who get caught up in an extortion ring and a kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong in Michael Bay\u2019s madcap true crime saga co-starring Mark Wahlberg and Anthony Mackie. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 2 May 2022",
"Crows Crows Crows has only gotten better at this stuff after both the original game and the madcap nonsense of Accounting. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The dark comedy is a madcap adventure story set in a dystopian world ravaged by climate change. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The madcap metaverse fantasy starring Michelle Yeoh has been one of the brightest signs for the specialty film business, another sector of the industry that struggled theatrically during the pandemic. \u2014 Jake Coyle, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022"
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"Ted seems to be not a character but a kind of powerful infection: his can-do aphorisms, which increase in good-natured absurdity in the course of the season, confuse and madden the dry Londoners. \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021",
"But there was more left on the field, illustrating the inconsistency that must madden Vikings coaches. \u2014 Andrew Krammer, Star Tribune , 6 Oct. 2020",
"And now, way more people will be maddened \u2014 and entertained \u2014 by the story, while Roslyn residents will be able to look back on the story that touched them personally 15 years later. \u2014 Lia Beck, refinery29.com , 25 Apr. 2020",
"Lily, meanwhile, maddened with grief, embarks on a quest to untangle the mysteries surrounding her lover. \u2014 The Economist , 14 Apr. 2020",
"So the uncertainty over when or even if the 2020 season will begin is maddening for the Englishman, going into his fourth season at ASU. \u2014 Arizona Republic , 23 Apr. 2020",
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"The handlers could not risk letting the savage animals, maddened by fire, loose on the countryside. \u2014 Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star , 20 Feb. 2020",
"There might be plenty of talented young players coming through the U.S. pipelines, but the USMNT\u2019s lack of toughness on the big stage is maddening for long-time observers of the team. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 30 Jan. 2020"
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"The most maddening sequence began mid-third quarter with the Aztecs trailing 23-3 and on the Aggies\u2019 3-yard line after a pass interference penalty. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Dec. 2021",
"Benedict Cumberbatch\u2019s superhero sorcerer Doctor Strange has to deal with a maddening multiverse. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022",
"We were captivated but also faced with a maddening dilemma. \u2014 The New Yorker , 15 Apr. 2022",
"For some, that whiff of conquest is a maddening perfume and, arguably, what makes beef so difficult to give up. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Flanary is writer, director, editor, and star, with the typical sketch foisting two or more of his characters into an instructively maddening situation that resolves with a punchline and perhaps some music, all in about 90 seconds. \u2014 Damian Garde, STAT , 25 Mar. 2022",
"As a History professor, hearing the students ask why there were so many Black people migrating north after the Reconstruction was a bit maddening . \u2014 Michelle L. Quinn, chicagotribune.com , 21 Feb. 2022",
"There\u2019s no such thing as a bad Sam Shepard play, just plays that are more maddening than others. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Inside the Chiles Center at the University of Portland, there was a double take and a maddening realization: Santa Clara would be bailing on just one game \u2014 a late-season matchup in Portland against the Pilots. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 15 Feb. 2022"
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"The stadium was a madhouse when the team won the championship.",
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"Keeping the asymmetry satisfies Cornyn\u2019s guidelines and preserves the G.O.P. logic\u2014the logic of a madhouse . \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Mackey Arena turned into a madhouse when Stefanovic knocked down a go-ahead 3-pointer, as the Boilermakers scored 13 unanswered points in a span of three minutes. \u2014 Ryan Mcfadden, baltimoresun.com , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Mama Dickinson fears her husband has planned out this whole thing just to lock her away in a madhouse . \u2014 Jessica Goldstein, Vulture , 26 Nov. 2021",
"But there\u2019s reason to fear that America\u2019s real estate market, after passing through the pandemic madhouse , might never get back to that kind of normal again. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Nov. 2021",
"And so the teams behind the Piatti family of Italian restaurants, the Spanish paella powerhouse Toro Kitchen + Bar and the modernist Mexican madhouse called Mixtli launched new restaurants high into mid-pandemic orbit. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 12 Nov. 2020",
"Alabama bike shop owner Clint Jameson got one warning before COVID-19 turned his whole industry into a madhouse . \u2014 al , 10 July 2020",
"The first Wednesday in February was once a recruiting madhouse . \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 5 Feb. 2020",
"The stage was an absolute madhouse with the 30-year-old retiree wildin' out as ringleader. \u2014 Kat Bein, Billboard , 2 Feb. 2020"
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"He told her that he loved her madly .",
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"This six-episode drama based on Audrey Niffenegger\u2019s book, which was first adapted into a feature film in 2009, tells the magical story of partners Clare (Rose Leslie) and Henry (Theo James), who are madly in love but separated by time travel. \u2014 Emily Longeretta, Variety , 13 May 2022",
"It\u2019s the sort of madly creative joint every traveler yearns to discover. \u2014 James Stewart, Robb Report , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Even loving Girls madly demanded a certain amount of ongoing frustration. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Van and his brother jig madly to and fro, while Lanegan clings to the microphone stand in apparent desperation, cigarette in one hand, eyes closed. \u2014 Jim Greer, SPIN , 10 Apr. 2022",
"But driving was not fun, because the occasional madly speeding vehicle meant that being in a car going forty-five was like sitting parked and motionless in the middle of a highway where cars were going fifty. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The story follows the madly -in-love serial killer duo played by Avan Jogia and Ajani Russell. \u2014 Seventeen , 22 Mar. 2022",
"These are madly tough and supportive sandals, not disposable flip-flops. \u2014 Outside Online , 14 Mar. 2022",
"At the core of the show, there were two people who fell madly in love who had just gotten together. \u2014 Jean Bentley, SPIN , 4 Mar. 2022"
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"He was summoned by Black Sabbath to be a steady antidote to their wild singer, Ozzy Osbourne, and could be counted on to play the role of onstage madman while preferring quiet days at home when off the road. \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
"Russia repeats history One more madman to usher in apocalypse",
"Nuclear arms built to ensure peace cloud our world and may, at the touch of some madman \u2019s finger, destroy us. \u2014 Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The number one target in the sights of this psychotic madman [Putin] was a comedian. \u2014 Andy Hoglund, EW.com , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Auburn\u2019s resident maniac was a madman down the stretch in road wins at Missouri and at Mississippi State this season. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 22 Mar. 2022",
"At the same time, look for any opportunity to de-escalate, maybe, against the odds, to talk the madman holding the baby off the ledge. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Some say to ignore the madman who leads this congregation. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The Autobiography of Rick James and Simon Sebag Montefiore\u2019s Young Stalin, hipping skinfolk to the literary range of a graceful madman , to use his own word. \u2014 Tirhakah Love, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021"
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"He suffered a series of tragedies that nearly drove him to madness .",
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"Amidst all the expansive theories and timeline chaos, prepare yourself for a multiverse of madness with the latest entry into the MCU. \u2014 Sage Anderson, Rolling Stone , 22 June 2022",
"These methods will only result in madness once another disruptive technology hits the scene. \u2014 Vito Vishnepolsky, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Historically, Ballard hasn't participated in the deadline madness , not making a swap in his first three years at the helm. \u2014 Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star , 28 Oct. 2020",
"There was a method to his father\u2019s madness in having his son compete in skiing, which Porter now understands. \u2014 Mick Mccabe, Detroit Free Press , 20 May 2022",
"The protagonist of Penelope Mortimer\u2019s 1958 novel, Daddy\u2019s Gone a-Hunting, is a 37-year-old housewife named Ruth, who is sliding into a madness of midlife suffocation and despair. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 11 May 2022",
"That was the madness of the multiverse to me, really. \u2014 Adam B. Vary, Variety , 10 May 2022",
"However, an attack of tinnitus \u2013 an unbearable ringing sound in the ears \u2013 drags her from the top of her game to the edge of madness . \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 31 May 2022",
"Leave it to the former President to demonize his political opponents in the wake of an act of madness . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 May 2022"
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"There is perhaps no greater patchwork proselytizer than Ralph Lauren, who scaled up from scraps to reliably mass-produce tweed and madras iterations with each season. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Take, for instance, the home with the endless expanse of silky green that bears the cross-hatched pattern of the finest madras . \u2014 Kris Frieswick, WSJ , 22 July 2021",
"The thought of a Grosse Pointe Antifa made plenty of people who saw her tweet pause, given Grosse Pointe's longstanding reputation \u2014 er, stereotype \u2014 as the land of pastel polo shirts, loud madras pants and mingling at country clubs. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 20 Nov. 2020"
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"She was caught in a maelstrom of emotions.",
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"Wall Street\u2019s sour mood dragged into a second day Friday amid the maelstrom of uncertainties surrounding Russia and Ukraine, with the Dow sliding more than 250 points in afternoon trading. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022",
"So when someone's stash of performance-enhancing drugs is found in the locker room fridge, Ray has to quash a maelstrom of rumors. \u2014 Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Just as in most large galaxies, a supermassive black hole sits at the core of our own island in the universe, enveloped in a swirling maelstrom of molecular clouds and stars. \u2014 Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Welcome, in other words, to the latest cinematic incarnation of the multiverse, in which an infinite number of parallel timelines suddenly converge in a maelstrom of controlled chaos. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Kruger mixes exceptional graphic design skills with deep knowledge of the structural complexities of art and language, not to mention the media maelstrom in which modern life is lived. \u2014 Christopher Knightart Critic, Los Angeles Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The maelstrom of disruption is arriving at a moment when the global economy is grappling with a host of pandemic-era stressors, from chaotic supply chains to widespread labor shortages. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Underneath these challenges lie questions from the public over whether Biden is a strong enough leader to confront the maelstrom . \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"This powerful northern maelstrom grabs the magnetic field lines diving into the north pole, bends them out of shape, and spins them about. \u2014 Robin Andrews, Wired , 22 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Manson\u2019s maenads \u2014 dirty, barefoot examples of Dionysian abandon \u2014 provide the most fascinating sequences of QT\u2019s career. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 26 July 2019",
"All across its 375 square feet swarm birds, masks and maenads \u2014the besotted followers of the god Dionysus. \u2014 Joshua Levine, Smithsonian , 24 May 2018",
"The libretto from the premiere has Orpheus being torn to pieces by maenads , the female devotees of Bacchus whose bloodthirsty rampages figure in both the mythology and evidently the historical truth of ancient Greece. \u2014 Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Apr. 2018",
"An actor\u2019s dance becomes a slaughter; a bathing nymph turns out to be one of a cluster of handless maenads . \u2014 Douglas Wolk, New York Times , 1 June 2016",
"Often faces turned up to address the sky, as with the maenads and nymphs whose shapes in Greek sculpture did so much to inspire Duncan. \u2014 Alastair Macaulay, New York Times , 20 June 2017"
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"Despite not playing in a tournament since Wimbledon last July, the 40-year-old Swiss maestro earned more money in the last 12 months off the field \u2013 $90 million \u2013 than any other athlete in the world. \u2014 Matt Craig, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
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"The Russian maestro Valery Gergiev, who has long been close to Mr. Putin, was fired as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic and saw his international engagements dry up. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Kirill Petrenko, conductor, The Berliner Philharmonic\u2019s Russian-Austrian maestro didn\u2019t mince words in his criticism of the Russian attack. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Beyond the Movies: The 90-year-old Hollywood maestro will soon step away from film to focus on another passion: writing concert works. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
"That\u2019s right \u2014 the Harry Potter alum has been tapped to portray the accordian-playing and multi-Grammy-winning maestro of musical parody in an upcoming Roku Channel biopic co-produced by Funny or Die and Tango. \u2014 Josh Weiss, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"His purity of voice and ability to coax a wide range of emotion from his throat is what set Mr. Fakhri apart, said Syrian maestro Abdel Halim Hariri, head of Aleppo\u2019s Music Syndicate and director of the Sabah Fakhri Institute for singing and music. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Nov. 2021"
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"flip through this month's fashion mags to find out what's in style",
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"An errant page from a porno mag , found on the ground, is clearly bait from the enemy. \u2014 Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
"In the mag \u2019s annual Readers\u2019 Poll one year, the New York Dolls were voted both Best and Worst Group, the perfect expression of that dualism. \u2014 Roy Trakin, Variety , 11 June 2022",
"Last April, Leni covered Glamour Germany's 20th anniversary issue, in honor of her mom Heidi being the mag 's first ever cover girl. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 7 June 2022",
"By the mid-'70s, Creem was the country's second-biggest rock mag , its circulation of 200,000-plus topped only by Rolling Stone. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
"The couple told the mag that nothing about their relationship went according to plan. \u2014 Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Sleeper Simulant in particular now has 4 in the mag and is getting another 6% PvE damage increase on top of the 10%. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
"The mag had to run a correction (to the enjoyment of us all). \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Mar. 2021",
"What about high-capacity magazines (again, an undefined term that could mean any mag that holds more than 10, 15 or 50 rounds)"
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"She subscribes to several gardening magazines .",
"the village kept a magazine where people left common supplies",
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"Atcharawan was formerly a sommelier at Lotus of Siam, the off-Strip Thai restaurant with a remarkable wine program made famous by Jonathan Gold during his years writing for Gourmet magazine . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Miller later invited Gibson to interview their group Sounds of an Illustrious Father for Sleek magazine , and a trip to Europe. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2022",
"Linda Villarosa is a contributing writer for the magazine , focusing on race and health. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"The new series will serve as a companion show to Pivot, the podcast Swisher hosts with Scott Galloway for Vox\u2019s New York magazine . \u2014 J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
"The film and musical are inspired by Crowe\u2019s own experiences as a teenage rock \u2018n\u2019 roll correspondent for Rolling Stone magazine in the early 1970s. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"Later that month, their chemistry was put on display for the world to see when Bridgers interviewed him on Instagram Live for Wonderland magazine . \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
"As part of the collaboration, the superstar rapper will become creative director for Maxim magazine and collaborate with MaximBet on merchandise, events, fan experiences, other partnerships, branding and more. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 31 May 2022",
"The entourage included a colleague of Bolt\u2019s and the celebrity\u2019s two hosts, who worked for a magazine upstairs. \u2014 Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022"
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"an ancient tale of a mage who made lush gardens grow in the desert",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Aside from this fastidiousness, King attributed his success as a mage to his considerable goldsmithing skills. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"For example, a mage doing a big spell cast with a whirling staff could have organic layers like stretching packing tape to get the electricity and spraying fences with pressure washers to get the whoosh. \u2014 Josh Chesler, SPIN , 23 Mar. 2022",
"These are mere suggestions; building up to be a powerful mage or knight warrior all depends on the player\u2019s investments in statistics after every level up. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2020",
"As dramatized in the film, Tetra Gilcrest, the resident sorceress in the courts of Kaedwen and a descendent of the first human mage , was behind the sacking of Kaer Morhen. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 24 Aug. 2021",
"The evil fire mage , Rience (Chris Fulton) tortures Jaskier to get information on where Geralt is but despite not getting said intel manages to make his way to the secret Witcher stronghold Kaer Morhen anyways. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Stregobor, the arrogant old mage trying to maintain the control of the Brotherhood",
"The show at its core is still pretty enjoyable for a dark fantasy, and the reappearance of rock-star tunesmith Jaskier (Joey Batey), plus new characters like the flame-conjuring rogue mage Rience (Chris Fulton), help in that regard. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 18 Dec. 2021",
"One of the monsters created was Kitsu, an elf mage , who was crossbred with a mahr, a being of illusion. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 24 Aug. 2021"
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},
"examples":[
"The rotten meat was infested with maggots .",
"the last maggot he got in his head resulted in a disastrous extramarital affair",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Their dogs likely injured the gazelle\u2019s hip and caused a fatal maggot infestation, Dejid says. \u2014 Robin Lloyd, Scientific American , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Tiffany was the most prestigious New York silver-maker, and a style-maker, too, until the 1960s, when the hippie mentality infected the yen for good living like a maggot . \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Burly, heavy-jowled, his country-boy persona in full flight, Carson would pantomime tearing open the wrapper, savoring the creamy center and salted peanuts, his eyes then bulging in alarm at the sight of a maggot on one end. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2021",
"In South Wales, the Biosurgical Research Unit at Princess of Wales Hospital began selling larvae in 1995, followed shortly by German and Belgian maggot factories. \u2014 Marion Renault, The Atlantic , 2 June 2021",
"Police were initially skeptical of the claim, but authorities went on to find a year-and-a-half old tiger inside a small, waste and maggot -infested cage with no food or water. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
"The dusty construction guy made common cause with the lawyer licking his paws and the bearded militiaman with a maggot in his brainstem. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 20 Jan. 2021",
"Gigler had to research how to remove Riptide's maggot infestation, which involved wrapping the dog's belly in plastic, pumping in an anesthetic gas to sedate the insects and them hosing them off with water. \u2014 Shannon Prather, Star Tribune , 20 Aug. 2020",
"Unscavenged carcasses bloated with gas before bursting open and revealing millions of writhing maggots inside. \u2014 Abby Jones, The Conversation , 10 Jan. 2020"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from Magote (nickname for Margaret ) + pie (magpie)":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-205047",
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"Definition of magi plural of magus"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-174313",
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"antonyms":[
"bewitched",
"charmed",
"enchanted",
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"magical",
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"Noun",
"children who believe in magic",
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"Both pitchers, though they are older, haven't lost their magic .",
"Adjective",
"a magic potion that makes you able to fly",
"There is no magic solution to these problems.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But that perfect moment of movie magic (captured when Garland was just a teenager) is only the beginning: Dyer identifies Garland's later camp appeal as a key component of her staying power. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 29 June 2022",
"The magic that Brian and Charles taps into is handwrought and underplayed, with Archer letting the weird details cast a low-key glow. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"Highs: Chassis-tuning magic , Super Cruise, exterior style. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
"At the same time, the annual Edinburgh Festival Fringe means street performers, music, magic , circus acts, artists, audience participation, crowds, and fun. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2022",
"Alfonso Cuaron\u2019s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban also opened her eyes to (literal) movie magic . \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 2 June 2022",
"Unlike anything the entertainment company has offered before, Mad Apple is a combination of music, comedy, magic , and acrobatics. \u2014 Christina Liao, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Six games, six brilliant games of dual-threat magic , weeks of clawing for a starting job at Downey \u2013 whisked away. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"But the myriad other attractions in town \u2014 music, magic , ventriloquism, the tables and slots \u2014 could scatter visitors, something that didn\u2019t occur in Tennessee. \u2014 Barry Wilner, Chicago Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"But observers think Macron's party and allies could have trouble getting an absolute majority \u2014 the magic number of 289 seats \u2014 this time around. \u2014 Thomas Adamson, ajc , 11 June 2022",
"Although there is no magic number, having five or more foliage plants can increase positive emotions. \u2014 Lala Tanmoy Das, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"And in February 2022, the state\u2019s casinos seemed to find its magic number using the Goldilocks principle\u2014and, for now, 122,247 slot machines is just right. \u2014 Will Yakowicz, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Barklow has a magic number for layering systems: eight. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 28 May 2022",
"While there is no magic number for 10-year risk that says when a person should take a statin, a 10-year risk of 7.5% is a level that many physicians use to recommend a statin drug for their patients at risk. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 23 May 2022",
"There\u2019s no magic number that determines when gaming becomes problematic, researchers say. \u2014 Julie Jargon, WSJ , 14 May 2022",
"Rita-Soledad Fernandez Paulino, the 35 year-old founder of financial coaching firm Wealth Para Todos, has a magic number of $4 million. \u2014 Anna Bahney, CNN , 2 May 2022",
"Despite the loss, the Panthers, with 120 points, saw their magic number to clinch the NHL\u2019s best record trimmed to three as the Colorado Avalanche, with 116 points, lost 4-1 in Winnipeg. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The auction house, through glossy catalogs and (increasingly) online offerings, can magic up artistic legitimacy that once only museums or scholars could assign. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"The book opens the door to magic and brings readers inside its world by revealing the artistry, inside history, and fascinating traditions of a subject long shrouded in mystery. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Like most restaurants, high-end sushi counters survived the earliest part of the pandemic by cutting all that magic away and focusing on takeout. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Fragrances are highly evocative of times, places and memories, and can magic up many a Proustian moment. \u2014 Kristin Larson, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2021",
"And the shots alone won\u2019t magic away the scars of damaged tissue or the numbing heft of depression brought on by months of sickness. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 25 Mar. 2021",
"The editor tried to magic away the controversy by claiming that the essay had been intended as satire, an obvious lie. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 16 July 2019",
"It\u2019s hard to see how wanting to magic away their beliefs is compatible with an expansive vision of tolerance that would bring ideological balance to secular universities. \u2014 Alan Levinovitz, Slate Magazine , 20 Mar. 2017",
"Brewers\u2019 efforts to magic up a new daypart for beer come as sales of the beverage are falling, both in the U.S. and world-wide. \u2014 Lara O\u2019reilly, WSJ , 28 June 2017"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"Middle English magique , from Middle French, from Latin magice , from Greek magik\u0113 , feminine of magikos Magian, magical, from magos magus, sorcerer, of Iranian origin; akin to Old Persian magu\u0161 sorcerer":"Noun and Adjective"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The company, which got its start opening cannabis clinics across Canada, is planning to test psilocybin therapy next month in Amsterdam, where magic mushroom truffles are legal. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2021",
"Roughly twelve years after Hofmann\u2019s revelatory bicycle trip home from work, a banker and amateur ethno-mycologist named R. Gordon Watson spent two nights with his wife taking part in veladas, or sacred magic mushroom ceremonies. \u2014 Rebecca Coffey, Forbes , 5 Apr. 2021",
"The study found no link between the use of LSD, psilocybin or mescaline (the psychoactive compounds in magic mushroom ) and suicidal behavior or mental health problems. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 27 Feb. 2020",
"From the window brothels to easily accessible psychedelics ( magic mushrooms ), tourists aren\u2019t the only one who visit Amsterdam for a night of sin -- Amsterdam was ranked the most criminally active municipality in 2018, according to Dutch Review. 9. \u2014 Fox News , 5 Feb. 2020",
"District of Columbia Washington: A group in D.C. is extending the fight to decriminalize drugs beyond cannabis to magic mushrooms , WUSA-TV reports. \u2014 USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2020",
"Cristina Daura created suitably strange and psychedelic illustrations for an article examining the potential use of psilocybin, the active ingredient of magic mushrooms , for treating depression. \u2014 The Economist , 30 Dec. 2019",
"The resolution would decriminalize the adult use and possession of magic mushrooms and other entheogenic, or psychoactive, plants and fungi. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 June 2019",
"Reuters What exactly makes magic mushrooms psychedelic"
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"Even though smoggy Los Angeles lies just a few miles west, there's an out-of-timeness to this little Narnia corner of land that recalls her latest novel, Lapvona (June 21), a gothic fairy tale tinged with strange visions and magic realism . \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
"It\u2019s a modern-day psychosexual fable of co-dependency and abusive relationships between a young woman and a big bear, to be lensed as a chamber drama with touches of horror and magic realism . \u2014 Annika Pham, Variety , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Not without its flaws, but interesting as an example of Latin American literature outside of the box of magic realism . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
"This isn\u2019t to say that there\u2019s no way to imagine wedding American crisis and magic realism . \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2021",
"Boyle\u2019s diverse body of work also explores multiculturalism and often combines sharp satire and magic realism in a unique way. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Aug. 2020",
"In Schenkkan\u2019s LBJ, as conjured by the bravura actor Brian Cox, the idea of a leader who puts his powers of persuasion to work on behalf of ingrained ideals and hopes for the nation comes across as magic realism . \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 2 Oct. 2019",
"Top Indian leaders, though, are wallowing in their own world of magic realism . \u2014 Shivam Vij, Quartz India , 14 Oct. 2019",
"There\u2019s something about the angst of white-collar men that lends itself to magic realism . \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 15 Oct. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lucky for me, these magic squares of silk, and scarf prints, have been given new life by designers who have of late shaken off scarves\u2019 granny associations while emphasizing their vintage appeal. \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 13 Dec. 2018",
"As Brazil were recognised through Pele, the Dutch recognised by Johan Cruyff and an innovative playing style, the French were now symbolised by Le Carre Magique - the magic square . \u2014 SI.com , 19 Apr. 2018"
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"Years ago, Weizenbaum had thought that understanding the technical operation of a computer system would mitigate its power to deceive, like revealing a magician \u2019s trick. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
"That Puck is both a clown and a magician is telling. \u2014 Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"No worthwhile magician has ever dreamt up his own practice. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"Other essays recount brushes with a first responder after a storm, a gambler encountered on jury duty, a waiter in Istanbul, a taxi driver in Paris, a roomful of travelers watching reality TV in La Paz and a traveling magician in Nicaragua. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Yet, a stage hypnotist must demonstrate that, like a singer or a magician , hypnosis is an art. \u2014 Thomas Bresadola, Rolling Stone , 14 Feb. 2022",
"This is the ultimate task of the magician : to discover his uncorrupted will and fulfill its purpose. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"During halftime, a magician performed on the court, while the Michigan State basketball held a 39-35 lead over Michigan. \u2014 Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Noon Yards Eve, held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the grassy area of Yards Park next to the Anacostia River, features a giant inflatable slide, entertainment from musicians and a magician , crafts and glitter tattoos, plus a noon countdown. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Dec. 2021"
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"Throughline\u2019s magisterial three-part miniseries on Afghanistan offers the long view of a country that Americans often treat as a threat, afterthought, or tragedy, particularly after the chaotic withdrawal of the U.S. military in 2021. \u2014 Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 June 2022",
"The early magisterial Reformation, however, was not always consistent with its founding principles. \u2014 WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"The spire of flowers, in its full glory, has long felt to me like a hint of regal splendor, and fittingly, this magisterial tree is called the Magnolia Elizabeth. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
"Barbra Streisand glaring into the camera with magisterial disdain. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
"Again, Shyamalan\u2019s magisterial pulp style unlocks Willis\u2019s best instincts. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 6 Apr. 2022",
"In 1984, Lay was in the process of building a magisterial estate in California when his interior designer alerted him to the existence of The Tree. \u2014 Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Northern Virginia communities quickly renamed schools honoring Confederates, and Fairfax County is considering renaming two of its magisterial districts over their namesakes\u2019 ties to slavery. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The brothers themselves age well and look positively magisterial in the eternally stylish period costumes designed by Katrina Lindsay. \u2014 Marilyn Stasio, Variety , 14 Oct. 2021"
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"\"No problem,\" I dismissed his concerns with a magnanimous flick of the wrist. \u2014 Tom Perrotta , Joe College , 2000",
"\u2026 and many of them retain a respectful Eisenhower-or-Kennedy-era view of America as Japan's usually magnanimous elder brother. \u2014 James Fallows , Atlantic , August 1989",
"\u2026 with the off-duty cops downing them as fast as he could pour, Leery could afford to be magnanimous and play the jukebox for the boys and girls. \u2014 Joseph Wambaugh , The Delta Star , 1983",
"Levesque was magnanimous in victory, immediately reassuring English-speaking Quebecers that they were still welcome in the province, an integral part of its history. \u2014 Mordecai Richler , Atlantic , June 1983",
"She was too magnanimous to resent all the things others had said to her.",
"a magnanimous donation to the town's animal shelter",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As Mar\u00eda Garc\u00eda, the steely yet magnanimous proprietor of a once-thriving tequila distillery in western Mexico, S\u00e1nchez, in her first lead role in a feature, is riveting from first scene to last. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 May 2022",
"McDermott finds a frighteningly effective balance between a magnanimous everyman who would be a scout leader and a deranged man who gives in to his darkest impulses of murdering and strangling women. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 30 May 2022",
"That domain is left to Frances (Alison Oliver, in the breakout, Paul Mescal-esque role) and her magnanimous best friend/ex-girlfriend Bobbi (Sasha Lane). \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 19 May 2022",
"Still, voluntarily allowing surgeons to carve into your otherwise healthy body to extract an organ and plug it into someone else is \u2026 what\u2019s the word, magnanimous ",
"Rosengart\u2019s legal guidance has helped make possible this magnanimous humanitarian effort. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Brown, magnanimous and soft-spoken, didn\u2019t need any distractions from the only job that mattered: regaining mobility on the left side of his body. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"But what looked to some like the magnanimous diffusion of progress looked to others like theft. \u2014 The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Agnes \u2014 the most emotionally stable, magnanimous spy-baby-turned-spy-adolescent in all the land \u2014 wants today to be a celebration of Liz's life, not a mourning of her death. \u2014 Jodi Walker, EW.com , 7 Jan. 2022"
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"\"No problem,\" I dismissed his concerns with a magnanimous flick of the wrist. \u2014 Tom Perrotta , Joe College , 2000",
"\u2026 and many of them retain a respectful Eisenhower-or-Kennedy-era view of America as Japan's usually magnanimous elder brother. \u2014 James Fallows , Atlantic , August 1989",
"\u2026 with the off-duty cops downing them as fast as he could pour, Leery could afford to be magnanimous and play the jukebox for the boys and girls. \u2014 Joseph Wambaugh , The Delta Star , 1983",
"Levesque was magnanimous in victory, immediately reassuring English-speaking Quebecers that they were still welcome in the province, an integral part of its history. \u2014 Mordecai Richler , Atlantic , June 1983",
"She was too magnanimous to resent all the things others had said to her.",
"a magnanimous donation to the town's animal shelter",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As Mar\u00eda Garc\u00eda, the steely yet magnanimous proprietor of a once-thriving tequila distillery in western Mexico, S\u00e1nchez, in her first lead role in a feature, is riveting from first scene to last. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 May 2022",
"McDermott finds a frighteningly effective balance between a magnanimous everyman who would be a scout leader and a deranged man who gives in to his darkest impulses of murdering and strangling women. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 30 May 2022",
"That domain is left to Frances (Alison Oliver, in the breakout, Paul Mescal-esque role) and her magnanimous best friend/ex-girlfriend Bobbi (Sasha Lane). \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 19 May 2022",
"Still, voluntarily allowing surgeons to carve into your otherwise healthy body to extract an organ and plug it into someone else is \u2026 what\u2019s the word, magnanimous ",
"Rosengart\u2019s legal guidance has helped make possible this magnanimous humanitarian effort. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Brown, magnanimous and soft-spoken, didn\u2019t need any distractions from the only job that mattered: regaining mobility on the left side of his body. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"But what looked to some like the magnanimous diffusion of progress looked to others like theft. \u2014 The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Agnes \u2014 the most emotionally stable, magnanimous spy-baby-turned-spy-adolescent in all the land \u2014 wants today to be a celebration of Liz's life, not a mourning of her death. \u2014 Jodi Walker, EW.com , 7 Jan. 2022"
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"For Federico Marchetti, the Italian e-tailing magnate behind Yoox Net-a-Porter Group (whose personal residential portfolio is vast), the idyllic Lido is a sleeping beauty waiting to be revived. \u2014 Max Vadukul. Styled By Nicoletta Santoro., Town & Country , 12 June 2022",
"One is Julius Rosenwald, the Sears, Roebuck magnate , who funded nearly five thousand schools for Black students in the South during the height of the Jim Crow era. \u2014 Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"It is currently owned by the Japanese restaurant chain magnate Tokuji Munetsugu, who has amassed a collection of rare string instruments and sponsors an international violin competition in Japan. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"As the white hotel magnate Margot works for threatens to displace their home with a new resort, their ability to find other options is limited. \u2014 Heather Hansman, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
"Along with these issues, the talk show magnate has been in the middle of an ongoing legal battle with her bank. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 3 May 2022",
"The sci-fi thriller \u2013 told over many screens and made entirely remotely during the pandemic \u2013 stars Hopkins as a late tech magnate who funneled money into a secretive project. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"The canyon\u2019s namesake was a silver mining magnate who became governor of California and once paid more than 20 times the forest guard\u2019s annual pay for a house in San Diego. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"The property was once part of the Bonnie Brae estate owned by a Chicago lumberyard magnate . \u2014 Amy Gamerman, WSJ , 24 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As the recent spate of dispensary robberies and shootings have shown, cannabis dispensaries can be a magnet for robberies because they are forced to do business in all cash. \u2014 Kris Krane, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The largest lake entirely in New York State, Oneida, has long been a magnet for vacationers who flock here to take in its natural beauty and stay active, thanks to a seemingly endless list of recreational activities. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2022",
"For more than a century, the hotel rooms and residential apartments have been a magnet for painters, actors, dancers, novelists, playwrights and musicians. \u2014 Jay Cheshes, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"All students zoned for Eastside Elementary, J.P. Powell Middle School, and Five Points School will be assigned to a new magnet program at the Eastside building for the 2022-23 school year. \u2014 Rebecca Griesbach | Rgriesbach@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
"Students can either be accepted to a magnet program or assigned to the school associated with their home address. \u2014 Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal , 2 May 2022",
"The industry veterans are backing a magnet program in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) where curriculum will center around film and television production. \u2014 Marianne Garvey And Stella Chan, CNN , 21 June 2021",
"This year marks its big return for the Krueger School of Applied Technolgies, a magnet program at the middle school in the North East Independent School District. \u2014 Danya Perez, San Antonio Express-News , 11 June 2021",
"Layne graduated from San Diego High School and credits its broadcast journalism magnet program for his training. \u2014 Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 June 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"With her pixie hairdo, reserves of strength and sweet, soft-spoken voice evoking classic Mia Farrow, VanderWaal is once again a magnetic presence. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"His shows tend to lean towards intimate and emotional audience experiences, showcasing his magnetic stage presence. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 May 2022",
"Gim appears in Korean American like a recurring celebrity cameo on a long-running sitcom, lighting up the room with its magnetic presence. \u2014 Alex Beggs, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Onstage, Tines is an intense, magnetic presence, and also, at six feet two and a half, a towering one. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Then came Craig, whose magnetic presence reinvigorated Bond and brought back the sense of physical menace that Connery embodied. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 8 Oct. 2021",
"This is undoubtedly a star-making turn for the stunning Paige, who has a magnetic screen presence, alternating between placid scrutiny and explosive outbursts. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2021",
"Bourdain is, unsurprisingly, often his own best explainer - a magnetic , magnanimous presence with little filter and seemingly even less preciousness about himself. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 12 June 2021",
"Garbo\u2019s bed and pictures, her kitchen and her hall are still imbued with her magnetic presence. \u2014 Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country , 11 Jan. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The main wreckage was about 127 feet from the impact crater along a 347\u2070 true bearing (335\u2070 magnetic ) and consisted of the empennage/tailboom, both engines, avionics boxes, and portions of the cockpit instrument panel. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Feb. 2020",
"Mars once had a protective magnetic shield like Earth does. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 25 Feb. 2020",
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"In the billion-year timeframe of Earth\u2019s life, the last magnetic pole reversal 42,000 years ago is honestly not that far back. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
"In the paper, published in the journal Science, experts say there is currently rapid movement of the north magnetic pole across the Northern Hemisphere -- which could signal another reversal is on the cards. \u2014 Amy Woodyatt, CNN , 19 Feb. 2021",
"Researchers have speculated that the current weakening of the magnetic field is a sign that Earth is heading for an eminent pole reversal\u2014in which the north and south magnetic poles switch places. \u2014 Fox News , 22 May 2020",
"While on a sledge excursion, the young Ross became the first European to locate the planet\u2019s north magnetic pole . \u2014 National Geographic , 24 Jan. 2020",
"In recent years, Earth\u2019s shifting magnetic poles have been picking up the pace. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 7 Dec. 2019",
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"The story cited a research paper published in the science journal Science Advances that looked at racial bias in an A.I. system designed to classify brain activity from functional magnetic resonance image (fMRI) scans. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 3 May 2022",
"The healthcare business is its third-largest segment \u2014 producing diagnostic imaging systems including magnetic resonance , X-ray, digital mammography and nuclear imaging. \u2014 Michelle Champman, The Enquirer , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Advances in medical technology like magnetic resonance imagining, which do not require cutting open a body, bolster a belief that autopsies are less necessary. \u2014 New York Times , 8 July 2021",
"Sophisticated imaging technologies like functional magnetic resonance can give you some clues. \u2014 Adam Rogers, Wired , 29 Oct. 2020",
"Thomas Meade, an inorganic chemist and molecular imaging expert at Northwestern University, studies the development of probes for magnetic resonance and optical imaging. \u2014 Meredith Wadman, Science | AAAS , 31 July 2020",
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"Once the material was collected, the scientists used magnetic resonance and spectroscopy, the dividing of light into wavelengths, to understand how much material absorbed a particular frequency of infrared light. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 28 June 2018",
"The base has no magnetic resonance imagining equipment and Congress has forbidden the transfer to the United States of any Guant\u00e1namo detainee, not even for medical treatment. \u2014 Carol Rosenberg, miamiherald , 30 Apr. 2018"
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"The kind of magnetic field the researchers used is similar to the type generated by a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine, Zhao explains. \u2014 Fionna M. D. Samuels, Scientific American , 14 June 2022",
"In some cases, the hospital is switching to other types of scans, such as magnetic resonance imaging . \u2014 Peter Loftus, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"Experts can anticipate who may develop spasticity after a stroke using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which creates three-dimensional images of the brain. \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF , 16 May 2022",
"That said, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tests are very helpful for detecting signs of demyelination, according to Dr. Simkins. \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"The only ways to really diagnose appendicitis is for a real doctor to exam you and most likely order imaging studies such as an abdominal X-ray, an abdominal ultrasound, a computerized tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022"
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"But that basic arc is already familiar enough to be a clich\u00e9, and Barhom hasn\u2019t the magnetism of a Tahar Rahim. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 20 May 2022",
"Communities like this one automatically draw enormous audiences into their fold based on shared beliefs and the emotional magnetism of personal empowerment. \u2014 R. Kenner French, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Under Torry\u2019s direction, the \u201890s ushered in a new era of comedy, one with a more hip-hop flair, into mainstream Hollywood, and the magnetism of it all became undeniable. \u2014 Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"As Finley, Hopkins displays his usual magnetism , even taking the opportunity to play one of his own musical compositions on piano. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
"Some viewers applauded her magnetism and dry humor; others found her personality grating and her lack of boundaries unforgivable. \u2014 The New Yorker , 22 May 2022",
"Charming as Street, who spiffs up Malcolm in Boston, the tenor Victor Ryan Robertson largely handles Elijah Muhammad\u2019s muscular high lines but strains to convey his magnetism . \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022"
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"Medical boards are under increasing pressure to act as some physicians decry covid-19 as a hoax, promote unproven treatments and push bogus claims about the vaccines, including that the shots magnetize the human body. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Board members told investigators to prioritize cases involving the most obvious falsehoods or outrageous lies \u2013 that vaccines are poisonous, cause infertility, contain microchips or can magnetize the body. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 Oct. 2021",
"On covers, the artist weaves multiple elements into one image that will magnetize eyes. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Inadvertently magnetizing your watch is easy: Placing it on top of your phone on a nightstand can do it, or simply having your wrist too close to someone whose purse has a particularly strong magnet clasp. \u2014 Rachel Felder, New York Times , 1 May 2020",
"On the largest moving rig this show has ever had, inspired by F9, and played in pairs, teams will be tethered together on a moving truck and retrieve puzzle pieces magnetized on the walls. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 7 May 2020",
"John wasn\u2019t much at coming up with new melodies, but the words were magnetizing . \u2014 Robert Hilburn, Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2020",
"Registering the artifice in Hopper\u2019s limpid art may free us to see a link between hotel rooms and painting itself: Both magnetize desire and a longing to escape. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Nov. 2019",
"By transforming an old theater into a disco, the two men also recast the nightscape of the city, creating a club that magnetized the famous and the merely fabulous equally. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Mar. 2020"
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"Within the galaxy, study author Brian Welch, an astrophysicist at Johns Hopkins University, found the primordial star sitting at the top of the lensing critical curve, or where the magnification is most intense, Science Alert reports. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Welch, Coe\u2019s student, scrutinized a tiny speck - some kind of object - providentially located on the arc where the magnification was highest. \u2014 Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Mar. 2022",
"For example, someone who normally wears 1.00 magnification readers might be able to pop in some drops and 15 minutes later read the dosage instructions on a bottle of Advil. \u2014 Steven Odierna As Told To Stephanie Dolgoff, Good Housekeeping , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The installation of a cavernous new shell in 2004, a stupefying magnification of the iconic old one, with an artificially powerful sound system and giant video screens, seemed to spell the end of any intimacy the Bowl might have still maintained. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Apart from these, the hyper- magnification of consumerism in the last few decades has fostered a use-and-discard culture across the world. \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Phones like the Galaxy S20 Ultra would deliver 100x digital zoom, but that sort of magnification was unusable. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 14 Apr. 2022",
"With 10x magnification , these are engineered for anything from stargazing to wildlife watching. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The equations themselves also have an unknown parameter: the variable that governs the rate of magnification . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 12 Apr. 2022"
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"Paddington\u2019s new perch gives him a slightly better view of the station\u2019s vast magnificence . \u2014 Will Hawkes, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Though some of the figures show their age, the artwork as a whole gives a sense of the magnificence of the ancient world. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 May 2022",
"In any iteration, bejeweled or not, the Heirloom Project offers a bevy of beautiful objects that bring a bit of Mughal magnificence to the everyday. \u2014 Kareem Rashed, Robb Report , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Then there are those who make up the majority of chasers, Brindley Ubl said, people somewhere in the middle who have a passion for chasing safely and experiencing the magnificence of a tornado. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"But Dijon, a town of 155,000 inhabitants, has its turbulent underside, in the image of a country where beauty and belligerence and magnificence and malaise are often uneasy bedfellows. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
"But Dijon, a town of 155,000 inhabitants, has its turbulent underside, in the image of a country where beauty and belligerence and magnificence and malaise are often uneasy bedfellows. \u2014 Roger Cohen, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"The structure's magnificence lies in its preservation of gold and glass mosaics on the interior -- one of the few from the 11th century, Pevny said. \u2014 CNN , 25 Mar. 2022"
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"Backdropped by the Last Chance Mountains, the views were magnificent without the use of any mind-altering substances. \u2014 Amanda Siebert, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"The first two-thirds of the film are magnificent , the second act ends with Presley\u2018s triumphant 1968 comeback special. \u2014 Brad Auerbach, SPIN , 22 June 2022",
"Her earlier work is magnificent \u2014 so start anywhere \u2014 but, in this instance, come for the shout-outs to Chumley's and The White Horse, two historic downtown watering holes. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 13 June 2022",
"Auburn\u2019s plate approach against Seminoles starter Bryce Hubbart was magnificent . \u2014 al , 5 June 2022",
"Any city with great architecture, like Chicago, is magnificent , but nothing beats New York at night\u2014though, Paris ain\u2019t too shabby! \u2014 Fran\u00e7oise Mouly, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Facing the Cubs in what became a tense battle between the teams for the NL Central, Cain orchestrated a magnificent escape on the base paths. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
"And The Country Club, a founding member of the USGA, which hadn\u2019t been played by professionals since the 1999 Ryder Cup, was truly magnificent . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"Dear Amy: My brother got married at our house in front of a bay window with a magnificent view of the Concord River. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for magnificent grand , magnificent , imposing , stately , majestic , grandiose mean large and impressive. grand adds to greatness of size the implications of handsomeness and dignity. a grand staircase magnificent implies an impressive largeness proportionate to scale without sacrifice of dignity or good taste. magnificent paintings imposing implies great size and dignity but especially stresses impressiveness. an imposing edifice stately may suggest poised dignity, erectness of bearing, handsomeness of proportions, ceremonious deliberation of movement. the stately procession majestic combines the implications of imposing and stately and usually adds a suggestion of solemn grandeur. a majestic waterfall grandiose implies a size or scope exceeding ordinary experience grandiose hydroelectric projects but is most commonly applied derogatorily to inflated pretension or absurd exaggeration. grandiose schemes",
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"august",
"baronial",
"epic",
"gallant",
"glorious",
"grand",
"grandiose",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"Homeric",
"imperial",
"imposing",
"magnific",
"majestic",
"massive",
"monumental",
"noble",
"proud",
"regal",
"royal",
"splendid",
"stately"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231535",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"magnify":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": exaggerate":[
"magnifies every minor issue to crisis proportions"
],
": extol , laud":[
"while they magnified the art, they often belittled the artist",
"\u2014 Havelock Ellis"
],
": to cause to be held in greater esteem or respect":[],
": to enlarge in fact or in appearance":[
"The lens magnified the image 100 times."
],
": to have the power of causing objects to appear larger than they are":[
"a glass that magnifies greatly"
],
": to increase in significance : intensify":[
"real drama \u2026 will use ugliness to magnify beauty",
"\u2014 Alan Mickle"
]
},
"examples":[
"The sound was magnified by the calm air.",
"His failures have been magnified by the success of his friends.",
"I don't want to magnify the importance of these problems.",
"The lens magnified the image 100 times.",
"a magnified view of the image",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In both instances, astronomers used a technique known as gravitational lensing to magnify the minuscule starlight. \u2014 Marcia Dunn, The Christian Science Monitor , 31 Mar. 2022",
"In both instances, astronomers used a technique known as gravitational lensing to magnify the minuscule starlight. \u2014 Marcia Dunn, Baltimore Sun , 30 Mar. 2022",
"In both instances, astronomers used a technique known as gravitational lensing to magnify the minuscule starlight. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Instead, learn how to magnify your corporate uniqueness in the most irresistible way. \u2014 Serenity Gibbons, Forbes , 7 Oct. 2021",
"That\u2019s especially true for women working at home in informal housing settlements, where low-cost, uninsulated roofs magnify heat. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Apr. 2022",
"And that is before one considers the emergence of AGI, which will simply magnify such figures. \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"While candidates throughout history have embraced some level of populist messaging, conditions today magnify its appeal. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"When that occurs, the extreme curvature induced in the intervening spacetime can distort and magnify the background light through the process of gravitational lensing. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English magnifien , from Anglo-French magnifier , from Latin magnificare , from magnificus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mag-n\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"color",
"elaborate (on)",
"embellish",
"embroider",
"exaggerate",
"hyperbolize",
"pad",
"stretch"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201548",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"magniloquence":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being magniloquent":[]
},
"examples":[
"he's prone to fits of maudlin magniloquence when he's drunk",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hammy magniloquence risks alienating viewers, not just for an evening but for life, as does obscurity. \u2014 The Economist , 15 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1623, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin magniloquentia , from magniloquus magniloquent, from magnus + loqui to speak":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"mag-\u02c8ni-l\u0259-kw\u0259n(t)s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bluster",
"bombast",
"brag",
"braggadocio",
"bull",
"cockalorum",
"fanfaronade",
"gas",
"gasconade",
"grandiloquence",
"hot air",
"rant",
"rodomontade",
"rhodomontade"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201138",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"magnitude":{
"antonyms":[
"insignificance",
"littleness",
"puniness",
"slightness",
"smallness",
"triviality"
],
"definitions":{
": a number representing the intrinsic (see intrinsic sense 1a ) or apparent brightness of a celestial (see celestial entry 1 sense 2 ) body on a logarithmic scale in which an increase of one unit corresponds to a reduction in the brightness of light by a factor of 2.512":[],
": a numerical quantitative measure expressed usually as a multiple of a standard unit":[],
": great size or extent":[
"cannot wage a war of such magnitude",
"\u2014 A. N. Whitehead",
"the magnitude of an earthquake"
],
": quantity , number":[
"the savings in amounts of metal \u2026 will be of dramatically significant magnitudes",
"\u2014 American Fabrics"
],
": spatial quality : size":[
"able to operate only over distances of very small magnitude",
"\u2014 G. W. Gray"
],
": the importance, quality, or caliber of something":[
"evil of such magnitude as must, if possible, be prevented",
"\u2014 Jane Austen",
"a writer of first magnitude",
"\u2014 Richard Plant"
],
": the intensity of an earthquake represented by a number on an arbitrary scale":[
"a magnitude six earthquake"
]
},
"examples":[
"the magnitude of the issue can scarcely be overstated",
"the mountain's sheer magnitude usually leaves tourists speechless",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That's how many people were killed in Afghanistan when a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the country's eastern region on Wednesday. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"In 2015, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake along the border region killed more than 250 people in Pakistan and more than 100 in Afghanistan. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6.1 earthquake near the Pakistani border, but quakes of that strength can cause serious damage in an area where homes and other buildings are poorly constructed and landslides are common. \u2014 Fazel Rahman Faizi, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 June 2022",
"Japan\u2019s issues can be traced to the magnitude 9 earthquake in March 2011, the biggest ever recorded in the country. \u2014 Time , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Cleanup efforts in Fukushima and Miyagi continue Friday after a powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coasts, killing four people, injuring 107 others and knocking out power. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 18 Mar. 2022",
"In March 2011, a massive tsunami unleashed by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake off Japan\u2019s northeastern coast struck Tepco\u2019s Fukushima Daiichi power plant, causing the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The US Geological Survey estimated the eruption caused the equivalent of a magnitude 5.8 earthquake. \u2014 Nick Perry, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Jan. 2022",
"San Diego County was lightly shaken Wednesday by a magnitude 3.9 earthquake that broke at 7:19 p.m., roughly 15 miles north-northwest of Borrego Springs, according to the US Geological Survey. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin magnitudo , from magnus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mag-n\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd",
"-\u02ccty\u00fcd",
"\u02c8mag-n\u0259-\u02cct(y)\u00fcd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"account",
"consequence",
"import",
"importance",
"moment",
"momentousness",
"significance",
"weight",
"weightiness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072442",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"magnolia warbler":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a North American warbler ( Dendroica magnolia )":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131108",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"magnon":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": spin wave":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"magn(etic) + -on entry 2":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mag\u02ccn\u00e4n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112238",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"magnophorite":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a mineral NaKCaMg 5 Si 8 O 23 OH of the amphibole group consisting of silicate of sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"magno- + phor- + -ite":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"mag\u02c8n\u00e4f\u0259\u02ccr\u012bt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184919",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"magnum":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large wine bottle holding about 1.5 liters":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Make a lasagna, grab a magnum , and invite some friends over for an indoor puzzle party with this Indoor Party Puzzle. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Franklin\u2019s magnum sea opus would be covered over with gravel and dirt. \u2014 Steve Ditlea, SPIN , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Both rounds were fired out of a .300 Winchester magnum . \u2014 NBC News , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The easy-to-use system includes a proprietary topper that snugly fits on any bottle type (standard, half bottle, magnum ) as well as a charger that injects a layer of CO2 gas to protect the leftover wine. \u2014 Stephanie Cain, Fortune , 13 Nov. 2021",
"At the same competition, the Ferrari Perl\u00e9 Nero Riserva 2012 in magnum was named the Blanc de Noirs World Champion. \u2014 Janice O'leary, Robb Report , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Priced at $6,000 per magnum , the Cuv\u00e9e Des Enchanteleurs 1959 is an equal part blend of the house\u2019s six historical crus that were on the lees for 62 years. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Limited edition magnum sizes will also be available at $86 each. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 18 Nov. 2021",
"If the 750s are sold out, go for a magnum or larger. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 13 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1788, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, neuter of magnus great":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mag-n\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025221",
"type":[
"noun",
"trademark"
]
},
"magnum opus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"His last novel was his magnum opus .",
"this symphony is usually considered Beethoven's magnum opus",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Initially, Tatum looked ticketed for another memorable postseason evening, matching his Milwaukee magnum opus . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
"Morgan had already worked for Hearst's mother and the two had known each other for about 15 years before Hearst hired her to create his architectural magnum opus . \u2014 Olivia Hosken, Town & Country , 11 May 2022",
"Ayan Mukerji\u2019s magnum opus \u2018Brahmastra Part One: Shiva,\u2019 is now galloping towards the finishing line after years in the making. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 6 June 2022",
"Recently, Stevens helped Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese bring forth a 4K restoration of his father\u2019s magnum opus , Giant, which premiered at the Turner Classic Movies festival in Los Angeles in April. \u2014 Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
"The director of The Godfather wants to make one more cinematic magnum opus before the end of his career, and now the cast has officially been set. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 13 May 2022",
"This year\u2019s best picture race features a musical, a western, a sci-fi epic, a neo-noir, a youth comedy, a disaster flick, a sports movie, a personal memoir, a scrappy Sundance crowd-pleaser and a Cannes auteur\u2019s magnum opus . \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton publicly corrected the invite list of the 2021 gala by paying for tickets of three Black designers \u2014 Edvin Thompson of Theophilio, Kenneth Nicholson and Jason Rembert \u2014 to attend their industry's magnum opus event. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
"While the sports teams brought Arthur fame, and the liquor business a fortune, the Feadship was his magnum opus . \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 26 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1791, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mag-n\u0259m-\u02c8\u014d-p\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"chef d'oeuvre",
"classic",
"masterpiece",
"masterwork"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191952",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"magnus hitch":{
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"definitions":{
": a rolling hitch that is similar in form to a clove hitch and is used to hitch a rope or line to a larger rope or to a spar":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"magnus of unknown origin":""
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105545",
"type":[
"noun"
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"magpie":{
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"assorted",
"eclectic",
"heterogeneous",
"indiscriminate",
"kitchen-sink",
"miscellaneous",
"mixed",
"motley",
"patchwork",
"piebald",
"promiscuous",
"raggle-taggle",
"ragtag",
"varied"
],
"definitions":{
": a person who chatters noisily":[],
": any of various birds (especially Pica pica ) related to the jays but having a long graduated tail and black-and-white or brightly colored plumage":[],
": collected indiscriminately : miscellaneous":[
"magpie compilations of unrelated tidbits",
"\u2014 Helen R. Cross"
],
": given to indiscriminate collecting : acquisitive":[
"what possible magpie instinct had impelled me to retain them",
"\u2014 S. J. Perelman"
],
": one who collects indiscriminately":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"media magpies will no doubt seize upon the president's latest gaffe and blow it all out of proportion",
"Adjective",
"a pack rat whose cramped apartment is filled with a magpie collection of books, old newspapers, and tchotchkes",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"However, within ten minutes of placing the tracking device on the fifth experimentee, one clever female magpie without a tracker began picking at the harness of another younger bird, Gizmodo reports. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Erdmann soon set in motion a magpie rescue of sorts. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 4 May 2022",
"About a magpie approach, all bells and whistles and sequins and taffeta. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Or what if it is dug up by a badger and carried away by a magpie ",
"The rooms felt cozy and curated, filled with knickknacks collected over the years, like a magpie \u2019s nest. \u2014 Anna Russell, The New Yorker , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Researchers are unsure if the same female magpie removed all the harnesses or if multiple birds collaborated to help. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Feb. 2022",
"There\u2019s a difference between the careful construction of a true fashion lover\u2019s wardrobe, and a magpie approach to just wearing a lot of designer crap. \u2014 Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Feb. 2022",
"The Morsings have recorded 5,000 magpies approaching the gadget to give up their offerings \u2014 that's between five to 30 magpie visitors a day \u2014 over the past ten months. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 7 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Mag (nickname for Margaret ) + pie entry 2":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mag-\u02ccp\u012b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"babbler",
"blabber",
"blabbermouth",
"blowhard",
"cackler",
"chatterbox",
"chatterer",
"conversationalist",
"gabbler",
"gasbag",
"jabberer",
"jay",
"motormouth",
"prattler",
"talker",
"windbag"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030750",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
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"definitions":{
": a member of a hereditary priestly class among the ancient Medes and Persians":[],
": magician , sorcerer":[],
": one of the traditionally three wise men from the East paying homage to the infant Jesus":[]
},
"examples":[
"attributed the storms to a clash of wills between the two most powerful magi in the land",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For years Johnson, the disheveled political magus , was the golden boy of Britain's Conservative Party. \u2014 Sam Kiley, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"But other students are there for Wittgenstein the sage, the magus , the riddler\u2014the man who left Russell bewildered by a turn to mysticism at the end of a book that was supposed to be about logic. \u2014 Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"Auden\u2019s father, George Augustus Auden, was a physician and an early reader of Freud; the young poet saw himself also as a healer, though in a rather different mode, less an M.D. than a magus . \u2014 Alan Jacobs, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Now, some 250 years later, debates about the glories and failings of the Enlightenment continue, as if the painting\u2019s magus were still awaiting our response. \u2014Mr. Rothstein is the Journal\u2019s Critic at Large. \u2014 Edward Rothstein, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2022",
"His face is framed by voluminous graying locks; his loose robes recall those of a medieval magus . \u2014 Edward Rothstein, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Wells, born in 1866, was a lower-middle-class boy who wanted to become someone of the same scale and sort as his sometime friend Bertrand Russell\u2014a university wit, a man of science, a popularizer, a magus of the mind. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 15 Nov. 2021",
"One magus , in blue robes with brown eyes, has light-colored skin and carries gold. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 4 Jan. 2022",
"But storytelling, redefined as esoteric manipulation, will reveal the code; the novelist is the magus , the secret historian. \u2014 James Wood, The New Yorker , 27 Sep. 2021"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek magos \u2014 more at magic":""
},
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"\u02c8m\u0101-g\u0259s"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"charmer",
"conjurer",
"conjuror",
"enchanter",
"mage",
"Magian",
"magician",
"necromancer",
"sorcerer",
"voodoo",
"voodooist",
"witch",
"wizard"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104154",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"definitions":{
": a woman or girl employed to do domestic work":[],
": an unmarried girl or woman especially when young : virgin":[],
": maidservant":[]
},
"examples":[
"She hired a maid to do the cleaning.",
"hired a maid to do the housework after the baby was born",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The woman had already lost her entire family, was saved by her maid , and had to stay hidden for two years. \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"The cacophony and oppressive heat were the same for the woman who had packed her meager possessions in a tenement on the Lower East Side and the one who had directed her maid to prepare her trunks in the parlor of a Fifth Avenue mansion. \u2014 April White, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
"Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis has shared a shocking story about a director seeming to confuse her with his maid . \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 19 May 2022",
"Marvel will assume the role of Miss Millie \u2014 the unpleasant and overbearing mayor\u2019s wife who hires Sofia (played by Danielle Brooks in the forthcoming adaptation) to be her maid . \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 8 Apr. 2022",
"One of the most powerful and melancholy connections has been forged by Jo, not just in his infecting Esther and her maid with what appears to be smallpox, but in his connection, in one way or another, to everyone else. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Reverend Mother never even offered her maid a blanket. \u2014 Longreads , 4 Feb. 2022",
"All of a sudden, from my maid \u2019s room on Rue Bichat, I was propelled. \u2014 Y-jean Mun-delsalle, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
"The Swarts agree to give their Black maid , Salome, ownership of her home on their land to repay her for devoted service. \u2014 Eloise Barry, Time , 5 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English maide , short for maiden":""
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0101d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"biddy",
"char",
"charwoman",
"handmaiden",
"handmaid",
"house girl",
"housekeeper",
"housemaid",
"maidservant",
"skivvy",
"wench"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184555",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a domestic who does general housework":[],
": a person or thing put to a wide variety of uses":[
"the prime minister is the general maid of all work in the cabinet",
"\u2014 H. J. Laski",
"a patrol boat is a sort of maid of all work , ready to do anything",
"\u2014 A. P. Herbert"
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072022",
"type":[]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a bride's principal unmarried wedding attendant \u2014 compare matron of honor":[],
": an unmarried lady usually of noble birth whose duty it is to attend a queen or a princess":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1595, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020333",
"type":[
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"noun phrase"
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"maiden":{
"antonyms":[
"earliest",
"first",
"foremost",
"headmost",
"inaugural",
"initial",
"leadoff",
"original",
"pioneer",
"premier",
"virgin"
],
"definitions":{
": a former Scottish beheading device resembling the guillotine (see guillotine sense 1 )":[],
": a horse that has never won a race":[],
": an unmarried girl or woman : maid":[],
": first , earliest":[
"a ship's maiden voyage",
"the maiden flight of a spacecraft"
],
": never having borne young":[],
": never yet mated":[],
": not married":[
"a maiden aunt"
],
": of, relating to, or befitting a maiden":[],
": virgin":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a story about a courageous knight who rescues a fair maiden",
"a story about a beautiful maiden and her mysterious father",
"Adjective",
"the maiden issue of a new magazine",
"a politician giving his maiden speech in the Senate",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"After her maiden cruise in the Mediterranean, the yacht will be one of the stars at the Ferretti Group Private Preview in Monte Carlo. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
"After Zozos rallied in the stretch to break his maiden on Jan. 23, the colt ran to a 10.25-length victory in his second race on Feb. 11. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 7 May 2022",
"As the above evidence suggests, the youthful Guardians, in their maiden season under their new nickname, are somewhat of a hardball hodgepodge. \u2014 Jim Ingraham, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"In this idyllic arbor, our young maiden , Queenie, met her swain, Mr. Darcy. \u2014 Kevin Fisher-paulson, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 May 2022",
"Rich Strike was bought out of a maiden claiming race for $30,000 on Sept. 17 after winning his second start. \u2014 John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022",
"However, his maiden and allowance wins do reveal pace versatility, and his sire is Exaggerator, who won the Preakness in 2016. \u2014 Jay Ginsbach, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"After breaking his maiden in January of that year in his third start, Country House finished second in the Risen Star, a distant fourth in the Louisiana Derby and a non-threatening third in the Arkansas Derby. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
"Ethereal Road started his racing career at Churchill Downs in October and broke his maiden in his fourth start Jan. 29 at Oaklawn Park. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 1 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Vasa may have sank on its maiden voyage in 1628, but how many other 17th-century ships are still intact and have a museum named after them",
"The ship operates like a floating country house, with 30 staterooms, as do its sister ships, including the brand new Lord of the Highlands, whose maiden voyage was in April. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
"The second rocket carrying his ashes will be launched into space aboard the Vulcan Centaur\u2019s maiden voyage. \u2014 Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Less than a year after Vaxi Taxi made its maiden voyage, COVID-19 vaccines became available and Villhauer\u2019s business got another major bump. \u2014 Sonya Collins, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Following a maiden voyage that included a stop in the UK, the owners dropped anchor at the Monaco Grand Prix two weeks ago, before heading off on a Mediterranean cruising itinerary. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
"The colt\u2019s two victories came at Gulfstream Park \u2013 by 10.5 lengths in a maiden special weight race on Sept. 26 and by 3.75 lengths in an allowance optional claiming race on March 2. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
"The mere idea of going from maiden race to Kentucky Derby in the span of two months is so audacious that most owners and trainers wouldn\u2019t even try. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
"Taiba returned to the work tab last November at Los Alamitos and finally made his racing debut March 5, winning a maiden race at Santa Anita Park by 7 \u00bd lengths. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 6 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Petra, a frisky maidservant coming off of a weekend dalliance, turns to the audience and imagines her possible futures, first married to a miller\u2019s son, then to a businessman, then to the Prince of Wales. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 27 Nov. 2021",
"In this version and in the one at the Uffizi, a maidservant , Abra, forcefully holds Holofernes down while Judith confidently hacks away at his neck. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 28 Sep. 2020",
"De Hooch was arguably the first artist to sanctify these passing moments among the Dutch housewives and maidservants of a prosperous but unsettled time. \u2014 B.t. | Delft, The Economist , 16 Oct. 2019",
"Its protagonist was Ann Jefferies, a maidservant of the Pitt family at St Teath, Cornwall. \u2014 Longreads , 9 June 2018",
"One gathering encourages comparison of scenes of men entering the domain of women, some as welcome suitors and guests, other as intruders, albeit blocked by laughing maidservants . \u2014 Karen Wilkin, WSJ , 23 Oct. 2017",
"For example, one serves as the maidservant who brings Lady Macbeth the letter from her lord, informing her of the witches' prophecies and thus igniting Lady M's own deadly ambitious schemes. \u2014 Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com , 26 June 2017",
"From the king\u2019s maidservant , from Na\u2019arat, jars of wine, to Jerusalem. \u2014 Isabel Kershner, New York Times , 26 Oct. 2016"
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"we always give our faithful mail carrier a special card for Christmas",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The envelope has a pull tab that should be left on to prevent the mail carrier from seeing your personal information. \u2014 Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 7 May 2022",
"Moose Pass on the Kenai Peninsula is named after the incident when a mail carrier struggled to pass an ornery moose. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Apr. 2022",
"California wildlife authorities and the U.S. Postal Service are investigating reports that a mail carrier beat a wild turkey to death in Sacramento County. \u2014 Taryn Luna Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
"California wildlife authorities and the U.S. Postal Service are investigating reports that a mail carrier beat a wild turkey to death in Sacramento County. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 4 Mar. 2022",
"To ensure safety, police encourage residents to place their mail in the slots inside of the building or to hand their mail directly to a mail carrier . \u2014 Olivia Mitchell, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
"The case was uncovered only after a postal inspector was investigating an unrelated alleged assault on a mail carrier at the apartment building, officials said. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The case was uncovered only after a postal inspector was investigating an unrelated alleged assault on a mail carrier at the apartment building, officials said. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Detroit mom of two shakes up her routine by forming a garage band with her unemployed neighbor, her mail carrier and her daughter's boyfriend. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Freep.com , 18 Mar. 2022"
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},
"examples":[
"On the way to work, I dropped my letters in the corner mailbox .",
"She checked her mailbox daily, hoping for a letter from her son.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Signs of child identity theft include credit card offers in your child\u2019s name, as well as notice of new accounts and attempts to open accounts in their name, according to ITRC \u2014 so keep an eye on your mailbox . \u2014 Tatum Hunter, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"That would have been a tragedy of epic proportions, akin to a litter of rabbits being slaughtered en route to having dinner in a mailbox . \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The group often found letters from fans in the mailbox , shot glasses and candles left as tributes. \u2014 Gabrielle Calise, sun-sentinel.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"People disagree about the security of stand-alone dropboxes, but voters can also put absentee ballots in the mailbox . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Any keys found with an Idento-Tag could be dropped in a mailbox , and the postal service would forward them to DAV and the keys would be returned to their owner \u2013 who often sent back a grateful donation. \u2014 Jeff Suess, The Enquirer , 11 Nov. 2020",
"In Washington state, ballots must be postmarked \u2014 not simply dropped in a mailbox \u2014 no later than Election Day, so keep in mind that many postal boxes have already had their contents collected for the day. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Nov. 2020",
"Sending a letter via snail mail and running out to the mailbox every day to see if there was an envelope addressed to me was kind of a thrill. \u2014 John Blumenthal, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021",
"What to do with that ballot sitting in your mailbox "
],
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"1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8m\u0101l-\u02ccb\u00e4ks"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164159",
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": a woman's one-piece bathing suit":[],
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": tights for dancers or gymnasts":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This ruched one-shoulder maillot and this ruffle scoop-back suit both come in a nearly identical color to Sims', and are 41 percent off a J.Crew right now. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Despite efforts to place the iconic look firmly in the review mirror, Shopp\u2019s Catalina maillot proves a revelatory artifact and one that tells much of the pageant\u2019s story. \u2014 Amy Argetsinger, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Made using vegan silk, this conscious and planet-friendly style staple can turn a classic maillot into sophisticated outfit for seaside cocktails. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 21 May 2021",
"As a resort piece, wear over a maillot and cinch at the waist just in time for sunset. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2021",
"The collection, which was produced using recycled nylon and plastic water bottles, includes three new styles \u2014 two bikinis and one maillot \u2014 each of which is available in three colorways \u2014 army green, black, and white. \u2014 Eliza Huber, refinery29.com , 28 July 2020",
"The August 1993 issue of Vanity Fair featured the straight supermodel , in a black maillot , straddling and shaving the butch icon . \u2014 Kerry Manders, New York Times , 13 Apr. 2020",
"Something always came between him and the glory of the maillot jaune. \u2014 The Economist , 28 Nov. 2019",
"No home country hero has won the race since Bernard Hinault captured the maillot jaune in 1985. \u2014 Adam Lashinsky, Fortune , 29 July 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"m\u00e4-\u02c8y\u014d",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112051",
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": a man who delivers mail":[]
},
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"the mailman usually leaves packages outside the mailbox",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The mailman and the next door neighbor know exactly how to snap him out of it. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 5 May 2022",
"The suspect pulled out a gun and opened fire \u2014 the bullet whizzing past the mailman , police said. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The former Marine and retired mailman immediately went to a neighbor's home and called for help, but the only items to survive the blaze were a collection of his photo albums. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Bass, a former nurse raised by a mailman and a salon owner in West L.A., is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, a former Congressional Black Caucus chair, and a Medicare for All supporter. \u2014 Jack Ross, The New Republic , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Eddie Lin made a nurse, doctor and mailman to honor the frontline workers who continue to work during the pandemic. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 7 May 2020",
"My flourishing social life consisted of waving to my mailman while eating corn on the cob in my bathrobe at 10 a.m. \u2014 Rachel Rowland, refinery29.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"There were also a dozen Greek athletes who had never run a marathon, and a former mailman from Cuba named F\u00e9lix Carbajal de Soto. \u2014 Outside Online , 29 July 2021",
"The mailman is forced to climb the stairs because the kids have taken over the elevator. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Jan. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8m\u0101l-\u02ccman"
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"mail carrier",
"postie",
"postman"
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"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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": a serious loss":[],
": to commit the felony of mayhem upon":[],
": to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously":[]
},
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"Verb",
"The bomb killed 16 people and maimed several others.",
"on-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Cluster munitions spread submunitions \u2014 small explosives called bomblets \u2014 over a wide area, and are intended to kill or maim personnel and destroy vehicles and equipment. \u2014 Mac William Bishop, Rolling Stone , 12 June 2022",
"Anti-personnel land mines often kill and maim civilians long after hostilities have ended. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 June 2022",
"Assault rifles have one purpose which is to maim and kill as many humans as possible efficiently and quickly. \u2014 Peter Bergen, CNN , 25 May 2022",
"The treaty cites the failure of many submunitions to explode on impact, leaving dangerous ordnance in fields and urban areas that could kill or maim people. \u2014 CNN , 12 May 2022",
"Most ordinary people in the world do not support the power struggles that hurt and maim other people. \u2014 Dwight A. Weingarten, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Mar. 2022",
"But [now], there doesn\u2019t seem to be much communal psychosocial activity to reintegrate people \u2014 people who have been taught to kill, maim and be violent \u2014 back into a society which absolutely abhors that and does not allow that. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Given the freedom to kill and/or maim any character in the cast, Gunn can take the concept of a suicide squad to its logical conclusion. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 9 Aug. 2021",
"What prompted him to kill and maim his coworkers wasn\u2019t immediately clear, the chief said. \u2014 Jay Reeves, chicagotribune.com , 15 June 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Imad Eddin Wadi, 64, was indicted in June on a charge of conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim or injure people and damage property in another country, which carries a sentence of up to life in prison. \u2014 Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Hightower planned to contact inmates in other prisons in the state to carry out a plan to either kill, maim or severely injure Tiarks, according to court documents. \u2014 Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online , 2 Aug. 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English maymen, mahaymen , from Anglo-French maheimer, mahaigner \u2014 more at mayhem":"Verb and Noun"
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"\u02c8m\u0101m"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for maim Verb maim , cripple , mutilate , batter , mangle mean to injure so severely as to cause lasting damage. maim implies the loss or injury of a bodily member through violence. maimed by a shark cripple implies the loss or serious impairment of an arm or leg. crippled for life in an accident mutilate implies the cutting off or removal of an essential part of a person or thing thereby impairing its completeness, beauty, or function. a tree mutilated by inept pruning batter implies a series of blows that bruise deeply, deform, or mutilate. an old ship battered by fierce storms mangle implies a tearing or crushing that leaves deep wounds. a soldier's leg mangled by shrapnel",
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"cripple",
"disable",
"incapacitate",
"lame",
"mutilate"
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"transitive verb",
"verb"
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},
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"arch",
"big",
"capital",
"cardinal",
"central",
"chief",
"dominant",
"first",
"foremost",
"grand",
"great",
"greatest",
"highest",
"key",
"leading",
"master",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"overbearing",
"overmastering",
"overriding",
"paramount",
"predominant",
"preeminent",
"premier",
"primal",
"primary",
"principal",
"prior",
"sovereign",
"sovran",
"supreme"
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": of or relating to a broad expanse (as of sea)":[],
": physical strength : force":[
"\u2014 used in the phrase with might and main The next instant we were away down the river, clawing with might and main to keep out of the woods. \u2014 Mark Twain"
],
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"they are in the main well-trained"
],
"river 325 miles (523 kilometers) long in south central Germany rising in northern Bavaria in the Fichtelgebirge and flowing west into the Rhine River":[]
},
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"Noun",
"My radio runs either off batteries or off the mains .",
"Turn off the water at the mains .",
"Adjective",
"Speed is the main advantage of this approach.",
"The company's main office is located in New York.",
"driving down the main road",
"This dish can be served as a main course or appetizer.",
"And now for the main event of the evening!",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Games will be played at six gyms in Shelbyville \u2014 Collins High School main , Collins High School auxiliary, Marnel Moorman School, West Middle School, Shelby Christian Church and First Baptist Church. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 16 June 2022",
"The broken main was reported just after 3:45 p.m. in an industrial area near Sherman and Lovelock streets, west of Morena Boulevard and north of Friars Road, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"The transmission main , which moves thousands of gallons of water, is one of the largest that travels through the city, according to Deputy Chief Kamau Bright. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The second main was a game dish of roasted Racan pigeon with millet and fermented cabosse fruit painted with a lick of meat sauce and served with pur\u00e9ed broccoli and coriander curry. \u2014 Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"There are 5 layers of robust flavors in this delicious vegan main \u2014 mushrooms, celery, parsnips, butternut squash, and plenty of potatoes. \u2014 Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping , 28 Apr. 2022",
"According to the city of Long Beach, the spill of 2 million to 4 million gallons of waste was caused by the failure of a 48-inch sewer main in Carson on Thursday. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
"The second phase, to take place in 2022, will install a new 42-inch diameter main at Frankfort and Reservoir avenues. \u2014 Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal , 4 Jan. 2022",
"The Luhansk Information Center said one of the blasts was in a natural gas main . \u2014 Dasha Litvinova, chicagotribune.com , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"There are a few main differences, according to a summary obtained by STAT. \u2014 Rachel Cohrs, STAT , 3 July 2022",
"The park\u2019s northeast entrance also remains closed after parts of the main route there crumbled in the storm, cutting off the nearby tourist towns of Silver Gate and Cooke City. \u2014 Jim Robbins, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"The main threats are damaging wind gusts in some storms. \u2014 A. Camden Walker, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
"The main story of the earbuds is that these are the first wireless headphones of any kind to offer true lossless audio. \u2014 Benny Har-even, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"States like Vermont and Illinois only permit the purchase of sparklers and novelty-type fireworks, outlawing all the main types of fireworks. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
"Byron Bowers, Todd Glass, Gillian Jacobs, John Malkovich and Edi Patterson roundout the main cast, while David Duchovny, Jennifer Coolidge, Natasha Lynonne, Mark Proksch and Tim Robinson guest starred during Season 1. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 1 July 2022",
"According to Morel, one of his main goals in the future will be to keep up with soaring demand. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 1 July 2022",
"The river is the main transportation route and acts as a conveyor belt for logs going from forest to market. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English, from Old English m\u01e3gen- , from m\u01e3gen strength":"Adjective",
"in sense 1, from Middle English, from Old English m\u01e3gen ; akin to Old High German magan strength, Old English magan to be able; in other senses, from main entry 2 or by shortening \u2014 more at may entry 1":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8m\u012bn",
"\u02c8m\u0101n"
],
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"beef",
"brawn",
"muscle",
"thew"
],
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"The main stem of the Skeena, the Sustut, the Bulkley. \u2014 Monte Burke, Forbes , 24 May 2021",
"Just west of Toquerville on State Road 17, the 115-acre lake would be impounded behind a 100-foot high dam located off Ash Creek\u2019s main stem . \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Apr. 2021",
"The goal for the Westador Stormwater Detention Basin is to construct a stormwater detention basin on the main stem of Cypress Creek. \u2014 David Taylor, Houston Chronicle , 26 Sep. 2020"
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"From Ryan Kartje: Until his cousin, Bernard Afutiti, visited from the mainland nearly five years ago, the notion of playing college football had never occurred to Tyrone Taleni. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
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"Fire Island Pines is depicted as classist, racist, and superficial\u2014with everyone lugging their own psychic baggage from the mainland . \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 3 June 2022",
"At least one of North Korea's tests this year was believed to be of an intercontinental ballistic missile that could hit the US mainland . \u2014 Samantha Beech, CNN , 26 May 2022",
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"Ida blew ashore in Louisiana on Sunday tied as the fifth-strongest storm to ever hit the U.S. mainland , then moved north with rain that overwhelmed urban drainage systems. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Sep. 2021"
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"Autopilot is used mainly for highway driving, which is generally twice as safe as driving on city streets, according to the Department of Transportation. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"The reverse is also true, of course, but mainly for Justice Elena Kagan, who voted to leave the Fifth Circuit\u2019s order intact without explanation. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 1 June 2022",
"Our pros think the Lettuce Grow is a smart pick for anyone trying to eat more salads or who wants an indoor garden mainly for lettuce. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
"In the past, AI was used mainly for data analysis and design work. \u2014 James Schiefer, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"For a long time, Bradford's art was shot mainly for himself, and not seen by others, until Jack Gruber, a USA Today photographer and founder of the Boyd\u2019s Station Project in Harrison County, discovered Bradford\u2019s work. \u2014 Pat Mcdonogh, The Courier-Journal , 12 May 2022",
"Special grand juries have been used sparingly in Georgia, mainly for complex public corruption cases. \u2014 Tamar Hallerman, ajc , 2 May 2022"
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"The vessel is also equipped with a boom-less rig and sizable mainsail that pulls in even more power from the wind. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"On a two-sail boat like this one (called a sloop), the emphasis is on the mainsail (B), the sail nearer the stern (H), which is the rearmost or aft part of the boat. \u2014 Caleb Paine, Popular Mechanics , 30 Mar. 2021",
"On a two-sail boat like this one (called a sloop), the emphasis is on the mainsail (B), the sail nearer the stern (H), which is the rearmost or aft part of the boat. \u2014 Caleb Paine, Popular Mechanics , 30 Mar. 2021",
"On a two-sail boat like this one (called a sloop), the emphasis is on the mainsail (B), the sail nearer the stern (H), which is the rearmost or aft part of the boat. \u2014 Caleb Paine, Popular Mechanics , 30 Mar. 2021",
"On a two-sail boat like this one (called a sloop), the emphasis is on the mainsail (B), the sail nearer the stern (H), which is the rearmost or aft part of the boat. \u2014 Caleb Paine, Popular Mechanics , 30 Mar. 2021",
"At the tip of Shelter Island, several hundred dignitaries and well-wishers applauded when Sharon, dressed in pink and looking very dainty, hauled down the mainsail of her craft, furled it and docked with an ease no mail sailor could fault. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 July 2019",
"After 1,500 nautical miles, the expedition was scuppered when storms irreparably damaged the mainsail of his support boat. \u2014 Sarah Lazarus, CNN , 11 Dec. 2019"
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"Aboard Stars & Stripes yesterday were five crewmen \u2014 Conner, tactician Tom Whidden, mainsheet trimmer Jon Wright, bowman Scott Vogel and grinder Kyle Smith -- who were aboard Liberty on its historic loss in 1983. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Feb. 2022"
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"Inside, there are two mainplates, each of which holds a movement consisting of a mainspring , a cylinder, a comb and regulator. \u2014 Roberta Naas, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
"The energy created by these thermal variations is connected to a mechanism that uses it to wind the mainspring . \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 13 Apr. 2022",
"His musical collaboration with Parks is the personal, passionate mainspring of that transformation. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Cartier has created a platinum automatic skeleton watch in which the rotor houses the entire movement\u2014 mainspring , escapement, and all. \u2014 Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Her film\u2019s ironies start with the title, because many of the movie\u2019s viewers, like many of its interview subjects from the world of music, would rather not listen to Kenny G\u2019s music at all\u2014and their aversion is the mainspring of the film. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 4 Dec. 2021",
"Between picturesque villages with draconian speed limits, the iX unwinds like a fine mainspring . \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The Rolex Oyster Perpetual contained a kinetic semi-circular plate that utilized movement from the wearer\u2019s arm to tension the mainspring , making manual winding unnecessary. \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
"The dial side also offers a peek at the open-worked barrel at 10 o\u2019clock and the coiled mainspring , providing 72 hours of power reserve. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 10 Apr. 2021"
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"Since her first appearance with Woods at the 2017 President's Cup, Herman has been a mainstay on the golf course when Woods is competing. \u2014 Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
"Vancouver is typically a mainstay on the EIU\u2019s list, holding strong at number one for nearly a decade between 2002 and 2010. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"In business since 1986, Between The Sheets is a mainstay on Robertson. \u2014 Amanda Lauren, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Revlon, whose brands include Almay, Cutex, Mitchum and Elizabeth Arden, had been a mainstay on store shelves for decades. \u2014 CBS News , 16 June 2022",
"With household names like Almay to Elizabeth Arden, Revlon has been a mainstay on store shelves for decades. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 16 June 2022",
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"The question: Will an NFL team value the opportunity to get a player who could be a mainstay on the roster for the next 15 years over, say, a linebacker who may be on the field more but last only 3-4 years with the team",
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"Despite Africans cuisines being ignored for long by the fine-dining mainstream , Binta\u2019s award is now proof that cuisines from the continent can make it to the world stage. \u2014 Faustine Ngila, Quartz , 26 June 2022",
"But even during the height of the Hewitts\u2019 collecting years, from the 1960s to the \u201980s, before many Black artists were accepted by the mainstream , an Ernest Crichlow painting was no offhand purchase. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"Levy, a creator whose own experiences were reflected through Schitt\u2019s Creek, has been thrilled to see his friends tell stories that have rarely been seen in the mainstream until now. \u2014 Sean Abrams, Men's Health , 7 June 2022",
"While the Natural State has several country talents making waves in the mainstream \u2014 Ashley McBryde, Matt Stell and Justin Moore, just to name a few \u2014 the ACMAs recognize independent musicians who are not affiliated with major labels. \u2014 Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online , 5 June 2022",
"Batiste is not a reprobate minstrel like late-night regular Lil Nas X; yet the weakness of both is held in equivalent esteem by the cultural mainstream . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 6 Apr. 2022",
"As Juneteenth has made its way into the mainstream , some activists and leaders point to the systemic inequities that Black Americans continue to face, such as the racial wealth gap, disproportionate incarceration and longstanding health disparities. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"This data\u2014and a lot of it\u2014is crucial for developing safe autonomous vehicles and bringing them into the mainstream . \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
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"The Outsiders and Rumble Fish) to mainstream rom-coms, including Cameron Crowe\u2019s Singles (1992) and Anthony Minghella\u2019s Mr. Wonderful (1993), to more avant-garde fare from von Trier, Lanthimos or Norwegian director Bent Hamer (2005\u2019s Factotum). \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
"Those ads drew criticism from crypto skeptics, but they were tied to mainstream companies with hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"There\u2019s been a major impact in terms of what Tesla has done to mainstream the idea of electric vehicles. \u2014 Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"His Garthness is making one of his periodic interruptions of his retirement to play us the hits; the man who introduced stadium rock excess to mainstream country performance is back in the stadium. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
"No one has done more to mainstream the great replacement theory than Tucker Carlson, the perpetually be-sneered Fox News host. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 17 May 2022",
"The barriers to entry aren\u2019t very high, the products are not too complex compared to internal combustion engines, and mainstream automotive companies are investing in building massive scale. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"In the years since Charlottesville, replacement theory has moved from the online fringe to mainstream right-wing politics. \u2014 Chris Megerian, Anchorage Daily News , 17 May 2022",
"In the years since Charlottesville, replacement theory has moved from the online fringe to mainstream right-wing politics. \u2014 Chris Megerian, ajc , 17 May 2022"
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"With real incomes falling, the consumer has borrowed on their credit cards to maintain lifestyle. \u2014 Robert Barone, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"Maryland will establish a permanent trust fund to maintain its behavioral health crisis response services, including call centers, mobile crisis teams and crisis stabilization centers. \u2014 Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun , 1 July 2022",
"Under a deal struck this spring, any debts owed by Mad Cow to the city would to be forgiven when the nonprofit vacated the premises May 31 \u2014 and left behind equipment to maintain the space as an operating theater. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
"Other people think that this is a valid policy to maintain the separation between church and state. \u2014 Adam Liptak, New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"David Rosser had proposed a comprehensive river cleanup plan at Slater Mill on Dec. 6, 1971, and met with all levels of government to discuss not only river cleanup, but a way to maintain the waterway. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
"To maintain government neutrality regarding religion, a policy had to have a secular purpose, neither advance nor inhibit religion and avoid excessive entanglement between church and state. \u2014 Barbara Perry, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"Trapped, Ryder does that dancing-hummingbird thing with her eyes, trying hard to maintain her secret identity while also getting exasperated. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 29 June 2022"
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"They have always maintained high standards of professional conduct.",
"He has found it difficult to maintain a healthy weight.",
"The company has done a poor job of maintaining its computer network.",
"It was obvious that the house had been poorly maintained .",
"She was finding it hard to maintain her balance.",
"She still maintains a close relationship with her college roommate.",
"It's difficult to maintain a correspondence when we're both so busy.",
"The pilot was struggling to maintain control of the aircraft.",
"The police say that they will do whatever is necessary to maintain law and order.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Refrigerated sea water cools the fish to maintain quality. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 3 July 2022",
"With real incomes falling, the consumer has borrowed on their credit cards to maintain lifestyle. \u2014 Robert Barone, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"Maryland will establish a permanent trust fund to maintain its behavioral health crisis response services, including call centers, mobile crisis teams and crisis stabilization centers. \u2014 Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun , 1 July 2022",
"Under a deal struck this spring, any debts owed by Mad Cow to the city would to be forgiven when the nonprofit vacated the premises May 31 \u2014 and left behind equipment to maintain the space as an operating theater. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
"Other people think that this is a valid policy to maintain the separation between church and state. \u2014 Adam Liptak, New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"David Rosser had proposed a comprehensive river cleanup plan at Slater Mill on Dec. 6, 1971, and met with all levels of government to discuss not only river cleanup, but a way to maintain the waterway. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
"To maintain government neutrality regarding religion, a policy had to have a secular purpose, neither advance nor inhibit religion and avoid excessive entanglement between church and state. \u2014 Barbara Perry, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"Trapped, Ryder does that dancing-hummingbird thing with her eyes, trying hard to maintain her secret identity while also getting exasperated. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 29 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English mainteinen , from Anglo-French maintenir, maynteiner , from Medieval Latin manuten\u0113re , from Latin manu ten\u0113re to hold in the hand":""
},
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"m\u0101n-\u02c8t\u0101n",
"m\u0259n-"
],
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"synonyms":[
"conserve",
"keep up",
"preserve",
"save"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021557",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"maintained school":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a publicly supported elementary or secondary school in Great Britain":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202719",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"maintaining power":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a device supplying a driving force for maintaining a watch or clock in operation during winding":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115504",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"maintainor":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one guilty of maintenance":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English meyntenour , from Anglo-French meyntenour, maintenour maintainer":""
},
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"m\u0101n\u2027\u02c8t\u0101n\u0259(r)"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-204127",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"maintenance":{
"antonyms":[],
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": an officious or unlawful intermeddling in a legal suit by assisting either party with means to carry it on":[],
": something that maintains":[
"at least half of them are living parasitically on the other half instead of producing maintenance for themselves",
"\u2014 G. B. Shaw"
],
": the act of maintaining : the state of being maintained : support":[
"The building has suffered from years of poor maintenance ."
],
": the upkeep of property or equipment":[
"the maintenance of the school"
]
},
"examples":[
"Soon he could take an Underwood apart and put it together blindfolded, a trick that won him the account for maintenance of all the typewriters at Columbia-Presbyterian hospital \u2026 \u2014 Ian Frazier , Atlantic , November 1997",
"The building has suffered from years of poor maintenance .",
"the costs of routine car maintenance",
"maintenance of law and order",
"money for the family's maintenance",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These dainty flowers, which bloom in shades of white, pink, and red, require very little maintenance and upkeep (no deadheading or pruning required!). \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 22 June 2022",
"The 57th Operations Group basically manages Nellis\u2019 Aggressor Nation including the 64th AGRS, the 6th Weapons Squadron and other air-ground weapons coordination, maintenance , surface-to-air defense and cyber/information units. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Judges will use the following scoring criteria: 40 points, overall effect of garden design; 30 points, overall quality of plant materials; 10 points, originality; maintenance , 20 points -- with a possible 100-point total. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
"Help with trail maintenance , invasive plant management, structural repairs and gardening. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 13 June 2022",
"The monthly all-inclusive subscription comes with insurance, roadside assistance, vehicle maintenance , and convenient concierge delivery and pick up. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
"The money was left unspent because of a high number of vacancies, and administrators wanted to move the money to areas including maintenance , textbooks and administration. \u2014 Alison Knezevich, Baltimore Sun , 7 June 2022",
"Making changes to take your yard from high- maintenance (and resource-draining) to eco-friendly can save you time and money\u2014and even give you a new level of curb appeal. \u2014 Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens , 1 June 2022",
"That article denied speculation that China Eastern Airlines had cut its plane maintenance budget. \u2014 Chris Buckley, New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from maintenir \u2014 see maintain":""
},
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"\u02c8m\u0101n-t\u0259-n\u0259ns",
"\u02c8m\u0101nt-n\u0259n(t)s, -\u1d4an-\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8m\u0101n-t\u0259-n\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8m\u0101nt-n\u0259n(t)s"
],
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"synonyms":[
"care and feeding",
"conservation",
"conserving",
"keep",
"preservation",
"preserving",
"sustentation",
"upkeep"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024410",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"majestic":{
"antonyms":[
"dowdy",
"graceless",
"inelegant",
"styleless",
"tasteless",
"unfashionable",
"unhandsome",
"unstylish"
],
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": having or exhibiting majesty : stately":[
"majestic mountains"
]
},
"examples":[
"a majestic pillar of society who continues to entertain in grand style",
"a majestic Egyptian pyramid that has enthralled travelers for aeons",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In El Greco\u2019s painting, the city and its gray-blue buildings are suitably majestic . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
"The memorial itself, its 44-foot tall columns tilted slightly inward for architectural effect, was majestic in its isolation by the river. \u2014 Michael E. Ruane, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"The performance artist Leigh Bowery was majestic in a tinseled mask, a corset and a merkin. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
"Two teams of scientists are diving in to uncover the secrets of these powerful and majestic creatures. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 16 June 2022",
"For the cover, Beyonc\u00e9 wears a black Ala\u00efa gown with a majestic crown created by British-American designer Harris Reed. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 16 June 2022",
"When a majestic horse unexpectedly comes into their lives, a bond is created allowing the Wilsons to discover the true meaning of hope, faith and family. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 15 June 2022",
"The majestic bird, with its trademark white head, looped above the cabin, as if to lend the scene pomp and circumstance. \u2014 Paul Vercammen, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"The way his majestic purple mohair coat (circa 1960) uses straight and bias grain to take weight off the shoulders and let the back sail like a spinnaker is stunning. \u2014 Laura Jacobs, WSJ , 15 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1606, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"m\u0259-\u02c8je-stik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for majestic grand , magnificent , imposing , stately , majestic , grandiose mean large and impressive. grand adds to greatness of size the implications of handsomeness and dignity. a grand staircase magnificent implies an impressive largeness proportionate to scale without sacrifice of dignity or good taste. magnificent paintings imposing implies great size and dignity but especially stresses impressiveness. an imposing edifice stately may suggest poised dignity, erectness of bearing, handsomeness of proportions, ceremonious deliberation of movement. the stately procession majestic combines the implications of imposing and stately and usually adds a suggestion of solemn grandeur. a majestic waterfall grandiose implies a size or scope exceeding ordinary experience grandiose hydroelectric projects but is most commonly applied derogatorily to inflated pretension or absurd exaggeration. grandiose schemes",
"synonyms":[
"classy",
"courtly",
"elegant",
"fine",
"graceful",
"handsome",
"refined",
"stately",
"tasteful"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203619",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"majesty":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": greatness or splendor of quality or character":[],
": royal bearing or aspect : grandeur":[],
": sovereign power, authority, or dignity":[]
},
"examples":[
"the majesty of the mountains",
"even as a child, the princess possessed a certain majesty that would later serve her well",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her majesty just wrapped up her big Platinum Jubilee weekend, marking 70 years on the throne. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
"The captain later named one of his daughters in honor of her majesty , according to Miller. \u2014 Fox News , 3 June 2022",
"Her majesty is giving Britain a four-day weekend to celebrate her 70 years on the throne, her Platinum Jubilee. \u2014 William Booth And Karla Adam, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"All hail the new monarch of the wishful thinkers, her majesty Kelly Clarkson! \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 4 May 2022",
"Her bowl of Shredded Wheat comes from a box emblazoned with the natural majesty of Niagara falls. \u2014 Susan H. Gordon, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Photos don\u2019t do justice to the epic sweep and majesty of Basin and Range National Monument, an undeveloped, natural space twice as large as the city of Los Angeles. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 9 May 2022",
"Steve Sabol and NFL Films gave us the majesty of football. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Except for editor-in-chief Tony Quiroga who, through the sheer majesty of his aura, imparts his voice directly onto the Internet without the intermediary of a computer. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 22 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English maieste , from Anglo-French majest\u00e9 , from Latin majestat-, majestas ; akin to Latin major greater":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ma-j\u0259-st\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"augustness",
"kingliness",
"royalty",
"stateliness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173052",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"majid":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a crab of the family Majidae : a typical spider crab":[],
": of or relating to the Majidae":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Majidae or Maiidae":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"",
"\u02c8maj-",
"\u02c8m\u0101j\u0259\u0307d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205546",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"majlis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Persian majlis assembly, council, from Arabic":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182430",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"majo":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a Spanish dandy of the lower class \u2014 compare maja":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u00e4(\u02cc)h\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130052",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"major":{
"antonyms":[
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"insubstantial",
"negligible",
"nominal"
],
"definitions":{
": a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a captain and below a lieutenant colonel":[],
": a major musical interval, scale, key, or mode":[],
": a person who has attained majority":[],
": a student specializing in such a field":[
"a history major"
],
": an academic subject chosen as a field of specialization":[],
": any of several high-level tournaments in professional golf, tennis, or bowling":[],
": based on a major scale":[
"major key"
],
": equivalent to the distance between the keynote and another tone (except the fourth and fifth) of a major scale":[
"major third"
],
": greater in dignity, rank, importance, or interest":[
"one of the major poets"
],
": greater in number, quantity, or extent":[
"the major part of his work"
],
": having a major third above the root":[
"major triad"
],
": having half steps between the third and fourth and the seventh and eighth degrees":[
"major scale"
],
": involving grave risk : serious":[
"a major illness"
],
": major league baseball":[
"\u2014 used with the"
],
": notable or conspicuous in effect or scope : considerable":[
"a major improvement"
],
": of full legal age":[
"major children"
],
": of or relating to a subject of academic study chosen as a field of specialization":[
"The student's major field is geology."
],
": one that is superior in rank, importance, size, or performance":[
"economic power of the oil majors"
],
": prominent or significant in size, amount, or degree":[
"earned some major cash"
],
": to pursue an academic major":[
"majored in English"
],
"Sir John 1943\u2013 British prime minister (1990\u201397)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"He's one of the major figures in 19th-century U.S. history.",
"Researchers have announced a major advance in the treatment of cancer.",
"She played a major role in the negotiations.",
"No major changes are expected.",
"The grant covered a major part of the cost.",
"Butter is one of the major ingredients in the recipe.",
"None of his health problems are major .",
"He suffered a major heart attack.",
"Noun",
"He chose history as his major and French as his minor.",
"What was your major in college",
"In college, he was a history major .",
"a club for physics majors",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Switching to renewable energy can have a major impact on large-scale, energy-intensive operations. \u2014 Kees Wesdorp, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"Almost all the other major policy challenges preoccupying policymakers worldwide point them toward the short term: the Ukraine war, commodity shortages and rampant energy and food inflation, supply chain bottlenecks. \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 June 2022",
"The retail giant is facing two major challenges, both of which could mess with the company\u2019s business model over the next 18 months. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
"Foxx says that Biggio\u2019s business has had a major impact on the town economy. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 19 June 2022",
"For many years now, Sharon Hardeman made a point of commemorating the day, 157 years ago, when a Union Army major rode into Galveston to announce that slavery had been abolished two years earlier. \u2014 Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News , 19 June 2022",
"For this mayor who has risen from poverty, fighting the city's inequality is one of her major challenges. \u2014 CBS News , 19 June 2022",
"Do something to express yourself, because even a small action could have a major impact on future you and the people around you. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"His previous low score in a major was 68 on three occasions, most recently the first round of the 2020 PGA Championship at Harding Park. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Zalatoris, who finished second at a major for the second time this year (PGA Championship) and third time in his young career, couldn\u2019t help but marvel. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"The lack of extremely low scores means that the leaderboard at this major is tight. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
"Her victory over Halep, a former Wimbledon and French Open champion and runner-up in Australia, gave her a record for most appearances at a major before reaching the quarterfinals. \u2014 John Pye, ajc , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Miomir Kecmanovic continued to make the most of the absence of fellow Serbian Novak Djokovic, reaching the fourth round at a major for the first time with a 6-4, 6-7 (8), 6-2, 7-5 win over 25th-seeded Lorenzo Sonego. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Jan. 2022",
"The Empire earned a top seed at the major with a 4-1 pool play run that featured big wins over the Toronto Ultra, and even the Rokkr. \u2014 Sean Collins, Dallas News , 30 July 2021",
"Though some players opt for rest with a major on the horizon, both Scheffler and Burns like the idea of staying sharp. \u2014 Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Brown, a marketing major , believes that players are examining NIL opportunities more seriously now as state laws loosen and more money pours in. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
"Claire Miko of Medina, a nursing major , has been named to the Dean\u2019s List for Spring 2022 at Saint Francis University. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Conyers graduated with a scholarship to the State University of New York at Stony Brook to major in respiratory therapy. \u2014 Morgan Sung, NBC News , 16 May 2022",
"The urban studies major currently splits an attic space in what is technically a one-bedroom apartment shared by four undergraduates, one of whom sleeps in the dining room. \u2014 Janie Har, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The urban studies major currently splits an attic space in what is technically a one-bedroom apartment shared by four undergraduates, one of whom sleeps in the dining room. \u2014 Janie Har, Chicago Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Johnson displayed a natural aptitude for science, technology and math that would lead him to major in engineering, first at Rutgers as an undergraduate and later at UCLA as a graduate student in electrical and computer engineering. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"O\u2019Keefe will be going to Illinois to major in business. \u2014 Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Dawson Hubbard, Chandler Hamilton, football, 3.5, wants to major in business marketing. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 14 Aug. 2021",
"The daughter of Harry and Julie Hanna, the senior hopes to major in English at a four-year college and pursue a career in writing. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Marcelle, who will head off to college soon and plans to major in biology and study medicine, says the orchestra has been a wonderful resource that has helped her academically as well as musically. \u2014 Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1913, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English maiour , from Latin major , comparative of magnus great, large \u2014 more at much":"Adjective, Noun, and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0101-j\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"biggish",
"considerable",
"good",
"goodly",
"handsome",
"healthy",
"largish",
"respectable",
"significant",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"substantive",
"tidy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210054",
"type":[
"adjective",
"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"major key":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a musical key or tonality in the major mode":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213851",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"major league":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": big time sense 2":[]
},
"examples":[
"when you've landed a tenure-track position at that university, you're playing in the major leagues",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Schwarz played two seasons at the major league level as a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and California Angels from 1993-94. \u2014 Francisco Rosa, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"Despite ugly numbers in Triple-A Reno, Gilbert appears to be getting the nod based on his past performance at the major league level. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
"But Aaron Judge led off the third with his major league -leading 19th homer, a 405-shot to left field that left his bat at 109.9 mph, for a 3-0 lead. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Judge tagged Ohtani leading off the third, a line drive that easily cleared the wall in left for his major league -leading 19th homer. \u2014 Jake Seiner, Hartford Courant , 2 June 2022",
"The Diamondbacks never trailed after that, despite an Austin Riley solo home run and Matt Olson's major league -leading 21st double of the season. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 30 May 2022",
"Ram\u00edrez has now driven in a major league -leading 51 runs in 44 games. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 30 May 2022",
"Mets batters have been hit by pitches a major league -leading 20 times this season, drawing the ire of Showalter and several players. \u2014 James Wagner, New York Times , 2 May 2022",
"The team\u2019s payroll has steadily declined in recent years, bottoming out in 2021 with a major league -low $48.7 million, according to spotrac. \u2014 Jim Ingraham, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"big league(s)",
"big time",
"big(s)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103422",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"major leaguer":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": big time sense 2":[]
},
"examples":[
"when you've landed a tenure-track position at that university, you're playing in the major leagues",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Schwarz played two seasons at the major league level as a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and California Angels from 1993-94. \u2014 Francisco Rosa, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"Despite ugly numbers in Triple-A Reno, Gilbert appears to be getting the nod based on his past performance at the major league level. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
"But Aaron Judge led off the third with his major league -leading 19th homer, a 405-shot to left field that left his bat at 109.9 mph, for a 3-0 lead. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Judge tagged Ohtani leading off the third, a line drive that easily cleared the wall in left for his major league -leading 19th homer. \u2014 Jake Seiner, Hartford Courant , 2 June 2022",
"The Diamondbacks never trailed after that, despite an Austin Riley solo home run and Matt Olson's major league -leading 21st double of the season. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 30 May 2022",
"Ram\u00edrez has now driven in a major league -leading 51 runs in 44 games. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 30 May 2022",
"Mets batters have been hit by pitches a major league -leading 20 times this season, drawing the ire of Showalter and several players. \u2014 James Wagner, New York Times , 2 May 2022",
"The team\u2019s payroll has steadily declined in recent years, bottoming out in 2021 with a major league -low $48.7 million, according to spotrac. \u2014 Jim Ingraham, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"big league(s)",
"big time",
"big(s)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014614",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"majority":{
"antonyms":[
"minority"
],
"definitions":{
": a number or percentage equaling more than half of a total":[
"a majority of voters",
"a two-thirds majority"
],
": the age at which full civil rights are accorded":[
"The age of majority in the U.S. is 18."
],
": the excess of a majority over the remainder of the total : margin":[
"won by a majority of 10 votes"
],
": the greater quantity or share":[
"the majority of the time"
],
": the group or political party having the greater number of votes (as in a legislature)":[],
": the military office, rank, or commission of a major":[
"majorities and colonelcies were thick as June blackberries",
"\u2014 Dixon Wecter"
],
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"\u2014 W. L. Burrage"
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"A clear majority of the voters support the policy.",
"The Republicans are currently the majority in the Senate.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now officially recognized by a majority of health agencies, Long COVID includes constant, semi-constant or returning symptoms that can influence your health for weeks or months after initial COVID-19 sickness. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 18 June 2022",
"The company\u2019s profitability scored a 9 out of 10 rating as a result of operating margin expansion and strong returns that top a majority of competitors. \u2014 Gurufocus, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Now Mayor Todd Gloria and a majority of the City Council appear poised to approve one of the most common dispositions in American civil jurisprudence: settling the dispute out of court. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"Within Taiwan, a majority of people favor maintaining the status quo, with some wanting to openly declare independence and a small minority wanting to someday unify with China. \u2014 Hannah Frystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"Biden would be denied a majority and Trump could win. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, Chron , 16 June 2022",
"The pair are competing in a runoff after no candidate won a majority of the primary vote last month. \u2014 Bridget Bowman, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
"Biden would be denied a majority and Trump could win. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"The President shouldn\u2019t be picked by the Vice President, but the Founders didn\u2019t want Congress to do so either, except in the express case of no candidate getting a majority of electoral votes. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 16 June 2022"
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"1552, in the meaning defined at sense 5":""
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"m\u0259-\u02c8j\u022fr-\u0259-t\u0113",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the current environment, the real danger is too little majority rule rather than too much of it. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 3 May 2022",
"Under American constitutional democracy, many decisions are made by majority rule , accomplished through elections. \u2014 Morgan Marietta, The Conversation , 4 May 2022",
"Surely that must have at least the same priority as enacting a budget by majority rule . \u2014 Thomas Geoghegan, The New Republic , 13 Jan. 2022",
"The founders created a legislative process that includes checks and balances among the three branches of government to guard against unbridled majority rule and out-of-control interest groups exerting undue pressure on lawmakers. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Jan. 2022",
"The ease with which both parties swing from praise to condemnation of their fellow senators confirms that the Framers got it right in making the Senate a constraint on majority rule . \u2014 James Huffman, WSJ , 26 Dec. 2021",
"But so is the ability to escape the tyrannies of majority rule , something our system has always tried to balance, however imperfectly. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 22 Dec. 2021",
"But it should not be read as a Damascene conversion to the principle of black majority rule . \u2014 Christi Van Der Westhuizen, Quartz , 15 Nov. 2021",
"The Senate should become a democratic body, even if not a representative one, and honor the principle of majority rule . \u2014 Time , 27 Oct. 2021"
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"we're majorly frustrated about the situation back at home",
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"The content was different, but what changed majorly was the way it was promoted, publicized and distributed. \u2014 Sweta Kaushal, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"The company majorly protects your SSN, bank, and credit details, and this goes a long way in maintaining your financial well-being. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"And while many are successful, taking up space at some of the biggest beauty retailers and corporations, they all were still majorly impacted by the pandemic, and the increase in anti-Asian attacks that came with it, arguably more than others. \u2014 Sara Tan, refinery29.com , 16 May 2022",
"For those old enough to remember (and love) flip phones or for the giftee who wants a nostalgic upgrade, Motorola\u2019s original Razr is back \u2014 and majorly upgraded. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022",
"The collections picked up over the weekend but were majorly affected because KGF Chapter 2 continued to rule the box office across Hindi belts. \u2014 Sweta Kaushal, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"That's why tens of thousands of Amazon shoppers swear by this compact one that's majorly discounted right now. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The comparison is more than scales-deep, too, as both Porsche and poisson are majorly muscular and highly adaptable to different ecosystems. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Don't wait too long, though, as this maxi is majorly in-demand right now, having recently risen 331 percent in sales on Amazon's Movers and Shakers chart, which tracks the retailer's top-selling and other popular items in real time. \u2014 Rachel Simon, PEOPLE.com , 2 Apr. 2022"
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"\u2014 Judy Hyman"
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"\u2014 Suzanne Biallot"
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"\u2014 William Murray"
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"\u2014 Glamour"
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"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
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"\u2014 Susan Kenney"
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"\u2014 New Yorker"
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"\u2014 W. H. Pritchard"
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"He works in a factory that makes jet engines.",
"She made the curtains herself.",
"He collected wood to make a fire.",
"She used cheese and a mixture of other ingredients to make a delicious sauce.",
"Someone was making a disturbance.",
"The car's engine has been making a strange noise lately.",
"The rock made a dent in the car's fender.",
"I'm not trying to make trouble.",
"The typist made a mistake.",
"I called the doctor's office to make an appointment.",
"Noun",
"\u201cWhat make of car is that",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Kremlin, which has the money to make payments thanks to oil and gas revenues, swiftly rejected the claims, and has accused the West of driving it into an artificial default. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"Pretty girl like her can always find a way to make a little money. \u2014 Lauren Groff, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"Russia appeared closer to defaulting on its international debt Monday as a grace period to make a payment expired, the latest sign of how isolated Russia has become from global financial markets as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"Technology has allowed businesses to make customer experiences easier, more convenient and more personal. \u2014 Will Moxley, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Analysts expect Disney to lower that guidance as part of its August earnings report, while doubling down on a commitment to make Disney+ profitable by 2024. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
"To make the shelf more secure, drill into the bottom of the shelf directly under a rod; tighten a screw there to lock the rod into place. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"What is more, cruise companies are carrying boatloads of new debt taken out over the past two years to make ends meet. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
"The power to make these decisions really goes to each individual state. \u2014 CBS News , 26 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The tiny structures by AnonyMouse are intricately made, and create a make -believe world designed for mice. \u2014 Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"The new turntable is equipped with the renowned VPI Fatboy tonearm and can also be fitted with up to two additional tonearms of any length or make . \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Promoters might argue that one week does not a long-term asset make , but crypto hasn\u2019t shown its utility for anything other than criminality and fraud in the 13 years since bitcoin began trading. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"Her status as a pretend socialite, sitting on a make -believe $60 million trust fund gave her the platform to convince wealthy people to invest money in her art foundation and social club. \u2014 Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"The line between real and make -believe has always been blurry in the music that Kristi writes as Beabadoobee. \u2014 Michelle Hyun Kim, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
"In this case Disney was either unwilling or unable make edits requested by local censors. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 13 June 2022",
"Three free throws \u2014 two from Crockett; one from Welch \u2014 and Makalusky's near- make at the buzzer later, and the seniors escaped. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
"But the kind of butters that Ploughgate and Animal Farm make are time-intensive and usually produced at a small scale. \u2014 Noah Lederman, Bon App\u00e9tit , 9 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from Old English macian ; akin to Old High German mahh\u014dn to prepare, make, Greek mag\u0113nai to be kneaded, Old Church Slavonic mazati to anoint, smear":"Verb and Noun"
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"\u02c8m\u0101k"
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"The infotainment system benefits from volume and tuning knobs and wireless phone mirroring, but the climate-control temperature dials are saddled with tiny numerals that are difficult to make out . \u2014 Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver , 16 May 2022",
"The moon was bright enough to make out the name of the village on a sign: Chumak. \u2014 Isabel Coles, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
"At one point, Cyrus is seen getting intimate with her love interest but his face is too blurry to make out , mirroring the point of view in her writing. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
"When Jeb is first called to Brenda\u2019s home, her dead body is shown only briefly and from a distance \u2014 never clearly enough to make out any real detail \u2014 and her baby\u2019s is not shown at all. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The result, in this case, was hard to make out ; the black-and-white image reminded me of television static. \u2014 James Somers, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The recovered sound was clearest when using objects like the smartphone stand or trash can, and least clear with the venetian blinds\u2014but still audible to make out every word in some cases. \u2014 Andy Greenberg, Wired , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The dispatcher kept speaking, but Rogers couldn't make out the words. \u2014 Michelle Watson And Travis Caldwell, CNN , 20 May 2022",
"The cloudiness of Venus, redness of Mars and majestic rings of Saturn are easier to make out with more powerful magnification. \u2014 Eric Mack, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022"
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"Cariuma is all about creating comfortable shoes that are not only good looking, but also good for the environment \u2014 and one of those styles is a best-selling skate shoe that just got a major makeover . \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
"Bob Dylan got a stunning new makeover Friday (May 27). \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 27 May 2022",
"The lighthouse rooms are also near the resort\u2019s iconic oceanfront saltwater pool, which got a makeover for this season. \u2014 Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
"The most popular Range Rover in the America just got a makeover . \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 12 May 2022",
"This vegetarian main dish is like if a seven-layer dip got a makeover in the produce aisle. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"The family's sailing yacht, docked right outside the door, also got a fresh makeover . \u2014 Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 May 2022",
"As air travel collapsed in the early days of the pandemic, many passenger planes got a makeover , with airlines stripping out seats and converting empty cabins into cargo holds. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Where to Dine: The on-mountain dining got a major makeover this season. \u2014 Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure , 24 Jan. 2022"
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"She applied her makeup lightly.",
"She's too young to wear makeup .",
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"No Morrissey pompadour or Robert Smith eye makeup required. \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"But a makeup artist recently put me onto Rose Inc's clear Brow Renew gel, which keeps them in place while still looking totally fluffy and natural. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
"Diaz credits hair stylist and makeup artist Jason Rail for helping transform him into La Miranda, who's in drag throughout the movie. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 20 June 2022",
"With the help of makeup artist Zaheer Rudranauth Sukhnandan, some serious transformation takes place, as swirls and rhinestones are capped off by Ashnikko\u2019s signature electric-blue bob. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
"That said, makeup artist Kazu Hiro managed to blindside Esmail with his makeover of Sean Penn into the graying, double-chinned John Mitchell. \u2014 Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"Both royal women, however, went for gorgeous sparkling dangle earrings, and a smokey eye makeup look. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 23 May 2022",
"Charli, Dixie, and Heidi sported a reverse mod-style eye makeup with exaggerated lashes and graphic white eyeliner and channeled \u201860s glam with teased, voluminous bouffant-style hair. \u2014 Seventeen , 19 May 2022",
"In addition to sporting a platinum blonde wig, Rossum endured blisters from the three-pound breastplate glued to her torso and tear duct issues from wearing two sets of contact lenses, in addition to the heavy eye makeup . \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 17 May 2022",
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"Two-way players compete in the NBA G League and can make up to 50 appearances for their team during the regular season, but are not eligible to play in the postseason. \u2014 Ryan Mcfadden, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
"But the Foltz family said none of this will ever make up for the loss of their son. \u2014 CBS News , 23 June 2022",
"The company believes the setup, which consists of a new rear electric motor and another on the front axle, could make up to 884 hp and 663 ft lbs of torque. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
"Nike business in both Russia and Ukraine make up less than one percent of its total revenue, Reuters reported. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"Jamie Kelman, my long-time make up artist, who created the looks of Harry throughout the years, comes from a long line immigrants who escaped persecution. \u2014 Ben Foster, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"For example, standing poses make up the majority of sun salutations in Vinyasa yoga, Chen says. \u2014 SELF , 22 June 2022",
"Now, however, personal computing devices (i.e., cellphones and laptops) are consuming more and more data but make up a smaller and smaller fraction of the total connected device universe. \u2014 Michael Johnston, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Though Hindus make up four-fifths of India\u2019s population, the film presents Kashmir as a cautionary tale\u2014that a large group of Muslims could at any moment turn against Hindus. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022"
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"1919, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0101k-\u0259r-\u02c8br\u0101k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203546",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"makebate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one that excites contention and quarrels":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1529, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"make entry 1 + obsolete bate strife":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0101k-\u02ccb\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093008",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"makeshift":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute":[]
},
"examples":[
"when his belt broke, he was forced to use string as a makeshift",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Israeli military said forces operating in the Dheisheh refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem opened fire after being pelted with rocks and makeshift bombs. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, ajc , 2 June 2022",
"The makeshift system for Ukrainians has its drawbacks, including a lack of government benefits for refugees. \u2014 Michelle Hackman, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"The dispatcher then instructed Cyrus to find things around the house to form a makeshift tourniquet. \u2014 Sara Smart, CNN , 17 Dec. 2021",
"What was gearing up to be the end of a typical weekend for them quickly turned into a rush to the hospital with a makeshift tourniquet made from a beach towel wrapped around Asher\u2019s leg. \u2014 Angie Dimichele, sun-sentinel.com , 28 Sep. 2021",
"On March 3, the city of Salem cleared dozens of homeless people from a makeshift campsite located just a block away, at Marion Park. \u2014 CBS News , 29 Mar. 2022",
"On March 3, the city of Salem cleared dozens of homeless people from a makeshift campsite located just a block away, at Marion Park. \u2014 Andrew Selsky, ajc , 29 Mar. 2022",
"On March 3, the city of Salem cleared dozens of homeless people from a makeshift campsite located just a block away, at Marion Park. \u2014 NBC News , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Those living around Humphries did not fully understand the sports celebrity in their midst when a powerful, tattooed woman pushed a makeshift sled up and down the street as COVID muted training options. \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1766, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0101k-\u02ccshift"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for makeshift resource , resort , expedient , shift , makeshift , stopgap mean something one turns to in the absence of the usual means or source of supply. resource and resort apply to anything one falls back upon. exhausted all of their resources a last resort expedient may apply to any device or contrivance used when the usual one is not at hand or not possible. a flimsy expedient shift implies a tentative or temporary imperfect expedient. desperate shifts to stave off foreclosure makeshift implies an inferior expedient adopted because of urgent need or allowed through indifference. old equipment employed as a makeshift stopgap applies to something used temporarily as an emergency measure. a new law intended only as a stopgap",
"synonyms":[
"expedient",
"stopgap"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224726",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"makeup":{
"antonyms":[
"compose",
"comprise",
"constitute",
"form"
],
"definitions":{
": a cosmetic applied to other parts of the body":[
"leg makeup for a tanned appearance"
],
": compensate":[
"make up for lost time"
],
": constitute , compose":[
"10 chapters make up this volume"
],
": cosmetics (such as lipstick, mascara, and eye shadow) used to color and beautify the face":[],
": design or layout of printed matter":[],
": invent , improvise":[
"make up a story"
],
": materials (such as wigs and cosmetics) used in making up or in special costuming (as for a play)":[],
": physical, mental, and moral constitution":[
"His daring attitude toward risks is a major part of his makeup ."
],
": settle , decide":[
"made up my mind to depart"
],
": something that makes up for a previous postponement, omission, failure, or deficiency":[
"a makeup exam"
],
": the operation of making up especially pages for printing":[],
": the way in which the parts or ingredients of something are put together : composition":[
"the ethnic makeup of the neighborhood"
],
": to act ingratiatingly and flatteringly":[
"made up to his aunt for a new bicycle"
],
": to apply cosmetics":[],
": to apply cosmetics to":[],
": to arrange typeset matter in (columns or pages) for printing":[],
": to become reconciled":[
"quarreled but later made up"
],
": to combine to produce (a sum or whole)":[],
": to compensate for (something, such as a deficiency or omission)":[
"make up the difference in lost pay"
],
": to do or take in order to correct an omission":[
"make up a history exam"
],
": to form by fitting together or assembling":[
"make up a train of cars"
],
": to make advances : court":[],
": to prepare in physical appearance for a role":[],
": to put on costumes or makeup (as for a play)":[],
": to set in order":[
"rooms are made up daily"
],
": to wrap or fasten up":[
"make the books up into a parcel"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"His daring attitude toward risks is a major part of his makeup .",
"She put on some makeup before the party.",
"She applied her makeup lightly.",
"She's too young to wear makeup .",
"put on makeup for a play",
"I didn't recognize him when he was in his theatrical makeup .",
"Verb",
"the book is made up of 20 chapters",
"she keeps making up excuses as to why she hasn't yet finished the project",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"No Morrissey pompadour or Robert Smith eye makeup required. \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"But a makeup artist recently put me onto Rose Inc's clear Brow Renew gel, which keeps them in place while still looking totally fluffy and natural. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
"Diaz credits hair stylist and makeup artist Jason Rail for helping transform him into La Miranda, who's in drag throughout the movie. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 20 June 2022",
"With the help of makeup artist Zaheer Rudranauth Sukhnandan, some serious transformation takes place, as swirls and rhinestones are capped off by Ashnikko\u2019s signature electric-blue bob. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
"That said, makeup artist Kazu Hiro managed to blindside Esmail with his makeover of Sean Penn into the graying, double-chinned John Mitchell. \u2014 Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"Both royal women, however, went for gorgeous sparkling dangle earrings, and a smokey eye makeup look. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 23 May 2022",
"Charli, Dixie, and Heidi sported a reverse mod-style eye makeup with exaggerated lashes and graphic white eyeliner and channeled \u201860s glam with teased, voluminous bouffant-style hair. \u2014 Seventeen , 19 May 2022",
"In addition to sporting a platinum blonde wig, Rossum endured blisters from the three-pound breastplate glued to her torso and tear duct issues from wearing two sets of contact lenses, in addition to the heavy eye makeup . \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 17 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Two-way players compete in the NBA G League and can make up to 50 appearances for their team during the regular season, but are not eligible to play in the postseason. \u2014 Ryan Mcfadden, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
"But the Foltz family said none of this will ever make up for the loss of their son. \u2014 CBS News , 23 June 2022",
"The company believes the setup, which consists of a new rear electric motor and another on the front axle, could make up to 884 hp and 663 ft lbs of torque. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
"Nike business in both Russia and Ukraine make up less than one percent of its total revenue, Reuters reported. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"Jamie Kelman, my long-time make up artist, who created the looks of Harry throughout the years, comes from a long line immigrants who escaped persecution. \u2014 Ben Foster, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"For example, standing poses make up the majority of sun salutations in Vinyasa yoga, Chen says. \u2014 SELF , 22 June 2022",
"Now, however, personal computing devices (i.e., cellphones and laptops) are consuming more and more data but make up a smaller and smaller fraction of the total connected device universe. \u2014 Michael Johnston, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Though Hindus make up four-fifths of India\u2019s population, the film presents Kashmir as a cautionary tale\u2014that a large group of Muslims could at any moment turn against Hindus. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0101k-\u02cc\u0259p"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cosmetics",
"maquillage",
"paint",
"war paint"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033206",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"makeup clerk":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one who prepares insurance claims for investigation and adjustment":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081230",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"makeup man":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a compositor or editorial worker that makes up":[],
": a worker who fills orders or requisitions":[],
": a worker who prepares ingredients for such products as plastic coating solutions, artificial leather, or ice cream":[],
": one who applies makeup to actors":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084612",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"maki":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": lemur":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, probably from Malagasy m\u00e1ky":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mak\u0113",
"\u02c8m\u0101k\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132508",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"makimono":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a horizontal Japanese ornamental pictorial or calligraphic scroll \u2014 compare kakemono":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1880, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Japanese, scroll, from maki roll, scroll + mono thing":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccm\u00e4-ki-\u02c8m\u014d-(\u02cc)n\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200116",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"making":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a process or means of advancement or success":[],
": potentiality":[
"\u2014 often used in plural had the makings of a great artist"
],
": the act or process of forming, causing, doing, or coming into being":[
"spots problems in the making"
]
},
"examples":[
"methods used in the making of wine",
"she has all the makings of an excellent leader, but she needs some experience first",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The announcement on Thursday had been months in the making . \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"This time out, the script is also filled with amusing meta references, many of them thanks to a podcast being made about the making of last season\u2019s podcast. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"Five years in the making , Psyche was selected in 2017 as part of the Discovery Program, aimed at providing flight opportunities for low-cost, high-quality planetary science investigations. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 28 June 2022",
"The decision to cut ties with the slave owner who fathered children with one, and possibly two, enslaved women was years in the making . \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
"No canvas was harmed in the making of this painting. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"This is the story of a group of stars in the making , rap squad Coast Contra. \u2014 Armon Sadler, Billboard , 28 June 2022",
"That is what The Offer, a sprawling 10-episode drama about the making of The Godfather, is all about. \u2014 John Baldoni, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Paramount+'s The Offer, the recent miniseries about the making of The Godfather, starred actor Anthony Ippolito as 1970s Pacino. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 18 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English macung , from macian to make":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0101-ki\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"material",
"raw material",
"stuff",
"substance",
"timber"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070035",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"making iron":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a chisel-shaped tool used by caulkers of ships to finish the seams after the oakum has been driven in":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192914",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"making-up day":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the first day of settlement on which contango agreements are made on the London stock exchange":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from present participle of make up":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174514",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"making-up price":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the price at which stock is carried over on an account from one settlement to another on the London stock exchange":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180158",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mal vu":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": badly regarded : disapproved of":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u00e4l-v\u1d6b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085119",
"type":[
"French phrase"
]
},
"maladroit":{
"antonyms":[
"deft",
"dexterous",
"dextrous",
"handy",
"sure-handed"
],
"definitions":{
": lacking adroitness : inept":[
"The governor has been criticized for his maladroit handling of the budget crisis."
]
},
"examples":[
"The governor has been criticized for his maladroit handling of the budget crisis.",
"some maladroit steering on her part caused the bicycle to go crashing into the bushes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Factor in a politically maladroit Afghan government and endemic corruption, and once the Taliban began to roll up government surrenders in the provinces, their offensive took on a life of its own. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 15 Aug. 2021",
"The series is itself like a socially awkward teen-age nerd\u2014charming but maladroit , heedless, a little exhausting. \u2014 Sarah Larson, The New Yorker , 10 May 2020",
"His own party criticizes what many call his maladroit communication on an anxiety-inducing subject. \u2014 Adam Nossiter, New York Times , 9 Dec. 2019",
"Playwrights Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon concoct for her a suitor who\u2019s just as introverted and socially maladroit , the newly wealthy Arthur de Bourgh. \u2014 Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities , 24 Nov. 2019",
"Equally maladroit was her debate decision to wrap herself in an unpopular policy that ended 20 years ago. \u2014 George Will, National Review , 7 July 2019",
"Equally maladroit was her debate decision to wrap herself in an unpopular policy that ended 20 years ago. \u2014 George Will, Twin Cities , 7 July 2019",
"Hicks bungled his hijacking of the Johnson, however, and proved maladroit at escaping, leaving a clear trail of evidence along his getaway route. \u2014 Rinker Buck, WSJ , 28 June 2019",
"Trump may have been typically maladroit at actually executing on this policy view, but that\u2019s a side issue. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com , 12 June 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1685, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from Middle French, from mal- + adroit":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccma-l\u0259-\u02c8dr\u022fit"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for maladroit awkward , clumsy , maladroit , inept , gauche mean not marked by ease (as of performance, movement, or social conduct). awkward is widely applicable and may suggest unhandiness, inconvenience, lack of muscular control, embarrassment, or lack of tact. periods of awkward silence clumsy implies stiffness and heaviness and so may connote inflexibility, unwieldiness, or lack of ordinary skill. a clumsy mechanic maladroit suggests a tendency to create awkward situations. a maladroit politician inept often implies complete failure or inadequacy. a hopelessly inept defense attorney gauche implies the effects of shyness, inexperience, or ill breeding. felt gauche and unsophisticated at formal parties",
"synonyms":[
"awkward",
"butterfingered",
"cack-handed",
"clumsy",
"graceless",
"ham-fisted",
"ham-handed",
"handless",
"heavy-handed",
"left-handed",
"unhandy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202737",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"maladroitness":{
"antonyms":[
"deft",
"dexterous",
"dextrous",
"handy",
"sure-handed"
],
"definitions":{
": lacking adroitness : inept":[
"The governor has been criticized for his maladroit handling of the budget crisis."
]
},
"examples":[
"The governor has been criticized for his maladroit handling of the budget crisis.",
"some maladroit steering on her part caused the bicycle to go crashing into the bushes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Factor in a politically maladroit Afghan government and endemic corruption, and once the Taliban began to roll up government surrenders in the provinces, their offensive took on a life of its own. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 15 Aug. 2021",
"The series is itself like a socially awkward teen-age nerd\u2014charming but maladroit , heedless, a little exhausting. \u2014 Sarah Larson, The New Yorker , 10 May 2020",
"His own party criticizes what many call his maladroit communication on an anxiety-inducing subject. \u2014 Adam Nossiter, New York Times , 9 Dec. 2019",
"Playwrights Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon concoct for her a suitor who\u2019s just as introverted and socially maladroit , the newly wealthy Arthur de Bourgh. \u2014 Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities , 24 Nov. 2019",
"Equally maladroit was her debate decision to wrap herself in an unpopular policy that ended 20 years ago. \u2014 George Will, National Review , 7 July 2019",
"Equally maladroit was her debate decision to wrap herself in an unpopular policy that ended 20 years ago. \u2014 George Will, Twin Cities , 7 July 2019",
"Hicks bungled his hijacking of the Johnson, however, and proved maladroit at escaping, leaving a clear trail of evidence along his getaway route. \u2014 Rinker Buck, WSJ , 28 June 2019",
"Trump may have been typically maladroit at actually executing on this policy view, but that\u2019s a side issue. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com , 12 June 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1685, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from Middle French, from mal- + adroit":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccma-l\u0259-\u02c8dr\u022fit"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for maladroit awkward , clumsy , maladroit , inept , gauche mean not marked by ease (as of performance, movement, or social conduct). awkward is widely applicable and may suggest unhandiness, inconvenience, lack of muscular control, embarrassment, or lack of tact. periods of awkward silence clumsy implies stiffness and heaviness and so may connote inflexibility, unwieldiness, or lack of ordinary skill. a clumsy mechanic maladroit suggests a tendency to create awkward situations. a maladroit politician inept often implies complete failure or inadequacy. a hopelessly inept defense attorney gauche implies the effects of shyness, inexperience, or ill breeding. felt gauche and unsophisticated at formal parties",
"synonyms":[
"awkward",
"butterfingered",
"cack-handed",
"clumsy",
"graceless",
"ham-fisted",
"ham-handed",
"handless",
"heavy-handed",
"left-handed",
"unhandy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190521",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"malady":{
"antonyms":[
"health",
"wellness"
],
"definitions":{
": a disease or disorder of the animal body":[
"told by his physicians that he had a fatal malady",
"\u2014 Willa Cather"
],
": an unwholesome or disordered condition":[
"poverty, homelessness, and other social maladies"
]
},
"examples":[
"in the olden days people were always suffering from some unknown malady",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For those investigating the mysterious malady , that\u2019s a real problem. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
"Another way to predict which way my patient may be headed is to look at another patient with the same malady , but who is a little further along in their disease course. \u2014 Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN , 12 May 2022",
"Not a poor choice of words but a much better nonmedical malady than what had been hanging over the event for a couple of years due to the pandemic. \u2014 Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"For No\u00e9, medical care is a sign not so much of individual ill health but of a society-wide malady \u2014of clinging to life for the sake of time rather than quality, of living more rather than living well. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Entwined today with Covid is the age-old mental malady called cabin fever. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The former Auburn standout played in only one game during the 2020 season because of a back injury and missed 11 regular-season and three playoff games in the 2021 campaign with the same malady . \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Mental illness is a complex malady , not something to fan-theorize over. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Weerasethakul develops a new choreography for the dance of love, the malady of love. \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English maladie , from Anglo-French, from malade sick, from Latin male habitus in bad condition":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ma-l\u0259-d\u0113",
"\u02c8mal-\u0259d-\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"affection",
"ail",
"ailment",
"bug",
"complaint",
"complication",
"condition",
"disease",
"disorder",
"distemper",
"distemperature",
"fever",
"ill",
"illness",
"infirmity",
"sickness",
"trouble"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103001",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"malapropos":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": in an inappropriate or inopportune way":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1630, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French mal \u00e0 propos":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccma-\u02ccla-pr\u0259-\u02c8p\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162750",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"malarkey":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": insincere or foolish talk : bunkum":[
"He thinks that everything politicians say is a bunch of malarkey ."
]
},
"examples":[
"He thinks everything politicians say is just a bunch of malarkey .",
"the old lady declared that everything politicians say is pure malarkey",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That\u2019s where working with the young progressive wing of the party instead of acting like their policies are a bunch of malarkey (to borrow his catchphrase) would come in handy. \u2014 Lily Herman, Teen Vogue , 4 Mar. 2020",
"If anything, last night reinforced our campaign's anti- malarkey stance. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Feb. 2020",
"With the caveat that such maps are, for the most part, utter malarkey , Google Trends is back at it again for this year's Super Bowl. \u2014 Matt Bonesteel, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Feb. 2020",
"The regulations are particularly less-than-ideal for the companies\u2014 malarkey , some might say\u2014because the city is among their largest markets. \u2014 Aarian Marshall, WIRED , 16 Aug. 2019",
"Boat-man 2 Hitman 2\u2019s also got some release date malarkey going on. \u2014 Hayden Dingman, PCWorld , 9 Nov. 2018",
"The people who spread malarkey also often set up fake accounts or break basic community standards. \u2014 Nicholas Thompson, WIRED , 23 May 2018",
"Two nifty 20th-century words are malarkey (1929) and gobbledygook (1944). \u2014 Stephen Miller, WSJ , 29 May 2018",
"Some malarkey does get thrown into the mix: since his aims are frequently carnal, Lee\u2019s mysticism can seem, even to him, like misdirection, or perhaps mood music. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 8 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1923, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
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]
},
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"He thinks everything politicians say is just a bunch of malarkey .",
"the old lady declared that everything politicians say is pure malarkey",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That\u2019s where working with the young progressive wing of the party instead of acting like their policies are a bunch of malarkey (to borrow his catchphrase) would come in handy. \u2014 Lily Herman, Teen Vogue , 4 Mar. 2020",
"If anything, last night reinforced our campaign's anti- malarkey stance. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Feb. 2020",
"With the caveat that such maps are, for the most part, utter malarkey , Google Trends is back at it again for this year's Super Bowl. \u2014 Matt Bonesteel, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Feb. 2020",
"The regulations are particularly less-than-ideal for the companies\u2014 malarkey , some might say\u2014because the city is among their largest markets. \u2014 Aarian Marshall, WIRED , 16 Aug. 2019",
"Boat-man 2 Hitman 2\u2019s also got some release date malarkey going on. \u2014 Hayden Dingman, PCWorld , 9 Nov. 2018",
"The people who spread malarkey also often set up fake accounts or break basic community standards. \u2014 Nicholas Thompson, WIRED , 23 May 2018",
"Two nifty 20th-century words are malarkey (1929) and gobbledygook (1944). \u2014 Stephen Miller, WSJ , 29 May 2018",
"Some malarkey does get thrown into the mix: since his aims are frequently carnal, Lee\u2019s mysticism can seem, even to him, like misdirection, or perhaps mood music. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 8 May 2017"
],
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"1923, in the meaning defined above":""
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"origin unknown":""
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"blather",
"blatherskite",
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"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
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"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
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"hooey",
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"muck",
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"nonsense",
"nuts",
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"punk",
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"content",
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"pleased",
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]
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"Noun",
"He complained so much that he got a reputation for being a malcontent .",
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"she seems like a very malcontent person, always acting as if the entire world were out to get her",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As usual, Koepka, golf\u2019s all-world malcontent , used the right words to take aim at the wrong target, blaming the media rather than the storm itself. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"But the more uncomfortable insider threat comes from the criminal or malicious insider \u2013 a malcontent within the business who wilfully exploits their system access to catalyse a data breach. \u2014 Chuck Everette, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Two comedy writers on the brink of losing everything \u2014 Las Vegas legend Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and millennial malcontent Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) \u2014reluctantly team up to save themselves. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
"RB Corey Dillon \u2013 he was acquired before the draft in a move Belichick would use to great effect, bringing in an apparent malcontent below market value \u2013 rushed for a franchise-record 1,635 yards. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 2 Oct. 2021",
"Several players, including Greg Newsome II and Schwartz dismissed the anonymous malcontent quote. \u2014 cleveland , 6 Nov. 2021",
"Beckham apparently asked to be traded multiple times before this week\u2019s divorce, and has a history of being a malcontent with two franchises now. \u2014 Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Thus, a malcontent might in their noggin believe that using their car horn was reasonably necessary, even though to any independent third party the usage was egregious and utterly unnecessary in the circumstances. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
"But that also doesn\u2019t mean that a whistleblower should be axiomatically tainted as a malcontent simply due to acting as a whistleblower. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 23 June 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The South West is a healing mecca for artists and malcontent media sorts, new age travelers, purveyors of crystals and surfers seeking budget California on the beaches of the Cornish Atlantic. \u2014 Crispin Hunt, Billboard , 22 May 2019",
"But prominent leaders \u2014 not least, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany \u2014 warned that a jilted European Union would be in no mood to extend Britain a rewarding deal, lest other malcontent members take encouragement to go for the exits. \u2014 Peter S. Goodman, New York Times , 23 June 2016"
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"1581, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"Most extension cords have a male plug on one end and a female plug on the other.",
"Noun",
"She attended a school where there were more males than females.",
"The male of this species assists the female in feeding the young.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Cincinnati jury \u2013 who like Ebens were mostly White, male and blue-collar workers \u2013 cleared Ebens of all charges. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"But is Elvis too old \u2014 not to mention too white and too male \u2014 for resurrection in 2022",
"Based on accounts at the time, most of those who were killed by the mob were male , according to forensic scientist Phoebe Stubblefield, a member of the team that excavated the cemetery and the remains. \u2014 Ken Miller, ajc , 22 June 2022",
"Based on accounts at the time, most of those who were killed by the mob were male , according to forensic scientist Phoebe Stubblefield, a member of the team that excavated the cemetery and the remains. \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
"The 34 categories include album of the year; album of the year, male artist; album of the year, female artist; song of the year; collaboration of the year; top social artist; and video of the year. \u2014 Griselda Flores, Billboard , 21 June 2022",
"Facial recognition systems are often trained on predominately white and male databases, so their findings can become biased when used on other cultures or groups. \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
"At first, the typical podcast audience skewed younger, white and slightly more male . \u2014 Conal Byrne, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Boardroom shift:Corporate boards used to be mostly white and male . \u2014 Damian J. Troise And Alex Veiga, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As further evidence of the #GentleMinions craze, the newest film was almost even in terms of gender, with 51 percent female and 49 percent male . \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 July 2022",
"Of the 53 people who died, 40 were identified as male and 13 as female, according to the Bexar County Public Information Office. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
"In a landmark 2012 analysis, The Times reported that Oscar voters were at that time 94% white and 77% male . \u2014 Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
"Officers arrived on the scene to find an unresponsive male and three additional males suffering from injuries due to the collision. \u2014 Jordan Parker, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 June 2022",
"This week's challenge is played in heats of one male and one female contestant per round, as players lean out of a helicopter to look down and memorize a colored pattern floating in the water below. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
"Police described the suspect as a male in dark clothes and a hooded jacket, CBS Bay Area reports. \u2014 Alex Sundby, CBS News , 22 June 2022",
"Lim, 21, was born male and now identifies as trans feminine. \u2014 Heather Chen, CNN , 19 June 2022",
"In December 2021, the sanctuary reported to federal officials that one male had bled to death and another had died after attacks by others. \u2014 Janet Mcconnaughey, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Adjective"
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French masle, male , adjective & noun, from Latin masculus \u2014 more at masculine":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8m\u0101l",
"\u02c8m\u00e4-l\u0113",
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"noun"
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],
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},
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"Verb",
"a fiery televangelist who was notorious for maledicting liberals and their ilk on a weekly basis"
],
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"1623, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1867, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
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],
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"verb"
]
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"benison",
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"\u2014 Sir Walter Scott"
]
},
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"the two old women began casting aspersions and heaping maledictions upon one another",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Despite this Sisyphean malediction , with each call for new proposals, the community still tries to push its boulder back to the mountaintop. \u2014 Robin George Andrews, Scientific American , 2 June 2021",
"But perhaps the malediction presently heaped upon them will give them pause in the future. \u2014 Winston Groom, WSJ , 4 Dec. 2018",
"Their language seemed perfectly suited for songs and maledictions . \u2014 Linda Kinstler, Longreads , 27 June 2018"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"malison",
"winze"
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"noncrime"
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},
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"the town treasurer has been linked to the kickback scheme and other financial malefactions",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"A pitch-framing specialist with rare agility behind the plate, Wolters must coax pitchers through Coors Field and its occasional malefactions . \u2014 Orange County Register , 1 Apr. 2017"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"error",
"lawbreaking",
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"offence",
"sin",
"transgression",
"trespass",
"violation",
"wrongdoing"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023408",
"type":[
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]
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"\u2014 Iron Age"
]
},
"examples":[
"she regards anyone who would cause the breakup of a family as a malefactor of the worst sort",
"the victim was able to give a clear description of the malefactor to the police",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The attacker can essentially trick the AI into doing the bidding of the malefactor . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"But Calvin pulls a knife on Lombardo, who starts throwing the (6-foot-4) malefactor around, an improbable feat. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 22 July 2021",
"On Halloween night in 1939, all were riding the elevator to the top floor when a malefactor 's evil curse zapped them into the spirit world. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 24 June 2021",
"Where once conspiracy theorists looked to Russia as the enemy, they were suddenly left without a malefactor . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2021",
"The declaration makes no mention of any particular malefactor , and Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau avoided offering any more specificity. \u2014 Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner , 16 Feb. 2021",
"The social-networking giant faces the prospect that malicious actors in the United States and abroad could try to undermine the process in the same way that Russian malefactors seized on the 2016 presidential election to sow social unrest online. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Dec. 2019",
"And yet, these malefactors are not nearly as dangerous as the first film\u2019s Bergens. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 10 Apr. 2020",
"The kids were doing themselves a favor \u2014 young people have more of a future for Senator Sanders and his coterie of socialist dingbat malefactors to ruin. Arising from the tumult, triumphant, was the dotty figure of Joe Biden. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 5 Mar. 2020"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English malefactour , from Latin malefactor , from malefacere to do evil, from male + facere to do \u2014 more at do":""
},
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"\u02c8ma-l\u0259-\u02ccfak-t\u0259r"
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"wrongdoer"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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],
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]
},
"examples":[
"only mindless malevolence would explain this cruel vandalism",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Danger! \u2014 an overwhelming emblem of colonial malevolence . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"After a long night of drinking and a random bedroom romp with one of the restaurant-goers (Kim Dong-Seok), who will soon enough be confronted by her malevolence , Freddie heads to the adoption center. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
"Back then, Coriolanus Snow\u2014the white-haired president of Panem, played with elegant malevolence by the incomparable Donald Sutherland in the four cinematic adaptations of Suzanne Collins\u2019s best-selling trilogy\u2014was only an ambitious teenager. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 1 June 2022",
"For one: how Phil\u2019s malevolence comes from a place of self-loathing and self-protection as a closeted gay man living in Montana in 1925. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Ayosa wants to go and do, but tragedy and other people\u2019s malevolence stalk her. \u2014 Nanjala Nyabola, Vogue , 26 Apr. 2022",
"In some ways, legal experts said, the imagery of civilians shot at close range conveys a more personal malevolence . \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"But Cumberbatch, all tense, taut malevolence , dominates the proceedings. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Hybrids are popular these days: cars that run on electricity and gas, people who run on pig hearts and other animal entrails, journalists who blend fact, fiction and malevolence . \u2014 Dave Shiflett, WSJ , 24 Feb. 2022"
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"There was no acknowledgment of the effects of cycle upon cycle of malevolent defeat, of the injury of seeing one generation rise above the cusp of poverty only to be indignantly crushed, of the impact of repeating tsunamis of violence \u2026 \u2014 Douglas A. Blackmon , Slavery By Another Name , 2008",
"The sky looks heavy enough to sink and crush us when we see another twister bullying across the fields\u2014a squat, malevolent -looking wedge. \u2014 Priit J. Vesilind , National Geographic , April 2004",
"No bigger than most house cats, it is possessed of such formidable armor and malevolent mien that when the makers of the latest Godzilla epic went looking for a prototype, they selected this lizard \u2026 \u2014 Peter Benchley , National Geographic , April 1999",
"The predominant spirit is very un-American; a kind of malevolent , drifting determinism pervades human beings who cannot, or do not want to, cope. \u2014 John Fowles , Atlantic , August 1986",
"the novel grossly oversimplified the conflict as a struggle between relentlessly malevolent villains on one side and faultless saints on the other",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There\u2019s a nice line in finding new ways for a body to bend, so that people turn briefly into ragdolls to be grotesquely flung around by malevolent whatsits. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 18 Dec. 2021",
"Willem Dafoe is Clem, the carnival\u2019s malevolent owner. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 16 Dec. 2021",
"In order to better understand stress, researchers teamed up with an extra scary haunted house that specialized in such frights as locking people in coffins, administering electric shocks and confronting people with malevolent clowns. \u2014 Dan Ariely, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"To clarify, such a malevolent AI doesn\u2019t necessarily have to be sentient. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Rather, it is being blowtorched away by malevolent experts working in concert. \u2014 Peter Wood, National Review , 12 May 2022",
"During his watch, he is terrorized by a malevolent force searching for its next victim. \u2014 Andrew Walsh, EW.com , 5 May 2022",
"Even in countries facing less dire circumstances, farmers are grappling with malevolent arithmetic, as prices rise for animal feed, fertilizers and pesticides. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
"As the creepy events around Harper grow more malevolent , easy explanations are scarce, but the film is littered with symbolism beyond its central casting, giving viewers plenty to gnaw on during repeat viewings. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 14 May 2022"
],
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"1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Latin malevolent-, malevolens , from male badly + volent-, volens , present participle of velle to wish \u2014 more at mal- , will":""
},
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"m\u0259-\u02c8le-v\u0259-l\u0259nt"
],
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"bad",
"bitchy",
"catty",
"cruel",
"despiteful",
"hateful",
"malicious",
"malign",
"malignant",
"mean",
"nasty",
"spiteful",
"vicious",
"virulent"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"malformed":{
"antonyms":[
"undeformed"
],
"definitions":{
": characterized by malformation : badly or imperfectly formed : misshapen":[]
},
"examples":[
"a clay sculpture of an eagle that was so malformed that it looked more like a feathered football",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Alone, is that the action all revolves around a malformed porcelain German doll with an upside-down head. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 30 Dec. 2021",
"The cranium has ruminated for decades in a display case, amid pathological and anatomical anomalies such as malformed fetuses and pickled liver stones. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Feb. 2020",
"One was a jokey baking show in which each participant had made some kind of malformed cake to be mocked by the judges; the other saw Murphy play a manic Christmas elf telling a TV reporter about a polar-bear attack. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 22 Dec. 2019",
"The malformed cells can get stuck in small blood vessels, resulting in severe pain and, over time, organ degradation. \u2014 Erin Allday, SFChronicle.com , 22 Sep. 2019",
"Chronic wasting disease is highly infectious and caused by malformed proteins called prions. \u2014 USA TODAY , 21 July 2019",
"Moustafa suspected an objection to his son's malformed left arm and hand, which need surgery. \u2014 Adam Geller, Fox News , 27 Mar. 2018",
"Aliyana, who lives in Falls Township, often experiences headaches, labored breathing and pain crises \u2014 a severe attack due to malformed cells blocking blood vessels. \u2014 Cassie Owens, Philly.com , 17 May 2018",
"In early 2014, when Travis Hogan's malformed heart was failing, his longtime doctors at Texas Children's Hospital referred him to Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, long recognized as one of the best in the country for complicated heart transplants. \u2014 Mike Hixenbaugh/houston Chronicle, Houston Chronicle , 15 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)mal-\u02c8f\u022f(\u0259)rmd",
"\u02ccmal-\u02c8f\u022frmd"
],
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"synonyms":[
"deformed",
"distorted",
"misshapen",
"monstrous",
"shapeless"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062902",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"malfunctioning":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a failure to operate or function in the normal or correct manner : the action or an instance of malfunctioning":[
"a hardware/equipment malfunction",
"Once thought to be a disease itself dropsy is now known to be a sign of several kinds of body malfunction , especially congestive heart failure and kidney disease.",
"\u2014 C. Clairborne Ray",
"In schizophrenia this filtering system malfunctions or short-circuits. This malfunction causes people to misevaluate what they see, hear, and experience in their environment.",
"\u2014 Richard Crino"
],
": to function imperfectly or badly : fail to operate normally":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"A software problem is causing the system to malfunction .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The devices can malfunction and start themselves without any user input. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 14 June 2022",
"The Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) module could malfunction and cause an electrical short, which could result in an engine compartment fire. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 20 Feb. 2022",
"At least once a day, some kind of equipment would malfunction or fail entirely, leading to downtime in fulfilling orders. \u2014 Stephanie Cain, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
"The brake lights may malfunction by unintentionally flickering due to faulty rear tail lights. \u2014 USA TODAY , 13 May 2022",
"And Dollar Tree recalled about a million hot glue guns that can malfunction while in use. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 9 May 2022",
"The Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) module could malfunction and cause an electrical short, which could result in an engine compartment fire. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 20 Feb. 2022",
"The hot glue gun can malfunction when users plug it in. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) module could malfunction and cause an electrical short, which could result in an engine compartment fire. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 20 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1892, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1941, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccmal-\u02c8f\u0259\u014b(k)-sh\u0259n",
"(\u02c8)mal-\u02c8f\u0259\u014b(k)-sh\u0259n"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230559",
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"malice":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another":[
"an attack motivated by pure malice"
],
": intent to commit an unlawful act or cause harm without legal justification or excuse":[
"ruined her reputation and did it with malice"
]
},
"examples":[
"All of this is about control, of course. While nicknames can just as easily be dispensed with affection as with malice , either way the practice is as stone alpha male as social interaction gets. \u2014 Garry Trudeau , Time , 12 Feb. 2001",
"The killer that Capote himself became\u2014far more efficiently than Perry and Dick\u2014when, in poisonous prose and on talk-shows, he laid waste his friends and skewered his competitors with malice as pure as the air in an oxygen tent. \u2014 Molly Haskell , New York Times Book Review , 12 June 1988",
"It isn't so much courage that I would need, as the patience to endure the grinding malice of bureaucratic harassment. \u2014 Alice Walker , Living by the Word , 1981",
"No doubt his natural floridity of face encouraged whispers, and partisan malice exaggerated them; but during the eighteen-thirties he certainly drank enough to invite the solicitude of his friends and the gibes of his enemies. \u2014 Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. , The Age of Jackson , 1946",
"an attack motivated by pure malice",
"She claimed that her criticisms were without malice .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many people associated with the team, including fans and longtime players, have sometimes inadvertently used the old name, not out of malice , but simply from habit. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
"What writer does not, at some point, endure the opposite\u2014the awful vulnerability of her words in the world, and her inability to defend them from being misread, even mutilated, by those goblin rats of malice , envy, laziness, mere incomprehension",
"Brandon Joseph, of Stone Mountain, is facing a charge of malice murder in the death of a 31-year-old man, DeKalb police spokeswoman Elise Wells said. \u2014 Caroline Silva, ajc , 3 June 2022",
"The judge did not find malice as an aggravating factor Wednesday, saying that would call for some speculation. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Their strained senses of identity, aspirations and personal lives are all richly explored by May \u2014 and in time become targets of the machinations of Isobel, a woman of ingenious malice . \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Lawyers for InfoWars have countered in court documents that Fontaine has failed to show any evidence of malice or any injury because of his photo\u2019s publication. \u2014 Mark Pratt, Hartford Courant , 20 May 2022",
"Lawyers for InfoWars have countered in court documents that Fontaine has failed to show any evidence of malice or any injury because of his photo\u2019s publication. \u2014 Mark Pratt, Sun Sentinel , 19 May 2022",
"To get a second-degree murder conviction, Gould must prove that Grossman acted with implied malice and knew the act of driving more than 70 mph in a residential area was dangerous to human life. \u2014 Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin malitia , from malus bad":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ma-l\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for malice malice , malevolence , ill will , spite , malignity , spleen , grudge mean the desire to see another experience pain, injury, or distress. malice implies a deep-seated often unexplainable desire to see another suffer. felt no malice toward their former enemies malevolence suggests a bitter persistent hatred that is likely to be expressed in malicious conduct. a look of dark malevolence ill will implies a feeling of antipathy of limited duration. ill will provoked by a careless remark spite implies petty feelings of envy and resentment that are often expressed in small harassments. petty insults inspired by spite malignity implies deep passion and relentlessness. a life consumed by motiveless malignity spleen suggests the wrathful release of latent spite or persistent malice. venting his spleen against politicians grudge implies a harbored feeling of resentment or ill will that seeks satisfaction. never one to harbor a grudge",
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"hatefulness",
"malevolence",
"maliciousness",
"malignance",
"malignancy",
"malignity",
"meanness",
"nastiness",
"spite",
"spitefulness",
"spleen",
"venom",
"viciousness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210451",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"malicious":{
"antonyms":[
"benevolent",
"benign",
"benignant",
"loving",
"unmalicious"
],
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": having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice":[
"malicious gossip"
]
},
"examples":[
"\u2026 she is an inspired hater, and thrills to malicious descriptions of long-forgotten, nameless individuals whose bad luck it was to live near her, or to have met her socially. \u2014 Joyce Carol Oates , New York Times Book Review , 5 Nov. 2000",
"A cunning and malicious crook who suckered him without half trying. \u2014 Philip Roth , American Pastoral , 1997",
"Frank sensed her discomfort and took a certain malicious pleasure in it, enacting all the while his perfect innocence. \u2014 John Updike , The Afterlife , 1994",
"a malicious distortion of the truth",
"the neighborhood chatterbox has again been spreading malicious gossip",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Enlarge BPF in the image refers to the Berkeley Packet Filter, which allows people to conceal malicious network traffic on an infected machine. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
"Thankfully, the likelihood of a malicious alien civilization is vanishingly small, a scientist has found. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 7 June 2022",
"Cambridge police documented the incident and originally described it as malicious destruction to a cemetery. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"This filtering prevents elevation of privileges that allow attackers to extend the functionality of a device for malicious purposes. \u2014 Michael Mehlberg, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"That was a malicious rumor born in the fever swamps of the message board 4chan. \u2014 Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone , 25 May 2022",
"Most antivirus programs will also flag the program as a malicious threat. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 24 May 2022",
"So the policy emphasis shouldn\u2019t be on eliminating firearm ownership altogether but working toward limiting malicious criminals\u2019 and dangerously mentally ill individuals\u2019 access to guns. \u2014 WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"In January 2016, a Black woman, Cynthia Fuller, filed a lawsuit against Sloan and Monroe County alleging malicious prosecution for a drug raid she\u2019d been swept up in years earlier at the home of her boyfriend, Unseld Parks. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"see malice":""
},
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"m\u0259-\u02c8li-sh\u0259s"
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"bitchy",
"catty",
"cruel",
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"hateful",
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"malign",
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"spiteful",
"vicious",
"virulent"
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"noun"
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},
"malicious abandonment":{
"antonyms":[],
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": desertion of one spouse by the other without just cause":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041911",
"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": willful, wanton, or reckless damage to or destruction of another's property":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sherman is also facing charges of criminal trespass with a domestic violence designation, malicious mischief and resisting arrest. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 July 2021",
"Sherman originally faced several misdemeanor charges, including driving under the influence, reckless endangerment of roadway workers, second-degree criminal trespass, resisting arrest and third-degree malicious mischief . \u2014 NBC News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Sherman originally faced several misdemeanor charges, including driving under the influence, reckless endangerment of roadway workers, second-degree criminal trespass, resisting arrest and third-degree malicious mischief . \u2014 NBC News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Sherman originally faced several misdemeanor charges, including driving under the influence, reckless endangerment of roadway workers, second-degree criminal trespass, resisting arrest and third-degree malicious mischief . \u2014 NBC News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Sherman originally faced several misdemeanor charges, including driving under the influence, reckless endangerment of roadway workers, second-degree criminal trespass, resisting arrest and third-degree malicious mischief . \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Mar. 2022",
"These crimes \u2014 larceny, residential burglary, fraud, commercial burglaries, malicious mischief and some domestic crimes \u2014 fell 3.8 percent. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Oct. 2021",
"Two Washougal residents \u2014 18-year-old Cooper K. Akers and a 15-year-old boy \u2014 were arrested Tuesday night on multiple counts of commercial burglary, felony theft and malicious mischief , according to a news release. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Dec. 2021",
"In San Diego, malicious mischief crimes \u2014 vandalism, graffiti and the like \u2014 increased by nearly 15 percent from 2019, more than any other crime analyzed by the Union-Tribune. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1769, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025342",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"maliciousness":{
"antonyms":[
"benevolent",
"benign",
"benignant",
"loving",
"unmalicious"
],
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": having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice":[
"malicious gossip"
]
},
"examples":[
"\u2026 she is an inspired hater, and thrills to malicious descriptions of long-forgotten, nameless individuals whose bad luck it was to live near her, or to have met her socially. \u2014 Joyce Carol Oates , New York Times Book Review , 5 Nov. 2000",
"A cunning and malicious crook who suckered him without half trying. \u2014 Philip Roth , American Pastoral , 1997",
"Frank sensed her discomfort and took a certain malicious pleasure in it, enacting all the while his perfect innocence. \u2014 John Updike , The Afterlife , 1994",
"a malicious distortion of the truth",
"the neighborhood chatterbox has again been spreading malicious gossip",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Enlarge BPF in the image refers to the Berkeley Packet Filter, which allows people to conceal malicious network traffic on an infected machine. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
"Thankfully, the likelihood of a malicious alien civilization is vanishingly small, a scientist has found. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 7 June 2022",
"Cambridge police documented the incident and originally described it as malicious destruction to a cemetery. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"This filtering prevents elevation of privileges that allow attackers to extend the functionality of a device for malicious purposes. \u2014 Michael Mehlberg, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"That was a malicious rumor born in the fever swamps of the message board 4chan. \u2014 Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone , 25 May 2022",
"Most antivirus programs will also flag the program as a malicious threat. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 24 May 2022",
"So the policy emphasis shouldn\u2019t be on eliminating firearm ownership altogether but working toward limiting malicious criminals\u2019 and dangerously mentally ill individuals\u2019 access to guns. \u2014 WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"In January 2016, a Black woman, Cynthia Fuller, filed a lawsuit against Sloan and Monroe County alleging malicious prosecution for a drug raid she\u2019d been swept up in years earlier at the home of her boyfriend, Unseld Parks. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see malice":""
},
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"m\u0259-\u02c8li-sh\u0259s"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"bitchy",
"catty",
"cruel",
"despiteful",
"hateful",
"malevolent",
"malign",
"malignant",
"mean",
"nasty",
"spiteful",
"vicious",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033848",
"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun"
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"maliferous":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having an unhealthful effect : unwholesome":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin mal um evil (from malus bad) + English -iferous":""
},
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"m\u0259\u02c8lif(\u0259)r\u0259s"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041909",
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"asperse",
"blacken",
"calumniate",
"defame",
"libel",
"slander",
"smear",
"traduce",
"vilify"
],
"definitions":{
": evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious":[
"the malign effects of illicit drugs"
],
": having or showing intense often vicious ill will : malevolent":[
"gave him a malign look"
],
": malignant , virulent":[
"a malign lesion"
],
": to utter injuriously misleading or false reports about : speak evil of":[
"Her supporters say that she has been unfairly maligned in the press."
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"both parties to the divorce showed a malign desire to make each other's future life utterly miserable",
"Verb",
"Her supporters say she is being unfairly maligned in the press.",
"a candidate who believes that it is possible to win an election without maligning anyone",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"After a 10-minute break, the committee was back at it, with a one-two punch in an attempt to prove Trump's malign intent. \u2014 Norman Eisen, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"Not a symbol or conceit, but a living, malign intelligence that transcends the material plane and reacquaints us with our first language: fear. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"With the worsening relationship with United States and China and propaganda repeatedly blaming malign foreign forces for dissatisfaction in China, Mr. Han said the new policy could be quite effective at snuffing out complaints. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"Multilateral groups like the United Nations Human Rights Council have been co-opted by malign actors. \u2014 Aaron Rhodes, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022",
"One of the countries that has been at the center of Russia\u2019s malign influence has been Venezuela which has spent billions in securing its presence there. \u2014 Ben Evansky, Fox News , 5 May 2022",
"The agreement, however, would neither limit its ballistic missiles or contain its malign regional behavior. \u2014 Aaron David Miller, CNN , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The organizers said that the city is attempting to malign owners such as Mohsin by disclosing his record. \u2014 William Lee, Chicago Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Western nations spent years racing to grab a slice of this oligarchic capital, loosening regulations and tightening protections to attract the kinds of malign wealth Russian oligarchs know well. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In the video, the nurses malign the parents\u2019 hygiene and breast-feeding practices. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
"The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for Central California, accused The Athletic and its former writer Molly Knight of a harassment campaign to malign him. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Herds of invasive wild horses have, in recent decades, been thorns in the sides of environmentalists who malign the animals\u2019 destruction of resources critical to native wildlife. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The result of the flawed process by election novices, the county found, was to falsely malign county employees, call into question the validity of legitimate votes and damage the confidence of the electorate. \u2014 Rosalind S. Helderman, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Palmer said what still hurts is when people malign her sister\u2019s reputation. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Yet malign moral violations tended to elicit negative reactions. \u2014 Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Nov. 2021",
"The Delhi police, however, sniffed an international conspiracy to malign India in this. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Some in the English-speaking minority fear that legislation proposed by the provincial government to strengthen French will violate their rights and that the controversy will be used to unfairly malign the many of them who have learned French. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English maligne , from Anglo-French, from Latin malignus , from male badly + gignere to beget \u2014 more at mal- , kin":"Adjective",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French maligner to act maliciously, from Late Latin malignari , from Latin malignus \u2014 see malign entry 1":"Verb"
},
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for malign Adjective sinister , baleful , malign mean seriously threatening evil or disaster. sinister suggests a general or vague feeling of fear or apprehension on the part of the observer. a sinister aura haunts the place baleful imputes perniciousness or destructiveness to something whether working openly or covertly. exerting a corrupt and baleful influence malign applies to what is inherently evil or harmful. the malign effects of racism Verb malign , traduce , asperse , vilify , calumniate , defame , slander mean to injure by speaking ill of. malign suggests specific and often subtle misrepresentation but may not always imply deliberate lying. the most maligned monarch in British history traduce stresses the resulting ignominy and distress to the victim. so traduced the governor that he was driven from office asperse implies continued attack on a reputation often by indirect or insinuated detraction. both candidates aspersed the other's motives vilify implies attempting to destroy a reputation by open and direct abuse. no criminal was more vilified in the press calumniate imputes malice to the speaker and falsity to the assertions. falsely calumniated as a traitor defame stresses the actual loss of or injury to one's good name. sued them for defaming her reputation slander stresses the suffering of the victim. town gossips slandered their good name",
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"verb"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": malignancy":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is a movement that many progressives view as promising to reinvigorate hearts and minds, but that others warn may deliver different doses of theological malignance . \u2014 Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Where purity culture twists normal desires into malignance ",
"By definition Mishler\u2019s content attracts people seeking refuge, but the exceptional malignance of 2020 has colored both her videos and the attitude of her fan base. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Nov. 2020",
"Consequently, the growth disruption itself has exacerbated the cultural and economic malignance that helped create the underperforming trend in the first place. \u2014 David L. Bahnsen, National Review , 13 Feb. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1604, in the meaning defined above":""
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"despite",
"hatefulness",
"malevolence",
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"spite",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052518",
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"malignancy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": exhibition (as by a tumor) of malignant qualities : virulence":[],
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"m\u0259-\u02c8lig-n\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
"m\u0259-\u02c8lig-n\u0259n-s\u0113"
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"venom",
"viciousness"
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"examples":[
"the malignancy of the tumor",
"The test revealed a malignancy in the patient's chest.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Imaging revealed the tumor had not been removed, nor had a metal clip placed at the site of the biopsy to help identify the location of the malignancy . \u2014 Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun , 28 June 2022",
"The latest evidence of that malignancy comes in a New York Times report about the Jan. 6 insurrection and how GOP congressional leaders responded in the immediate aftermath. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Last year the scientists behind the melanoma study found that antioxidants fuel the growth of another type of malignancy , lung cancer. \u2014 Melinda Wenner Moyer, Scientific American , 7 Oct. 2015",
"Radioactive iodine still helps for high risk thyroid cancer, where the malignancy has already spread throughout the body. \u2014 Angus Chen, STAT , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Then, there is the PTSD, radiation exposure, gravitational shifts and many injuries that increase his likelihood of accelerated bone loss and malignancy -- not to mention his chronic heart disease. \u2014 Madeline Holcombe, CNN , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Cancers start small, often deep in tissues, where the malignancy evades early detection. \u2014 Scientific American , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Rare, difficult to treat and exceedingly aggressive, the malignancy had already penetrated Eihab\u2019s right eye socket. \u2014 Lynda Schuster, Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Not all papilloma growths are cancerous, but Dr. Fisher says about 10 to 15% of them may harbor a malignancy or precancerous cells. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Health.com , 5 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005011"
},
"malignant":{
"antonyms":[
"benevolent",
"benign",
"benignant",
"loving",
"unmalicious"
],
"definitions":{
": evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious":[
"a powerful and malignant influence"
],
": malcontent , disaffected":[],
": passionately and relentlessly malevolent : aggressively malicious":[
"the malignant tongues of gossipers"
]
},
"examples":[
"a highly malignant form of cancer",
"a powerful and malignant influence",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Melissa Ward was told the malignant tumor in her right breast had been successfully treated with chemotherapy and a subsequent double mastectomy in 2018. \u2014 Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun , 28 June 2022",
"Following a CAT scan and more tests, a biopsy of his liver discovered a malignant tumor that had spread to his colon. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
"This time, doctors found a malignant tumor near Brown's pancreas. \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, USA TODAY , 11 Apr. 2022",
"This time, doctors found a malignant tumor near Brown's pancreas. \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, USA TODAY , 11 Apr. 2022",
"This time, doctors found a malignant tumor near Brown's pancreas. \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, USA TODAY , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The tumor was a very rare and highly aggressive malignant tumor of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Brown, who twice was diagnosed with cancer, most recently in 2020 when a malignant tumor was detected near his pancreas, spent recent weeks in hospice care, the Star-Telegram reported. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Apr. 2022",
"This time, doctors found a malignant tumor near Brown's pancreas. \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, USA TODAY , 11 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1542, in the meaning defined at sense 2c":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin malignant-, malignans , present participle of malignari":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0259-\u02c8lig-n\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"bitchy",
"catty",
"cruel",
"despiteful",
"hateful",
"malevolent",
"malicious",
"malign",
"mean",
"nasty",
"spiteful",
"vicious",
"virulent"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212910",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"maligned":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": spoken about in an injurious way : harshly or unfairly criticized":[
"Roma, the largest ethnic minority in Eastern Europe, are perhaps the region's most misunderstood, most persecuted, and maligned minority.",
"\u2014 Carol Silverman",
"\u2026 an aerospace giant that built space shuttles and the much maligned , hugely expensive B-1 long-range bomber.",
"\u2014 Time"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1613, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0259-\u02c8l\u012bnd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105555",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"maligner":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one that maligns":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0259\u02c8l\u012bn\u0259(r)"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175533",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"maligning":{
"antonyms":[
"asperse",
"blacken",
"calumniate",
"defame",
"libel",
"slander",
"smear",
"traduce",
"vilify"
],
"definitions":{
": evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious":[
"the malign effects of illicit drugs"
],
": having or showing intense often vicious ill will : malevolent":[
"gave him a malign look"
],
": malignant , virulent":[
"a malign lesion"
],
": to utter injuriously misleading or false reports about : speak evil of":[
"Her supporters say that she has been unfairly maligned in the press."
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"both parties to the divorce showed a malign desire to make each other's future life utterly miserable",
"Verb",
"Her supporters say she is being unfairly maligned in the press.",
"a candidate who believes that it is possible to win an election without maligning anyone",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"After a 10-minute break, the committee was back at it, with a one-two punch in an attempt to prove Trump's malign intent. \u2014 Norman Eisen, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"Not a symbol or conceit, but a living, malign intelligence that transcends the material plane and reacquaints us with our first language: fear. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"With the worsening relationship with United States and China and propaganda repeatedly blaming malign foreign forces for dissatisfaction in China, Mr. Han said the new policy could be quite effective at snuffing out complaints. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"Multilateral groups like the United Nations Human Rights Council have been co-opted by malign actors. \u2014 Aaron Rhodes, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022",
"One of the countries that has been at the center of Russia\u2019s malign influence has been Venezuela which has spent billions in securing its presence there. \u2014 Ben Evansky, Fox News , 5 May 2022",
"The agreement, however, would neither limit its ballistic missiles or contain its malign regional behavior. \u2014 Aaron David Miller, CNN , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The organizers said that the city is attempting to malign owners such as Mohsin by disclosing his record. \u2014 William Lee, Chicago Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Western nations spent years racing to grab a slice of this oligarchic capital, loosening regulations and tightening protections to attract the kinds of malign wealth Russian oligarchs know well. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In the video, the nurses malign the parents\u2019 hygiene and breast-feeding practices. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
"The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for Central California, accused The Athletic and its former writer Molly Knight of a harassment campaign to malign him. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Herds of invasive wild horses have, in recent decades, been thorns in the sides of environmentalists who malign the animals\u2019 destruction of resources critical to native wildlife. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The result of the flawed process by election novices, the county found, was to falsely malign county employees, call into question the validity of legitimate votes and damage the confidence of the electorate. \u2014 Rosalind S. Helderman, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Palmer said what still hurts is when people malign her sister\u2019s reputation. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Yet malign moral violations tended to elicit negative reactions. \u2014 Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Nov. 2021",
"The Delhi police, however, sniffed an international conspiracy to malign India in this. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Some in the English-speaking minority fear that legislation proposed by the provincial government to strengthen French will violate their rights and that the controversy will be used to unfairly malign the many of them who have learned French. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English maligne , from Anglo-French, from Latin malignus , from male badly + gignere to beget \u2014 more at mal- , kin":"Adjective",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French maligner to act maliciously, from Late Latin malignari , from Latin malignus \u2014 see malign entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0259-\u02c8l\u012bn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for malign Adjective sinister , baleful , malign mean seriously threatening evil or disaster. sinister suggests a general or vague feeling of fear or apprehension on the part of the observer. a sinister aura haunts the place baleful imputes perniciousness or destructiveness to something whether working openly or covertly. exerting a corrupt and baleful influence malign applies to what is inherently evil or harmful. the malign effects of racism Verb malign , traduce , asperse , vilify , calumniate , defame , slander mean to injure by speaking ill of. malign suggests specific and often subtle misrepresentation but may not always imply deliberate lying. the most maligned monarch in British history traduce stresses the resulting ignominy and distress to the victim. so traduced the governor that he was driven from office asperse implies continued attack on a reputation often by indirect or insinuated detraction. both candidates aspersed the other's motives vilify implies attempting to destroy a reputation by open and direct abuse. no criminal was more vilified in the press calumniate imputes malice to the speaker and falsity to the assertions. falsely calumniated as a traitor defame stresses the actual loss of or injury to one's good name. sued them for defaming her reputation slander stresses the suffering of the victim. town gossips slandered their good name",
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"bitchy",
"catty",
"cruel",
"despiteful",
"hateful",
"malevolent",
"malicious",
"malignant",
"mean",
"nasty",
"spiteful",
"vicious",
"virulent"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182352",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"verb"
]
},
"malignity":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an instance of malignant or malicious behavior or nature":[],
": malignancy , malevolence":[]
},
"examples":[
"one of the characters in the novel is a dictator of such malignity that he came to be one of the most famous villains in all of literature",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Where Moyn is driven by a photonegative of American exceptionalism\u2014a sense that American power is a singular force of malignity in the world\u2014Arkin is concerned that this perpetual-war machine is at odds with America\u2019s strategic interests. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 6 Sep. 2021",
"Decades of miserable history had to pass before the comedy buried within their malignity was revealed, like a vein of ore uncovered by a natural catastrophe. \u2014 Ian Frazier, The New Yorker , 19 Aug. 2019",
"Sections on stock characters of anti-Jewish propaganda and political satire from across the centuries, such as Judas and the figure of the Jewish moneylender, expose the malignity and menace of the myth. \u2014 Sara Lipton, The New York Review of Books , 17 June 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0259-\u02c8lig-n\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for malignity malice , malevolence , ill will , spite , malignity , spleen , grudge mean the desire to see another experience pain, injury, or distress. malice implies a deep-seated often unexplainable desire to see another suffer. felt no malice toward their former enemies malevolence suggests a bitter persistent hatred that is likely to be expressed in malicious conduct. a look of dark malevolence ill will implies a feeling of antipathy of limited duration. ill will provoked by a careless remark spite implies petty feelings of envy and resentment that are often expressed in small harassments. petty insults inspired by spite malignity implies deep passion and relentlessness. a life consumed by motiveless malignity spleen suggests the wrathful release of latent spite or persistent malice. venting his spleen against politicians grudge implies a harbored feeling of resentment or ill will that seeks satisfaction. never one to harbor a grudge",
"synonyms":[
"cattiness",
"despite",
"hatefulness",
"malevolence",
"malice",
"maliciousness",
"malignance",
"malignancy",
"meanness",
"nastiness",
"spite",
"spitefulness",
"spleen",
"venom",
"viciousness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103635",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"malihini":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a newcomer or stranger among the people of Hawaii":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1914, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hawaiian":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccm\u00e4-li-\u02c8h\u0113-n\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055048",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"malik":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a chief or leader (as in a village) in parts of the subcontinent of India : headman":[],
": zamindar":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi m\u0101lik , from Arabic":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u00e4lik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082635",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"malikana":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a fee paid to a malik by way of rent or duty on land":[],
": a pension or allowance granted by the government to a malik":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi m\u0101lik\u0101na , literally, proprietary, from Persian, from Arabic m\u0101lik":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccm\u00e4l\u0259\u0307\u02c8k\u00e4n\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132404",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"malison":{
"antonyms":[
"benediction",
"benison",
"blessing"
],
"definitions":{
": curse , malediction":[]
},
"examples":[
"muttered terrible malisons against her child's murderers"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French malei\u00e7un , from Late Latin malediction-, maledictio":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ma-l\u0259-s\u0259n",
"-z\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"anathema",
"ban",
"curse",
"execration",
"imprecation",
"malediction",
"winze"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220451",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"malleable":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": capable of being altered or controlled by outside forces or influences":[],
": capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers":[],
": having a capacity for adaptive change":[]
},
"examples":[
"The brothers Warner presented a flexible, malleable world that defied Newton, a world of such plasticity that anything imaginable was possible. \u2014 Billy Collins , Wall Street Journal , 28\u201329 June 2008",
"At each landing the villagers had carved the wonderfully malleable silt into staircases, terraces, crenellations, and ziggurats. \u2014 Kenneth Brower , National Geographic Traveler , March 2000",
"The boy seemed to me possessed by a blind, invalid arrogance, and every human being, as his eye flicked over or flinched against them, became, immediately, as malleable as his mother and his father. \u2014 James Baldwin , The Evidence of Things Not Seen , 1985",
"the cult leader took advantage of the malleable , compliant personalities of his followers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Expectations in fashion, specifically, have become quite malleable in Japan. \u2014 Lex Byrd, USA TODAY , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Yet production and consumption have not been dented, and legal experts feel the sentencing guidelines have become overly malleable . \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 27 Dec. 2021",
"While this year\u2019s festival will feature its share of world and U.S. bows, CEO and co-founder Gregg Schwenk notes that premieres by themselves have become malleable , with special advance screenings and virtual events blurring the lines. \u2014 Paul Plunkett, Variety , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Lichen is a perceptive, malleable and mutable organism. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
"The study is the latest evidence that the mind is malleable . \u2014 Jonathan Wosen, STAT , 4 May 2022",
"What Lies Ahead Zachery would be down for a company that had a relatable message, would compensate her well, and could be malleable . \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 28 Apr. 2022",
"And being malleable doesn't cost the company anything. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
"And then there was Cobain\u2019s voice: as thin and malleable as a sheet of, uh, lithium. \u2014 Brad Shoup, Billboard , 24 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English malliable , from Medieval Latin malleabilis , from malleare to hammer, from Latin malleus hammer \u2014 more at maul":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ma-l\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8ma-l\u0113-\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8mal-y\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for malleable plastic , pliable , pliant , ductile , malleable , adaptable mean susceptible of being modified in form or nature. plastic applies to substances soft enough to be molded yet capable of hardening into the desired fixed form. plastic materials allow the sculptor greater freedom pliable suggests something easily bent, folded, twisted, or manipulated. pliable rubber tubing pliant may stress flexibility and sometimes connote springiness. an athletic shoe with a pliant sole ductile applies to what can be drawn out or extended with ease. ductile metals such as copper malleable applies to what may be pressed or beaten into shape. the malleable properties of gold adaptable implies the capability of being easily modified to suit other conditions, needs, or uses. computer hardware that is adaptable",
"synonyms":[
"moldable",
"plastic",
"shapable",
"shapeable",
"waxy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183934",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"malodor":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an offensive odor":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some people who rapidly transitioned from aluminum-containing antiperspirant to natural deodorant have noted unpleasant results on social media, including malodor , significant sweating and irritation of the underarm area. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Aversive smells, too, can be linked to particular receptors, and malodor has lately been a major subject of inquiry for Firmenich. \u2014 Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Next time malodor strikes, thank your nose and brain for working together to gross you out. \u2014 Popular Science , 18 Sep. 2020",
"Most odors are actually combinations of odors, and elements that smell good in one scent can be perceived as a revolting malodor in the right context. \u2014 Popular Science , 18 Sep. 2020",
"There are also several tricks for mitigating the malodor from the beginning of the cooking. \u2014 Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com , 7 Mar. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1825, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccmal-\u02c8\u014d-d\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222131",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"malodorous":{
"antonyms":[
"ambrosial",
"aromatic",
"fragrant",
"perfumed",
"redolent",
"savory",
"savoury",
"scented",
"sweet"
],
"definitions":{
": having a bad odor":[
"a malodorous mixture of chemicals"
],
": highly improper":[
"malodorous practices and chicanery in high financial places",
"\u2014 New Republic"
]
},
"examples":[
"the cellar will need to be cleared of several malodorous , maggot-infested piles of garbage",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Two subways always coexist in our imagination: the actual subway\u2014filthy, malodorous , rodent-ridden, and all the rest, but always running\u2014and the subway as it is thematized and made iconic, by movies and television and the tabloids. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 19 Apr. 2022",
"So too their summers: sweaty, fleeting weeks of melting Popsicles, malodorous with bug repellent, the calendar countdown to hurricane season. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Research shows that people living near malodorous sites can suffer physiological symptoms including headaches, burning eyes and nausea as well as mental health challenges like depression and anxiety. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Simply put your face mask on and open a window in your kitchen while measuring it and portioning and baking the dough to prevent any malodorous smell from lingering. \u2014 Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Several days into her quarantine period, Ms. Moore took a whiff of Dumbo\u2019s typically malodorous food. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2021",
"Yet another put forward a strategy to combat the wine\u2019s malodorous nature. \u2014 Lettie Teague, WSJ , 5 May 2021",
"Dusty air fresheners gave the stagnant room the scent of malodorous imitation flowers. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 29 Apr. 2021",
"Per the Times, researchers aren\u2019t totally sure about the active ingredient of the bees\u2019 malodorous home decor in terms of wasp repellent. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Dec. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccmal-\u02c8\u014d-d\u0259-r\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for malodorous malodorous , stinking , fetid , noisome , putrid , rank , fusty , musty mean bad-smelling. malodorous may range from the unpleasant to the strongly offensive. malodorous fertilizers stinking and fetid suggest the foul or disgusting. prisoners were held in stinking cells the fetid odor of skunk cabbage noisome adds a suggestion of being harmful or unwholesome as well as offensive. a stagnant, noisome sewer putrid implies particularly the sickening odor of decaying organic matter. the putrid smell of rotting fish rank suggests a strong unpleasant smell. rank cigar smoke fusty and musty suggest lack of fresh air and sunlight, fusty also implying prolonged uncleanliness, musty stressing the effects of dampness, mildew, or age. a fusty attic the musty odor of a damp cellar",
"synonyms":[
"fetid",
"foul",
"frowsty",
"frowsy",
"frowzy",
"funky",
"fusty",
"musty",
"noisome",
"rank",
"reeking",
"reeky",
"ripe",
"smelly",
"stenchy",
"stinking",
"stinky",
"strong"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023844",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"maltreat":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to treat cruelly or roughly : abuse":[]
},
"examples":[
"emotionally maltreated and neglected for years by her husband, she had long ago resigned herself to a loveless marriage",
"if you maltreat the puppy, we will take it away immediately",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Coincidentally, a landmark incident that led to the death of a Nigerian happened in 2009 in Guangzhou, where Nigerians were recently maltreated . \u2014 Abdul-gafar Tobi Oshodi, Quartz Africa , 31 May 2020",
"Youngsters who live in neighborhoods with more bars or liquor stores are more likely to be maltreated . \u2014 Kunmi Sobowale, Scientific American , 1 July 2017",
"Youngsters who live in neighborhoods with more bars or liquor stores are more likely to be maltreated . \u2014 Kunmi Sobowale, Scientific American , 1 July 2017",
"Youngsters who live in neighborhoods with more bars or liquor stores are more likely to be maltreated . \u2014 Kunmi Sobowale, Scientific American , 1 July 2017",
"Youngsters who live in neighborhoods with more bars or liquor stores are more likely to be maltreated . \u2014 Kunmi Sobowale, Scientific American , 1 July 2017",
"Youngsters who live in neighborhoods with more bars or liquor stores are more likely to be maltreated . \u2014 Kunmi Sobowale, Scientific American , 1 July 2017",
"Youngsters who live in neighborhoods with more bars or liquor stores are more likely to be maltreated . \u2014 Kunmi Sobowale, Scientific American , 1 July 2017",
"Youngsters who live in neighborhoods with more bars or liquor stores are more likely to be maltreated . \u2014 Kunmi Sobowale, Scientific American , 1 July 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1708, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"partial translation of French maltraiter , from Middle French, from mal- + traiter to treat, from Old French traitier \u2014 more at treat entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"mal-\u02c8tr\u0113t",
"\u02ccmal-\u02c8tr\u0113t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abuse",
"brutalize",
"bully",
"ill-treat",
"ill-use",
"kick around",
"manhandle",
"mess over",
"mishandle",
"mistreat",
"misuse"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100352",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"malvoisie":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": malmsey":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from Middle French malvesie , from Malvesie Monemvasia":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6malv\u02ccw\u00e4\u00a6z\u0113",
"\u02c8malv\u0259(\u02cc)z\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114739",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"malware":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": software designed to interfere with a computer's normal functioning":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Company researchers further noticed that files used to install the malware on victim computers loaded other credential stealers, including ones called RedLine and Vidar. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 29 June 2022",
"Attackers may try to install malware on your systems so that they can later be used as agents for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) strikes against high-value targets. \u2014 Neil Mcallister, PCMAG , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Speaking to BleepingComputer last week, security vendor Kaspersky warned that a new group of hackers calling themselves \u2018PuzzleMaker\u2019 have been successful in chaining together Chrome zero-day bugs to install malware on Windows systems. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 19 June 2021",
"Some go beyond stealing credentials, and use those techniques to install malware inside customer service departments or even on individuals' devices. \u2014 Lily Hay Newman, Wired , 4 Feb. 2021",
"This is probably not a virus or malware in the technical sense. \u2014 Chron , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Most of those attacks came from Internet-of-Things devices infected with the open source Mirai botnet malware and lower-volume UDP protocol attacks. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Protect your computer from viruses and malware with one of many software options. \u2014 Leigh Shulman, Wired , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Fraudsters are aiming to scam people out of personal information or install malware or spyware on devices. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 2 Dec. 2021"
],
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"1990, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"mal icious + -ware (as in software )":""
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"\u02c8mal-\u02ccwer"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205321",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": a Mayan language of the Mam people":[],
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"Spanish mame , of American Indian origin":"Noun",
"of baby-talk origin":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8m\u00e4m",
"\u02c8mam"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092743",
"type":[
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": mother":[],
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},
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"I'm not your mama \u2014you'll have to clean up after yourself.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Being a protective mama bird is only natural, so this costume, where your belly is disguised as an egg, is especially adorable. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
"In the clip it is used to screen footage from the video, as well as grainy home videos of Halsey during their pregnancy and a shot of proud mama snuggling with baby Ender Ridley. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 10 June 2022",
"Together, Claire and Owen have adopted Maisie, keeping her hidden in a remote cabin, where liberated mama raptor Blue runs wild with her baby, Beta. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 8 June 2022",
"She's become a bit of a mama bird herself since starting the Bonaire Wild Bird Rehab in 2018 after about 500 baby and fledgling flamingos were found wandering the streets over the course of only a few months. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 3 June 2022",
"Being a mama is exhausting and rewarding and definitely not for everyone. \u2014 Vogue , 8 May 2022",
"Dymtryk said her nonprofit was working with the homeowner to begin relocating the mama raccoon and her babies safely on Wednesday. \u2014 Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 May 2022",
"At the sound of the flashlight hitting the window, Floyd turned to the officer with the panicked look of a man whose mama had told him what could happen when a Black man encountered the wrong police officer. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
"Submitted by mama photographers worldwide (IG @eyemamaproject). \u2014 Vogue , 8 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"baby talk":""
},
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"chiefly British m\u0259-\u02c8m\u00e4",
"\u02c8m\u00e4-m\u0259"
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"ma",
"mammy",
"mater",
"mom",
"mommy",
"mother",
"old lady"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": a usually polite or timid boy or man who is extremely or excessively close to and solicitous of his mother":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By his own admission, Dustin Vitale is a mama's boy . \u2014 Steve Hartman, CBS News , 26 Mar. 2021",
"Before that day, the chipper 23-year-old was known as a mama's boy . \u2014 Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN , 3 June 2020",
"Both huge mama's boys , doing any and everything for our mothers. \u2014 Trey Moses, Indianapolis Star , 30 Apr. 2017",
"That said, did anyone else see Dr. G as a mama's boy ",
"Aiken credits his character to his mother, calling himself a mama's boy even now. \u2014 Allison Glock, Esquire , 1 Nov. 2014"
],
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"1850, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090533",
"type":[
"noun"
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"mamaliga":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a Romanian dish of cornmeal mush often garnished with cheese or sour cream":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1808, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Romanian m\u0103m\u0103lig\u0103":""
},
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"(\u02cc)m\u0259m\u0259-",
"(\u02cc)m\u00e4m\u00e4\u02c8l\u0113g\u0259",
"(\u02cc)m\u00e4m\u0259-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180631",
"type":[
"noun"
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": a voodoo priestess especially of Haiti \u2014 compare papaloi":[]
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"Haitian creole mamalwa , from mama mother + lwa loa":""
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"\u02ccm\u00e4m\u0259l\u02c8w\u00e4"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125504",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"mamma":{
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": a mammary gland and its accessory parts":[]
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"borrowed from New Latin, going back to Latin, \"breast, udder, mother,\" nursery word with cognate or parallel formations in other Indo-European languages, as Old Irish muimme \"nurse, foster mother,\" Welsh mam \"mother,\" Russian m\u00e1ma, Lithuanian mam\u00e0, mom\u00e0, Greek m\u00e1mm\u0113 \"mother, grandmother,\" Armenian mam \"grandmother,\" Sanskrit m\u0101ma\u1e25 \"uncle\"":""
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"\u02c8mam-\u0259",
"\u02c8ma-m\u0259"
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"noun"
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"Brobdingnagian",
"bumper",
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"monstrous",
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"mountainous",
"oceanic",
"pharaonic",
"planetary",
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"super",
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"supersize",
"supersized",
"titanic",
"tremendous",
"vast",
"vasty",
"walloping",
"whacking",
"whopping"
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": any of a genus ( Mammuthus ) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair":[],
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"Noun",
"even as sport-utility vehicles go, that one is a mammoth",
"Adjective",
"Renovating the house is a mammoth undertaking.",
"a mammoth book with color plates of birds native to North America",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Sportman will focus on the discovery in 1913 of mastodon remains at the Hill-Stead estate of A.A. Pope in Farmington, and Kitchel will talk about remains of a wooly mammoth discovered in 1848 in Mount Holly, Vermont. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"This particular specimen was likely a mammoth in its 30s, based off the degree of wear on the tooth, according to Widga. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 19 Mar. 2022",
"In the Colorado River basin, Glen Canyon Dam is the mammoth of power production, delivering electricity to about 5 million customers in seven states \u2014 Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. \u2014 Felicia Fonseca, The Arizona Republic , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Neal, a mammoth 6-foot-7, 335-pounder who has played both tackle positions at Alabama, is likely to fit right in with a line that has been a weakness in New York for years. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Several dilapidated versions of real-life landmarks make appearances, like San Francisco\u2019s Lombard Street and the Golden Gate Bridge, as do massive new enemy robots like a hulking mammoth and snapping turtle. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2020",
"But the edges of the state were exposed -- and these areas tend to turn up mammoth remains. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 19 Mar. 2022",
"As an example, Lindsey cites the sculpture of a Columbian mammoth sinking into the Lake Pit outside the La Brea Tar Pits Museum\u2014a portrayal that could perpetuate the misconception that asphalt pools were like quicksand. \u2014 Sam Jones, Scientific American , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Mammoths arrived on what is now North America around one million years ago and evolved into the Columbian mammoth , which stood over 14-feet tall and weighed around 20,000 pounds, according to the National Park Service. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Wong credits her former partner from Van Da, the restaurateur Yen Ngo and the artist Darren Waterston, for inviting her upstate to partake in the duo\u2019s mammoth multi-dining project. \u2014 Laura Neilson, Vogue , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The goal is to use genetic engineering to create a living elephant- mammoth hybrid that looks just like a woolly mammoth. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 18 Sep. 2021",
"The audit offers the first estimate for Illinois\u2019 share of the mammoth fraud that swept the country during the pandemic as states were hit with a deluge of unemployment claims. \u2014 Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"When bitten into, during the inhumane ordeal of commercial air travel, this mammoth creation\u2014both oddly nostalgic and obscenely indulgent, maybe a bit like Los Angeles itself\u2014feels like a small, rebellious act of pleasure. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 10 June 2022",
"As the warmth of the air helps these lakes expand by thawing ground around them that had been frozen for perhaps thousands of years, microorganisms feast on the suddenly available specks of ancient plants and mammoth femurs. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
"She was elected to a House of Representatives that had just been taken over by Republicans, including a mammoth freshman class of 87 GOP lawmakers, many of them members of the tea party. \u2014 Jennifer Haberkornstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"When completed, the mammoth installation will transform the quaint fishing harbor and resort town, with its key resting spot for migrating bird species, into a bustling beachhead. \u2014 Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 June 2022",
"Former resident choreographer Adam Hougland staged three mammoth works for the company, each representing a level of boldness rarely seen in the company before. \u2014 David Lyman, The Enquirer , 26 May 2021"
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"1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1801, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
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"borrowed from Dutch mammut, mammuth, borrowed from 17th-century Russian mamant, probably borrowed from a presumed compound in Mansi (Finno-Ugric language of western Siberia), in modern dialects m\u0101\u014b-\u0101\u0144t, m\u0113\u032e\u014b-o\u0144t, m\u0101\u0354\u014b-ont, m\u0101\u0354\u014b-\u0101\u0354\u0144t, literally, \"earth horn,\" referring to tusks of the wooly mammoth ( Mammuthus primigenius ) found in arctic and subarctic Siberia":"Noun",
"derivative of mammoth entry 1":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8ma-m\u0259th"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mammoth Adjective enormous , immense , huge , vast , gigantic , colossal , mammoth mean exceedingly large. enormous and immense both suggest an exceeding of all ordinary bounds in size or amount or degree, but enormous often adds an implication of abnormality or monstrousness. an enormous expense an immense shopping mall huge commonly suggests an immensity of bulk or amount. incurred a huge debt vast usually suggests immensity of extent. the vast Russian steppes gigantic stresses the contrast with the size of others of the same kind. a gigantic sports stadium colossal applies especially to a human creation of stupendous or incredible dimensions. a colossal statue of Lincoln mammoth suggests both hugeness and ponderousness of bulk. a mammoth boulder",
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"blockbuster",
"colossus",
"dinosaur",
"dreadnought",
"elephant",
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"Goliath",
"jumbo",
"leviathan",
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"monster",
"titan",
"whale",
"whopper"
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": a Black woman serving as a nurse to white children especially formerly in the southern U.S.":[],
": mama":[]
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"the toddler clung to her mammy and eyed the strangers fearfully",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Toxic archetypes of Black womanhood\u2014the mammy , the Black matriarch, the jezebel (or the Scraggle Daggle, in SYSBM parlance), and the welfare mother\u2014are all alive and well in the Black Manosphere. \u2014 Nicole Young, ELLE , 26 Jan. 2022",
"One example given is the Aunt Jemima brand and logo, a depiction of an older Black woman based on the archetype of a mammy . \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 1 Mar. 2021",
"The song features a mammy , a racial stereotype of the Black female caretaker figure devoted to her white family. \u2014 Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY , 30 June 2020",
"No human being deserves to be in a cage, but this notion that Black women must play mammy and Moses for the world is killing us, while police officers with licenses to kill are murdering our children. \u2014 Kirsten West Savali, Essence , 3 Oct. 2019",
"Saar enlarged the slave ship image, printed it onto the surface of the ironing board, and at one end superimposed the image of a black woman ironing, dressed stereotypically as a mammy . \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Sep. 2019",
"But what complicates Hildi is the history of how black women, and especially slaves, have been treated in real life (raped, beaten) and depicted onscreen (as mammies or Jezebels). \u2014 Aisha Harris, New York Times , 7 Aug. 2019",
"The Help in 2011, doesn\u2019t seem to get that Ma operates as a black- mammy stereotype. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 7 June 2019",
"Violent, upsetting and misleading grindhouse documentaries designed to repulse our moral sense and send us home shaken, primed to become good Catholic child soldiers who would protect defenceless wee babbies from their own mammies . \u2014 Graham Linehan, Time , 25 May 2018"
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"1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"alteration of mamma":""
},
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"\u02c8ma-m\u0113"
],
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"mama",
"mamma",
"momma",
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"mom",
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"mother",
"old lady"
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": a feudal tenant : vassal":[],
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"\u2014 usually used in combination council man"
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": an alumnus of or student at a college or university":[
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"\u2014 used as mode of familiar address"
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"He left home and moved to the city to become his own man ."
],
": husband":[
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": individual , person":[
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": police":[
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"\u2014 Amer. Speech"
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": the human race : humankind":[
"the history of man"
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": the quality or state of being manly : manliness":[],
": the white establishment : white society":[
"We should control anything that affects black people. Why should The Man control us",
"\u2014 Jimmy Denham"
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": the working force as distinguished from the employer and usually the management":[
"The men have been on strike for several weeks."
],
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": to furnish with strength or powers of resistance : brace":[
"My hair bristled and my knees shook. I manned myself, however, and determined to return to my quarters.",
"\u2014 Sir Walter Scott"
],
": to serve in the force or complement of":[
"man the ticket booth"
],
": to station members of a ship's crew at":[
"man the capstan"
],
": to supply with people (as for service)":[
"man a fleet"
],
": with the agreement and consent of all : unanimously":[
"The council voted as one man ."
],
": without exception":[
"His friends, to a man , supported him."
],
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"manual":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He was a shy boy, but he grew to be a strong and confident man .",
"He's a grown man now.",
"The movie is popular with men and women.",
"Are you man enough to meet the challenge",
"Verb",
"He stocked shelves while I manned the cash register.",
"We'll need someone to man the phones this evening.",
"No one was manning the front desk.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Absolutely the jump shot is the best from any man his size in the last 10 years in college basketball \u2014 all the way to KD (Kevin Durant) maybe. \u2014 Erik Hall, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"New York man cycling across America is bitten by a dog in Illinois, but keeps on going. \u2014 Fox News , 22 June 2022",
"These were employees, observers say, who could revive a long-declining labor movement in the United States \u2014 employees like Miller, the irritated 5-foot-3, 24-year-old transgender man barreling toward his managers. \u2014 Rebecca Tan, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"Leadoff man Justin Bench went 4 for 6 with 4 runs scored and 2 RBI. \u2014 Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online , 22 June 2022",
"Another man inexplicably busied himself rifling through trinkets on a shelf. \u2014 J. Lester Feder, Rolling Stone , 22 June 2022",
"By 2012, Thomas was in his first serious relationship with another man and brought him home for Thanksgiving dinner. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
"McIntyre missed the mark a bit, as any grown man would. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"The demotion of Detmers leaves the Angels with only four starters \u2014 Shohei Ohtani, Michael Lorenzen, Noah Syndargaard and Patrick Sandoval \u2014 in their six- man rotation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And to support the participating chefs who don\u2019t have the workers to man their booths this year, students from Grossmont College\u2019s culinary program will be helping out. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
"So the idea was to man up everywhere and just to be spare in the back. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Police departments provided officers, without charge, to man the tip lines. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Liftoff is scheduled for 11:17 a.m. Friday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida as the crew will man a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, that will be taken into orbit on top of one of SpaceX's 230-foot-tall Falcon 9 rockets. \u2014 Wayne Baker, The Enquirer , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Shortly before the season began, Gabrione received an email from freshman goalie John Trontz\u2019s family who had just moved into town asking if the team needed someone to man the nets. \u2014 Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"And taking into account the total package, Milwaukee went into this past offseason feeling confident that Ur\u00edas could continue to man third base moving forward while also taking advantage of his ability to play shortstop and second base when needed. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The Bulls are relying on a rookie point guard and a 6-foot-5 backup power forward to man their starting lineup. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The same arms that have produced 679 home runs will be used to man the steering wheel of a Toyota Camry TRD pace car. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022"
],
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English man, mon human being, male human; akin to Old High German man human being, Sanskrit manu":"Noun and Verb"
},
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"or m\u0259n",
"in compounds \u02ccman",
"\u02c8man"
],
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"bloke",
"buck",
"cat",
"chap",
"chappie",
"dude",
"fella",
"fellow",
"galoot",
"gent",
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"hombre",
"jack",
"joe",
"joker",
"lad",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020939",
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]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": an efficient and devoted aide or employee : a right-hand man":[]
},
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"circa 1809, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Friday , servant in Robinson Crusoe (1719), novel by Daniel Defoe":""
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043939",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"man fungus":{
"antonyms":[],
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203534",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"man of straw":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": straw man":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1624, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104116",
"type":[
"noun phrase"
]
},
"man of the cloth":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a man who is a priest or minister":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084742",
"type":[
"noun phrase"
]
},
"man of the house":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the chief male in a household":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1535, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111009",
"type":[
"noun phrase"
]
},
"man of the people":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": someone who understands or who is like ordinary people who do not have special power or privileges":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112608",
"type":[
"noun phrase"
]
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": the total supply of persons available and fitted for service":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Defeating this plot's villain might actually demand triple the man power , because Doctor Octopus (played by Alfred Molina) is also set to return for the second Sony/Marvel collaboration, as is Jamie Foxx's Electro. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 9 Dec. 2020",
"The Borden County coach never lost a game as a star at Jayton \u2014 another six- man power an hour northwest of Gail \u2014 and ultimately made the football team at Texas Tech. \u2014 Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News , 30 Aug. 2020",
"The waste of man power \u2014both by the restrainers and the one restrained. \u2014 Jill Lepore, The New Yorker , 15 June 2020",
"Food Banks have turned it away due to not having the man power to unload it. \u2014 Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star , 10 May 2018",
"This would also force the British to expend man power and resources in fighting the Spanish. \u2014 Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle , 2 July 2018",
"Food Banks have turned it away due to not having the man power to unload it. \u2014 Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star , 10 May 2018",
"Lidstrom, the most polite person I\u2019ve ever met, pointed out their two- man power play had only lasted 2 seconds. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2018",
"Food Banks have turned it away due to not having the man power to unload it. \u2014 Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star , 10 May 2018"
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"1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003910",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"definitions":{
": castor-oil plant":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131001",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": a worldly and socially active man":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1734, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccman-\u0259-\u02ccbau\u0307t-\u02c8tau\u0307n"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183449",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"civilian"
],
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"examples":[],
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"1561, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02ccman-\u0259t-\u02c8\u00e4rmz"
],
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"dogface",
"fighter",
"legionary",
"legionnaire",
"regular",
"serviceman",
"soldier",
"trooper",
"warrior"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202725",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"man-child":{
"antonyms":[],
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"\u2026 it came to her what a glory it would be to be the mother of a man-child like this.",
"\u2014 Jack London"
],
": a man who has the qualities of a child : a childlike man":[
"\u2026 a largely likable tale about a 38-year-old man-child trying finally to grow up.",
"\u2014 Manohla Dargis"
]
},
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"genuine",
"natural",
"real"
],
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"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1615, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8man-\u02c8m\u0101d",
"-\u02ccm\u0101d"
],
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"bogus",
"dummy",
"ersatz",
"factitious",
"fake",
"false",
"faux",
"imitation",
"imitative",
"mimic",
"mock",
"pretend",
"sham",
"simulated",
"substitute",
"synthetic"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000803",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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": a long rooted morning glory ( Ipomoea leptophylla ) of the western U.S.":[],
": an American morning glory ( Ipomoea pandurata ) having an enormous starchy root":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083044",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"man-size":{
"antonyms":[
"unmanly",
"unmasculine"
],
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": larger than others of its kind":[
"constructed a man-size model"
],
": suitable for or requiring a man":[
"a man-size job"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1913, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02c8man-\u02ccs\u012bz"
],
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"male",
"manlike",
"manly",
"mannish",
"masculine",
"virile"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113507",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"unmasculine"
],
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"constructed a man-size model"
],
": suitable for or requiring a man":[
"a man-size job"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1913, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8man-\u02ccs\u012bz"
],
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"male",
"manlike",
"manly",
"mannish",
"masculine",
"virile"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085409",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"man/woman of few words":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a man/woman who does not talk very much":[
"My grandfather was a man of few words ."
]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125607",
"type":[
"noun phrase"
]
},
"mana":{
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"definitions":{
": moral authority : prestige":[],
": the power of the elemental forces of nature embodied in an object or person":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Among Native Hawaiians, human remains are believed to retain the mana , or essence, of the deceased. \u2014 Sophie Cocke, ProPublica , 15 Aug. 2020",
"Native Hawaiians understand that mana \u2014spiritual energy, which can be gained and lost by a person over time\u2014could only be traced through one\u2019s mother. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Aug. 2020",
"But for most of humankind, one earns mana through earnest work. \u2014 Taylor Weik /, NBC News , 9 May 2018",
"If your pedigree is from the gods, you are born with some form of mana . \u2014 Taylor Weik /, NBC News , 9 May 2018",
"The bones of such a powerful man were, to them, a source of immense mana . \u2014 Austin Murphy, SI.com , 25 Oct. 2017",
"Stops were frequent, sometimes just to soak up the views and the palpable mana that seemed to vibrate everywhere. \u2014 Eric Hiss, New York Times , 9 Nov. 2016"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"of Polynesian origin; akin to Hawaiian & Maori mana mana":""
},
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"\u02c8m\u00e4-n\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183838",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"manaca":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the dried root of a shrub ( Brunfelsia hopeana ) of Brazil and the West Indies that has been used to treat rheumatism and syphilis":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Portuguese manac\u00e1 , from Tupi":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8man\u0259\u0307k\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005026",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"manacle":{
"antonyms":[
"bind",
"chain",
"enchain",
"enfetter",
"fetter",
"gyve",
"handcuff",
"pinion",
"shackle",
"trammel"
],
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": a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
],
": something used as a restraint":[],
": to confine (the hands) with manacles":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"manacles prevented the bear from roaming beyond a very small area",
"the warring groups need to shake off the manacle of their troubled past and learn to live with one another in peace",
"Verb",
"manacled the prisoner to the wall",
"in this situation, the police are manacled by unnecessary regulations",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Brown turned Milwaukee\u2019s defense from manacle to meme. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 4 May 2022",
"How to Be an Antiracist is a journal of Kendi's efforts to free himself of the ideological manacles clamped upon him by a society suffused with white supremacism, capitalist exploitation, misogyny and the repression of unconventional sexuality. \u2014 Dallas News , 26 Aug. 2019",
"From every officer\u2019s belt there dangled an insectlike furl of disposable plastic manacles . \u2014 Caleb Crain, Harper's magazine , 22 July 2019",
"The genie is literally the slave of the lamp, his power bracelets actually manacles keeping him obedient to an endless round of masters. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 12 June 2019",
"But beyond the frenzied mix of hormones and alcohol is an intense curiosity in the outside world, one that noisily landed three weeks ago on the doorsteps of Russians, unfiltered and free from the manacles of politics. \u2014 Amie Ferris-rotman, Washington Post , 9 July 2018",
"One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. \u2014 Rochelle Riley, Detroit Free Press , 4 Apr. 2018",
"The cellar dungeons were complete with bolts, chains and manacles for securing captives to the floors. \u2014 Jonathan W. White, Smithsonian , 27 Feb. 2018",
"In her delivery room at St. Francis Hospital, a heavy manacle around her right wrist kept her fastened to the bed. \u2014 Rebecca Nelson, Cosmopolitan , 25 Oct. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"His hands were manacled to a chain belt at his waist, and his feet were bound by leg irons. \u2014 Pamela Colloff, ProPublica , 4 Dec. 2019",
"During those endless days and nights, everything was done to break his will: solitary confinement, pressure to confess by cruel supervisors and the humiliation of being manacled while receiving medical attention. \u2014 Ariel Dorfman, New York Times , 27 Apr. 2018",
"They are filmed in lingering close-up as the opening credits roll, a montage of them manacling the wrists, ankles, necks, and dreams of African American men. \u2014 Rochelle Riley, Detroit Free Press , 25 Feb. 2018",
"Early practitioners in literary study, the history of language, and anthropology were often ideologically manacled by the cultural mores that encased their object of study. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, New Republic , 25 Oct. 2017",
"He was imprisoned and, along with several other artists, manacled for a period of 50 days. \u2014 Anne Glusker, Smithsonian , 6 Apr. 2017",
"Although the new territory bolstered his neo-Soviet reclamation project, retaliatory sanctions from the West manacled the Russian economy. \u2014 Jack Dickey, SI.com , 10 July 2017",
"Valedictorian Nickolina Doran told classmates not to let fear manacle them and halt their progress in life. \u2014 Bill Leukhardt, courant.com , 20 June 2017",
"His hands were manacled in front of him; he was blindfolded by a dark hood pulled over his loose black Shirley Temple curls. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English manicle , from Anglo-French, from Latin manicula handle, diminutive of manicae shackles, armor for the hand, from manus hand \u2014 more at manual":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ma-ni-k\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for manacle Verb hamper , trammel , clog , fetter , shackle , manacle mean to hinder or impede in moving, progressing, or acting. hamper may imply the effect of any impeding or restraining influence. hampered the investigation by refusing to cooperate trammel suggests entangling by or confining within a net. rules that trammel the artist's creativity clog usually implies a slowing by something extraneous or encumbering. a court system clogged by frivolous suits fetter suggests a restraining so severe that freedom to move or progress is almost lost. a nation fettered by an antiquated class system shackle and manacle are stronger than fetter and suggest total loss of freedom. a mind shackled by stubborn prejudice a people manacled by tyranny",
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"band",
"bind",
"bond",
"bracelet",
"chain",
"cuff(s)",
"fetter",
"handcuff(s)",
"irons",
"ligature",
"shackle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080416",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"manacle(s)":{
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"bind",
"chain",
"enchain",
"enfetter",
"fetter",
"gyve",
"handcuff",
"pinion",
"shackle",
"trammel"
],
"definitions":{
": a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
],
": something used as a restraint":[],
": to confine (the hands) with manacles":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"manacles prevented the bear from roaming beyond a very small area",
"the warring groups need to shake off the manacle of their troubled past and learn to live with one another in peace",
"Verb",
"manacled the prisoner to the wall",
"in this situation, the police are manacled by unnecessary regulations",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Brown turned Milwaukee\u2019s defense from manacle to meme. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 4 May 2022",
"How to Be an Antiracist is a journal of Kendi's efforts to free himself of the ideological manacles clamped upon him by a society suffused with white supremacism, capitalist exploitation, misogyny and the repression of unconventional sexuality. \u2014 Dallas News , 26 Aug. 2019",
"From every officer\u2019s belt there dangled an insectlike furl of disposable plastic manacles . \u2014 Caleb Crain, Harper's magazine , 22 July 2019",
"The genie is literally the slave of the lamp, his power bracelets actually manacles keeping him obedient to an endless round of masters. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 12 June 2019",
"But beyond the frenzied mix of hormones and alcohol is an intense curiosity in the outside world, one that noisily landed three weeks ago on the doorsteps of Russians, unfiltered and free from the manacles of politics. \u2014 Amie Ferris-rotman, Washington Post , 9 July 2018",
"One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. \u2014 Rochelle Riley, Detroit Free Press , 4 Apr. 2018",
"The cellar dungeons were complete with bolts, chains and manacles for securing captives to the floors. \u2014 Jonathan W. White, Smithsonian , 27 Feb. 2018",
"In her delivery room at St. Francis Hospital, a heavy manacle around her right wrist kept her fastened to the bed. \u2014 Rebecca Nelson, Cosmopolitan , 25 Oct. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"His hands were manacled to a chain belt at his waist, and his feet were bound by leg irons. \u2014 Pamela Colloff, ProPublica , 4 Dec. 2019",
"During those endless days and nights, everything was done to break his will: solitary confinement, pressure to confess by cruel supervisors and the humiliation of being manacled while receiving medical attention. \u2014 Ariel Dorfman, New York Times , 27 Apr. 2018",
"They are filmed in lingering close-up as the opening credits roll, a montage of them manacling the wrists, ankles, necks, and dreams of African American men. \u2014 Rochelle Riley, Detroit Free Press , 25 Feb. 2018",
"Early practitioners in literary study, the history of language, and anthropology were often ideologically manacled by the cultural mores that encased their object of study. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, New Republic , 25 Oct. 2017",
"He was imprisoned and, along with several other artists, manacled for a period of 50 days. \u2014 Anne Glusker, Smithsonian , 6 Apr. 2017",
"Although the new territory bolstered his neo-Soviet reclamation project, retaliatory sanctions from the West manacled the Russian economy. \u2014 Jack Dickey, SI.com , 10 July 2017",
"Valedictorian Nickolina Doran told classmates not to let fear manacle them and halt their progress in life. \u2014 Bill Leukhardt, courant.com , 20 June 2017",
"His hands were manacled in front of him; he was blindfolded by a dark hood pulled over his loose black Shirley Temple curls. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2017"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English manicle , from Anglo-French, from Latin manicula handle, diminutive of manicae shackles, armor for the hand, from manus hand \u2014 more at manual":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8ma-ni-k\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for manacle Verb hamper , trammel , clog , fetter , shackle , manacle mean to hinder or impede in moving, progressing, or acting. hamper may imply the effect of any impeding or restraining influence. hampered the investigation by refusing to cooperate trammel suggests entangling by or confining within a net. rules that trammel the artist's creativity clog usually implies a slowing by something extraneous or encumbering. a court system clogged by frivolous suits fetter suggests a restraining so severe that freedom to move or progress is almost lost. a nation fettered by an antiquated class system shackle and manacle are stronger than fetter and suggest total loss of freedom. a mind shackled by stubborn prejudice a people manacled by tyranny",
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"band",
"bind",
"bond",
"bracelet",
"chain",
"cuff(s)",
"fetter",
"handcuff(s)",
"irons",
"ligature",
"shackle"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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},
"manacus":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a genus consisting of manakins distinguished by having the throat feathers elongated":[],
": any bird of the genus Manacus":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, modification of Dutch manneken little man":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8man\u0259\u0307k\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130501",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"manage":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a riding school":[],
": management":[],
": the action and paces of a trained riding horse":[],
": the schooling or handling of a horse":[],
": to achieve one's purpose":[
"He managed only by careful planning."
],
": to admit of being carried on":[],
": to direct the professional career of":[
"an agency that manages entertainers"
],
": to exercise executive, administrative , and supervisory direction of":[
"manage a business",
"manage a bond issue",
"manages a baseball team"
],
": to handle or direct with a degree of skill: such as":[],
": to make and keep compliant":[
"can't manage their child"
],
": to succeed in accomplishing : contrive":[
"managed to escape from prison"
],
": to treat with care : husband":[
"managed his resources carefully"
],
": to work upon or try to alter for a purpose":[
"manage the press",
"manage stress"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The business is managed by the owner's daughter.",
"The company is badly managed .",
"When she managed the department, we never missed a deadline.",
"He manages his own finances.",
"an agency that manages entertainers",
"He is skillful in managing horses.",
"There's enough food if we manage it well.",
"We need to do a better job of managing our natural resources.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The automation enabled by virtualization reduces the number of people needed to manage the day-to-day operation, freeing engineers for development and innovation. \u2014 Bejoy Pankajakshan, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"In this sense, D.I.Y. furniture and little planes are much easier to manage . \u2014 Kathryn Kvas, The New Yorker , 29 June 2022",
"Too often parents are unwilling to set behavioral limits for their children and expect the schools to manage that task. \u2014 WSJ , 28 June 2022",
"Use it to break the reinforcing cycles of debt and climate crises burdening the Global South, which would then have more freedom to manage its own future. \u2014 Rohan Montgomery, The New Republic , 26 June 2022",
"As such, the question of the best way to manage the West\u2019s wild horses remains unanswered. \u2014 Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Using job losses to manage inflation is arises from what economists know as the Sacrifice Ratio \u2014 ostensibly the relationship between unemployment and inflation. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Carleton Bowekaty, lieutenant governor of the Pueblo of Zuni tribe, said having the opportunity to manage the tribes' ancestral homes is the best avenue for restorative justice. \u2014 Nicole Chavez, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"Now families that never had to think twice about fuel or food are struggling to manage three meals a day. \u2014 Krishan Francis, ajc , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"When a company has a rotten culture, sometimes the company pleads guilty and sometimes individuals do or are convicted, but the people calling the shots at the top of the pyramid manage to avoid any legal liability. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"Surprisingly enough, the set for the fictional hotel that Bella Ainsworth (played by Natascha McElhone) and her family manage was located about 400 miles east of Portofino, in Croatia. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022",
"Huber went on the manage an unsuccessful campaign in 2020 against a voter initiative that ends party primaries and institutes ranked choice voting for general elections. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"How can a department with this edict manage to get focused on treating employees like customers",
"Unlike internal, long-term hires, freelancers generally don\u2019t interpret your business needs, project- manage , solve business problems or consider marketing and SEO. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Oksana Horbach, the Invictus Games Ukraine team manage , will appear in Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Netflix documentary Heart of Invictus. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 18 Apr. 2022",
"How would a team already struggling at 40+ hours per week manage to hit their milestones with eight fewer hours",
"So, how exactly did the R1T manage to beat the Hummer, a truck that has 165 more horses and 292 more ft lbs of twist"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1561, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"circa 1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1c":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian maneggiare , from mano hand, from Latin manus":"Verb",
"Italian maneggio management, training of a horse, from maneggiare":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8man-ij",
"\u02c8ma-nij"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for manage Verb conduct , manage , control , direct mean to use one's powers to lead, guide, or dominate. conduct implies taking responsibility for the acts and achievements of a group. conducted negotiations manage implies direct handling and manipulating or maneuvering toward a desired result. manages a meat market control implies a regulating or restraining in order to keep within bounds or on a course. controlling his appetite direct implies constant guiding and regulating so as to achieve smooth operation. directs the store's day-to-day business",
"synonyms":[
"address",
"contend (with)",
"cope (with)",
"field",
"grapple (with)",
"hack",
"handle",
"maneuver",
"manipulate",
"negotiate",
"play",
"swing",
"take",
"treat"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001359",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"manageable":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": capable of being managed":[]
},
"examples":[
"We bought smaller, more manageable suitcases.",
"They divided the students into three manageable groups.",
"The conditioner makes your hair more manageable .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By doing so, those long-term goals feel more manageable and more realistic. \u2014 Dave Cantin, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Ride wait times are also more manageable , although the addition of the line-shortening program Genie+ will alter this further. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
"Despite the magnitude of demise caused by the coronavirus, the end of human life feels no more manageable now than before. \u2014 Lori Waxman, chicagotribune.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Each wave of Covid-19 patients that has crashed through the doors of Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens has been more manageable than the last. \u2014 Brianna Abbott, WSJ , 25 Oct. 2021",
"That's still a dangerous situation, but one that's more manageable than having two separate, equally-sized viral outbreaks working in tandem. \u2014 Tim O'donnell, The Week , 12 Sep. 2021",
"Exhibits feel entirely manageable and yet complete, as if no stone has been left unturned in telling the story of the existing subject. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Sep. 2021",
"In doing so, global warming would level off at 1.5 degrees Celsius \u2014 not great, but far more manageable than what would occur if humanity did nothing. \u2014 Danielle Campoamor, refinery29.com , 10 Aug. 2021",
"So far, the Fed thinks inflation is manageable and mainly caused by the supply chain crisis and the labor shortage. \u2014 Charles Riley, CNN , 22 Dec. 2021"
],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Currently in California, like so much in healthcare, our poor and vulnerable communities are often shut out of places like City of Hope \u2014 in part because managed care plans in our state insurance, Medi-Cal, aren\u2019t required to contract with them. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"Half of the Medicaid managed care patients who don\u2019t choose a provider get automatically enrolled by the state in CountyCare. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"There\u2019s also the fact that, thanks to advances in healthcare, better lifestyle habits, and managed care , society is getting older. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"The appeals process covers claims denied by private and employer-sponsored insurance, as well as Medicare, Medicaid, and managed care plans. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
"When Waymark contracts with a Medicaid managed care organization, the company is betting this new workforce paired with software to better coordinate the patient\u2019s overall journey and connect them with wraparound services will reduce costs. \u2014 Katie Jennings, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
"The company is among the largest players in health-insurance plans sold through the Affordable Care Act\u2019s marketplaces, in Medicaid managed care , and in the Medicare Advantage sector. \u2014 Matt Grossman, WSJ , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Dental coverage sometimes is available through Medicare Advantage managed care plans, which now cover about 40 percent of Medicare enrollees. \u2014 Howard Gleckman, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
"After a more-than-two-year effort to overhaul Ohio's Medicaid managed care system, state senators are asking for what could amount to a redo of the whole thing. \u2014 Titus Wu, The Enquirer , 3 June 2021"
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]
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"Business improved under the management of new owners.",
"We're using new management techniques.",
"Management and labor could not agree.",
"He has a job in middle management .",
"The managements of several top corporations met yesterday.",
"a new system of water management",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lopez, a Prescott Valley resident, left a career in management to work in public safety. \u2014 Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic , 1 July 2022",
"The answer is looking inward at yourself first regarding your methods in management . \u2014 Lisa Caprelli, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"In the Bay Area, a student pursuing a master\u2019s program in software management at Carnegie Mellon University Silicon Valley expresses his concern about embarking on a crypto career. \u2014 Fortune , 29 June 2022",
"Thorough inspection with a bright flashlight to reveal the location and level of infestation is the first step in effective management . \u2014 al , 28 June 2022",
"Karel V\u011btrovsk\u00fd graduated in sociology from the Faculty of Arts at Charles University and in management from the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Economics in Prague. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 25 June 2022",
"The junior also has a 3.55 grade point average in biochemical engineering with a minor in business management . \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
"The 6-6 swingman was a second team All-Southland Conference selection as a senior and was on track to graduate in December with a bachelor's degree in sports management , the university said. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
"The percentage of Asian, Black and multiracial employees in management slightly increased over the two-year period. \u2014 Shwanika Narayan, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 June 2022"
],
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"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8man-ij-m\u0259nt"
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"care",
"charge",
"conduct",
"control",
"direction",
"governance",
"government",
"guidance",
"handling",
"intendance",
"operation",
"oversight",
"presidency",
"regulation",
"running",
"stewardship",
"superintendence",
"superintendency",
"supervision"
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": a student who in scholastic or collegiate sports supervises equipment and records under the direction of a coach":[],
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"examples":[
"I'd like to speak to the manager , please.",
"He was promoted to manager last year.",
"The team's general manager acquired five new players for the upcoming season.",
"The manager decided to change pitchers in the eighth inning.",
"The actress recently fired her manager .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Scott Tucker, a Servpro production manager , explained a category two intrusion is caused by rainwater coming from overhead, while category three is rising water that could contain other material. \u2014 Monica Brich, Arkansas Online , 4 July 2022",
"The victory was No. 1,600 as a major league manager for Buck Showalter, who beat one of his former teams to pass Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda for 22nd place. \u2014 Mike Fitzpatrick, Hartford Courant , 3 July 2022",
"After a performance review from a manager or supervisor, take the constructive feedback, instead of getting defensive, and turn it to your advantage. \u2014 Bryan Robinson, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"For example, a manager would need to know an employee needs several days off for travel and recovery. \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 2 July 2022",
"The last time Cora was at Wrigley Field wasn\u2019t as a manager or bench coach, but as an ESPN analyst in 2016. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"His mother, a medical billing manager , moved to Las Vegas, while his father stayed in Neodesha, working as a rural-route mail carrier on the tall-grass prairie. \u2014 Paul Duggan, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"The 2022 biopic starring Austin Butler (in theaters now) chronicles his personal life and musical career, showcasing his early days as a rising star, his fraught relationship with a corrupt manager and the influence of Black musicians on his sound. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
"After that episode, Mr. Pomeroy enlisted Greg Dyer, a former district manager at the F.A.A., to help unclutter the tarmac. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2022"
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"1588, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8ma-ni-j\u0259r"
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"administrant",
"administrator",
"archon",
"director",
"exec",
"executive",
"superintendent",
"supervisor"
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"noun"
]
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"mandate":{
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"call",
"command",
"decree",
"dictate",
"direct",
"ordain",
"order"
],
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": an authorization to act given to a representative":[
"accepted the mandate of the people"
],
": an order or commission granted by the League of Nations to a member nation for the establishment of a responsible government over a former German colony or other conquered territory":[],
": to administer or assign (something, such as a territory) under a mandate":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Sports fans have considerable forbearance. Year after year they endure escalating ticket prices, the abomination known as seat licensing and the implied mandate that taxpayers should foot the bill for the new stadium or arena that will absolutely revive downtown. \u2014 Jack McCallum , Sports Illustrated , 30 July 2007",
"All provisions requiring congressional approval, such as FDA regulation, were dropped, as were mandates for stronger package warnings, tighter enforcement on sales to youth, stronger public smoking bans, and \u2026 provisions to reduce youth smoking. \u2014 Allan M. Brandt , The Cigarette Century , 2007",
"Not the least of the Governors' problems are the new mandates being put on them by Washington\u2014by a President who was once one of their own. \u2014 Karen Tumulty , Time , 19 May 2003",
"Royal mandates must be obeyed.",
"They carried out the governor's mandate to build more roads.",
"He won the election so convincingly that he believed he had been given a mandate for change.",
"Verb",
"The carbon prices on the European exchanges are higher precisely because the allowances for carbon emissions are mandated by government. \u2014 Al Gore , An Inconvenient Truth , 2006",
"But the FDA did nothing. Later, it protested that it doesn't have the authority to mandate additional studies once a drug is marketed, but that is sophistry. The FDA has the authority to pull drugs off the market \u2026 \u2014 Marcia Angell , New York Review of Books , 8 June 2006",
"For a few tantalizing weeks this spring, the manufacturers of gun safety locks seemed to have hit the jackpot: the gun-control bill passed by the Senate in the wake of the Littleton shootings mandated that all new handguns be equipped with safety locks. \u2014 Calvin Trillin , Time , 5 July 1999",
"The law mandates that every car have seat belts.",
"He won the election so convincingly that he believed the people had mandated him to carry out his policies.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The mask mandate was not controversial in Thailand and generally obeyed. \u2014 USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"The mandate for a negative test result before air travel to the U.S. has been a key factor driving people to be hesitant about international trips, according to travel industry officials. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"In April, the U.S. stopped requiring masks on public transportation, including flights, after a federal judge in Florida ruled that the mask mandate was unlawful. \u2014 Stephanie Armour, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"The mandate from Justin and Kogonada was, this has to be iconic. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
"In determining whether the individual mandate was a tax or a penalty, the NFIB Court said the fact that Congress chose to call it a penalty is significant because elsewhere the ACA makes specific reference to taxes. \u2014 Roxanne Bland, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"This mandate is especially important with the shifting demographic patterns sweeping Howard County. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
"The mandate for all involved, though, was that the place should feel like a private home. \u2014 Sandra Ramani, Robb Report , 10 May 2022",
"Carri Chan, a professor of decisions, risk and operations at Columbia Business School, agreed that the testing requirement has been a more significant barrier to travel than the previous mask mandate was. \u2014 CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The police department has also yet to mandate any diversity training for its employees and has rejected offers for people to come in and provide such training for free, Sletvold said. \u2014 Amanda Su, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
"Part of the package would require gun-safety training, mandate the safe storage of firearms, raise the minimum age to purchase long guns to 21 and create an electronic record of ammunition sales. \u2014 Talal Ansari, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"The Oregon Farm Bureau said its members are concerned that the climate-friendly policies will encourage, if not mandate , development patterns that fail to take into consideration how communities are connected through Oregon\u2019s road network. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
"Insurers used that insight to understand risk\u2014and mandate that training. \u2014 Chris Finan, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Claiborne wants to see laws change, including policies that would raise the age of gun ownership, limit magazine capacity, ban assault-style weapons and mandate training. \u2014 Deepa Bharath And Holly Meyer, Chron , 4 June 2022",
"Claiborne wants to see laws change, including policies that would raise the age of gun ownership, limit magazine capacity, ban assault-style weapons and mandate training. \u2014 Deepa Bharath, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"San Diego Unified held onto its indoor school mask mandate longer than the state. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"And while the UN Security Council could mandate fighting for Ukraine, that will likely not happen. \u2014 Mary Ellen O'connell, CNN , 24 Feb. 2022"
],
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"commission",
"delegation",
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"licence"
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"elective",
"optional",
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]
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"Adjective",
"Parents object to the mandatory nature of the shots\u2014and the fact that their child's access to education hinges on compliance with the immunization regulations. \u2014 Alice Park , Time , 2 June 2008",
"In a move some are calling a \"backdoor draft,\" the Pentagon has announced it will issue mandatory recalls to more than 5,600 Army troops for deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. \u2014 Nathaniel Frank , Washington Post , 12 July 2004",
"At the same time, the 1987 repeal of the Fairness Doctrine, which ended mandatory balanced coverage of politics, gave birth to talk radio, and the television universe splintered between the old networks and the new culture of cable gladiators in which opinion was more entertaining than information and cheaper to produce as well. \u2014 Nancy Gibbs , Time , 27 Sept. 2004",
"the tests are mandatory for all students wishing to graduate",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Guests attending the celebration at the convention center have been required to check into nearby hotels to undergo mandatory quarantine and testing. \u2014 Clay Chandler, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
"China has slashed its mandatory quarantine for inbound travelers and close contacts by half, in the most dramatic change to the country\u2019s covid-19 policy since the start of the pandemic. \u2014 Karina Tsui, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"In response to Macao's outbreak, the neighboring city of Zhuhai in southern Guangdong province -- where many Macao residents live and work -- imposed a mandatory seven-day quarantine for anybody arriving from the gambling hub. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"Those who didn't have either were subject to a mandatory 10-day quarantine. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 29 May 2022",
"Taiwanese health officials on Tuesday announced the mandatory home quarantine for incoming travelers would be shortened to seven days from 10 days. \u2014 Joyu Wang, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
"Both men are facing a maximum term of 10 years imprisonment, three years of mandatory supervised release, and a $250,000 fine. \u2014 Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
"Make flightseeing a mandatory part of your Yukon itinerary. \u2014 Kimberly Lyn, Travel + Leisure , 19 June 2022",
"In the Soviet tradition, Russia still has mandatory conscription, though there are various exemptions. \u2014 Thomas Grove, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"California made reprocessing of food waste mandatory this year. \u2014 James Rainey, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Neither does the 2004 federal law that made special education mandatory , the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA. \u2014 Claire Bryan, San Antonio Express-News , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Also, Californians who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 will be able to stop wearing face masks in most situations, unless a business or venue decides to keep mask-wearing mandatory . \u2014 Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2021",
"The death of Cecil, who would have turned 33 on Saturday, made protective netting above the glass mandatory in the NHL and commonplace at rinks around the world. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Mar. 2021",
"The Shift Project showed that at 34 French universities, less than one-quarter of degree programs offered any courses in climate and energy issues, and most of those did not make such a class mandatory . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Jan. 2021",
"The group was scheduled for an upcoming mandatory , aka boring, 48-hour training, but were instead surprised with an island vacation to the Florida Keys. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 11 Nov. 2020",
"Capacity is reduced, users spaced out, mask usage mandatory and coffee/tea service temporarily put on hold because of the indoor dining restrictions. \u2014 Rafael Guerrero, chicagotribune.com , 30 Oct. 2020",
"Black Sheep, an upscale restaurant group in Hong Kong, has made temperature checks and surveys about medical history mandatory at its 23 restaurants. \u2014 Javier C. Hern\u00e1ndez, New York Times , 11 Apr. 2020"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"compulsory",
"forced",
"imperative",
"incumbent",
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},
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"\u2014 H. L. Mencken"
],
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"plaintiffs' pretrial maneuvers may be fashioned more with an eye to deterrence or retaliation than to unearthing germane material",
"\u2014 John Marshall"
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"\u2014 Harry Schwartz"
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"maneuvered out of the council the funds to renovate the library"
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"\u2014 Jean Statford"
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"\u2014 Kay Boyle"
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"The regiment maneuvered for several days before it was ready to attack."
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]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"With a quick maneuver , she avoided an accident.",
"Through a series of legal maneuvers , the defense lawyer kept her client out of jail.",
"He led his troops in a well-planned maneuver .",
"To prepare for war, the army is performing maneuvers off the coast.",
"The army is on maneuvers .",
"Verb",
"She maneuvered her car into the tiny garage.",
"It took seven people to maneuver the tiger out of its cage.",
"We had a hard time maneuvering our furniture through the doorway.",
"The giant ships maneuvered into their docks.",
"The vehicle easily maneuvered through rocky terrain.",
"They held hands while maneuvering through the crowd.",
"The companies are maneuvering for position in the limited market.",
"Somehow, she always manages to maneuver herself out of difficult situations.",
"We maneuvered our troops to the south.",
"The opposing forces maneuvered quickly.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Honda is also punchier when simulating a passing maneuver on the highway, going from 50 to 70 mph in 4.5 seconds versus the Kia\u2019s 5.0-second result. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 29 June 2022",
"The announce team was pleasantly surprised every time Danhausen executed any offensive maneuver . \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"That unprecedented maneuver stole a seat on the Court for the Republicans. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 26 June 2022",
"Boeing\u2019s Starliner floated down under parachutes following a deborbiting maneuver , landing at 6:49 p.m. ET at the White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico, according to a National Aeronautics and Space Administration live stream. \u2014 Micah Maidenberg, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
"On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner, a 43-year-old Black man, died after a New York City police officer placed him in a chokehold, a maneuver that had been banned by the New York Police Department. \u2014 Aliyah Thomas, ABC News , 12 May 2022",
"The maneuver involves an officer hitting a car with their own vehicle to turn it, forcing it to stop. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
"Kellogg shares jumped more than 2% Tuesday because, in theory at least, the spinoff maneuver should let each of the new companies grow at their own pace. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"Kings County co-founder Colin Spoelman didn\u2019t take the legal maneuver too kindly, heading to Twitter to make the dispute public. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The head sucks up pet dander, crumbs, and cobwebs and it can also maneuver through car floors, around chair legs, and atop bed sheets. \u2014 Melissa Epifano, PEOPLE.com , 12 June 2022",
"For years, Polly has helped Thomas (Cillian Murphy) maneuver his way out of dangerous situations, advising him on everything from gypsy curses to everyday life. \u2014 Samantha Highfill, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"Mimicking the guards helps happily maneuver the daily dawdles before our drill: tea, bath, and bed. \u2014 Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"In a multipolar world no longer dominated by the West, MbZ has found room not only for a city-state to maneuver , but often to get its own way. \u2014 Andreas Krieg, Time , 3 June 2022",
"Winter snow and spring rain \u2013 which turn the ground into the muddy morass of the infamous rasputitsa \u2013 are over, and armies can maneuver over dry ground. \u2014 Michael Peck, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Each suitcase is filled with a set amount of weight to mimic it being packed, and testers maneuver through the obstacle course with their suitcases. \u2014 Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
"Back in the kitchen, preparing for dinner service, the three Ukrainian refugees maneuver around one another in the tiny space, joking and conferring in their native language. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"Normally, a team can maneuver around a leadoff error without much issue. \u2014 Matthew Roberson, Hartford Courant , 28 Apr. 2022"
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},
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"French man\u0153uvre , from Old French maneuvre work done by hand, from Medieval Latin manuopera , from manu operare to perform manual labor \u2014 more at manure":"Noun and Verb"
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"he made the manful decision to stick by his friends when everyone else had abandoned them",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The other deputies smiled, ready to toast the capital with manful drafts of vodka. \u2014 Alex Halberstadt, Town & Country , 9 Oct. 2015",
"The other deputies smiled, ready to toast the capital with manful drafts of vodka. \u2014 Alex Halberstadt, Town & Country , 9 Oct. 2015"
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"brave",
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"gutsy",
"gutty",
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"heroical",
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"undauntable",
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"\u02c8ma\u014b"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The last entry of the Berserk manga written by Miura will be released this November. \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"The massively popular manga /anime by Eiichiro Oda is coming to life on streaming. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 6 June 2022",
"Wong created a cardboard sculpture based on a Japanese manga series about monster-like giants who feed on humans. \u2014 Vic Chiang, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
"Wong created a cardboard sculpture based on a Japanese manga series about monster-like giants who feed on humans. \u2014 Vic Chiang, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"Its primary direct-to-consumer streaming video business is Crunchyroll, geared to the Japanese art forms of anime and manga . \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
"His recurring mushroom imagery, rendered in an illustrative manga style, references mushroom clouds, a response to the 1945 Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings in Japan. \u2014 Michelle Groskopf, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"In a 2001 newspaper poll, the first was voted the all-time best Norwegian thriller; the second, published in 2017, won Japan\u2019s major crime fiction prizes, sold 200,000 copies and was made into a film and manga . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The Japanese film is based on a best-selling manga and available to watch dubbed or with subtitles. \u2014 Lindsey Bahr, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Mar. 2022"
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"circa 1951, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"noun"
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"1767, in the meaning defined above":""
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"German, alteration of Mangoldwurzel , from Mangold beet + Wurzel root":""
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"noun"
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"\u2014 V. G. Heiser"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1696, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"circa 1775, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"Dutch mangel , from German, from Middle High German, diminutive of mange mangonel, mangle, from Latin manganum":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French mangler, mahangler , perhaps from mahaigner to maim \u2014 more at mayhem":"Verb"
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"\u02c8ma\u014b-g\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mangle Verb (1) maim , cripple , mutilate , batter , mangle mean to injure so severely as to cause lasting damage. maim implies the loss or injury of a bodily member through violence. maimed by a shark cripple implies the loss or serious impairment of an arm or leg. crippled for life in an accident mutilate implies the cutting off or removal of an essential part of a person or thing thereby impairing its completeness, beauty, or function. a tree mutilated by inept pruning batter implies a series of blows that bruise deeply, deform, or mutilate. an old ship battered by fierce storms mangle implies a tearing or crushing that leaves deep wounds. a soldier's leg mangled by shrapnel",
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"a mangy office"
]
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"a mangy old car that was covered in rust",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Phoebe Philo gave them a surrealist Meret Oppenhiem-twist in 2013, and Rick Owens coated them with mangy hair and lengthened their straps to animalistic proportions. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 Mar. 2022",
"But the male behavior is mangy enough that an empire hangs in the balance. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 18 Nov. 2021",
"More:Rick Bragg's mangy mutt will steal your heart in his lyrical new book 'The Speckled Beauty' 3. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 25 Sep. 2021",
"Collado stood in front of a mangy bush with a crisp, earthy odor. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Aug. 2021",
"But by 1870, the canal had helped propel Chicago from a mangy frontier outpost of less than 5,000 into a metropolis of 300,000. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2020",
"Germany should also beef up its mangy military as a means of countering Moscow\u2019s ambitions to pry Europe from Washington. \u2014 Steve Forbes, Forbes , 6 Apr. 2021",
"The walls were a mangy taupe, but African-print sheets hung over the windows. \u2014 Francesca Mari, The New Yorker , 30 Nov. 2020"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8m\u0101n-j\u0113"
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"beat-up",
"bombed-out",
"dilapidated",
"dog-eared",
"down-at-the-heels",
"down-at-heel",
"down-at-the-heel",
"down-at-heels",
"dumpy",
"grungy",
"mean",
"miserable",
"moth-eaten",
"neglected",
"ratty",
"run-down",
"scrubby",
"scruffy",
"seedy",
"shabby",
"sleazy",
"tacky",
"tatterdemalion",
"tatty",
"threadbare",
"timeworn",
"tumbledown"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024533",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
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"manhandled the posts into place"
]
},
"examples":[
"They manhandled the heavy boxes onto the truck.",
"She manhandled the posts into place.",
"He was manhandling the boy.",
"He says he was manhandled by the police.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Celtics again let Miami manhandle them, play with more physicality and desperation. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"Led by the Tigers running game and defense, Auburn should easily bounce back this week and manhandle Georgia State in Jordan-Hare. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Darrisaw has the power and fast-twitchiness needed to manhandle most NFL edge players. \u2014 Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com , 26 Apr. 2021",
"Darrisaw has the power and fast-twitchiness needed to manhandle most NFL edge players. \u2014 Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com , 26 Apr. 2021",
"Coming full circle then, all software code is composed of data and all software runs on data\u2026 and, further, some software works to manage, maintain, move and occasionally manhandle data. \u2014 Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes , 11 May 2021",
"Darrisaw has the power and fast-twitchiness needed to manhandle most NFL edge players. \u2014 Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com , 26 Apr. 2021",
"Darrisaw has the power and fast-twitchiness needed to manhandle most NFL edge players. \u2014 Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com , 26 Apr. 2021",
"The combination of his long strides on drives and three-point shooting ability is a dangerous one, that often sees defenses try to manhandle him. \u2014 Morten Jensen, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8man-\u02cchan-d\u1d4al"
],
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"maltreat",
"maul",
"mishandle",
"rough (up)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170622",
"type":[
"verb"
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},
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"femininity",
"muliebrity",
"womanhood",
"womanliness"
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": penis":[],
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": the condition of being a human being":[],
": the condition of being an adult male as distinguished from a child or female":[]
},
"examples":[
"He took the comment as a challenge to his manhood .",
"He grew from boyhood to manhood in a small southern town.",
"the manhood of a nation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The icy dip was a brazen display of manhood and an Orthodox Christian ritual to mark the Feast of the Epiphany. \u2014 Deborah Netburnstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The men are upstanding, affectionate toward their families, intelligent, and secure in their manhood . \u2014 Lynnette Nicholas, Essence , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Between spreading thighs, his normally lusty manhood is thinly covered, having conceded all to drink\u2014the wine or water trickling from the deflating wine sack. \u2014 William A. Wallace, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The material spoke of many different aspects of life, which found symbolic expressions in the film, such as the idea of manhood , or forced migration, or uprooting, which is not just a physical process. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 10 May 2022",
"Other contributions to history include tests of manhood involving farting and belching. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 22 Apr. 2022",
"After resisting this sort of maternal swaddling from childhood to manhood , Father developed a psychological block against telling us how to run our lives. \u2014 James Roosevelt, Good Housekeeping , 5 May 2022",
"It\u2019s the tenuity of manhood that drives men to seek ways to prove their masculine bona fides. \u2014 Parker Molloy, Rolling Stone , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Dylan has had a fascinating relationship with religion over the years, though celebrating faith and transitioning to manhood is alien to me. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8man-\u02cchu\u0307d"
],
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"machismo",
"macho",
"manliness",
"masculinity",
"virility"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105953",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mania":{
"antonyms":[
"mind",
"saneness",
"sanity"
],
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": excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm":[
"a mania for saving things",
"\u2014 often used in combination"
],
": the object of such enthusiasm":[
"His current mania is football."
]
},
"examples":[
"She would typically experience a period of mania and then suddenly become deeply depressed.",
"The entire city has been gripped by baseball mania .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With a stadium show, Birmingham would be the epicenter of Guns mania . \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
"Yet her romance with Ben Affleck \u2014 or, more to the point, the way it was covered \u2014 actually marked a change in the culture, a ratcheting up of gossip mania to the nth power. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 8 June 2022",
"Small humanizing moments like these have been largely absent from the recent Kipchoge mania . \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 20 Aug. 2021",
"In the meantime, investors would be wise to be cautious when trying to benefit from meme mania . \u2014 George Schultze, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
"This may be true, up to a point, but the tidiness of these aphorisms reflects the novel\u2019s broader struggle between style and verisimilitude\u2014a struggle that isn\u2019t simply a reflection of the main character\u2019s own mania for order. \u2014 Toby Lichtig, WSJ , 9 June 2021",
"Wall Street\u2019s mania over GameStop is on again, at least for one afternoon. \u2014 Alex Veiga, ajc , 25 Feb. 2021",
"And over the last five years, the mania for white sage has become a global phenomenon with real consequences. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Common sense and a mania for systematization, logical thinking and ideological totalism, are constantly at war in the French character, as a belief in instant happiness and a paranoia about imaginary enemies are in the American. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek, from mainesthai to be mad; akin to Greek menos spirit \u2014 more at mind":""
},
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"-ny\u0259",
"\u02c8m\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259",
"\u02c8m\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259, -ny\u0259"
],
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"aberration",
"dementia",
"derangement",
"insanity",
"lunacy",
"madness",
"rage"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190125",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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},
"examples":[
"He's a complete maniac when he's playing football.",
"they should permanently put away the maniac who is responsible for these kidnappings",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the hottest looks \u2014 if cosplaying attendees are any indication \u2014 were simpler, rougher and makeshift, the kind of thing any cost-conscious maniac in a garage could scramble together. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"The haunted house will recreate some of the most iconic scenes from Halloween as guests make their way through his dilapidated home, trying to avoid becoming one of his victims in the knife-wielding maniac \u2019s relentless and bloody campaign of terror. \u2014 Simon Thompson, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"The film follows Jamie (Shipka), whose mom, Pam (Bowen), is terrorized by the resurgence of the Sweet Sixteen Killer \u2014 a masked maniac that slaughtered a group of teenage girls in the 1980s. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
"Get a grip on your triskaidekaphobia and revisit this seminal 1980 slasher flick about oversexed young camp counselors and the knife- and -ax-wielding homicidal maniac who hates them. \u2014 Matt Cooperlistings Coordinator, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"Esso left off in the 2030s where Rhia is now going to uni and is facing a whole new host of challenges, both personally and with upper world and a maniac on the loose, who\u2019s trying to kill her and has ambitions on conquering the multiverses himself. \u2014 Rayna Reid, Essence , 20 May 2022",
"The maniac reached the destination first, but the difference was only a few minutes. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Auburn\u2019s resident maniac was a madman down the stretch in road wins at Missouri and at Mississippi State this season. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The maniac reached the destination first, but the difference was only a few minutes. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 13 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Late Latin maniacus maniacal, from Greek maniakos , from mania":""
},
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"\u02c8m\u0101-n\u0113-\u02ccak"
],
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"bug",
"crackbrain",
"crazy",
"fool",
"fruitcake",
"head case",
"loon",
"loony",
"lunatic",
"nut",
"nutcase",
"nutter",
"psycho",
"psychopath",
"sickie",
"sicko",
"wacko",
"whacko"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045520",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"balanced",
"compos mentis",
"sane",
"sound",
"uncrazy"
],
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": affected with or suggestive of madness":[
"maniacal laughter",
"maniacal energy",
"a maniacal killer"
],
": characterized by ungovernable excitement or frenzy : frantic":[
"a maniacal mob",
"maniacal fans"
]
},
"examples":[
"the movie's villain was a just a clich\u00e9d axe-wielding nutcase with a maniacal laugh",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This one is critical for ego- maniacal CEOs who get confused by their job title. \u2014 Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"Life is still humorous in the most horrible, evil, maniacal spots. \u2014 Christy Pi\u00f1a, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 June 2022",
"The most famous performance ever delivered at the Bowl, the Beatles\u2019 Los Angeles debut was greeted with the maniacal wails of fans receiving some kind of divine missive. \u2014 Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"But darkness lurks beneath all that maniacal perfection. \u2014 Jessica Geltstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"Its entire content consists of fantasies and illusions divorced from each other, out of touch with reality, as well as wild assumptions, united by a maniacal hatred. \u2014 Giacomo Tognini, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Bernie, despite his age, has an inhuman amount of energy, an almost maniacal desire to always move forward, and a stubbornness that would not let a quart of blood on the floor of the Charleston Airport DoubleTree disrupt his day. \u2014 Ari Rabin-havt, The New Republic , 28 Apr. 2022",
"In his pursuit of justice, the youthful Dark Knight uncovers corruption in Gotham City while pursuing the maniacal killer known as the Riddler (Paul Dano). \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The plot is, as usual, a slice of humdrum social realism: just an everyday tale of a maniacal , cashmere-wearing bank robber named Danny Sharp (Jake Gyllenhaal), who plans to steal thirty-two million dollars. \u2014 The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"m\u0259-\u02c8n\u012b-\u0259-k\u0259l"
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"balmy",
"barmy",
"bats",
"batty",
"bedlam",
"bonkers",
"brainsick",
"bughouse",
"certifiable",
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"cracked",
"crackers",
"crackpot",
"cranky",
"crazed",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"demented",
"deranged",
"fruity",
"gaga",
"haywire",
"insane",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loco",
"loony",
"looney",
"loony tunes",
"looney tunes",
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"mad",
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"meshuga",
"meshugge",
"meshugah",
"meshuggah",
"moonstruck",
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"nuts",
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"psycho",
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"scatty",
"screwy",
"unbalanced",
"unhinged",
"unsound",
"wacko",
"whacko",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"wud"
],
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"adverb"
]
},
"manifest":{
"antonyms":[
"bespeak",
"betray",
"communicate",
"declare",
"demonstrate",
"display",
"evince",
"expose",
"give away",
"reveal",
"show"
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": manifesto":[],
": readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight":[
"Their sadness was manifest in their faces."
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": to make evident or certain by showing or displaying":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The argument, for all of its manifest inadequacies \u2026 captured the national imagination and shaped subsequent religious discourse. It provided a vocabulary, an explanation, and a new set of boundaries for the restructured American religion that had by then been developing for half a century. \u2014 Jonathan D. Sarna , American Judaism , 2004",
"Economics, the great model among us now, indulges and deprives, builds and abandons, threatens and promises. Its imperium is manifest , irrefragable\u2014as in fact it has been since antiquity. \u2014 Marilynne Robinson , The Death of Adam , 1998",
"Washington has long been uneasy about its relationship with Somalia, partly because of the manifest shakiness of the Siad Barre administration but also because of Somalia's continuing claims on the Ogaden. \u2014 John Borrell , Wall Street Journal , 23 Aug. 1982",
"His muscles were getting flabby, and his tailor called attention to his increasing waistband. In fact, Daylight was developing a definite paunch. This physical deterioration was manifest likewise in his face. \u2014 Jack London , Burning Daylight , 1910",
"Their sadness was manifest in their faces.",
"His love for literature is manifest in his large library.",
"There was manifest confusion in the streets.",
"Verb",
"Malone has invited Barkley to spend a week \u2026 to relax, talk some basketball, eat some hot Louisiana food and kick around the subject of frustration, something they both feel but manifest in different ways. \u2014 Jack McCallum , Sports Illustrated , 27 Apr. 1992",
"He asked what they had been doing in Dallas, and they told him that they were looking at the Sunbelt boom as manifested in the great Texas banks, thrifts and real estate operations. \u2014 John Kenneth Galbraith , A Tenured Professor , 1990",
"And if one is a pantheist \u2026 one might say that all nature is divinity and manifests itself in myriad forms and delightful complexities. \u2014 Margot Adler , Drawing Down the Moon , 1986",
"Both sides have manifested a stubborn unwillingness to compromise.",
"Their religious beliefs are manifested in every aspect of their lives.",
"Her behavior problems began manifesting themselves soon after she left home.",
"Noun",
"Since 2002, a program known as the Container Security Initiative requires our main trading partners to send to U.S. Customs and border Protection an electronic manifest for every U.S.-bound container twenty-four hours before it is loaded on a ship. \u2014 William Finnegan , New Yorker , 19 June 2006",
"Has any passenger manifest been more fretted over than the Mayflower's",
"But for me, finding it still in \"use\" is high on the manifest of writerly thrills longed for\u2014along with seeing someone you don't know hungrily reading your book on an overland bus in Turkey; or noticing your book on the shelf behind the moderator on Meet the Press next to The Wealth of Nations and Giants in the Earth; or seeing your book on a list of overlooked American masterpieces compiled by former insiders in the Kennedy administration. \u2014 Richard Ford , Independence Day , 1995",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"That\u2019s also where there are beginning to manifest signs of loosely-organized outflow, or air exiting the storm at high altitudes. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"At its worst, this is manifest as a boarding crisis for young people with mental illnesses, who are simply being warehoused in general hospitals. \u2014 Steven C. Schlozman, STAT , 24 May 2022",
"Big waves and their manifest risks captivate far more viewers than the small to medium-sized waves on the World Championship Tour, where, to the untutored eye, all the surfers seem to be doing basically the same things. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"Our files, photos, and music appear magically across multiple devices, much like the Greek psyche, which could, through the mysterious work of transmigration, manifest in different physical bodies after its host had died. \u2014 Meghan O'gieblyn, Wired , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Twenty years of continuous engagement in Afghanistan did little to eliminate the cultural traits that precluded creation of a stable democracy, despite the manifest benefits that might have accrued to most of the population. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"And all the horrors that come with the Empire are being made manifest throughout the galaxy. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Happily, the vital motivation for this ambitious iteration does not get lost: For the first time, the sustained level of impressive quality in the museum\u2019s permanent collection is manifest . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"That risk is manifest in the fact that bitcoin is currently down about 36% from its November high. \u2014 Paul Vigna, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In that regard, strength will manifest mostly inside of you. \u2014 Amy Joyce, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Plus, Amanat added, Kamala's powers may manifest differently on screen, but their goal was always to maintain the same fun, quirky spirit. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
"Why do allergic reactions sometimes manifest as skin rashes",
"In a professional setting, cultural differences often manifest in varying methods of communication. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"In young children, symptoms may manifest in persistent headaches or stomach aches, Santos said. \u2014 Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant , 26 May 2022",
"Most mental illnesses manifest in childhood, and anxiety often goes undetected for a long time. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Week , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Our results show another way these negative behaviors can manifest themselves, airline bookings, and add to evidence that women are less likely to engage in them. \u2014 Javier D. Donna, The Conversation , 17 Feb. 2022",
"This blend of hardware and software has become more pronounced in recent years, with the iPhone a perfect example of how the two worlds can manifest in a single object. \u2014 Michael Feindt, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
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"Ars Technica has obtained internal planning documents from the space agency showing an Artemis mission schedule and manifest for now through fiscal year 2034. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 20 June 2022",
"There was no formal passenger manifest , but it's estimated that 130 to 250 crew and passengers drowned. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"The company should have provided airport police with information on every passenger on the flight\u2019s manifest , or on those matching a general description of a suspect. \u2014 Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"This is the opposite of the proactive approach that motorists should expect its regulators to take toward technical innovations that present manifest hazards to the public. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"In each episode, young Lilly is transported to Unicorn Island, a colorful wonderland where life\u2019s struggles manifest in fantastical ways. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 13 May 2022",
"That\u2019s based on a 2020 crew manifest which showed a dozen of Scheherazade\u2019s Russian crew members either worked for or had a connection with Russia\u2019s Federal Protective Service. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The movie steers us through the details with brisk economy: the black-market acquisition of the manifest from Navalny\u2019s fateful flight, the tracking of suspects\u2019 identities and movements. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Most forms of aphasia come on suddenly due to the injury, but other forms of the illness manifest slowly and worsen over time. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 1 Apr. 2022"
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"His Times Square restaurant, Guy\u2019s American Kitchen & Bar, can feel in hindsight like an exercise in overextension, an assumption of manifest destiny powered by swagger and a signature Donkey Sauce. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"Parts of Rita\u2019s own manifest destiny are bound to rub certain people the wrong way, particularly some of Nicol\u00f2\u2019s family. \u2014 James Mcauley, Town & Country , 27 Apr. 2022",
"This was white supremacy and manifest destiny in action. \u2014 Nick Martin, The New Republic , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Benton, along with many others, used the notion of manifest destiny to systematically displace and kill scores of Native Americans. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Fox has long reinterpreted manifest destiny as a media product, treating the American mind as a vacant space upon which any dream, or any delusion, might be constructed. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 12 July 2021",
"The natural environment with which Native Americans had established a harmonious and symbiotic relationship, was similarly despoiled by the twin logic of expropriation and colonization that spread under the logic of manifest destiny . \u2014 Nicholas Dirks, Scientific American , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Now, manifest destiny has become a manifest emergency. \u2014 CBS News , 18 July 2021",
"So what have Democrats gotten in exchange for embracing this manifest destiny nationalism"
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"In its new manifestation , the main house is only slightly bigger: 1,636 square feet rather than 1,446. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"His studio, Hollywood Unlocked, is a manifestation of his desire to assist people in pursuing their dreams. \u2014 Corein Carter, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Deregulation became the mantra of the decade, its most visible manifestation being the assault on collective bargaining and the further weakening of already struggling unions. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"The Berlin Wall was only its most visible physical manifestation . \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 13 Apr. 2022",
"In one unbroken shot, the camera pans from room to room as the Spyders breach each home, a sinister manifestation of a society without privacy. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
"But the real political manifestation of these events will come in 2024. \u2014 Scott Jennings, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"The DeSantis administration\u2019s effort to narrow healthcare coverage for transgender residents is yet another manifestation of the Republican Party\u2019s drift toward abject soullessness and moral bankruptcy. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"But why is Liam Nesson frequenting this physical manifestation of one of the levels of hell from Dante's Inferno"
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"In that sense, Cha Cha feels like both a fitting showcase for a young auteur and a larger marker of how much movie masculinity has evolved: a real-smooth manifesto for the anti-toxic man. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
"Their design, which drew on the lessons of Birkenhead and Olmsted\u2019s southern travels, was nothing short of a manifesto . \u2014 Malcolm Gay, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"So, coming to San Antonio is an extension of your manifesto ",
"The Poway shooter basically said in his manifesto that he was radicalized on one of these notorious message boards \u2014 and pretty quickly, too. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"Details are emerging of a racist manifesto allegedly written by the 18-year-old White man suspected of traveling nearly 200 miles from his home to attack a predominantly Black neighborhood. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"Turns out the boxes contained duplicates of a manifesto criticizing critical race theory and opposing the use of masks to prevent coronavirus infection. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2022",
"No republican manifesto seems to have made it onto the best-seller lists, though the Twitter hashtag #abolishthemonarchy certainly has had its moment. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"Extreme positive incentives are another core concept behind this zero waste manifesto . \u2014 Susan Galer, Forbes , 2 June 2022"
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"As an island designed to divide, Dejima remains a remarkable example of what happens when people from all sorts of backgrounds, and with manifold motivations, are thrown together. \u2014 Rob Goss, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022",
"Research suggests the bans and restrictions would have manifold effects on maternal health. \u2014 NBC News , 4 May 2022",
"And without a stupendous Fanny to thrill and distract, the musical\u2019s manifold faults become painfully evident. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Poole has explored the manifold ways that elephants communicate\u2014not only through sound but also through touch and gesture. \u2014 Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The benefits of these kinds of networks are manifold . \u2014 Sachin H. Jain, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The manifold precise regulations governing the giving of the machatzit hashekel coincide with Judaism\u2019s unique approach to charity. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"So long as the United States continues to suffer from all its manifold defects, every so often the police will kill a sympathetic unarmed victim, and there will be fury and organizing in response. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 29 Dec. 2021",
"The suit, which was initially filed in 2018, was part of the federal multi-district litigation created that year to address the manifold claims against opioid manufacturers and distributors. \u2014 Evan Simko-bednarski, CNN , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"In the past fortnight, hope has grown manifold in the field. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Experts caution that once firms go public, the scrutiny goes up manifold . \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 24 Mar. 2021",
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"To do this, Sullivan essentially invented a notion of division, where loops on the original manifold were divided into two or three or more. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Under the hood there\u2019s a fresh Ford 289 ci V-8 engine with rebuilt cylinder heads and timing assemblies, a Holley four-barrel carburetor and a Cobra high-rise intake manifold . \u2014 Rachel.maree.cormack@gmail.com, Robb Report , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The disasters stemming from climate change have increased manifold in India. \u2014 Shreyans Jain, Quartz , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Also added are custom air-to-water intercoolers within the intake manifold . \u2014 Viju Mathew, Robb Report , 9 Feb. 2022",
"But in your case, during those few weeks that the car sits, fuel is leaking out of your carburetor, perhaps into the intake manifold , and evaporating. \u2014 Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Dec. 2021",
"But Floer theory did not completely resolve the Arnold conjecture because Floer\u2019s method only worked on one type of manifold . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Often invariants involve building some kind of geometric construction on a manifold . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
"The engine also gets the same intake manifold , oil filter adapter, and engine oil cooler as the GT350. \u2014 Kyle Edward, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021"
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"Research suggests the bans and restrictions would have manifold effects on maternal health. \u2014 NBC News , 4 May 2022",
"And without a stupendous Fanny to thrill and distract, the musical\u2019s manifold faults become painfully evident. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Poole has explored the manifold ways that elephants communicate\u2014not only through sound but also through touch and gesture. \u2014 Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The benefits of these kinds of networks are manifold . \u2014 Sachin H. Jain, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The manifold precise regulations governing the giving of the machatzit hashekel coincide with Judaism\u2019s unique approach to charity. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"So long as the United States continues to suffer from all its manifold defects, every so often the police will kill a sympathetic unarmed victim, and there will be fury and organizing in response. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 29 Dec. 2021",
"The suit, which was initially filed in 2018, was part of the federal multi-district litigation created that year to address the manifold claims against opioid manufacturers and distributors. \u2014 Evan Simko-bednarski, CNN , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"In the past fortnight, hope has grown manifold in the field. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Experts caution that once firms go public, the scrutiny goes up manifold . \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 24 Mar. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"To do this, Sullivan essentially invented a notion of division, where loops on the original manifold were divided into two or three or more. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Under the hood there\u2019s a fresh Ford 289 ci V-8 engine with rebuilt cylinder heads and timing assemblies, a Holley four-barrel carburetor and a Cobra high-rise intake manifold . \u2014 Rachel.maree.cormack@gmail.com, Robb Report , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The disasters stemming from climate change have increased manifold in India. \u2014 Shreyans Jain, Quartz , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Also added are custom air-to-water intercoolers within the intake manifold . \u2014 Viju Mathew, Robb Report , 9 Feb. 2022",
"But in your case, during those few weeks that the car sits, fuel is leaking out of your carburetor, perhaps into the intake manifold , and evaporating. \u2014 Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Dec. 2021",
"But Floer theory did not completely resolve the Arnold conjecture because Floer\u2019s method only worked on one type of manifold . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Often invariants involve building some kind of geometric construction on a manifold . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
"The engine also gets the same intake manifold , oil filter adapter, and engine oil cooler as the GT350. \u2014 Kyle Edward, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021"
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"As part of the experiment, students manipulated light and temperature to see how it affected the plants.",
"She knows how to manipulate her parents to get what she wants.",
"He felt that he had been manipulated by the people he trusted most.",
"The editorial was a blatant attempt to manipulate public opinion.",
"He's accused of trying to manipulate the price of the stock.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Following an investigation, authorities apprehended Ana Nunez, who allegedly pretended to be the unidentified victim\u2019s daughter in order to manipulate her into signing legal documents granting her power of attorney, WPLG reported. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 23 May 2022",
"This allows an individual to take these big heavy coolers and maneuver and manipulate them easily and safely! \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
"Gould said that Johnson was able to use his relationship with Fitzpatrick to manipulate him into participating in the scheme. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 10 May 2022",
"The way Pam & Tommy tells the story doesn\u2019t so much reclaim her narrative as manipulate it to draw bigger conclusions. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Suppressing a safe and reliable choice in this scenario is a cowardly attempt to manipulate women into completing abortions. \u2014 Christa Brown, National Review , 9 Mar. 2022",
"So the MJs [Garrett] and the Yes\u2019 [Duffy] or any of the gaggle of people that Veronica can manipulate . \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 6 May 2022",
"For more than two decades, Sadofsky has captained a small army of volunteers who manipulate the tether lines that keep her moving steadily forward during the parade. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 28 Apr. 2022",
"So there are all these ways companies can manipulate who can see a post. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022"
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"\u2014 Amer. Speech"
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"\u2014 Jimmy Denham"
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"\u2014 Sir Walter Scott"
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"Noun",
"He was a shy boy, but he grew to be a strong and confident man .",
"He's a grown man now.",
"The movie is popular with men and women.",
"Are you man enough to meet the challenge",
"Verb",
"He stocked shelves while I manned the cash register.",
"We'll need someone to man the phones this evening.",
"No one was manning the front desk.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Absolutely the jump shot is the best from any man his size in the last 10 years in college basketball \u2014 all the way to KD (Kevin Durant) maybe. \u2014 Erik Hall, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"New York man cycling across America is bitten by a dog in Illinois, but keeps on going. \u2014 Fox News , 22 June 2022",
"These were employees, observers say, who could revive a long-declining labor movement in the United States \u2014 employees like Miller, the irritated 5-foot-3, 24-year-old transgender man barreling toward his managers. \u2014 Rebecca Tan, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"Leadoff man Justin Bench went 4 for 6 with 4 runs scored and 2 RBI. \u2014 Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online , 22 June 2022",
"Another man inexplicably busied himself rifling through trinkets on a shelf. \u2014 J. Lester Feder, Rolling Stone , 22 June 2022",
"By 2012, Thomas was in his first serious relationship with another man and brought him home for Thanksgiving dinner. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
"McIntyre missed the mark a bit, as any grown man would. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"The demotion of Detmers leaves the Angels with only four starters \u2014 Shohei Ohtani, Michael Lorenzen, Noah Syndargaard and Patrick Sandoval \u2014 in their six- man rotation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And to support the participating chefs who don\u2019t have the workers to man their booths this year, students from Grossmont College\u2019s culinary program will be helping out. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
"So the idea was to man up everywhere and just to be spare in the back. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Police departments provided officers, without charge, to man the tip lines. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Liftoff is scheduled for 11:17 a.m. Friday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida as the crew will man a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, that will be taken into orbit on top of one of SpaceX's 230-foot-tall Falcon 9 rockets. \u2014 Wayne Baker, The Enquirer , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Shortly before the season began, Gabrione received an email from freshman goalie John Trontz\u2019s family who had just moved into town asking if the team needed someone to man the nets. \u2014 Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"And taking into account the total package, Milwaukee went into this past offseason feeling confident that Ur\u00edas could continue to man third base moving forward while also taking advantage of his ability to play shortstop and second base when needed. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The Bulls are relying on a rookie point guard and a 6-foot-5 backup power forward to man their starting lineup. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The same arms that have produced 679 home runs will be used to man the steering wheel of a Toyota Camry TRD pace car. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022"
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"buck",
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"They'd been trained to identify emotional repression as the essence of manliness . Men who broke down, or cried, or admitted to feeling fear, were sissies, weaklings, failures. Not men.",
"\u2014 Pat Barker",
"\u2026 the angular manliness of her gestures \u2026",
"\u2014 John Colapinto"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"manly sports"
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},
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"Adjective",
"He wasn't manly enough to fight.",
"He has a deep, manly voice.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"There is nothing quite as manly as the scent of aftershave. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"These ingredients also provide a natural fragrance that\u2019s woody, earthy and all-round manly . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"It\u2019s that same, younger audience that embraced Ted Lasso and his forerunners: the fantasy manly men who populate the gentlest contemporary sitcoms. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 19 July 2021",
"When the reporter went forward he was met by the men courteously and given straightforward, manly replies to his questions. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 July 2021",
"In prior technological waves, companies manly needed people proficient in database administration, loading data, and using programming languages like Python and R to manipulate and move data internally. \u2014 Ron Schmelzer, Forbes , 12 June 2021",
"Right-wing critiques that our military and intelligence services are somehow not hardened and ruthless enough, not manly enough, have been a recurrent feature of political discourse going back decades. \u2014 Jacob Silverman, The New Republic , 4 June 2021",
"Unlike his peers, Virgil isn't manly in the traditional sense or overtly tough, and many characters in these first four issues try to tell him how a man should behave. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 18 Feb. 2021",
"Trump's Covid drive by proves downplaying illness isn't manly \u2014 it\u2019s dangerous, author Liz Plank writes in an opinion piece. \u2014 NBC News , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This cologne mixes together bay oil, citrus and spices to create an intoxicating blend fit for the ultimate manly man. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Clean hair is the next step to your manly grooming routine. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"Overall, this shampoo is made for men with a manly scent that\u2019s sure to bring attention. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"The adult Falcone is a cautionary figure, a man broken by the manly vocation that was supposed to bring him glory. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic , 11 May 2022",
"And the trailer for his show was designed with this in mind; it was stuffed full-to-bursting with over-the-top footage of jacked bros doing manly stuff. \u2014 Ian Allen, The New Republic , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Maria\u2019s Place is a small space for showers and cozier gatherings while Sophia\u2019s Room takes on a more manly vibe. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 18 Apr. 2022",
"This is the Old Spice of protein powders, marketed to manly men who Lift Heavy and Eat Clean and Consume an Unholy Amount of Protein. \u2014 Amanda Shapiro, Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 Mar. 2022",
"One is a test of a 2021 Jeep Gladiator, and the second is the outfitting of that Gladiator by a company who specializes in customizing not only the Gladiator but a mess of other manly trucks \u2013 RMT Overland. \u2014 Josh Max, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"Middle English manli \"befitting a man, bravely, resolutely, courteously,\" going back to Old English manliche, from man man entry 1 + -liche -ly entry 2":"Adverb",
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": a usually sudden and unexpected source of gratification, pleasure, or gain":[],
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},
"examples":[
"Your generous gift was manna from heaven .",
"the announcement that there would be a sequel was manna to the many fans of the original movie",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her residency at the London\u2019s Hammersmith Apollo in 2014 was manna from heaven for her fans, some of whom travelled the world to catch the enigmatic artist. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 22 June 2022",
"What message and manna from heaven are falling into your mind and mouth",
"Turcotte\u2019s find seemed like survivalist manna from heaven. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
"But this excess manna quickly rotted and filled with maggots. \u2014 Benjamin, Longreads , 20 May 2022",
"On Shabbat, all labor was forbidden, including the daily manna gathering and preparing. \u2014 Benjamin, Longreads , 20 May 2022",
"The bread continues to carry rich meaning, from the poppy and sesame seeds sprinkled on top that symbolize manna from God, to the plaited shape, which represents love. \u2014 Jill Gleeson, Country Living , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Its nameless manna \u2014remembers how Wooden crosses, like scaffolds, like forests, Marked the ocean or wedge of battalions. \u2014 Osip Mandelstam, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Is the village harbouring a saint 'surviving on manna from heaven' or are there more ominous motives at work"
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"1895, in the meaning defined above":""
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"1895, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130152",
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]
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": carrying, staffed, or performed by one or more people":[
"a manned security booth",
"manned spaceflight",
"a manned mission"
]
},
"examples":[
"a manned mission to the moon",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ukraine has lost 39 manned aircraft that independent analysts can confirm; Russia has lost 81. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"But a manned mission to Mars isn\u2019t the only reason to get excited about the 2030s. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 8 June 2022",
"The lesson here is not (yet) to fully walk away from manned aircraft providing the close support on the battlefield. \u2014 James Stavridis, Time , 11 Apr. 2022",
"At 75,000 tons, the new ship will be 50 percent larger and operate a mixture of manned aircraft and drones. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 10 Jan. 2022",
"In the 1960s, as ambitions shifted to manned spaceflight, Mr. Stoney was appointed chief of advanced space vehicle concepts at NASA\u2019s Washington headquarters and led the advanced spacecraft technology division in Houston. \u2014 Emily Langer, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
"Amazon Bezos stepped down as CEO of Amazon in July\u2014and promptly launched himself into space, spending ten minutes outside the atmosphere aboard his company Blue Origin\u2019s first manned spaceflight. \u2014 Matt Durot, Forbes , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Many of the photos come from Pickering's personal archive, one of the world's largest private collections of manned spaceflight images. \u2014 Jacopo Prisco, CNN , 15 Sep. 2021",
"The government has set a deadline of 2022 for India\u2019s first manned spaceflight. \u2014 Ashok Sharma, ajc , 12 Aug. 2021"
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"1583, in the meaning defined above":""
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": one employed to model clothing":[]
},
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"the mannequin over there looks so real",
"several mannequins posing for this year's catalogue look especially emaciated",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Remote learning won\u2019t do for his courses, such as root canal treatment, which students learn on mannequin heads. \u2014 Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times , 31 Jan. 2022",
"That surface of roses and underbrush was cast in rubber and then applied to a mannequin . \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"This mannequin will allow the engineers to see what the conditions were like inside Starliner throughout the mission. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 May 2022",
"In a cell reconstruction, a mannequin dubbed Sam the Perpetual Prisoner narrates the prison\u2019s early history. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Of course, the capsule\u2019s engineers will need to look at data captured from the flight, as well as information from a mannequin named Rosie, which took part in the journey to the ISS. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 May 2022",
"My torso appeared on the screen like a disassembled mannequin , bright against a black background. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"Guests can rummage throughout the cave and find hidden surprises like an armoire stocked with green furry pants, a mannequin with an in-development Santa costume and all sorts of fabulous Who-contraptions. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 3 Dec. 2021",
"This is a fight so lopsided it\u2019s like Connor McGregor taking on a mannequin made out of wet toilet paper. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 25 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1730, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"French, from Dutch mannekijn little man \u2014 more at manikin":""
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"\u02c8ma-ni-k\u0259n"
],
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"dummy",
"figure",
"form",
"manikin",
"mannikin"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124806",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": a characteristic or customary mode of acting : custom":[
"stopped to speak, after the manner of the country",
"\u2014 Ellen Glasgow"
],
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"taught to acquire a manner suitable to her station"
],
": a mode of procedure or way of acting : fashion":[
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],
": characteristic or distinctive bearing (see bearing sense 1 ), air, or deportment":[
"his poised gracious manner"
],
": fitted by or as if by birth or rearing to a particular position, role, or status":[
"was not to the manner born , and did not go to prep schools or to an Ivy League school",
"\u2014 Peter Tryell"
],
": good manners":[
"Someone should teach you some manners ."
],
": habitual conduct or deportment : behavior":[
"mind your manners"
],
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"what manner of man is he"
],
": kinds , sorts":[
"all manner of problems"
],
": method of artistic execution (see execution sense 1 ) or mode of presentation : style":[
"offers plenty of room for many jazz manners Wilder Hobson"
],
": social conduct or rules of conduct as shown in the prevalent customs":[
"Victorian manners"
]
},
"examples":[
"She has a very forceful manner of speaking.",
"I objected to the manner in which the decision was made.",
"Some people have no manners .",
"Someone should teach you some manners !",
"He forgot his manners and reached across the table for the salt.",
"He painted this picture in his early manner .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The medical examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of the deaths, authorities said. \u2014 Mckenna Oxenden And, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
"But the race took a dramatic turn two weeks ago, when Casten\u2019s 17-year-old daughter Gwen died suddenly at home (the DuPage County coroner has yet to release a cause or manner of death). \u2014 John Keilman, Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"The cause and manner of death have not been released. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
"An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause and manner of death. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 21 June 2022",
"An autopsy is pending, Tomberlin said, and the state medical examiner's office will determine her cause and manner of death. \u2014 Rachel Wegner, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"The Office of the Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death, according to police. \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
"The child's cause and manner of death will be determined by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
"The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death, police said. \u2014 Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post , 5 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English manere , from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *manuaria , from Latin, feminine of manuarius of the hand, from manus hand \u2014 more at manual":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ma-n\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for manner bearing , deportment , demeanor , mien , manner , carriage mean the outward manifestation of personality or attitude. bearing is the most general of these words but now usually implies characteristic posture. a woman of regal bearing deportment suggests actions or behavior as formed by breeding or training. your deportment was atrocious demeanor suggests one's attitude toward others as expressed in outward behavior. the haughty demeanor of the headwaiter mien is a literary term referring both to bearing and demeanor. a mien of supreme self-satisfaction manner implies characteristic or customary way of moving and gesturing and addressing others. the imperious manner of a man used to giving orders carriage applies chiefly to habitual posture in standing or walking. the kind of carriage learned at boarding school method , mode , manner , way , fashion , system mean the means taken or procedure followed in achieving an end. method implies an orderly logical arrangement usually in steps. effective teaching methods mode implies an order or course followed by custom, tradition, or personal preference. the preferred mode of transportation manner is close to mode but may imply a procedure or method that is individual or distinctive. an odd manner of conducting way is very general and may be used for any of the preceding words. has her own way of doing things fashion may suggest a peculiar or characteristic way of doing something. rushing about in his typical fashion system suggests a fully developed or carefully formulated method often emphasizing rational orderliness. a filing system",
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"form",
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"proprieties"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050545",
"type":[
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"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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},
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"\u02c8man\u0259r\u0259b\u0259l"
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},
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": having an artificial or stilted character":[
"passages \u2026 so mannered as to be unintelligible",
"\u2014 R. G. G. Price"
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},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Federer, though generally well- mannered , cannot say the same. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
"But instead of being winningly well- mannered , Alli finds more humor than most by playing up his insensitivity. \u2014 David Benedict, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"For the women's heat, the ladies are a lot more well- mannered than the guys were. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
"The character would feel mannered if Mortensen\u2019s work weren\u2019t so incredibly tender. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 2 June 2022",
"First, there is Andre, the quiet, well- mannered kid with good grades. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 15 May 2022",
"Where Edwina is impeccably sweet and well- mannered , Kate has a polished toughness, all the better to guide and protect her younger sister. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Town & Country , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Ordinarily, adenovirus infections are relatively mild- mannered , and the link to liver failure in these children is still uncertain. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"Over time, as Tetzlaff repeated certain feats, his playing began to sound mannered and wear out some of its welcome. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 15 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8ma-n\u0259rd"
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"adjective"
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": a preliminary training (as of a colt) in manners":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"manner entry 1 + -ing":""
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"-n\u0259ri\u014b"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053827",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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": a characteristic and often unconscious mode or peculiarity of action, bearing, or treatment":[
"The actor can mimic the President's mannerisms perfectly."
],
": an art style in late 16th century Europe characterized by spatial incongruity and excessive elongation of the human figures":[],
": exaggerated or affected (see affected entry 2 sense 1 ) adherence to a particular style or manner : artificiality , preciosity":[
"refined almost to the point of mannerism",
"\u2014 Winthrop Sargeant"
]
},
"examples":[
"The actor can mimic the President's mannerisms perfectly.",
"quirky mannerisms such as toying with her hair and tapping her toes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To prepare for the technologically advanced form of entertainment, ABBA spent five weeks performing all 22 songs in the 90-minute setlist in order to capture every mannerism for the digital concert, according to People. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 26 May 2022",
"But over time, Mamet\u2019s trademark style calcified into mannerism . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"Murray does better by Jean, exuding apt superciliousness even in posture and mannerism . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
"In Brazil the handheld becomes a mannerism , as if the camera then had the sensibility of a character. \u2014 Emiliano Granada, Variety , 21 Feb. 2022",
"The flamboyant late Renaissance style of art known in English as mannerism has gone out of fashion more than once. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The musicians spent five weeks performing all 22 songs in the 90-minute setlist in order for their crew to capture every mannerism and motion with performance capture techniques. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 3 Dec. 2021",
"The musicians spent five weeks performing all 22 songs in the 90-minute setlist in order for their crew to capture every mannerism and motion with performance capture techniques. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 3 Dec. 2021",
"The musicians spent five weeks performing all 22 songs in the 90-minute setlist in order for their crew to capture every mannerism and motion with performance capture techniques. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 3 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"\u02c8ma-n\u0259-\u02ccri-z\u0259m",
"\u02c8man-\u0259-\u02ccriz-\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mannerism pose , air , airs , affectation , mannerism mean an adopted way of speaking or behaving. pose implies an attitude deliberately assumed in order to impress others. her shyness was just a pose air may suggest natural acquirement through environment or way of life. a traveler's sophisticated air airs always implies artificiality and pretentiousness. snobbish airs affectation applies to a trick of speech or behavior that strikes the observer as insincere. the posh accent is an affectation mannerism applies to an acquired eccentricity that has become a habit. gesturing with a cigarette was her most noticeable mannerism",
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"crotchet",
"curiosity",
"eccentricity",
"erraticism",
"idiosyncrasy",
"individualism",
"kink",
"oddity",
"peculiarity",
"quiddity",
"quip",
"quirk",
"singularity",
"tic",
"trick",
"twist"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050221",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun or adjective"
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": to make manneristic":[]
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8man\u0259\u02ccr\u012bz"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101253",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
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": a characteristic or customary mode of acting : custom":[
"stopped to speak, after the manner of the country",
"\u2014 Ellen Glasgow"
],
": a distinguished or stylish air":[
"taught to acquire a manner suitable to her station"
],
": a mode of procedure or way of acting : fashion":[
"responded in a lively manner"
],
": characteristic or distinctive bearing (see bearing sense 1 ), air, or deportment":[
"his poised gracious manner"
],
": fitted by or as if by birth or rearing to a particular position, role, or status":[
"was not to the manner born , and did not go to prep schools or to an Ivy League school",
"\u2014 Peter Tryell"
],
": good manners":[
"Someone should teach you some manners ."
],
": habitual conduct or deportment : behavior":[
"mind your manners"
],
": kind , sort":[
"what manner of man is he"
],
": kinds , sorts":[
"all manner of problems"
],
": method of artistic execution (see execution sense 1 ) or mode of presentation : style":[
"offers plenty of room for many jazz manners Wilder Hobson"
],
": social conduct or rules of conduct as shown in the prevalent customs":[
"Victorian manners"
]
},
"examples":[
"She has a very forceful manner of speaking.",
"I objected to the manner in which the decision was made.",
"Some people have no manners .",
"Someone should teach you some manners !",
"He forgot his manners and reached across the table for the salt.",
"He painted this picture in his early manner .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The medical examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of the deaths, authorities said. \u2014 Mckenna Oxenden And, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
"But the race took a dramatic turn two weeks ago, when Casten\u2019s 17-year-old daughter Gwen died suddenly at home (the DuPage County coroner has yet to release a cause or manner of death). \u2014 John Keilman, Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"The cause and manner of death have not been released. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
"An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause and manner of death. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 21 June 2022",
"An autopsy is pending, Tomberlin said, and the state medical examiner's office will determine her cause and manner of death. \u2014 Rachel Wegner, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"The Office of the Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death, according to police. \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
"The child's cause and manner of death will be determined by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
"The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death, police said. \u2014 Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post , 5 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English manere , from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *manuaria , from Latin, feminine of manuarius of the hand, from manus hand \u2014 more at manual":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ma-n\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for manner bearing , deportment , demeanor , mien , manner , carriage mean the outward manifestation of personality or attitude. bearing is the most general of these words but now usually implies characteristic posture. a woman of regal bearing deportment suggests actions or behavior as formed by breeding or training. your deportment was atrocious demeanor suggests one's attitude toward others as expressed in outward behavior. the haughty demeanor of the headwaiter mien is a literary term referring both to bearing and demeanor. a mien of supreme self-satisfaction manner implies characteristic or customary way of moving and gesturing and addressing others. the imperious manner of a man used to giving orders carriage applies chiefly to habitual posture in standing or walking. the kind of carriage learned at boarding school method , mode , manner , way , fashion , system mean the means taken or procedure followed in achieving an end. method implies an orderly logical arrangement usually in steps. effective teaching methods mode implies an order or course followed by custom, tradition, or personal preference. the preferred mode of transportation manner is close to mode but may imply a procedure or method that is individual or distinctive. an odd manner of conducting way is very general and may be used for any of the preceding words. has her own way of doing things fashion may suggest a peculiar or characteristic way of doing something. rushing about in his typical fashion system suggests a fully developed or carefully formulated method often emphasizing rational orderliness. a filing system",
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"etiquette",
"form",
"mores",
"proprieties"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010649",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[
"discourteous",
"ill-bred",
"ill-mannered",
"impolite",
"inconsiderate",
"mannerless",
"rude",
"thoughtless",
"uncivil",
"ungenteel",
"ungracious",
"unmannered",
"unmannerly"
],
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": showing good manners":[]
},
"examples":[
"When he was a child, he was quiet and mannerly .",
"a mannerly child is welcome everywhere",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After a few minutes of gorging itself on red and green cupcake frosting, the bear eventually went on its merry way, this time making a mannerly exit through an open door to the backyard. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 26 June 2014",
"The last few years weren\u2019t exactly a mannerly period of polite disagreement in our national life. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 2 Nov. 2021",
"At the previous debate, Mr. Biden quickly abandoned mannerly efforts to draw contrasts with her, and other high-polling rivals had until Tuesday largely refrained from issuing piercing criticism onstage. \u2014 Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times , 16 Oct. 2019",
"Waiting for a reasonable amount of time before politely excusing yourself and walking away is, in fact, the adult and mannerly thing to do. \u2014 Judith Martin, Washington Post , 21 Sep. 2019",
"Waiting for a reasonable amount of time before politely excusing yourself and walking away is, in fact, the adult and mannerly thing to do. \u2014 Judith Martin, The Mercury News , 21 Sep. 2019",
"Poured tableside, the shellfish broth flows in a khaki cascade from the spout of an orange kettle, landing in a shallow bowl with a mannerly splish. \u2014 Fortune , 11 Aug. 2019",
"The photographer Mia Warren and her teenage daughter Pearl live a freewheeling lifestyle that excites and intimidates the Richardsons, a clan of six led by the mannerly Elena. \u2014 The Atlantic , 28 June 2019",
"Gard\u2019s lieutenant, the mannerly Margareta B\u04e7ttiger, then a physician and young mother who was earning her Ph.D., had the unenviable task of approaching Mrs. X\u2019s physician to gather her health history. \u2014 Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books , 23 May 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1529, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8ma-n\u0259r-l\u0113"
],
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"synonyms":[
"civil",
"courteous",
"genteel",
"gracious",
"polite",
"well-bred"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090455",
"type":[
"adjective",
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"noun"
]
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"discourteous",
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"impolite",
"inconsiderate",
"mannerless",
"rude",
"thoughtless",
"uncivil",
"ungenteel",
"ungracious",
"unmannered",
"unmannerly"
],
"definitions":{
": showing good manners":[]
},
"examples":[
"When he was a child, he was quiet and mannerly .",
"a mannerly child is welcome everywhere",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After a few minutes of gorging itself on red and green cupcake frosting, the bear eventually went on its merry way, this time making a mannerly exit through an open door to the backyard. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 26 June 2014",
"The last few years weren\u2019t exactly a mannerly period of polite disagreement in our national life. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 2 Nov. 2021",
"At the previous debate, Mr. Biden quickly abandoned mannerly efforts to draw contrasts with her, and other high-polling rivals had until Tuesday largely refrained from issuing piercing criticism onstage. \u2014 Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times , 16 Oct. 2019",
"Waiting for a reasonable amount of time before politely excusing yourself and walking away is, in fact, the adult and mannerly thing to do. \u2014 Judith Martin, Washington Post , 21 Sep. 2019",
"Waiting for a reasonable amount of time before politely excusing yourself and walking away is, in fact, the adult and mannerly thing to do. \u2014 Judith Martin, The Mercury News , 21 Sep. 2019",
"Poured tableside, the shellfish broth flows in a khaki cascade from the spout of an orange kettle, landing in a shallow bowl with a mannerly splish. \u2014 Fortune , 11 Aug. 2019",
"The photographer Mia Warren and her teenage daughter Pearl live a freewheeling lifestyle that excites and intimidates the Richardsons, a clan of six led by the mannerly Elena. \u2014 The Atlantic , 28 June 2019",
"Gard\u2019s lieutenant, the mannerly Margareta B\u04e7ttiger, then a physician and young mother who was earning her Ph.D., had the unenviable task of approaching Mrs. X\u2019s physician to gather her health history. \u2014 Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books , 23 May 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1529, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8ma-n\u0259r-l\u0113"
],
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"gracious",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065607",
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"adverb",
"noun"
]
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"mannersome":{
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"required that they be mannersome and quiet",
"\u2014 Edward Kimbrough"
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"manner entry 1 + -some":""
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113923",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"mannish":{
"antonyms":[
"unmanly",
"unmasculine"
],
"definitions":{
": generally associated with or characteristic of a man rather than a woman":[
"her mannish clothes"
],
": resembling or suggesting a man rather than a woman":[]
},
"examples":[
"She was wearing a hat and mannish clothing.",
"She had a deep and rather mannish voice.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Over the years, writers have pondered why the men stayed in the first place, calling Gunness' appearance unwomanly and mannish . \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 7 July 2021",
"White suffragist suits were not only designed for starkness, but to emphasize femininity that many labeled suffragists as devoid of, undercutting them as mannish and ugly. \u2014 Ko Bragg, USA TODAY , 5 Jan. 2021",
"For all its agonies, madness awakens in its sufferers the gift of fairy sight, access to those deepest truths covered up by centuries of mannish toil and industry. \u2014 Jason Kehe, Wired , 21 Sep. 2020",
"High-necked blouses were paired with prim midiskirts and mannish jackets for a look that\u2019s a little Left Bank meets SoHo. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 19 Sep. 2019",
"Sharon Tal, one of two creative directors at the 65-year-old brand, did a stint as head of embroidery at Alexander McQueen, and her artful handiwork was evident in Maskit\u2019s Fall lineup, which featured robe coats and loose, mannish suits. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 21 Mar. 2019",
"Beckham has often played with menswear, offsetting tuxedo jackets with Elizabethan blouses or cutting traditionally mannish wools in more fitted silhouettes. \u2014 Edward Barsamian, Vogue , 22 May 2018",
"Beckham\u2019s mannish blazer gained a feminine line thanks to a waist-cinching belt and the silhouette worked nicely with skinny trousers. \u2014 Edward Barsamian, Vogue , 12 June 2018",
"Stylish \u2014 yes, but in her opinion, her jaw gave her face a mannish air. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 16 May 2018"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8ma-nish"
],
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"synonyms":[
"male",
"man-size",
"man-sized",
"manlike",
"manly",
"masculine",
"virile"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171845",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"mannose":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an aldose C 6 H 12 O 6 whose dextrorotatory enantiomer occurs especially as a structural unit of mannans from which it can be recovered by hydrolysis":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As mentioned above, vitamin C, proanthocyanidin or D- mannose could help prevent UTIs, but ask your doctor before taking any of them. \u2014 Kaitlyn Pirie, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
"Knocking down the enzyme in tumor cell lines made any cell sensitive to mannose . \u2014 Diana Gitig, Ars Technica , 21 Nov. 2018",
"Basically, mannose just gums up much of the cellular works. \u2014 Diana Gitig, Ars Technica , 21 Nov. 2018",
"It was determined that nectar from the tree contained a toxic sugar, called mannose , that poisoned and killed the bees. \u2014 Joanna Klein, New York Times , 27 Sep. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from German Mannose, from Manna manna + -ose -ose entry 2":""
},
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"\u02c8ma-\u02ccn\u014ds",
"\u02c8man-\u02cc\u014ds, -\u02cc\u014dz",
"-\u02ccn\u014dz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123210",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"manor":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a landed estate":[],
": a tract of land in North America occupied by tenants who pay a fixed rent in money or kind to the proprietor":[],
": born into circumstances of wealth and privilege":[
"was to the manor born but as a politician he acquired some proletarian touches",
"\u2014 Albert Scardino"
],
": the house or hall of an estate : mansion":[]
},
"examples":[
"the old family manor has 117 rooms",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The moment Selina pulls up to Julia\u2019s palatial London manor , she is put to work, training to be Mr. Malcolm\u2019s dream woman. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
"At a manor with a mysterious history, the eight members of the Midnight Club meet each night at midnight to tell sinister stories\u2014and to look for signs of the supernatural from the beyond. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
"Named simply the Son Bunyola Hotel, the property is based around an existing finca (a traditional farming manor ) that dates back to the 15th century. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 16 May 2022",
"For this Belgium manor , Jean-Philippe Demeyer selected a blue bathtub, offering an unconventional twist to the bathroom staple. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor , 3 May 2022",
"Established in 1952 by founder Victoria Bachke, this music museum is housed in a manor on the estate Bachke called home. \u2014 Shelby Knick, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The manor on the mountain doubled, then tripled in size. \u2014 Ottessa Moshfegh, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"Set on six acres out of town amid meadows, vineyards and woods is a 19th century manor home listed at 1.29 million euros or about US $1.4 million. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Meanwhile, back at home, Robert\u2019s daughter Mary (Michelle Dockery) is left to oversee a movie crew that has rented out Downton for filming, in exchange for a fee that will cover repairs to the manor \u2019s leaky roof. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 18 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English maner , from Old French manoir , from manoir to sojourn, dwell, from Latin man\u0113re \u2014 more at mansion":""
},
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"\u02c8ma-n\u0259r"
],
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"castle",
"ch\u00e2teau",
"estate",
"hacienda",
"hall",
"manor house",
"manse",
"mansion",
"palace",
"villa"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165620",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"manor house":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the house of the lord of a manor":[]
},
"examples":[
"entertained everyone at their manor house after the wedding ceremony",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"He\u2019s brought to Villiam\u2019s manor house and left there, at which point Lapvona \u2014 both the town and the novel \u2014 spin off-kilter. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"Guests stay in the 120-year-old manor house or nearby guesthouse, and are served three communal meals a day, some of which can be enjoyed on the patio, weather permitting. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Later, the castle was captured by Lord Rhys of Wales and after changing hands many times, it was eventually rebuilt as a Tudor manor house in the 16th century. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 11 May 2022",
"The manor house is located at the top of a hill with sweeping views of the forested farmland. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 21 Apr. 2022",
"This manor house and stone citadel look out on panoramic views of the bucolic valley of Savoie in the Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes region of southeastern France. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
"The family in question had, incredibly kindly, brought me along to a manor house in the countryside. \u2014 Beth Ashley, refinery29.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"In the Season 2 premiere, Geralt and Ciri make their way to the manor house of Nevellin (Kristofer Hivju) who has been cursed by a priestess and now is half-man, half-boar. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
"The Colonial Revival manor house was designed by New York architect Penrose V. Stout for industrialist and fox hunting enthusiast Robert Earl McConnell and built about 1931. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1575, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"mansion",
"palace",
"villa"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210826",
"type":[
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]
},
"manostat":{
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"definitions":{
": a device for automatically maintaining a constant pressure within an enclosure":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"mano- + -stat":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8man\u0259\u02ccstat"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105715",
"type":[
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"noun"
]
},
"manpack":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": designed to be carried by one person":[
"a manpack communication system"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8man-\u02ccpak"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114949",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"manpower":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": power available from or supplied by the physical effort of human beings":[],
": the total supply of persons available and fitted for service":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Defeating this plot's villain might actually demand triple the man power , because Doctor Octopus (played by Alfred Molina) is also set to return for the second Sony/Marvel collaboration, as is Jamie Foxx's Electro. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 9 Dec. 2020",
"The Borden County coach never lost a game as a star at Jayton \u2014 another six- man power an hour northwest of Gail \u2014 and ultimately made the football team at Texas Tech. \u2014 Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News , 30 Aug. 2020",
"The waste of man power \u2014both by the restrainers and the one restrained. \u2014 Jill Lepore, The New Yorker , 15 June 2020",
"Food Banks have turned it away due to not having the man power to unload it. \u2014 Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star , 10 May 2018",
"This would also force the British to expend man power and resources in fighting the Spanish. \u2014 Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle , 2 July 2018",
"Food Banks have turned it away due to not having the man power to unload it. \u2014 Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star , 10 May 2018",
"Lidstrom, the most polite person I\u2019ve ever met, pointed out their two- man power play had only lasted 2 seconds. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2018",
"Food Banks have turned it away due to not having the man power to unload it. \u2014 Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star , 10 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"1769, in the meaning defined above":""
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"the ivy-covered manse is one of the town's oldest and most prominent landmarks",
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"The Hangover may have been full of unabashed debauchery, but there is at least one elegant part of the trilogy: the California manse featured in the first film. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 14 June 2022",
"In the first episode, the heart of the story lies with Catherine and Thomas, whose mutual relief at Henry\u2019s death leads them to rekindle their previous romance in every corner of their impressive Chelsea manse . \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 10 June 2022",
"Hoary, while narrowing the possible solutions down to four (!) earned me more finger wagging, with Wordle Bot informing me that manse is usually a better pick in this scenario. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Charlie, who has a maid and lives in a Victorian manse , is mature and aloof. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Allegheny, a neoclassical manse built in 1925, is next door. \u2014 Amy Gamerman, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"Sotheby\u2019s has another three-bedroom, three-and-a-half bathroom North Carolina manse on offer for $4.99 million that\u2019s built into the side of a mountain and comes with access to the highest private airstrip east of the Mississippi. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 2 May 2022",
"Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez famously bought a $32.5 million mega- manse on Star Island in August 2020. \u2014 Kathy A. Mcdonald, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Above them all is grandmother Muriel (Ann Reid), who lives in a large tumbledown manse where the family will gather intermittently. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022"
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"The colorful mosaic, 55 feet long (17 meters) and about 29 feet wide (9 meters) may have served as the foyer floor of a mansion in a wealthy neighborhood of Lod, near what is now Tel Aviv, the Israel Antiquities Authority said in a statement. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 27 June 2022",
"Civic Works, the nonprofit youth training and community service organization, which operates out of the mansion , began the initial heavy lifting for its restoration. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun , 7 May 2022",
"Over the last 170-plus years, certain features of the mansion have remained intact. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 5 May 2022",
"The free meal \u2014 an iftar for passing travelers \u2014 was financed by Hasoba el-Kabashi, a local entrepreneur and the owner of the mansion . \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The sellers of that mansion originally had sought $8.9 million for it. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"According to Reuters, Deripaska was listed as the owner of mansion in 2007 London court documents. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The current owner of the mansion is unknown as it was last purchased by a limited liability company. \u2014 Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com , 22 Feb. 2022",
"What will become of the mansion in its new lease of life remains to be seen. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Feb. 2022"
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"She was convicted of manslaughter for driving while drunk and killing three people.",
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"In Elmore County, Sheriff Bill Franklin recently told WSFA-TV that those who participate in celebratory gunfire can be charged with assault, manslaughter , or even reckless murder. \u2014 al , 2 July 2022",
"If the jury accepts Jansen\u2019s argument and finds Holder guilty of less serious manslaughter and assault charges, his time behind bars will be far less. \u2014 James Queallystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
"On Thursday, Ganskow was sentenced to two years in prison for the assault case, which will be served concurrently with the 18-year manslaughter sentence. \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"Grant McAuslan was charged in December with manslaughter and risk of injury to a child after his infant daughter suffered multiple skull fractures and extensive hemorrhages from being dropped on her head, according to police and court records. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 27 June 2022",
"Potter was convicted of first and second-degree manslaughter and sentenced to two years in prison earlier this year. \u2014 Fox News , 22 June 2022",
"Voluntary manslaughter carries a maximum penalty of 30 years imprisonment. \u2014 Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
"In December, Potter, now 50, was found guilty by a jury of first-degree manslaughter and a judge in February sentenced her to two years in prison. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
"Brandon Rock, 18, and Laverne Duplessis, 40, were charged with manslaughter and possession of a firearm in a gun-free zone, the New Orleans Police Department said in a news release. \u2014 Devon M. Sayers And Aya Elamroussi, CNN , 16 June 2022"
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"Cain has the distinction of being the Bible's first and most infamous manslayer ."
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"Muslim women in loose black manteaus ."
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"1671, in the meaning defined above":""
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"man-\u02c8t\u014d",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The mass production of baby mantids led to (by accident) my first biocontrol program: by setting the tiny nymphs free on my mum\u2019s fuschias, an infestation of whitefly was combated. \u2014 Nicole Miller-coleman, sandiegouniontribune.com , 22 July 2017"
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"1895, in the meaning defined above":""
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"a beautiful Spanish lady with a lace mantilla",
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"In 2014, then-University of Louisville President James Ramsey issued an apology after the Courier-Journal published a photo of him and staff wearing fake mustaches, mantilla veils and sombreros. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Sep. 2019",
"In 2014, then-University of Louisville President James Ramsey issued an apology after the Courier-Journal published a photo of him and staff wearing fake mustaches, mantilla veils and sombreros. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Sep. 2019",
"That Gothic edge was evoked again in the finale wedding dress, with the bride in a magnificent mantilla that extended into a cape. \u2014 Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 July 2018",
"Growing up Catholic in America in the mid-century was a heady, paradoxical blend of excitement and repression, glamour and asceticism, mystery and cruelty, sensuality and sexism, beautiful lace mantillas and ugly saddle shoes. \u2014 Maureen Dowd, Vogue , 11 Apr. 2018",
"The actress donned an angelic, white high-low ballgown flecked in gold, and accessorized with a mantilla veil-meets-capelet trimmed in a luxe row of beading. \u2014 Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 May 2018",
"Seven young women filed into a packed room at the Hope CommUnity Center, wearing black mantillas over their heads and carrying cardboard tombstones. \u2014 Bianca Padr\u00f3 Ocasio, OrlandoSentinel.com , 8 Feb. 2018",
"At the Vatican, while Melania Trump strictly followed tradition and protocol by wearing black and a mantilla , other high-profile visitors have taken liberties with their attire. \u2014 Seventeen , 25 May 2017",
"Yet when Mrs. Trump shook his hand, a black mantilla draped over her hair, his face crinkled into a smile. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 28 May 2017"
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"1717, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Noun",
"She accepted the mantle of leadership.",
"a long black velvet mantle",
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"early-morning fog mantled the fields along the river",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Lawmakers later took up the mantle , passing it in two consecutive sessions, including last June, to put it on the November ballot. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"His son took on the mantle and opened a lodge of his own but was gored to death by a rhino. \u2014 Melissa Twigg, CNN , 20 May 2022",
"Och-Ziff rechristened itself as Sculptor Capital Management, Facebook took up the mantle of Meta and Isis Pharmaceuticals opted to become Ionis Pharmaceuticals. \u2014 Mike Dojc, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"And so Walter-Connell took on the mantle of trying to separate the stories the siblings had been told and the truth. \u2014 Wayne Baker, The Enquirer , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Indian protagonist Levi Kamei becoming the new Swamp Thing is part of that shift, and also makes total sense since the Swamp Thing has been established as a mantle that passes from one generation to the next. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 8 Jan. 2022",
"But Leeds was never the real Hobgoblin, merely a brainwashed fall guy for the real villain, Roderick Kingsley, who took back the mantle after Leeds was murdered. \u2014 Richard Newby, Vulture , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Its power and wealth rose as Britain conquered nations across Asia and Africa, extracting their riches and becoming the world's leading industrial power, until the U.S. took the mantle . \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 31 Oct. 2021",
"Its power and wealth rose as Britain conquered nations across Asia and Africa, extracting their riches and becoming the world\u2019s leading industrial power, until the United States took the mantle . \u2014 New York Times , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And now, the Bay Area\u2019s fourth-largest city can add to its awards mantle the fifth-place trophy among the most unfaithful cities in the nation. \u2014 Joseph Geha, The Mercury News , 19 June 2019",
"Piero has also taken the liberty of eliminating red in Mary\u2019s clothing, mantling her solely in her other primary color, blue, an expensive shade made from lapis lazuli brought from Afghanistan along the Silk Road. \u2014 Willard Spiegelman, WSJ , 12 Oct. 2018"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"Middle English mantel , from Anglo-French, from Latin mantellum":"Noun and Verb"
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"\u02c8man-t\u1d4al"
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"examples":[
"a businessman whose mantra is \u201cbigger is better\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As the growth of e-commerce continues, your mantra should be simple: Personalize or don\u2019t survive. \u2014 Parth Pareek, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"That's always been my mantra : Don't repeat yourself, don't repeat yourself. \u2014 Nojan Aminosharei, Men's Health , 16 May 2022",
"Even Buffett, despite his forever mantra , rebalances his holdings. \u2014 Larry Light, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
"Youngkin, who ran in part on a pledge to ensure election integrity and has made empowering parents his mantra , now attempting to cast aside a valid election. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
"In that moment, Brown came up with his mantra : Absolute victory every day. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"This was my mantra for setting the visual language of our film \u2014 elevated grindhouse. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 25 Feb. 2022",
"But at some point, even with all the Heat Culture mantra about sacrifice, a player also earns the right to spread his wings. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 4 June 2022",
"If Michelle Bachelet is to give voice to the victims, the mantra that the U.N. Human Rights Council often repeats, several things need to happen without any further delays. \u2014 Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes , 29 May 2022"
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"1795, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8m\u00e4n-tr\u0259",
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": a trap for catching humans : snare":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wright complained shrilly about the city, calling it a prison, a crime of crimes, a pig pile, an incongruous mantrap and more, but this was the bluster of someone who protested too much. \u2014 Anthony Alofsin, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2020",
"Maybe razor wire and battlements and mantraps besides. \u2014 David Migoya, The Denver Post , 2 Feb. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
"1726, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8man-\u02cctrap"
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"noun"
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"1678, in the meaning defined above":""
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"modification of French manteau mantle":""
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"\u02c8man-ch\u0259-w\u0259",
"\u02c8m\u00e4n-t\u00fc-\u00e4",
"\u02c8man-t\u0259-w\u0259",
"\u02c8manch-w\u0259",
"\u02c8man(t)-sh(\u0259-)w\u0259"
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"Adjective",
"She spent the summer doing manual labor on her uncle's farm.",
"He has a collection of old-fashioned manual typewriters.",
"Noun",
"Here's the owner's manual of your new car.",
"The computer program comes with a user's manual .",
"We lost the instruction manual and couldn't put our bikes together.",
"Please refer to the training manual if you have any questions about your job.",
"Is your car a manual or an automatic",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The new four-door hatchback is livelier and offers a manual transmission. \u2014 Michael Simari, Car and Driver , 22 June 2022",
"Based on a Ford 289, the mill is mated to a Hewland LG500 four-speed manual transmission that has only been run for approximately six hours. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 20 June 2022",
"Developing and executing an effective program that helps drive ESG objectives can present a huge challenge, but many companies currently rely on outdated, manual methods of emissions data collection. \u2014 Ron Kinghorn, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"As a sports coupe the Subaru BRZ pairs well with its six-speed manual transmission keeping fun at the forefront while the 2.4-liter naturally aspirated, dual overhead camshaft four-cylinder Boxer engine produces 228 horsepower. \u2014 Marc Grasso, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
"Rev-matching, which automatically blips the throttle to match engine revs for smooth shifts, comes standard with the manual transmission. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 26 May 2022",
"The short shifter made switching gears in the manual transmission quick and easy. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 22 May 2022",
"On a six-point scale from the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), driving automation ranges from 0 (fully manual ) to 5 (fully autonomous). \u2014 Steve Banker, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"General Motors is recalling 1,534 2022 GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado pickups equipped with a manual passenger seat. \u2014 USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This little Father's Day gift comes with a custom card (a How to be a Dad manual , of course) and a pair of premium socks that say...wait for it... \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 18 May 2022",
"Business and property owners, along with other potential applicants, are encouraged to read the manual before applying. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 17 May 2022",
"The reason why there is no manual is because work is all about interaction between human beings, and humans are hard work. \u2014 Josephine Kant, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
"Outdoor Pizza Oven Safety Tips Always read the user manual carefully before using your outdoor pizza oven. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 July 2021",
"The state board has also given its official approval to his manual and provides copies for schools to read. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Police departments across the U.S., including Chula Vista under its policy manual , have made patrol rifles standard issue service weapons to their officers. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 May 2022",
"The company has also revised its manual to include hazard information. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 5 May 2022",
"Unless your instruction manual has specific suggestions for maintaining your greenhouse, the best way to maintain the quality of your greenhouse is to keep it clean and free of debris. \u2014 Rachel Center, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Mar. 2022"
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": an alphabet especially for the deaf in which the letters are represented by finger positions":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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": a purple swamphen of a subspecies ( Porphyrio porphyrio samoensis ) native to Samoa and nearby islands":[]
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"\u2014 used as a direction in organ music"
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]
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"\u2014 Nancy Taylor Robson"
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"-y\u0259-l\u0113",
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"-y\u00fc-\u0259-l\u0113"
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},
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"recent years have seen a tremendous growth in manufactories all along the river",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This has been proven through 24 days of comprehensive testing in the Saxon manufactory . \u2014 Matthew Catellier, Forbes , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Maybe a manufactory with a big, sweeping counter, like Boston chef Barbara Lynch's Sportello. \u2014 Alison Cook, Houston Chronicle , 3 Jan. 2018",
"His Oakland auto body shop, George V. Arth & Son, dates to 1877, when his great-grandfather, a blacksmith, bought a carriage manufactory . \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Dec. 2017"
],
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},
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"\u02ccma-n\u0259-",
"\u02ccman-y\u0259-\u02c8fak-t(\u0259-)r\u0113"
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"shop",
"works",
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],
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"\u2014 D. L. Cohn"
],
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"\u2014 Morris Fishbein"
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"materials used in the manufacture of cars",
"We're developing new methods of paper manufacture .",
"Verb",
"materials used in manufacturing cars",
"a company that manufactures wool and cotton clothing",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Others reckon this should measure the whole process of manufacture , materials, use and recycling for a lifetime measure of CO2. \u2014 Neil Winton, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"But the vaccines \u2014 their development, manufacture , and widespread uptake \u2014 have been a massive success. \u2014 Christopher M. Worsham And Anupam B. Jena, STAT , 14 Apr. 2022",
"In addition to eliminating criminal penalties for the manufacture , distribution or possession of marijuana, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act would provide for the regulation and taxation of legal cannabis sales. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The manufacture , import and export of cosmetics with over 1 ppm mercury is also prohibited under the global treaty. \u2014 Meera Senthilingam, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Cobb now oversees design, manufacture , testing and assembly of the rocket for the Artemis program, scheduled to take astronauts back to the moon for the first time since the Apollo program. \u2014 al , 5 Mar. 2022",
"The Senate passed a couple of new gun-control measures, including one to ban the manufacture , sale or possession of plastic firearms, which cannot be detected by traditional screening devices. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Last September, India announced Production Linked Incentives for manufacture of electric vehicles, including financial incentives such as tax breaks and cheaper rentals and discounted electricity charges linked to volumes of production. \u2014 Biman Mukherji, Fortune , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Under Newsom\u2019s proposal, private citizens could sue to stop the manufacture , sale or distribution of assault weapons or ghost gun kits or parts. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That new law also adds subsidies to promote carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology at plants that both manufacture and burn wood pellets. \u2014 Eric Niiler, Wired , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Wednesday evening, Cadillac announced that GM plans to manufacture the Celestiq, first teased in early 2021, at the Center. \u2014 Sasha Richie, Car and Driver , 16 June 2022",
"My days consisted of recording bombastic diatribes at his studio in Austin, Texas, or traveling the world to embellish, misrepresent and manufacture stories to suit his biases. \u2014 Josh Owens, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"Winthrop discussed that In a country where only 3% of apparel brands manufacture their clothes domestically, American Giant remains an anomaly since its products are sourced and manufactured entirely in the United States. \u2014 Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Jeans maker Levi Strauss developed a low-cost respirator design that the company says any garment producer can manufacture , while start-up Air Flo Labs uses three-dimensional facial scans to ensure its Flo Mask Pro is tailored to a wearer\u2019s face. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 9 June 2022",
"Rivera visited a facility where workers manufacture COVID-19 rapid tests. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"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",
"Novavax had planned for factories around the world to manufacture its vaccine, but the company had trouble scaling up production and was slow to demonstrate that its process met FDA standards. \u2014 Rebecca Robbins, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022"
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"1648, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"\u02ccman-y\u0259-\u02c8fak-ch\u0259r",
"\u02ccma-n\u0259-"
],
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},
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"Verb",
"materials used in manufacturing cars",
"a company that manufactures wool and cotton clothing",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Others reckon this should measure the whole process of manufacture , materials, use and recycling for a lifetime measure of CO2. \u2014 Neil Winton, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"But the vaccines \u2014 their development, manufacture , and widespread uptake \u2014 have been a massive success. \u2014 Christopher M. Worsham And Anupam B. Jena, STAT , 14 Apr. 2022",
"In addition to eliminating criminal penalties for the manufacture , distribution or possession of marijuana, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act would provide for the regulation and taxation of legal cannabis sales. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The manufacture , import and export of cosmetics with over 1 ppm mercury is also prohibited under the global treaty. \u2014 Meera Senthilingam, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Cobb now oversees design, manufacture , testing and assembly of the rocket for the Artemis program, scheduled to take astronauts back to the moon for the first time since the Apollo program. \u2014 al , 5 Mar. 2022",
"The Senate passed a couple of new gun-control measures, including one to ban the manufacture , sale or possession of plastic firearms, which cannot be detected by traditional screening devices. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Last September, India announced Production Linked Incentives for manufacture of electric vehicles, including financial incentives such as tax breaks and cheaper rentals and discounted electricity charges linked to volumes of production. \u2014 Biman Mukherji, Fortune , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Under Newsom\u2019s proposal, private citizens could sue to stop the manufacture , sale or distribution of assault weapons or ghost gun kits or parts. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That new law also adds subsidies to promote carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology at plants that both manufacture and burn wood pellets. \u2014 Eric Niiler, Wired , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Wednesday evening, Cadillac announced that GM plans to manufacture the Celestiq, first teased in early 2021, at the Center. \u2014 Sasha Richie, Car and Driver , 16 June 2022",
"My days consisted of recording bombastic diatribes at his studio in Austin, Texas, or traveling the world to embellish, misrepresent and manufacture stories to suit his biases. \u2014 Josh Owens, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"Winthrop discussed that In a country where only 3% of apparel brands manufacture their clothes domestically, American Giant remains an anomaly since its products are sourced and manufactured entirely in the United States. \u2014 Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Jeans maker Levi Strauss developed a low-cost respirator design that the company says any garment producer can manufacture , while start-up Air Flo Labs uses three-dimensional facial scans to ensure its Flo Mask Pro is tailored to a wearer\u2019s face. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 9 June 2022",
"Rivera visited a facility where workers manufacture COVID-19 rapid tests. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"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",
"Novavax had planned for factories around the world to manufacture its vaccine, but the company had trouble scaling up production and was slow to demonstrate that its process met FDA standards. \u2014 Rebecca Robbins, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022"
],
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"1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1648, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
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},
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"\u02ccman-y\u0259-\u02c8fak-ch\u0259r",
"\u02ccma-n\u0259-"
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},
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]
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": a bright-colored fruit pigeon ( Ptilinopus perousii ) of Samoa and the Fiji islands":[]
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},
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"\u00a6m\u00e4n\u0259\u02c8m\u00e4"
],
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]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": tooth-billed pigeon":[]
},
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"Samoan":""
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]
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},
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"irregular from Latin manumissus , past participle":""
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"\u02c8many\u0259\u02ccm\u012bz"
],
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]
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],
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"examples":[
"the official manumission of the slaves came after the Civil War",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bellerjeau discovered her manumission (legal freedom) certificate from 1803 and the name of her mother (Pender). \u2014 Claire Bellerjeau And Tiffany Yecke Brooks, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 May 2022",
"Cascading from the table\u2019s edge is a manumission document releasing a family named Moore from chattel slavery as burning incense and a nearby plate of water quietly consecrate the sober scene. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Hemings became free in 1796, according to a deed of manumission signed by Jefferson. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Bell also pointed out that Quakers like Hopkins frequently purchased slaves with the intent of freeing them, but were often required to maintain legal ownership \u2014 sometimes for years \u2014 due to laws regulating manumission . \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 28 Apr. 2022",
"So, how has this great manumission remained largely unknown outside of a handful of history buffs and the growing body of descendants",
"But Virginia repealed its manumission law in 1806, and in the 1820s, rejected attempts to abolish slavery. \u2014 Michael Barone, Arkansas Online , 24 June 2021",
"Virginia in 1782, Delaware in 1787 and Maryland in 1790 passed manumission laws, regularizing granting freedom to slaves, as George Washington did in his will in 1799. \u2014 Michael Barone, Arkansas Online , 24 June 2021",
"The terrible toll of lives lost and infrastructure destruction could have been avoided had the southern secessionists accepted a payment to conduct manumission en masse. \u2014 William Darity, Rolling Stone , 19 June 2021"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"enchain",
"fetter",
"restrain"
],
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": to release from slavery":[]
},
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"though he was an outspoken defender of liberty, this son of Virginia did not manumit his own slaves until he was on his deathbed",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some states, like the state of Georgia, passed expulsion laws that required blacks who were manumitted to leave the state within a year of their emancipation. \u2014 Tera W. Hunter, The Root , 15 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"\u02ccman-y\u0259-\u02c8mit"
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"loosen",
"release",
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"uncage",
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},
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"Noun",
"a bag of cow manure",
"fertilizers made from animal manures",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That\u2019s a lot of mouths to feed and coats to brush and manure to shovel. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 17 Nov. 2020",
"At Heligan, the soil was manured , aerated, and assiduously double dug for centuries; plants must have been queuing at the gates. \u2014 Charlotte Mendelson, The New Yorker , 2 Aug. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The place smelled of manure , urine, and uneaten feed. \u2014 Andr\u00e9 Alexis, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Current biogas installations\u2014cow manure , anyone",
"There currently is no publicly available list of all hazardous substances, which can include toxic chemicals such as PFAS, in addition to manure , fertilizer or even the dumping of milk. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Their atrocious human deeds are, to paraphrase a famous fictional atheist, the manure for our future harmony. \u2014 James Wood, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Alternately, the best organic fertilizers for grass get their nutrients from natural sources, like compost, manure , bone meal, and even seaweed. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 May 2022",
"The document links Kinnard's operations to the test results, especially the overapplication of manure on fields in the area. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2022",
"McCrory is also playing in the ad wars -- in a new ad released on Monday, the former governor is posing next to a wheelbarrow full of manure with Budd's image hovering above the pile, surrounded by flies. \u2014 Byrick Klein,averi Harper, ABC News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Pastures that are overcrowded and not properly cleared of manure are prime breeding grounds for parasites. \u2014 Drew F. Lawrence And Katie Bo Lillis, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1532, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English manouren , from Anglo-French mainouverer, meinourer to till (land), construct, create, from Medieval Latin manu operare to perform manual labor, from Latin manu by hand + operari to work \u2014 more at operate":"Verb"
},
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"m\u0259-\u02c8nu\u0307r",
"-\u02c8n(y)\u00fc-\u0259r",
"-\u02c8nyu\u0307r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a cordial made by boiling sugar usually with rose water or violet water and formerly given to feeble persons":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin, literally, hand of Christ":""
},
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082111",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"print",
"type",
"typewriting"
],
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"manuscript poems"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The library owns the author's original manuscript .",
"a copy of the composer's manuscript",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Sikander\u2019s anti-nostalgic relationship to the manuscript tradition allows her to both advance and deconstruct its idioms. \u2014 Naib Mian, The New Yorker , 1 June 2022",
"That bucolic vision was disrupted when the university president, aware of Stewart\u2019s knowledge of early Christian sites in the Middle East, asked him to take on a manuscript preservation project for the Orthodox Christian church in northern Lebanon. \u2014 Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 May 2021",
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"Le Chevalier\u2019s manuscript \u2014written in (eccentric) French, the lingua franca of diplomacy, one of his ephemeral m\u00e9tiers\u2014has its own picaresque history. \u2014 Judith Thurman, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Due to Gardiner\u2019s proximity to park headquarters at Mammoth Hot Springs, the park built a Heritage and Research Center that houses manuscript , book and object collections related to Yellowstone\u2019s history there in 2005. \u2014 Megan Kate Nelson, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 June 2022",
"The Gas Company, a bookbinding studio, spent two months creating the project, with several days needed to just print out the manuscript , Doug Laxdal, the company\u2019s principal owner, told the Associated Press. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 24 May 2022",
"Humans likely have been in Utah since the Pleistocene epoch, between 15,000 to 20,000 years ago, the high point of Lake Bonneville, according to Baxter\u2019s manuscript , which in part draws upon the work of numerous scientists and historians. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"The manuscript , dated December 1829, has not been seen publicly since it was sold in New York in 1916, according to Henry Wessells, an associate at James Cummins Bookseller. \u2014 CNN , 1 Apr. 2022",
"During the coming days \u2014 that turn into weeks \u2014 Lowen juggles a flirtation with Jeremy with reading chapters of Verity\u2019s manuscript , which are presented in full. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022",
"While the earliest descriptions of diamonds were found in a Sanskrit manuscript dated to 320-296 BCE, the reason many people today own diamonds is thanks to modern-day marketing. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"An 18th-century Tibetan manuscript is a mere scrap of paper, but one carrying a vocal and instrumental score for a Tantric serenade. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Milwaukee has gelled in previous seasons and their love for one another is evident in many ways. \u2014 Brian Sampson, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"There are many ways to lead; one is to command without asking. \u2014 Cate Rubenstein, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
"That sentimentality can be preserved in many ways while still letting go of that old or unrealistic idea of what your body \u2018should\u2019 look like. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
"But many in and outside the industry are working on the problem. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"However, the measures are doing little to ease the struggles faced by many in the country. \u2014 Rhea Mogul And Iqbal Athas, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"For many in the community, that image is a far cry from reality. \u2014 Teo Armus, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"That rightly reverberates throughout the Caribbean community here in the UK as well as many in the Caribbean nations. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
"His promise of sweeping change in a country that has long been a bulwark of regional stability has many in Washington on edge. \u2014 Elvia Lim\u00f3n, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
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"New York Times Reporter Taylor Lorenz was one of many who shared the viral videos on the platform. \u2014 Danielle Garrand, CBS News , 4 June 2020",
"The investigation is just one of many led by House Democrats since taking the majority in the 2018 elections. \u2014 Christal Hayes, USA TODAY , 7 Sep. 2019",
"Brazil's humiliation was complete when the home crowd - many of whom had been reduced to bitter tears in the first half hour - started cheering every German pass. \u2014 SI.com , 13 June 2018",
"An outspoken critic of the president, Dent has been someone the press corps relied on to publicly say what many of his colleagues were privately thinking. \u2014 Amber Phillips, Washington Post , 26 Mar. 2018",
"Silverstein is one of many who shared the TV writer Google doc Tuesday. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Jan. 2018",
"Last April many voiced their frustration at a county commission meeting. \u2014 CBS News , 19 Dec. 2017"
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"\u2014 Discover"
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"\u2014 Lon Tinkle"
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"\u2014 Harold Bloom"
],
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],
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"\u2014 P. W. Porter"
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],
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"a map of the country",
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"\u201cCan you find where we are on the map ",
"\u201cHow do I get to the station",
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"Verb",
"The coastline was mapped by early explorers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"An online map shows that address within Boston Common. \u2014 Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"Evacuation zones are detailed in an online map and Livingston said residents nearby should subscribe to wildfire alerts by texting FNSBWildFire2022 to 67283. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
"An increased Arab turnout could meaningfully shift the electoral map once the election is over. \u2014 Dov Lieber, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
"In many places, the big story over the long weekend will be the heat, but some storms will pepper the map across the nation\u2019s midsection. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"The North Carolina Supreme Court rejected the map as unconstitutional in February. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"Republicans asked the state supreme court to block that map , but the request was denied. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"A week after that, a judge in New York ruled that state\u2019s new map unconstitutional. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"Due to the redrawn map , the district now includes parts of the 3rd District in southwestern Cook County. \u2014 Kyle Morris, Fox News , 29 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Every company must map its Y2Q risks by developing an inventory of connected assets, periodically evaluating the value of its data pools, and evaluating its exposure to new crypto standards. \u2014 Vinit Patel, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
"Despite the politics of the presidents who appoint the justices, their ideologies don't always map neatly onto the spectrum of Democrats to Republicans. \u2014 Jessie Dimartino, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
"Based on your format, map out your onboarding and engagement process. \u2014 Ahva Sadeghi, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Separately, the tiny satellites will measure hydrogen at the moon\u2019s south pole and map lunar water deposits, conduct a lunar flyby, and study particles and magnetic fields streaming from the sun. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 28 June 2022",
"Gilligan and Gould famously don\u2019t map out their stories too far ahead. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 16 June 2022",
"Since 2000, scientists have worked to map the canyon\u2019s sea floor, document the species that live within its steep slopes and investigate the seeps that release methane gas from the seafloor. \u2014 Anna Phillips, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
"Travelers can also map their way around the U.S. visiting historic LGBTQ+ landmarks. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 3 June 2022",
"The photos map the experience of desolation through landscape photos. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 2 June 2022"
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},
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},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s straightforward yet lovely, with energy, focus and subtlety, a modern chardonnay made with care and precision, without any of what the French call maquillage , unnecessary makeup to hide its true face. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Smith\u2019s maquillage doesn\u2019t fall into the gender-bending glam-rock mold nor the \u201980s pretty-boy one. \u2014 Vogue , 29 Mar. 2019",
"Much has been of Mr. Weir\u2019s Kewpie doll maquillage , his Birkin bags, his jeweled brooches, his furs, his 13 travel trunks, his Louboutin shoes and elaborate bouffant hairdo. \u2014 Guy Trebay, New York Times , 21 Feb. 2018",
"That look called for a striking new hairdo (by Lauren Philippon) and a daub of high-glamour maquillage (by Naoko Scintu and Nelly Ferreira). \u2014 Edward Barsamian, Vogue , 23 Jan. 2018",
"Now there is an attempt to curb such contamination with the launch of a luxurious refillable lipstick line called La Bouche Rouge, a new Paris maison maquillage that is supported by LVMH and available to purchase online and at Colette. \u2014 Zoe Ruffner, Vogue , 23 Oct. 2017",
"Although in many respects an unknown quantity, the new head of state would not dream of being so un-French as to ignore the demands of his maquillage . \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 9 May 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The coast is part of the Bandite di Scarlino Nature Reserve\u2014with pristine Tuscan beaches and protected Mediterranean maquis scrub. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
"The Hanotte matriarch, Georgette, then dressed the men as coal merchants and guided them across the border into the hands of the local French maquis (resistance), who would get the officers to Dunkirk. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2022"
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"\u2014 William Plummer",
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"\u2014 L. W. Beck",
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"\u2014 Mike Harris"
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"Verb",
"A large scar marred his face.",
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"Noun",
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],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some anglers are choosing a black marabou jig tipped with live bait, a combination that will hook all three species of game fish. \u2014 cleveland , 5 May 2022",
"While that makes the fishing difficult, the Rocky River is still open enough to catch some of the dynamic trout on a small fly or marabou jig tipped with maggots or waxworms. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Fishermen are casting spoons and spinners and hooking trout, and working dime-sized spawn bags under a float, as well as small, black marabou jigs tipped with maggots and waxworms. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Style and stardom collided in a conflagration of marabou , lace and lam\u00e9 bathed in pink and purple marquee lights. \u2014 Vanessa Friedman, New York Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Dressed in Gucci\u2019s sparkles and marabou and velvet, regular people, too, have the capacity to deliver fashion that is transporting. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 May 2021",
"A week ago, said Moore, black marabou jigs with green, chartreuse or orange heads were the best at luring trout to bite. \u2014 cleveland , 21 Jan. 2021",
"It is made almost entirely of supple marabou and therefore moves beautifully in the water. \u2014 Field & Stream , 13 Oct. 2020",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some anglers are choosing a black marabou jig tipped with live bait, a combination that will hook all three species of game fish. \u2014 cleveland , 5 May 2022",
"While that makes the fishing difficult, the Rocky River is still open enough to catch some of the dynamic trout on a small fly or marabou jig tipped with maggots or waxworms. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Fishermen are casting spoons and spinners and hooking trout, and working dime-sized spawn bags under a float, as well as small, black marabou jigs tipped with maggots and waxworms. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Style and stardom collided in a conflagration of marabou , lace and lam\u00e9 bathed in pink and purple marquee lights. \u2014 Vanessa Friedman, New York Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Dressed in Gucci\u2019s sparkles and marabou and velvet, regular people, too, have the capacity to deliver fashion that is transporting. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 May 2021",
"A week ago, said Moore, black marabou jigs with green, chartreuse or orange heads were the best at luring trout to bite. \u2014 cleveland , 21 Jan. 2021",
"It is made almost entirely of supple marabou and therefore moves beautifully in the water. \u2014 Field & Stream , 13 Oct. 2020",
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},
"examples":[
"We watched a marathon of our favorite movies.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Throughout the journey, no marathon was the same for Hunt-Broersma. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
"The full marathon is also a Boston Marathon qualifier. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The 500 Festival mini marathon is a beloved tradition in Indianapolis. \u2014 Alexi Eastes, The Indianapolis Star , 17 Jan. 2022",
"The discount marathon is now underway, with mega-retailers and small brands slashing prices en masse to clear items off shelves and get them to your doorstep as quickly as possible. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Subsequent video releases helped, though the annual TBS 24-hour marathon is largely responsible for the film being recognized as a classic. \u2014 cleveland , 23 Nov. 2021",
"The marathon is the state\u2019s biggest sporting event, typically attracting 20,000 spectators, 1,500 volunteers, and 7,500 runners, the newspaper reported. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Oct. 2021",
"Seidel's third marathon ever was at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Oct. 2021",
"The marathon is the first of three that Tropf intends to complete in three days. \u2014 Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com , 9 Oct. 2021"
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],
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]
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"Consider the eerie parallels with the alien civilizations supposedly sending out unidentified flying objects that regularly maraud around our planet. \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 24 June 2021",
"The bear population blossomed, and began to maraud the locals \u2014 at times with terrifying results. \u2014 Reid Forgrave, Star Tribune , 25 Sep. 2020",
"These rebel gangs\u2014viewed by the neighboring Egyptians as both a nuisance and a threat\u2014 maraud the nearby villages. \u2014 Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker , 22 June 2020",
"But the herd has defied all social distancing orders, marauding into the seaside town of Llandudno in North Wales several times in the past week. \u2014 Fox News , 1 Apr. 2020",
"Shortly after noon on Thursday, Dayna Polehanki, a Michigan state senator, was confronted by armed protesters marauding through the capitol, in Lansing, and demanding an end to the coronavirus lockdown. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 2 May 2020",
"On Saturday summer evenings, my dad, brother, cousins, Uncle Hans, and I spent countless hours there plinking at marauding rats. \u2014 Gerry Bethge, Outdoor Life , 21 Apr. 2020",
"Most of the people sharing photos of domineering goats and marauding boars are not expressing a latent death wish. \u2014 Amanda Hess, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020"
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"From the soft warm ivory fabric of the dining chairs and the beauty of the orchid centerpiece to the luxe feel of the large-scale chandelier and marble table countertop, the wallpaper plays with the monochromatic tones and colors of nature. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
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"There, slabs of marble are delicately inlaid with stones like lapis, malachite, jasper, and amethyst. \u2014 Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
"For a century, an American icon carved from 175 tons of white marble has presided over the nation\u2019s capital, beckoning thousands of visitors each day up his steps and into his hallowed chamber. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Use a toothpick to swirl and marble your food coloring droplets. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 1 Mar. 2021",
"These days, it\u2019s used for many blue cheeses, injected inside punctures in the blocks, where air helps the mold cultivate and marble the cheese from the inside out. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 8 Oct. 2020",
"To marble your own nail polish pumpkins, place drops of nail polish ($18 for a 6-pack, Target) into a bucket of room temperature water. \u2014 Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 Sep. 2020",
"The intact clam was quarter-sized, its ivory shell marbled with brown and purplish lines. \u2014 Ian James, AZCentral.com , 19 Apr. 2020",
"Seddon regularly updated O\u2019Keefe about the operation against the Michigan teachers\u2019 union, according to internal Project Veritas e-mails, where the language of the group\u2019s leaders is marbled with spy jargon. \u2014 Adam Goldman, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Mar. 2020",
"And the jeweler added Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to that list this week, supplying her with a pair of Cartier C D\u00e9cor marbled white Buffalo horn sunglasses valued at over $2,500. \u2014 Branden Hunter, Detroit Free Press , 5 May 2020",
"Though the technique of marbling dates back to as early as the 12th century, with masters studying the craft from Japan to Venice, Schneider is completely self-taught. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 27 Feb. 2020",
"These gorgeous marbled Cool Whip Easter eggs are super easy to make and the end result will be a stunning addition to your Easter table. \u2014 Taryn Mohrman, Woman's Day , 10 Mar. 2020"
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"For a century, an American icon carved from 175 tons of white marble has presided over the nation\u2019s capital, beckoning thousands of visitors each day up his steps and into his hallowed chamber. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
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"These days, it\u2019s used for many blue cheeses, injected inside punctures in the blocks, where air helps the mold cultivate and marble the cheese from the inside out. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 8 Oct. 2020",
"To marble your own nail polish pumpkins, place drops of nail polish ($18 for a 6-pack, Target) into a bucket of room temperature water. \u2014 Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 Sep. 2020",
"The intact clam was quarter-sized, its ivory shell marbled with brown and purplish lines. \u2014 Ian James, AZCentral.com , 19 Apr. 2020",
"Seddon regularly updated O\u2019Keefe about the operation against the Michigan teachers\u2019 union, according to internal Project Veritas e-mails, where the language of the group\u2019s leaders is marbled with spy jargon. \u2014 Adam Goldman, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Mar. 2020",
"And the jeweler added Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to that list this week, supplying her with a pair of Cartier C D\u00e9cor marbled white Buffalo horn sunglasses valued at over $2,500. \u2014 Branden Hunter, Detroit Free Press , 5 May 2020",
"Though the technique of marbling dates back to as early as the 12th century, with masters studying the craft from Japan to Venice, Schneider is completely self-taught. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 27 Feb. 2020",
"These gorgeous marbled Cool Whip Easter eggs are super easy to make and the end result will be a stunning addition to your Easter table. \u2014 Taryn Mohrman, Woman's Day , 10 Mar. 2020"
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"Verb",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The margin between them is slight, with about 1,500 votes currently putting Davis ahead. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"The margin of error is \u00b14.7 points for the total sample. \u2014 Anthony Salvanto, CBS News , 30 June 2022",
"The margin at Starbucks was 14.4% in its last fiscal year, which ended Oct. 3. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
"The margin of error was plus or minus 4.4 percentage points. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
"The cellphone and landline poll was conducted June 19 to June 22 by Suffolk, and the margin of error among general election voters was plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. \u2014 Dan Mcgowan, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"The margin of error is plus or minus 4.3% points for the full sample. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
"An automatic recount would have been triggered if the margin between the two candidates had been 27 votes - or just one vote fewer. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
"The margin of error is plus or minus four percentage points overall and among the sample of 978 car drivers. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This isn\u2019t the first time Son has linked IPO mandates to margin loans. \u2014 Ruth David, Bloomberg.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Many of those retail investors who entered the market turned to margin trading to make risky moves in 2020. \u2014 Joe Walsh, Forbes , 6 July 2021",
"Factors such as product mix and revenue management, as well as better demand planning helped, and the company will now double down on segments that are accretive to margin such as e-commerce and skincare. \u2014 Kevin Rozario, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
"Even so, Melius Research analyst Scott Davis has argued there\u2019s no structural reason that margins can\u2019t return to the mid-teen levels of yesteryear. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Biden wants to fight inflation with a corporate tax of 28 percent, up from the present 21 percent (but lower than the 35 percent top marginal rate in place before Trump lowered it). \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 7 June 2022",
"It\u2019s all a far cry from the supply-side marginal -rate reductions and other reforms that would permanently shift the incentives to invest and work in Germany\u2019s often sclerotic economy. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"In many cases, the difference was significant; in others, more marginal . \u2014 Jon Younger, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"The National Weather Service in Mobile said there is marginal (Level 1) risk for severe weather across all of south Alabama from late this morning through the early evening. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Lake and Porter Counties were classified as severe \u2014 the classifications are marginal , moderate, serious, severe and extreme \u2014 at the time the program was instituted. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Nov. 2021",
"The agency did note a marginal detectable effect in the data that James Webb outputs. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 9 June 2022",
"It should be noted that the broader S&P500 returned a marginal growth over the last month. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"The Weather Service\u2019s Weather Prediction Center has placed the region in a marginal risk zone for excessive rainfall that could cause flooding \u2014 mainly near streams and areas with poor drainage. \u2014 Jeff Halverson, Washington Post , 2 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cobain\u2019s written and sonic marginalia continue to be excavated and parsed, from the 2002 book Journals to 2015\u2019s album and documentary Montage of Heck. \u2014 Brad Shoup, Billboard , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The strikethroughs and marginalia of Sylvia Plath\u2019s manuscripts can deliver multiple monologues, showing us all that the finished poem leaves unsaid. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Scholars have preserved about 400 volumes that contain Stalin\u2019s pometki\u2014markings, notes and marginalia . \u2014 Michael O\u2019donnell, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Both book and marginalia are acts of writing, collaborations between author and subject, text and reader \u2014 precisely the sort of communal-meaning making to which Barthes refers. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
"My marginalia became a series of handholds on the placid smoothness of the page. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Bookmarking and highlighting remain the only counterparts to dogearing and marginalia . \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 14 Sep. 2021",
"This common medieval practice of marginalia as a space for the delightful, the grotesque, and the zany is enchantingly Groff\u2019s as well. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Sep. 2021",
"All the while, Rumsfeld produced his proverbs, doodling mystic marginalia in the pages of history, reducing war and torture and other awful realities into blunt queries and gruff turns of phrase. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 July 2021"
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"There has been only a marginal improvement in her condition.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Biden wants to fight inflation with a corporate tax of 28 percent, up from the present 21 percent (but lower than the 35 percent top marginal rate in place before Trump lowered it). \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 7 June 2022",
"It\u2019s all a far cry from the supply-side marginal -rate reductions and other reforms that would permanently shift the incentives to invest and work in Germany\u2019s often sclerotic economy. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"In many cases, the difference was significant; in others, more marginal . \u2014 Jon Younger, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"The National Weather Service in Mobile said there is marginal (Level 1) risk for severe weather across all of south Alabama from late this morning through the early evening. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Lake and Porter Counties were classified as severe \u2014 the classifications are marginal , moderate, serious, severe and extreme \u2014 at the time the program was instituted. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Nov. 2021",
"The agency did note a marginal detectable effect in the data that James Webb outputs. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 9 June 2022",
"It should be noted that the broader S&P500 returned a marginal growth over the last month. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"The Weather Service\u2019s Weather Prediction Center has placed the region in a marginal risk zone for excessive rainfall that could cause flooding \u2014 mainly near streams and areas with poor drainage. \u2014 Jeff Halverson, Washington Post , 2 June 2022"
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"The yachts here are in fact sitting in a dry dock covered by a 25,000-square foot sheet of teal plastic designed to look like a shimmering marina . \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
"At a morning press conference with Walsh and Gov. Ned Lamont, Goodwin President Mark Scheinberg said Goodwin is looking for the marina to be a catalyst for broad-scale development including restaurants, retail, apartments and possibly a hotel. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 14 Apr. 2022",
"While this marina was developed, so were naval designs. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
"A few minutes away by car, at Pacha, near Ibiza\u2019s main yacht marina , a more glamorous party was taking place. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
"The marina had 10 real boats on trailers, surrounded by 25,000 feet of plywood that came up to their waterlines. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 9 May 2022",
"Carman was found in an inflatable raft eight days after leaving a Rhode Island marina to go fishing with his mother, who was never found. \u2014 Lisa Rathke, Hartford Courant , 11 May 2022",
"Carman was found in an inflatable raft eight days after leaving a Rhode Island marina to go fishing with his mother, Linda Carman, who was never found. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"But previous research has shown that the Mediterranean endemic seagrass Posidonia oceanica can reduce the concentration of Escherichia coli, while the temperate water\u2013dwelling Zostera marina helps reduce pathogens in the Vibrio genus. \u2014 Sean Mowbray, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 May 2022"
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"1924, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Noun",
"a variety of spicy marinades",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Place the chicken, with the marinade still clinging to it, onto the grill or grill pan. \u2014 Ann Maloney, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"Pour in the solution, seal the bag, swish it around so the grates are covered with cleaner \u2014 like a marinade \u2014 and head to bed. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
"Considering pineapple and coconut are a match made in heaven, the coconut marinade in this dish is a perfect complement. \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 12 May 2022",
"But a flavorful spice rub and quick marinade easily elevate the meat to a meal worthy of a special occasion. \u2014 Christopher Kimball, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"Another fabulous option alongside crudit\u00e9 or crackers of your choice, olives and cheese hold up exceptionally well on a hot beach if they're submerged in this DIY marinade . \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
"With a quick marinade and one sheet pan, this recipe is quick and easy and full of flavor. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 19 May 2022",
"The marinade includes lime juice, rice vinegar, fish sauce, sriracha, and gochujang, a Korean chile paste. \u2014 Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"While salmon is roasting, pour marinade into a small saucepan and add honey. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Add meat and marinade to a large Dutch oven or stockpot over medium-high heat, and brown on all sides. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Cover and set aside at room temperature to marinade for one hour, or refrigerate for up to 24 hours. \u2014 Wendy Hu, Travel + Leisure , 8 July 2021",
"Add the chicken to a ziplock bag and pour the Char Siu marinade over the chicken. \u2014 Mei Lin, Robb Report , 6 July 2021",
"Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper and add to marinade . \u2014 Laura Rege, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2021",
"Cut the chicken into 3/8- to 3/4-inch cubes and add it to marinade . \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2020",
"Add fish and marinade to a plastic bag or container and let marinate for 12-24 hours or for at least 1 hour. \u2014 Julia Gall, Marie Claire , 5 July 2020",
"Add remaining lime juice to marinade and whisk in remaining oil. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 23 June 2020",
"Combine cornstarch with a little water, add to marinade and whisk another 2 minutes. \u2014 Mary Bergin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2020"
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"1725, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"French, from mariner to pickle, marinate, probably from Italian marinare":"Noun"
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"marine animals such as dolphins and whales",
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"Noun",
"He is a former U.S. Marine .",
"the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Scientists believe the marine mammals may be arriving in warmer months in pursuit of one of their favorite foods, the Atlantic menhaden, which are congregating in the area thanks to robust conservation efforts. \u2014 Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ , 5 July 2022",
"Due to this, scientists have banned together to come up with a framework and guiding principles for monitoring the effect of coastal development on marine mammals. \u2014 Melissa Cristina M\u00e1rquez, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Explore the sounds marine mammals make with a variety of activities to demonstrate the science of sound. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"With federal protection, Hudson Canyon could become a refuge for fish and marine mammals that need cooler water temperatures to survive. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022",
"The Marine Mammal Alliance Nantucket is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization that helps marine mammals around Nantucket and the Muskeget and Tuckernuck islands. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"All of them offer a front-row seat to the most exciting show on Earth: the 13 species of marine mammals, including whales, that make the Gulf of St. Lawrence their summer home. \u2014 Outside Online , 8 June 2022",
"The rule would bring enhanced federal scrutiny to projects that might affect the manatee in waterways in which the marine mammals are known to concentrate. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"The rule would bring enhanced federal scrutiny to projects that might affect the manatee in waterways in which the marine mammals are known to concentrate. \u2014 Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Griner\u2019s team has enlisted the help of Bill Richardson, the former New Mexico governor, U.N. ambassador and foreign diplomat who negotiated the April release of Trevor Reed, a former marine who had been detained in Russia since 2019. \u2014 Myah Taylor, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
"The towering peaks are also apparently home to fossils of giant extinct marine reptiles the size of whales that roamed the ocean 250 million years ago. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Marine Corps veterans, Gold Star families, active duty Marines and a film crew mingled in anticipation for what lay ahead as the sun rose behind the clouds of the Pacific marine layer at Camp Pendleton. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"Montage Los Cabos sits on one of the only swimmable beaches in its area, Santa Maria Bay, a pristine marine preserve known for calm, clear waters and perfect snorkeling conditions. \u2014 Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
"Both women entered the world of design with automotive interests in mind and ended up in marine . \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 17 May 2022",
"Southern Ocean marine ecosystems in real-time, year-round with minimal impact on wildlife. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
"Add the weight of other supplies and it\u2019s apparent that every marine , soldier and border guard in the sprawling Azovstol complex\u2014with its layers of underground bunkers and tunnels\u2014would require his own drone delivery, every day. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
"That product, which protects ships for trips taken throughout a year, typically costs 0.04% of a ship\u2019s value, said Marcus Baker, global head of marine and cargo at the insurance broker Marsh Inc., a unit of Marsh McLennan Cos. \u2014 Julie Steinberg, WSJ , 7 May 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"Middle English, from Latin marinus , from mare sea; akin to Old English mere sea, pool, Old High German meri sea, Old Church Slavonic morje":"Adjective and Noun"
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": a shore-dwelling seaweed-eating iguana ( Amblyrhynchus cristatus ) of the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands that often feeds in the sea":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Think of the iconic example of the baby marine iguana getting chased by a horde of snakes in Planet Earth II. \u2014 Erin Berger, Outside Online , 30 Apr. 2021",
"Glide aboard a standup paddleboard to Las Tintoreras, snorkel in Concha de Perla or kayak around the rocky shoreline of Isabela Island to glimpse the native marine iguana . \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Glide aboard a standup paddleboard to Las Tintoreras, snorkel in Concha de Perla or kayak around the rocky shoreline of Isabela Island to glimpse the native marine iguana . \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Glide aboard a standup paddleboard to Las Tintoreras, snorkel in Concha de Perla or kayak around the rocky shoreline of Isabela Island to glimpse the native marine iguana . \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Glide aboard a standup paddleboard to Las Tintoreras, snorkel in Concha de Perla or kayak around the rocky shoreline of Isabela Island to glimpse the native marine iguana . \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Glide aboard a standup paddleboard to Las Tintoreras, snorkel in Concha de Perla or kayak around the rocky shoreline of Isabela Island to glimpse the native marine iguana . \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Glide aboard a standup paddleboard to Las Tintoreras, snorkel in Concha de Perla or kayak around the rocky shoreline of Isabela Island to glimpse the native marine iguana . \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Glide aboard a standup paddleboard to Las Tintoreras, snorkel in Concha de Perla or kayak around the rocky shoreline of Isabela Island to glimpse the native marine iguana . \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 13 Aug. 2021"
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": a person who navigates or assists in navigating a ship : seaman , sailor":[]
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"the ancient Phoenicians were outstanding mariners who explored and colonized much of the eastern Mediterranean",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Klay Thompson, mariner and four-time NBA champion, has earned a reputation in the league as a deadly outside shooter and a quirky character off the court. \u2014 Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 June 2022",
"Credit Maine mariner Captain Hanson Crockett Gregory for that. \u2014 Fox News , 3 June 2022",
"After the Games, Mr. Johnson worked as a mail carrier and then as a merchant mariner . \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
"After the Games, Johnson worked as a mail carrier and then as a merchant mariner . \u2014 Tim Arango, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"Robert Lee Willoughby, son of Ira Franklin Willoughby, a merchant mariner and wallpaper installer, and Theresa Elizabeth Willoughby, a homemaker, was born in Baltimore and raised in Little Italy. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun , 23 May 2022",
"Portland\u2019s mariner madam Nancy Boggs, who is thought to have run a bawdy barge up and down the Willamette River in the late 1800s. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The survivor was rescued after a good Samaritan, a mariner on a commercial tugboat, spotted him clinging to the hull of a boat about 45 miles east of Fort Pierce Inlet, according to the Coast Guard. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Jan. 2022",
"In a future where the polar ice-caps have melted and Earth is almost entirely submerged, Costner\u2019s reluctant mariner fights starvation and outlaws smokers while helping a woman and a young girl try to find dry land. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 18 Jan. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"They've been having marital problems.",
"neither of them ever forgot their marital vows, no matter how hard things sometimes got",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By law, employers cannot inquire about physical disabilities, mental health, age, gender, and marital status. \u2014 Kara Dennison, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Regardless of their marital strife, both Ball and Arnaz had immense respect for each other's talent. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Personal income, marital status, hobbies, shopping behaviors. \u2014 Peggy Anne Salz, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Google today, like gender, age, marital status, rank, and occupation. \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 7 June 2022",
"While there is a gender gap in party support, with women overall tending to support Democrats in presidential elections, there are significant differences between women among lines of race, level of education, marital status, and class. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 26 May 2022",
"Conversations follows the same formula, except that Nick\u2019s marital status makes Frances an anti-heroine. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 15 May 2022",
"Though Chinese laws mandate equal rights in the workplace, in reality, women often get asked about their marital status and their plans to have children. \u2014 Jane Li, Quartz , 12 May 2022",
"Toby says their marital issues aren't about weight, parenting, or work, but rather that Toby could never live up to Kate's obsession with her father as a husband and parent. \u2014 Amanda Ostuni, EW.com , 13 Apr. 2022"
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"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Latin maritalis , from maritus married":""
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"\u02c8mar-\u0259t-\u1d4al",
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"examples":[
"The country's maritime industry is an important part of its economy.",
"She's an expert in maritime law.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The annual summer tradition honors Boston\u2019s maritime and revolutionary history with numerous free activities and events. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"The discovery promises to fundamentally change understanding of 17th-century social, maritime , and political history. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 10 June 2022",
"Both regions specialize in pinot noir and chardonnay, varieties that benefit from the Pacific\u2019s cool maritime climate. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"Max Berry pleaded guilty to three counts of assault within maritime and territorial jurisdiction and faced 1.5 years and a $15,000 fine. \u2014 Bysam Sweeney, ABC News , 3 May 2022",
"In the end, the Navy may be content with smaller numbers of Freedom-class ships for maritime security and small surface combatant operations, said Bryan Clark, defense analyst at the Hudson Institute. \u2014 David Sharp, ajc , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Russia continues to build up its military presence along Ukraine's border and has also built up its maritime presence in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said this week. \u2014 Ellie Kaufman, CNN , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The period saw the consolidation of a proud republic, a new spirit of intellectual and creative freedom, and the accumulation of great wealth based on maritime trade \u2014 some of it supported by slavery. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022",
"At stake is fishing \u2014 a tiny industry economically that looms large symbolically for maritime nations like Britain and France. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Oct. 2021"
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"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8mar-\u0259-\u02cct\u012bm"
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"The couple is also responsible for their own food, clothing, entertainment and bedding, and though there's a resupply trip at the three-month mark , they will be otherwise cut off from the mainland during this period. \u2014 Katherine Lagrave, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 18 Jan. 2017",
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"In Lombardi\u2019s nine seasons in Green Bay, the Packers won five NFL titles, including the first two Super Bowls, and posted an 89-29-4 mark . \u2014 Honolulu Star-Advertiser , 5 Jan. 2017",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Fifty Years Ago Church of the Lighted Window marked its 70th birthday on April 9, 1967. \u2014 Carol Cormaci, La Ca\u00f1ada Valley Sun , 4 Apr. 2017",
"Officially, this national holiday marks the anniversary of the First Fleet of British settlers arriving in New South Wales in 1788. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 26 Jan. 2017",
"The fundraising gala was the opening event for the 75th Commemoration of the Pearl Harbor attack and marked the 10th anniversary for the Pacific Aviation Museum. \u2014 Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii's News Leader , 26 Dec. 2016",
"The first Friday of the month marks the first formal day of operation for Bar Elixrs, Chinatown\u2019s newest watering hole. \u2014 Star-advertiser Staff, Honolulu Star-Advertiser , 29 Nov. 2016",
"But in naming Hussein crown prince early, Abdullah had hoped to avoid the confusion and anxiety in the kingdom that marked his father\u2019s last days. \u2014 Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic , 19 Feb. 2014"
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"For a streak-free tan from the comfort of home, consider this markdown on Tan-Luxe's beloved and color-free tanning water. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson And Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 May 2022",
"Nike: Nike customers who double as active, reservist, veteran and retired military personnel will enjoy a 10% markdown for all orders. \u2014 Melissa Lee, USA TODAY , 2 May 2021",
"On Wednesday, the company said earnings for the April quarter were hurt by higher markdown rates and inventory impairments, and lower-than-expected sales in those discretionary categories. \u2014 Suzanne Kapner, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"Then, there are one-off sales at Onia, Andie, and CUUP, each with reviewer-favorite swimsuits at a markdown . \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 May 2022",
"Down $32 from the $47.99 price it's regularly sold for, this set is at a markdown of 66%! \u2014 Melissa Lee, USA TODAY , 18 Sep. 2020",
"The massive markdown is causing some observers to pause and reflect on the current state of tech. \u2014 David Ingram, NBC News , 7 May 2022",
"Another midi dress on major markdown is this poplin dress with a pink floral pattern. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Retailers will also charge promotional and advertising fees, in addition to requiring that brands fund the markdown expenses when items go on sale, all of which accounts for trade spend or trade allowances. \u2014 Errol Schweizer, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022"
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"Cost Plus Drug Company offers a selection of generic drugs at the cost of manufacturing them plus a flat 15% markup , $3 pharmacy handling fee, and a $5 shipping fee, according to the company website. \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
"Here, the spread of ADMs goes from $3,000 all the way to a $20,000 markup at a Floridia Kia dealership, with just one dealership (in Colorado) not asking anything extra. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Example of successful price controls was a US District Court case affirmed in December 2021 a win for DOJ wherein a businessman did 367% markup and was price gouging in early days of the pandemic. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
"Cost Plus Drug Company (MCCPDC) promises to sell medications for the cost of the drugs plus a 15% markup and a $3 dollar pharmacist fee. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Prices for single-family homes have skyrocketed to well above $600,000 on average the last two years, a more than 50% markup from Anchorage prices, realtors say. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Jan. 2022",
"The goal of this strategy is to quickly add value to your investment and sell it at a markup for a healthy profit. \u2014 Michael Ligon, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Schema markup is behind-the-scenes code placed on the pages of your website and is used to help search engines better understand what those pages are about. \u2014 Randy Soderman, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"So the markup on gasoline has increased modestly since 2008, but not nearly as much as this tweet suggests. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"The driver was cited for marijuana possession and failure to drive within marked lanes. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"This is a marked change from a decade ago, when around three-quarters of all unicorns were based in the United States and only four countries were host to any at all. \u2014 Adi Gaskell, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Though executives have used similar phrasing before, the inclusion of that line in the culture memo is a marked change for a company once known for its lavish spending. \u2014 J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
"During this period of time, others may report a marked change in mood or behavior, including angry outbursts. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 16 May 2022",
"More people aged 12 to 34 are now using TikTok than Facebook, according to the survey, a marked change from just two years ago, when Facebook was leading TikTok in that demographic by 39 percentage points. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"The opportunity to bestow such praise on a teammate represented a marked change for Ohtani and the team that employs him, writes columnist Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The glitzy nature of the festivities represents a marked change from the last WHCD in 2019. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
"May 14, an officer stopped a car for a marked lanes violation. \u2014 cleveland , 17 May 2022"
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"The fire began burning Friday near mile marker 100 on Interstate 80, a few miles west of the Great Saltair. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Officers were dispatched to the 49 mile marker near Interstate 74 on the southeast side of Indianapolis around 3:45 a.m. Upon arrival, the driver of the Jeep was found unconscious, unresponsive and trapped in the vehicle wreckage. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 17 June 2022",
"Bart Graves, spokesman for DPS, said the department received a call at 1:05 a.m. about a vehicle driving the wrong direction in the southbound lanes of Loop 101 near mile marker 60, close to the Ray Road exit in Chandler. \u2014 Sam Burdette, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
"According to the Lincoln County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Ryker disappeared on Friday afternoon after he had been seen playing with his family dog outside of his home near mile marker 18 of state Highway 56. \u2014 Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
"The boy was reported missing Friday afternoon near mile marker 18 of state Highway 56, south of Troy and east of Bull Lake, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 6 June 2022",
"The wreck happened on Interstate 20 near the 150 mile marker , approximately seven miles west of Pell City. \u2014 Jeremy Gray | Jgray@al.com, al , 30 May 2022",
"State Police troopers assigned to the Weston Barracks responded to the 113.6 mile marker on I-90 westbound in Framingham around 2:40 a.m., officials said. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
"According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a tractor-trailer caught fire in the crash, which took place near mile marker 85 at about 6:09 a.m. \u2014 Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel , 3 May 2022"
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"Verb",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"High-net worth individuals take advantage of the gloomy market sentiment, says Shutin. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 5 July 2022",
"There are websites for do-it-yourself investors and numerous articles for financial advisors on how to market to and talk to Gen Z and millennials as well. \u2014 Jaime Raskulinecz, Forbes , 5 July 2022",
"The fight to bring RU-486 to market was brutal and nonlinear. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 5 July 2022",
"Google\u2019s initial failure to fully enforce sanctions on RuTarget highlights how money and data can flow through its market -leading digital advertising systems with little oversight or accountability. \u2014 Craig Silverman, ProPublica , 4 July 2022",
"But this is all together more than 150, nearly 160 billion cubic meters of gas that is now as a new request coming to the world market . \u2014 CBS News , 3 July 2022",
"With the opportunities to sign free agents limited because of market and location, the Spurs decided to rack up draft picks \u2014 including one from the Celtics in the Derrick White deal \u2014 and build up. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"AnnElizabeth Konkel, economist at jobs site Indeed, said the labor market and employer demand for workers remain strong. \u2014 Rina Torchinsky, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
"The tight labor market , and to some degree rapidly rising inflation, has prompted workers to demand that their employers pay up or face an empty seat. \u2014 Dana Peterson For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In 2019, Facebook agreed to stop allowing advertisers to use gender, age and zip codes \u2013 which often act as proxies for race\u2013 to market housing, credit and job openings to its users. \u2014 Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Overall, Roku believes that content providers can benefit from deploying different strategies to market to various streamer behaviors. \u2014 Chris Morris, Variety , 8 June 2022",
"Shop around for the best possible deal and research lenders that market to consumers with bad credit. \u2014 Quora, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"Patap said Netflix\u2019s past growth helped fuel more building developers to market their properties to streamers during the pandemic, especially as there was hesitancy about traditional office space during the pandemic. \u2014 Wendy Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"But does that mean the social platform is an effective place for small- and medium-size businesses to market their products and services",
"Venture capital has backed lots of companies that market trials to patients. \u2014 Alexander Saint-amand, Fortune , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Marijuana businesses will take advantage of the holiday to sell and market their products. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The beverage's Fortnite debut is another sign of how brands are using video games to market their products directly to gamers. \u2014 Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While doing so, the market maker also takes a short position in the futures market or buys a put option or bearish bet, keeping his exposure price-neutral. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"In return, the market maker pays the broker for the right to fill the investors\u2019 orders. \u2014 Alexander Osipovich, WSJ , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Earlier this year, the House Financial Services Committee asked Reddit CEO Steve Huffman to testify alongside executives at Robinhood, market maker Citadel, and hedge fund Melvin Capital. \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 12 June 2021",
"Many decentralized applications function by virtue of aggregating capital into liquidity pools which serve the role of a market maker . \u2014 Nicholas Gans, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021",
"When an investor places an order to buy a stock on its app, Robinhood routes the order to a market maker like Citadel Securities, which then handles execution \u2014 and pays Robinhood for that privilege. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 19 Oct. 2021",
"When an investor places an order to buy a stock on its app, Robinhood routes the order to a market maker like Citadel Securities, which then handles execution \u2014 and pays Robinhood for that privilege. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 19 Oct. 2021",
"When an investor places an order to buy a stock on its app, Robinhood routes the order to a market maker like Citadel Securities, which then handles execution \u2014 and pays Robinhood for that privilege. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 19 Oct. 2021",
"The company does not act as a market maker or trade any of its own assets, Yates says. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 12 Oct. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Liquor shares plummet after a local media report that executive of an unnamed liquor producer will attend a symposium held by Chinese regulator over market order of the sector. \u2014 Olivia Tam, Bloomberg.com , 6 Aug. 2021",
"This new judicial class deemed not only labor legislation but strikes and boycotts a mortal threat to the classical liberal market order , and punished them accordingly. \u2014 Chris Lehmann, The New Republic , 10 Feb. 2022",
"With its disdain for the law and human institutions, crypto strikes at the heart of the market order . \u2014 Matt Sekerke, National Review , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The regulators accused the platforms for disrupting market order with price incentives, as well as using false or misleading price tactics. \u2014 Zinnia Lee, Forbes , 10 June 2021",
"In areas where a market monopoly can be spotted, the regulator will step up probes to ensure fair competition and market order , Liang said. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 11 Nov. 2020",
"The mechanism would only apply to market orders , in which traders passively accept whatever closing price is released by NYSE or Nasdaq. \u2014 Alexander Osipovich, WSJ , 22 Jan. 2020",
"The thinking is that the first 30 minutes represent emotional buying, driven by greed and fear of the crowd based on good and bad news as well as a lot of buying on market orders and short covering. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 May 2019",
"For most long-term investors in a reasonably calm market, a market order is fine. \u2014 John Waggoner, chicagotribune.com , 14 Oct. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The influence of analyst's ratings on stock- market price moves has long been debated. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"The fisherman who caught the record ray was paid market price for his catch. \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
"Barnana buys plantain directly from farmers at regular intervals offering 30% over the market price , providing farming families a steady income. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 17 June 2022",
"This translates into a price of $102, which is 43% above the current market price of around $71. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Our forecast indicates that Lululemon\u2019s valuation is $300 per share, which is 3% higher than the current market price of $293. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"This mixing and matching of supply and demand \u2013 for both crude and finished products \u2013 is informed by market price signals, which signal producers and refiners to adjust their output. \u2014 Dan Eberhart, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"The legislation was enacted the following day and the buyback which followed saw owners paid market price . \u2014 Philip Alpers, CNN , 1 June 2022",
"The market price of a 10-year Treasury rose on Friday, pushing down its yield, or the difference between the day's price and the payout if held to maturity, to 1.92% from Thursday's 2.03%. \u2014 CBS News , 14 Feb. 2022"
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"The global accounting-software market is expected to expand over the next five years by a compound annual growth rate of nearly 10%, or roughly $7 billion annually, according to market research firm Technavio. \u2014 Angus Loten, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
"The ban ended in 2006, allowing manufacturers to return to the market without restrictions in place, save for an agreement to conduct long-term post- market research studies. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"This hasn't stopped the demand for tracking gadgets; the sleep technology market was worth $12 billion in 2020, according to market research company, Pitchbook. \u2014 Milly Chan, CNN , 17 May 2022",
"The global adjustable bed market will reach $12.41 billion in the next six years, growing an average of 9% a year until 2028, according to market research firm Data Bridge. \u2014 Tiffany Ap, Quartz , 7 May 2022",
"The global wound-care market is huge, with market research firm DelveInsight estimating its value could grow 80% from its 2020 figure of $9.5 billion to $17 billion in 2026. \u2014 Andy Peters, ajc , 11 Apr. 2022",
"That raised the question of whether streaming services face a natural ceiling in the most lucrative markets like the U.S., where 85% of the population now has broadband access, according to market research firm Aluma Insights. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"About a quarter of infant formula products were still out of stock in the United States last week, according to data from market research firm Information Resources Incorporated, or IRI. \u2014 Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"Intel could potentially support wireless communications between EV battery modules as other tech firms have done for automotive, says Sam Abuelsamid, a principal analyst with market research firm Guidehouse Insights. \u2014 Ralph Jennings, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
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"The company has gained market share in the past year.",
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"To ensure healthier competition, the Royal Bank of India has very wisely placed explicit limits on market share in UPI payments. \u2014 Alex Salkever, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
"However, despite the nominal subscriber miss, Netflix has actually gained market share from 6% to 6.4%. \u2014 Beth Kindig, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Perelman also said that the company was learning from celebrity launches to be more nimble and that Revlon had regained market share . \u2014 Lauren Hirsch, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"Then, included as part of the Windows package, Internet Explorer quickly rose to unparalleled market share , as much as 95 percent in 2003. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 15 June 2022",
"The market share taken by the weekly No. 1 films, calculated on a trailing 52-week basis, crossed 50% for the first time, according to a report last week from Cowen & Co.'s Doug Creutz. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Dell is also the only one of the three to have gained market share in 2021, per IDC\u2019s data. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"Doug McMillon, Walmart president and CEO, said the company gained more market share in grocery and added thousands of online sellers to its third-party marketplace. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 17 Aug. 2021",
"During the pandemic, fast-food gained market share from other restaurants forced to close as customers motored through socially distant drive-throughs to pick up a bag of burgers. \u2014 NBC News , 2 June 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"We were headed for Black Spire Outpost, the rugged market town . \u2014 Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"Ford, who is in her early fifties, is from Nantwich, a market town in Cheshire. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"His first gig was in May 1973 at The Townhouse in Wellington, a market town in Shropshire, England, not far south of Birmingham, the heavy-metal breeding ground of Judas Priest, Black Sabbath and two members of Led Zeppelin. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Jewelry from the collection of Victoria, Lady de Rothschild goes on sale next week at Dreweatts, a British auctioneer based in Newbury, a market town about 60 miles west of London. \u2014 Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Woodstock, a market town in heart of the Cotswolds, steeped in history and home to Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. \u2014 Kate Hardcastle, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
"In the west of Ireland lies a medieval market town , its roots steeped in legend. \u2014 Kara Fox, CNN , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Northallerton is a bustling and thriving market town in North Yorkshire. \u2014 Kate Hardcastle, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Many retailers in this old market town have long held Amazon. \u2014 WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022"
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"Traditional command and control bosses barking out orders about processes and systems to an army of mindless drones are less marketable now. \u2014 Andrew Ellenberg, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The fans, brands and sponsors are spending their money on the most marketable or most entrepreneurial student-athletes, while the donors are spending big on the most valuable players at their school. \u2014 James S. Hirsch, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"Her win in Pyeongchang launched her, well, higher than a Chloe Kim frontside air, into the ranks of most marketable athletes. \u2014 Mark Osborne, ABC News , 3 Feb. 2022",
"For example, Fudd\u2019s teammate Paige Bueckers, widely heralded to be one of the most marketable female student athletes, just announced her first NIL deal yesterday with StockX and emphasized how their values matched her own. \u2014 Kristi Dosh, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
"He will be left out of the new arms race to compensate marketable college athletes. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 July 2021",
"And, yes, Celtics-Warriors certainly would be the more marketable series for the NBA. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
"College grads without marketable skills or degrees often wind up working low-end jobs. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"There\u2019s a perception among some people that white rappers sometimes achieve success more easily than Black rappers because they are seen as marketable to a bigger audience\u2014leading to more generous industry support. \u2014 Neil Shah, WSJ , 6 May 2022"
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"noun"
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": the act or process of entering into, participating in, or introducing a free market economy":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So this marketization is having its own very peculiar effect. \u2014 Nicole Froio, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 May 2021",
"However, even ignoring the exaggerated claim about marketization , the only obvious replacement for market prices is arbitrary valuation by elites, of which one example might be Carney. \u2014 Philip Cross, National Review , 23 Apr. 2021",
"Moral clarity of Debs\u2019s caliber is in desperately short supply today, and the marketization of our political imagination\u2014the reduction of politics to a marketplace of domination and defeat\u2014is a big part of the reason why. \u2014 Aaron Timms, The New Republic , 18 May 2020",
"Indeed, the marketization of the sport has already hurt many of them. \u2014 Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer , 31 Mar. 2018",
"It has been hollowed out by decades of outsourcing and marketization . \u2014 Pankaj Mishra, New York Times , 20 June 2017",
"Since the collapse of the USSR and the marketization of the People\u2019s Republic of China, the true opposition has been obscured, and fascism has stepped in to fill the gap as liberalism\u2019s sparring partner. \u2014 Malcolm Harris, New Republic , 15 May 2017"
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"\u02c8m\u00e4r-k\u0259t-\u02ccpl\u0101s"
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"examples":[
"Their products must compete in the marketplace .",
"The company has struggled to survive in a rapidly changing marketplace .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Spot rates for refrigerated trucks were down nearly 10% in May compared with March, according to online freight marketplace DAT Solutions LLC. \u2014 Liz Young, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
"CareSource was the last remaining marketplace provider that had a contract with Cincinnati Children's. \u2014 Brooks Sutherland, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
"LPR Luxury is an exclusive member of Forbes Global Properties, a consumer marketplace and membership network of elite brokerages selling the world\u2019s most luxurious homes. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"Those marketplace constraints were further compounded in Boston where speculation had been swirling for weeks about a potential front-runner, which many observers feared may have dampened candidate interest. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"Those sensibilities will have to co-exist with Christie\u2019s luxury marketplace emphasis. \u2014 Marcus Crowder, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
"The Food and Drug Administration has effectively banned vaping company Juul\u2019s products from the U.S. marketplace , issuing denial orders for all of its e-cigarette products that are currently available. \u2014 Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
"The global marketplace is unpredictable, but if current conditions hold, just about everything may continue to stay high or tick up. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
"The move is the first step in a broader initiative to examine junk fees in a bid to improve the financial marketplace and to boost fair competition, the agency said. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 June 2022"
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": the bitter herbs (as horseradish) eaten by Jews at the Passover seder to symbolize the bitterness of the Egyptian oppression of the Israelites":[]
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Old Occitan marca , from marcar to mark, seize as pledge, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German marc\u014dn to mark":"Noun"
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"The brightly lighted marquee displayed the title of the movie currently featured."
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},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She dreamed of seeing her name on the theater marquee .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Yet the company needs to right its ship and theaters are steadily returning to normal, so now might be the time for the streamer to put more of its films on a marquee . \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 7 May 2022",
"In the face of that negativity, the premiere drew supporters including John Ramirez, who cosplayed as Doctor Strange and who at the start of the pandemic in 2020 used El Capitan\u2019s marquee to propose to his now-wife. \u2014 Jason Armond, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022",
"Its marquee included a name, Indra, that came from a Hindu deity, a friend to weary travellers and poets. \u2014 The New Yorker , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Oreo Cacksters have taken the store over completely, putting their giant logo above Blockbuster's neon marquee and everything. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Sunset wrapped us in its neon pink embrace, lighting up the sky, the sand, and our tent like a Vegas marquee . \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 29 July 2021",
"Now, that classic name is headed back to the marquee : Pine Knob Music Theatre is again the official designation for the beloved Clarkston amphitheater, which routinely ranks among the top-grossing in the country. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Our Week 1473 contest \u2014 deadline Monday night, Feb. 7 \u2014 asks you to write a funny message for either a highway sign or a the marquee for a barbecue joint. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Behind him, a huge marquee flashed an ad for one of the program\u2019s main sponsors, Carnival Cruise Line. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"What once seemed likely to be a marquee showdown at Dodger Stadium this week now begins with a different feel, as both clubs try to regain a foothold and rebuild momentum in their first of two meetings this season. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"Each day seems to bring a new tech giant scaling back on hiring (this week\u2019s marquee name: Intel). \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"And thus, the NCAA had to back off their threats...for fear of losing numerous marquee schools from their athletic competitions. \u2014 Patrick Rishe, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"The Australians are a win away from a fifth consecutive World Cup appearance after ending the UAE\u2019s bid for a return to soccer\u2019s marquee tournament for first time since 1990. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"The program is a marquee Democratic accomplishment that will funnel cash into poor schools, teacher pay, tutors, prekindergarten and scores of other programs. \u2014 Erin Cox, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"The marquee headline is there are no cars and there\u2019s barely any cell service. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 3 June 2022",
"For the past few years, a herd of at least 30 feral cattle has taken up residence in the remote lower canyons of Escalante River, a fragile desert riparian zone inside two of Utah\u2019s marquee protected landscapes. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Council members in the heavily Democratic city are weighing competing political and financial pressures of the marquee convention that would attract tens of thousands to the city's hotels and restaurants. \u2014 Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 May 2022"
],
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"1690, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1946, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
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"modification of French marquise , literally, marchioness":"Noun and Adjective"
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"m\u00e4r-\u02c8k\u0113"
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": an intimate or close union":[
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"\u2014 J. T. Shawcross"
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": the state of being united as spouses in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law":[]
},
"examples":[
"It was his second marriage .",
"They have a very happy marriage .",
"Her first two marriages ended in divorce.",
"She has old-fashioned ideas about marriage .",
"couples living together before marriage",
"Many friends and relatives were present at their marriage .",
"a priest who has performed many marriages",
"a marriage of sweet and spicy flavors",
"a marriage of science and art",
"a marriage between form and function",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"A few hours later, a taxi dropped us at the Las Vegas Office of Civil Marriages . \u2014 Noel Anenberg, WSJ , 10 Apr. 2017",
"For centuries, the island was the traditional meeting place to hand off brides and grooms when important royal marriages were arranged between France and Spain. \u2014 Ken Jennings, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 27 Feb. 2017",
"His marriages to Carol Thompson and Judith Sherman ended in divorce. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 31 Jan. 2017",
"Greco is survived by Anders and seven children from previous marriages . \u2014 Nardine Saad, latimes.com , 12 Jan. 2017",
"Online court records from Polk County, Florida, show that Hundley had several previous marriages that ended in divorce. \u2014 Emily Foxhall, Houston Chronicle , 30 Dec. 2016",
"Zsa Zsa Gabor, the jet-setting Hungarian actress and socialite who helped invent a new kind of fame out of multiple marriages , conspicuous wealth and jaded wisdom about the glamorous life, died Sunday at her home, her husband said. \u2014 Honolulu Star-Advertiser , 18 Dec. 2016",
"There are no children from any of the marriages , although his third wife had a son, and my grandson helped support the child. \u2014 Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times , 22 Nov. 2016",
"Still, early marriages and poverty are two of the biggest reasons more than 130 million girls are out of school globally. \u2014 Beth Murphy, New York Times , 29 Oct. 2016"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Resolving one final hurdle that delayed the accord, the bill would prohibit romantic partners convicted of domestic violence and not married to their victims from getting firearms. \u2014 Alan Fram, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"The Martin alum was previously married to Jasmin's mother, former Miss Virginia USA Patricia Southall, from 1995 to 1997. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
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"If they\u2019re not married , the children will become the first inheritors. \u2014 Michael Waters, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
"The plan was for Salda and Patterson to fly from Oklahoma to Vegas on April 24, so they could get married . \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 3 May 2022",
"Even before they were married , Offset took an interest in Cardi\u2019s business deals. \u2014 Brande Victorian, Essence , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"The 36-year-old married , working (real estate), mother-of-two ran a track 5000 PR of 15:04 in June, a 68:57 half-marathon best in October, and an American record women-only race 10-mile best of 51:23 in November. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 14 Dec. 2020",
"While visiting his home country in August, the 23-year-old married and then returned to Portland to get immigration papers to bring his new wife to live with him. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Dec. 2020",
"Joe seemed to find his place in the conviviality of saloon life \u2014 the constant company of other people; the distracting kookiness and drama of the regulars; the dutiful marrieds , the swingers. \u2014 Ginia Bellafante, New York Times , 18 Apr. 2020",
"Also in the news, a London School of Economics professor and author of a forthcoming book claimed childless single people are happier than marrieds . \u2014 Allison Schrager, Quartz , 20 June 2019",
"Econ- omies of scale\u2014everything from splitting rent to sharing groceries\u2014can also help marrieds quickly build wealth (that\u2019s the value of your assets like savings and stocks and property, minus any debt). \u2014 Kerri Anne Renzulli, Glamour , 18 Jan. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Six years after their first date, the athlete popped the question in January 2021, asking the entrepreneur and founder of Love Kate to marry him. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
"The slain woman\u2019s father, Ashraf Abdelkader, told CNN that the suspect had asked to marry her several times but was rejected. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Batsakes returned home to marry his fianc\u00e9e, Stella (nee Jonson). \u2014 Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer , 30 Apr. 2022",
"In Berlin, Diana would marry Mosley in secret with only a handful of people attending the 1936 nuptials\u2014 including Hitler, Goebbels, and her sister Unity. \u2014 Emma Fraser, Town & Country , 11 June 2022",
"On Thursday, June 9, Britney Spears will marry Sam Asghari, whom the pop star has been dating for about five years. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 9 June 2022",
"The pop superstar is set to marry her fianc\u00e9 Sam Asghari, a personal trainer turned actor, on Thursday, a source close to the singer tells CNN. \u2014 Chloe Melas, CNN , 9 June 2022",
"When blended with an emulsifier like mayo or mustard, the liquids can marry into one smooth mixture. \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"The meticulous details marry the NBA\u2019s visual identity with Louis Vuitton\u2019s by utilizing basketball nets and gold chains \u2014 a nod to the NBA trophy \u2014 in the design. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 2 June 2022"
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"Salt marsh makes up more than half of the base\u2019s 8,000 acres, and the depot\u2019s highest point, by the fire station, is just 13 feet above sea level. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
"The bulk of these visitors are waterfowl\u2014barnacle geese, tufted ducks, and common mergansers, to name a few\u2014while mammals like moose and golden jackals can also be spotted roaming throughout the marsh . \u2014 Jared Ranahan, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"That changed during the final moments of episode three, when contestant Benji Hill, a pack-goat guide from Bellevue, Washington, discovered beaver tracks in a marsh . \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 17 June 2022",
"Rafts line up by the dozens, tangled in the lily pads of a filthy marsh , waiting in the shallows in what is essentially a watery parking lot. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"Westminster firefighters responded to a report of a vehicle in the water or marsh on Route 2 at 10:14 a.m. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Mar. 2021",
"The Gatorland crew gathered for a release into the breeding marsh recently, the fourth one of 2022. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel , 10 May 2022",
"Buena Vista Lagoon, located between Oceanside and Carlsbad, has been slowly transformed by a weir, or low dam, into a freshwater marsh . \u2014 Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Will\u2019s dad, Tony Paulson, remembers when the field was still a concrete air strip, before kids played on the green lawn and ducks swam in the restored marsh . \u2014 Ryan Kost, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 May 2022"
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"Race marshal Mark Nordman determined a competitive advantage was gained by the teams of Porsild and Phillips. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 12 May 2022",
"The crash occurred on State Route 4 at about 2:30 p.m. Sunday, the fire marshal \u2019s office says. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 3 May 2022",
"The decision to punish the mushers was made by race marshal Mark Nordman, who said the indoor rest for the dogs amounted to a competitive advantage over teams that trailed them into Nome. \u2014 CBS News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The decision to punish the mushers was made by race marshal Mark Nordman, who said the indoor rest for the dogs amounted to a competitive advantage over teams that trailed them into Nome. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Race marshal Mark Nordman acknowledged that rerouting the race would disadvantage villages along the original trail that might depend on the surge of visitors. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 11 Feb. 2015",
"The state marshal assigned to serve the arrest order is still trying to do so, according to court officials and records. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 30 May 2022",
"So much so that at times, the fire marshal issued occupancy warnings. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
"But for now, both justice and liberty are inaccessible by order of the marshal . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The secretary of state laid out principles for the administration to marshal its resources, friends and allies to push back on increasing Chinese assertiveness around the world. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2022",
"In a press conference on Tuesday, DeLauro pledged to marshal congressional resources to hold Abbott accountable. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 18 May 2022",
"On Monday, Russia focused its firepower elsewhere, with missiles and warplanes striking far behind the front lines in an effort to stop Ukrainian efforts to marshal supplies for the fight. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cut short a summit in southern Japan to return to the capital, Tokyo, after the boat sinking and instructed authorities to marshal all resources in the rescue effort. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The framework for such a declaration would then be used to marshal local school districts and county schools into adopting their own bills of rights. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"Other opponents, meanwhile, are attempting to marshal anti-Hezbollah sentiment into a political coalition that could grab enough seats in Parliament to challenge the group. \u2014 Nazih Osseiran, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
"Zain Rizvi at Public Citizen believes the Summit could have been the moment for Biden to marshal the resources of the U.S. government and say how America and its partners would vaccinate the world. \u2014 Madhukar Pai, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
"And the former prime minister is widely expected to try to marshal his party loyalists \u2014 and there are many, still galvanized by his stated platform of fighting corruption and helping the poor \u2014 in elections expected this fall. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022"
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"The crash occurred on State Route 4 at about 2:30 p.m. Sunday, the fire marshal \u2019s office says. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 3 May 2022",
"The decision to punish the mushers was made by race marshal Mark Nordman, who said the indoor rest for the dogs amounted to a competitive advantage over teams that trailed them into Nome. \u2014 CBS News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The decision to punish the mushers was made by race marshal Mark Nordman, who said the indoor rest for the dogs amounted to a competitive advantage over teams that trailed them into Nome. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Race marshal Mark Nordman acknowledged that rerouting the race would disadvantage villages along the original trail that might depend on the surge of visitors. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 11 Feb. 2015",
"The state marshal assigned to serve the arrest order is still trying to do so, according to court officials and records. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 30 May 2022",
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"The secretary of state laid out principles for the administration to marshal its resources, friends and allies to push back on increasing Chinese assertiveness around the world. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2022",
"In a press conference on Tuesday, DeLauro pledged to marshal congressional resources to hold Abbott accountable. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 18 May 2022",
"On Monday, Russia focused its firepower elsewhere, with missiles and warplanes striking far behind the front lines in an effort to stop Ukrainian efforts to marshal supplies for the fight. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cut short a summit in southern Japan to return to the capital, Tokyo, after the boat sinking and instructed authorities to marshal all resources in the rescue effort. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The framework for such a declaration would then be used to marshal local school districts and county schools into adopting their own bills of rights. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"Other opponents, meanwhile, are attempting to marshal anti-Hezbollah sentiment into a political coalition that could grab enough seats in Parliament to challenge the group. \u2014 Nazih Osseiran, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
"Zain Rizvi at Public Citizen believes the Summit could have been the moment for Biden to marshal the resources of the U.S. government and say how America and its partners would vaccinate the world. \u2014 Madhukar Pai, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
"And the former prime minister is widely expected to try to marshal his party loyalists \u2014 and there are many, still galvanized by his stated platform of fighting corruption and helping the poor \u2014 in elections expected this fall. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022"
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"The crash occurred on State Route 4 at about 2:30 p.m. Sunday, the fire marshal \u2019s office says. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 3 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The secretary of state laid out principles for the administration to marshal its resources, friends and allies to push back on increasing Chinese assertiveness around the world. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2022",
"In a press conference on Tuesday, DeLauro pledged to marshal congressional resources to hold Abbott accountable. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 18 May 2022",
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"Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cut short a summit in southern Japan to return to the capital, Tokyo, after the boat sinking and instructed authorities to marshal all resources in the rescue effort. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Other opponents, meanwhile, are attempting to marshal anti-Hezbollah sentiment into a political coalition that could grab enough seats in Parliament to challenge the group. \u2014 Nazih Osseiran, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
"Zain Rizvi at Public Citizen believes the Summit could have been the moment for Biden to marshal the resources of the U.S. government and say how America and its partners would vaccinate the world. \u2014 Madhukar Pai, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
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"The American River Parkway is a wonderland of urban-park planning, a network of paved and dirt trails, boat ramps and rest stops, fish hatcheries and marshland . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Cameron Parish is Louisiana\u2019s largest by landmass, once made up of thousands of miles of grass, marshland , and water. \u2014 Longreads , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Cumberland Island National Seashore features 17 miles of undeveloped beaches, as well as pristine maritime forests and marshland . \u2014 Alison Van Houten, Outside Online , 6 June 2019",
"Among the highlights: North Beach, reachable via a side trail, and marshland areas Derway Island Natural Preserve and Colchester Bog Natural Area. \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"For projects that affect tidal or ocean habitat, that may include planting new eelgrass beds or restoring marshland . \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 May 2022",
"As sea levels rise, the balance of marsh ecosystems are expected to change with ocean water flooding farther inland, making marshland saltier, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. \u2014 John Wayne Ferguson, San Antonio Express-News , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The marshland is home to a wealth of archaeological treasures from the Esto\u2019k Gna people. \u2014 Sarah Choi, ELLE Decor , 4 Mar. 2022",
"There, the streets were littered with small pieces of wood and wire, tufts of grass from the nearby marshland and puffs of pink insulation. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022"
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"From arm-wrestling to martial arts, Putin\u2019s hobbies have sought to present physical strength and power central to his personal brand. \u2014 Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
"At the age of 60, Camacho is now a karate master himself and the owner of a martial arts school in Phoenix. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 26 June 2022",
"The event, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the China Trade Center on Boylston Street, will include food vendors, arts and crafts activities, and performances including a Lion Dance, folk dance, martial arts, and more. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"Over the next few months, the girl sent Hensel several photos of herself fully clothed or competing in martial arts contests. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"At the age of 60, Camacho is now a karate master himself and the owner of a martial arts school in Phoenix. \u2014 Javier Arce, The Arizona Republic , 19 June 2022",
"What makes the show really worth watching, though, is the martial arts. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 19 June 2022",
"The two dildos resembled kali sticks, which is a form of martial arts. \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 18 June 2022",
"Clever plotting\u2014an early, seemingly throwaway scene in which F\u00e9lix does some goofy martial -arts training turns out to be critical\u2014and inventive character details enhance the wicked fun. \u2014 Kyle Smith, WSJ , 16 June 2022"
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"So Heng Tai Mansion is another architectural marvel in the city. \u2014 Livia Hengel, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"The performance will showcase some of Monk\u2019s classic and lesser-known songs alike, each a marvel of soulful ingenuity. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Speedrunning, the art of completing a video game as quickly as humanly possible, is a marvel to watch. \u2014 Nathan Grayson, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
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"Those who read it now for the first time will no doubt marvel at the author\u2019s prescience and his seeming foreknowledge of global events surrounding Russia, Ukraine and the geopolitics of oil and natural gas. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Grotberg continues to marvel , along with countless other basketball fans, at how Curry has transformed the game by stretching the court beyond comprehension. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Dec. 2021",
"From the windows of the conservatory, diners can marvel at the Tuscan countryside peppered with vineyards and olive groves. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"But the teachers also still marvel at how the personalities that millions of fans have seen on television were apparent in their classrooms. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"The residents of Earth still have plenty of time to marvel at the beauty of Saturn\u2019s rings, and to study them. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The end of the year is a time to marvel at all the big splashes made by big stars in big films. \u2014 Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times , 19 Jan. 2022"
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"But the teachers also still marvel at how the personalities that millions of fans have seen on television were apparent in their classrooms. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"The residents of Earth still have plenty of time to marvel at the beauty of Saturn\u2019s rings, and to study them. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The end of the year is a time to marvel at all the big splashes made by big stars in big films. \u2014 Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times , 19 Jan. 2022"
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"Those who read it now for the first time will no doubt marvel at the author\u2019s prescience and his seeming foreknowledge of global events surrounding Russia, Ukraine and the geopolitics of oil and natural gas. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Grotberg continues to marvel , along with countless other basketball fans, at how Curry has transformed the game by stretching the court beyond comprehension. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Dec. 2021",
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"The idea behind this marvelous two-room show is simple. \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"Hidden beneath all the thumping revelry, newfound freedom, and summertime horniness of MUNA\u2019s marvelous third album, there flows an undercurrent of irony. \u2014 Bobby Olivier, SPIN , 21 June 2022",
"Hill, who has gone on to be a short story writer and playwright, has a marvelous style and a sly sense of humor that frequently surfaces. \u2014 David James, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
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"His wife is dead and his baby girl, Juliette, is being cared for by a local woman, Adeline (the marvelous No\u00e9mie Lvovsky), who lives in a small enclave outside the village. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"Maui is always marvelous \u2014 but even more so now that The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua is getting a major refresh. \u2014 Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure , 15 June 2022",
"Sergei Fedorov continued his marvelous spring as well, scoring twice and assisting on two other goals. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 5 June 2022",
"The images are variously goofy, charming, solemn, moving, puzzling, forthright, bizarre, deadpan, upright, offbeat, patriotic, startling, mundane, and, of course, frequently marvelous . \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022"
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"Hidden beneath all the thumping revelry, newfound freedom, and summertime horniness of MUNA\u2019s marvelous third album, there flows an undercurrent of irony. \u2014 Bobby Olivier, SPIN , 21 June 2022",
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"Maui is always marvelous \u2014 but even more so now that The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua is getting a major refresh. \u2014 Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure , 15 June 2022",
"Sergei Fedorov continued his marvelous spring as well, scoring twice and assisting on two other goals. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 5 June 2022",
"The images are variously goofy, charming, solemn, moving, puzzling, forthright, bizarre, deadpan, upright, offbeat, patriotic, startling, mundane, and, of course, frequently marvelous . \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022"
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]
},
"mascot":{
"antonyms":[
"hoodoo",
"jinx"
],
"definitions":{
": a person, animal, or object adopted by a group as a symbolic figure especially to bring them good luck":[
"the team had a mountain lion as their mascot"
]
},
"examples":[
"The team had a mountain lion as their mascot .",
"she wears a mascot made of ebony and silver on a chain around her neck",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Baroudeur is another term for warrior, which is Wayne State's mascot . \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 22 June 2022",
"The turtle was a mascot for the team this year who lost their coach Charlie Lembo this season to cancer. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
"The dragon was the school's mascot and the hat was given to good students as a reward. \u2014 Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
"The Irish Wolfhound is the official mascot for the Irish Guards and marching in today's #PlatinumJubilee. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
"Mickey Mouse has been the mascot for Disney going back to the days of, well, Walt himself. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"The Cadbury bunny is the brand's mascot and frequently features in television ads as a rabbit that clucks like a chicken. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s right, the large duck dressed as a sailor who hails from the Slug Queen Capital of the World down south is the best college basketball mascot . \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Feb. 2022",
"All things considered, the Journal notes, Bing Dwen Dwen is a rather successful mascot , especially compared to those of Games past. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 14 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French mascotte , from Occitan mascoto , from masco witch, from Medieval Latin masca":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ma-\u02ccsk\u00e4t",
"\u02c8mas-\u02cck\u00e4t",
"-k\u0259t",
"also -sk\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"amulet",
"charm",
"fetish",
"fetich",
"mojo",
"periapt",
"phylactery",
"talisman"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175900",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"masculine":{
"antonyms":[
"unmanly",
"unmasculine"
],
"definitions":{
": a male person":[],
": a noun, pronoun, adjective, or inflectional form or class of the masculine gender":[],
": having or occurring in a stressed final syllable":[
"masculine rhyme"
],
": having qualities appropriate to or usually associated with a man":[
"a masculine voice"
],
": having the final chord occurring on a strong beat":[
"masculine cadence"
],
": male":[
"masculine members of the choir"
],
": of, relating to, or constituting the gender that ordinarily includes most words or grammatical forms referring to males":[
"masculine nouns"
],
": the masculine gender":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The living room is decorated in a more masculine style than the bedroom.",
"\u201cHe\u201d is a pronoun of the masculine gender.",
"The masculine form of the Spanish adjective \u201clinda\u201d is \u201clindo.\u201d",
"Noun",
"The masculine of the Spanish adjective \u201clinda\u201d is \u201clindo.\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The kid is obsessed with fashioning a hyper- masculine identity, performing a kind of uneasy swagger. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
"Reviewers say that this is a dynamic, masculine , and strong scent that\u2019s perfect for everyday use. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"In a hyper- masculine hip-hop scene, Thug refused to play by traditional gender rules. \u2014 Kate Brumback, ajc , 10 May 2022",
"In a hyper- masculine hip-hop scene, Thug refused to play by traditional gender rules. \u2014 Staff And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
"The citrus and woody notes of bergamot, clary sage, and patchouli are herbaceous, masculine , and bright enough to set the night on fire and spark your inner wild side. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 23 Jan. 2022",
"The warm, masculine scent features sparkling tones of ginger and bergamot atop woody vetiver accords. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Skilled at creating spaces that feel masculine and easy, Neal Beckstedt describes his style as warm modernism. \u2014 The Editors Of Elle Decor, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
"The music was different, too: softer and less archetypally masculine , with acoustic guitar and lilting riffs on piano, strings, and horns. \u2014 Peter C. Baker, The New Yorker , 15 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Bradfield also worked on Mr. Bubble, a diaphanous, pink, masculine -presenting figure with skinny arms that graced boxes and bottles of the bubble bath. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Without the classic masculine accessory, Chastain is wearing a simple black halter shirtdress. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 15 June 2022",
"The handy aerosol formula is scented with the brand\u2019s signature masculine fragrance, a warm and heady mix of oud, patchouli, and cedarwood. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"The constant message is, like, \u2018This is what\u2019s masculine . \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Fragrances are, at their core, genderless, though spicy, smokey or foresty scents are thought to skew masculine while feminine scents are represented by sweets, and aldehydic and powdery florals. \u2014 Jamila Stewart, Essence , 13 May 2022",
"With its sturdy pine construction and solid base, this dresser has a masculine feel that can anchor any room. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 9 May 2022",
"The packaging for Anthony\u2019s high-performance eye cream could not look slicker or more masculine . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Apart from the late icon Jenni Rivera, these genres have been traditionally male-led and hyper- masculine . \u2014 Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone , 25 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English masculin , from Latin masculinus , from masculus , noun, male, diminutive of mas male":"Adjective and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ma-sky\u0259-l\u0259n",
"\u02c8mas-ky\u0259-l\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"male",
"manlike",
"manly",
"mannish",
"man-size",
"man-sized",
"virile"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052924",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"masculine cadence":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a musical cadence in which the final chord falls on a strong beat \u2014 compare feminine cadence":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1854, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061906",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"masculine caesura":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a caesura that follows a stressed or long syllable":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002022",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"masculine ending":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a grammatical ending or a suffix marking masculine forms":[],
": masculine cadence":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095448",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"masculineness":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being masculine":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-l\u0259\u0307n(n)\u0259\u0307s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044601",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"masculinity":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the quality or nature of the male sex : the quality, state, or degree of being masculine or manly":[
"challenging traditional notions about masculinity and femininity",
"\u2026 a style which alternates between a polished grace and blunt masculinity .",
"\u2014 Stuart Keate",
"The man controlling his environment is today the prevailing American image of masculinity .",
"\u2014 Susan Faludi"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1613, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccmas-ky\u0259-\u02c8lin-\u0259t-\u0113",
"\u02ccma-sky\u0259-\u02c8li-n\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132649",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mash":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a mixture of ground feeds for livestock":[],
": a soft pulpy mass":[],
": crush , smash":[
"mash a finger"
],
": crush sense 1":[],
": crushed malt or grain meal steeped and stirred in hot water to produce wort":[],
": mashed potatoes":[],
": to flirt with or seek the affection of":[],
": to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure":[],
": to subject (a substance, such as crushed malt) to the action of water with heating and stirring in preparing wort":[],
"mobile army surgical hospital":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1870, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1877, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English mash- , from Old English m\u0101x- ; akin to Middle High German meisch mash":"Noun",
"perhaps from mash entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mash"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175038",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"masher":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a man who makes passes at women":[],
": one that mashes":[
"a potato masher"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1591, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1875, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ma-sh\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035202",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mask":{
"antonyms":[
"camouflage",
"cloak",
"disguise",
"dress up"
],
"definitions":{
": a comparable device or a covering (as of polypropylene fiber or cotton fabric) to prevent inhalation of dangerous substances or to prevent the inhalation or dispersal of exhaled infectious material (such as bacteria or viruses) \u2014 see also face mask , gas mask , procedure mask , surgical mask":[],
": a cosmetic preparation for the skin of the face that produces a tightening effect as it dries":[],
": a cover or partial cover for the face used for disguise":[],
": a device usually covering the mouth and nose to facilitate delivery of a gas (such as a general anesthetic) \u2014 see also oxygen mask":[],
": a figure of a head worn on the stage in antiquity to identify the character and project the voice":[],
": a grotesque false face worn at carnivals or in rituals":[],
": a pattern of opaque material used to shield selected areas of a surface (as of a semiconductor) in deposition or etching (as in producing an integrated circuit) \u2014 see also photomask":[],
": a person wearing a mask : masker":[],
": a protective covering for the face or part of the face":[
"The hockey puck struck the goalie's mask .",
"a snorkel mask"
],
": a sculptured face or a copy of a face made by means of a mold":[],
": a translucent or opaque screen to cover part of the sensitive surface in taking or printing a photograph":[],
": an area (such as the one around the eyes) of an animal's face that is distinguished by usually darker coloring":[],
": an often grotesque carved head or face used as an ornament (as on a keystone)":[],
": something that conceals from view":[],
": something that serves to conceal or disguise : pretense , cloak":[
"aware of the masks , facades and defenses people erect to protect themselves",
"\u2014 Kenneth Keniston"
],
": the head or face of an animal (such as a fox or dog)":[],
": to conceal (something) from view":[
"mask a gun battery",
"The entrance was masked by shrubs and flowers."
],
": to cover (something) for protection":[
"Painters frequently use tape to mask \u2026 adjacent surfaces such as walls or trim.",
"\u2014 Gwen Bruno"
],
": to cover (the face or part of the face) with or as if with a mask":[
"The low hood masked her eyes.",
"The leader masked his face with a scarf, her mother says, but she recognized the raspy voice of their neighbor \u2026",
"\u2014 National Geographic"
],
": to disguise one's true character or intentions":[],
": to hide or conceal (something, such as one's motives or feelings)":[
"The excuse masked his real purpose.",
"\u2026 a practiced yet futile attempt to mask embarrassment or anger with a smile \u2026",
"\u2014 David Remnick"
],
": to make (something) indistinct or imperceptible":[
"masks undesirable flavors",
"mask the smell with a scented candle",
"[Dr. Joseph] Murray cautioned that people who go gluten-free to ease stomach problems may end up masking the symptoms of underlying conditions such as Crohn's disease, an immune disorder that affects the digestive tract.",
"\u2014 Kiera Butler"
],
": to modify the size or shape of (something, such as a photograph) by means of an opaque border":[],
": to provide or conceal (someone or something) with a mask: such as":[],
": to put on a mask : to cover the face with a mask":[
"As workplaces reopen, employees must mask and wash hands frequently.",
"\u2014 Robert A. Weinstein and Cory Franklin",
"\u2014 often used with up On a recent weekend, we masked up and went for a bicycle ride in Tokyo. \u2014 Motoko Rich and Noriko Hayashi"
],
": to take part in a masquerade":[],
"\u2014 see also ski mask":[
"The hockey puck struck the goalie's mask .",
"a snorkel mask"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Everyone wore costumes and masks to the dance.",
"Doctors wear surgical masks in the operating room.",
"Verb",
"The house was masked by trees.",
"They tried to mask their real purpose.",
"She tried using perfume to mask the bad odor.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Last year, as the response to the COVID-19 pandemic became highly partisan, mask and vaccine mandates became political battlegrounds. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
"She was last seen on surveillance footage wearing a blue denim jacket, black shirt with a pink design in front, white jeans, black and white tennis shoes, a black COVID mask , and a possible yoga mat carrier on her shoulders, the statement said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"In some of the burglaries, the thief wore a Halloween mask and jacket with camouflage print, West said. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Armstrong was last seen wearing a blue denim jacket, black shirt with a pink design on the chest, white jeans, black and white tennis shoes, a black mask , and a possible yoga mat carrier. \u2014 Fox News , 15 June 2022",
"Other key finds include a bronze sacrificial altar, a giant bronze mask , and a bronze statue with a human head and a snake\u2019s body. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022",
"Weinstein was wheeled into court by deputies on Friday morning, wearing a blue mask and a brown jail jumpsuit. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 10 June 2022",
"When shooting the original 1978 film, production designer Tommy Lee Wallace picked up two masks from a Hollywood Boulevard magic shop: a clown mask and William Shatner as Captain Kirk in Star Trek. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
"Armstrong was last seen on surveillance video wearing a blue denim jacket, black shirt with a pink design on the chest, white jeans, black and white tennis shoes, a black COVID mask , and a possible yoga mat carrier on her shoulders. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The original clock and 60-foot tempietto (that, once upon a time, was used to mask an unseemly water tower) have been painstakingly recreated from archival photographs. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
"These bacteria are coated with chains of sugars, or polysaccharides, that help mask them to our immune systems. \u2014 Michael Nedelman, CNN , 20 May 2022",
"Grass and nonnative shrubs and trees help to mask the fact that the area is part of the Mojave Desert. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"In a series of brilliant books, Michel Foucault argued that the language of modern science was used to mask the exercise of power. \u2014 Francis Fukuyama, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Savile's popularity among the royals and other prominent figures help mask his true nature. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Directed by Halina Reijn, the movie is a classic whodunit murder mystery told with Gen Z upspeak that playfully skewers the ways the language of therapy and woke ideology can be used to mask petty selfishness and oblivious privilege. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Under the new guidelines, most Americans in most of the country can now go mask free. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Western officials say that in recent years hackers backed by the Russian state have used false-flag tactics to mask their motives and prevent any attempt to identify the perpetrators of cyberattacks. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1539, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2":"Verb",
"circa 1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French masque , from Old Italian maschera":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mask"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mask Verb disguise , cloak , mask mean to alter the dress or appearance of so as to conceal the identity or true nature. disguise implies a change in appearance or behavior that misleads by presenting a different apparent identity. disguised herself as a peasant cloak suggests a means of hiding a movement or an intention. cloaked their maneuvers in secrecy mask suggests some often obvious means of hiding or disguising something. smiling to mask his discontent",
"synonyms":[
"vizard"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002658",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"masquerade":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a costume for wear at such a gathering":[],
": a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes":[],
": an action or appearance that is mere disguise or show":[],
": to assume the appearance of something one is not":[],
": to take part in a masquerade":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She could not keep up the masquerade any longer.",
"although she was deeply bored, she maintained a masquerade of polite interest as her guest droned on",
"Verb",
"He was masquerading under a false name.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Anti-fatness is often a more socially acceptable masquerade for anti-Blackness. \u2014 Ashley Andreou, Scientific American , 26 May 2022",
"One through line is the carnival tradition, which recurs, chameleon-like, in everything from a eighteenth-century landscape of Dutch Suriname to a crowded village masquerade painted by the mid-century Ha\u00eftian artist S\u00e9n\u00e8que Obin. \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 4 May 2022",
"Wally Westmore\u2019s makeups and Nellie Manley\u2019s hair supervision are all important in making the spectator accept the masquerade and, at the proper moments, in keeping the audience guessing. \u2014 Jack Moffitt, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
"The masquerade will benefit the Center\u2019s youth programs, including the Sunburst Youth Housing Project. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022",
"His masquerade also reveals unexpected lines of kinship. \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Wynne, who has done legitimate business in the Eastern Bloc, trading in scientific machinery, is persuaded to fly to Moscow, to establish an overt professional link with Penkovsky and, under that masquerade , to bring back sensitive information. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 15 Mar. 2021",
"Sophie Beckett, the daughter of an earl who is disdainfully treated as a servant by her stepmother, sneaks out to Lady Bridgerton's famed masquerade ball. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Mar. 2022",
"And the part of that campaign that the intelligence community missed was Russia's use of social media masquerade accounts masquerading as Americans to sow divisions. \u2014 CBS News , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This chewy beauty is as light as a Pinot Noir, and could even masquerade as a Grenache. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Gujarat state has a long history of immigration to the United States, a trend that has only intensified during the pandemic, creating brisk demand for smuggling enterprises that masquerade as travel agencies. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Barrel transfers in the dead of night from one vessel to another allowed Iran to masquerade under different flags, selling its oil to keen Asian buyers without catching the eye of Western monitors. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
"What is camp, however, is the production\u2019s decision to put an Oscar winner in 200 pounds of prosthetics to masquerade as a midwestern murdering mom. \u2014 Michael Appler, Variety , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Prize will be a private, invitation-only distillers masquerade ball at Aviator Event Center and Pub on Saturday, Nov. 19, with music, food and drinks. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The trailer introduces audiences to some of the 16 men who intend to woo Nicole through courting gestures and an assortment of activities, from ballroom dancing to carriage rides and masquerade balls. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"This far dwarfs the temporary construction jobs and scant, low-to-moderate paying positions as jailers or staff that are created and masquerade as COVID relief. \u2014 Morgan Simon, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"In our conspiracy-laden times, where outright lies can masquerade as the truth even when facts smack them in the face, 5G gets a lot of attention. \u2014 Eric Griffith, PCMAG , 18 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French, from Old Italian dialect mascarada , from Old Italian maschera mask":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccma-sk\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"act",
"airs",
"charade",
"disguise",
"facade",
"fa\u00e7ade",
"front",
"guise",
"playacting",
"pose",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"put-on",
"semblance",
"show"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013832",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"masquerade (as)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior the intruder was arrested for masquerading as a doctor and trying to steal another woman's baby"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-224448",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mass":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a celebration of the Eucharist (see eucharist sense 1 )":[
"Sunday masses held at three different hours"
],
": a large body of persons in a group":[
"a mass of spectators"
],
": a large quantity, amount, or number":[
"a mass of material"
],
": a musical setting for the ordinary of the Mass":[
"Bach's Mass in B Minor"
],
": a quantity or aggregate of matter usually of considerable size":[],
": aggregate , whole":[
"men in the mass"
],
": expanse , bulk":[],
": having a large-scale character":[
"mass plantings of tulips"
],
": massive quality or effect":[],
": participated in by or affecting a large number of individuals":[
"mass destruction"
],
": the great body of the people as contrasted with the elite":[
"\u2014 often used in plural the underprivileged and disadvantaged masses \u2014 C. A. Buss"
],
": the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist sense 1 ) especially in accordance with the traditional Latin rite (see rite sense 1 )":[],
": the main part or body":[
"the great mass of the continent is buried under an ice cap",
"\u2014 Walter Sullivan"
],
": the property of a body that is a measure of its inertia and that is commonly taken as a measure of the amount of material it contains and causes it to have weight in a gravitational field":[],
": to assemble in a mass":[
"three thousand students had massed in the plaza",
"\u2014 A. E. Neville"
],
": to form or collect into a mass":[],
": viewed as a whole : total":[
"the mass effect of a design"
],
"Massachusetts":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"A large crowd of demonstrators massed outside the courthouse.",
"Clouds were massing on the horizon.",
"The generals massed their troops.",
"Adjective",
"Television is a mass medium."
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1733, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English masse , from Anglo-French, from Latin massa , from Greek maza ; akin to Greek massein to knead \u2014 more at mingle":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Old English m\u00e6sse , modification of Vulgar Latin *messa , literally, dismissal at the end of a religious service, from Late Latin missa , from Latin, feminine of missus , past participle of mittere to send":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mas"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mass Noun (2) bulk , mass , volume mean the aggregate that forms a body or unit. bulk implies an aggregate that is impressively large, heavy, or numerous. the darkened bulk of the skyscrapers mass suggests an aggregate made by piling together things of the same kind. a mass of boulders volume applies to an aggregate without shape or outline and capable of flowing or fluctuating. a tremendous volume of water",
"synonyms":[
"accrete",
"accumulate",
"amass",
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"With its teen-warrior heroine and gory mashup of Greek mythology, Roman entertainment and modern mass media , the book caught fire, so to speak, with the trilogy selling some 100 million copies in 54 languages. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 19 May 2020",
"Even in an age of mass media and digital outreach, U.S. presidents are estimated to shake hands with some 65,000 people a year. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 11 May 2020",
"For Brown, the Holzer refers to mass media and fine art, evoking both modern technology and ancient burial practices. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2020",
"The problem is that the British past offers no clear guidance about what to do if a prime minister falls ill in an age of mass media . \u2014 Luke Reader, The Conversation , 7 Apr. 2020",
"But the youngest actors have the haziest relationship with AIDS, informed by the mass media of their childhood. \u2014 Joshua Barone, New York Times , 25 Oct. 2019",
"The notion of governments being suspicious of a messianic personality -- and the effects of modern mass media -- add intriguing wrinkles to the series. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 30 Dec. 2019"
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"Mass customization is all about creating a mass number of products that are all different, tailored specifically for each individual customer. \u2014 John Clemons, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Somehow, the mass number of people upgrading to Big Sur on Thursday seems to have caused the servers at ocsp.apple.com to become overloaded but not fall over completely. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 16 Nov. 2020",
"But the city's unrest continues to stem from the horrifying footage of Blake's shooting and the mass number of unarmed Black men who have been the target of police violence. \u2014 refinery29.com , 26 Aug. 2020",
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"Here are tips to get refunds The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is reminding consumers of their right to a refund given the mass number of cancellations because of COVID-19. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 Mar. 2020"
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"During Monday's episode, Hostin also contrasted the ruling to the Supreme Court's recent expansion of gun rights in the wake of several mass shootings, including the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas last month. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 27 June 2022",
"Biden's signature comes one month and one day after a massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, prompted nationwide calls for gun reform. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"The reformist era witnessed its fair share of fiascos, including the 1989 massacre at Tiananmen Square and the long-term disaster of the one-child policy. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
"The shooting also came on the eve of Friday's seventh anniversary of a massacre at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina in 2015, when a white supremacist gunned down nine Black parishioners during a Bible study. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
"Federal prosecutors brought hate-crimes charges against the man accused of killing 10 people in a racist massacre at a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket. \u2014 WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"The attack at Tops, and an even more deadly massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, has already impacted both policy and politics nationally and in New York. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"Burrow's comments come just weeks after the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 students and two teachers dead. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
"The massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, has led to a shift in parenting as mass shootings persist in places once assumed to be safe yet federal action to prevent future attacks stalls. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
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"The soldiers \u2014 veterans now \u2014 were overrun by more heavily armed Bosnian Serb forces led by Gen. Ratko Mladic who went on to massacre 8,000 Muslim men and boys in July 1995, in a bloodbath that an international war crimes tribunal labeled genocide. \u2014 Mike Corder, ajc , 18 June 2022",
"Security failures allowed the shooter to massacre 19 students and two teachers, school safety experts say. \u2014 Collin Binkley And Kantele Franko, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
"When soldiers are transporting him, Trudy Smith (Regina King) and Cherokee Bill (LaKeith Stanfield) storm the train, bust Buck out and massacre almost all the troops on board. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 22 Oct. 2021",
"This shooter used more than a dozen assault weapons to massacre 60 people and wound more than 400 others. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"When soldiers are transporting him, Trudy Smith (Regina King) and Cherokee Bill (LaKeith Stanfield) storm the train, bust Buck out and massacre almost all the troops on board. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 22 Oct. 2021",
"A day after a white gunman was suspected of traveling across New York state to massacre Black shoppers in what is being investigated as a racist hate crime, the community reeled Sunday from a mix of raw, sometimes contradictory, reactions. \u2014 Nolan D. Mccaskill, Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022",
"When soldiers are transporting him, Trudy Smith (Regina King) and Cherokee Bill (LaKeith Stanfield) storm the train, bust Buck out and massacre almost all the troops on board. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 22 Oct. 2021",
"When soldiers are transporting him, Trudy Smith (Regina King) and Cherokee Bill (LaKeith Stanfield) storm the train, bust Buck out and massacre almost all the troops on board. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 22 Oct. 2021"
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"The master level on the third floor has a spa-like master bathroom, complete with heated seating in the steam shower, a private massage and body scrub table, and a wall of windows to catch the sunset over the water. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
"Owners also have access to resort-style amenities that include a residents\u2019 club, fitness center, steam showers and massage suite, pool, spa, fire pit tables and natural gas grills. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"That intent was not shared by the plaintiffs, according to them, though Watson's attorneys have said three of the encounters were consensual and initiated by the women after the massage . \u2014 Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
"Choose from the following: 20 minute sauna session, five minute ice bath or cold shower, massage , 20 minute foam roller Stretching, or 30 minute walk and meditation. \u2014 Bobby Maximus, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
"After several women said the quarterback had harassed or assaulted them during massage appointments, two grand juries in Texas declined to criminally charge the football star, who later reached settlements in 20 of the 24 cases against him. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"Stone and agave massages, cupping, sound therapy, and even a wine and massage combination make up just a few of the options offered. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 20 June 2022",
"The seats, equipped with heating, ventilation, and massage , provide the perfect blend of comfort and support for long drives. \u2014 Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica , 17 June 2022",
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"Apply it directly to your dry skin, and massage it onto your face using large circular motions. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Apply it all over the face and gently massage it with the rose quartz gua sha to de-puff and plump up tired skin, release the buildup of tension and tightness and improve circulation. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Apply a pea-sized amount of product under your eyes and gently massage for two to three minutes for optimal results. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
"Economic impact studies are famously easy to massage in order to tell a story. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Feb. 2022",
"For best results apply to damp or wet skin, and massage in circles. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 8 Apr. 2021",
"Not everyone has someone to massage their feet or the time to get one done professionally. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 6 May 2022"
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"Following publication of Fox News' first report on the massage parlor , Joe Veenstra, a lawyer representing Asian Sunny Massage, said the company runs a legitimate business and operates in accordance with all state and local regulations. \u2014 Joe Schoffstall, Fox News , 27 May 2021",
"As dusk fell Thursday night, daughter and father stood outside the massage parlor , watching a small candlelight vigil honoring the dead. \u2014 Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2021",
"The company owns Thermae-yu, a bath and spa in a Tokyo red-light district that features a massage parlor , a pub and all-night service. \u2014 Suryatapa Bhattacharya, WSJ , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The sailors passed empty shops catering to Russian and Turkish tourists who once flocked here, a tiny market, a hookah bar, an Eastern Europe restaurant, a massage parlor . \u2014 WSJ , 18 Dec. 2021",
"An agent behind a massage parlor that has paid Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., thousands of dollars for rent has a previous tie to prostitution, according to public records. \u2014 Joe Schoffstall, Fox News , 27 May 2021",
"Wright labors to make this genre mash-up dazzling when Ellie fantasizes a massage parlor that was formerly the Rialto nightclub. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 29 Oct. 2021",
"At a recent City Council meeting, Law Director Michael R. Gareau Jr. discussed the arrest of a massage parlor employee for prostitution and the subsequent closing of the local business. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 25 Aug. 2021",
"On the same block, near Cheshire Bridge Road, there is another massage parlor , a tattoo shop and a strip club. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2021"
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"The Steve Miller Band has amassed an impressive number of FM radio hits over the years, and the massive crowd at the BMO Harris Pavilion Friday night was clamoring to hear all of them. \u2014 Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
"The former firefighter, who worked on response efforts for the massive and deadly Carr Fire in 2018, says mental health challenges are common for those who work in the industry for a long time. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 18 June 2022",
"But the night the Stanley Cup made its visit, Aug. 17, 1997, the massive crowd celebrated without an incident. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
"Sometimes, lasting changes come through strategic, incremental steps versus one massive change. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Story of design visionary Bruce Mau and his ever-optimistic push for massive change. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2022",
"Videos shared online showed a massive crowd of hundreds near the Metropol Building on Friday night, with lights shining on its facade. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 28 May 2022",
"From boho to disco, the \u201870s decade of massive social change serves up the perfect inspiration for today. \u2014 Damon Johnstun, oregonlive , 26 May 2022",
"Despite the Texas Republican rhetoric that wind and solar are unreliable, Texas has a massive and growing fleet of renewables. \u2014 Ella Nilsen, CNN , 14 June 2022"
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"The Steve Miller Band has amassed an impressive number of FM radio hits over the years, and the massive crowd at the BMO Harris Pavilion Friday night was clamoring to hear all of them. \u2014 Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
"The former firefighter, who worked on response efforts for the massive and deadly Carr Fire in 2018, says mental health challenges are common for those who work in the industry for a long time. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 18 June 2022",
"But the night the Stanley Cup made its visit, Aug. 17, 1997, the massive crowd celebrated without an incident. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
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"Located in the Saqqara necropolis in the ancient city of Memphis, some 30 km south of Cairo, the step pyramid is made up of six mastabas (rectangular structures) stacked on top of each other. \u2014 Hatem Maher, ABC News , 5 Mar. 2020",
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"The Anne with an E actress, 19, was diagnosed with breast cancer in June after finding a lump in her chest and has spent the following months managing her treatment, from weeks of intensive chemotherapy to undergoing a double mastectomy in November. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 20 Dec. 2021",
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"In August 2015, Lee was rushed to the hospital with an infection following the mastectomy , for which she was treated with antibiotics. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Rebecca underwent a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 21 Feb. 2022",
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"As was Betty\u2019s public announcement that she\u2019d been diagnosed with breast cancer and had a radical mastectomy , not quite two months after moving into the White House. \u2014 Mark Peikert, Town & Country , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Lee, who just four weeks ago underwent a hysterectomy after seven years post-double mastectomy in her battle against breast cancer, wore a custom gown by Ukranian designer Anait Mkrtchian. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Surgery was soon scheduled, and amongst a flood of options, Dean made the decision to undergo a full mastectomy to treat what doctors thought at that point was Stage 2B cancer in her left breast. \u2014 Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"The house has seven bedrooms and eight full baths, including a first-floor luxury-style master bedroom suite with a spa bath. \u2014 Randy Tucker, The Enquirer , 28 Dec. 2021"
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"His crust is masterful , with an uneven barrage of bubbles and burn marks, layered with a thick bed of melted cheese. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 25 May 2022",
"Carmichael is masterful at disguising punch lines in a thought so as not to interrupt its flow. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Now, the quantity of videos, testimonies and other material is often polluted with disinformation, which Russians especially are masterful at propagating, and investigators have to sort though all of it. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Adapted from the classic Patricia Highsmith novel, this masterful thriller follows a chameleonic conman named Tom Ripley (Matt Damon), whose obsession with a wealthy playboy and his wife (Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow) spirals into darkness. \u2014 Lucia Tonelli, Town & Country , 31 May 2022",
"It\u2019s a masterful balance of tones, and a marvel of a comedy special. \u2014 Washington Post Staff, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"And after a masterful showing during the bonus golf, Justin Thomas is a major champion again. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"Dee Rees is one of cinema's most masterful voices, with works like Pariah and Bessie demanding attention. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 May 2022",
"An Oglethorpe University signee, Tosh put on a masterful display on goal with 11 saves in the second half and 13 total for the game. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 13 May 2022"
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"The 34-year-old guard capped a masterful Finals performance with 34 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists en route to becoming one of the easiest choices for MVP ever. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"One Night in Miami\u2026, in which the civil rights leader was played by Kingsley Ben-Adir with a masterful performance. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 19 May 2022",
"Vocalist Alli Logout ties it all together with a masterful performance, raising the verses with a diva\u2019s croon, then razing it all with a pitch-perfect, scream-your-head-off chorus. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 19 May 2022",
"The senior right-hander threw just 73 pitches in a masterful performance. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 17 May 2022",
"And finally Highlights from Clayton Kershaw\u2019s masterful performance. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Neither was Darius Garland\u2019s masterful performance. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Skating to the music of Elton John, Chen put on a masterful performance that included a quad flip and triple toe loop, a quad flip, and a triple axel. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Aided by his partnership with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, FDR proved masterful in rallying an isolationist country ravaged by the Depression\u2014offering profound insights for our divided present. \u2014 Samantha Power, Vulture , 15 Jan. 2021"
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"Filled with powerhouse turns, the sprawling drama reveals the 32-year-old writer-director to be a masterly filmmaker whose voice is one to be reckoned with. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 May 2022",
"Ehrman follows up his masterly history of concepts of the afterlife with one about narratives in which a living soul\u2014like Dante led by Virgil\u2014is given a tour of what awaits us after death. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"Although his sharp eye and accurate ear capture a place, its people and a time in a masterly way, his work goes far beyond regionalism. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Orchestrated for maximum emotional impact, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s virtual address to Congress on Wednesday was a masterly demonstration not only of statecraft, but also of stagecraft. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
"This is Chico Marx level humor, and the kind of line the masterly Mr. Mosley uses to calibrate the mood. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
"For the Times, Carl Zimmer has written his obit, in masterly fashion. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Hofstadter gives a masterly account of the early republic\u2019s fierce debates about the virtues and flaws of partisanship. \u2014 Michael Kazin, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Whether scrutinizing Lamb\u2019s masterly achievements in prose or covering his vibrant social schedule or his tender relations with Mary, Mr. Wilson delves deep, casts wide and keeps his reader engrossed in what is a candid yet sympathetic study. \u2014 Malcolm Forbes, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022"
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"Defense attorneys have argued Vigil Mejia was a mastermind behind the killings, and was now trying to pin the blame on others to reduce his own time behind bars. \u2014 Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"The renowned Italian Architect Piero Lissoni (who also is the Art Director of Sanlorenzo) is the mastermind behind this installation. \u2014 Nel-olivia Waga, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Dale Bryant, Casey's former attorney, told Newsweek via email that Vicky was likely the mastermind behind the escape. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 12 May 2022",
"With the Astros clinging to a 2-0 lead, again Rodriguez was in the batter\u2019s box with two outs and Young on second and Carlos Beltran, who later was ruled to have been the mastermind behind the 2017 Astros\u2019 cheating system, on first. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The Endgame starred Baccarin as a criminal mastermind named Elena who orchestrates bank heists throughout New York City, with FBI agent Val Turner (Ryan Michelle Bath\u00e9) on her heels. \u2014 Andrea Towers, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
"In Breaking Bad, the bottle stopper appears less prominently yet more impactfully when criminal mastermind and fired chicken mogul Gus Fring poisons a bottle of tequila in an effort to kill the head of the cartel who once killed his dear friend Max. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Abdul-Mateen is the heart of the movie, the calm negotiator in contrast to Gyllenhaal\u2019s unpredictable, trigger-happy criminal mastermind . \u2014 Eliana Dockterman, Time , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Reeves than elaborated on the Silence of the Lambs-like sequence where Batman seeks the help of another killer mastermind to understand his current prey. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"These people helped mastermind 9-11, for god\u2019s sake. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
"All three firms, Medium Plenty, Terremoto, and Regan Baker Interiors, came together to mastermind this bonus entertaining space, complete with a hot tub, fire pit, and herb garden. \u2014 Amanda Sims Clifford, House Beautiful , 9 June 2022",
"All of the other performances have been in-house productions by the symphony, which has mixed orchestral performances with stand-alone concerts by such pop-music legends as Gladys Knight and Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Oct. 2021",
"The defense memorandum goes on to relitigate the Ecuadorean pursuit of Chevron despite multiple decisions, in this country and several others, that confirm the fraud Donziger helped mastermind . \u2014 Michael I. Krauss, Forbes , 26 Sep. 2021",
"The attraction debuted about a year after Muppets mastermind Jim Henson died and three years before Walt Disney Co. acquired the majority of the Muppets film and television library for $75 million. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 25 Aug. 2021",
"No wonder, then, that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has been forced to break with a number of traditions as the global pandemic forces organizers to mastermind a mega-sporting event unlikely any other. \u2014 Joshua Berlinger, CNN , 22 July 2021",
"India accuses Saeed of helping mastermind the deadly 2008 attacks in Mumbai that killed nearly 170 people at several occasions including the luxury Taj Hotel. \u2014 Zarar Khan, Star Tribune , 4 July 2021",
"The clients called on James Huniford of Huniford Design Studio to mastermind the interiors. \u2014 House Beautiful , 10 June 2021"
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"Bowie, who\u2019d spent several years in a relative commercial wilderness with a series of artier albums, got back to the business of being a superstar, uniting with Chic\u2019s Nile Rodgers for a post-disco masterpiece of MTV-ready pop. \u2014 Al Shipley, SPIN , 25 June 2022",
"Co-creators Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle turned their art project comedy into a masterpiece out of the gate, playing their (fictionalized) teen selves. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 21 June 2022",
"Any life of Casanova has to compete with his memoirs, a masterpiece of reportage. \u2014 Judith Thurman, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"And Sam is a masterpiece with all her talents and foibles. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"Steph Curry produced a 43-point masterpiece Friday to will the Warriors to a 107-97 victory and even the series at 2-2. \u2014 Andrew Torgan, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"Curry pulled off the basketball version of that, willing his team to a must-have win with a 43-point masterpiece . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"The body was a curvaceous-if-sober masterpiece by Carrozzeria Touring of Milan, who sadly went into receivership even before the final 400 GT 2+2 was built. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 6 June 2022",
"Jennifer nudged me toward the ricotta-pistachio gelato, a masterpiece of tang and subtlety. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"At a time full of rewards, including Still recently receiving his master \u2019s in applied psychology at the prestigious University of Pennsylvania, the couple are also expecting their second child together, and his third. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 28 June 2022",
"Hunt went on to earn his master \u2019s degree from Florida State University in 1984 and his law degree from Columbia University Law School in 1989. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
"Later, the puppet (or, more accurately, his master , Robert Smigel) was arrested by Capitol Police and charged with unlawful entry. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"Yund is a first-generation college student who graduated with a bachelor of science in sports business from Northern Kentucky University in 2008 and received her master 's in sports administration and an MBA from Ohio University in 2011. \u2014 Sara Tidwell, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
"As his master , Kenobi sees this \u2014 not yet realizing it will lead the young Skywalker to the Dark Side, but as a roadblock in his Jedi development. \u2014 Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"Co-founder Julia Cuppy earned her master \u2019s degree in musical theater from San Diego State and was director of education and outreach at La Jolla Playhouse. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"In addition to studying for her master \u2019s and competing for USC\u2019s second consecutive NCAA title, the grad transfer was trying to capitalize on NIL opportunities during her final year of college eligibility. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"Thomas is just starting her professional basketball career and recently earned her master \u2019s degree at Arizona. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
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"Some of the most intriguing whiskey coming out of Beam these days is the work of Freddie Noe (who now holds the title of co- master distiller with his father Fred Noe), specifically his Little Book lineup of blended whiskeys. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 29 May 2022",
"There is a private entrance to the master suite and office, a large guest suite with a bathroom and an ADU with a separate entry on the lower level. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 June 2020",
"The interior features high ceilings, custom millwork, and walnut floors and paneling, and the master suite has his-and-her baths and closets, a sitting area, and a balcony. \u2014 TheWeek , 27 June 2020",
"Is Keaton physically hunky enough to play the master CIA death machine",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Many countries have tried to master the complexities of mangrove restoration, with mixed results. \u2014 Annie Proulx, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"Binoculars are difficult instruments to master , even for adults. \u2014 Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
"Before being introduced to a whistle, dogs should master verbal commands. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
"Project management is an essential task tech leaders have to master . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Politicians are known to master the art of the sound-bite. \u2014 Rajshree Agarwal, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Review by Richard Norton Smith Seeing the horrific disfigurement suffered by soldiers in World War I, a surgeon set out to master the art of reconstructing faces. \u2014 Wsj Books Staff, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
"But Polly had even bigger ambitions, requiring her to master the art of publicity. \u2014 CBS News , 6 Nov. 2021",
"Anyone who wants to get good at the game needs to master the art of catch and release. \u2014 Luke Winkie, Vulture , 30 June 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Biden administration\u2019s decision to undermine potential Russian false-flag operations by making intelligence findings public was a masterstroke . \u2014 William A. Galston, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
"China\u2019s swift and severe lockdown measures looked like a masterstroke early on in the pandemic, with factories up and running again in a matter of weeks. \u2014 Christian Lanng, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"In ten years, Beijing may see this not as a masterstroke but a misadventure. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
"And his signature style \u2014 analog, unhurried, profoundly human \u2014 found its apogee in Boyhood, the 2014 coming-of-age masterstroke that took him 12 years to make. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 20 Mar. 2022",
"That people have not stopped generating literature and ancillary art in response to Wilson and his masterstroke speaks to the sustained relevance of his contributions to pop music and its environs. \u2014 Cecilia Gigliotti, Longreads , 6 Mar. 2022",
"But Trump, in a rhetorical masterstroke , saw an opportunity to twist the term to his own ends. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The switch from the diamond to the ice proved to be a masterstroke . \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Incorporating the extensive network of post offices in India into the core banking system can prove to be a masterstroke . \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 2 Feb. 2022"
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"his most famous novel is regarded as a masterwork of Western literature",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The only issue here is no stability masterwork and the Omolon origin trait about bonuses in the top half of the magazine won\u2019t trigger at all in Crucible. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Michelle Williams reunites with Portland auteur Kelly Reichardt (First Cow, Wendy & Lucy) on what promises to be another low-key realist masterwork . \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 17 May 2022",
"In 1972, Hungarian man Laszlo Toth took a hammer to the Piet\u00e0, Michelangelo\u2019s sculptural masterwork of Jesus Christ lying in the Virgin Mary\u2019s arms. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
"Martinez\u2019s masterwork coaxes all the senses into play. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Old varnish needed to be stripped away; misguided restorers seeking to improve the masterwork a century earlier had painted over many icons. \u2014 Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
"Le Male is a masterwork in layered scents, caressing your senses with blends of heady botanicals that shift, overlap and give way to one another over time. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"Almost every Lynch film is a mystery to unravel, as is his television masterwork , Twin Peaks. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022",
"Some consider Salomon\u2019s masterwork , housed at the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam, to be the first graphic novel. \u2014 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"1617, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8ma-st\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0259rk"
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"chef d'oeuvre",
"classic",
"magnum opus",
"masterpiece"
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"noun"
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"noun"
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},
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"We were impressed by her mastery of the subject.",
"She achieved a complete mastery of French.",
"He struggled to gain mastery of his fears.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the classroom and beyond, today\u2019s elites-in-waiting are rewarded for their mastery of academic jargon rather than for saying anything worthwhile or true. \u2014 Nate Hochman, National Review , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Brij Mohan Nath Mishra was born on Feb. 4, 1938, into the seventh generation of a distinguished Kathak family, known as Maharaj for their mastery of the art. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Comparisons with Messi, who, for all his mastery , clearly revels in collaboration, and who was at his best in a Barcelona team that was the epitome of team play, are unfavorable. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 21 Jan. 2022",
"First Bio: Lee, a recent graduate of South St. Paul High, is best known for her mastery of the uneven bars, with a routine considered perhaps the most difficult in the world. \u2014 Rachel Blount, Star Tribune , 16 July 2021",
"There is also the question of the value of truly exceptional food, testament to the mastery or ingenuity of a chef \u2014 is that not worthy of reward",
"The brand\u2019s expertise extends beyond the content itself into the mastery of engaging through comments. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Two recent books investigate the canny mastery of housing politics that has allowed the Hasidic Satmar sect to build thriving, isolated communities in Brooklyn and upstate New York. \u2014 Lina Zeldovich, The New York Review of Books , 9 Feb. 2022",
"There\u2019s beauty in this music\u2014the mix of rock instrumentation and electronics can be stunning, bringing to mind the production mastery of Tame Impala. \u2014 Mark Richardson, WSJ , 18 Oct. 2021"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English maistrie , from Anglo-French mestrie, maistrie , from meistre master":""
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"\u02c8ma-st\u0259-r\u0113",
"\u02c8ma-st(\u0259-)r\u0113"
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"command",
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": the top of a mast":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those are just a few examples, as interns have gone on to work in nearly every department, including the masthead . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"Kahn, who is currently the second-highest ranking editor at The Times, will take over this summer, after Baquet's eight-year tenure at the top of the masthead concludes, according to The Times. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Even so, The Times used an illustration of the Pereira complex on the masthead of its classified ads section in Orange County. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The mailer also prominently featured The Oregonian\u2019s banner masthead name, suggesting incorrectly that the news organization\u2019s editorial board had endorsed Read. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
"Wren is listed as a contributing editor on the IM masthead and is a national political correspondent for Politico. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 5 May 2022",
"With Healey's name wiped from the masthead after internal strife pushed both Donald and his progeny out of the Jensen picture, the roadster's bodywork was stretched without any input from its original creator. \u2014 Benjamin Hunting, Car and Driver , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Major fashion publications have more diverse leadership with Edward Enninful at the top of British Vogue's masthead and Samira Nasr leading Harper's Bazaar. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
"Last week the magazine featured a piece by Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa, recently added to the masthead as a contributing writer. \u2014 Crispin Sartwell, WSJ , 10 Apr. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8mast-\u02cched"
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"noun"
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": extremely low-level bombing of ships usually with delayed-fuse bombs that explode below the waterline":[]
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"noun"
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": an aromatic resinous exudate from mastic trees used chiefly in varnishes":[],
": any of various pasty materials used as protective coatings or cements":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sahlep is a type of flour produced from orchids that provides a smooth velvety finish to the ice cream, while the mastic , a natural gum, adds a unique chewiness. \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Set on gorgeous Chios, Pyrgi is one of the Aegean island's two dozen mastikahoria: villages involved in the cultivation of mastic , historically used to make liqueurs, drinks, foods, and chewing gum. \u2014 Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure , 25 Aug. 2021",
"The pieces are then assembled with lead strips, welded into a frame and covered with mastic , a kind of sealant, for protection. \u2014 Ben Hubbard, New York Times , 16 Oct. 2020",
"The gum monopolies For millennia, mastiha ( mastic ) has been the fame, economic force, and source of identity for Chios and its inhabitants. \u2014 Margarita Gokun Silver, National Geographic , 19 Nov. 2019",
"For an evening drink, head to Chios town\u2019s waterfront to sample a mastic sour at Pura Vida\u2014or try mastic spirit straight. \u2014 Margarita Gokun Silver, National Geographic , 19 Nov. 2019",
"At Kose Kahve try the Turkish Coffee with local mastic and have a mastic cookie to go with it. \u2014 Vogue , 22 May 2019",
"Once all the tiles are installed, allow the mastic to cure at least overnight. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 26 Apr. 2019",
"The mastic imbues a nice piney flavor that pairs well with elements of rose and orange blossom waters. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 20 July 2018"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English mastik , from Latin mastiche , from Greek mastich\u0113 , probably back-formation from mastichan":""
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"\u02c8mas-tik",
"\u02c8ma-stik"
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": a tree ( Sideroxylon mastichodendron ) of Florida and the West Indies having hard wood used for shipbuilding":[]
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": a small Mediterranean evergreen tree ( Pistacia lentiscus ) of the cashew family that yields mastic":[]
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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": chew":[],
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"The cows were masticating their food."
],
": to soften or reduce to pulp by crushing or kneading":[]
},
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"The cows were masticating their food.",
"mindlessly masticated peanuts while watching the baseball game on TV",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The only way to consume the stuff was to shove the entire string in your mouth and masticate the waxy nylon into an unsatisfying granular mass. \u2014 Star Tribune , 30 Apr. 2021",
"And dogs have been known to yap and masticate their displeasure. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Aug. 2020",
"There\u2019s something utterly satisfying about masticating all that fiber manually. \u2014 Jessica Jones, M.s., R.d.n., SELF , 15 Apr. 2020",
"This Omega machine is a cold press masticating juicer, which means the essential vitamins and enzymes are preserved in the process. \u2014 Popular Science , 2 Apr. 2020",
"For archaeologists, the sticky stuff\u2019s longevity can help piece together the lives of ancient peoples who masticated on the chewy tar. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian , 17 Dec. 2019",
"The grass here looks good enough to eat\u2014and indeed there are bushy, red Salers cattle masticating everywhere. \u2014 Stephen Heyman, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 11 Nov. 2019",
"That\u2019s a lot to chew on, and Rushdie masticates it with his usual maximalist exuberance. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Sep. 2019",
"Our teeth and gut weren't designed to masticate and digest real food, no sirree. \u2014 Christine Lennon, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 June 2012"
],
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"1562, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"Late Latin masticatus , past participle of masticare , from Greek mastichan to gnash the teeth; akin to Greek masasthai to chew \u2014 more at mandible":""
},
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"\u02c8mas-t\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t",
"\u02c8ma-st\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
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"bite (on)",
"champ",
"chaw",
"chew",
"chomp (on)",
"crunch (on)",
"gnaw (on)",
"nibble"
],
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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": a substance chewed to increase saliva":[],
": of, relating to, or involving the organs of mastication":[
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"1583, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8ma-sti-k\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
"\u02c8mas-ti-k\u0259-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113, -\u02cct\u022fr-"
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"noun"
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"diminutive",
"dwarf",
"half-pint",
"midget",
"mite",
"peewee",
"pygmy",
"pigmy",
"runt",
"shrimp"
],
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": any of various extinct mammals (genus Mammut synonym Mastodon ) of the elephant family existing from the Miocene through the Pleistocene that are distinguished from the related mammoths chiefly by molar teeth with cone-shaped cusps":[],
": one that is unusually large":[]
},
"examples":[
"mom-and-pop stores just can't compete with these mastodons of retailing",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Though he was killed by another mastodon , Fred\u2019s body bears witness to this growing presence of humans. \u2014 Peter Brannen, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
"The life of a mastodon , an elephantine creature that roamed across North America 13,000 years ago, has been illuminated by a study of its tusks. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"Indiana made the American mastodon its official fossil earlier year, so now there are four states without a state fossil. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 2 May 2022",
"At Elephant Butte Reservoir in New Mexico, a bachelor party stumbled across a fossilized mastodon skull that is millions of years old. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"The Farmington mastodon was the most complete example ever found in Connecticut. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Six-year-old Julian Gangon discovered a mastodon tooth while taking a walk with his family at the Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve in Rochester Hills, Michigan. \u2014 Rachael Scott, CNN , 8 Oct. 2021",
"For decades, paleontologists, archaeologists and ecologists have been debating about the fate of animals such as the American mastodon and saber-toothed cats. \u2014 Riley Black, Scientific American , 23 Sep. 2021",
"If people were living down there 14,500 years ago, their ancestors probably began their southward trip from Beringia, the region connecting Siberia, Alaska, and the Yukon, well before the Clovis people speared their first American mastodon . \u2014 Ross Andersen, The Atlantic , 7 Sep. 2021"
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"1811, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"borrowed from New Latin Mastodont-, Mastodon, genus name, Latinization of French mastodonte, vernacular name for the animal, from Greek mast\u00f3s \"breast, nipple\" (probably from a pre-Greek substratal language) + French -odonte -odont ; so named from the nipple-like cusps on the crowns of the molar teeth":""
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"-d\u0259n",
"\u02c8ma-st\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4n"
],
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"behemoth",
"blockbuster",
"colossus",
"dinosaur",
"dreadnought",
"elephant",
"giant",
"Goliath",
"jumbo",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"monster",
"titan",
"whale",
"whopper"
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": a decorative piece of material used under a small item (such as a dish) especially for support or protection":[],
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": a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support":[],
": a piece of material placed at a door for wiping soiled shoe soles":[],
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"a matte finish"
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": to form into a tangled mass":[
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": to pack down so as to form a dense mass":[],
": to provide (a picture) with a mat":[],
": to provide with a mat or matting":[]
},
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"1549, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1845, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1904, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun"
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"French mat dull color, unpolished surface, from mat , adjective \u2014 more at matte":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Old English meatte , from Late Latin matta , of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew mi\u1e6d\u1e6d\u0101h bed":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8mat"
],
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"noun",
"verb"
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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": moth bean":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"mat probably by folk etymology (influence of mat entry 1 ) from Marathi ma\u1e6dh moth bean":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092348",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mat board":{
"antonyms":[],
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": paperboard used for mounting (as pictures, specimens)":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"mat entry 5":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001803",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": white sapota":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"American Spanish, from Spanish matar to kill + sano healthy person, from sano healthy, from Latin sanus":""
},
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"\u02ccmat\u0259\u02c8s\u00e4(\u02cc)n\u014d"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132444",
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"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": a combination ax and mattock":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"mat tock + ax":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mat\u02ccaks"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065236",
"type":[
"noun"
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"match":{
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": a chemically prepared wick or cord formerly used in firing firearms or powder":[],
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"a shouting match"
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": a pair suitably associated":[
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": a person or thing equal or similar to another":[],
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": a short slender piece of flammable material (such as wood) tipped with a combustible mixture that bursts into flame when slightly heated through friction (as by being scratched against a rough surface)":[],
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": to flip or toss (coins) and compare exposed faces":[],
": to harmonize with":[
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],
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": to provide funds complementary to":[
"employers may match the employee contribution",
"\u2014 D. J. Miller"
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": to set in competition or opposition":[],
": to toss coins with":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"This color matches your skin tone.",
"She was wearing a beautiful skirt, but her sweater didn't match it.",
"The upbeat music matched her mood.",
"Her skirt and sweater matched perfectly.",
"The pillows on the couch all match .",
"Your socks don't match each other.",
"His story doesn't match the facts."
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English macche , from Old English gem\u00e6cca mate, equal; akin to Old English macian to make \u2014 more at make entry 1":"Noun and Verb",
"Middle English macche, mecche candlewick, from Anglo-French meche":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8mach"
],
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"synonyms":[
"correspond (to)",
"equal",
"parallel"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192752",
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"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Japanese, from mat-, form in compounding of matsu \"to rub, daub, paint\" + cha \"tea\"":""
},
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"\u02c8m\u00e4-ch\u0259",
"\u02c8ma-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045259",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": a board with a groove cut along one edge and a tongue along the other so as to fit snugly with the edges of similarly cut boards":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1858, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8mach- \u02ccb\u022frd"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234057",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"matchboarding":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a quantity of matchboards":[],
": something made of matchboards":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211126",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"matchbook":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small folder containing rows of paper matches":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The quirky contest, which is limited to stories that could fit on the inside cover of a matchbook (roughly 50 words), drew almost 400 entries, the most ever, according to Scott Ehrig-Burgess, public engagement manager at the Library Shop. \u2014 John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Dec. 2021",
"For example, when someone places an order to have an object framed \u2013 say a matchbook , coaster or movie ticket \u2013 the company needs at least three weeks' notice to plan. \u2014 Morgan Hines, USA TODAY , 14 Dec. 2021",
"More than any other artist of that generation, Mr. Weiner settled on words \u2014 stenciled on walls and floors, inscribed on manhole covers, printed on posters, billboards, book pages, matchbook covers, life preservers and T-shirts \u2014 as his m\u00e9tier. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Dec. 2021",
"On 3rd-and-3 at the 49ers\u2019 32, Lance threw a frozen-rope to Brandon Aiyuk at the sidelines, into a window the size of a matchbook . \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Oct. 2021",
"One matchbook had a picture of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. \u2014 La Risa R. Lynch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Sep. 2021",
"The San Diego Library Shop has unmasked the winner of its quirky annual writing contest, in which entries have to fit on the inside of a matchbook cover. \u2014 John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Dec. 2020",
"Entries in earlier years had to fit on the inside of a matchbook cover, limiting them to about 40 to 50 words. \u2014 John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Sep. 2020",
"Kitchen had heard about Bricks as a kid, growing up in the suburbs \u2014 his mom had a matchbook from the place from the mid-\u201890s. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Aug. 2020"
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"1937, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8mach-\u02ccbu\u0307k"
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": a person or thing equal or similar to another":[],
": a prospective (see prospective sense 2b ) partner in marriage":[
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": one able to cope with another":[
"He was no match for his opponent."
],
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": to harmonize with":[
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": to provide funds complementary to":[
"employers may match the employee contribution",
"\u2014 D. J. Miller"
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},
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"Verb",
"This color matches your skin tone.",
"She was wearing a beautiful skirt, but her sweater didn't match it.",
"The upbeat music matched her mood.",
"Her skirt and sweater matched perfectly.",
"The pillows on the couch all match .",
"Your socks don't match each other.",
"His story doesn't match the facts."
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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"Middle English macche , from Old English gem\u00e6cca mate, equal; akin to Old English macian to make \u2014 more at make entry 1":"Noun and Verb",
"Middle English macche, mecche candlewick, from Anglo-French meche":"Noun"
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"\u02c8mach"
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"correspond (to)",
"equal",
"parallel"
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"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
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": forming part of a pair or set":[
"searched the clean laundry for a matching sock"
],
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"matching colors",
"\u2026 a formfitting navy Armani suit and matching pumps \u2026",
"\u2014 Leslie Bennetts"
],
": having the same appearance, design, etc.":[
"In their matching yellow jumpsuits and white T-shirts they looked like gateposts marking the entrance to the house.",
"\u2014 Ann M. Martin",
"Meanwhile, over the past few months, Kylie Jenner and Pia Mia have been sighted in matching outfits on more than one occasion while shopping and lunching in LA.",
"\u2014 Erika Stalder"
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"first_known_use":{
"1630, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"\u02c8ma-chi\u014b"
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": an objective test consisting of two sets of items to be matched with each other for a specified attribute":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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": having no equal : peerless":[
"a matchless view of the valley"
]
},
"examples":[
"The museum has a matchless collection of paintings.",
"the matchless beauty and grandeur of Yosemite Valley",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Endlessly curious, phenomenally talented and endowed with a work ethic that would shame a 20-something, Dame Helen Mirren has survived, thrived and transformed through six decades of a matchless career while still remaining indelibly herself. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Feb. 2022",
"The tragedy in El Salvador shows that Bitcoin's a disaster for buying and selling things, and that the dollar's a matchless currency. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Moli\u00e8re, the matchless Mozartean writer of comedies, is, however improbably, at the heart of a new debate in Paris. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Second, Lynch saw that the virus furnished a matchless opportunity to spotlight what a CVS can do. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 4 Oct. 2021",
"To be able to see it at last in the company of the five paintings that preceded it is a matchless gift. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Leave it to Amanpour to not waste any time championing women\u2019s health\u2014and to do so with matchless grace and courage. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 15 June 2021",
"Indeed, the matchless American collection of Impressionist pictures in the Art Institute of Chicago would not be immune from the same reproach. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 19 Oct. 2020",
"That contradicts its fans portrayal of Big Tech as a matchless growth machine. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 16 Sep. 2020"
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"circa 1530, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8mach-l\u0259s"
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"incomparable",
"inimitable",
"nonpareil",
"only",
"peerless",
"unequaled",
"unequalled",
"unexampled",
"unmatched",
"unparalleled",
"unrivaled",
"unrivalled",
"unsurpassable",
"unsurpassed"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
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": a musket equipped with a matchlock":[],
": a slow-burning match lowered over a hole in the breech of a musket to ignite the charge":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Guns are a part of American life, and have been since the very beginning, from the matchlock muskets arming the earliest colonies to the Colt revolvers and Winchester rifles of the Old West to the Glock handgun of today. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 7 Mar. 2018",
"Also known Hwaseong-Chong (a matchlock gun), the SA-16 is likely meant to offset the advantage South Korean and American forces have in tactical airpower. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 4 Apr. 2017"
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"circa 1637, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"\u02c8mach-\u02ccl\u00e4k"
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"noun"
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": to bring about a marriage especially by scheming":[]
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"back-formation from matchmaker":""
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"type":[
"intransitive verb"
]
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"matchmaker":{
"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The experience taught us one thing for sure: Playing rivalry matchmaker is tough. \u2014 Bennett Durando, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
"Elsewhere, Tana is sitting beside Kelli and yelling at fellow matchmaker Joseph. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Jewish Matchmaking features single people in the United States and Israel who turn their dating lives over to a traditional Jewish matchmaker . \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 2022",
"God-fearing young men and women married only through a matchmaker . \u2014 The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022",
"For Maximilian B\u00fcsser, CEO of Swiss matchmaker MB&F, alleviating social pain points through purpose is a key axis of the brand\u2019s community strategy. \u2014 St\u00e9phane Jg Girod, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Gina is stuck in the middle when Norma\u2019s rude sister comes to Valley Hills; Harry plays matchmaker to Drew; Spencer and Bette take the next step in their relationship. \u2014 Anying Guo, Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Others are playing matchmaker , connecting museums in Europe that might have storage space with Ukrainian institutions whose collections are vulnerable, or trucks with supplies that can be sent to the front lines. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The couple has three children; Tallulah, the youngest, would like to follow in her mother\u2019s and grandmother\u2019s footsteps and become a matchmaker herself. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1638, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8mach-\u02ccm\u0101-k\u0259r"
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"noun"
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"matchup":{
"antonyms":[],
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": match entry 1":[]
},
"examples":[
"a boxing matchup that promises to be a sportswriter's dream",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Djokovic\u2019s draw looks pretty good but things could get interesting with a potential quarterfinal matchup with rising Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Every potential general election matchup with GOP Sen. Ron Johnson was within just a few percentage points. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
"The Reds loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh against Trevor Kelley, prompting Counsell to summon Hoby Milner out of the bullpen for a lefty-on-lefty matchup with Joey Votto due up. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 19 June 2022",
"Stephen Curry had a performance for the ages in Game 3 and now the Golden State Warriors have new life in the NBA Finals matchup with the Boston Celtics. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
"Stanford\u2019s hopes for an 18th trip to the College World Series come down to a matchup with Connecticut at Sunken Diamond on Monday. \u2014 Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 June 2022",
"But Thompson, 32-years-old, did return and helped propel the Warriors to this stage: a matchup with the Boston Celtics with a chance to win their fourth championship in eight years on the line. \u2014 Jared Diamond, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"The Tornadoes\u2019 lone run came on Mellott\u2019s RBI double in the fourth, sending them to Friday\u2019s matchup with the Knights. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"The team advanced to a quarterfinal matchup with Canada on home grass in Vancouver. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1959, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8mach-\u02cc\u0259p"
],
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"bout",
"competition",
"contest",
"event",
"game",
"match",
"meet",
"sweepstakes",
"sweep-stake",
"tournament",
"tourney"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"\u2014 often used as a familiar form of address"
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"gears that mate well"
],
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": to join together as mates":[],
": to provide a mate for":[]
},
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
"1509, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French & American Spanish; French mat\u00e9 , from American Spanish mate mat\u00e9, vessel for drinking it, from Quechua mati vessel":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French mater , from mat , noun, checkmate, ultimately from Arabic m\u0101t (in sh\u0101h m\u0101t )":"Verb",
"Middle English, probably from Middle Low German m\u0101t ; akin to Old English gemetta guest at one's table, mete food \u2014 more at meat":"Noun"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u00e4-\u02cct\u0101",
"\u02c8m\u0101t"
],
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"noun",
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"1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"French & American Spanish; French mat\u00e9 , from American Spanish mate mat\u00e9, vessel for drinking it, from Quechua mati vessel":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French mater , from mat , noun, checkmate, ultimately from Arabic m\u0101t (in sh\u0101h m\u0101t )":"Verb",
"Middle English, probably from Middle Low German m\u0101t ; akin to Old English gemetta guest at one's table, mete food \u2014 more at meat":"Noun"
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"\u02c8m\u00e4-\u02cct\u0101",
"\u02c8m\u0101t"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": mother":[]
},
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"the public school student addressed the letter to \u201cDear Mater \u201d"
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1859, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Latin \u2014 more at mother":""
},
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"\u02c8m\u0101-t\u0259r"
],
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"ma",
"mama",
"mamma",
"momma",
"mammy",
"mom",
"mommy",
"mother",
"old lady"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161451",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": sorrowful mother":[
"\u2014 used especially for depictions of the Virgin Mary grieving over her dead son"
]
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u00e4-ter-\u02ccd\u014d-l\u014d-\u02c8r\u014d-s\u00e4"
],
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"Latin noun phrase"
]
},
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": the alphabetic signs \u05d0 (\\\u0294\\), \u05d4 (\\h\\), \u05d5 (\\w\\), and \u05d9 (\\y\\) in Hebrew which assist in indicating the vocalization in an originally consonantal writing system":[]
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"New Latin, literally, mother of reading; from its function of enabling a person reading aloud to give an accurate rendition of a written word":""
},
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"\u00a6m\u00e4t\u0259(r)\u02cclekt\u0113\u02c8\u014dn\u0259\u0307s"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052915",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a woman who is head of a household":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But with tact and humanity, this materfamilias has still calmed the waters. \u2014 Boyd Van Hoeij, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Oct. 2019",
"Though the Roundabout production, which opened on Tuesday evening, stars Elizabeth McGovern as the materfamilias , the story really is Kay\u2019s. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 10 Oct. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1756, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from mater + familias , archaic genitive of familia household \u2014 more at family":""
},
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"\u02ccm\u00e4-",
"\u02ccm\u0101-t\u0259r-f\u0259-\u02c8mi-l\u0113-\u0259s"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224319",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"first_known_use":{
"1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"New Latin, literally, medical matter":""
},
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"m\u0259-\u02cctir-\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8med-i-k\u0259",
"m\u0259-\u02c8tir-\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8me-di-k\u0259"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": indeterminate matter viewed as the material cause of the universe":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, first matter, translation of Greek pr\u014dt\u0113 hyl\u0113":""
},
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"-\u02c8pr\u012bm\u0259"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211233",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"making",
"raw material",
"stuff",
"substance",
"timber"
],
"definitions":{
": a performer's repertoire":[
"a comedian's material"
],
": a person potentially suited to some pursuit":[
"varsity material",
"leadership material"
],
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"writing materials"
],
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],
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"material needs"
],
": cloth":[],
": having real importance or great consequences":[
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],
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": matter that has qualities which give it individuality and by which it may be categorized":[
"sticky material",
"explosive materials"
],
": mat\u00e9riel":[],
": of or relating to matter rather than form":[
"material cause",
"the material aspect of being"
],
": relating to or concerned with physical rather than spiritual or intellectual things":[
"material progress",
"provide material assistance"
],
": something (such as data) that may be worked into a more finished form":[
"material for a biography"
],
": something used for or made the object of study":[
"material for the next semester"
],
": the elements, constituents, or substances of which something is composed or can be made":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"He is concerned only with his own material comforts.",
"The researchers included all data that was material .",
"Noun",
"paper, plastic, or other materials",
"She was never without reading material .",
"The curtains required yards of expensive material .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Engaging in mutual aid can make a material impact in this moment. \u2014 Brea Baker, refinery29.com , 28 June 2022",
"Restrictions on travel to Japan as well as higher supply chain costs also had a material impact on a potential transaction, the people said. \u2014 Manuel Baigorri, Bloomberg.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"But the effects of canceling debt or choosing not to aren\u2019t just material . \u2014 The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
"Owen Lau, Executive Director at Oppenheimer & Co, echoes those sentiments and urges investors to also consider how material the level of crypto held on a balance sheet is to the underlying business. \u2014 Shehan Chandrasekera, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"These disclosures called for by the SEC are unquestionably material , impacting companies\u2019 short- and long-term financial and social prospects, and adequately addressing the climate avoids risks to the entire system. \u2014 Shane Khan, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
"Starbucks said the financial impacts of the deal weren\u2019t expected to be material . \u2014 Heather Haddon, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"This is why so many spiritual traditions advise against becoming attached to material things. \u2014 Meghan O'gieblyn, Wired , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The global oil system has been disturbed enough that one of its central ellisions is now of material effect to just about everyone in America. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Scott Tucker, a Servpro production manager, explained a category two intrusion is caused by rainwater coming from overhead, while category three is rising water that could contain other material . \u2014 Monica Brich, Arkansas Online , 4 July 2022",
"This would reduce the volume of material that needs to be delivered to patients. \u2014 Akila Muthukumar, STAT , 3 July 2022",
"During that time, the Pelicans offered few updates on Williamson, any mention of whom was later conspicuously absent from Pelicans promotional material regarding season ticket renewals for the 2022-23 season. \u2014 Brett Martel, ajc , 2 July 2022",
"Other notable features include the bra's moisture-wicking material to help keep you dry and its adjustable straps to ensure the perfect fit. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 1 July 2022",
"Some of the cast get absolutely stellar material this season. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"That reduction in plastic packaging can be met through a combination of reducing package sizing, switching to a different material or making the product easily reusable or refillable. \u2014 Kathleen Ronayne, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
"The volcano even spewed material 36 miles high and reached the mesosphere, setting a world record of the highest volcano plume on satellite record. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"There wasn\u2019t that much material of Austin, but there were a few takes of him singing the song all way through. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 1 July 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Adjective",
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"noun"
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"noun"
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"making",
"raw material",
"stuff",
"substance",
"timber"
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"a comedian's material"
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"varsity material",
"leadership material"
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"material for the next semester"
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},
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"Adjective",
"He is concerned only with his own material comforts.",
"The researchers included all data that was material .",
"Noun",
"paper, plastic, or other materials",
"She was never without reading material .",
"The curtains required yards of expensive material .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Engaging in mutual aid can make a material impact in this moment. \u2014 Brea Baker, refinery29.com , 28 June 2022",
"Restrictions on travel to Japan as well as higher supply chain costs also had a material impact on a potential transaction, the people said. \u2014 Manuel Baigorri, Bloomberg.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"But the effects of canceling debt or choosing not to aren\u2019t just material . \u2014 The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
"Owen Lau, Executive Director at Oppenheimer & Co, echoes those sentiments and urges investors to also consider how material the level of crypto held on a balance sheet is to the underlying business. \u2014 Shehan Chandrasekera, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"These disclosures called for by the SEC are unquestionably material , impacting companies\u2019 short- and long-term financial and social prospects, and adequately addressing the climate avoids risks to the entire system. \u2014 Shane Khan, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
"Starbucks said the financial impacts of the deal weren\u2019t expected to be material . \u2014 Heather Haddon, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"This is why so many spiritual traditions advise against becoming attached to material things. \u2014 Meghan O'gieblyn, Wired , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The global oil system has been disturbed enough that one of its central ellisions is now of material effect to just about everyone in America. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Scott Tucker, a Servpro production manager, explained a category two intrusion is caused by rainwater coming from overhead, while category three is rising water that could contain other material . \u2014 Monica Brich, Arkansas Online , 4 July 2022",
"This would reduce the volume of material that needs to be delivered to patients. \u2014 Akila Muthukumar, STAT , 3 July 2022",
"During that time, the Pelicans offered few updates on Williamson, any mention of whom was later conspicuously absent from Pelicans promotional material regarding season ticket renewals for the 2022-23 season. \u2014 Brett Martel, ajc , 2 July 2022",
"Other notable features include the bra's moisture-wicking material to help keep you dry and its adjustable straps to ensure the perfect fit. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 1 July 2022",
"Some of the cast get absolutely stellar material this season. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"That reduction in plastic packaging can be met through a combination of reducing package sizing, switching to a different material or making the product easily reusable or refillable. \u2014 Kathleen Ronayne, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
"The volcano even spewed material 36 miles high and reached the mesosphere, setting a world record of the highest volcano plume on satellite record. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"There wasn\u2019t that much material of Austin, but there were a few takes of him singing the song all way through. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 1 July 2022"
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"physical",
"substantial"
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"noun"
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"fiction",
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},
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"preferred a single materiality to a slew of hypotheticals",
"the materiality of that fact is not in dispute",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Obegero communicates that emotion by focusing on make and materiality . \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Criales-unzueta, Vogue , 23 June 2022",
"Nevertheless, the issue of materiality cannot be wished away. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 21 May 2022",
"Ben & Aja Blanc created works that similarly contemplated modernity and materiality . \u2014 Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor , 26 May 2022",
"Optical illusions abound, further confounding the physical materiality of paint. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Financial materiality in a broad sense considers how an ESG issue affects a company\u2019s enterprise value. \u2014 Martin Jarzebowski, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"His paintings set plunging perspective lines against surfaces of dense materiality . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"His capsule collection challenged the preconceived ideas surrounding sportswear through the development of new materiality . \u2014 Essence , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The light dramatizes physical materiality , while expanding to its fullest capacity the tonal range of the young man\u2019s black skin. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"m\u0259-\u02cctir-\u0113-\u02c8a-l\u0259-t\u0113"
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"actuality",
"case",
"fact",
"reality"
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"noun"
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},
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"since no one lived in the attic, the landlord suggested that the new tenant might have seen the materialization of a woman once murdered there",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The product road map for the upcoming 24 months is, for the purposes of tech DD, the materialization of the business objectives. \u2014 Bernard Fraenkel, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The 2021 Mercedes-AMG E63 S sedan is the materialization of pure affluence crossed with rapturous performance. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 19 Feb. 2021",
"Activists, bolstered by the national attention to the crisis in Selma, saw the swift materialization of those efforts at the federal level. \u2014 Syreeta Mcfadden, The Atlantic , 3 Sep. 2020"
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"1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"bogey",
"bogie",
"bogy",
"familiar spirit",
"ghost",
"hant",
"haunt",
"phantasm",
"fantasm",
"phantom",
"poltergeist",
"shade",
"shadow",
"specter",
"spectre",
"spirit",
"spook",
"sprite",
"vision",
"visitant",
"wraith"
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"noun"
]
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"end",
"stop"
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},
"examples":[
"A waiter suddenly materialized beside our table.",
"Rain clouds materialized on the horizon.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Much of the fallout from the players splitting from the PGA Tour\u2014which has made clear to its members they weren\u2019t permitted to play in this event\u2014has yet to materialize . \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"What has yet to materialize is legislation to address gun violence. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 26 May 2022",
"But if hoped-for profits fail to materialize , firms like Antler could see demand decline. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
"The permits are not a perfect measure of actual construction because work could be delayed or the project could fail to materialize . \u2014 Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Nov. 2021",
"The governor has signaled that if water savings don\u2019t materialize this summer, even stricter water cuts could be on the horizon. \u2014 Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"Gulf Coast Housing Partnership, a non-profit, purchased the Gayfers building in 2015, after a previous plan to turn the building into condominiums did not materialize . \u2014 Margaret Kates | Mkates@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
"The tax expired at the end of last year, but lower-than-expected revenue meant a new district court building did not materialize during the preceding decade. \u2014 Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online , 3 June 2022",
"But investors also wanted a detailed update on talks between Farfetch and YNAP about some kind of tie-up, which didn\u2019t materialize . \u2014 Carol Ryan, WSJ , 20 May 2022"
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"1710, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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"appear",
"arise",
"begin",
"break",
"commence",
"dawn",
"engender",
"form",
"originate",
"set in",
"spring",
"start"
],
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
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": the scientific study of the properties and applications of materials of construction or manufacture (such as ceramics, metals, polymers, and composites)":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Not really, according to Michael Hickner, a professor of materials science and engineering at Penn State. \u2014 Patricia Marx, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Kim, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering and of materials science and engineering at the University of Arizona, recently received a $600,000 award from the National Science Foundation to make his vision a reality. \u2014 Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Based in Whitefish, Montana, and funded entirely by Techmanski, the company is small, agile, and able to take advantage of the latest innovations in materials science . \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Their research will focus on areas including materials science , health technologies and plant science to prepare for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit and to benefit life on the planet, according to NASA. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Today, a partnership between Himalayan farmers via Himalayan Wild Fibers, an Italian fiber spinner and Candiani Denim, and the materials science and lifestyle brand PANGAIA, marks a new chapter in denim\u2019s history. \u2014 Brooke Roberts-islam, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021",
"Until this point, my work in social justice was largely separate from my technical work as a student of materials science and engineering. \u2014 Grace Wickerson, Scientific American , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Researchers are also starting to use materials science to track down a potential trade in colors. \u2014 Carolyn Wilke, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Nov. 2021",
"The aftermarket accessory is the brainchild of Anthony Diamond, a materials science and engineering Ph.D. and early Cybertruck reservation holder, according to the concept\u2019s website. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 8 Feb. 2022"
],
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"1956, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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},
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"the army is running short of clothing and other mat\u00e9riel",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"During World War II, the American lend-lease program delivered millions of tons of materiel to the Soviet Union. \u2014 Garry Kasparov, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"That said, a confrontation over Taiwan or especially a Chinese invasion would leave the island and the US in worse shape than Ukraine, where long land borders allow regular shipments of materiel from NATO forces. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 24 May 2022",
"President Vladimir Putin\u2019s expectations of a lightning advance to seize the venerable capital ended with boneyards of Russian war materiel scattered across the landscape. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"The ships typically are used for unloading troops, vehicles and materiel onto land. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Feb. 2022",
"At least three members of Congress have been approached by groups seeking guidance on how to speed applications for government approval to export materiel that is closely regulated. \u2014 Karoun Demirjian, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"Such leadership has an effect not only on materiel but also on the culture of the national-security establishment. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 28 May 2022",
"Passage came as Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. had drawn down another $100 million worth of Pentagon weapons and equipment to ship to Kyiv, bringing total U.S. materiel sent there since the invasion began to $3.9 billion. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 20 May 2022",
"But that materiel simplicity hasn\u2019t helped the Russians to cross a river while under fire, safeguard their command posts or sustain a local attack over a distance of more than a few miles. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 17 May 2022"
],
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"1819, in the meaning defined above":""
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"equipment",
"gear",
"hardware",
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"outfit",
"paraphernalia",
"stuff",
"tackle"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"maternal genes"
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"maternal love",
"maternal instincts"
],
": related through a mother":[
"his maternal aunt"
]
},
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"Doctors are concerned about the effects of the drug on maternal health.",
"her maternal instincts told her that something was wrong",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a new conversation with Gloria Steinem and journalist Jessica Yellin, published today in Vogue, the Duchess of Sussex is reflecting on her pregnancies, and speaking out about maternal health in a post-Roe America. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 28 June 2022",
"Ironically, the vice president was on Air Force Two on the way to discuss maternal health when the news broke. \u2014 Joey Garrison, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"As a senator, Harris introduced legislation to improve maternal health. \u2014 Will Weissert, ajc , 27 June 2022",
"The White House Blueprint for addressing maternal health was announced an hour before the results of the Supreme Court\u2019s 5 to 4 vote. \u2014 Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"Harris has made maternal health one of her prime focuses since taking office. \u2014 Noah Biermanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"Since inequalities in Black maternal health hit close to home for Felix, the Olympian has partnered with Pampers to help drive systemic change for Black mothers. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 9 June 2022",
"Raghavan also described how maternal mental health falls through the cracks because each individual symptom or risk factor can be attributed to a different root cause. \u2014 Pallabi Munsi, CNN , 31 May 2022",
"In her brief career in the United States Senate, Ms. Harris introduced legislation that focused on improving maternal health. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022"
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"m\u0259-\u02c8t\u0259r-n\u1d4al",
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"1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French mater , from mat , noun, checkmate, ultimately from Arabic m\u0101t (in sh\u0101h m\u0101t )":"Verb",
"Middle English, probably from Middle Low German m\u0101t ; akin to Old English gemetta guest at one's table, mete food \u2014 more at meat":"Noun"
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"verb"
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"hostile",
"unfriendly"
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"a boss who is matey with his staff",
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],
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],
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"bonhomous",
"buddy-buddy",
"chummy",
"collegial",
"companionable",
"comradely",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"hail-fellow",
"hail-fellow-well-met",
"hearty",
"neighborly",
"palsy",
"palsy-walsy",
"warm",
"warmhearted"
],
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"noun,"
]
},
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},
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Yet barely a third of all fourth-graders across U.S. urban communities can read or do math at grade level. \u2014 Jeff Yass, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"Do the math : Neobanks have to acquire two customers to get one primary spending account customer. \u2014 Ron Shevlin, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Does the math even out the other way with three kids who will be there later to form this team to help the lone parent here",
"In his understandable euphoria, the owner of 80-1 long shot Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike hadn\u2019t taken a moment to do the math . \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 8 May 2022",
"Do the math , and that\u2019s a voter registration rate of 106%. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 2 May 2022",
"That\u2019s a 50-point loss for those who don\u2019t want to do the math . \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Fortune's Lance Lambert did the math on what rising mortgages means for borrowers. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Claywell did the math : the 24-hour round trip to Tybee Island and back in the family's Dodge Grand Caravan would cost them nearly $300 with gas prices at $4.25. \u2014 Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY , 25 Mar. 2022"
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"\u02c8math"
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"calculation",
"calculus",
"ciphering",
"computation",
"figures",
"figuring",
"mathematics",
"number crunching",
"numbers",
"reckoning"
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"noun"
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"mathematical":{
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"imprecise",
"inaccurate",
"inexact",
"rough"
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"only a mathematical chance"
],
": rigorously exact : precise":[]
},
"examples":[
"They recorded the changes with mathematical precision.",
"The team has only a mathematical chance of making the play-offs.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Over the next decade, Bochner assigned himself ever-more-tortuous mathematical tasks. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"The collection reimagined uniforms with varsity and mathematical motifs. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Criales-unzueta, Vogue , 27 June 2022",
"The Internal Revenue Service faces daunting mathematical and logistical challenges in its attempt to largely eliminate its tax-return backlog by the end of 2022, an agency watchdog said Wednesday. \u2014 Richard Rubin, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"The vast majority of stock trading is based on algorithms \u2014 mathematical formulas \u2014 and consists of computers making massive trades with other computers. \u2014 Allan Sloan, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"People have performed many mathematical proofs to show that a quantum computer will vastly outperform traditional computers on a number of algorithms. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
"Powerful computers plug into the Bitcoin network and perform complex mathematical tasks to confirm the legitimacy of transactions, making quintillions of numeric guesses a second. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"Take arbitrary proofs from the mathematical literature, written in natural language, and convert them into a symbolic form suitable for symbolic verification. \u2014 Gary Marcus, Fortune , 3 June 2022",
"The stablecoins that collapsed in May were based on an algorithm, or mathematical set of rules. \u2014 Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 June 2022"
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"These kinds of random strategies have been used to great effect in mathematics , particularly in graph theory. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 2 June 2022",
"The impact of the pandemic on student learning has been significant, leaving students on average five months behind in mathematics and four months behind in reading by the end of the 2020-2021 school year. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
"Kwasi Asare-Bediako, who emigrated from Ghana as a child and now lives in Boonton, N.J., has worked in Walmart stores for six years and has a degree in mathematics . \u2014 Sarah Nassauer, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
"The Universe may speak every language with equal fluidity, but its native tongue is mathematics . \u2014 Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
"Nearly all the messages that humans have broadcast into space so far start by establishing common ground with a basic lesson in science and mathematics , two topics that are presumably familiar to both ourselves and extraterrestrials. \u2014 Daniel Oberhaus, Scientific American , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Fernando attended high school in Mansfield, and graduated from Ohio University with a bachelor\u2019s degree in computer science and mathematics . \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The Long Island native was studying computer science and mathematics at the small liberal arts school with plans to become a programmer for a technology company after graduation in 1998. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 6 Jan. 2022"
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"Younger Americans were expecting to matriculate into a strong economy now made weaker by COVID-19. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"Cristo Rey President Preston Kendall said many graduates matriculate to schools like Loyola University in Chicago. \u2014 Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com , 21 May 2021",
"The ceiling is deliberate: Amazon wants employees either to matriculate into management or leave the company for opportunities elsewhere. \u2014 al , 11 Apr. 2021",
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"But civil and matrimonial lawyer Marilyn Chinitz disagreed, countering that the op-ed clearly referenced Depp and a domestic violence claim Heard publicly made against him two years prior. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 12 May 2022",
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"Dylan Mitchell, Partner in the New York City office of Blank Rome, handles complex matrimonial disputes, custody, and visitation matters for high-net-worth and high-profile clients. \u2014 Legal Entertainment, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"When creating his matrimonial profile on IITIIMShaadi.com, a male engineer can pick his alma mater from the 14 Indian institutions listed on the site. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 31 Mar. 2022",
"One of India\u2019s most popular matrimonial sites is reportedly looking to expand its services to the LGBTQ community. \u2014 Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The piece from Elie Saab\u2019s spring 2022 couture collection was a worthy look for a bride, and a fitting choice for promoting a rom-com with a matrimonial theme. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Back in 1996, Mittal founded matrimonial site Shaadi.com. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 19 Jan. 2022"
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"Luhrmann and his fellow writers lean on too much exposition to tell the story of Presley\u2019s struggles with matrimony , wealth, stimulants, and business. \u2014 Brad Auerbach, SPIN , 22 June 2022",
"The newlyweds joined a growing army of Ukrainian couples who are speedily turning love into matrimony because of the war. \u2014 Hanna Arhirova, ajc , 26 June 2022",
"And the related matrimony fashion is looking to be just as celebratory and impactful, following an extended period of more casual and minimal ensembles. \u2014 Fawnia Soo Hoo, refinery29.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"One of them involved the rules of matrimony , and shortly after his separation from Mary, Milton penned several tracts in favor of permitting divorce due to incompatibility. \u2014 John J. Miller, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"Happy Hour may, in other words, technically be a novel about contemporary-ish New York scammers, but it can also be read as a novelization of a theoretical gold-digging comedy from the 50s, minus the ultimate threat of matrimony . \u2014 Philippa Snow, The New Republic , 30 Dec. 2021",
"For whatever reason, weight loss has gotten mixed up in matrimony , and the only way to guarantee its absence from your dress appointment is to directly call it out. \u2014 Marielle Elizabeth, Vogue , 18 Dec. 2021",
"The Shakespearean tragedy, one that involves malice, matrimony and murder, tells the story of one couple\u2019s obsession with power \u2014 and their guilt after doing the unthinkable. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 29 Sep. 2021",
"People have grown less inclined toward the idea of matrimony , something generally attributed to a variety of factors, including women's educational and workforce attainment, declines in religious participation and economic pressures, among others. \u2014 Alicia Wallace, CNN , 6 Sep. 2021"
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"Build a communications matrix that goes beyond your day-to-day contacts and includes other key influencers and stakeholders. \u2014 Elizabeth Shea, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"This unique technology allows the salicylic acid spheres to adhere to the skin, where a hydrophobic matrix gradually breaks down and releases salicylic acid slowly over time. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
"Black girls in particular are positioned in a matrix of oppression that literally conspires in their murdering\u2014spiritually, psychologically, educationally and, physically. \u2014 Essence , 31 May 2022",
"Many restaurants sport these matrix barcodes on tables as replacements for menus. \u2014 Emily Johnson, STAT , 29 May 2022",
"The hydrogels mimic the human body's extracellular matrix , which contains substances including proteins, collagen and hyaluronic acid. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"During Tuesday\u2019s board committee meeting, Payroll Director Brandon Seigman laid out the challenges the district faces with the raises and the new salary matrix . \u2014 al , 12 May 2022",
"Organizational systems today operate in remote, virtual, matrix -like methods and structures. \u2014 Jay Steven Levin, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"The financial structure of these companies is as inscrutable as a contract printed on a dot- matrix printer and signed in a dim underground parking garage. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 21 Dec. 2021"
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"The surrounding fridge-freezers from True Residential have contrasting matte black doors. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 12 May 2022",
"There\u2019s intricate scrollwork throughout that adds flair to the overall design, with a matte -black finish. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 24 May 2022",
"The name is perfect\u2014the lipsticks are certainly matte but glide on with a buttery texture that actually feels hydrating and creamy. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 17 May 2022",
"The spray provides a natural texture while also providing a strong semi- matte hold, like a lighter pomade. \u2014 John Thompson, Men's Health , 13 May 2022",
"For makeup, Kravitz kept things matte and mostly natural\u2026besides the black cat-eye eyeliner, of course. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The 22-year-old reported to the Detroit Tigers\u2019 spring training facility Sunday morning, cruising into the players' parking lot at Joker Marchant Stadium in a matte -gray 2020 Mercedes-Benz AMG G63. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 20 Feb. 2022",
"The pastel theme extends to the eye shadows, four of which are shimmers and eight that are matte . \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 25 Feb. 2022",
"In addition to modern silhouettes, today\u2019s popular offerings are matte rather than shiny, says Mr. Rosser, who is based in Dallas. \u2014 Alina Dizik, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"The suitcase is available in nine high-gloss and two matte finishes. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
"An ombr\u00e9 effect can be achieved easily just by lining your pout in thick lip liner, applying a creamy matte lipstick to the rest of your lips, and rubbing your lips together. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 17 May 2022",
"Their hero product Fluffmatte, a matte lipstick, has sold almost three million bullets, with one sold every 30 seconds, propelling them to the best-selling lipstick in the Philippines. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"The products \u2014 a creamy multi-pigment for eyes and cheeks, and a matte , velvety lip color respectively \u2014 are just plain adorable at first glance. \u2014 Taylore Glynn, Allure , 12 May 2022",
"Both come in gorgeous matte finishes in a range of hues, and can even be seen in celebrity kitchens. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Inside the entry there is now a huge sweeping circular stair that forms the core of the residence, with oak treads and a simple black matte iron railing. \u2014 Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022"
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"The German onslaught had overrun the professional armies of Poland and France in a matter of months. \u2014 Katja Hoyer, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"In early 2014, after notching a peak above $1,000, Bitcoin fell 89% in a matter of weeks. \u2014 Kevin Kelleher, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
"But as time passes, and more women join the professional pipeline, or force their way in as Parker says, it\u2019s not a matter of if but when. \u2014 Melissah Yang, refinery29.com , 21 June 2022",
"After pushback, the committee ultimately decided Tuesday to further study the matter itself. \u2014 Deepa Bharath And Peter Smith, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 June 2022",
"After pushback, the committee ultimately decided Tuesday to further study the matter itself. \u2014 Deepa Bharath And Peter Smith, Chron , 15 June 2022",
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"The Pride are being hush-hush about the whole matter , partly because of privacy concerns but also because this is hugely embarrassing. \u2014 Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
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"Not just about the different issues that matter most to the people of the region, but also how the past weighs heavily on the present. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
"The South Florida Sun Sentinel seeks a resourceful reporter who is passionate about the environment and provides in-depth reporting on issues that matter most to readers. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"But the actual physical distance between Patel and her assailants didn\u2019t matter . \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 13 June 2022",
"Under the program, institutional clients can control their own voting, choose to vote on only certain issues that matter to them, select from seven different voting policies or continue to rely on BlackRock\u2019s stewardship office. \u2014 Fortune , 13 June 2022",
"Whether that belief among the public is factually accurate or not does not matter in a political sense. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"People are moving in, others are engaged... that stuff doesn't really matter to us. \u2014 Aili Nahas, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
"The time or place don\u2019t matter if the truth is under assault. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 12 May 2022"
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"Cayenne peppers are skinny and 5 to 6 inches when mature , around 70 days after planting. \u2014 Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
"This gentleman is thoughtful, kind, sweet, handsome, very mature in a quiet way and very ethical in his work. \u2014 Jacobina Martin, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
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"Leading a mature company\u2014especially one that has an outsize influence on politics and culture\u2014involves a lot of maintenance work. \u2014 Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Crowded fruits are small when mature and are more vulnerable to diseases and pests. \u2014 Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun , 2 June 2022",
"But this is skewed by the strong performance of Amazon\u2019s more mature and very high-margin cloud computing business (AWS). \u2014 George Calhoun, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As markets mature , the herd needs culling from time to time. \u2014 Jj Kinahan, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The central bank has also initiated a program to withdraw stimulus by shrinking its $8.9 trillion asset portfolio through attrition; the Fed is passively reducing its holdings as those securities mature . \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"Luckily, vegetables like kale and other greens are great to plant when temperatures drop; some even taste better as their leaves mature in the cooler weather. \u2014 Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The explosion in companies delivering telemental health has focused largely on people suffering from anxiety and depression, but as these startups mature , some may expand into more complex conditions. \u2014 Stat Staff, STAT , 5 Sep. 2021",
"Microsurgical technique would not truly mature until the period after 1998, when the Women\u2019s Health and Cancer Rights Act began requiring insurance coverage for post-mastectomy breast reconstruction. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"As the pace of change continues to accelerate, partnerships will mature , and with that comes the need for regular checkups on each party\u2019s objectives, performance and satisfaction. \u2014 Colson Hillier, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
"In the fall, those cool conditions lengthen harvest, giving winemakers the chance to let the fruit hang, developing complexity and mature tannins without losing critical acidity. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 29 May 2022",
"The hunt for talent who could mature in their roles first began for casting director Carmen Cuba way back in April 2015. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 27 May 2022"
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"Cayenne peppers are skinny and 5 to 6 inches when mature , around 70 days after planting. \u2014 Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
"This gentleman is thoughtful, kind, sweet, handsome, very mature in a quiet way and very ethical in his work. \u2014 Jacobina Martin, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Someone who's patient, mature , selfless and resilient. \u2014 Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star , 18 May 2022",
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"Leading a mature company\u2014especially one that has an outsize influence on politics and culture\u2014involves a lot of maintenance work. \u2014 Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic , 3 Dec. 2021",
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"But this is skewed by the strong performance of Amazon\u2019s more mature and very high-margin cloud computing business (AWS). \u2014 George Calhoun, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As markets mature , the herd needs culling from time to time. \u2014 Jj Kinahan, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The central bank has also initiated a program to withdraw stimulus by shrinking its $8.9 trillion asset portfolio through attrition; the Fed is passively reducing its holdings as those securities mature . \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"Luckily, vegetables like kale and other greens are great to plant when temperatures drop; some even taste better as their leaves mature in the cooler weather. \u2014 Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The explosion in companies delivering telemental health has focused largely on people suffering from anxiety and depression, but as these startups mature , some may expand into more complex conditions. \u2014 Stat Staff, STAT , 5 Sep. 2021",
"Microsurgical technique would not truly mature until the period after 1998, when the Women\u2019s Health and Cancer Rights Act began requiring insurance coverage for post-mastectomy breast reconstruction. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"As the pace of change continues to accelerate, partnerships will mature , and with that comes the need for regular checkups on each party\u2019s objectives, performance and satisfaction. \u2014 Colson Hillier, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
"In the fall, those cool conditions lengthen harvest, giving winemakers the chance to let the fruit hang, developing complexity and mature tannins without losing critical acidity. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 29 May 2022",
"The hunt for talent who could mature in their roles first began for casting director Carmen Cuba way back in April 2015. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 27 May 2022"
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"During World War II, the American lend-lease program delivered millions of tons of materiel to the Soviet Union. \u2014 Garry Kasparov, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"That said, a confrontation over Taiwan or especially a Chinese invasion would leave the island and the US in worse shape than Ukraine, where long land borders allow regular shipments of materiel from NATO forces. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 24 May 2022",
"President Vladimir Putin\u2019s expectations of a lightning advance to seize the venerable capital ended with boneyards of Russian war materiel scattered across the landscape. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"The ships typically are used for unloading troops, vehicles and materiel onto land. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Feb. 2022",
"At least three members of Congress have been approached by groups seeking guidance on how to speed applications for government approval to export materiel that is closely regulated. \u2014 Karoun Demirjian, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"Such leadership has an effect not only on materiel but also on the culture of the national-security establishment. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 28 May 2022",
"Passage came as Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. had drawn down another $100 million worth of Pentagon weapons and equipment to ship to Kyiv, bringing total U.S. materiel sent there since the invasion began to $3.9 billion. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 20 May 2022",
"But that materiel simplicity hasn\u2019t helped the Russians to cross a river while under fire, safeguard their command posts or sustain a local attack over a distance of more than a few miles. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 17 May 2022"
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"But the first round of donations were largely maudlin and uncreative. \u2014 Heather Hansman, Outside Online , 12 Feb. 2021",
"Death, the only long-term certainty for any of us, permeates these episodes, although not in an overly maudlin way. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 28 Feb. 2022",
"In her more maudlin moments, George Smiley\u2019s colleague Connie Sachs sounds like Larkin. \u2014 Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books , 5 Feb. 2022",
"The filmmakers lean into evolving emotional tones gracefully without being overly maudlin or saccharine. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 12 Nov. 2021",
"We are also treated to several rather maudlin scenes of the father teaching his son about the fairies prior to his disappearance. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 June 2020",
"The visual bard of American solitude\u2014not loneliness, a maudlin projection\u2014speaks to our isolated states these days with fortuitous poignance. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 1 June 2020",
"And the data is coming in from several sources, giving cable news channels a maudlin kind of scoreboard as two numbers \u2013 cases and deaths \u2013 seem to change almost by the hour. \u2014 Michael Tackett, USA TODAY , 25 May 2020",
"Directed by the Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Grostein Andrade, this is a maudlin and predictable film, with oversimplified, kid-friendly takes on complex political issues. \u2014 Devika Girish, New York Times , 16 Apr. 2020"
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"sentimental",
"sloppy",
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"soupy",
"spoony",
"spooney",
"sticky",
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"Verb",
"A bear killed one hiker and badly mauled the other.",
"demonstrators who claimed that they had been mauled by the police",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"York then allegedly threw a lighter at the family member and chased both with a maul . \u2014 Fox News , 1 Sep. 2021",
"The constant tone of derision in all their conversations would split them apart faster than a maul splits a log. \u2014 Dominic Pino, National Review , 27 May 2021",
"Did a Bigfoot maul and kill three men on a cannabis farm in Northern California",
"Years of experience lends one the ability to look at a chunk of wood and figure out where the knots are and where to strike and split with the splitting maul . \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Apr. 2020",
"Paylor, a 6-foot-5, 235-pound sophomore lock, was dragged down by the neck by an opponent, who held Paylor\u2019s neck in the crook of his arm as the maul (a cluster of players) collapsed. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 12 Apr. 2020",
"This time the ball was adjudged to have been passed forward in the maul -- a controversial decision which left English supporters in the crowd shaking their heads. \u2014 Matias Grez, CNN , 26 Oct. 2019",
"Trailing 12-0 after eight minutes, the Welsh were also 19-10 behind and being dominated by France when Vahaamahina elbowed Wales flanker Aaron Wainwright in the face in a maul and was shown a red card in the 49th minute. \u2014 Steve Douglas, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Oct. 2019",
"Uruguay flanker Santiago Civetta\u2019s yellow card for a professional foul opened the way for a Wales penalty try from a rolling maul , and 21-6. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Oct. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Can maul like an interior lineman, but his athleticism is best suited for tackle. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
"These lapses maul the credibility of the mainstream media at a time when critics see them as straightforward confirmation of their suspicions: that collusive media outlets assign false narratives to their foot soldiers. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2021",
"Jon Gruden has constructed an impressive offense that can strike deep, QB Derek Carr now armed with an array of downfield options, and/or simply maul opponents with jackhammer RB Josh Jacobs. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 11 Nov. 2020",
"Teams with simple schemes and strong veteran cores have generally fared better, but only when the coronavirus doesn\u2019t maul their depth charts. \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Mark Matheny might not have survived had not his hunting partner emptied the contents of a pepper-spray canister into the face of the bear that was mauling him. \u2014 Keith Mccafferty, Field & Stream , 27 May 2020",
"Hooper, 25, is a solid but not stunning in-line blocker, who is better suited to chipping defenders than mauling them. \u2014 Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com , 18 Jan. 2020",
"The Tigers have been mauling opponents for the last two months, but the ACC has not provided Clemson any top-flight competition. \u2014 Ralph D. Russo, Houston Chronicle , 8 Dec. 2019",
"The lone win came in Houston in 2018, when the Tigers mauled him with four home runs in a 6-3 victory. \u2014 Chris Thomas, Detroit Free Press , 21 Aug. 2019"
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"The royal style maven paired the elegant number with black pumps and a matching clutch, as well as starburst drop earrings. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 19 May 2022",
"Michael Chobanian, a Bitcoin maven who started Kuna, a cryptocurrency exchange, had already transferred much of his staff from the company office in Podil to the Balkan nation of Montenegro ahead of the hostilities. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Lee is simultaneously someone who values her privacy, a socialite cultural maven and a demanding boss who is known to randomly challenge her staff on their knowledge of the latest movies. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The guest programmer, the vintage-movie maven Farran Smith Nehme, has selected features partly for rarity. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
"The most detailed interaction that Burke Magnus, a top ESPN executive, could recall was when Sankey, aghast at a television maven \u2019s note-taking habits, transformed into an apostle for Colonel Littleton legal pads. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
"McNab, an original member of the Avalanche broadcast team in his post-playing days, was named to the 2021 class along with ex-Flyer Paul Holmgren and media maven Stan Fischler. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Nov. 2021",
"When not producing, the Divided Souls label boss shows an interest in NFTs and cryptocurrency, and the G-house maven is slated to launch an NFT collection dubbed Bizzy Bee. \u2014 Lisa Kocay, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021"
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"Let him refind his inner rebel, the famous irreverent maverick , let the tiger out of the cage. \u2014 Peggy Noonan , Wall Street Journal , 28\u201329 June 2008",
"In the Senate, however, he had established himself as a bright and prickly maverick , not averse to sharp criticism of his own party, its policies, and its leaders, most especially Bill Clinton. \u2014 John Gregory Dunne , New York Review of Books , 13 June 2002",
"This, of course, is dangerous for the rest of us. With one successfully repatriated daughter, Papi might yank us all out of college and send us back. Not to mention that it's out and out creepy that Fifi, the maverick , is so changed. \u2014 Julia Alvarez , How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents , 1991",
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"Later British units, deprived of the opportunity for maverick expression by a revamped chain of UN command with a different political agenda, started spouting the organization's euphemisms that sought to paint every Bosnian side the same shade of guilty grey. \u2014 Anthony Loyd , My War Gone By, I Miss It So , 1999",
"He was maverick enough, original-minded enough, however, to realize that he could do better than simply follow Murray's orders to the letter. \u2014 Simon Winchester , The Professor and the Madman , 1998",
"George Sand's maverick views on marriage scandalized 19th-century French society.",
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"Jason Lee, the media maverick behind Hollywood Unlocked, has had an unique career path. \u2014 Corein Carter, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"On its face, the unlikely mashup of styles\u2014unconventional maverick on one side, likely complicated corporate layers (albeit family ones) on the other\u2014might seem fraught with potential for creative limitations and cross-purpose agendas. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 13 June 2022",
"Johnson has long courted celebratory, maverick status and played to the gallery. \u2014 Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"Together, the brothers built a business\u2014 maverick , talent-driven, and international in focus\u2014that helped define an era in American film production. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"Pepper, a Yellow Submarine, Tom Cruise\u2019s Maverick and a true maverick in Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill. \u2014 Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
"Ryan Reynolds is a Hollywood outlier with a growing fintech reputation as a mobile operator, a digital marketing maverick , and a soccer club owner. \u2014 Stephan Rabimov, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Today, she should be considered a feminist, a maverick , ahead of her time. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 17 May 2022",
"Back in March, the coffee maverick announced its latest sustainable plans: to prioritize reusable cups by the end of next year in stores throughout the United States and Canada. \u2014 Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"That makes Nothing really look like the inheritors of a lot of pre-Oppo-merger OnePlus staff, and potentially of the company's maverick attitude, as well. \u2014 Sascha Segan, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
"Build Back Better, Biden\u2019s plan for transforming America in a Johnsonian manner, has been stalled by maverick Democrats like Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema. \u2014 Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"His show No Sleep will return this summer, switching to a biannual format so the maverick producer can devote himself to club life full-time. \u2014 Lee Keeler, SPIN , 10 May 2022",
"She was aided by the maverick campaign of ultranationalist gadfly Eric Zemmour, whose snarling anti-immigrant, anti-establishment rhetoric has made Le Pen \u2014 a far-right mainstay for years \u2014 look comparatively moderate. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Clear regulations leave little room for maverick decisions. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Meanwhile, a maverick police detective vows to stop him. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Musk is, of course, the maverick financier-entrepreneur behind the electric Tesla cars and is the force behind SpaceX, which promotes civilian space flights and colonization of Mars. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Indeed, the general ethos was more maverick and aggressive than measured and deliberative. \u2014 Matthew Rees, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022"
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"The royal style maven paired the elegant number with black pumps and a matching clutch, as well as starburst drop earrings. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 19 May 2022",
"Michael Chobanian, a Bitcoin maven who started Kuna, a cryptocurrency exchange, had already transferred much of his staff from the company office in Podil to the Balkan nation of Montenegro ahead of the hostilities. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Lee is simultaneously someone who values her privacy, a socialite cultural maven and a demanding boss who is known to randomly challenge her staff on their knowledge of the latest movies. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The guest programmer, the vintage-movie maven Farran Smith Nehme, has selected features partly for rarity. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
"The most detailed interaction that Burke Magnus, a top ESPN executive, could recall was when Sankey, aghast at a television maven \u2019s note-taking habits, transformed into an apostle for Colonel Littleton legal pads. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
"McNab, an original member of the Avalanche broadcast team in his post-playing days, was named to the 2021 class along with ex-Flyer Paul Holmgren and media maven Stan Fischler. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Nov. 2021",
"When not producing, the Divided Souls label boss shows an interest in NFTs and cryptocurrency, and the G-house maven is slated to launch an NFT collection dubbed Bizzy Bee. \u2014 Lisa Kocay, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021"
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"Sin City trash whiplashes with mawkish cute-kid sensitivity. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
"But the show made the relationship between Deborah and Ava spiky and unpredictable, touching without ever being mawkish , and revealing about the ways both women had to adapt to a show business world that judges females harshly. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Dec. 2021",
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"In most hands, this business of the mother-figure who sacrifices all for a child would be mawkish . \u2014 Rumaan Alam, The New Republic , 12 Apr. 2021",
"And so much of what concerned me as important in the earlier pages of my diary now seems mawkish , trivial or beneath notice. \u2014 Paul Theroux, New York Times , 30 Mar. 2020",
"This finale suggests a mawkish yet useful fact: that the cure for perfectionism is love. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 26 Feb. 2020",
"Despite multifaceted characters and convincing performances (particularly from Cosio and Soria), Lemus and Ch\u00e1vez\u2019s dialogue sometimes feels preachy, mawkish or on-the-nose. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 13 Feb. 2020"
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"But the show made the relationship between Deborah and Ava spiky and unpredictable, touching without ever being mawkish , and revealing about the ways both women had to adapt to a show business world that judges females harshly. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Dec. 2021",
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"In most hands, this business of the mother-figure who sacrifices all for a child would be mawkish . \u2014 Rumaan Alam, The New Republic , 12 Apr. 2021",
"And so much of what concerned me as important in the earlier pages of my diary now seems mawkish , trivial or beneath notice. \u2014 Paul Theroux, New York Times , 30 Mar. 2020",
"This finale suggests a mawkish yet useful fact: that the cure for perfectionism is love. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 26 Feb. 2020",
"Despite multifaceted characters and convincing performances (particularly from Cosio and Soria), Lemus and Ch\u00e1vez\u2019s dialogue sometimes feels preachy, mawkish or on-the-nose. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 13 Feb. 2020"
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"The boat can hold a max of 20 people.",
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"As for propulsion, the 81-footer is fitted with twin 1,800 hp MAN engines that give her a max speed of 30 knots and a cruising speed of 24 knots. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 27 May 2022",
"Less than 1% of high school classrooms fall below minimum recommendations if their purifiers are running at max speed. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 May 2022",
"During the test, two Virgin Hyperloop executives in a pod zipped along a 500-meter rail in a low-pressure tube in the Nevada desert at a max speed of 100 miles per hour. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The plane has a max cruise speed of 250 kts, or 287 miles per hour. \u2014 Jennifer Korn, CNN , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Local schools participating were Discovery Charter School, Chula Vista, which took second place in Division 2, Problem 1, scoring 320 points out of a max of 350. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"However, the 14 turns over the 4-mile course at Road America limit the cars to a max of about 190 mph. \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
"The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factor + HA is a moisturizer made for combination skin that works to keep skin hydrated to the max . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"The laptop does a good job of showing off the performance of Intel's new 12th Gen P-series chips, all in a thin-and light design that doesn't get too hot, even when it's pushed to the max . \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 13 May 2022"
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"it's a common maxim that \u201ca watched pot never boils,\u201d but that's not literally true",
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"This centrality of public health to law\u2014encapsulated by the legal maxim salus populi suprema lex (the health and well-being of the public is the highest law)\u2014was widely accepted in 19th- and 20th-century state and federal court decisions. \u2014 Wendy E. Parmet, Scientific American , 17 May 2022",
"But a beetle the size of a grain of sand flips this maxim on its head. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Among these is the maxim that limitations on rights won\u2019t be applied in an arbitrary manner and will be proportional to a legitimate pressing public or social need. \u2014 Felipe De La Hoz, The New Republic , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Anyone who has been a guide, writer, policymaker, or advocate for the earth has repeated some version of this maxim : the more people who enjoy nature, the more people who will work to protect it. \u2014 Outside Online , 3 June 2021",
"There's simply no such thing as too many red dresses. Leave it to Jennifer Lopez to put that maxim to the test. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Moore is famous for coining Moore\u2019s Law, the maxim that predicted the number of transistors in computer chips would double at regular intervals \u2014 every year, or, in a later iteration, every two. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Even the maxim that lifting is good only for getting big has been routinely undermined by a new legion of fitness instructors; women who were once cautioned against handling anything mightier than a hand weight now grunt and pull with abandon. \u2014 Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The ancient maxim intimates that beneath the scale of consciousness and conventional experience lies a ceaseless torrent of change, a swarm of chasms and metamorphoses. \u2014 Michael W. Clune, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Teams can carry up to 20 players on their rosters during the offseason, required to then trim to a maximum of 15 players under standard contract and two under two-way contracts by the regular-season opener. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
"Eaters are only allowed to soak the bread for a maximum of five seconds. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 1 July 2022",
"Elementary schools are not to exceed a maximum of 35, the policy says. \u2014 Giles Bruce, Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"The singer faced a minimum sentence of 10 years, and maximum of life in prison. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 29 June 2022",
"Parties filing in those income brackets would get an additional $200 each for dependents or children, resulting in a maximum of $600 in inflation relief. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"Teams are allowed to carry a maximum of 13 pitchers on the active roster. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"Recharging will take a maximum of eight hours and, despite rumors to the contrary, is from a regular 110 volt current outlet. \u2014 B.c. George, Car and Driver , 27 June 2022",
"Even more troubling was that the plan then under consideration by trustees would have accommodated a maximum of only 480 students \u2014 some 40 to 70 less than the college needed for optimal financial and educational performance, Nunes said. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 26 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The mayapple features a big, white flower that hangs down between the leaves and develops a little green fruit that like the entire plant is toxic. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"In Waukesha, Linder said her blended gardens lean cottage style but also include a variety of woodland natives including wild geranium, mayapple , bloodroot, wild ginger and both red and white trillium. \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
"Norway maple is an invasive plant that has escaped from cultivation to displace sugar maple and shade to death spring wildflowers such as Dutchman\u2019s breeches, dog-tooth violet and mayapple . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Oct. 2019",
"The native mayapple is a familiar woodland sight, but Avent sells a number of Asian varieties that, unlike the indigenous species, don\u2019t slink away in the heat of summer. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 17 Sep. 2019",
"Or try native woodland wildflowers such as perennial lobelia, mayapple , columbine, thalictrum, amsonia, blood root, Solomon seal, and phlox. \u2014 Boston.com Real Estate , 21 Aug. 2019",
"The forest floor was dotted with native plants including mayapples , wood violets and jack-in-the-pulpits. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 May 2018",
"Those who plant native gardens eagerly watch as mayapples and trilliums emerge from the ground. \u2014 Jill Sell, cleveland.com , 13 Aug. 2017"
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"Adverb",
"maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurry",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"And, maybe , take a month away from watching Fox News. \u2014 cleveland , 25 June 2022",
"Well, maybe the only ones that could match the energy were the fans who patiently waited for the group to appear and, in the meantime, sang along to whatever the house DJ was playing. \u2014 Griselda Flores, Billboard , 25 June 2022",
"Mousavi: In Afghanistan, maybe there was not that much of a chance for an AI earthquake early warning system to help. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Not to generalize, but on the business end, for example, people are maybe less informed or simply less exposed to things. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Criales-unzueta, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
"Who knows, maybe a new record could be on the clock when the SuperVan 4 climbs the hill this weekend. \u2014 Sasha Richie, Car and Driver , 23 June 2022",
"But maybe that is fitting for a man who worked countless volunteer hours. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
"Or maybe the writers will take a note from Rick and Morty and treat all such changes in timelines as consequences of multiple universes instead. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
"So maybe there's hope for the TikTok trend after all. \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But panicking, or fretting over what ifs and maybes several months down the road, is pointless. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 26 Feb. 2020",
"Clutching his whip count of yeses, noes and maybes , Mr. McConnell appeared to be suggesting that undecided senators needed to make up their minds and join the majority of their colleagues in opposing witnesses. \u2014 Nicholas Fandos, New York Times , 28 Jan. 2020",
"Maybe Apple will redesign the keyboard or maybe Intel will finally deliver a better processor or maybe, well, there are a lot of maybes . \u2014 Dieter Bohn, The Verge , 17 July 2019",
"But that\u2019s a lot of maybes to receive in return for an MVP finalist and perennial DPOY candidate. \u2014 Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com , 6 July 2019",
"My heart accelerated through all the scenes of waiting, by the phone and at the doctor's office, the shots, the treatment plans, the maybe, maybe, maybes , and sorry, sorry, sorrys. \u2014 Elissa Strauss, Glamour , 11 Oct. 2018",
"But those maybes had always been accompanied by a long list of reasons why a virus wouldn't work. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 18 July 2018",
"All of those maybes should help to explain the outsize popularity of SpongeBob\u2019s BFF Patrick. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, BostonGlobe.com , 12 July 2018",
"That\u2019s a lot of ifs, maybes and calculations, something that few people in any corner wish to have more of in a program that is already confounding. \u2014 Ron Lieber, New York Times , 23 May 2018"
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": an erect branching ornamental bramble ( Rubus palmatus ) with white flowers and yellow edible early-ripening fruits":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Not to mention component and frame standards that have the life expectancy of a mayfly . \u2014 Josh Patterson, Outside Online , 18 May 2020",
"Some would sip the mouse like a tiny mayfly ; others would leap completely out of the water, grabbing the fly on the way down. \u2014 Chris Santella, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Some would sip the mouse like a tiny mayfly ; others would leap completely out of the water, grabbing the fly on the way down. \u2014 Chris Santella, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Some would sip the mouse like a tiny mayfly ; others would leap completely out of the water, grabbing the fly on the way down. \u2014 Chris Santella, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Significant drops have been found in mayfly populations in the American Midwest, butterfly numbers in the Sierra Nevadas, and caterpillar diversity in northern Costa Rica. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Some would sip the mouse like a tiny mayfly ; others would leap completely out of the water, grabbing the fly on the way down. \u2014 Chris Santella, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Some would sip the mouse like a tiny mayfly ; others would leap completely out of the water, grabbing the fly on the way down. \u2014 Chris Santella, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Some would sip the mouse like a tiny mayfly ; others would leap completely out of the water, grabbing the fly on the way down. \u2014 Chris Santella, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Sep. 2021"
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"movies filled with murder and mayhem",
"a criminal who escaped from prison and caused mayhem",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Storms and other weather events can inject mayhem into the country\u2019s air travel. \u2014 Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"In his speech to supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, just before the crowd caused mayhem during its breach of the U.S. Capitol, Trump mentioned the plan for Pence to employ the alternate electors. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
"The plan backfires, natch, and comic mayhem , with an undercurrent of pathos, ensues. \u2014 Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Patrick Somerville, the show\u2019s creator, saw the story as a necessary counterpoint to all the doom and mayhem . \u2014 Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Who knew audiences' need for dinosaur mayhem would be trumped by their need for speed",
"The Boys will continue to cause mayhem at Prime Video. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
"In this 2018 sequel, Michael Myers is back for more mayhem . \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
"Breathless fervor, something bordering on persistent mayhem , has become the hallmark of the modern Champions League. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
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"Middle English mayme, mahaime , from Anglo-French mahaim mutilation, mayhem, from maheimer, mahaigner to maim, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German meiden gelding, Old Norse meitha to injure":""
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"Granny threatened to whop me on the mazard if I didn't start minding my manners."
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"circa 1595, in the meaning defined above":""
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"The experiment measured the time it took for a mouse to find its way through a maze to get its reward of cheese.",
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"a maze of rules and regulations",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Once back in character, Nyong\u2019o attempted blending into the Horror Nights maze to scare unsuspecting guests. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 30 Oct. 2019",
"Check out a teaser above for the Us attraction, which will elicit shrieks alongside the parks\u2019 first-ever Ghostbusters maze and another turn for Stranger Things. \u2014 Mary Sollosi, EW.com , 7 Aug. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Some 8,000 luxury cars destined for Russia are parked at the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium as authorities there try to navigate a maze of sanctions slapped on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Costas Paris, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2022",
"But community groups and advocates fear smaller cities will struggle to navigate the maze of government programs and miss out on the rare chance to protect against rising waters and heavy rains. \u2014 Michael Phillis, ajc , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The island's main source of income seems to be honey, which is produced in hives that are laid out in a maze -like pattern that Cage runs through in desperation. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
"Visitors can expect blooms ranging in size from 18 inches to towering 14-foot-tall sunbursts, all planted in a maze -like structure that guests can meander through. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 8 June 2022",
"Its surface was covered with lines, arrows, symbols, and small blocks of text\u2014a maze -like network that could have passed for the wiring diagram of a nuclear power plant. \u2014 David Owen, The New Yorker , 11 May 2022",
"Among all the maze -like mystery, our team begins to make connections\u2014between departments, between inner and outer selves, between each other. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 7 May 2022",
"Scramble or hike onto colossal red rocks right out of camp, enjoy the communal bathhouse, and take a hike in the bizarre, maze -like pinnacles inside the national park before cozying up to a crackling campfire. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 19 May 2021",
"Downstairs, the casino-resort's maze of interconnected lobbies, lined with branches of hip restaurants like Momofuku, was surging with crowds. \u2014 Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure , 24 Apr. 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"1578, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"The company has its own Chinese affiliate manufacturer and supplies control technology to bedding and furniture in the health care, hospitality and cinema sectors. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"Affected devices include cell phones, tablets, earbuds, digital cameras, handheld videogame consoles and headphones, all of which will have to be equipped with a USB Type-C port\u2014regardless of their manufacturer . \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
"Their manufacturer warns against firing them at people\u2019s heads. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
"Assault weapons, defined partially by their manufacturer and partially by their features, have been banned since 1989. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Massachusetts has among the strictest gun laws in the nation, yet until recently, was also its top gun manufacturer , producing 1.8 million guns in 2018, according to data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"But broadly, most products get refurbished after having been returned to their manufacturer . \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
"Ukraine first asked for Gray Eagle drones in late April, and has held discussions with its manufacturer , General Atomics. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 25 May 2022",
"At heating and air-conditioning manufacturer Johnson Controls International PLC, the company has continued to see robust demand for its products, said CEO George Oliver, who added that the construction industry still looked healthy. \u2014 Alex Harring, WSJ , 17 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What the solar flare video doesn\u2019t show, is the changes in the Earth\u2019s radiation belts, and even the currents in our magnetosphere . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 20 June 2022",
"Juno's Waves instrument captured the track by measuring radio and plasma waves in Jupiter's magnetosphere . \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Researchers suspect the change may have occurred when the Juno probe entered a different part of Ganymede's magnetosphere . \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The Northern Lights are driven primarily by solar winds -- particles emitted from the sun that flow out through space and tear through Earth's magnetosphere , creating a colorful light show. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 12 Oct. 2021",
"The plan is built around the idea of giving Mars an artificial magnetosphere . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 10 Dec. 2021",
"And with the impending geomagnetic storm, which is a big disturbance of the Earth's magnetosphere , the Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, activity is forecast to be high. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 30 Oct. 2021",
"The belts are part of Earth's magnetosphere , or the region of space where Earth's magnetic field interacts with solar wind. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 18 Aug. 2020",
"These events manipulate the Earth's magnetosphere , which usually deflects most of what the sun emits. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Feb. 2020"
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"\u2014 Steve Howe",
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"\u2014 Elvis Wesbrook",
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"\u2014 Melissa Gotthardt"
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": a dwarf planet that orbits within the Kuiper belt with a mean distance from the sun of 46 astronomical units (6.85 billion kilometers) and a diameter of approximately 930 miles (1,500 kilometers)":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"George Burcea will play Lurch, the towering family manservant . Isaac Ordonez will play Gomez and Morticia\u2019s son, Pugsley. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 8 June 2022",
"Isaac Ordonez plays Wednesday\u2019s brother Pugsley in a recurring role, while George Burcea plays the family manservant Lurch. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 6 June 2022",
"Count Almaviva, a Spanish nobleman, has been lusting after Susanna, his wife\u2019s chambermaid, who is about to be married to the Count\u2019s manservant , Figaro. \u2014 Matthew Aucoin, The Atlantic , 23 Nov. 2021",
"John Smith saves the man who fell overboard; Ratcliffe is the government lackey in a suit who hunkers down in his cabin and only emerges once the danger has passed, clutching his pug while his manservant shields him with an umbrella. \u2014 Carolyn Wells, Longreads , 13 Apr. 2021",
"The bathers have returned in the sequel, but filmmakers made sure that visiting Mary Junson (Leslie Jones) enjoyed her own strapping personal bather manservant (Donny Savage). \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 6 Mar. 2021",
"Each confuses the inspector with a different version of how the manservant broke his neck. \u2014 Don Maines, Houston Chronicle , 11 Oct. 2019",
"According to Arts Reader, Lord secretly advocated for Stump to be cast in the Michigan production of Don Giovanni in the role of a manservant who enables seductions and rapes. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2019",
"Ah, that a gentleman should be deprived of a manservant ! \u2014 Daniel Ford, WSJ , 27 Sep. 2018"
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"According to a recent survey conducted by MMGY Travel Intelligence, the research division of marketing research firm MMGY Global, the war in Ukraine is now twice as likely to impact Americans' travel plans to Europe as the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Blane Bachelor, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Ten percent of adult gamers in 2020 were LGBTQ+, according to a study from marketing research firm Nielsen Holdings PLC. \u2014 Katie Deighton, WSJ , 28 Feb. 2022",
"In 2019, marketing research firm Clutch reported that 14% of recent hires found their jobs on social media. \u2014 Lynda Silsbee, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Villeneuve will get love and respect for making a BIG blockbuster movie not beholden to brands and marketing research . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Jan. 2022",
"That\u2019s not just an opinion \u2014 it\u2019s been proven time and time again by marketing research . \u2014 Nicky Senyard, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
"The global nonalcoholic drinks market is forecast to grow from $923 million in 2020 to more than $1.7 trillion by 2028, according to marketing research company Fior Markets. \u2014 Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times , 2 Jan. 2022",
"As a council member, my marketing research , marketing, librarian experience and community advocacy will serve the city well. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Facebook is the country's second-largest online advertiser, according to eMarketer, an online marketing research firm. \u2014 NBC News , 5 Oct. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As technology progressed, the magic lantern , an early projector prototype, emerged that used pictures and paintings. \u2014 Cheryl Robinson, Forbes , 11 June 2021",
"Follow the magic lantern to the hottest Bedouin bar west of the Sahara Desert to chill, drink and dance. \u2014 Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News , 5 Aug. 2019",
"The Museum of Fine Art\u2019s has created its own phantasmagoria, an early 19th-century entertainment for thrill-seekers featuring hair-raising sounds and moving images cast by magic lanterns . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Mar. 2018"
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"All these efforts to rebuild thermodynamics and the second law recall a challenge laid down by the German mathematician David Hilbert. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 26 May 2022",
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"The Turing Award, which has been awarded since 1966, is named after Alan Turing, the British mathematician who articulated many of the theoretical foundations of computing and helped build some of the earliest computers. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Don't leave home without this strapless maxi dress that's equal parts breezy and stylish. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com , 3 July 2022",
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"While still a great piece, the emphasis for Hot Girl Summer 2021 is less about a bodycon maxi dress or anything belly-baring, and more about... roomy khaki trousers. \u2014 Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 June 2021",
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"On June 2, Khlo\u00e9 was photographed attending dinner with Kendall and Kris Jenner at Craig's in West Hollywood wearing a nude-pink latex maxi dress by Atsuko Kudo with a high neckline. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 3 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The resulting oscillation of the magneton has two frequencies that are not evenly divisible by either the driving field or each other. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 2 June 2018",
"The resulting oscillation of the magneton has two frequencies that are not evenly divisible by either the driving field or each other. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 2 June 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Shaped like a fluttering fan, each has a spray of delicate veins so fine that the ginkgo is sometimes called the maidenhair tree . \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 27 Sep. 2020"
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"Also known as the cane or marine toad , the world's largest toad has invaded South Florida since the 1950s and in recent years has been spotted more frequently in Central Florida as well. \u2014 Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com , 3 Apr. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The eventual vision is that AI would be used to assist both parties in negotiating, interpret markup language from counterparties, and rapidly create consensus among all parties to a contract. \u2014 Tom Davenport, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Then there\u2019s extensible access control markup language (XACML), which is an authorization standard that addresses fine-grain access at run time, not managing policies across multicloud environments. \u2014 Gerry Gebel, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"For authentication, mechanisms like security assertion markup language (SAML) enables users to log on once to multiple services via single sign on. \u2014 Jyoti Bansal, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Later, provisioning standards developed, such as service provisioning markup language (SPML), which allows different organizations to stand up services. \u2014 Eric Olden, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021"
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"The last major order of business is signing Ingram, a restricted free agent, to a long-term deal. \u2014 Christian Clark, NOLA.com , 23 Nov. 2020",
"Boeing reported more cancellations than new orders in 2019, in large part because a major order from India\u2019s Jet Airways almost certainly vanished when the airline went bankrupt. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2020",
"Aviation analysts, however, expressed skepticism that Lion Air could alter a major order , which typically involve deposits and include penalty clauses for canceling. \u2014 Ben Otto, WSJ , 5 Dec. 2018",
"The deal remakes the global aerospace landscape by putting Airbus\u2019s global muscle behind the C Series, for which Bombardier hasn\u2019t won a major order in 18 months. \u2014 Brendan Case, Bloomberg.com , 17 Oct. 2017"
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"Back in town, Biff and Cindi Bowen retrieved a mail drop and stuffed themselves on pizza, ice cream, and beer. \u2014 Earl Swift, Outside Online , 2 Sep. 2015",
"The new law limits how vote-by- mail drop boxes can be used, requires voters to ask for a vote-by-mail ballot and prohibits non-poll workers from giving food or drink to voters waiting in line. \u2014 Mike Schneider, orlandosentinel.com , 30 Oct. 2021",
"The new law limits how vote-by- mail drop boxes can be used, requires voters to ask for a vote-by-mail ballot and prohibits non-poll workers from giving food or drink to voters waiting in line. \u2014 Mike Schneider, USA TODAY , 30 Oct. 2021",
"The new law limits how vote-by- mail drop boxes can be used, requires voters to ask for a vote-by-mail ballot and prohibits non-poll workers from giving food or drink to voters waiting in line. \u2014 al , 30 Oct. 2021",
"The new law limits how vote-by- mail drop boxes can be used, requires voters to ask for a vote-by-mail ballot and prohibits non-poll workers from giving food or drink to voters waiting in line. \u2014 Mike Schneider, ajc , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Those who do not wish to use a vote center may mail their ballots or submit them at one of the county\u2019s 400 vote-by- mail drop boxes. \u2014 David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times , 11 Sep. 2021",
"Actually, the men, Hani Hanjour and Nawaf al-Hazmi, didn\u2019t need the mail drop that long. \u2014 Mike Kelly, USA TODAY , 8 Sep. 2021",
"California voters can return their ballots via the United States Postal Service or any official vote-by- mail drop box, or drop them off at any participating vote center in certain counties. \u2014 Maeve Reston And Ethan Cohen, CNN , 21 Aug. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Abbott disclosed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a mandamus petition in the 5th Court of Appeals to strike down the actions by Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, who filed a lawsuit against Abbott on Monday. \u2014 Marcy De Luna, Chron , 13 Aug. 2021",
"The court further reasoned that, in any event, a judge does not subject himself to recusal by participating in a mandamus proceeding \u2014 particularly when the Circuit itself invited his participation. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 1 Sep. 2020",
"But, to repeat, winning the case is different from winning the mandamus . \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 15 Aug. 2020",
"On average, mandamus petitions are decided by the Court of Criminal Appeals within about three-six months. \u2014 Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al , 7 Apr. 2020",
"That\u2019s a stark contrast to the past 16 years, during which the government sought only eight stays total, four reviews before judgment, and no mandamus writs. \u2014 Ephrat Livni, Quartz , 22 Feb. 2020",
"On average, mandamus petitions are decided by the Court of Criminal Appeals within about three-six months, a court official said. \u2014 Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al , 31 Jan. 2020",
"The lawsuit is technically called an action in mandamus . \u2014 cleveland , 3 Feb. 2020",
"On October 12, 2017, the circuit court entered an order denying the Commission's second motion to dismiss, after which the Commission timely filed its mandamus petition in this court. \u2014 Kent Faulk, AL.com , 5 Jan. 2018"
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"FrictionLabs's chunky and fine chalks contain purer magnesium carbonate than other chalks. \u2014 Jacqueline Detwiler-george, Popular Mechanics , 16 Mar. 2021",
"As a type of metamorphic rock that\u2019s generally not foliated (AKA not comprised of layers of stone), quality marble is often made of either calcium carbonate or magnesium carbonate . \u2014 Kelly Dawson, House Beautiful , 5 Feb. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Minerals obtained today are used for road and softener salt, magnesium chloride for steel production, and potassium sulfate for fertilizer. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"Other chemical cousins, such as calcium chloride, magnesium chloride , and potassium chloride, are also used. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 4 Dec. 2021",
"This summer, Road Solutions applied magnesium chloride to 45 miles of dirt roads across Kane County. \u2014 Joan Meiners, Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021",
"In the mid-2000s, plant pathologist Betsy Goodrich, now with the U.S. Forest Service, researched impacts on trees of magnesium chloride used as dust control. \u2014 Joan Meiners, Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021",
"To minimize the risk of ice melts, look for pet-friendly varieties, which typically contain urea as a substitute for harmful chemicals, such as sodium chloride, calcium chloride, potassium chloride, ethylene glycol, and magnesium chloride . \u2014 Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Joo chooses a combination of magnesium chloride and sea salt. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 July 2021",
"Water is drawn from the Las Vegas-area municipal supply, according to the complaint, filtered and processed with potassium hydroxide, or lye, the chemical potassium bicarbonate and magnesium chloride , a salt. \u2014 Ken Ritter, chicagotribune.com , 24 May 2021",
"Water is drawn from the Las Vegas-area municipal supply, according to the complaint, filtered and processed with potassium hydroxide, or lye, the chemical potassium bicarbonate and magnesium chloride , a salt. \u2014 Ken Ritter, chicagotribune.com , 24 May 2021"
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"Others reckon this should measure the whole process of manufacture , materials, use and recycling for a lifetime measure of CO2. \u2014 Neil Winton, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"But the vaccines \u2014 their development, manufacture , and widespread uptake \u2014 have been a massive success. \u2014 Christopher M. Worsham And Anupam B. Jena, STAT , 14 Apr. 2022",
"In addition to eliminating criminal penalties for the manufacture , distribution or possession of marijuana, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act would provide for the regulation and taxation of legal cannabis sales. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The manufacture , import and export of cosmetics with over 1 ppm mercury is also prohibited under the global treaty. \u2014 Meera Senthilingam, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Cobb now oversees design, manufacture , testing and assembly of the rocket for the Artemis program, scheduled to take astronauts back to the moon for the first time since the Apollo program. \u2014 al , 5 Mar. 2022",
"The Senate passed a couple of new gun-control measures, including one to ban the manufacture , sale or possession of plastic firearms, which cannot be detected by traditional screening devices. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Last September, India announced Production Linked Incentives for manufacture of electric vehicles, including financial incentives such as tax breaks and cheaper rentals and discounted electricity charges linked to volumes of production. \u2014 Biman Mukherji, Fortune , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Under Newsom\u2019s proposal, private citizens could sue to stop the manufacture , sale or distribution of assault weapons or ghost gun kits or parts. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That new law also adds subsidies to promote carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology at plants that both manufacture and burn wood pellets. \u2014 Eric Niiler, Wired , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Wednesday evening, Cadillac announced that GM plans to manufacture the Celestiq, first teased in early 2021, at the Center. \u2014 Sasha Richie, Car and Driver , 16 June 2022",
"My days consisted of recording bombastic diatribes at his studio in Austin, Texas, or traveling the world to embellish, misrepresent and manufacture stories to suit his biases. \u2014 Josh Owens, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"Winthrop discussed that In a country where only 3% of apparel brands manufacture their clothes domestically, American Giant remains an anomaly since its products are sourced and manufactured entirely in the United States. \u2014 Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Jeans maker Levi Strauss developed a low-cost respirator design that the company says any garment producer can manufacture , while start-up Air Flo Labs uses three-dimensional facial scans to ensure its Flo Mask Pro is tailored to a wearer\u2019s face. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 9 June 2022",
"Rivera visited a facility where workers manufacture COVID-19 rapid tests. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"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",
"Novavax had planned for factories around the world to manufacture its vaccine, but the company had trouble scaling up production and was slow to demonstrate that its process met FDA standards. \u2014 Rebecca Robbins, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Of course, federal student loans do have strict borrowing limits, which borrowers can easily max out . \u2014 Robert Farrington, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Students who max out this cap are looking at roughly $350 monthly payments and about $7,000 in interest during a standard 10-year repayment period on their federal loans alone. \u2014 cleveland , 14 May 2022",
"The agency\u2019s funding stream for annual repairs, upgrades and vehicle replacements is also projected to max out in the coming years. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
"Many businesses\u2014especially smaller businesses\u2014have had to take extraordinary steps, with many opting to go into debt or max out credit cards to make ends meet, causing damage to their credit scores in the process. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Temperatures might max out slightly cooler, but should still get to near 90 as humidity remains in the moderate range. \u2014 Dan Stillman, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"In Purdue\u2019s case, the contracts typically max out at 2.5 times the amount borrowed. \u2014 Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star , 18 May 2022",
"Having a rainy day fund can mean the difference between meeting unexpected expenses or having to max out credit cards or resort to high-cost payday or auto-title loans. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 1 May 2022",
"But unlike human legs, which max out at having two joints connected this way, a bird limb\u2019s muscles and tendons can span up to five joints. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 6 Apr. 2022"
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"The company will increase its budget for marketing .",
"She has a job in marketing .",
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"UConn partnered with Opendorse in July 2021 to provide education, marketing and compliance technology to athletes. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 27 June 2022",
"School: University of Alabama at Birmingham. Major: Business marketing . \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 27 June 2022",
"Leading entertainment marketing and content production company Trailer Park Group is continuing its Asia Pacific expansion drive with the hiring of two key executives. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 27 June 2022",
"In March 2022, the Army began a comprehensive review and analysis of our accessions enterprise, recruiting policy, organizational structure and marketing practices. \u2014 Courtney Kube, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"Analysts said the struggles were more due to lukewarm audience reception and a confusing premise and marketing campaign. \u2014 Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
"The company faces a slew of federal and state investigations into its early marketing practices, which included distributing free Juul products at concerts and parties hosted by young influencers. \u2014 Matthew Perrone And Tom Murphy, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"If anything, the Love and Thunder marketing tells us that any significant cosmic threat is bound to have Thor intervene and forget about his retirement plans. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 23 June 2022",
"For decades, the marketing around perfume made seduction a priority. \u2014 Rachel Strugatz, New York Times , 23 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As our markswoman reeled in the dart, our team celebrated the capture of a precious skin biopsy sample. \u2014 Amy Apprill, The Conversation , 17 Dec. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The daaras are powerful institutions and the marabouts can influence the way people vote in elections. \u2014 The Economist , 11 June 2019",
"And on his head sat a tall, traditional straw hat adorned with red-tainted leather, given to him by his uncle on the advice of the marabout . \u2014 Christian Bobst, National Geographic , 26 Mar. 2019",
"Many marabouts , or religious teachers, respect children\u2019s rights. \u2014 The Economist , 13 June 2019",
"Although fighters arrive in the arena clad in tracksuits that resemble American boxers, underneath are lucky charms prescribed by the increasingly influential marabouts . \u2014 Christian Bobst, National Geographic , 26 Mar. 2019",
"By her grace Zandria Robinson is a shaman, griot, marabout , holy figure in atypical package. \u2014 Tunde Wey, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Dec. 2017",
"Words to know: le marabout : witch doctor a) Witch doctors are gloomy but marvellous. \u2014 Henry Alford, The New Yorker , 4 June 2017",
"Words to know: le marabout : witch doctor a) Witch doctors are gloomy but marvellous. \u2014 Henry Alford, The New Yorker , 4 June 2017"
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"the store has manikins so lifelike that they have startled me on more than one occasion",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On a somewhat macroscopic scale, there is an expressed concern that the rise of AI Ethics is a shield or cover for something even grander. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Advances in designing ever-more-precise optical atomic clocks are allowing scientists to glimpse the intersection between the microscopic world of quantum physics and the macroscopic world of gravitational physics. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 28 Mar. 2022",
"That actually is the macroscopic instantiation of the same phenomena. \u2014 Robin Pomeroy, Scientific American , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Humans, with our immense capacity for microscopic and macroscopic cruelty, will not be OK. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Another possible future study would involve linking the microscopic interactions among cells, the flipping probabilities of the mesoscopic skin scales, and the macroscopic skin color patterns. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Throughout the 19th and much of the 20th century, physicists gained a greater appreciation for complicated microscopic and macroscopic systems full of random motion and disorder. \u2014 Daniel Garisto, Scientific American , 7 Oct. 2021",
"By bringing quantum effects into the macroscopic realm\u2014or, put another way, returning classical objects to their true quantum selves\u2014Sillanp\u00e4\u00e4 hopes to investigate quantum gravity. \u2014 Daniel Garisto, Scientific American , 6 May 2021",
"Thus, understanding the cell gives us further insight into the microscopic processes that drive macroscopic events. \u2014 Anna Powers, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021"
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"As the recent spate of dispensary robberies and shootings have shown, cannabis dispensaries can be a magnet for robberies because they are forced to do business in all cash. \u2014 Kris Krane, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The largest lake entirely in New York State, Oneida, has long been a magnet for vacationers who flock here to take in its natural beauty and stay active, thanks to a seemingly endless list of recreational activities. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2022",
"For more than a century, the hotel rooms and residential apartments have been a magnet for painters, actors, dancers, novelists, playwrights and musicians. \u2014 Jay Cheshes, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"All students zoned for Eastside Elementary, J.P. Powell Middle School, and Five Points School will be assigned to a new magnet program at the Eastside building for the 2022-23 school year. \u2014 Rebecca Griesbach | Rgriesbach@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
"Students can either be accepted to a magnet program or assigned to the school associated with their home address. \u2014 Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal , 2 May 2022",
"The industry veterans are backing a magnet program in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) where curriculum will center around film and television production. \u2014 Marianne Garvey And Stella Chan, CNN , 21 June 2021",
"This year marks its big return for the Krueger School of Applied Technolgies, a magnet program at the middle school in the North East Independent School District. \u2014 Danya Perez, San Antonio Express-News , 11 June 2021",
"Layne graduated from San Diego High School and credits its broadcast journalism magnet program for his training. \u2014 Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 June 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But that\u2019s enough to operate a magnetometer to measure any magnetic field the asteroid may have; imagers to photograph and map its surface; and spectrometers to reveal the composition of that surface, NASA notes. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"The last two Voyager instruments to turn off will probably be a magnetometer and the plasma science instrument. \u2014 Tim Folger, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
"The satellite is equipped with space weather tools like a particle flux sensor, solar irradiance monitor and a magnetometer , Sullivan said. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
"The satellite is equipped with space weather tools like a particle flux sensor, solar irradiance monitor and a magnetometer , Sullivan said. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
"The satellite is equipped with space weather tools like a particle flux sensor, solar irradiance monitor and a magnetometer , Sullivan said. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
"There is also a magnetometer that will measure and map any remnants of a magnetic field. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The astronauts collected samples and photographed Flag Crater, took the first measurement with the lunar portable magnetometer at Spook Crater and deployed the solar wind composition experiment at the ALSEP site. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 16 Apr. 2022",
"In addition to the new ABI, GOES-T\u2019s utility belt of tools include a geostationary lightning mapper, a particle flux sensor, a solar irradiance monitor and a magnetometer . \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 1 Mar. 2022"
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"In Genoa when staying at the Grand Hotel Savoia the hotel could arrange for a very special afternoon tea\u2014 with a marquess at the Palazzo Cattaneo-Adorno, one of the Rolli palaces designated as a World Heritage Site. \u2014 Catherine Sabino, Forbes , 10 Oct. 2021",
"The Victorian wit sues the Marquess of Queensberry for libel, egged on by the marquess \u2019 son, Lord Alfred. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2021",
"Somewhere along the way, Bertie rose to marquess status, so Edith technically outranks her family. \u2014 Sonia Rao, Washington Post , 20 Sep. 2019",
"Lansdowne became a marquess at age 21, upon his father\u2019s death, while still a student at Oxford. \u2014 William Anthony Hay, WSJ , 26 Dec. 2018",
"The Queen can choose from five titles for a man -- duke, marquess , earl, viscount or baron -- and for a woman -- duchess, marchioness, countess, viscountess and baroness. \u2014 Angela Dewan, CNN , 19 May 2018",
"The British hereditary title is directly below baron, with viscounts, earls, marquesses , and dukes above it. \u2014 Sam Dangremond, Town & Country , 26 June 2018",
"Baronet is a rank in the British aristocracy, albeit below dukes, marquesses , earls, viscounts, and barons. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 12 June 2018",
"And if none of that is successful, McGregor could bend the Marquess of Queensberry rules to their breaking point in hopes of goading Mayweather into a brawl. \u2014 Greg Beacham, The Seattle Times , 24 Aug. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Don't leave home without this strapless maxi dress that's equal parts breezy and stylish. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com , 3 July 2022",
"William wears a classic navy suit and a blue dress shirt sans tie, while Ardern wears a floral maxi dress with elbow-length sleeves. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 2 July 2022",
"Simone Ashley, recently seen in a Conner Ives handkerchief top and matching headscarf, is a prime example, as is Olivia Wilde in a floral maxi dress and furry overcoat. \u2014 Henrik Lischke, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
"To achieve Doctor Strange's look, start with some sort of navy base layer, like a long navy maxi dress or even a navy bathrobe. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
"For the first day, Sophie opted for a blush maxi dress that tied at the waist with a matching hat, then the royal mom chose a floral skirt and feathery cap for day two. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2021",
"While still a great piece, the emphasis for Hot Girl Summer 2021 is less about a bodycon maxi dress or anything belly-baring, and more about... roomy khaki trousers. \u2014 Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 June 2021",
"With short sleeves and subtle side slits, the black maxi dress is even suitable for a casual office environment if paired with wedges. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
"On June 2, Khlo\u00e9 was photographed attending dinner with Kendall and Kris Jenner at Craig's in West Hollywood wearing a nude-pink latex maxi dress by Atsuko Kudo with a high neckline. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 3 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Two slices of ham form a neck, while a pheasant and a mallard stand in for a shoulder that leads us to sausage fingers. \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"By the 1930s, the mallard was breeding in local areas and the population in Connecticut steadily increased. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Hours were lost to the ingenious Better Homes & Gardens cover, with Styles plopped in a pond or somesuch wearing a mallard sweater and boxer briefs; to say nothing of the daily delights of @harrysflorals on Instagram. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 21 May 2022",
"In Connecticut, mallard courtship and mating occurs through late winter, with nest building in April. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Toward the end of the show, based on an internet meme in which realistic items are sliced into and revealed to be cake, Julian chose to construct a mallard decoy duck. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The pair recently spoke with THR about their new project, which indeed included an intimacy coordinator for Wever and her mallard co-star, as well as their take, two years later, on GLOW\u2019s COVID-era cancellation. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The outdoor workshop for junior and senior 4-H members will focus on duck identification, wing identification, habitat and food, mallard migration and geographic information system (GIS) technology, and duck banding. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Their goal on the outing was to attach a Global Positioning System/Global System for Mobile Communication tracking device on a hen mallard . \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 May 2021"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French mallart":""
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"m\u0259\u02c8n\u00fc\u0259n",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Last year, the Curiosity rover identified two sites flush with complex organic macromolecules that resemble the goopy building blocks of oil on Earth. \u2014 Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS , 21 Nov. 2019",
"Quantum theory works extremely well at the scale of photons, electrons, atoms, molecules, even macromolecules . \u2014 Wired , 9 Dec. 2018",
"Quantum theory works extremely well at the scale of photons, electrons, atoms, molecules, even macromolecules . \u2014 Wired , 9 Dec. 2018",
"Quantum theory works extremely well at the scale of photons, electrons, atoms, molecules, even macromolecules . \u2014 Wired , 9 Dec. 2018",
"Quantum theory works extremely well at the scale of photons, electrons, atoms, molecules, even macromolecules . \u2014 Wired , 9 Dec. 2018",
"Quantum theory works extremely well at the scale of photons, electrons, atoms, molecules, even macromolecules . \u2014 Wired , 9 Dec. 2018",
"Quantum theory works extremely well at the scale of photons, electrons, atoms, molecules, even macromolecules . \u2014 Wired , 9 Dec. 2018",
"Last year, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was given in part to Frances H. Arnold, who for decades has been studying macromolecules known as enzymes. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 2 Aug. 2019"
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"borrowed from German Makromolekel (later Makromolek\u00fcl ), from makro- macro- + Molekel, Molek\u00fcl molecule":""
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"1924, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180116"
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"Tastemakers shunned Hartshorne because he violated modernist taboo by arguing that God actually exists. Faith establishments shunned him because he maintained that the Maker must be imperfect.",
"\u2014 Gregg Easterbrook"
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"For six months, starting in September 1972, Satoshi Kamata, a journalist, worked incognito as a temporary employee at Toyota, Japan's largest car maker .",
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"\u2014 Peter Travers"
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"\u2014 Record Observer (Centreville, Maryland)",
"Maker culture is about \u2026 learning by doing, taking an idea from paper to reality.",
"\u2014 Peg Mawby",
"As he tinkered, [inventor Saul] Griffith became a prime exemplar of \" maker culture \"\u2014a community of sophisticated do-it-yourselfers who view hardware in the same provisional way that computer hackers view software, and who believe that making, modifying, and repairing things can be an antidote to throwaway consumerism.",
"\u2014 David Owen"
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"a maker of action films",
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"The Padres don\u2019t have as many big names, but Manny Machado and Joe Musgrove are leaders in the MVP and Cy Young races, respectively, and Fernando Tatis Jr. will be a second-half difference- maker . \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 July 2022",
"The Court appoints itself\u2014instead of Congress or the expert agency\u2014the decision- maker on climate policy. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
"There is no one final decision- maker who can ensure that the project scope stays aligned with KPIs and expectations. \u2014 Prateek Chakravarty, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"The court appoints itself \u2013 instead of Congress or the expert agency \u2013 the decision- maker on climate policy. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"The Court appoints itself \u2014 instead of Congress or the expert agency \u2014 the decision- maker on climate policy. \u2014 John D. Sutter, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"The Court appoints itself\u2014instead of Congress or the expert agency\u2014the decision- maker on climate policy. \u2014 Rachel Cleetus, Scientific American , 30 June 2022",
"The Court appoints itself \u2013 instead of Congress or the expert agency \u2013 the decision maker on climate policy. \u2014 John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al , 30 June 2022",
"In June 2021, president of basketball operations Dennis Lindsey resigned his position, after being the team\u2019s top decision- maker since being hired as GM in 2012. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 June 2022"
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": the durable yellowish-brown to reddish-brown usually moderately hard and heavy wood of a West Indian tree ( Swietenia mahagoni ) that is widely used for cabinetwork and fine finish work":[],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the well- to-do booked tickets for a Wagner Palace Car, a serene mahogany and brocade escape from the overflowing second-class and dismal third-class options. \u2014 April White, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
"Featuring Cuban mahogany and rich marbles, the public areas of the hotel are sophisticated, with just the right amount of whimsy. \u2014 Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"The brass and mahogany telescope tube is 16 feet long. \u2014 Dean Regas, The Enquirer , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Rugged accords of Douglas fir and mahogany are enriched with magnetic notes of sandalwood and bergamot to create a truly revitalizing aroma. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Materials include Macassar and carbon fiber on the Rapid (pictured), rosewood on the Malibu and holly and mahogany on the Muskoka. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Constructed of mahogany with a pretty French blue satin finish, the chairs feature high backs, square arms, and angled back legs. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Low ceilings, mahogany wood and in-room cocktail parlors honor the hotel\u2019s history as a Hollywood getaway in the 1950s. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Today the interior looks almost the same as in 1983, when Arthur passed away: parquet floor in the dining room, mahogany paneling, sea-serpent fixtures in the head, floral artwork by L\u00ea Pho personally chosen by Arthur for the four staterooms. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 26 Mar. 2022"
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"origin unknown":""
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"1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ottoman-era archives to create two earring designs and a clutch, all inlaid with wood via the centuries-old practice of marquetry . \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"Indoors, the main level features hardwood floors, some with a restrained marquetry . \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 4 May 2022",
"The company draws influences from past centuries to create modern furniture designs; all made using techniques practiced in carpentry, cabinetmaking, marquetry and upholstery. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Evening purses created by Syrian refugees working in Jordan with traditional wood marquetry and inlay techniques (under the auspices of the non-profit Turquoise Mountain) are uncannily elegant. \u2014 Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Case in point: this exquisite marquetry example used 195 pieces of wood to recreate a design by British artist Alice Shirley that originally appeared on the company\u2019s vaunted neckwear. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The 10-foot-high ceilings have ornate, botanically themed moldings; the walls are wainscoted; and the floors retain their original geometric two-tone marquetry . \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"The dials are assembled using a marquetry technique in a pattern called intarsio that involves assembling 37 mother-of-pearl and blue aventurine micro-elements that are cut and then faceted by hand. \u2014 Carol Besler, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Brazilian designer Silvia Furmanovich\u2019s repertoire includes dramatic designs, like these oversize butterfly earrings, made using the esoteric craft of wood marquetry . \u2014 Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report , 14 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The macula is central to reading, driving and seeing fine details. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The smear across his macula was the injury and inflammation caused by the infection. \u2014 Lisa Sanders, New York Times , 16 June 2021",
"While there\u2019s currently no treatment for macular degeneration, eating healthy diet high in antioxidants (like vitamin C) and quitting smoking both help to support the cells of the macula , according to the American Macular Degeneration Foundation. \u2014 Meghan Rabbitt, Good Housekeeping , 14 Oct. 2021",
"This type is caused by abnormal blood vessels that leak fluid and/or blood into the center part of the retina called the macula , Eichenbaum explains. \u2014 Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, PEOPLE.com , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The macula can be sensitive to blue light, which is emitted from electronic devices such as cellphones, computer monitors and TVs. \u2014 Star Tribune , 29 June 2021",
"But beneath that, Eliott could see another worrisome finding \u2014 under the very center of the macula was a small cluster of abnormal blood vessels. \u2014 Lisa Sanders, New York Times , 16 June 2021",
"Second, in the macula , where most of the seeing takes place, the normally darker red of the vision center was obscured by a smear of yellow-gray material. \u2014 Lisa Sanders, New York Times , 16 June 2021",
"Another region on the retina, called the macula , is where most of the visual receptors are located. \u2014 Lisa Sanders, New York Times , 28 Oct. 2020"
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"To address tree inequities, Lightfoot\u2019s administration isn\u2019t planning on having the mayor stroll down every city block. \u2014 Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Both lawsuits maintain the officers lives were put in danger after the former mayor identified them publicly, with Brosnan leaving the state in fear for his life. \u2014 Jozsef Papp, ajc , 11 June 2022",
"After the Civil War, Doane was appointed mayor in Yazoo City Mississippi in 1867. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 11 June 2022",
"Johnson, Milwaukee's first Black mayor , will serve as the grand marshal for the celebrations. \u2014 Hannah Hernandez, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"More:3 months after Kentucky tornadoes, Mayfield mayor shares stories of hardship and heroics South Hopkins Water District Superintendent Jon Blalock lost his house to the tornado and began to rebuild in March. \u2014 Lauren Craddock, The Courier-Journal , 10 June 2022",
"Santa Claus, a Democratic socialist and current mayor pro tem of North Pole, Alaska, came in fourth in the poll. \u2014 Aaron Navarro, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"The eastern city of Severodonetsk, the locus of the Russian war effort, is under such intense bombardment that evacuation is impossible for the roughly 10,000 civilians trapped there, its mayor said Thursday. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"Only a little more than 23% of voters turned out in the 2013 contest that elected Garcetti mayor . \u2014 James Raineystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022"
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"Others reckon this should measure the whole process of manufacture , materials, use and recycling for a lifetime measure of CO2. \u2014 Neil Winton, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"But the vaccines \u2014 their development, manufacture , and widespread uptake \u2014 have been a massive success. \u2014 Christopher M. Worsham And Anupam B. Jena, STAT , 14 Apr. 2022",
"In addition to eliminating criminal penalties for the manufacture , distribution or possession of marijuana, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act would provide for the regulation and taxation of legal cannabis sales. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The manufacture , import and export of cosmetics with over 1 ppm mercury is also prohibited under the global treaty. \u2014 Meera Senthilingam, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Cobb now oversees design, manufacture , testing and assembly of the rocket for the Artemis program, scheduled to take astronauts back to the moon for the first time since the Apollo program. \u2014 al , 5 Mar. 2022",
"The Senate passed a couple of new gun-control measures, including one to ban the manufacture , sale or possession of plastic firearms, which cannot be detected by traditional screening devices. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Last September, India announced Production Linked Incentives for manufacture of electric vehicles, including financial incentives such as tax breaks and cheaper rentals and discounted electricity charges linked to volumes of production. \u2014 Biman Mukherji, Fortune , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Under Newsom\u2019s proposal, private citizens could sue to stop the manufacture , sale or distribution of assault weapons or ghost gun kits or parts. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That new law also adds subsidies to promote carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology at plants that both manufacture and burn wood pellets. \u2014 Eric Niiler, Wired , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Wednesday evening, Cadillac announced that GM plans to manufacture the Celestiq, first teased in early 2021, at the Center. \u2014 Sasha Richie, Car and Driver , 16 June 2022",
"My days consisted of recording bombastic diatribes at his studio in Austin, Texas, or traveling the world to embellish, misrepresent and manufacture stories to suit his biases. \u2014 Josh Owens, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"Winthrop discussed that In a country where only 3% of apparel brands manufacture their clothes domestically, American Giant remains an anomaly since its products are sourced and manufactured entirely in the United States. \u2014 Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Jeans maker Levi Strauss developed a low-cost respirator design that the company says any garment producer can manufacture , while start-up Air Flo Labs uses three-dimensional facial scans to ensure its Flo Mask Pro is tailored to a wearer\u2019s face. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 9 June 2022",
"Rivera visited a facility where workers manufacture COVID-19 rapid tests. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"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",
"Novavax had planned for factories around the world to manufacture its vaccine, but the company had trouble scaling up production and was slow to demonstrate that its process met FDA standards. \u2014 Rebecca Robbins, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022"
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"made the deed over to his daughter",
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"Most notably, iOS 16 may give the Lock Screen a makeover . \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 6 June 2022",
"Give it a travel-ready makeover with a great pair of sneakers and a hands-free crossbody bag. \u2014 Vogue , 20 May 2022",
"Leave it to Ellis Brooklyn to give the fruity floral genre a modern makeover . \u2014 Celia Shatzman, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Take, for example, the Spanish bridal brand Pronovias, which is offering to give wedding dresses a makeover for free. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"One big reason is Buffett's ongoing commitment to the energy sector, even as other high-profile investors try to give their portfolios a green makeover . \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Give the papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 crafts of your childhood a stylish makeover . \u2014 Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 Apr. 2022",
"His family, friends and various community members worked in secret to give him the game room makeover . \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Cariuma is all about creating comfortable shoes that are not only good looking, but also good for the environment \u2014 and one of those styles is a best-selling skate shoe that just got a major makeover . \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022"
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"examples":[
"You can purchase the books by mail order .",
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"During the Covid-19 pandemic, many high-risk individuals with Medicare opted to fill their prescriptions via mail order . \u2014 David Haass, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"The practical style, inspired by the Arts & Crafts movement started in Britain, was also one of the most popular kit homes purchased via by mail order , shipped and assembled on site. \u2014 Alina Dizik, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"But all lobster is sourced from, and for their mail order division, shipped directly from, Maine. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"The book was not available anywhere else, commercially or otherwise, in shops or by mail order . \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 22 Mar. 2022",
"In the beginning, the company had a two-page, black-and-white mail order form with a few replacement parts and accessories for Corvettes. \u2014 Shep Hyken, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Floyd did mail order but also volunteered at MRR and was very knowledgeable of that whole DIY realm. \u2014 Josh Chesler, SPIN , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Scattered around the apartment were other weapons in various stages of manufacture and weapon components apparently obtained by mail order from elsewhere in the country. \u2014 Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Zingerman's mail order also has Hanukkah gift packages from a (Better than) Bubbe's Sweet Treats Gift Box to the Jewish Deli Care Package. \u2014 Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 3 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The main chance to get damp will be in the afternoon, so carry an umbrella and guarantee you won\u2019t get rained on! \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The going is good before that, though, with the main chance of any rain focused on tonight. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Barker\u2019s novels paint the Greek queen as a cool customer with an eye on the main chance and few illusions about either men or women. \u2014 Daniel Mendelsohn, The New Yorker , 18 Oct. 2021",
"The main chance of thunderstorms today will come late in the day for our western counties. \u2014 Dallas News , 28 Sep. 2021",
"The only way to accelerate access to space would be for private-sector firms to tackle it, and pursue the main chance on their own terms. \u2014 Clive Thompson, The New Republic , 3 Dec. 2020",
"Harris has always had an eye for where the main chance was, and the deepest pockets. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 13 Aug. 2020",
"The main chance for rain will be in northeast Texas. \u2014 Dallas News , 11 July 2020",
"The main chance of showers and storms this weekend will be across Southeast Texas. \u2014 Dallas News , 27 July 2019"
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"noun"
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"\u02c8man-i-k\u0259n",
"\u02c8ma-ni-k\u0259n"
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"the store has manikins so lifelike that they have startled me on more than one occasion",
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 1512, Spanish mercenaries made matchwood of Tuscan defenses, the republic fell and the Medici returned. \u2014 Edmund Fawcett, New York Times , 16 June 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
"1786, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"idiom"
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"We may not get another chance, so we need to make the best of this opportunity."
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"( British ) We're trying to make the best of a bad job ."
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"adjective"
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"first_known_use":{
"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184608"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the price at which something can be sold : the price that buyers are willing to pay for something":[
"determining the car's market value",
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"noun"
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"Spanish mamey , from Taino":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185224"
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"type":[
"idiom"
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"definitions":{
": to destroy, ruin, or defeat (someone or something) in a very thorough and complete way":[
"Last year's champions have been making mincemeat of the competition again this year."
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"type":[
"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
"ancient kingdom of India including Bihar south of the Ganges River":[]
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"\u02c8m\u0259-g\u0259-d\u0259",
"\u02c8m\u00e4-"
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"verb"
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"\u2014 Cassanova Womack",
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"\u2014 Lenny Rosado"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a marshal of Scotland \u2014 compare earl marischal":[]
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"noun"
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"\u2014 David Halberstam"
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"a massive boson"
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"\u02c8ma-siv"
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"The fort had massive walls.",
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"You can find a massive amount of information on the Internet.",
"The stunt received massive publicity.",
"a massive collection of baseball cards",
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"The Steve Miller Band has amassed an impressive number of FM radio hits over the years, and the massive crowd at the BMO Harris Pavilion Friday night was clamoring to hear all of them. \u2014 Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
"The former firefighter, who worked on response efforts for the massive and deadly Carr Fire in 2018, says mental health challenges are common for those who work in the industry for a long time. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 18 June 2022",
"But the night the Stanley Cup made its visit, Aug. 17, 1997, the massive crowd celebrated without an incident. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
"Sometimes, lasting changes come through strategic, incremental steps versus one massive change. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Story of design visionary Bruce Mau and his ever-optimistic push for massive change. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2022",
"Videos shared online showed a massive crowd of hundreds near the Metropol Building on Friday night, with lights shining on its facade. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 28 May 2022",
"From boho to disco, the \u201870s decade of massive social change serves up the perfect inspiration for today. \u2014 Damon Johnstun, oregonlive , 26 May 2022",
"Despite the Texas Republican rhetoric that wind and solar are unreliable, Texas has a massive and growing fleet of renewables. \u2014 Ella Nilsen, CNN , 14 June 2022"
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"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
"island of the Philippines in the Sibuyan Sea south of Luzon; chief town Boac area 355 square miles (923 square kilometers), population 173,715":[]
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"\u02ccma-r\u0259n-\u02c8d\u00fc-(\u02cc)k\u0101",
"\u02ccm\u00e4r-\u0113n-"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or being a stationary magnetic field":[]
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"There is no magic bullet to fix our educational system.",
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"The Americans aren\u2019t typically expecting to find a magic bullet that makes their skis the best in the field, said Baucom, the U.S. team\u2019s head of glide waxing in Zhangjiakou. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Still, economists say government spending isn\u2019t a magic bullet for Russia. \u2014 Alexander Osipovich, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"So, the point is, raising wages isn\u2019t the magic bullet that will prevent your best and brightest employees from leaving. \u2014 Gregg Ward, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"But heading into the May Democratic primary, Schrader's incumbency is proving no magic bullet . \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
"Diversification isn't a magic bullet : there isn't always somewhere to hide when the markets are down. \u2014 Kristin Mckenna, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"There is no magic bullet or secret formula to getting unstuck. \u2014 Caroline Castrillon, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"Still, researchers and regulators have cautioned that the newest pills might not be a magic bullet for reducing the harm the virus causes. \u2014 Matt Grossman, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Of course, this isn\u2019t a magic bullet but rather an ongoing series of commitments made and faithfully carried out over time. \u2014 Mark C. Perna, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021"
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"\u02c8maks-\u02ccwel",
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mercury seems to harbor an intrinsic magnetic field while the Mars, Moon and Venus have none. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 16 Oct. 2021",
"But, on Mars, that crucial magnetic field is mostly missing. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 21 May 2022",
"Solar Orbiter also captured a movie of an active area on the sun where the magnetic field releases loops that rise int the atmosphere. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"The information from the quakes has allowed scientists to measure the depth and composition of Mars\u2019 crust, mantle and core, and InSight has recorded invaluable weather data and studied remnants of Mars\u2019 ancient magnetic field . \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 18 May 2022",
"The atoms in a magnetic material like iron or nickel each have something called a magnetic moment, which is basically a tiny individual magnetic field . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 11 Nov. 2021",
"There is also a magnetometer that will measure and map any remnants of a magnetic field . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Earth is surrounded by a magnetic field generated by electric currents from within the planet. \u2014 Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Stern and Gerlach expected the silver atoms in their beam to act like tiny bar magnets and therefore to react to a magnetic field . \u2014 Davide Castelvecchi, Scientific American , 8 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The collective behind Stockholm niche perfumery Stora Skuggan attempts to bottle the mystery, and its blend of immortelle, fig leaf, and malt sugar is appropriately enigmatic. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 20 Aug. 2021",
"The second is disaccharides, which are just two of these single sugar molecules linked together: sucrose, or table sugar (glucose + fructose); lactose, or milk sugar (glucose + galactose); and maltose, or malt sugar (glucose + glucose). \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 24 June 2019"
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Harry is, by all accounts, a guy's guy, a man's man , a role model for masculinity. \u2014 John Duffy, CNN , 9 Mar. 2021",
"Performances by Musgraves, Clark, Ballerini, McBryde, Ell, Lillie Mae and the rest of their Stagecoach sisters in rhyme helped remind festivalgoers that today's country music isn't strictly a man's man 's man's world. \u2014 Randy Lewis, latimes.com , 30 Apr. 2018",
"The worker shouted at the man, then climbed the ladder the man stood on, pulling at the man's man 's leg. \u2014 Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 27 Oct. 2017",
"Swanson was a man's man , and Offerman shares almost all these burly traits. \u2014 Steve Heisler, Chicago Reader , 15 Sep. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another becomes the incus bone that connects the malleus to the stapes. \u2014 David George Haskell, Wired , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The smallest bones are inside your ear, and they are known as the hammer ( malleus ), stirrup (stapes), and anvil (incus). \u2014 Jason Bittel, Washington Post , 20 Oct. 2019",
"The auditory ossicles of the middle ear \u2013 the malleus , incus and stapes \u2013 are the tiniest bones in the human body. \u2014 Emily Matchar, Smithsonian , 18 Dec. 2017"
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"the officious mandarins in the motor vehicles department refused to let me renew my license without all of the required forms",
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"Orange, lemon and mandarin trees that continue to bear fruit all these decades later. \u2014 Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"This warm and spicy fragrance oozes aromatics of fresh and juicy Italian mandarin , spicy gingerbread accord, warm cedarwood, and a twist of pineapple all housed in a luxurious bottle adorned in Valentino\u2019s iconic rock-stud detailing. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"These include top notes of bergamot, Italian green mandarin and diva lavender from France; middle notes of Turkish rose and sage heart; and base notes of Haitian vetiver and bourbon geranium from Madagascar. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Housed in a gorgeous golden glass bottle are citrus notes of Italian mandarin and bergamot that are bright, sunny, and perfect for warmer weather. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Cassirer was laid to rest in a Jewish cemetery in Paramus, New Jersey\u2014a destination the German mandarin could never have imagined. \u2014 Adam Kirsch, The New York Review of Books , 8 Apr. 2021",
"Cassirer was laid to rest in a Jewish cemetery in Paramus, New Jersey\u2014a destination the German mandarin could never have imagined. \u2014 Adam Kirsch, The New York Review of Books , 8 Apr. 2021",
"Cassirer was laid to rest in a Jewish cemetery in Paramus, New Jersey\u2014a destination the German mandarin could never have imagined. \u2014 Adam Kirsch, The New York Review of Books , 8 Apr. 2021",
"Cassirer was laid to rest in a Jewish cemetery in Paramus, New Jersey\u2014a destination the German mandarin could never have imagined. \u2014 Adam Kirsch, The New York Review of Books , 8 Apr. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The sweet-and-sour fish is Cuban pargo (red snapper), not mandarin fish. \u2014 The Economist , 14 Sep. 2019"
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"Portuguese mandarim , from Malay m\u0115nt\u0115ri , from Sanskrit mantrin counselor, from mantra counsel \u2014 more at mantra":"Noun"
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"The other difference is, if the planet is big enough, magnesium oxide \u2014 which is another component of the mantle \u2014 can undergo that phase transition. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 15 June 2021",
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"In reality, the maldistribution of income across the races can supply a good part of the answer to this quandary. \u2014 Adolph Reed Jr., The New Republic , 29 June 2020",
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"Here, the spread of ADMs goes from $3,000 all the way to a $20,000 markup at a Floridia Kia dealership, with just one dealership (in Colorado) not asking anything extra. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"The outcry from the community and disagreement with the magistrate's court decision led the Washtenaw County prosecutor's office to file an emergency motion to cancel Le-Nguyen's bond. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2021",
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"The outcry from the community and disagreement with the magistrate's court decision led the Washtenaw County prosecutor's office to file an emergency motion to cancel Le-Nguyen's bond. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2021",
"The outcry from the community and disagreement with the magistrate's court decision led the Washtenaw County prosecutor's office to file an emergency motion to cancel Le-Nguyen's bond. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2021",
"The outcry from the community and disagreement with the magistrate's court decision led the Washtenaw County prosecutor's office to file an emergency motion to cancel Le-Nguyen's bond. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2021"
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"Vanya being a lousy marksman , the play doesn\u2019t veer into tragedy. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Catherine says her husband was a marksman and a gun expert. \u2014 CBS News , 7 May 2022",
"The 6-8 transfer from Oklahoma continues to be a 3-point marksman in the NCAA Tournament, and his outside shooting and ability to stretch the floor will be meaningful against Kansas. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"Moore urges those struggling with sleep to include more magnesium in their diets. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 June 2022",
"Coconut water is abundant in several electrolytes including potassium, sodium and magnesium . \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
"The lucrative extraction of magnesium and other minerals from the lake could stop. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"This shampoo also contains ginger oil, which is full of minerals such as magnesium , phosphorus and potassium, which support blood flow to the scalp, promote hair growth and prevent the hair from thinning. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Additionally, hemp seeds are chock-full of vitamins and minerals like magnesium , calcium, iron, vitamin E, phosphorus, and potassium. \u2014 Joey Skladany, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 June 2022",
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"The residue contained sulfur and mercury, as well as magnesium , nitrates, phosphorus, calcium (possibly derived from calcium oxide, a component of Greek fire), lead, and iron. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022",
"In Saratoga Spa State Park, bike or walk your way around the verdant acres to sample the many springs, which contain iron, magnesium , calcium, potassium, and more. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure , 13 Feb. 2022"
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"There, slabs of marble are delicately inlaid with stones like lapis, malachite , jasper, and amethyst. \u2014 Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
"Having always loved the organic look and saturated colors of hard stones like malachite and turquoise, McHugh combined hardstones with diamonds and colored gemstones for this realm of designs. \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 15 Sep. 2021",
"Pieces of lapis lazuli, malachite or onyx are carved into shapes to fit as overlays onto the bridges, plates and bezels, or to serve as indexes. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 10 June 2021",
"The band of malachite surrounding the tourbillon and set into the hour disk is a variation on previous models. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 8 July 2021",
"The dining room was vaulted for dramatic effect, with stucco and intricate moldings layered on top to provide space for faux malachite in ocher frames. \u2014 Cynthia Frank, ELLE Decor , 22 Apr. 2021",
"According to Bulgari, each stone has its own special lore: black onyx serves as a protective shield and conduit to inner strength; lapis lazuli represents honor and possibility; green malachite is known as a stone of transformation. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 10 June 2021",
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"In addition to the customization options, premium hardware will be available through the Southern design duo Addison Weeks, who are known for incorporating gemstones like malachite and rose quartz into their pieces. \u2014 Bebe Howorth, ELLE Decor , 24 Apr. 2020"
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"Farley later said that the rock appears to have formed when crystals grew and subsequently settled in a slow-colling magma . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"According to the Guardian, scientists already knew of a large magma chamber. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 24 Apr. 2015",
"As gases start to build up pressure, the magma becomes unstable. \u2014 Richard Galant, CNN , 23 Jan. 2022",
"As gases start to build up pressure, the magma becomes unstable. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
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"The silver currency provided stability, a quality much prized by the mandarinate . \u2014 Edward Chancellor, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2021"
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"One of Esquivel's co-workers told police Esquivel was a machinist . \u2014 Julie E. Greene, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"From 1910-12 while based in Little Rock, Buis worked stints as a pipefitter, a machinist and a steam engine mechanic in the U.S. Canal Zone in Panama. \u2014 Celia Storey, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
"And in another case, federal agents intercepted three silencers shipped from China to the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, home that Joseph P. Berger, 33, a machinist and Navy veteran, shared with his parents. \u2014 Joshua Eaton, NBC News , 13 May 2022",
"Born in Connecticut, Sienda rambled around the country working on boats in Louisiana and as a machinist before driving a van to Alaska more than 20 years ago to settle. \u2014 Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
"Laurent, Victoria, Giulia, and Colin are all on their way their way to becoming an engineer, machinist , nurse, and teacher. \u2014 Shirley Macfarland, cleveland , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Anne-Marie Baker, the daughter of James Charles Baker Jr., a Lockheed-Martin machinist , and his wife, Shirley Baker, a Sinai Hospital payroll worker, was born in Baltimore and raised on Greenwood Avenue in Overlea. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"Enterprise team editor Kristina Davis, Saturday editor Lyndsay Winkley, managing editor Lora Cicalo, and editor and publisher Jeff Light discuss how the Union-Tribune covers live events, protests and demonstrations. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
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"In a recent CBS Evening News segment, anchor and managing editor Norah O\u2019Donnell interviewed four West Point cadets who will study at the University of Oxford this fall as Rhodes scholars. \u2014 Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"Vicky Ho, a key editor at the Anchorage Daily News for several years, has been named managing editor , Editor David Hulen said Thursday. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Editorial and opinion director Matthew T. Hall, managing editor Lora Cicalo and editor and publisher Jeff Light discuss the Union-Tribune\u2019s stance on receiving awards from advocacy groups. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
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"This is the 30th year of the festival, where guests can taste maple syrup and learn about maple sugar houses. \u2014 courant.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Faroe Island salmon, Cajun chicken alfredo and fried brussels sprouts with maple sugar and pecorino cheese. \u2014 Don Stacom, courant.com , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Be sure to use unsweetened cocoa powder; swapping out the benne seeds with sesame seeds and maple sugar with light brown sugar is fine. \u2014 Nicole Taylor, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Oct. 2021",
"The hotel's dining is anchored by Daniel Boulud's elevated take on Mediterranean food, Maison Bouloud, while the full-service spa includes special treatments like a maple sugar massage. \u2014 Liz Cantrell, Travel + Leisure , 8 Sep. 2021",
"The sun was lighting up the old maple sugar farm\u2014and small huts where the goats were living. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 28 June 2021",
"The North Blend mixes salt with organic maple sugar , cinnamon, and orange peel ($28 for a 5-ounce jar and spoon). \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2021",
"The sap from maple trees proved a sweet treat for early American settlers who learned from Native Americans how to boil it to make maple sugar , beer, molasses and of course famously topping our waffles and pancakes with syrup. \u2014 John Kuntz, cleveland , 20 Mar. 2021",
"Take a maple sugar hike: Who knew a hike could be so sweet. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 27 Feb. 2021"
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"The roots of that victory were planted in 2015, when Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, became the Senate majority leader and led his party in a sustained campaign to deny President Barack Obama the opportunity to appoint federal judges. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"The roots of that victory were planted in 2015, when Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, became the Senate majority leader and led his party in a sustained campaign to deny President Barack Obama the opportunity to appoint federal judges. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
"The word on Capitol Hill is that Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer has now promised Klobuchar that her antitrust bill, which takes aim at Big Tech, will get a floor vote later this month. \u2014 Robert H. Bork Jr., National Review , 17 June 2022",
"Some Democrats, including Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, have urged Biden to cancel student debt altogether, while other have simply asked for another extension on the moratorium while lawmakers work to reform the system. \u2014 Courtney Vinopal, Quartz , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The man featured in the video is heard threatening top Democrats, including Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader , and Representatives Jerrold Nadler and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, all of New York. \u2014 Luke Broadwater, New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"The man featured in the video is heard threatening top Democrats, including Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader , and Representatives Jerrold Nadler and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez \u2014 all of New York. \u2014 Luke Broadwater, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Recall Eric Cantor, the House majority leader , who was taken down by Tea Party upstart Dave Brat in 2014 \u2014 the first time in history that a sitting House leader had lost in a primary. \u2014 Arjun Singh, National Review , 14 June 2022",
"Her view finds an echo with Mike Schultz, the House majority leader . \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 13 May 2022"
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"It's topped with chocolate malt frosting and sprinkled with pieces of malted milk balls. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Aug. 2021",
"That ties back to Horlick\u2019s (a former malted milk business in Racine). \u2014 Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 July 2021",
"The Milky Way candy bar was born in the North Loop in 1923 when Frank Mars and his son, Forrest, came up with an idea to create a candy bar that tasted like a malted milk shake, said Anderson. \u2014 David Chanen, Star Tribune , 4 June 2021",
"Add the flour, malted milk powder and salt and whisk slowly until everything is combined, then whisk more vigorously until the batter is very thick, a full 45 seconds. \u2014 Staff Reports Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 21 Oct. 2020",
"Executive pastry chef Thomas Gorczyca\u2019s winning dish was malted milk chocolate nitrogen ice cream in waffle cones with hazelnut praline layer cake. \u2014 Candace Jordan, chicagotribune.com , 12 Dec. 2019",
"Sift remaining 1 tablespoon malted milk powder over the top. \u2014 Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 Dec. 2019",
"Gonzalez\u2019s desserts are feasts for the eyes: One of malted milk chocolate custard with Calvados-poached pears and cocoa-nib praline ice cream practically prances across the plate. \u2014 Devra First, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Jan. 2018",
"This past Christmas, Gonzalez sold cheese straws, malted milk balls and pecan logs in 25 stores. \u2014 Michelle Matthews, AL.com , 29 Mar. 2018"
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"Instead, female bonobos forge a formidable sisterhood -- all with the use of grooming and mutual masturbation to regulate tension and promote cooperation. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 12 June 2022",
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"Other masturbation techniques to try include using a vibrator. \u2014 Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"Grace and Frankie build a business based on vaginal dryness (treated by Frankie\u2019s yam lube) and the painful relationship between arthritis and masturbation (solved by an ergonomically correct vibrator). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"And rates of masturbation have increased during the pandemic, according to Susan Milstein, co-author of Human Sexuality: Making Informed Decisions. \u2014 Carolyn Barber, Scientific American , 9 Mar. 2022",
"He was reportedly blacklisted from the Emmys for telling jokes at the 1991 ceremony about masturbation and Pee-wee Herman actor Paul Reubens\u2019s arrest for indecent exposure; the bit was censored for West Coast audiences. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Agencies have a macro view of the marketing landscape, which is critical as the digital marketing ecosystem can be a lot for one person or a small team to stay on top of. \u2014 Justin Turner, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Still, the details about party switchers present a dire warning for Democrats who were already concerned about the macro effects shaping the political landscape this fall. \u2014 Steve Peoples And Aaron Kessler, Chron , 27 June 2022",
"The first thing that Matt did was give Brent a detailed nutrition breakdown with specific macro splits that changed on a weekly basis to reflect his progress. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 26 June 2022",
"Hear from the top minds in technology as the program focuses on macro and micro issues. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
"And now, my chat with macro economists, Julia Coronado. \u2014 James Brown, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The macro environment didn\u2019t stop a group of Boston executives from joining some 17,000 people at Consensus 2022, one of the largest crypto conferences, last week. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"The plot, on a macro level, is simple: America's intelligence apparatus is devouring itself. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
"Our industry is in a very challenging macro environment -- right now. \u2014 Clare Duffy And Catherine Thorbecke, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This is not his usual macro -history but a slim volume, fewer than two hundred pages, outlining both the virtues and the major critiques of liberalism, and suggesting principles for its preservation. \u2014 Krithika Varagur, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
"In addition to macro , Shopify faces high investment costs for the Shopify Fulfillment Network (SFN) coupled with the unknowns around the company\u2019s growth rate now that the economy is reopened. \u2014 Beth Kindig, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"That is part of my goal and part of my role in editing \u2014 to take both the macro and the micro view of fairness and to look at the story in its totality. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
"These include coming up with go-to meals that enable him to hit his macro and calorie targets, going for a 30-minute morning walk, carving out 30 minutes each evening for a workout, and trying to get a minimum of 7 hours of sleep. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 7 June 2022",
"So the company had been charged in January in Lakewood muni court with a failure to secure a proper permit and macro pleaded, no contest in April. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
"Equities, global macro and multi-strategy were the only strategies to record net inflows, with multi-strategy funds bringing in the most at $1.3 billion in net inflows. \u2014 Jacob Wolinsky, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"One-touch access to things like switching scenes, adjusting volume levels, or launching media or a gaming macro can be a lifesaver in the stressful world of live video, and the laptop even makes the controls usable if the clamshell is shut. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 23 May 2022",
"Different departments within the Chinese government are sending varied messages about the state of the tech crackdown, says Bruce Pang, head of macro and strategy research at China Renaissance Securities. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 6 May 2022"
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"borrowed from Greek makro-, combining form of makr\u00f3s \"long, tall, high, large\" \u2014 more at meager":"Combining form"
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"There, slabs of marble are delicately inlaid with stones like lapis, malachite , jasper, and amethyst. \u2014 Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
"Having always loved the organic look and saturated colors of hard stones like malachite and turquoise, McHugh combined hardstones with diamonds and colored gemstones for this realm of designs. \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 15 Sep. 2021",
"Pieces of lapis lazuli, malachite or onyx are carved into shapes to fit as overlays onto the bridges, plates and bezels, or to serve as indexes. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 10 June 2021",
"The band of malachite surrounding the tourbillon and set into the hour disk is a variation on previous models. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 8 July 2021",
"The dining room was vaulted for dramatic effect, with stucco and intricate moldings layered on top to provide space for faux malachite in ocher frames. \u2014 Cynthia Frank, ELLE Decor , 22 Apr. 2021",
"According to Bulgari, each stone has its own special lore: black onyx serves as a protective shield and conduit to inner strength; lapis lazuli represents honor and possibility; green malachite is known as a stone of transformation. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 10 June 2021",
"All throughout the house, both actual malachite and fabric versions of it can be found on numerous pillows, tablecloths, carpets, walls, plates, and furniture. \u2014 Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful , 24 Sep. 2020",
"In addition to the customization options, premium hardware will be available through the Southern design duo Addison Weeks, who are known for incorporating gemstones like malachite and rose quartz into their pieces. \u2014 Bebe Howorth, ELLE Decor , 24 Apr. 2020"
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"But when workers take advantage of the manager\u2019s kindly nature to malinger or disrupt operations, the entire business is threatened. \u2014 Bill Conerly, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"The decision against Robert Krebs came after a psychologist determined Krebs didn\u2019t have a mental illness or cognitive impairment and was instead malingering to avoid prosecution for the robbery last year in Tucson. \u2014 Jacques Billeaud, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2019",
"On Monday, prosecutor Stuart Silberg said Ms. Ortega could have been malingering , or faking her psychiatric state. \u2014 Corinne Ramey, WSJ , 31 July 2017",
"The question is obviously especially consequential when deeming a person malingering means they could be put to death. \u2014 James Hamblin, The Atlantic , 5 May 2017"
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"As her boyfriend and son worked frantically to help the man , who was unresponsive, Silva cradled the child, who kept asking if his parents were OK. \u2014 Shawn Hubler, BostonGlobe.com , 5 July 2022",
"For reasons that remained unclear to the police Monday evening, officials said a young man had climbed onto a rooftop with a rifle and begun firing into a sea of families in lawn chairs who were celebrating Independence Day. \u2014 New York Times , 4 July 2022",
"The young man pored over his magazine collection and settled on a Peugeot 604. \u2014 Brendan Mcaleer, Car and Driver , 3 July 2022",
"The movie, directed by Emma Holly Jones, tells the story of Jeremy Malcolm (played by Sop\u00e9 D\u00ecr\u00eds\u00f9), a young man who recently came into his fortune and is searching for a wife. \u2014 Adam Rathe, Town & Country , 1 July 2022",
"Tragically, we are once again faced with a young man , with his life before him, gone too soon. \u2014 Marin Scott, NBC News , 1 July 2022",
"Judy Hill, president of the Akron chapter of the NAACP, said the family, friends and community need answers as to why a young man had to lose his life over a traffic equipment violation. \u2014 Kaylee Remington, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, filmmaker Carter Smith's new movie Swallowed (which screened at the recent Overlook Festival) concerns a young gay man whose attempt to smuggle drugs goes horribly awry. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 30 June 2022",
"Watabe will play Kentaro, an intelligent, creative and curious young man who wants to learn more about his revered yet mysterious father. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 June 2022",
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"And to support the participating chefs who don\u2019t have the workers to man their booths this year, students from Grossmont College\u2019s culinary program will be helping out. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
"So the idea was to man up everywhere and just to be spare in the back. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Police departments provided officers, without charge, to man the tip lines. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Liftoff is scheduled for 11:17 a.m. Friday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida as the crew will man a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, that will be taken into orbit on top of one of SpaceX's 230-foot-tall Falcon 9 rockets. \u2014 Wayne Baker, The Enquirer , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Shortly before the season began, Gabrione received an email from freshman goalie John Trontz\u2019s family who had just moved into town asking if the team needed someone to man the nets. \u2014 Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"And taking into account the total package, Milwaukee went into this past offseason feeling confident that Ur\u00edas could continue to man third base moving forward while also taking advantage of his ability to play shortstop and second base when needed. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The Bulls are relying on a rookie point guard and a 6-foot-5 backup power forward to man their starting lineup. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 15 Mar. 2022"
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"That\u2019s a lot of mouths to feed and coats to brush and manure to shovel. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 17 Nov. 2020",
"At Heligan, the soil was manured , aerated, and assiduously double dug for centuries; plants must have been queuing at the gates. \u2014 Charlotte Mendelson, The New Yorker , 2 Aug. 2019",
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"The place smelled of manure , urine, and uneaten feed. \u2014 Andr\u00e9 Alexis, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
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"Their atrocious human deeds are, to paraphrase a famous fictional atheist, the manure for our future harmony. \u2014 James Wood, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Alternately, the best organic fertilizers for grass get their nutrients from natural sources, like compost, manure , bone meal, and even seaweed. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 May 2022",
"The document links Kinnard's operations to the test results, especially the overapplication of manure on fields in the area. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2022",
"McCrory is also playing in the ad wars -- in a new ad released on Monday, the former governor is posing next to a wheelbarrow full of manure with Budd's image hovering above the pile, surrounded by flies. \u2014 Byrick Klein,averi Harper, ABC News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Pastures that are overcrowded and not properly cleared of manure are prime breeding grounds for parasites. \u2014 Drew F. Lawrence And Katie Bo Lillis, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022"
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"One, her beautiful graduation presentation outfit\u2014a mandarin collar jacket, high-waist trousers and sash belt, all in gold tones. \u2014 Tomris Laffly, Variety , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Also popularized by British celebrities was Mr. Cardin\u2019s Nehru jacket, a hip-length coat with a mandarin collar inspired by his travels to India and Pakistan. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Dec. 2020",
"The Spice Girl opted for a deep navy blue dress with a mandarin collar , clasped with small silver buckle for Meghan and Harry's nuptials. \u2014 Alex Warner, Marie Claire , 24 May 2018",
"There are four pieces at launch: a mandarin collar tunic, a classic tee, an apron dress, and a midi-length wrap skirt. \u2014 Andrea Cheng, Glamour , 24 Apr. 2018",
"Beckham\u2019s light blue top felt like a refreshing alternative to the mandarin collar shirting the designer usually sports with slouchy trousers or slick suiting. \u2014 Edward Barsamian, Vogue , 22 Sep. 2017",
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"The curve describing the magnetization does not have any breaks and is, in the language of mathematics, continuous. \u2014 New York Times , 5 July 2022",
"Several clips claimed that the magnetization was proof that the vaccines were, in fact, microchipping people. \u2014 Erin Corbett, refinery29.com , 10 June 2021",
"An external magnetic field would normally tend to align all the atomic bar magnets in the same direction, but in the case of a skyrmion, the magnetization of the atoms is arrayed in a twisted vortex. \u2014 Ron Cowen, Scientific American , 8 Aug. 2013",
"Different mineral populations acquire their magnetization at different temperatures. \u2014 Craig Robert Martin, The Conversation , 2 Nov. 2020",
"Researchers studying magnetization discovered that renormalization wasn\u2019t about infinities at all. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 17 Sep. 2020",
"Proximity increases the possibility of magnetization . \u2014 Rachel Felder, New York Times , 1 May 2020",
"Watch magnetization is easy to diagnose at home: Place your watch near a compass. \u2014 Rachel Felder, New York Times , 1 May 2020",
"When hit by lightning, these rocks would undergo a process called isothermal remanent magnetization (IRM), which altered their magnetic properties. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 6 Aug. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The music industry largely stopped cutting performances directly to disc 70 years ago, with the advent of magnetic tape . \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
"The prior two articles focused on storage devices (media) including magnetic tape , HDDs and SSDs. \u2014 Tom Coughlin, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Oelze bought an Echoplex \u2014 a machine that uses magnetic tape to add delay to a sound \u2014 and ran Auldridge\u2019s Dobro guitar through it. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"Early devices yielded only limited information and were far less shock-resistant than modern versions, which use solid-state memory devices to record the data rather than the magnetic tape spools used on old versions. \u2014 Benedikt Kammel, Bloomberg.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Beyond taking up loads of space, your old VHS recordings rely on magnetic tape that is known to deteriorate over time. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Just a few years prior, magnetic tape data was read mechanically. \u2014 Ryan Larry, Rolling Stone , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Its information density far exceeds what\u2019s possible with storage media like magnetic tape or optical discs. \u2014 Paul Overberg And, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2021",
"The first blog focused on developments and projections for magnetic recording (HDDs and magnetic tape ). \u2014 Tom Coughlin, Forbes , 30 Dec. 2021"
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"\u2014 Derek Thompson",
"The maker space , which opened last year, houses equipment and tools like laser cutters, 3D printers, a woodworking shop and more for members to utilize to create or repair items.",
"\u2014 Colin Slark"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In his battles against these forces, readers watch Sung \u2013 dubbed the weakest hunter of all mankind \u2013 transform into one of the strongest hunters in existence. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 4 July 2022",
"The discoveries in the cave have been at the center of debates on the origin of mankind for over 70 years. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 3 July 2022",
"The Pulitzer Prize\u2013winning play tells the story of all mankind through the Antrobuses in New Jersey, reimagined here as a Black family. \u2014 Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Apartheid states are beyond the pale, the modern version of hostis humani generis, enemy of all mankind . \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Catherine sought protection from smallpox, that scourge of the world that, through the ingenuity of science and social persuasion, became the first\u2014and still the only\u2014disease to have been eradicated by the interventions of mankind . \u2014 Catherine Ostler, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"In the Bible, one of God\u2019s first punishments of mankind . \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"The kinship between mankind and fowls of the air has long been expressed through music. \u2014 Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 June 2022",
"The government takes heed of his art and so does Lang Dotrice (Speedman), the mysterious leader of a shady group wanting to use Saul as a way to normalize this new stage of mankind 's evolution while others fight to keep the status quo. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The team\u2019s method involved removing the nucleus from a Scottish Blackface sheep\u2019s egg cell and electroshocking it with a mammary gland cell from a Finn Dorset sheep to enable the two to fuse. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"In 1996, researchers at the Roslin Institute cloned a cell taken from the mammary gland of a 6-year-old Finn Dorset sheep and an egg cell taken from a Scottish blackface sheep, and the result was Dolly. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 May 2021",
"This work is from observational studies in people and the ability of these chemicals to cause mammary gland tumors in animal studies. \u2014 Linda S. Birnbaum And Margaret L. Kripke, STAT , 21 Nov. 2020",
"Mammals are a class of animals so named because their young are kept alive with milk produced by the mammary glands of the females. \u2014 James P. Dewan, chicagotribune.com , 21 Aug. 2019",
"Years later, after her recovery, Ramsdell decided to leave the heart behind and to start looking for asymmetry in the mammary glands of mammals. \u2014 Tim Vernimmen, Quanta Magazine , 31 Jan. 2017",
"But her initial studies of mice proved disappointing \u2014 their left and right mammary glands didn\u2019t seem to differ at all. \u2014 Tim Vernimmen, Quanta Magazine , 31 Jan. 2017",
"Unfortunately, cancer in the mammary glands (similar to breast cancer in humans) can also occur in both male and female dogs. \u2014 Texas A&m University, Houston Chronicle , 20 June 2018",
"The chances of a tumor being cancerous increases with age, so pay special attention to any abnormalities in your older pup\u2019s mammary glands . \u2014 Texas A&m University, Houston Chronicle , 20 June 2018"
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"\u2014 D. R. Katz"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both Ramy\u2019s rejection of bin Laden and his masturbatory triumph ultimately matter only to himself, not to the classmates whose minds about him are already made up. \u2014 Roxana Hadadi, Vulture , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Just wait for the next fascist to take office and continue this masturbatory rage ouroboros. \u2014 Megh Wright, Vulture , 19 Jan. 2021",
"However, charity golf tournaments tend to be a woefully inefficient and exceptionally masturbatory way of trying to raise funds. \u2014 Gary Gramling, SI.com , 21 Oct. 2017",
"Alfredo Castro plays a 50-year-old in Caracas who pays young men for their company (and masturbatory inspiration). \u2014 Anita Gates, New York Times , 29 Apr. 2016"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These items can include personalized drink ware, snacks, cookware, beer, man cave must-haves and so much more. \u2014 Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
"The tiny lobby arcade could have doubled as a discount man cave . \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"These spaces, which include built-ins, could easily be transformed into a reading nook, a library, a man cave , a game room or an office. \u2014 Karen A. Avitabile, courant.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
"How much dramatic juice remains to be squeezed from Bruce Wayne, the chumless billionaire, brooding over his man cave and his gaggle of gizmos",
"Mirror reported that the pair hit up Tom's hometown in January to visit his parents and collect the keys to their new home, which will include a gym, movie theater, and a man cave . \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Ornaments dangle from the Christmas tree in the man cave : ceramic disks with photos of Lindsey, Vincent and their children alongside little footballs and football helmets. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Alone in his man cave , Burnham taped himself over months of quarantine\u2014looking, like many of us, increasingly haggard and despairing\u2014even counting down the seconds to his thirtieth birthday on camera. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Stefanski, of course, was confined to his man cave with the virus while the Browns were busy beating the Steelers 48-37 in the Wild Card game in January. \u2014 cleveland , 17 Oct. 2021"
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"Instead of relying on an infrastructure project like the maglev , many in Oshika stress the need for sustainable development. \u2014 Takehiko Kambayashi, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Her organization also has weighed in against the maglev with the Federal Railroad Administration. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, baltimoresun.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The rail project has been in the planning stage for about a decade and received a significant boost when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe proposed financing the stretch between D.C. and Baltimore to promote the Japanese maglev technology. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, baltimoresun.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
"If approved, the maglev could be operational by 2030. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Several new maglev networks are reportedly under construction, including one linking Shanghai and Hangzhou and another connecting Chengdu and Chongqing. \u2014 Lilit Marcus, CNN , 21 July 2021",
"The cost to ride the maglev would be higher than using Amtrak. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2021",
"All this movement poses a challenge for Bivacor\u2019s maglev rotor. \u2014 Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker , 1 Mar. 2021",
"The maglev could begin operating as early as 2030, the report says. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2021"
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"Hopefully, the gorgeous flower of the native maypop (Passiflora incarnata), which is the center\u2019s logo, will be in bloom. \u2014 Sun-Sentinel.com , 27 Sep. 2017"
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"alteration of maracock , perhaps from Virginia Algonquian":""
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"\u2014 Paul Zimmerman"
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": a frank discussion especially between two men : a man-to-man talk":[
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"She [Vermont DOC consultant Kathleen Patten] believes conversations between victims and offenders can offset the sometimes-harmful separation the two sides experience during legal proceedings. \"The court experience is really tough for people,\" she says. \"A man-to-man isn't allowed. \u2026\"",
"\u2014 Cathy Resmer"
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"\u2014 Nathanael Rutherford"
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"Grain to glass: Craft malting facility Admiral Maltings will host a special tour featuring farmers, maltsters and brewers to give a sense of the full process of craft beer production, starting in the barley field. \u2014 Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com , 31 Jan. 2020",
"His taste buds piqued, Mr. Caron is playing with buckwheat, too, from another micro- maltster , Rabbit Hill. \u2014 William Bostwick, WSJ , 7 Sep. 2018",
"Now California is poised to get its first micro- maltster . \u2014 Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News , 16 Mar. 2017",
"The seminars this year featured discussions on innovations in using fruit and vegetables in beers, the resurgence of ancient styles and the rise of local barley growers and maltsters . \u2014 John Frank, The Denver Post , 8 Jan. 2017"
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"On June 24, Juno crossed Jupiter's bow shock, and the next day, Juno crossed the magnetopause . \u2014 Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics , 1 July 2016",
"The bow shock is like Jupiter's sonic boom, while the magnetopause is the physical boundary between the Sun's magnetic field and Jupiter's magnetic field. \u2014 Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics , 1 July 2016",
"Listen to the sounds of Juno entering Jupiter's space: In the video, Juno crosses two thresholds: the bow shock and the magnetopause . \u2014 Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics , 1 July 2016"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Scientists have long known, for example, that children inherit a wider variety of immune defenses when their parents differ greatly in a group of genes called the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Finally, in Orf8, which downregulates the major histocompatibility complex (MHC-I), the researchers note H17Y and G8stop. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
"What Pheramor is actually comparing are 11 genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), which code for proteins on the surface of cells that help the immune system recognize invaders. \u2014 Jackie Mansky, Smithsonian , 15 Feb. 2018",
"Dr Lobmaier and his team were testing the idea that people literally sniff out partners with appropriate major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes. \u2014 The Economist , 12 Oct. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Television emerged as a mass medium during the 1950s, just in time to help fuel early Cold War hysteria. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 9 June 2022",
"Once a technological curiosity known to a few, podcasting is becoming a mass medium thanks in part to the audience that discovered them during the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Jonathan Berr, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021",
"With its teen-warrior heroine and gory mashup of Greek mythology, Roman entertainment and modern mass media , the book caught fire, so to speak, with the trilogy selling some 100 million copies in 54 languages. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 19 May 2020",
"Even in an age of mass media and digital outreach, U.S. presidents are estimated to shake hands with some 65,000 people a year. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 11 May 2020",
"For Brown, the Holzer refers to mass media and fine art, evoking both modern technology and ancient burial practices. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2020",
"The problem is that the British past offers no clear guidance about what to do if a prime minister falls ill in an age of mass media . \u2014 Luke Reader, The Conversation , 7 Apr. 2020",
"But the youngest actors have the haziest relationship with AIDS, informed by the mass media of their childhood. \u2014 Joshua Barone, New York Times , 25 Oct. 2019",
"The notion of governments being suspicious of a messianic personality -- and the effects of modern mass media -- add intriguing wrinkles to the series. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 30 Dec. 2019"
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"Her performance magnetized the audience.",
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"Medical boards are under increasing pressure to act as some physicians decry covid-19 as a hoax, promote unproven treatments and push bogus claims about the vaccines, including that the shots magnetize the human body. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Board members told investigators to prioritize cases involving the most obvious falsehoods or outrageous lies \u2013 that vaccines are poisonous, cause infertility, contain microchips or can magnetize the body. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 Oct. 2021",
"On covers, the artist weaves multiple elements into one image that will magnetize eyes. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Inadvertently magnetizing your watch is easy: Placing it on top of your phone on a nightstand can do it, or simply having your wrist too close to someone whose purse has a particularly strong magnet clasp. \u2014 Rachel Felder, New York Times , 1 May 2020",
"On the largest moving rig this show has ever had, inspired by F9, and played in pairs, teams will be tethered together on a moving truck and retrieve puzzle pieces magnetized on the walls. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 7 May 2020",
"John wasn\u2019t much at coming up with new melodies, but the words were magnetizing . \u2014 Robert Hilburn, Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2020",
"Registering the artifice in Hopper\u2019s limpid art may free us to see a link between hotel rooms and painting itself: Both magnetize desire and a longing to escape. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Nov. 2019",
"By transforming an old theater into a disco, the two men also recast the nightscape of the city, creating a club that magnetized the famous and the merely fabulous equally. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Mar. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The hypoallergenic set includes a body lotion, body wash, dry brush, and belly butter, all of which are gently scented with mandarin orange and bergamot oils. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The aromatic foug\u00e9re cologne features a spicy heart of Somalian frankincense and cardamom, with effervescent top notes of mandarin orange and French lavender. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The inviting aromatic cologne opens with a tropical fruit medley of star fruit, mandarin orange , and lime, with refreshing oceanic heart notes of sea salt, marine accords, and cedarwood. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Both elegant and powerful, this captivating scent opens with invigorating notes of clary sage, pink pepper, and mandarin orange , with a seductive heart of red apple, iris, and lily of the valley. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The light opening notes of Italian mandarin orange and pineapple blend with spicy ginger and a sensual base of cedarwood and pure vanilla for a unique and lasting aroma. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"This year, the hops Danen and her team use have more of a mandarin orange and sweet aromatic flavor, which will give the beer a slightly different taste. \u2014 Jordyn Noennig, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Mar. 2022",
"In the absence of a cake, her parents stuck a candle in a mandarin orange and told her to make a wish. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Bruce Xiao trudged ahead of me in his Kishu mandarin orange groves carrying a tiny Chihuahua in one arm. \u2014 Rax Will, Los Angeles Times , 7 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So, a lot of it is almost, like, taking your machete and cutting through the brush. \u2014 CBS News , 19 June 2022",
"Chicago police have arrested Andre Gonzalez, 35, in connection to a string of Northwest Side armed robberies in which the robber used the threat of a machete to scare victims into handing over their belongings, police Supt. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"The leaves of the plant are sharp enough to draw blood, and the slip of a machete can lead to permanent injury. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Oct. 2021",
"Portillo\u2019s father would beat him relentlessly, sometimes with his belt, other times with tree branches or the flat side of a machete , according to Portillo\u2019s court petition. \u2014 USA Today , 16 Apr. 2021",
"The victim in that case was struck with the dull side of a machete . \u2014 Mark Pratt, Star Tribune , 18 Mar. 2021",
"The fishermen dragged the pair into the forest, investigators said, and hacked the bodies into pieces with a machete . \u2014 Luciana Magalhaes, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"Florida deputies shot and killed a suspect who allegedly stabbed another man with a machete . \u2014 Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"The man continues approaching the officer, who then unholsters her handgun and points it at the man while ordering him to drop the machete . \u2014 Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic , 13 May 2022"
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"His boss suspected him of malingering because of his frequent absences from work.",
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"But when workers take advantage of the manager\u2019s kindly nature to malinger or disrupt operations, the entire business is threatened. \u2014 Bill Conerly, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"The decision against Robert Krebs came after a psychologist determined Krebs didn\u2019t have a mental illness or cognitive impairment and was instead malingering to avoid prosecution for the robbery last year in Tucson. \u2014 Jacques Billeaud, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2019",
"On Monday, prosecutor Stuart Silberg said Ms. Ortega could have been malingering , or faking her psychiatric state. \u2014 Corinne Ramey, WSJ , 31 July 2017",
"The question is obviously especially consequential when deeming a person malingering means they could be put to death. \u2014 James Hamblin, The Atlantic , 5 May 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Victory Parade is the country's annual marking of the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. \u2014 Ana Faguy, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"With Rihanna not only refusing to hide hers but putting it into the forefront, the line has been recast as something powerful and foundational, a vital marking of motherhood. \u2014 Emily Barasch, Vogue , 17 May 2022",
"There was a marking on the tree where the nuthatches have nested for several years. \u2014 Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal , 2 May 2022",
"Emblazoned across the baby monkey's nose is a marking that looks like the famous Batman symbol. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
"But, the survey said that seven-in-ten Americans would more readily accept self-driving cars if the vehicles had a visible marking or feature to identify them to human drivers who are also on the road. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 17 Mar. 2022",
"There is no official marking of COVID-19 anniversaries in Connecticut, not the first of 730,811 positive tests, the first of 10,615 deaths nor the first of six emergency declarations, all of which took place in March 2020. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, courant.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"Despite the success of Mr. de Blasio\u2019s major initiatives \u2014 universal prekindergarten, paid sick leave \u2014 the hallmark of his mayoralty was his talent for alienating people who were inclined to like him and largely agreed with his policymaking. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
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"Now come new issues of crime and policing, with Biden making a public show of appearing alongside New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a former police officer who is staking his mayoralty on cracking down on crime. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"Last weekend, Eric Adams unveiled the transition team for his incoming mayoralty . \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 11 Dec. 2021"
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"Brad Biggs answers reader questions about new Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles\u2019 approach to building the roster, the offensive line and more in this week\u2019s mailbag . \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"More:Colts mailbag : Does receiver have to be 1st pick",
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"Lili includes four noisy spinners, two gears, a maraca in her tail, a five-bar xylophone on her back, a set of notches for a washboard sound, two clacking saddle blankets and two mallets that store in her head. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 5 May 2022",
"Step 2 Fold the chain into the plastic jar, add degreaser or mineral spirits to cover, tighten the lid, and then shake it like a maraca for two minutes. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 6 Nov. 2020",
"The styrofoam-like innards slid out of my maraca and onto the floor, and the dog ate some. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2022",
"An additional music and dance zone will be located at the Sea Harbor Pavilions, along with a maraca -making stop for kids, a dance class with Sesame Street\u2019s Rosita, shopping and additional Latin cuisine and a bar. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 12 May 2021",
"There are times when fairly \u2014 and unfairly \u2014 intelligent people turn my noggin into a maraca . \u2014 Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Dec. 2020",
"The plot revolves around a young NASA scientist Isaac (Ryan Masson) whose life is shaken like a maraca after an extraterrestrial abduction. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 31 July 2020",
"Win Butler and Regine Chassagne of Arcade Fire marched with them, Butler shaking a giant maraca and beaming while and Chassagne twirled with a group of dancers in matching satin skirts. \u2014 Hilary Hughes, Billboard , 21 Feb. 2019",
"But then a maraca goes into his mouth and someone silently disapproves and my baby gets sick. \u2014 Beth Spotswood, SFChronicle.com , 25 Sep. 2019"
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"While quite a few filing deadlines remain, women currently make up roughly 27% of major party candidates for the House and 23% of candidates for the Senate, compared to 29% and 35%, respectively, in 2020, according to CAWP. \u2014 Erin Spencer Sairam, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
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"But several other statewide contests have gone into overtime to determine at least one major party nominee, and a handful of San Antonio-area congressional and statehouse primaries remain unsettled. \u2014 Jasper Scherer, San Antonio Express-News , 12 May 2022",
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"Beyond the immediate stakes for Jackson\u2019s confirmation, Murkowski\u2019s vote could be an indicator of how much senators of either major party might feel empowered to buck their party\u2019s base and tack to the center under similar kinds of election reforms. \u2014 Mike Debonis, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As the name implies, this single-cask single- malt scotch was distilled at Annandale in Scotland\u2019s Lowland region. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
"Case in point is Zima, the clear, flavored malt beverage that Coors debuted in the early 1990s. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 July 2021",
"These tweaks include changes in brewing temperature, pH, amount of malt used, and even when and how ingredients are added. \u2014 Outside Online , 31 July 2019",
"The Puncheon cask malt whiskies impart their subtle notes essential to the delicate base of the Yamazaki Single Malt. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The rest of the menu\u2014featuring dishes like broccolini with miso butter and fried oysters with malt aioli and raspberry\u2014is all about fresh food that\u2019s meant to be shared. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 May 2022",
"Dave overheard him talking about his plight at the local malt shop and offered to give him a ride to REI. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Brewing beer is only one reason people might malt grains like barley; throughout history, malted but unfermented grains have also been fed to infants being weaned, taken as tonics, or just eaten as a snack. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 5 June 2020",
"Grain to glass: Craft malting facility Admiral Maltings will host a special tour featuring farmers, maltsters and brewers to give a sense of the full process of craft beer production, starting in the barley field. \u2014 Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com , 31 Jan. 2020",
"This crisply hopped ale is brewed from barley grown in Maine and malted in South Egremont. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Sep. 2019",
"Given its ideal climate for malting , Tassie\u2019s Whisky Trail is a good place to start. \u2014 Ewen Bell, National Geographic , 29 Dec. 2019",
"The research supplies will support a number of experiments, like a study of malting barley in microgravity to help adapt it for use on long-duration spaceflights and a study of how fire behaves in space. \u2014 Kelly Mccleary, CNN , 8 Dec. 2019",
"Per the press release, archaeologists think the pit was originally used for malting grain to brew beer between the second and third centuries. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 9 Dec. 2019",
"The barley grains were sent into space for a beer- malting experiment by Anheuser-Busch. \u2014 Fox News , 7 Dec. 2019",
"In addition, there are barley grains aboard the Dragon for a beer- malting experiment by Anheuser-Busch. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Dec. 2019"
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"This was balanced atop a conga drum, and gently tapped with a mallet . \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
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"There are various types, including ball-peen, sledge and mallet , but the 16-ounce claw hammer, which has a head that is split and curved on one side, should handle most jobs and isn\u2019t too heavy to wield. \u2014 Laura Daily, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"With this classic toy, your child can experiment with different sounds by rolling the colorful balls down the xylophone slide or by hitting the keys with the mallet . \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 5 May 2022",
"The game consists of hitting your ball with the mallet through each of these pegs. \u2014 Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine , 15 Apr. 2022",
"His flashbacks to the church\u2019s early days provide context in a manner more akin to tapping with a mallet than pounding with a sledgehammer \u2014 with some notable exceptions. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
"One janitor was beaten with a mallet in the bathroom last year where homeless men and women often bathe or use drugs. \u2014 Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022",
"Inside the tiny, bright cafe, Qiu and co-owner Amy Kuang use a mallet to pound the fresh fruit by hand. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 1544, the Italian botanist and physician Pietro Mattioli was the first to formally classify the plant, likening it to a cross between mandrake and deadly nightshade\u2014both poisonous. \u2014 Francesco Lastrucci, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Feb. 2021",
"Create mandrakes to take home and don't forget your earmuffs. \u2014 Julie A. Short/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 26 Feb. 2018",
"In the herbology section, there are ancient manuscripts on mandrakes , plants with roots that look humanlike. \u2014 Karla Adam, Washington Post , 29 Oct. 2017"
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"Middle English, probably alteration of mandragora":""
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"I stopped at the market on the way home for some juice.",
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"The company has spent millions marketing the latest version of its software.",
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"High-net worth individuals take advantage of the gloomy market sentiment, says Shutin. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 5 July 2022",
"There are websites for do-it-yourself investors and numerous articles for financial advisors on how to market to and talk to Gen Z and millennials as well. \u2014 Jaime Raskulinecz, Forbes , 5 July 2022",
"The fight to bring RU-486 to market was brutal and nonlinear. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 5 July 2022",
"Google\u2019s initial failure to fully enforce sanctions on RuTarget highlights how money and data can flow through its market -leading digital advertising systems with little oversight or accountability. \u2014 Craig Silverman, ProPublica , 4 July 2022",
"But this is all together more than 150, nearly 160 billion cubic meters of gas that is now as a new request coming to the world market . \u2014 CBS News , 3 July 2022",
"With the opportunities to sign free agents limited because of market and location, the Spurs decided to rack up draft picks \u2014 including one from the Celtics in the Derrick White deal \u2014 and build up. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"AnnElizabeth Konkel, economist at jobs site Indeed, said the labor market and employer demand for workers remain strong. \u2014 Rina Torchinsky, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
"The tight labor market , and to some degree rapidly rising inflation, has prompted workers to demand that their employers pay up or face an empty seat. \u2014 Dana Peterson For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The success of trailblazing brands like TomboyX has certainly provided a blueprint for the lingerie industry to market traditionally femme styles to all bodies. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 29 June 2022",
"Instead of trying to market to the masses, be strategic with your social platforms, presence and work. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"With no one to market to, the department\u2019s marketing and promotional expenditures decreased by nearly $2.5 million. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Government and business officials who market the state to investors and large companies typically tout the lack of unions as a plus that can lower payroll costs. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 31 Jan. 2022",
"The same employers will also be looking for people who can market those NFTs to potential buyers, experts predict. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 29 Dec. 2021",
"In 2019, Facebook agreed to stop allowing advertisers to use gender, age and zip codes \u2013 which often act as proxies for race\u2013 to market housing, credit and job openings to its users. \u2014 Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Overall, Roku believes that content providers can benefit from deploying different strategies to market to various streamer behaviors. \u2014 Chris Morris, Variety , 8 June 2022",
"Shop around for the best possible deal and research lenders that market to consumers with bad credit. \u2014 Quora, Forbes , 4 June 2022"
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"Middle English, probably from Continental Germanic; akin to Old Saxon markat marketplace, Old High German marc\u0101t , both ultimately from Latin mercatus trade, marketplace, from mercari to trade, from merc-, merx merchandise":"Noun and Verb"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For those facing male-pattern baldness , the pandemic both accelerated and accentuated the progression, some dermatologists say. \u2014 Callum Borchers, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Studies on which nonsurgical treatments work best for male-pattern baldness have been limited, leaving men at a loss as to the most effective solution. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 2 Feb. 2022",
"In cases of male-pattern baldness , there's a complete loss of the hair follicle, meaning hair can never grow back in that spot naturally. \u2014 Emilia Benton, Health.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Two small studies from Spain have also found a correlation between COVID-19 hospitalizations and male-pattern baldness , linked to the powerful androgen dihydrotestosterone (DHT). \u2014 TheWeek , 9 June 2020",
"Unlike male-pattern baldness , female hair loss means a reduction in hair volume, making transplantation extremely difficult. \u2014 Ning Chao, Marie Claire , 1 May 2020",
"Even better, what if the findings prove more effective than the scant two drugs on the market for male-pattern baldness (aka androgenetic alopecia) and were less painful than hair transplant surgery",
"Last month, the president's physician revealed that Trump takes a drug to combat male-pattern baldness . \u2014 Jessica Estepa, USA TODAY , 23 Feb. 2018",
"In addition to the cholesterol medicine, Mr. Trump takes small doses of aspirin for heart health and a small dose of Propecia, a medicine to treat male-pattern baldness . \u2014 Michael D. Shear And Lawrence K. Altman, M.d., New York Times , 16 Jan. 2018"
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"Below are tasting notes on the latest Teeling malt whiskey release. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Dyson founded Tenmile Distillery in Wassaic, New York, to create a single- malt whiskey that would honor his Scottish grandfather. \u2014 WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The inspiration for this malt whiskey came from two things, according to the brand. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 24 Dec. 2021",
"This is a stunning blend, crafted from a combination of 2-year-old Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey, 3-year-old Kentucky straight rye malt whiskey , 5-year-old Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey, and 15-year-old Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey. \u2014 Brian Freedman, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
"This is an excellent example of how American malt whiskey producers are crafting a whisky expression inspired by their Scottish counterparts, but at the same time uniquely American in taste and aroma. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
"The largest producer of Irish malt whiskey is Bushmills in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 6 May 2021",
"According to People, Prince Charles produces organic gin at his Cornwall estate, while the queen's Balmoral estate in Scotland distills single- malt whiskey . \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 July 2020",
"Dessie McKenzie, a hospitable Irishman, pours a wee dram of a tawny, single- malt whiskey for a visitor from America. \u2014 Smithsonian , 19 Dec. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The two go mano a mano for the most part, offering a range of subs for different missions, numbers of passengers and seat layouts. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Like the infamous mano a mano matchup between the American Johnny Hayes, the winner of the marathon event in the 1908 Olympics in London, and his rival, Dorando Pietri of Italy. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The two future pros will lock horns many times Saturday night (7:30 p.m., ESPN) and with Washington State\u2019s Run and Shoot offense and Oregon\u2019s willingness to line Thibodeaux up as a wide 9 defender, there will be ample mano a mano clashes. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Nov. 2021",
"Hannibal recasts Foster with Julianne Moore and then mostly marginalizes her in favor of an absolutely disgusting mano a mano between Hannibal Lecter and a previous victim (Gary Oldman) hellbent on revenge. \u2014 Scott Tobias, Vulture , 15 Oct. 2021",
"The two will go mano a mano the day after Thanksgiving in the fifth playing of The Match, a 12-hole faceoff at The Wynn Golf Club on the Las Vegas Strip. \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY , 6 Oct. 2021",
"But rarely does the Venn diagram overlap, mano a mano , shoulder to shoulder, apples to apples, stopwatch to stopwatch. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2021",
"Director Adam Wingard sure does love seeing movie icons go mano a mano . \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 31 Mar. 2021",
"Then the campaign asked Blanchard to go mano a mano with Donald Trump Jr. on WLUC-TV in Marquette. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 28 Oct. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With a Proven\u00e7al market basket , Coastal Grandmother is good to go. \u2014 Rory Satran, WSJ , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The consumer price index -- a measure of the prices Americans pay for a market basket of everyday goods and services -- jumped 7% over the last 12 months, the Labor Department said Wednesday. \u2014 Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News , 12 Jan. 2022",
"The consumer price index, which measures the prices consumers pay for a market basket of everyday goods and services, jumped 0.8% last month after rising 0.9% in October, the Department of Labor reported Friday. \u2014 Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News , 10 Dec. 2021",
"This was the largest one-year increase since November 1990 for the index, which tracks price stickers on a market basket of everyday goods and services. \u2014 Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News , 21 Nov. 2021",
"Prices for a market basket of grocery food items up notably in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) monthly Consumer Price Index data released Wednesday morning showed. \u2014 Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 13 Oct. 2021",
"The market basket assumes a family eats more than 5 pounds of beans a week, for example. \u2014 Mike Dorning, chicagotribune.com , 3 May 2021",
"Bitcoins and NFTs are not part of the market basket tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. \u2014 George Calhoun, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
"The instrument is an obscure U.S. Department of Agriculture shopping list used to determine food stamp benefits, known as the market basket . \u2014 Mike Dorning, chicagotribune.com , 3 May 2021"
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"Megalodon was a colossal species of mackerel shark that stalked the oceans 3.6 to 23 million years ago. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 June 2022",
"Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon researchers produced a skillful ten-year cod forecast, ecologists found that the age of a lobster can be determined by its DNA, and paleontologists sought to determine why so few species of mackerel shark are alive today. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Orange Beach, with the nickname Mako \u2013 a large mackerel shark \u2013 will start its varsity football existence in Class 2A, Region 1. \u2014 al , 12 Aug. 2020"
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"She feared she was becoming a matronly old woman.",
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"The wavy coif and puffy jowls of the father disguised as a matronly housekeeper. \u2014 Madalyn Amato, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
"Propped up in one of the rooms was an oil portrait of a matronly Lydia Burklin, who died in 1964 at age 80. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Behind the counter was a matronly woman ladling generous portions of steaming rajma over mounds of fragrant basmati rice into large white ceramic bowls. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Jan. 2022",
"But the difference between Abbey and her father, her mother, cousin Nora and the matronly neighbor Mrs. Beach is of degree rather than kind. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Aug. 2021",
"Not knowing exactly what his voice is yet, Halston tries to put the new world of mod black-and-white prints and patterns on heavy, matronly fabric. \u2014 Whitney Friedlander, Vulture , 14 May 2021",
"Beside reserving a matronly bit part for Andie MacDowell (who co-starred in the 1994 movie), there is no compelling reason to sully the movie\u2019s good name this way. \u2014 Hank Stuever, Washington Post , 29 July 2019",
"Forget any associations with matronly librarians and think instead of the snappy, confident clack of the heel meeting the ground and announcing its wearer\u2019s arrival. \u2014 Vogue , 14 Apr. 2019",
"The fashion available to moms-to-be is few and far between, often either made with bad, stretchy Lycra or cut in the silhouette of a matronly muumuu. \u2014 Brooke Bobb, Vogue , 11 Jan. 2019"
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"Behind the invisible hand of the market is the mailed fist of the government, pushing companies to the left in ways direct and indirect, in areas ranging from climate policy to workplace and hiring rules. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 10 June 2021"
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"The Supreme Court has dabbled in one of those cases this spring \u2014 centering on a magnet school in Fairfax, Va. \u2014 but decided not to intervene, at least for now, and sent it back to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. \u2014 James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"His children now attend a public magnet school in Hartford. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Most applicants also apply for an interdistrict magnet school or a technical school, which are seen as other remedies to racial isolation in Hartford Public Schools. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, Hartford Courant , 3 May 2022",
"The new magnet school , which will be located on the same campus as Audubon Middle School, will have 120 spots for ninth and 10th graders for the 2022-2023 academic year. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 17 Feb. 2022",
"In that case the school, Sport and Medical Sciences Academy, a public prep and magnet school , was put on lockdown for a search that turned up nearly 40 bags of fentanyl stashed in two classrooms and the gym, The Hartford Courant reported. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Feb. 2022",
"But when public schools don\u2019t work \u2014 or don\u2019t work for everyone \u2014 parents deserve a choice, whether that be a magnet school , charter school, private school, virtual school, home school, etc. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Jan. 2022",
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"Marshall represents Western High School which, under the new plan, would be turned into a magnet school focused on computer science and technology. \u2014 Mandy Mclaren, The Courier-Journal , 6 Apr. 2022"
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"The whole duck is then cleaned, prepped, dried, glazed with maltose and spices, dried again, and roasted. \u2014 National Geographic , 18 Mar. 2020",
"When mixed with water, starch in the flour is converted to the sugars glucose and maltose . \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 24 Mar. 2020",
"The second is disaccharides, which are just two of these single sugar molecules linked together: sucrose, or table sugar (glucose + fructose); lactose, or milk sugar (glucose + galactose); and maltose , or malt sugar (glucose + glucose). \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 24 June 2019",
"After 25 generations, Dodd found that the starch-eating flies would no longer mate with the maltose eaters. \u2014 Carrie Arnold, Quanta Magazine , 4 June 2014",
"Check the label for ingredients like brown sugar, corn sweetener, corn syrup, dextrose, fructose, glucose, high-fructose corn syrup, honey, invert sugar, lactose, malt syrup, maltose , molasses, raw sugar, sucrose, trehalose and/or turbinado sugar. \u2014 Rebecca Drudi, baltimoresun.com , 10 Sep. 2017",
"The dates contain a mixture of simple sugars, mostly fructose and glucose but also trace amounts of maltose and sucrose. \u2014 Tom Taylor, SI.com , 16 Aug. 2017"
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"Add the mayonnaise mixture to the bun pieces and stir to combine; let sit 10 minutes, then gently fold in the crabmeat. \u2014 Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant , 1 July 2022",
"When the potatoes have cooled completely, add them to the mayonnaise mixture and stir gently to coat. \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 26 June 2022",
"Growing up with five siblings, Scott accepted mayonnaise sandwiches and occasional electricity shut-offs as ordinary aspects of life. \u2014 Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
"When the potatoes have cooled completely, add them to the mayonnaise mixture and stir gently to coat. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 15 May 2022",
"Let the garlic cool, then mince the cloves and add them to the mayonnaise mixture. \u2014 Christina Bernstein, Outside Online , 12 Nov. 2020",
"The other half of the roll is slathered with mayonnaise and layered with iceberg lettuce and tomato. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
"In Amsterdam, all that stood between me and a paper cone of thick-cut fries topped with mayonnaise was a 10-minute stroll across canal bridges dressed with fresh flowers. \u2014 Sarah Greaves-gabbadon, Travel + Leisure , 7 May 2022",
"In a medium bowl, add the trout, cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche, mayonnaise , capers, pickles, and half the dill. \u2014 Colu Henry, Vogue , 26 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"David and Oren enjoy a fruitful and constructive conversation on globalization and seek to unpack the right path to human flourishing within the mechanism of a market economy . \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The situation is reminiscent of the hyperinflation of the early 1990s, when President Boris Yeltsin liberalized prices as a prerequisite for the creation of a market economy after the collapse of the Soviet Union. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Indeed, that\u2019s the other way of looking at this situation: This is the market economy ! \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"Yesterday\u2019s news should remind Americans that where there is a dynamic market economy , there will always be rapid change. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Finally, the mechanisms of the market economy launched in the 1990s began to fulfill their potential. \u2014 Stanislav Kucher, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Gorbachev\u2019s successor, Boris Yeltsin, then ramped up the privatization, seeking to transform Russia with its trove of state assets into a free- market economy \u2014 and fast. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"One issue that may appeal is to substitute work with a universal basic income, which would remove the need to perform in a market economy . \u2014 Joel Kotkin, National Review , 29 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Speaking from what appeared to be an office, Drueke sent a message to his mother, Lois, mentioning his dog, a mastiff called Diesel, before signing off with a wink. \u2014 Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News , 18 June 2022",
"Overshirts in suede are hand-cut and sewn, processed, and finished, resulting in garments supple as a Neapolitan mastiff \u2019s ear. \u2014 Tom Stubbs, Vogue , 14 June 2022",
"The couple threw a few pairs of underwear in a bag, then loaded Brighton and their other mastiff , Reese, in the truck. \u2014 Outside Online , 3 Dec. 2020",
"The boy, identified by the Parker County Sheriff's Office as Conner Landers, had just gotten off a school bus on Jan. 21 when a black brindle boxer and bull mastiff mixed-breed escaped a fenced yard and attacked him. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Along for the ride is Diamond\u2019s 3-year-old, 170-pound English mastiff . \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Just as there are inherent differences in a mastiff and a chihuahua, our body size and shape will vary too. \u2014 Sarah Schlichter, Outside Online , 28 May 2021",
"Now extinct, the dog is believed to be the foundation for the modern mastiff . \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 Jan. 2022",
"As an animal lover and the devoted owner of an 11-year-old English mastiff , Staff Sgt. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 14 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Epsom salt is actually magnesium sulfate , a water-soluble salt that gets its name from a saline spring in Epsom, England. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2022",
"For the more dedicated: In early spring use a mixture combining equal parts Epsom salts ( magnesium sulfate ), alfalfa and Osmocote 14-14-14 pellet fertilizer. \u2014 Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Apr. 2022",
"An analysis of Miami water indicated high levels of magnesium sulfate , an inorganic salt found in most tap water and used commercially as a fermentation aid. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2021",
"The big exception was magnesium sulfate , which seemed to enhance most of the spectrum, especially in the green-to-red region. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 10 Nov. 2020",
"Observations by spacecraft and ground telescopes alike show that the terrain is sprinkled with chemical compounds such as sodium chloride and magnesium sulfate . \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 10 Nov. 2020",
"Epsom salts is the layperson's term for magnesium sulfate , a mineral compound known for its soothing and healing effect on muscles. \u2014 Kate Tully Ellsworth, USA TODAY , 8 Oct. 2020",
"Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate and provides those lacking nutrients to prevent the blossom end rot condition. \u2014 Howard Garrett, Dallas News , 22 Apr. 2020",
"Dawn detergent won't affect the dandelion, and Epsom salts are magnesium sulfate . \u2014 oregonlive.com , 17 Aug. 2019"
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"The social slippage that has led the world to become a macrocosm of the Swap Shop \u2014 so many of us free-diving for usable ephemera, pooling our limited resources with one another \u2014 is not something to celebrate. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"But the flower choker holds a unique place in the macrocosm of the early aughts revival. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"In the macrocosm of white patriarchy and supremacy, Yendry understands that opposing standards hardly shields us from a world functioning from the very prejudices that impact Black and brown communities around the globe. \u2014 Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
"In other words, the macrocosm of the cosmos is reflected in the microcosm of individual experience. \u2014 Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure , 6 Jan. 2020",
"In other words, the macrocosm of the cosmos is reflected in the microcosm of individual experience. \u2014 Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure , 6 Jan. 2020",
"In other words, the macrocosm of the cosmos is reflected in the microcosm of individual experience. \u2014 Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure , 6 Jan. 2020",
"In other words, the macrocosm of the cosmos is reflected in the microcosm of individual experience. \u2014 Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure , 6 Jan. 2020",
"In other words, the macrocosm of the cosmos is reflected in the microcosm of individual experience. \u2014 Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure , 6 Jan. 2020"
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"mabe probably from Ryukyuan Japanese (Amami dialect), the pearl oyster Pteria penguin":""
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"chief island (atoll) of the Northern Cook Islands in the central Pacific population 240":[]
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"noun"
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"adjective"
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"manganiferous rocks"
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": a cumulus or cumulostratus storm cloud having breast-shaped protuberances below":[]
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"m\u0259\u00a6m\u0101t\u014d",
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"biographical name"
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"Harry M(ax) 1927\u2013 American economist":[]
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"\u02c8m\u00e4r-k\u0259-\u02ccwits"
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"The store sold treadmills and other exercise machines .",
"\u2026 manufactures machines for the processing and packaging of pharmaceuticals \u2026",
"\u2014 Rosie Fitzmaurice"
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"\u2014 Paul Zimmerman"
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"\u2014 Stanley Marcus",
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"\u2014 Howard G. Fisher",
"If the injustice is part of the necessary friction of the machine of government , let it go, let it go: perchance it will wear smooth \u2026",
"\u2014 Henry David Thoreau"
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": a highly organized political group under the leadership of a boss (see boss entry 1 sense 2 ) or small group of individuals":[
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"\u2014 Stanley Bing"
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": a constructed thing whether material or immaterial : structure":[
"\u2026 those supporters and pillars, upon whom the frame and machine of the building was grounded \u2026",
"\u2014 John Stow and Anthony Munday",
"\u2026 with what beauty, art and contrivance, particular creatures are made, and how the several parts of this great machine are fitted to each other, and make a regular and uniform world \u2026",
"\u2014 William Sherlock"
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"m\u0259-\u02c8sh\u0113n"
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"engine",
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"Shovels are tools; bulldozers are machines .",
"Do you know how to operate this machine ",
"The machine is working properly.",
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"The coach turned the team into a scoring machine .",
"My younger brother is an eating machine .",
"a politician who dared to challenge the local party machine",
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"Verb",
"The parts of the engine have been precisely machined .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The tools that enable change, like artificial intelligence or machine learning, for personalizing premiums or quicker claims resolution. \u2014 Ahmed Sheikh, Forbes , 5 July 2022",
"In terms of a machine learning challenge, Lavella says that the neuron firing patterns associated with scents are actually far easier for software to pick out than many tasks involving computer vision, such as object recognition. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
"This laptop has a 16GB RAM, a 1TB solid-state drive (SSD), a 10-core CPU and a 16-core graphics card \u2014 which all add up to 3.7 times faster performance and up to 11 times faster machine learning capability. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
"University of Chicago researchers used machine learning tools to demonstrate that Black patients are more than twice as likely as white patients to have at least one negative descriptor in their EHR. \u2014 Kim Gallon, STAT , 28 June 2022",
"Lead study author Fritz Obermeyer had come to the Broad Institute from Uber AI, where researchers had developed a programming language and a software framework that uses machine learning to model probabilities and apply them to large datasets. \u2014 Sara Reardon, Scientific American , 28 June 2022",
"One Liberty tool uses a combination of aerial imagery and machine learning to define buildings\u2019 footprints and give a more accurate impression of risk, which then can be shared with clients to help shore up their defenses. \u2014 Richard Vanderford, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"IKEA Kreativ is built on machine learning and spatial imaging technologies developed by Geomagical Labs, an AI company acquired by IKEA's holding company, Ingka Group. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
"The ecommerce giant showed off the new technology Wednesday at its re:MARS conference, Amazon\u2019s global artificial-intelligence event for machine learning, automation, robotics and space. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 23 June 2022",
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"How will machine learning be operationalized for the first model and for all those to follow",
"Advanced manufacturing students were needed to machine some of the parts and build the plaques. \u2014 John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Nov. 2021",
"It was once considered modern to architect this chaos into order, to machine the wet muck of existence into clean lines and hard edges. \u2014 Matthew Schneier, Curbed , 14 Sep. 2021",
"The ferrule is fully machined , and the Anix Blade Locking System keeps the blades secure at all times. \u2014 Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream , 9 Jan. 2020",
"Check out those wheels, looking like they were machined from a solid chunk of attitudinum. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 30 Mar. 2020",
"The gun is guaranteed sub-MOA with match ammunition, features in-house machined and matched upper and lower receivers. \u2014 John Haughey, Outdoor Life , 10 Apr. 2019",
"The SRC-11\u2014with upper and lower receivers machined from billet 7075-T6 aluminum\u2014chambered in the 6.5 Grendel is ideally suited to big-game hunting. \u2014 Richard Mann, Field & Stream , 17 Sep. 2019",
"The Geneva concept has a carbon-fiber center console machined from a solid block made from 280 individual layers of composite material, something that requires 90 hours on a five-axis milling machine. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 24 Feb. 2020"
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"Middle French, from Latin machina , from Greek m\u0113chan\u0113 (Doric dialect machana ), from m\u0113chos means, expedient \u2014 more at may entry 1":"Noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"From childhood, when a mastoid operation resulted in permanent eardrum damage and hearing loss, she had been fascinated with eyes, watching for cues to amplify what was being said. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
"Then the surgeon will remove any infected mastoid bone or tissue, stitch up the cut, and bandage the wound. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2022",
"According to the Independent, the placement of the cuts suggests the patient had a mastoidectomy\u2014surgery undertaken to treat an infection of the mastoid bones, which are located just behind each ear. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Surgical treatment for the cholesteatoma depends on the extent of the mass and may require removal of some of the mastoid bone. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 7 July 2021",
"But just behind this patient\u2019s ear, nestled into the lower edge of the mastoid bone of the skull, was a big bright cloud of white. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2021",
"Before putting on the headset, a Modius worker used an alcoholic wipe to clean the skin along the mastoid bone behind my ears and then affix an adhesive pad with electrodes. \u2014 Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY , 25 Feb. 2018",
"A doctor said Hoffman had damaged his mastoid bone and required surgery. \u2014 Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star , 15 May 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Insets: enlarged images of the cut marks in the left ear, next to the mastoid . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2022",
"But cholesteatoma tends to erode the bony wall (scutum) separating the ear canal from the mastoid , and the scutum was intact on both sides of the woman's skull. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2022",
"A doctor tried to resolve the problem with an operation on the mastoid that left him deaf in one ear. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com , 17 Aug. 2017",
"Part of the rear of the skull called the mastoid bears some telltale otter traits, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles paleontologist Xiaoming Wang and colleagues write, but the first molar\u2014 \u2014 Brian Switek, Smithsonian , 23 Jan. 2017"
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"Russell is generally known as one of the founders of analytic philosophy, the co-author of Principia Mathematica\u2014a landmark work in mathematical logic \u2014and was advisor to Ludwig Wittgenstein. \u2014 Teddy Mcdarrah, Forbes , 24 Feb. 2021",
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"This is either a bold proof of the fact that ramps are not ramps, or else compelling evidence that, at least in matters culinary, certain applications of mathematical logic are largely useless. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 2 May 2020",
"Laboratory and modeling studies have already shown that tiny compartments in the dendritic arms of cortical neurons can each perform complicated operations in mathematical logic . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 14 Jan. 2020",
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"Along with warm and fuzzy feelings, warming hues found fans in Tracee Ellis Ross, who pressed a matte terracotta across lids and cheeks alike, and Joan Smalls, who embraced the year's want of russet with a mane of fiery waves. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 22 May 2022",
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"Sophisticated programming tools were still years away, so Dr. Rosenbluth programmed in machine language , the strings of 1\u2019s and 0\u2019s a computer understands. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Feb. 2021",
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"Understandably curious just what the heck had happened, Spencer ran another test with the magnetron . \u2014 Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics , 2 Sep. 2021",
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"Before the Second World War, magnetron tubes were clunky and expensive to build, but the Allied Forces\u2019 strategic reliance on radar required them by the thousands. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 3 Mar. 2021",
"From there, the magnetron converts electricity from your home into some pretty intense radio waves. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 6 Aug. 2020",
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"Ionized by sunlight, the barium would create a ring of moving plasma that emits radio waves: essentially a space version of a magnetron , the gadget used in microwave ovens. \u2014 Richard Stone, Science | AAAS , 26 Dec. 2019"
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"Tech was able to kill off the five-minute major penalty called 3:17 into the game, but the Huskies\u2019 offense went into hibernation, as third-seeded Tech fell to UMD, 3-0. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"As AppleInsider noted, VMWare has also issued a private beta of VMware Fusion, allowing its virtual- machine tool to run Windows 11 on top of an M1 Mac without official support. \u2014 Mark Hachman, PCWorld , 14 Sep. 2021",
"The team owner signed machine tool maker Cincinnati Inc. and truck manufacturer Freightliner \u2014 existing Hendrick Motorsports partners \u2014 to sponsor a pair of races each right before the season. \u2014 Jenna Fryer, Star Tribune , 24 June 2021",
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"Japan\u2019s machine tool orders fell 35.1% in the September quarter, the fourth straight decline and the largest in over a decade. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At the time of the broadcast, magnetic disk recorders capable of storing slow motion footage could only capture 30 seconds in total, for a playback of 90 seconds of slow motion video. \u2014 Howard Berry, Quartz , 18 July 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Shearer was diagnosed with invasive mammary carcinoma, an aggressive form of breast cancer, in March at age 40. \u2014 Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"Wilk, which has its lab outside of Tel Aviv, has been using breast milk and mammary cells that have been removed during breast reduction surgeries and provided by a local hospital. \u2014 Michela Moscufo, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
"First, the startup needs to grow mammary cells at a much larger scale \u2014 and at a lower cost. \u2014 Milly Chan, CNN , 3 May 2022",
"Now, brands like Parfait and Elila follow the mammary , producing sizes up to J or K, the latter the equivalent of a DDDDDDDD. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
"To make the milk, BIOMILQ, the company the pair co-founded in 2020, grows mammary cells in flasks and then places them in bioreactors. \u2014 Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Ductal carcinoma in situ is a breast cancer that is entirely contained within the mammary ducts of the breast. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Breast milk is produced by the mammary glands in response to different hormones circulating in a woman's body during the final months of pregnancy. \u2014 Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Female dogs that are never spayed or that are spayed after their first heat are also at higher risk for mammary cancer. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Aug. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These include erect knotweed (not to be confused with its invasive cousin, Asian knotweed), goosefoot, little barley, marsh elder , and maygrass. \u2014 Annalee Newitz, Ars Technica , 26 Jan. 2018"
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"The front of his face \u2014 his nose, maxilla , sinuses, jaw \u2014 projected forward like a canine skull \u2014 what an anthropologist would call prognathous. \u2014 Dwight Garner, New York Times , 23 Aug. 2021",
"Later today, Garvey will operate on a man with a more difficult case\u2014a large tumor in the maxilla , or top jaw\u2014as part of two surgical teams. \u2014 Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics , 1 Feb. 2020",
"Bereino had found a maxilla , or upper jawbone, belonging to an ancient hominin. \u2014 Michael Greshko, National Geographic , 28 Aug. 2019",
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"Using high resolution micro-CT scanning, Dr. Weber created a 3D replica of the upper left maxilla that allowed him to investigate its surface features and, virtually, to remove enamel from the teeth. \u2014 Nicholas St. Fleur, New York Times , 25 Jan. 2018"
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"In a recent assessment, Dodd said the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas indicated that as much as 4,750 metric tons of mako shark were being taken annually. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"In 2019, the design team unveiled Mori, a 90-meter superyacht concept that took inspiration from the shortfin mako shark . \u2014 Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"Or the less expansive wanderings of a shortfin mako shark named Fast Ball, who can be found in the Gulf of Mexico. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Video captured earlier this month shows the moment a mako shark attacks a boat full of marine researchers off the North Carolina coastline. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 30 Apr. 2021",
"One such species is the shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus), made famous due to their fast speed that can end in acrobatic leaps into the air that have been captured by many wildlife documentaries. \u2014 Melissa Cristina M\u00e1rquez, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2021",
"Shark scientist Riley Elliot and underwater cameraman Andy Casagrande are on an epic expedition to uncover the mysteries of the mako shark in one of the last places on earth where these apex predators rule the waters. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 13 Aug. 2020",
"Shark scientist Riley Elliot and underwater cameraman Andy Casagrande are on an epic expedition to uncover the mysteries of the mako shark in one of the last places on earth where these apex predators rule the waters. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 13 Aug. 2020",
"Shark scientist Riley Elliot and underwater cameraman Andy Casagrande are on an epic expedition to uncover the mysteries of the mako shark in one of the last places on earth where these apex predators rule the waters. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 13 Aug. 2020"
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"At the market garden , five interns and a garden manager tend to beans, zucchini and carrots, which will stock hungry kids' backpacks and be given to a local nonprofit. \u2014 Erin Adler, Star Tribune , 20 July 2021",
"Bilhartz said the McHaneys are simply looking to sell produce to make their market garden sustainable, unencumbered by overreaching government rules. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 31 May 2018",
"The low, muddy island is known for market gardens as well as fish. \u2014 The Economist , 11 Jan. 2020",
"The region around Orl\u00e9ans, thank heavens, is a region of market gardens and orchards. \u2014 Mark Hutchinson, Harper's magazine , 16 Sep. 2019",
"Nine market gardens are up and running, and three times as many forage banks are keeping cattle fed in the lean season. \u2014 Aryn Baker / Mbar Toubab, Time , 12 Sep. 2019",
"La Saisonni\u00e8re has a market garden with a wide array of African agricultural products, but its activities also include sewing, weaving, and even carpentry. \u2014 Hannifah Sawadogo, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2018",
"Dinner began with a market garden salad topped with Pecorino, toasted hazelnuts, and a truffle vinaigrette, followed by a choice of dover sole meuni\u00e8re or slow-roasted lamb for the entr\u00e9e. \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 24 May 2018",
"Many Chinese also ran successful market gardens in what now is Garden City, delivering fresh produce to local restaurants and markets. \u2014 Dana Oland, idahostatesman , 26 Jan. 2018"
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"About half of all people diagnosed with lupus end up developing this specific rash, also known as a malar rash\u00b2, according to the Johns Hopkins Lupus Center. \u2014 Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In Chemical Geology as well as a recent patent, Kelemen and his colleagues propose using a mineral called magnesite that, when heated, gives off pure CO2, which could be captured in tanks and pumped underground. \u2014 Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS , 3 Sep. 2020",
"That reaction would leave magnesium oxide powder, which when spread thin would rapidly react with CO2 from the atmosphere, re-forming magnesite , completing a cycle that could be repeated over and over. \u2014 Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS , 3 Sep. 2020",
"Taking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and permanently storing it as magnesite is still a hypothetical. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 15 Aug. 2018",
"The problem is that, as a mineral, magnesite doesn't exactly form quickly. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 15 Aug. 2018",
"One metric ton of naturally forming magnesite can remove around half a ton of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 15 Aug. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When attached at either end to a circuit such as a light bulb, the zinc inside reacts with the manganese dioxide and loses electrons. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2022",
"For example, an alkaline battery, or cell, contains zinc, manganese dioxide , and potassium hydroxide. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2022",
"In the future, the photographer plans to test out more exotic thermites like bismuth trioxide and manganese dioxide . \u2014 Wired , 31 Oct. 2019"
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"Working with him in the mammalogy lab was a guy quite enthusiastic about voles. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2021",
"A few years ago, Link Olson wanted students in his mammalogy class to see one of the neatest little creatures in Alaska, the northern flying squirrel. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2021",
"Tests swiftly verified that WAM's taxidermied platypuses did indeed glow, which made Kenny Travouillon, the museum's curator of mammalogy , wonder if there might be other unexpected ultraviolet biofluorescence lurking in their collections. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Dec. 2020",
"Chroman teaches a variety of classes at Santa Ana College and the California Naturalist Program through the UC Agricultural and Natural Resources department and specializes in conservation biology, mammalogy , ornithology and ecology. \u2014 Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times , 28 Oct. 2020",
"Further growth of whale watching is questionable, according to Masao Amano, a marine mammalogy professor at Nagasaki University and advisor to the Japan Whale and Dolphin Watching Council. \u2014 Rachel Fobar, National Geographic , 15 Mar. 2019"
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"borrowed from French mammalogie, by haplology from *mammalologie, from mammal- (base of New Latin Mammalia or French mammalien \"mammalian\") + -o- -o- + -logie -logy \u2014 more at mammal":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133115"
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"The team has many good players, but he is clearly the main man .",
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"For Rogers, even if the Giants don\u2019t use the term, clearly there is one main man in the ninth. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 Mar. 2022",
"JPMorgan Chase main man Jaime Dimon got an even bigger bump worth $3 million, bringing his total 2021 earnings to $34.5 million. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Parrotheads need not be in Orlando, Fla., Saturday when their main man , Jimmy Buffett, takes the stage. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Dec. 2021",
"While Boudreau\u2019s arrival and Green\u2019s departure should have an immediate impact on the club\u2019s on-ice performance, Benning has been the main man in fans\u2019 sights for quite some time. \u2014 Carol Schram, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
"And Jordan Clarkson was the main man in the turnaround, going from scoring five in the first half to 25 in the second. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Adam Granduciel, the main man behind the War on Drugs, is a decent songwriter, a passable singer, and a good musician. \u2014 Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone , 29 Oct. 2021",
"If that plan works, Ogbah\u2019s the main man the Patriots need to protect the rookie quarterback from. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Aug. 2021",
"RB Derek McClintic is the main man with 193 yards total offense. \u2014 John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Sep. 2021"
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"chose to take their case before the local magistrate",
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"One of the magistrate 's concerns was the safety of the teen. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 21 June 2022",
"At that point, the magistrate would determine if Spacey could be released on bail to await a trial. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"The magistrate who reported him for violating his oath, Elizabeth Fuller, has filed a federal lawsuit saying she was illegally fired for discussing the case with the Alexandria Times. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The detective who sought the warrant and the magistrate who approved it could not immediately be reached for comment. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The magistrate asked whether the woman was driving. \u2014 cleveland , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The magistrate told my tenant and me to sit in the hearing room alone for a couple of minutes to reach a settlement. \u2014 Bert Stratton, WSJ , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Prosecutors could have filed a motion asking the magistrate to tighten Rodriguez\u2019s bail conditions. \u2014 Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News , 3 Nov. 2021",
"On May 31, 1921, the local magistrate fined him $25. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Sep. 2021"
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"His addiction grew worse when he began mainlining .",
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"This pipeline, which runs under the Baltic Sea, gave Germany the option to mainline Russian gas. \u2014 University Of Houston Energy Fellows, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Given the past 72 hours the Norwegian producer has just careened through, his need to mainline caffeine is understandable. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The company, at its core, encourages hyper-centralization, ensuring that teens around the world can mimic the same dance or mainline the same 15-second snippet of a song. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 15 Dec. 2021",
"No wonder American diplomats are getting louder in their frustrations with Russia's plan to mainline into Europe with a new pipeline that will make Russia the continent's natural gas pusher. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Through the mid-20th century, most Protestants in the U.S. belonged to mainline churches, but now they are outnumbered by evangelicals. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Sep. 2020",
"Through the mid-20th century, most Protestants in the U.S. belonged to mainline churches, but now they are outnumbered by evangelicals. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Sep. 2020",
"Through the mid-20th century, most Protestants in the U.S. belonged to mainline churches, but now they are outnumbered by evangelicals. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Sep. 2020",
"Through the mid-20th century, most Protestants in the U.S. belonged to mainline churches, but now they are outnumbered by evangelicals. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Sep. 2020",
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"Today, most mainline Christian denominations affirm LGBTQ people. \u2014 Aj Willingham And Scottie Andrew, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"All the clerical sources who spoke to Fox News saw the fracture within the UMC as part of a larger battle over sexuality that has played out in every other mainline Protestant denomination in the United States. \u2014 Jon Brown, Fox News , 9 June 2022",
"The Skywalker Saga is a silly and accessible send-up of the nine mainline Star Wars films. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 4 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, mainline Protestant churches, and their public influence, are shrinking. \u2014 Samira Mehta, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
"Fifteen years later, he was elected presiding bishop, becoming president and chief executive officer of a mainline Protestant denomination that operates in 17 countries and counts more than 1.7 million members. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Pay at mainline carriers is much higher than at regional carriers, and on a single flight the amount that flight attendants earn can range significantly. \u2014 Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
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"The series has since released 13 mainline games and several spinoffs, and has become one of the highest-grossing video game franchises in the world, selling over 120 million units worldwide. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 12 May 2022",
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"The electric guitar picked up the main line , with supporting harmonies from the saxophone and violin. \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 May 2022",
"Many magnet fishers wrap duct tape around the excess rope and their main line . \u2014 Ben Demchak, Popular Mechanics , 3 June 2022",
"As the storms move into the Lower Mississippi River Valley, very strong winds will enter the region ahead of the main line of storms. \u2014 Amir Vera, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The chances for severe storms will end after the main line of storms moves through, and much more tranquil weather is expected for the rest of the week, with no mentions of severe weather. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Beaches in Los Angeles and Orange counties were shut down after a sewer main line failed, leaking millions of gallons of untreated sewage into the Dominguez Channel, which empties into Los Angeles Harbor. \u2014 Daniella Genovese, Fox News , 2 Jan. 2022",
"The spill, which was first detected Thursday afternoon, occurred in the city of Carson because of the failure of a 48-inch sewer main line , the city of Long Beach said in the news release. \u2014 Alaa Elassar And Joe Sutton, CNN , 2 Jan. 2022",
"No water main lines will be built under County Line Road, although extensions from the main line into neighborhoods might cross under County Line, Pulvirenti said. \u2014 Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Designs from Armani's main line traditionally bring down the curtain on Milan's fashion week, which this season hosted mainly in-person catwalk shows rather than digital presentations, including by the likes of Prada, Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 28 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"My Elhew pointer, Traveler, once pointed a December grouse that was feeding on delicate maidenhair ferns growing where a cluster of tiny springs kept the ground clear of snow. \u2014 Tom Davis, Field & Stream , 4 Dec. 2019",
"This whimsical fairy castle rises from a bed of clovers, thyme, violets, and maidenhair ferns in the back garden, one of three small castles on the mountain. \u2014 Zoe Greenberg, BostonGlobe.com , 10 July 2019",
"Hellebores, jasmine and maidenhair ferns all make beautiful potted gifts, too. \u2014 Sarah Bray, House Beautiful , 4 Feb. 2014"
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"Examples include mad cow disease , scrapie, Kuru, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Shortly thereafter, in January 2002, the Imperial team suggested that up to 150,000 people in the U.K. could die from mad cow disease . \u2014 Steve H. Hanke, National Review , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Chronic wasting disease is caused by the same type of particle as mad cow disease , and has been found in a few Utah counties. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Feb. 2022",
"In 2022, for the first time the EU will allow farmers to feed insects to pigs and poultry\u2014a reversal of rules that banned feed made from animal remains in the wake of the mad cow disease outbreak in the mid-1990s. \u2014 Matt Reynolds, Wired , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Chronic wasting disease is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, similar to mad cow disease , scrapie and Creutzfeldt-Jakob. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Dec. 2021",
"Regulators have yet to approve a live test for CWD, which is similar to mad cow disease . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 13 Oct. 2021",
"For instance, to guard against mad cow disease , the FDA says donation centers should indefinitely bar donors who spent at least three months in the United Kingdom from 1980 to 1996. \u2014 Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times , 6 July 2021",
"The US Department of Agriculture confirms the first case of mad cow disease in the United States. \u2014 Cnn Editorial Research, CNN , 30 May 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Take a signature Barrel Bath, which gives hydromassage-fueled relaxation using grape marc and red vine extracts, known for their exfoliating and draining effects. \u2014 Jane Sung, CNT , 14 Sep. 2017",
"Campari, Armagnac, Pernod, marc \u2014as well as liqueurs in garish colors, such as Chartreuse. \u2014 John Seabrook, The New Yorker , 23 Jan. 2017",
"MARC service on the Penn and Camden lines was suspended earlier in the morning but has since resumed on a limited level. \u2014 Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post , 28 June 2017",
"She\u2019s since made good on her promise, making metadata from 25 million MARC records (the very documents once enshrined on catalog cards) available to the public. \u2014 Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian , 19 May 2017"
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"\u2014 Peter Winn",
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"\u2014 Thelma Barer-Stein",
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"Jo\u00e3o Cohen moved to his patch of the Amazon 30 years ago to plant manioc . \u2014 Georgina Gustin, NBC News , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Now coffee, manioc , cupuacu and cacao plants grow there. \u2014 Georgina Gustin, NBC News , 19 Dec. 2021",
"After the Portuguese transported manioc to West Africa in the 17th century, the root spread rapidly, but the proper processing techniques did not. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2021",
"For years, the villagers farmed the surrounding bush, growing large crops of manioc , but about a decade ago the land became polluted after some foreign businessmen opened a cobalt-processing plant nearby. \u2014 Nicolas Niarchos, The New Yorker , 24 May 2021",
"Others cooked corn cobs and manioc on the hot rocks, to the amusement of the crowd. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2021",
"Mogo is the Swahili word for yuca (pronounced YOO-KAH), which is also known as cassava and manioc . \u2014 Zaynab Issa, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 Dec. 2020",
"The captain, Richard Lacet, who inherited the boat from his father, has made up for lost revenue by charging more for cargo, to squawks from merchants sending chickens upriver and farmers dispatching manioc flour down it. \u2014 The Economist , 5 Nov. 2020",
"Its lower decks have hooks for 467 hammocks where passengers sleep on the three-day voyage up the Amazon river from Manaus, a city of 2m people, to Uarini, a manioc -growing town. \u2014 The Economist , 5 Nov. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Copperheads, timber rattlesnakes and eastern massasauga rattlesnakes are the three species of venomous snakes in Pennsylvania, according to the Fish and Boat Commission. \u2014 Jordan Culver, USA TODAY , 19 June 2019",
"The other two species, also part of the pit viper family, are the timber rattlesnake and eastern massasauga . \u2014 Fox News , 19 June 2019",
"Pennsylvania is also home to a smaller venomous rattlesnake called the massasauga , which is rare and found in only a few western counties. \u2014 Jason Nark, Philly.com , 20 June 2018",
"The app includes forms for reporting observations on: Diseased wildlife Tagged fish Mammals such as cougars and feral swine Fish such as sturgeon Birds such as wild turkeys Reptiles and amphibians such as eastern massasauga rattlesnakes. \u2014 Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press , 8 Aug. 2017",
"Jennifer Moore and her research team at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute in Hastings, Michigan, are creating a longer-term data set to examine the implication of the disease on eastern massasauga rattlesnakes. \u2014 Hannah Lang, National Geographic , 12 June 2017"
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"If the spectral gap ever dropped below a critical value as scientists inserted more and more magnetic flux , QAC would happily allow the system to jump to a new, excited quantum state, leaving behind its low-energy past. \u2014 Spyridon Michalakis, Scientific American , 1 Aug. 2020",
"Laughlin's original argument used this notion to mathematically model the quantum Hall effect as the adiabatic evolution of the electronic state of a quantum Hall system under the increase of a fictitious magnetic flux . \u2014 Spyridon Michalakis, Scientific American , 1 Aug. 2020",
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"Under the basics of Faraday's law, the wire's motion causes a change in magnetic flux , which creates a magnetic field\u2014and thus a voltage\u2014which then charges up the lithium battery. \u2014 Eleanor Hildebrandt, Popular Mechanics , 9 Nov. 2018",
"The change in timing was either the process of transferring momentum to the crust or the result of the vortex altering the magnetic flux lines of the neutron star. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 11 Apr. 2018",
"The ropes are better referred to as magnetic flux ropes, twisting magnetic fields that, when visualized, look a lot like rope. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 8 Feb. 2018"
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"Storyteller Jeff Emtman documented his own experiences with the drifting magnetic north in rural northern Canada, for instance. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
"The Bermuda Triangle is one of two places on Earth where a compass will point to true north instead of magnetic north . \u2014 Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics , 18 Apr. 2022",
"In 2017, the magnetic north pole fell within 240 miles of the geographic north pole. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The book is extremely easy to follow, guiding readers through everything from reading symbols and contours on topo maps, to the difference between true north and magnetic north , to using the night sky or flora and fauna to orient yourself. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Earth\u2019s magnetic north pole has shifted away from Canada and closer to Siberia at a rapid pace in recent years. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"That's where the experts come in to put us on the right track and save us from grabbing a manila envelope, stuffing, sighing, and calling it a day. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living , 26 May 2020",
"Several graduates wore caps and gowns; one had fashioned a makeshift diploma from a manila envelope. \u2014 Eren Orbey, The New Yorker , 6 May 2020",
"At the fourth door, Kuhn ran through the rain to drop off the bag of food and the manila envelope. \u2014 Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com , 24 Apr. 2020",
"That meant buying a high-definition webcam and packaging art supplies into large manila envelopes. \u2014 Dallas News , 27 Mar. 2020",
"Rather than the packets of paper and binders that occupy most senators\u2019 desks, Cotton just had a few sheets in a manila folder. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Jan. 2020",
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"Her only possessions were the few clothes inside her black duffel bag and a manila envelope with documents. \u2014 Nicole Chavez, CNN , 30 Nov. 2019",
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"Cape Town artist Porky Hefer, known for producing oversized mutant marine creatures, shaped the treehouse into a manta ray with a winding wooden walkway as its tail. \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Another highlight on the island of Hawaii is the manta ray night snorkel with the company Anelakai Adventures. \u2014 Judy Koutsky, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Although there's no evidence of any health benefits, the demand for gill rakers has led to declines of up to 95% in some Pacific manta ray populations, according to the National Marine Fisheries Service. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 27 Feb. 2022",
"As part of that process, the service will consider whether to protect any areas as critical habitat, a designation that would require the manta ray to be taken into account in any federal actions involving that area. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 27 Feb. 2022",
"While there are several different manta ray excursions, the Anelakai Adventures is unique in several ways. \u2014 Judy Koutsky, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Is the manta ray drone destined to become a military robot",
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"More manta ray viewing tour boats could also use the sites if the buoys were installed. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 2 July 2021"
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"There are three cameras on the back: a 64MP main lens, a monochrome camera, and a macro lens . \u2014 Sascha Segan, PCMAG , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The 108 megapixel main camera is there, but the 8 megapixel ultrawide camera and the 5 megapixel macro lens are slightly smaller than the Mi 11. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Xu\u2019s drawings and sculptural paintings are not literal, but do sometimes resemble phenomena that might be spied through a macro lens . \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Up close, when captured with a camera using a macro lens , the animals can appear to loom as large as wild animals on a safari \u2014 a safari on another planet. \u2014 Erik Olsen New York Times, Star Tribune , 15 Apr. 2021",
"Subjects close to the camera are better served with an interchangeable macro lens , a feature on some cameras that shortens focus to within three feet. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2021",
"From a macro lens for pictures of objects up close with tremendous detail, to a super wide lens to capture an entire mountain range, to a super telephoto to zoom in ridiculous distances; all is possible with a DSLR. \u2014 Kai Burkhardt, CNN Underscored , 20 Nov. 2020",
"Just clip on the wide angle or macro lens to your phone to get high-quality photos on your next adventure \u2014 no heavy camera equipment required. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 15 Sep. 2020",
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"In Roman law, a mandatum was an authoritative command, and a person giving such a command was called a mandator . \u2014 Ben Zimmer, WSJ , 20 May 2021",
"The mandator Canadian quarantine is serious; there\u2019s a smartphone app that requires you to self-report each day, plus calls and in-person visits from government officials. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 1 Apr. 2021"
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"The recipe says that you should marinate the chicken overnight.",
"The chicken should be allowed to marinate overnight.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Let marinate while preparing the rest of the ingredients. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Pour Jamaican jerk marinade over chicken and let marinate for a minimum of 1 hour, but overnight is even better. \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Journal Sentinel , 6 June 2022",
"Is there possibly a more French way to prepare beef than to marinate it in red wine",
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"One of my favorite ways to serve it is to marinate the chunks with olive oil, lemon zest and juice, oregano, and thyme on the countertop for about 15 minutes. \u2014 Irina Groushevaia, Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Bullock uses a blend of canola oil and olive oil in a 3:1 ratio to saute vegetables, marinate the shrimp, add to the confit tomatoes and marinated feta, and add to the yellow curry and romesco sauces. \u2014 Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"The switch gives Maria and Tony\u2019s relationship time to marinate and the song a devastating subtext as the audience already knows Bernardo\u2019s fate. \u2014 cleveland , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Seafood only needs a short time to marinate , and in this recipe, tuna steaks are coated with a pesto-ish blend of basil, garlic, lemon and olive oil. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Sep. 2021"
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"The building will house 72 exam rooms, 30 consultation rooms, a community center, dental suite with eight exam chairs, an optometry suite, and an imaging suite with X-ray, MRI, mammography and ultrasound machines. \u2014 Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
"Some treatments are deemed necessary based on your age or gender, such as a colonoscopy or mammography . \u2014 Dallas Ducar, STAT , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Since 1977, when mammography began to be widely used to screen for breast cancer, roughly 1.2 million women have had surgery for low-grade ductal carcinoma in situ. \u2014 David Ropeik, STAT , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Recent research suggests there may be a role in the future for thermography, possibly in combination with mammography , but the data on breast cancer shows poor accuracy. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 24 Aug. 2021",
"But mammography screenings can also cause doctors to prescribe unnecessary tests and treatments for tumors that would not have progressed or for tumors that would have progressed, but not caused symptoms in a patient's lifetime. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Breast: Women should have the option to start screening with mammography once a year, starting at age 40, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
"That means more veterans will need access to gynecological care, mammography and other care, according to the report. \u2014 Matthew Brown, USA TODAY , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Despite four decades of mammography screening, for example, the incidence of metastatic breast cancer remains virtually unchanged. \u2014 H. Gilbert Welch, STAT , 14 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"My Elhew pointer, Traveler, once pointed a December grouse that was feeding on delicate maidenhair ferns growing where a cluster of tiny springs kept the ground clear of snow. \u2014 Tom Davis, Field & Stream , 4 Dec. 2019",
"This whimsical fairy castle rises from a bed of clovers, thyme, violets, and maidenhair ferns in the back garden, one of three small castles on the mountain. \u2014 Zoe Greenberg, BostonGlobe.com , 10 July 2019",
"Hellebores, jasmine and maidenhair ferns all make beautiful potted gifts, too. \u2014 Sarah Bray, House Beautiful , 4 Feb. 2014"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even so, the belief in Mary\u2019s life-long maidenhood is widely shared by members of the Eastern Orthodox Church and by some Lutherans. \u2014 Rebecca Coffey, Forbes , 3 Mar. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Beginning in his teens, Dan was beset by mental troubles variously diagnosed, and medicated, as schizophrenia, depression or manic depression . \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Roberts makes a convincing case for a diagnosis of severe manic depression . \u2014 Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Fascism, a misogynistic art world and manic depression are among the subjects dealt with in Paula Rego\u2019s art. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 5 July 2021",
"Mania is also the main feature of bipolar disorder, which used to be known as manic depression . \u2014 Jessica Migala, Health.com , 28 June 2021",
"Our parents \u2014 hard-working, blue-collar immigrant citizens \u2014 never imagined that their son suffered from manic depression , anxiety, and bipolar disorder. \u2014 Lizzy Feliciano, STAT , 29 May 2021",
"Eventually, he was declared to be suffering from manic depression , or bipolar disorder, as it is now called, and the diagnosis stuck. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New Yorker , 15 Mar. 2021",
"In his memoir, Mr. Pride spoke of struggles with manic depression . \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Dec. 2020",
"Treated for manic depression as an adult, Mr. Maschler found therapy unhelpful. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 23 Oct. 2020"
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"\u2014 Paul Berman"
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"They heard the sound of machine-gun fire.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"About 18,000 Marines stormed the atoll, which had been fortified by the Japanese, but their landing craft hit reefs far from shore, and the Marines had to wade in through withering machine gun fire. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
"Obregon yanked a grenade from his belt and threw it into the knot of North Korean soldiers, just as he was hit with machine gun fire. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"Seen first in the new film shuffling Bond (Daniel Craig) and love interest Madeleine Swann (L\u00e9a Seydoux) around Matera, Italy, the DB5\u2019s bucolic retirement comes to an abrupt halt with a barrage of machine gun fire from incoming Spectre agents. \u2014 Eric Adams, Popular Mechanics , 8 Oct. 2021",
"And when an assassin with a machine gun crashes into his apartment, a weaponless Bourne knows how to subdue the guy with a ballpoint pen. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
"The maximum penalty for possession of a machine gun is 10 years in prison. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 26 May 2022",
"Salam Aldeen, 39, swings open the front door, yelling hello to the soldiers guarding the barricades, ignoring the machine gun poking out from beneath camouflage netting. \u2014 Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022",
"San Francisco police have arrested three current and former officers for allegedly destroying evidence and illegally possessing a machine gun . \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Authorities plan to charge him with being a felon in possession of a handgun and carrying a machine gun that night. \u2014 Fox News , 16 Apr. 2022"
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"definitions":{
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"But the Justice Department, after its own 16-month investigation, filed a major suit against Google on Tuesday relying on those very same antitrust laws. \u2014 Steve Lohr, Star Tribune , 22 Oct. 2020"
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"Gefilte fish and matzo ball soup make their once-a-year appearance. \u2014 Jason Gonzalez, The Courier-Journal , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Find plenty of deli classics such as the reuben and French dip sandwiches, matzo ball soup, pasta and steak dinners, all-day-and-night breakfast, plus an extensive drink menu. \u2014 Abigail Rosenthal, Chron , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Recently, P\u00e9rez Kennealy has had fun adding touches from her culture for holiday and special events at the property, including mofongo along with that infamous matzo ball soup. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure , 18 Jan. 2022",
"In his first book, Cohen offers modern takes on traditional foods from his Jewish heritage that go well beyond matzo ball soup. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Traditionalists might recoil in horror, but why not add a few splashes of pickle juice to a nice, steaming bowl of matzo ball soup, doubling down on the big dill energy. \u2014 Heather Eddy, Bon App\u00e9tit , 4 Dec. 2021",
"The a la carte menu features smoked salmon, pickled herring, smoked whitefish salad, matzo ball soup, smoked brisket, latkes and more. \u2014 Holly Baumbach, chicagotribune.com , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Add potato-leek latkes for $10 or some of the restaurant\u2019s standard fare like matzo ball soup ($10) or rugelach ($2.50). \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Nov. 2021",
"The deli\u2019s goal, the rabbi said, is to serve community members who wanted kosher food, but also the general public craving pastrami and matzo ball soup. \u2014 Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Aug. 2021"
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"Conant swills river water and lives on hot dogs, Tabasco sauce, and malt liquor . \u2014 Elizabeth Hightower Allen, Outside Online , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The store won\u2019t sell nips, quarter pints, or 40 oz. bottles of malt liquor . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Olde English 800 malt liquor was another brand Blitz-Weinhard owned and promoted at the time, eventually becoming the company\u2019s best seller. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Aug. 2021",
"While White Claw is derived from industrial malt liquor , Hoxie is made from California Chardonnay. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 June 2021",
"Lifted Libations mixed drinks get their kick from organic vodka unlike Truly, White Claw and many other spiked sodas which use malt liquor . \u2014 Mike Dojc, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
"But since many are made with cheap malt liquor and artifical sweeteners, Canteen Spirits unveiled a line of zero-sugar and zer0-carb vodka sodas in 2019. \u2014 Katie Chang, Forbes , 23 May 2021",
"Hanks, who has gone to rehab and who discussed his cocaine and crack abuse in 2015, parades around with a half-empty bottle of malt liquor and wraps himself in the Jamaican flag, then shows off a massive pile of weed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2021",
"Everyone is surrounded by soft twinkle-lights, and no one appears to be hiding a forty of malt liquor out of frame. \u2014 Zoe Si, The New Yorker , 16 Dec. 2020"
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"Accompanying the car is the vendor's own coil ignition system, which can be carried as a spare and in case of emergency fitted to replace the magneto in around five minutes. \u2014 Josh Max, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Timbuk3 clearly had great prescience: Just a year after this song\u2019s release, David Pritchard and Steven Chu first trapped atoms in a magneto -optical trap (or MOT) at Bell Labs, laying the foundation for the cold atom revolution to follow. \u2014 Paul Lipman, Forbes , 3 Sep. 2021",
"To learn more about how magneto -location works for the dogs, the study authors will begin a new experiment placing magnets on the dogs\u2019 collars to find out if this disrupts their navigational skills. \u2014 Courtney Sexton, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 July 2020",
"However, there are also materials that will only change polarization in the presence of a magnetic field, called magneto -optic materials. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 29 Apr. 2020",
"Subsequent starts after the initial pull are push-button, as the capacitor discharges into the magneto \u2014now acting as a starter motor\u2014and turns the crankshaft. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 14 Feb. 2020",
"From there, the engine's magneto acts as a generator, charging a lightweight ultra-capacitor in two minutes after a cold start. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 14 Feb. 2020",
"Studies have shown that cockroaches and other types of insects seem to be capable of detecting magnetic fields ( magneto -reception), and can also become magnetized themselves. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 12 Sep. 2019",
"The ultra-thin strips work on what's known as the anisotropic magneto -resistive (AMR) effect. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 16 Nov. 2018"
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"Authorities said a 22-year-old man named as a person of interest in the shooting was taken into police custody Monday evening after an hourslong manhunt . \u2014 Kathleen Foody, BostonGlobe.com , 5 July 2022",
"After a nearly five year-long manhunt , Peter Chadwick was captured in Mexico in August 2019. \u2014 Tracy Smith, CBS News , 2 July 2022",
"After a brief manhunt Maxwell was arrested by the FBI in July 2020. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 28 June 2022",
"After a two-day manhunt , Holder was arrested, and two months later he was indicted by a grand jury. \u2014 Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence , 16 June 2022",
"After a two-day manhunt , Holder was arrested, and two months later he was indicted by a grand jury. \u2014 Jonathan Landrum Jr., USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"James left behind personal belongings that helped authorities identify and capture him after a nearly 30-hour manhunt . \u2014 Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
"After an 11-day manhunt , an inmate who escaped an Alabama jail has been captured and is back behind bars. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 11 May 2022"
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"This warm and spicy fragrance oozes aromatics of fresh and juicy Italian mandarin , spicy gingerbread accord, warm cedarwood, and a twist of pineapple all housed in a luxurious bottle adorned in Valentino\u2019s iconic rock-stud detailing. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"These include top notes of bergamot, Italian green mandarin and diva lavender from France; middle notes of Turkish rose and sage heart; and base notes of Haitian vetiver and bourbon geranium from Madagascar. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Housed in a gorgeous golden glass bottle are citrus notes of Italian mandarin and bergamot that are bright, sunny, and perfect for warmer weather. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Cassirer was laid to rest in a Jewish cemetery in Paramus, New Jersey\u2014a destination the German mandarin could never have imagined. \u2014 Adam Kirsch, The New York Review of Books , 8 Apr. 2021",
"Cassirer was laid to rest in a Jewish cemetery in Paramus, New Jersey\u2014a destination the German mandarin could never have imagined. \u2014 Adam Kirsch, The New York Review of Books , 8 Apr. 2021",
"Cassirer was laid to rest in a Jewish cemetery in Paramus, New Jersey\u2014a destination the German mandarin could never have imagined. \u2014 Adam Kirsch, The New York Review of Books , 8 Apr. 2021",
"Cassirer was laid to rest in a Jewish cemetery in Paramus, New Jersey\u2014a destination the German mandarin could never have imagined. \u2014 Adam Kirsch, The New York Review of Books , 8 Apr. 2021",
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"The sweet-and-sour fish is Cuban pargo (red snapper), not mandarin fish. \u2014 The Economist , 14 Sep. 2019"
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"While you\u2019re spoiled for choice with 87 rooms, some with floral and fauna wallpaper and others with decadent marbled bathrooms, the hotel\u2019s Mediterranean restaurant, Rocco\u2014the place to be in Lisbon right now\u2014is the real reason to book. \u2014 Monica Mendal, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
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"Even the Taj Mahal \u2014 the white- marbled mausoleum built by a Mughal emperor as a monument of love for his queen, and India\u2019s most popular tourist destination \u2014 has not been spared. \u2014 Niha Masih, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
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"In this Greenwich Village studio, William Cullum made the ultimate statement with electric pink walls and a matching marbled shower curtain, courtesy of Voutsa. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor , 3 May 2022"
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"Former England coach Trevor Bayliss, who was coach from 2015-19, also sought a positive approach which yielded spectacular results in England\u2019s limited-overs teams but proved manic and inconsistent in the long format. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"The tastes of younger audiences who grew up in the celebrity-gossip environment that followed can be manic and unpredictable. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 27 Oct. 2021",
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"Crank has often been compared to a live-action cartoon, and Brian Taylor's and Mark Neveldine's kinetic directing style, combined with Statham's manic energy, gives the film a frenetic pace from the opening scene. \u2014 Elliott Smith, EW.com , 4 May 2022",
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"For instance, manic episodes typically involve having extremely elevated mood and energy levels for at least seven days, according to the NIMH. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, SELF , 11 Feb. 2022",
"There\u2019s even a recurring bit where a manic , Wild at Heart-era Cage materializes out of thin air to argue with modern-day Cage. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 16 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to the Independent, the placement of the cuts suggests the patient had a mastoidectomy \u2014surgery undertaken to treat an infection of the mastoid bones, which are located just behind each ear. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022",
"In a radical mastoidectomy , the surgeon will first make a cut behind the ear and then use a bone drill to open access to the middle ear cavity. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2022"
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"Wilson attended Morehouse, graduated magna cum laude from the Medical College of Georgia, was inducted into the AOA honor society, and had done well in her residency at Augusta University. \u2014 Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT , 20 June 2022",
"Blitzer graduated magna cum laude from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, which is the university\u2019s business school. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
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"Thanks to Ohio\u2019s College Credit Plus program, the soon-to-be 18-year-old, who as a sophomore earned his associate\u2019s degree from Tri-C, recently graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor\u2019s degree from Cleveland State University. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 25 May 2022",
"Of the 1028 bachelor\u2019s degree students graduating with academic honors, 134 earned summa cum laude distinction with a 3.9 to 4.0 grade point average, while 166 were magna cum laude (3.70 to 3.89) and 177 were cum laude (3.5 to 3.69). \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Jackson graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and cum laude from Harvard Law School. \u2014 CBS News , 25 Feb. 2022",
"With trainer Bobby Cramer acting as his mentor, Duchossois graduated magna cum laude from his crash course in the theory and practice of thoroughbred racing. \u2014 Neil Milbert, chicagotribune.com , 28 Jan. 2022"
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"The mall that once functioned as the town's community hub is literally a shell of its former self, with a rusting metal structure covering a concrete slab where shoppers once browsed. \u2014 Anita Lee, ProPublica , 24 June 2022",
"Many forget the mall was a dusty patch of dirt adjacent to rail yards before shovels hit the ground. \u2014 John Igliozzi, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"For example, One Direction was one of the most fly boy bands of all time, but five guys at Madison Square Garden with incredible production value look much better than five guys at a mall with two mics that work. \u2014 Jeff Benjamin, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The epic, three-story Italian food hall\u2019s first Bay Area location opens at the Westfield Valley Fair mall in San Jose at 5 p.m. on June 16. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 June 2022",
"The two first appeared together at a discount mall . \u2014 Hilary Weaver, ELLE , 11 May 2022",
"What's key for Draper-Livengood is that there will be leftovers when the sale concludes May 22 at the Laurel Park Place mall in Livonia. \u2014 Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press , 8 May 2022",
"The future of e-commerce could be coming to a local mall near you. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Gunfire had erupted Saturday at a busy mall in the state capital, Columbia, about 90 miles north of Sunday\u2019s nightclub shooting. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 Apr. 2022"
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"The mattock \u2019s two ends can dig earth and tear roots. \u2014 Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 May 2022",
"Use a mattock to create a trench for mass planting. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Hacking through thorny multiflora rose to get to stubborn bittersweet roots, then heaving a mattock into the earth to pull them up, can be exhausting. \u2014 Stephanie Foo, Curbed , 11 Aug. 2021",
"For the gardener in your life, buy a five-gallon bucket and fill it with Felco pruners and a blade sharpener, root saw, folding pruning saw, weeder, soil scoop or trowel, mattock , garden tape, scissors and pliable garden gloves. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Dec. 2020",
"My preferred tool for planting in tight spots is the mattock , especially if the soil is on the poor side. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 21 Oct. 2020",
"On that night at the Hinterkaifeck farmstead, the farmer, his wife, their widowed daughter, two grandchildren aged 7 and 2, and the family maid, all were killed with a mattock , or pickaxe. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 28 Jan. 2018",
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"Look in the back and there would be 6 feet of logging chain going to rust, a half bottle of brake fluid, and a shovel and mattock . \u2014 Southern Living , 1 May 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lesser celandine can be easily confused with marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) \u2014 a native plant found in wetland habitats and in some home gardens with moist areas. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 1 May 2022",
"That stretch also passes through the Butler Lake Flynn's Spring State Natural Area, a good spot for seeing marsh marigold . \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Lesser celandine can be easily confused with marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), a native plant found in wetland habitats and also planted in some gardens with moist areas. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 2 May 2021",
"But also hickory, chestnut, elms and birches, and joe-pye weed, aster, marsh marigold , skunk cabbage, snakeweed. \u2014 Matthew Cicanese And Erika Reiter, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Apr. 2020",
"Where the ground is mushy and damp, look for frilly bundles of false hellebore that sprout head-high flower stalks in summertime and the delicate blooms of marsh marigolds , aquatic buttercups, prairie smoke and berry-laden shrubs. \u2014 Mare Czinar, azcentral , 11 June 2020",
"Also in attendance: ferns, marsh marigold and copious amounts of a kind of skunk cabbage that looks like spinach that has received a lot of encouragement. \u2014 New York Times , 17 July 2019",
"Also in attendance: ferns, marsh marigold and copious amounts of a kind of skunk cabbage that looks like spinach that has received a lot of encouragement. \u2014 New York Times , 17 July 2019",
"A year later, plants such as woolgrass bulrush, brome hummock sedge, giant bur-reed, marsh marigold , queen-of-the-prairie and spike gayfeather are attracting dragonflies and monarch butterflies. \u2014 Patrick M. O'connell, chicagotribune.com , 22 June 2018"
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"The two lines of credit provided by Alameda Ventures, $200 million in cash and USD Coin and 15,000 bitcoin, were supposed to expire at the end of 2024 and carry an annual interest rate of 5% payable on maturity . \u2014 Nina Bambysheva, Forbes , 6 July 2022",
"Brogdon brings a level of court maturity to the Celtics that was lacking when Smart was on the bench. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"Those riffs are part of Growin\u2019 Up\u2019s sonic maturity ; its spacious production, helmed by Combs alongside co-producers Chip Matthews and Jonathan Singleton, allows guitar licks and thumping bass lines to tug songs in sometimes surprising directions. \u2014 Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone , 25 June 2022",
"Beauchamp already has the competitiveness, versatility, athleticism, defense and, now, maturity that teams covet. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"That realisation comes through with her real glow-up: personal maturity . \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 19 June 2022",
"Little details, a little bit more maturity in some moments to be able to keep the ball a bit better there towards the end. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
"That maturity across the arc of the show felt like something that was really needed. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
"Lessons: When a lottery-level prospect drops in his lap, even with maturity concerns, Ainge isn\u2019t afraid to draft him. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022"
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"\u2014 Victoria Sackville-West"
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"\u2014 Ranger Rick , September 1985",
"\u2026 past flocks of Major Mitchell cockatoos , which take to the sky in fear, revealing the crimson splash of the underwings.",
"\u2014 Bob Reiss , Smithsonian , June 1986"
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"on the western coast of Luzon, Philippines population 1,661,000":[
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"That's where the experts come in to put us on the right track and save us from grabbing a manila envelope, stuffing, sighing, and calling it a day. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living , 26 May 2020",
"Several graduates wore caps and gowns; one had fashioned a makeshift diploma from a manila envelope. \u2014 Eren Orbey, The New Yorker , 6 May 2020",
"At the fourth door, Kuhn ran through the rain to drop off the bag of food and the manila envelope. \u2014 Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com , 24 Apr. 2020",
"That meant buying a high-definition webcam and packaging art supplies into large manila envelopes. \u2014 Dallas News , 27 Mar. 2020",
"Rather than the packets of paper and binders that occupy most senators\u2019 desks, Cotton just had a few sheets in a manila folder. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Jan. 2020",
"As Paula Reed Ward reports for the Priore hid illustrated pages or plates in manila envelopes, rolled up larger items, or simply carried books out of the library. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Jan. 2020",
"Her only possessions were the few clothes inside her black duffel bag and a manila envelope with documents. \u2014 Nicole Chavez, CNN , 30 Nov. 2019",
"Copies of some of these stories were later sent to the State Department stuffed in a manila envelope. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 11 Oct. 2019"
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"But the Sun Devils' performance in Tuesday's match play was impressive. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
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"Oregon is headed to the final round of stroke play at the NCAA women\u2019s golf Championship and in a strong position for one of the top seeds in match play . \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 22 May 2022",
"Oregon finished stroke play in second place and advances to face San Jose State in match play at the NCAA women\u2019s golf Championship. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 23 May 2022",
"Jon Rahm of Spain in match play at the Ryder Cup \u2014 closed him out with three holes to play. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The Wildcats then averaged 220 in their three victories in the final and 187 overall in the match play . \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 18 Mar. 2021",
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"The 156-player field will be whittled down to 64 players after two rounds of stroke play, and from there five rounds of match play commence to decide a champion. \u2014 Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic , 13 July 2021"
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"But for my money, my favorite was mango peach jam and a squeeze of lemon, topped off with grapefruit seltzer. \u2014 Christopher Michel, Country Living , 10 June 2022",
"In the nursery, hints of mango interplay with graphic silver-and-white Juju wallpaper. \u2014 Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
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"Plan to spend the free day exploring the valley, swimming in pools, and hiking through terraces overgrown with java plums, guava, and mango trees. \u2014 Outside Online , 3 Nov. 2020",
"Bell's will begin shipping Tropical Oberon Ale, which is Oberon Ale brewed with mango , guava and passion fruit, in mid-April. \u2014 Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Curiel took the recipe for a classic shrimp ceviche and then gave it a twist by marinating the shrimp in a Habanero chili dressing with fresh mango . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The lump crab is tossed with diced fresh mango to tease out its juicy sweetness, while jalape\u00f1o and lime perk it up and thinly sliced scallion brings a savory element. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Agencies have a macro view of the marketing landscape, which is critical as the digital marketing ecosystem can be a lot for one person or a small team to stay on top of. \u2014 Justin Turner, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Still, the details about party switchers present a dire warning for Democrats who were already concerned about the macro effects shaping the political landscape this fall. \u2014 Steve Peoples And Aaron Kessler, Chron , 27 June 2022",
"The first thing that Matt did was give Brent a detailed nutrition breakdown with specific macro splits that changed on a weekly basis to reflect his progress. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 26 June 2022",
"Hear from the top minds in technology as the program focuses on macro and micro issues. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
"And now, my chat with macro economists, Julia Coronado. \u2014 James Brown, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The macro environment didn\u2019t stop a group of Boston executives from joining some 17,000 people at Consensus 2022, one of the largest crypto conferences, last week. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"The plot, on a macro level, is simple: America's intelligence apparatus is devouring itself. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
"Our industry is in a very challenging macro environment -- right now. \u2014 Clare Duffy And Catherine Thorbecke, CNN , 19 May 2022",
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"This is not his usual macro -history but a slim volume, fewer than two hundred pages, outlining both the virtues and the major critiques of liberalism, and suggesting principles for its preservation. \u2014 Krithika Varagur, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
"In addition to macro , Shopify faces high investment costs for the Shopify Fulfillment Network (SFN) coupled with the unknowns around the company\u2019s growth rate now that the economy is reopened. \u2014 Beth Kindig, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"That is part of my goal and part of my role in editing \u2014 to take both the macro and the micro view of fairness and to look at the story in its totality. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
"These include coming up with go-to meals that enable him to hit his macro and calorie targets, going for a 30-minute morning walk, carving out 30 minutes each evening for a workout, and trying to get a minimum of 7 hours of sleep. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 7 June 2022",
"So the company had been charged in January in Lakewood muni court with a failure to secure a proper permit and macro pleaded, no contest in April. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
"Equities, global macro and multi-strategy were the only strategies to record net inflows, with multi-strategy funds bringing in the most at $1.3 billion in net inflows. \u2014 Jacob Wolinsky, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"One-touch access to things like switching scenes, adjusting volume levels, or launching media or a gaming macro can be a lifesaver in the stressful world of live video, and the laptop even makes the controls usable if the clamshell is shut. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 23 May 2022",
"Different departments within the Chinese government are sending varied messages about the state of the tech crackdown, says Bruce Pang, head of macro and strategy research at China Renaissance Securities. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 6 May 2022"
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"The available combinations, meanwhile, include pine green/purplish-blue, purplish-blue/violet, violet/pink magenta , pink magenta/panton classic red and bright orange/panton classic red. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
"Or watch awestruck as Lady Gaga and Brandon Maxwell take their magenta nesting doll ballgown to the streets, much to the delight of New Yorkers. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The powders come in two duochrome shades, Enter The Glow, a pearly champagne, and Spiritually Complex, a shimmering magenta . \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 17 May 2022",
"Admire these magenta , gold, and blue shades throughout the park's subalpine meadows in late July and August. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Candy pink, bright red, and sultry magenta dominate the color palette of the capsule, which will also feature versatile materials like velour, ribbed knit, and faux latex, again merging Beyonc\u00e9's affinity for both fashion and athleticism. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 Feb. 2022",
"In the United States, new versions of Cherry Coke cans and bottles are magenta , with the white Coca-Cola logo emblazoned on the regular version and a black Coca-Cola logo on the Zero Sugar version. \u2014 Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Servers passed out food and drinks while dressed up like Squid Game's guards, with their pink magenta jumpsuits, black masks, and white triangle distinction present (no word on whether there were circles and squares present too). \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Or watch awestruck as Lady Gaga and Brandon Maxwell take their magenta nesting doll ballgown to the streets, much to the delight of New Yorkers. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 1 Sep. 2021"
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": a graphic and often symbolic pattern usually in the form of a circle divided into four separate sections or bearing a multiple projection of an image":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Edouard Duval-Carri\u00e9\u2019s metallic collage-painting depicts a man who seems to be crawling through a jungle pool with an Asian-style mandala on his back. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"Shalitzin also added a large flower with leaves to the side of her head and one on the top of her head that could be part of a mandala . \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Then one day in summer 2015, Candace Jesse Jessup, an Arizona artist staying in a nearby hotel, painted one of the stones in the garden with a mandala and heart design to thank Dean for his one-man mission to beautify the community. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Jan. 2022",
"One of her most popular items is a macram\u00e9 mandala dream catcher. \u2014 Lyndi Mcnulty, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 4 Dec. 2021",
"In Israel, a Shema mandala would concentrate on the declaration of faith. \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 11 Mar. 2021",
"This mandala could be a petri dish full of menacing microbes, or a murmuring imagination on the edge of sleep. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 Mar. 2021",
"Combined with a Savoir bed, the florals arc across the headboard in a bright half mandala . \u2014 Kate Mcgregor, ELLE Decor , 22 Mar. 2021",
"One in the pediatric oncology outpatient area on the 8th floor is a geometric pattern called a mandala . \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 19 Dec. 2020"
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"Sanskrit ma\u1e47\u1e0dala circle":""
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"1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"noun"
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": belief in mana":[]
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"idiom"
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": to try to remember to do something":[
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"adjective"
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": resembling maple":[]
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"noun"
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": any of various extremely elongated marsh or pond-surface bugs of the family Hydrometridae":[]
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"adjective",
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": of, relating to, or characteristic of the island of Mangareva or the Gambier Islands":[],
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"\"",
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"Mangareva island, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia + English -an":"Adjective"
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"noun"
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": wood planking or steel plating around a mast hole in a deck to give support to a mast":[]
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"idiom"
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"noun"
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": a square piece of cloth or blanket used in southwestern U.S. and Latin America usually as a cloak or shawl":[],
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"\u02c8man-t\u0259"
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"devilfish",
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"a manta glided along the sea bottom",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Pate's group has identified 125 individual manta rays across a study area that runs from Stuart to Fort Lauderdale. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Over the years, the sea passages between the islands have seen wave and tidal machines that bring to mind steel manta rays and undulating sea snakes. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Nov. 2021",
"After the successful impromptu rescue, the divers registered the oceanic manta in a database for the vulnerable species, naming the female animal Spi-Phyll. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 30 Sep. 2021",
"There is also genetic evidence, to be published in a forthcoming paper, that the Florida manta rays belong to a third, new species of manta ray, Pate adds. \u2014 Bethany Augliere, National Geographic , 3 Sep. 2020",
"While the smaller reef manta has an impressive wingspan of about 11 feet wide on average, the giant oceanic manta ray\u2014the largest species of ray\u2014can have a wingspan of up to 29 feet. \u2014 National Geographic , 26 Aug. 2019",
"Stevens first encountered the Maldivian reef mantas when he was hired as a marine biologist and dive guide on the Four Seasons Explorer, the brand\u2019s Maldivian luxury liveaboard yacht, in 2003. \u2014 Alexandra Kirkman, Fortune , 8 June 2019",
"Even so, Stevens thinks the manta \u2019s atypical color shouldn\u2019t impact its survival or vulnerability to predation. \u2014 National Geographic , 11 Feb. 2020",
"That\u2019s mostly because of the reef manta 's massive size; an adult can easily weigh more than a ton. \u2014 National Geographic , 11 Feb. 2020"
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"Spanish, alteration of manto cloak, from Late Latin mantus , probably back-formation from Latin mantellum mantle":""
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"1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224049"
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"biographical name",
"noun"
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"\u02c8m\u0101-l\u0259r"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Maryott, the mailer says, has not taken a public position on Roe. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"The mailer also prominently featured The Oregonian\u2019s banner masthead name, suggesting incorrectly that the news organization\u2019s editorial board had endorsed Read. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
"Also, speaking of sweets, below is the mailer for the event, featuring even more goodies! \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 2 May 2022",
"One mailer targets incumbent O\u2019Farrell for his developer donations, including donations from a developer who ran afoul of campaign finance restrictions, while others have touched on specific council votes. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022",
"Incumbent Grover\u2019s campaign recently sent out a mailer touting Owens\u2019 official endorsement in the race. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The mailer features a picture of Beckham posing with Sen. Mike Lee and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem at a recent fundraiser. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Buyers can also reach out to Aoskera to receive a prepaid mailer to return the products for full refunds. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Cleveland Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam were among those who contributed to a super PAC that circulated a mailer of Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb during the campaign widely criticized as racist, Courtney Astolfi reports. \u2014 cleveland , 1 Feb. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224100"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": either of two relatively slender mackerel sharks ( Isurus paucus and I. oxyrinchus ) that are dark blue above and white below with long pointed snouts and that are notable sport fish":[
"\u2014 see shark illustration"
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"\u02c8m\u0101-(\u02cc)k\u014d-",
"\u02c8m\u00e4-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a recent assessment, Dodd said the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas indicated that as much as 4,750 metric tons of mako shark were being taken annually. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"In 2019, the design team unveiled Mori, a 90-meter superyacht concept that took inspiration from the shortfin mako shark . \u2014 Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"Or the less expansive wanderings of a shortfin mako shark named Fast Ball, who can be found in the Gulf of Mexico. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Video captured earlier this month shows the moment a mako shark attacks a boat full of marine researchers off the North Carolina coastline. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 30 Apr. 2021",
"One such species is the shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus), made famous due to their fast speed that can end in acrobatic leaps into the air that have been captured by many wildlife documentaries. \u2014 Melissa Cristina M\u00e1rquez, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2021",
"Shark scientist Riley Elliot and underwater cameraman Andy Casagrande are on an epic expedition to uncover the mysteries of the mako shark in one of the last places on earth where these apex predators rule the waters. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 13 Aug. 2020",
"Shark scientist Riley Elliot and underwater cameraman Andy Casagrande are on an epic expedition to uncover the mysteries of the mako shark in one of the last places on earth where these apex predators rule the waters. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 13 Aug. 2020",
"Shark scientist Riley Elliot and underwater cameraman Andy Casagrande are on an epic expedition to uncover the mysteries of the mako shark in one of the last places on earth where these apex predators rule the waters. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 13 Aug. 2020"
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"Maori mako mako shark":""
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"1848, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224307"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a magnetic usually black mineral MgFe 2 O 4 consisting of an oxide of magnesium and iron and constituting a member of the magnetite series":[]
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"\"+"
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"adjective",
"adjective or noun",
"noun"
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": any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals , marsupials , or monotremes ) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands , have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans":[]
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"\u02c8ma-m\u0259l",
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"Human beings, dogs, and cats are all mammals .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The tiny mammal covered about 1,545 miles\u2014from Borok, Russia, to the French village of Lully\u2014in 63 days. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 21 June 2022",
"But why is a forest-dwelling mammal associated with scared investors dumping shares on Wall Street",
"When Happy the elephant arrived at the Bronx Zoo in 1977, the herbivorous mammal was placed inside a fenced area separating her from the zoo\u2019s other elephant. \u2014 Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"The mammal has been in urban \u2014 decidedly non-seaside \u2014 locations before: the median of a busy freeway, near a delicatessen and at a busy boulevard. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 17 May 2022",
"Dolphins are not the only mammal the Russian Navy trains as protectors. \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
"After a year the whale could no longer fit in SeaWorld\u2019s largest tank, and was released, despite worries that the mammal would not be able to fend for herself in the open ocean. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Mar. 2022",
"The mammal also has wounds caused by boats, and there are concerns about its safety, officials said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"Bison are the largest land mammal in North America, with the biggest male bison weighing up to 2,000 pounds. \u2014 Fox News , 21 May 2022"
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"from base of New Latin Mammalia (Linnaeus), class name, noun derivative from neuter plural of mamm\u0101lis, from Latin mamma \"breast, udder\" + -\u0101lis -al entry 1 \u2014 more at mamma":""
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"1811, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a man whose skin pigmentation is other than and especially darker than what is considered characteristic of people typically defined as white (see white entry 1 sense 2a ) : a man who is of a race ( race entry 1 sense 1a ) other than white or who is of mixed race":[
"The following tips and suggestions (born from personal experience as a man of color ) are sure to bring relief to this recurring problem, and leave your skin smooth and refreshed.",
"\u2014 Nathan Townsie",
"From the beginning, its goal has been to attract young men of color \u2014African-Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders\u2014to the university and, once there, help them to succeed.",
"\u2014 Mike Bush"
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"1788, in the meaning defined above":""
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"plural noun"
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": a widely distributed family of marine clams (suborder Tellinacea) that have closely fitting or slightly gapping shells with two cardinal teeth in each valve and fused ensheathed siphons of equal length and that comprise the surf clams \u2014 compare lutraria , mactra , spisula":[]
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"New Latin, from Mactra , type genus + -idae":""
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": spermiogenesis":[]
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"\u02ccma-ch\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"the early stages of maturation",
"the maturation of his skills",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Whiskies which undergo a long maturation in Mizunara casks take on a distinctive spiciness and incense-like flavor of sandalwood and agarwood. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Maggie and Gary try to be hospitable to a surprise guest; Regina worries about Tyrell moving too fast with a new fling; Rome helps a student through their maturation . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
"Four Roses combines four original recipes that have been selected at the height of their maturation to create this blend. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The Ruby Port Wood Finish expression was matured for 10 years in barrels of American oak before being re-racked for two additional years of maturation into barrels (pipes) that previously held Ruby Port. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"After two years of initial maturation , two single barrels were put into an ex-vermouth and ex-cherry brandy cask for another year before being blended back together. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 18 Mar. 2022",
"At that point, the casks are emptied and make their way up to Speyside, Scotland, where casks are finally filled with spirit for maturation . \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 27 Mar. 2022",
"In the end, though, the most important change is the maturation of Koh, Tines and Gunn beyond the comfort of conformist concert stages and into places where real issues can be expressed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The growth of a player\u2019s game is part of the natural maturation process at every level. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Feb. 2022"
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"1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225646"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": any of several chiefly arboreal venomous green or black elapid snakes (genus Dendroaspis ) of sub-Saharan Africa":[]
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"\u02c8mam-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These range from observing the approach of a mamba in Kenya to being let out of a speeding ticket at 2 a.m. in New York. \u2014 Bill Heavey, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
"In April, Gifford said he was bitten by a West African green mamba while cleaning the enclosures in his home. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 July 2021",
"Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba. \u2014 Leanne Italie, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Dec. 2020",
"Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Nov. 2020",
"Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba. \u2014 Leanne Italie, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Dec. 2020",
"Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Nov. 2020",
"Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba. \u2014 Leanne Italie, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Dec. 2020",
"Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Nov. 2020"
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"Zulu imamba":""
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"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225723"
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"type":[
"idiom"
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"noun"
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"\u2014 Economist"
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"noun"
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"The maple leaf is an emblem of Canada.",
"a table made of maple",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Maple Like oak, maple is widely available and as a result a good choice for budget remodels. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 27 June 2022",
"Admission is free, but visitors are invited to contribute to the Tomorrow\u2019s Landmark project that will fund the purchase of a Catalpa tree to replace the old maple that was recently lost to age and disease outside the museum, officials said. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Another common name for this tree is the swamp maple , which should give you a hint as to the best growing conditions. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 16 Oct. 2021",
"White oak, red oak, and maple are some of the most affordable domestic hardwoods. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 May 2022",
"Picture a mature, broad-branched tree like an oak, maple or fig. \u2014 Alejandro Ordonez, The Conversation , 13 Jan. 2022",
"On Friday night, Don Wright peered out at the hills of pecan and maple trees behind his house in Cayce. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Organic pumpkin and maple are combined with organic ginger, nutmeg and cardamom, for an antioxidant-rich latte that tastes just like pumpkin pie. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
"In Westfield, the new extension from Grand Park to Sheridan also views lined with oak, elm and maple trees. \u2014 Rashika Jaipuriar, The Indianapolis Star , 16 Sep. 2021"
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"Middle English, from Old English mapul- ; akin to Old Norse m\u01ebpurr maple":""
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"transitive verb"
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"\u02ccmal-\u0259d-\u02ccmin-\u0259-\u02c8str\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccma-l\u0259d-\u02ccmi-n\u0259-\u02c8str\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An election of every four years will prevent maladministration . Col. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 24 Jan. 2020",
"The two discussed how, at the Constitutional Convention, the framers discussed giving Congress the power to impeach the president for maladministration rather than high crimes or misdemeanors. \u2014 Anthony Leonardi, Washington Examiner , 23 Jan. 2020",
"Madison objected, on the ground that maladministration could mean just about anything. \u2014 Jill Lepore, The New Yorker , 21 Oct. 2019",
"Katyal believes the latter and, more important, that the president\u2019s actions crossed the critical but opaque line laid out by the Constitution\u2019s authors that separates maladministration from malice. \u2014 Jeffrey A. Engel, Washington Post , 19 Dec. 2019",
"The founders rejected maladministration as a basis for impeachment. \u2014 Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post , 5 Dec. 2019",
"Presidential constitutions require that legislators produce evidence of high crimes or maladministration to impeach the president (with a trial decided by the senate or by the supreme court, depending on the country). \u2014 An\u00edbal P\u00e9rez-li\u00f1\u00e1n, Washington Post , 26 May 2017",
"In fact, ever since Pence jumped into the co-pilot's seat next to President Crashcup, the Republicans in Indiana have broken a lot of rock trying to undo their former governor's acts of maladministration . \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 19 May 2017"
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"The Red October came packed with a magnetohydrodynamic drive (MHD) system, a real-life propulsion system that supposedly gave the ship a first strike capability. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 3 Mar. 2021",
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"Beauty-loving brides will appreciate anything that helps the process of getting ready to walk down the aisle smoother and less stressful, like an extensive makeup brush set, a DIY gel manicure kit, or a full skin-care routine to get her glowing. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 30 June 2022",
"Speaking of simplicity, the singer kept her accessories minimal with gold drop earrings and an array of tiny gold rings which accentuated her iridescent pearl pink manicure and matching baby pink phone case. \u2014 Nitya Rao, Seventeen , 30 June 2022",
"Even her glam and manicure matched the monochrome direction. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 June 2022",
"For an excellent manicure or facial, also in the city center, is Estetika Maja, kozmeti\u010dni salon. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Lopez's manicure is not the first time that the Marry Me star gave a nod to her on-again romance with Affleck. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
"Boyce, who has her own press-on line named Nails of LA, created $30,000 manicure for punk prince Machine Gun Kelly for the Billboard Awards last week. \u2014 ELLE , 26 May 2022",
"Model Josephine Skriver embodied the spirit (and fun!) of change, parting ways with about six inches of her honeyed brunette in favor of a chic crop, while Lou Doillon's baby bump (and short cherried manicure ) enjoyed a Roman respite. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 22 May 2022",
"Lynn Mumbing Mejia, a 25-year-old blogger in British Columbia, was browsing Pinterest recently for winter-holiday gift and decoration ideas when a post featuring a $70 manicure kit caught her eye. \u2014 Sarah E. Needleman, WSJ , 21 Oct. 2021",
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"Lipa arrived with a new (and rather shiny) manicure update on December 14. \u2014 Sara Miranda, Allure , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Coi Leray took the Skittles manicure approach to her take on a French. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 27 June 2021",
"Take some time to prune your trees, trim your shrubs and manicure your lawn. \u2014 Jill Gleeson, Country Living , 18 May 2021",
"Confined to their homes, folk are manicuring their hedges and lavishing attention on their vegetable patches. \u2014 The Economist , 2 May 2020",
"There was no one to block access, a true feat in the hermetic world of top-flight sports, where millions of dollars are spent manicuring the images of teams and athletes. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 1 Apr. 2020",
"Applying just a little pressure, use your cuticle stick or manicuring brush to scrape away the the remaining polish. \u2014 Katie Bourque, Good Housekeeping , 30 Mar. 2020",
"Communities will need to properly manicure adjacent forests, landscape their own private property, and have effective house design and maintenance, Leonard said. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 12 Jan. 2020",
"What one tries to do in that position is to manage and manicure everyone\u2019s experience, to give them an individual experience. \u2014 George Mccalman, SFChronicle.com , 31 Oct. 2019"
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"Senior outside hitter Gus Wibbelsman paced the second-seeded Dolphins with 23 kills \u2014 pounding his last on match point \u2014 and senior middle blocker Matisse Lee-Maarek added 17 kills and five blocks. \u2014 Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
"Gauff had 23 unforced errors and three double faults, most coming off her forehand, which was wide at times, including on match point , which sent Swiatek to her knees in celebration after the victory. \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
"Up 5-4 in the second set, the Brophy Prep senior aced Chaparral's Matteo Moss three straight times to reach match point . \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 7 May 2022",
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"Djokovic then sprayed a forehand long, bringing the Spaniard to match point . \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
"Raducanu got to match point with an ace and won when Bencic netted a forehand. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Nadal sent two straight forehands well wide to set up Fritz\u2019s second match point . \u2014 Fox News , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Many tennis fans had hoped for another Federer-Djokovic battle in Sunday\u2019s final that might replicate their 2019 classic in which Djokovic fended off double- match point to win the title and prevent Federer from earning his 21st major title. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 7 July 2021"
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"Take the case of a 40-year old man with malignant melanoma who came to see me. \u2014 John Mulder, STAT , 3 July 2022",
"In July 2018, Paschal was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma on the bottom of his foot. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Incredible story of being diagnosed with malignant melanoma in 2018 and coming back to become a team captain and have a productive career, including 9.5 sacks last year. \u2014 Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Paschal was also diagnosed with malignant melanoma in 2018 and underwent three surgeries, but returned to play that season. \u2014 cleveland , 25 Feb. 2022",
"However, in August of 2018, a malignant melanoma lesion was discovered on his foot, and Paschal began immunotherapy treatment. \u2014 Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal , 9 Oct. 2021",
"Paschal could be picked on day two of the NFL draft less than four years after undergoing immunotherapy treatments for a malignant melanoma . \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 10 Jan. 2022",
"The team said he was diagnosed with type-2 malignant melanoma , a type of skin cancer that could be easily removed and treated because it was caught early on. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Shawn Keyes, 44, was prescribed fentanyl patches when he was diagnosed with malignant melanoma skin cancer while in prison in 2003. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 24 Oct. 2021"
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"The Island Burger features Morningstar Farms Chipotle Black Bean Burger, topped with provolone cheese, a jerk mayo and roasted pineapple. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
"Murphy\u2019s chicken sandwich is topped with jalapenos, cabbage slaw and a spicy mayo . \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 1 June 2022",
"Searing Cajun spices sparkle on the deeply crispy, flaky swai, cayenne pepper cooled by their sunny, in-house mayo . \u2014 Nick Rallo, Dallas News , 29 Sep. 2021",
"The roll: Five and a half ounces of fresh, boiled-in-seawater Cape Porpoise lobster mixed with a little mayo , a little melted butter, or both. \u2014 Virginia M. Wright, Outside Online , 18 June 2020",
"Brush the remaining mayo on the skin of the chicken. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2021",
"What really seals the deal is the spicy mayo , though. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 July 2021",
"Season the lemony mayo with fresh herbs, anchovy or capers. \u2014 Jeanmarie Brownson, Star Tribune , 23 June 2021",
"Season the lemony mayo with fresh herbs, anchovy or capers. \u2014 Jeanmarie Brownson, Star Tribune , 23 June 2021"
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"Other go-to colors included bubblegum pinks, royal blues, marigold , lavender and neon yellow. \u2014 Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 June 2022",
"Notes of white violet leaves, marigold and oak moss conjure up memories of a cozy fall hike beneath changing leaves. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
"But what really sets this laundry room by Heidi Caillier apart is the fun marigold paint and warm brass flush mount light. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
"Just bring along a paring knife and a spoon to prep the avocados, then crisp up the bread and garnish with edible leaves, like those plucked from a marigold . \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 13 May 2022",
"The resulting distillates\u2014flavored by botanicals like plum seed kernels, marigold , quince tea kombucha, and katsuobushi\u2014 are unusual and singular. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 3 May 2022",
"Look for desert marigold , chia, owl clover, desert snow, scorpion weed, globemallow, woolly daisy, white ratany and frilly American carrot. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Antioxidants, white truffles, organic marigold flowers, vitamin C, aloe vera, green tea, and gingko biloba leaf extract are the building blocks for refreshed looking skin. \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Nourishing vitamin E, marigold , and lavender extracts moisturize, soothe, and tone sensitive skin areas. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022"
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"The plants that seem to be showing the most damage in central Arkansas are: loropetalum, gardenia, abelia, wax leaf Ligustrum, pineapple guava, confederate jasmine, palms, Soft Caress mahonia , and Distylium. \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 1 Mar. 2021",
"My abelia, Soft Caress mahonia and pineapple guava all have burned leaves. \u2014 Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online , 22 Feb. 2021",
"For folks who aren\u2019t familiar with them, leatherleaf mahonias are cousins of nandinas. \u2014 Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com , 9 Apr. 2020",
"The name Soft Caress tells you this is not your typical mahonia . \u2014 Norman Winter, idahostatesman , 31 Jan. 2018",
"Such is the case with Soft Caress mahonia which has quickly become one of my all-time favorite shrubs with shocking yellow blooms when nothing else seems to be happening, and yes, bringing in the bees. \u2014 Norman Winter, idahostatesman , 31 Jan. 2018",
"For a 3- to 5-foot hedge, consider dwarf yaupon holly, Chinese mahonia , dwarf sasanqua, dwarf oleander, azaleas, Indian hawthorn, nandina and Rotunda holly. \u2014 NOLA.com , 27 Jan. 2018",
"It is fringed with evergreen mahonias , plants introduced to Britain by Robert Fortune, a Scottish plant hunter who found them in the 1840s after the first Opium War had prised open the Chinese door. \u2014 The Economist , 16 Dec. 2017"
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"The argument, for all of its manifest inadequacies \u2026 captured the national imagination and shaped subsequent religious discourse. It provided a vocabulary, an explanation, and a new set of boundaries for the restructured American religion that had by then been developing for half a century. \u2014 Jonathan D. Sarna , American Judaism , 2004",
"Economics, the great model among us now, indulges and deprives, builds and abandons, threatens and promises. Its imperium is manifest , irrefragable\u2014as in fact it has been since antiquity. \u2014 Marilynne Robinson , The Death of Adam , 1998",
"Washington has long been uneasy about its relationship with Somalia, partly because of the manifest shakiness of the Siad Barre administration but also because of Somalia's continuing claims on the Ogaden. \u2014 John Borrell , Wall Street Journal , 23 Aug. 1982",
"His muscles were getting flabby, and his tailor called attention to his increasing waistband. In fact, Daylight was developing a definite paunch. This physical deterioration was manifest likewise in his face. \u2014 Jack London , Burning Daylight , 1910",
"Their sadness was manifest in their faces.",
"His love for literature is manifest in his large library.",
"There was manifest confusion in the streets.",
"Verb",
"Malone has invited Barkley to spend a week \u2026 to relax, talk some basketball, eat some hot Louisiana food and kick around the subject of frustration, something they both feel but manifest in different ways. \u2014 Jack McCallum , Sports Illustrated , 27 Apr. 1992",
"He asked what they had been doing in Dallas, and they told him that they were looking at the Sunbelt boom as manifested in the great Texas banks, thrifts and real estate operations. \u2014 John Kenneth Galbraith , A Tenured Professor , 1990",
"And if one is a pantheist \u2026 one might say that all nature is divinity and manifests itself in myriad forms and delightful complexities. \u2014 Margot Adler , Drawing Down the Moon , 1986",
"Both sides have manifested a stubborn unwillingness to compromise.",
"Their religious beliefs are manifested in every aspect of their lives.",
"Her behavior problems began manifesting themselves soon after she left home.",
"Noun",
"Since 2002, a program known as the Container Security Initiative requires our main trading partners to send to U.S. Customs and border Protection an electronic manifest for every U.S.-bound container twenty-four hours before it is loaded on a ship. \u2014 William Finnegan , New Yorker , 19 June 2006",
"Has any passenger manifest been more fretted over than the Mayflower's",
"But for me, finding it still in \"use\" is high on the manifest of writerly thrills longed for\u2014along with seeing someone you don't know hungrily reading your book on an overland bus in Turkey; or noticing your book on the shelf behind the moderator on Meet the Press next to The Wealth of Nations and Giants in the Earth; or seeing your book on a list of overlooked American masterpieces compiled by former insiders in the Kennedy administration. \u2014 Richard Ford , Independence Day , 1995",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"That\u2019s also where there are beginning to manifest signs of loosely-organized outflow, or air exiting the storm at high altitudes. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"At its worst, this is manifest as a boarding crisis for young people with mental illnesses, who are simply being warehoused in general hospitals. \u2014 Steven C. Schlozman, STAT , 24 May 2022",
"Big waves and their manifest risks captivate far more viewers than the small to medium-sized waves on the World Championship Tour, where, to the untutored eye, all the surfers seem to be doing basically the same things. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"Our files, photos, and music appear magically across multiple devices, much like the Greek psyche, which could, through the mysterious work of transmigration, manifest in different physical bodies after its host had died. \u2014 Meghan O'gieblyn, Wired , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Twenty years of continuous engagement in Afghanistan did little to eliminate the cultural traits that precluded creation of a stable democracy, despite the manifest benefits that might have accrued to most of the population. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"And all the horrors that come with the Empire are being made manifest throughout the galaxy. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Happily, the vital motivation for this ambitious iteration does not get lost: For the first time, the sustained level of impressive quality in the museum\u2019s permanent collection is manifest . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"That risk is manifest in the fact that bitcoin is currently down about 36% from its November high. \u2014 Paul Vigna, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In that regard, strength will manifest mostly inside of you. \u2014 Amy Joyce, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Plus, Amanat added, Kamala's powers may manifest differently on screen, but their goal was always to maintain the same fun, quirky spirit. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
"Why do allergic reactions sometimes manifest as skin rashes",
"In a professional setting, cultural differences often manifest in varying methods of communication. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"In young children, symptoms may manifest in persistent headaches or stomach aches, Santos said. \u2014 Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant , 26 May 2022",
"Most mental illnesses manifest in childhood, and anxiety often goes undetected for a long time. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Week , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Our results show another way these negative behaviors can manifest themselves, airline bookings, and add to evidence that women are less likely to engage in them. \u2014 Javier D. Donna, The Conversation , 17 Feb. 2022",
"This blend of hardware and software has become more pronounced in recent years, with the iPhone a perfect example of how the two worlds can manifest in a single object. \u2014 Michael Feindt, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ars Technica has obtained internal planning documents from the space agency showing an Artemis mission schedule and manifest for now through fiscal year 2034. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 20 June 2022",
"There was no formal passenger manifest , but it's estimated that 130 to 250 crew and passengers drowned. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"The company should have provided airport police with information on every passenger on the flight\u2019s manifest , or on those matching a general description of a suspect. \u2014 Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"This is the opposite of the proactive approach that motorists should expect its regulators to take toward technical innovations that present manifest hazards to the public. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"In each episode, young Lilly is transported to Unicorn Island, a colorful wonderland where life\u2019s struggles manifest in fantastical ways. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 13 May 2022",
"That\u2019s based on a 2020 crew manifest which showed a dozen of Scheherazade\u2019s Russian crew members either worked for or had a connection with Russia\u2019s Federal Protective Service. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The movie steers us through the details with brisk economy: the black-market acquisition of the manifest from Navalny\u2019s fateful flight, the tracking of suspects\u2019 identities and movements. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Most forms of aphasia come on suddenly due to the injury, but other forms of the illness manifest slowly and worsen over time. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 1 Apr. 2022"
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"An election of every four years will prevent maladministration . Col. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 24 Jan. 2020",
"The two discussed how, at the Constitutional Convention, the framers discussed giving Congress the power to impeach the president for maladministration rather than high crimes or misdemeanors. \u2014 Anthony Leonardi, Washington Examiner , 23 Jan. 2020",
"Madison objected, on the ground that maladministration could mean just about anything. \u2014 Jill Lepore, The New Yorker , 21 Oct. 2019",
"Katyal believes the latter and, more important, that the president\u2019s actions crossed the critical but opaque line laid out by the Constitution\u2019s authors that separates maladministration from malice. \u2014 Jeffrey A. Engel, Washington Post , 19 Dec. 2019",
"The founders rejected maladministration as a basis for impeachment. \u2014 Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post , 5 Dec. 2019",
"Presidential constitutions require that legislators produce evidence of high crimes or maladministration to impeach the president (with a trial decided by the senate or by the supreme court, depending on the country). \u2014 An\u00edbal P\u00e9rez-li\u00f1\u00e1n, Washington Post , 26 May 2017",
"In fact, ever since Pence jumped into the co-pilot's seat next to President Crashcup, the Republicans in Indiana have broken a lot of rock trying to undo their former governor's acts of maladministration . \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 19 May 2017"
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"The tiny mammal covered about 1,545 miles\u2014from Borok, Russia, to the French village of Lully\u2014in 63 days. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 21 June 2022",
"But why is a forest-dwelling mammal associated with scared investors dumping shares on Wall Street",
"When Happy the elephant arrived at the Bronx Zoo in 1977, the herbivorous mammal was placed inside a fenced area separating her from the zoo\u2019s other elephant. \u2014 Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"The mammal has been in urban \u2014 decidedly non-seaside \u2014 locations before: the median of a busy freeway, near a delicatessen and at a busy boulevard. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 17 May 2022",
"Dolphins are not the only mammal the Russian Navy trains as protectors. \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
"After a year the whale could no longer fit in SeaWorld\u2019s largest tank, and was released, despite worries that the mammal would not be able to fend for herself in the open ocean. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Mar. 2022",
"The mammal also has wounds caused by boats, and there are concerns about its safety, officials said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"Bison are the largest land mammal in North America, with the biggest male bison weighing up to 2,000 pounds. \u2014 Fox News , 21 May 2022"
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"\u00a6makr\u0259\u00a6skelik"
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sans Unscented Solid deodorant is packed with the nontoxic, antibacterial agents zinc oxide and magnesium hydroxide . \u2014 Corey Buhay, Outside Online , 23 Jan. 2020",
"This lightly fragranced option derived from natural ingredients, including magnesium hydroxide for odor control, will do the trick. \u2014 Lauren Joseph, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
"What their research found is that a suspension of water and calcium hydroxide or magnesium hydroxide , which could be added into those pools, had the ability to stop acidification in its tracks. \u2014 Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science , 2 Nov. 2020"
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"circa 1909, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a small American spotted cat ( Felis wiedii ) resembling the ocelot and ranging from northern Mexico to Argentina":[]
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"m\u00e4r-\u02c8g\u0101",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Scientists are trying to learn more about the diverse and unique environment, where jaguars and margays roam the savannah and jungles, and river dolphins swim in the Guayabero River. \u2014 Murray Carpenter, New York Times , 26 Feb. 2018",
"An entire row of shelves 50 feet long and 10 feet high is dedicated to the hides and mounted heads of big cats\u2014cheetahs, tigers, jaguars, margays , ocelots, leopards. \u2014 National Geographic , 1 Mar. 2016",
"Curiously, one common observation was that margays mimic the calls of prey species to lure them out. \u2014 Brian Switek, WIRED , 2 Apr. 2010"
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"French, ultimately from Tupi marakaj\u00e1":""
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"noun"
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": a black isometric mineral of the spinel group that is an oxide of iron and an important iron ore":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His research has provided a biophysical basis for understanding magnetic effects on animal behavior, including how accumulations of the mineral magnetite in specialized organs may explain magnetic field sensitivity in salmon and higher animals. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 July 2021",
"According to lobbying group the Minerals Council of Australia, hematite usually contains more than 50% iron compared to as low as 16% in magnetite . \u2014 Ben Westcott, CNN , 6 May 2021",
"Without it, Geobacter could no longer change rust into magnetite . \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 23 Nov. 2020",
"One involves a mineral called magnetite , whose crystals act as small, rotating magnets. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 24 Feb. 2020",
"To find out, Martin\u2019s and Moran\u2019s teams joined forces to investigate three iron-rich minerals found near vents: greigite, magnetite , and awaruite. \u2014 Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS , 2 Mar. 2020",
"Early iron compass needles were magnetized by lodestone, or magnetized magnetite minerals, pulled from the Earth. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 7 Dec. 2019",
"And that includes the, sort of the magnetite sediment that is being dumped into the lake. \u2014 National Geographic , 19 Nov. 2019",
"Specifically, the multi-heavy mineral prospect consists of abrasives garne and epidote, and zircon, magnetite and gold. \u2014 Elwood Brehmer, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Nov. 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
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"I have marked out the best way to get to my ranch."
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"He marked out his mining claim."
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"She talked about the course the European Union has marked out for itself."
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"Her very first book marked her out as a great poet.",
"She was marked out for greatness."
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": relating to the mastoid and squamous portions of the temporal bone":[]
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"ma\u00a6st\u022fid\u0113\u014d+"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"mastoideo- (from New Latin mastoideus ) + squamous":""
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"type":[
"idiom"
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"definitions":{
": perfectly suited to each other":[
"I'm not surprised that they have such a happy marriage. I always knew that they were made for each other ."
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"type":[
"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
"city in northwestern Georgia northwest of Atlanta population 56,579":[]
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"\u02ccmer-\u0113-\u02c8e-t\u0259"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005517"
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"marginalized":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": relegated to a marginal position within a society or group":[
"Refugees are the world's quintessentially marginalized population: They are by definition located at the edge, beyond boundaries, on the outside.",
"\u2014 Tamar Mayer",
"\u2026 the domination and oppression of women and other marginalized groups within patriarchal culture.",
"\u2014 Susan M. Squier"
]
},
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"\u02c8m\u00e4r-j\u0259-n\u1d4al-\u02cc\u012bzd",
"\u02c8m\u00e4rj-n\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bzd"
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"first_known_use":{
"1969, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005745"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or being a form of insurance designed to pay all or part of the medical bills of major illnesses usually after deduction of a fixed initial sum":[]
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"\u02c8m\u0101-j\u0259r-\u02c8me-di-k\u0259l"
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1955, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a principal mountain mass":[],
": a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults or flexures and displaced as a unit without internal change":[]
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"ma-\u02c8s\u0113f"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Two hikes will get you to the Roan Highlands, a 20-mile massif part of the Appalachian Bald Mountains. \u2014 Neil Norman, Outside Online , 12 Aug. 2020",
"Climate change is melting the glaciers and permafrost of the Mont Blanc massif , revealing crystals hidden in pockets once covered in snow. \u2014 Simon Akam, Outside Online , 8 June 2021",
"This Instagram-famous lake is especially alluring in the summer, when the sun reflects off its emerald waters, around which rises the impressive Seekofel massif . \u2014 Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The vineyards are on terraced slopes with southern exposure along the Dentelles de Montmirail, the mighty limestone massif . \u2014 Per And Britt Karlsson, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Maestri never mentioned climbing on the west side of the massif , only the east and north sides. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 4 Feb. 2015",
"The grand finale is a heli-ski excursion near the summit of Dufourspitze\u2014the highest peak of the Monte Rosa massif (pictured above) and the highest peak in the Swiss Alps\u2014followed by a 8,500-foot descent down to Zermatt. \u2014 Brigid Mander, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Val Gardena is also a gateway into the famous Sella Ronda circuit, a 40-kilometer lap of the Sella massif taking in some of the most breathtaking scenery in the Dolomites. \u2014 Rob Hodgetts, CNN , 21 Dec. 2021",
"On one such trip, Stewart, accompanied by the Berkeley paleontologist Charles Camp, came upon a towering black massif looming over a bubbling alkaline spring. \u2014 Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021"
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"French, from massif , adjective, from Middle French, alteration of Old French massiz":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005857"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the rate of additional federal income tax to be paid on additional income":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1948, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010039"
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"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"Andr\u00e9 1901\u20131976 French writer and art historian":[]
},
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"mal-\u02c8r\u014d"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010159"
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"malum":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an offense against right or law : evil , wrong":[]
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"\u02c8m\u00e4l\u0259m"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from neuter of malus bad":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010234"
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"managerial":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": of, relating to, or characteristic of management (as of a business) or a manager":[
"managerial qualities/skills",
"a job that requires managerial experience",
"was hired for a managerial position",
"managerial problems"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccma-n\u0259-\u02c8jir-\u0113-\u0259l"
],
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"administrative",
"directorial",
"executive",
"supervisory"
],
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"nonmanagerial",
"nonsupervisory"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1767, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010243"
},
"manicurist":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a person who gives manicures":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ma-n\u0259-\u02cckyu\u0307r-ist"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Through director Alana O\u2019Herlihy\u2019s lens, and with help from hairstylist Allie Ellis and manicurist Britney Tokyo, Darling and Rogers are taking Vogue on a journey through men\u2019s makeup history in honor of Pride month. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 21 June 2022",
"Celebrity manicurist Kyees and her friends each donated a pint of blood, to match the seven pints Teigen was given in hospital. \u2014 Emily Dixon, Marie Claire , 2 Nov. 2020",
"Jennifer Lopez can be found these days walking down an airport tarmac with sky-high stilettos or sending finger-flipping nailfies to her manicurist Tom Bachik from the comfort of her home. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 21 June 2022",
"Most recently Jennifer Lopez hopped on the trend, working with celebrity manicurist Tom Bachik to create a look dedicated to fianc\u00e9 Ben Affleck. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 10 June 2022",
"Maryna is a tall, stylish woman who had been a manicurist . \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"Amandas Ong Just a few streets away are Kruglyak, 47, and her daughter Ilona Borovyk, 27, who had been a manicurist in Ukraine. \u2014 Amandas Ong, ELLE , 3 May 2022",
"But Leica Kandakova, a 36-year-old manicurist , couldn\u2019t accept living under Russian rule. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Camila Cabello is flaunting what her mama \u2013 and her manicurist \u2013 gave her! \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010423"
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"magnetotail":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the region of the magnetosphere of a celestial body (such as a planet) that is swept back by the solar wind in the direction away from the sun":[]
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"\"+"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"magnet- + tail":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1968, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010521"
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"type":[
"plural noun"
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"definitions":{
": a family of mammals that is coextensive with the order Pholidota and that includes the pangolins":[]
},
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"\u02c8man\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Manis , type genus + -idae":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010709"
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"mark-on":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": markup":[],
": profit margin":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"from mark on , verb":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010800"
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"Main":{
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"geographical name",
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"definitions":{
": physical strength : force":[
"\u2014 used in the phrase with might and main The next instant we were away down the river, clawing with might and main to keep out of the woods. \u2014 Mark Twain"
],
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": high sea":[],
": the chief part : essential point":[
"they are in the main well-trained"
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": a pipe, duct, or circuit which carries the combined flow of tributary branches of a utility system":[],
": mainmast":[],
": mainsail":[],
"river 325 miles (523 kilometers) long in south central Germany rising in northern Bavaria in the Fichtelgebirge and flowing west into the Rhine River":[],
": chief , principal":[
"the main idea"
],
": fully exerted : sheer":[
"main force",
"by main strength"
],
": of or relating to a broad expanse (as of sea)":[],
": connected with or located near the mainmast or mainsail":[],
": expressing the chief predication in a complex sentence":[
"the main clause"
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"\u02c8m\u012bn",
"\u02c8m\u0101n"
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"beef",
"brawn",
"muscle",
"thew"
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"arch",
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"capital",
"cardinal",
"central",
"chief",
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"first",
"foremost",
"grand",
"great",
"greatest",
"highest",
"key",
"leading",
"master",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"overbearing",
"overmastering",
"overriding",
"paramount",
"predominant",
"preeminent",
"premier",
"primal",
"primary",
"principal",
"prior",
"sovereign",
"sovran",
"supreme"
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"Noun",
"My radio runs either off batteries or off the mains .",
"Turn off the water at the mains .",
"Adjective",
"Speed is the main advantage of this approach.",
"The company's main office is located in New York.",
"driving down the main road",
"This dish can be served as a main course or appetizer.",
"And now for the main event of the evening!",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Games will be played at six gyms in Shelbyville \u2014 Collins High School main , Collins High School auxiliary, Marnel Moorman School, West Middle School, Shelby Christian Church and First Baptist Church. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 16 June 2022",
"The broken main was reported just after 3:45 p.m. in an industrial area near Sherman and Lovelock streets, west of Morena Boulevard and north of Friars Road, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"The transmission main , which moves thousands of gallons of water, is one of the largest that travels through the city, according to Deputy Chief Kamau Bright. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The second main was a game dish of roasted Racan pigeon with millet and fermented cabosse fruit painted with a lick of meat sauce and served with pur\u00e9ed broccoli and coriander curry. \u2014 Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"There are 5 layers of robust flavors in this delicious vegan main \u2014 mushrooms, celery, parsnips, butternut squash, and plenty of potatoes. \u2014 Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping , 28 Apr. 2022",
"According to the city of Long Beach, the spill of 2 million to 4 million gallons of waste was caused by the failure of a 48-inch sewer main in Carson on Thursday. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
"The second phase, to take place in 2022, will install a new 42-inch diameter main at Frankfort and Reservoir avenues. \u2014 Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal , 4 Jan. 2022",
"The Luhansk Information Center said one of the blasts was in a natural gas main . \u2014 Dasha Litvinova, chicagotribune.com , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"There are a few main differences, according to a summary obtained by STAT. \u2014 Rachel Cohrs, STAT , 3 July 2022",
"The park\u2019s northeast entrance also remains closed after parts of the main route there crumbled in the storm, cutting off the nearby tourist towns of Silver Gate and Cooke City. \u2014 Jim Robbins, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"The main threats are damaging wind gusts in some storms. \u2014 A. Camden Walker, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
"The main story of the earbuds is that these are the first wireless headphones of any kind to offer true lossless audio. \u2014 Benny Har-even, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"States like Vermont and Illinois only permit the purchase of sparklers and novelty-type fireworks, outlawing all the main types of fireworks. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
"Byron Bowers, Todd Glass, Gillian Jacobs, John Malkovich and Edi Patterson roundout the main cast, while David Duchovny, Jennifer Coolidge, Natasha Lynonne, Mark Proksch and Tim Robinson guest starred during Season 1. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 1 July 2022",
"According to Morel, one of his main goals in the future will be to keep up with soaring demand. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 1 July 2022",
"The river is the main transportation route and acts as a conveyor belt for logs going from forest to market. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"in sense 1, from Middle English, from Old English m\u01e3gen ; akin to Old High German magan strength, Old English magan to be able; in other senses, from main entry 2 or by shortening \u2014 more at may entry 1":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Old English m\u01e3gen- , from m\u01e3gen strength":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010831"
},
"make a beeline for":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": to go quickly and directly at or to (something or someone)":[
"He made a beeline for the kitchen."
]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The term celebrity service was coined by author, speaker and marketeer , Geoff Ramm. \u2014 Joanna Swash, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
"If a company wants to take a loss on a product in hopes of gaining market share, the free- marketeer \u2019s thinking goes, that\u2019s its prerogative. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 July 2021",
"To a total free- marketeer , a B Corp is shareholder money wasted on do-gooding. \u2014 Christopher Marquis, Forbes , 3 July 2021",
"The ultimate marketeer , Woolson offered premiums tucked in with his products. \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 22 Apr. 2021",
"Bolsonaro\u2019s minister for the economy, Paulo Guedes, co-founded the Instituto Millenium and is an ardent free- marketeer . \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 24 Mar. 2021",
"French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, noting tensions in world markets, suggested at a news conference that traffickers and black marketeers are now in the mask business, given the competition in procuring the vital necessity for health workers. \u2014 Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com , 24 Apr. 2020",
"Spain is also grappling with another scourge: Black marketeers and price-gougers. \u2014 Eliza Mackintosh, CNN , 30 Mar. 2020",
"The reality is that Mr. Modi isn\u2019t shaping up to be the transformational free- marketeer many had hoped for. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2020"
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"Verb",
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"Most mature leaders don\u2019t seem to understand the importance of mentoring younger team members. \u2014 Randy Shattuck, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Subscription streaming video is cooling down from torrid growth rates seen in 2020 and \u201921 \u2014 fueled by pandemic lockdowns \u2014 but is still experiencing healthy expansion in the U.S., one of the segment\u2019s most mature markets. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 20 June 2022",
"The commercialization of a story as widely celebrated as Austen's most mature body of work has, at first glance, produced a cast of characters unrecognizable from their origins. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 June 2022",
"The consortium is joining a competitive field in one of the most mature sports-betting markets in the world. \u2014 John Stensholt, WSJ , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Those shows include Daredevil and Punisher, which, along with Deadpool, are the most mature Marvel content in the Disney fold. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Mikki Barton said her youngest son is the most mature of all her children at 17. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Oct. 2021",
"The broader point is that Instagram carries social and emotional landmines for even the most mature and emotionally stable of our teenagers. \u2014 John Duffy, CNN , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Cayenne peppers are skinny and 5 to 6 inches when mature , around 70 days after planting. \u2014 Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Moreover, many of the names in the theme are profitable, mature tech companies that are incumbents in their respective segments and this could provide some safety in the current environment. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 5 July 2022",
"All broke ground between the 2000s and early 2010s with their mix of more genre-heavy narratives (like sci-fi and fantasy), complex themes, darker comedy and mature emotional storylines. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 July 2022",
"Recommended by Our Editors Fission surface power technologies will also help NASA mature nuclear propulsion systems that rely on reactors to generate power, paving the way for more deep space exploration missions. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 23 June 2022",
"Contains terror, some violence, mature thematic material and brief strong language. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"The fruit takes about three months to mature into a capsule the size of a small grape. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2021",
"As markets mature , the herd needs culling from time to time. \u2014 Jj Kinahan, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The central bank has also initiated a program to withdraw stimulus by shrinking its $8.9 trillion asset portfolio through attrition; the Fed is passively reducing its holdings as those securities mature . \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"Luckily, vegetables like kale and other greens are great to plant when temperatures drop; some even taste better as their leaves mature in the cooler weather. \u2014 Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping , 1 Oct. 2021"
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"We toasted marshmallows over the fire.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The trick to a good one is a meringue that has a crisp, crunchy exterior and a tender, airy center with a texture like homemade marshmallow but not gooey. \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 19 June 2022",
"When completed, the tower should stand on its own and be able to support one nondeformed marshmallow on top. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"If toasty, warm spices in marshmallow aren\u2019t your thing, lean heavy into the sweet, \u00e0 la these Popcorn Toffee Crunch Bars by Dawn Perry. \u2014 Antara Sinha, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The Meadowfoam blossom honey found in Lost Cause\u2019s Cloud Fluff, for instance, imparts marshmallow and vanilla flavors. \u2014 Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The brewing industry has liberated the marshmallow . \u2014 Gary Stoller, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"For the puppy marshmallow , a king-size pillow and some tape and velcro will do the trick. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
"As the contest has grown, so has the malleability of the marshmallow -y treat. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The natural ingredients aloe and marshmallow extract add moisture and softness to the hair and leave you with a lingering floral scent. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022"
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The pest, a species of leaf beetle, was inside a shipment of mangosteen from Mexico. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 10 May 2022",
"This easy gift lets travelers scoop up all the mangosteens and elephant pants their heart desires\u2014without wasting a plastic bag each time. \u2014 Megan Spurrell, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 10 Dec. 2019",
"Across town, the restroom wallpaper of Breadbelly, which specializes in Asian and Asian-American pastries, features durian, cherimoya, mangosteen , and other treasured fruits of Southeast Asia. \u2014 Naomi Tomky, Fortune , 1 Dec. 2019",
"The juice of organic mangosteens \u2014a vitamin-rich fruit from South-East Asia, similar to lychees\u2014can sell for an exorbitant $35 or more a litre, more than ten times the price of organic orange juice, on the promise to reduce pain and boost energy. \u2014 The Economist , 1 Nov. 2019",
"Mangkhut, the Thai word for mangosteen fruit, is the 15th storm this year to batter the Philippines, which is hit by about 20 a year and is considered one of the world's most disaster-prone countries. \u2014 Aaron Favila And Joeal Calupitan, Fox News , 15 Sep. 2018",
"Mangkhut, a Thai word for mangosteen , is the 15th storm this year to batter the Philippines, which is hit by about 20 a year and is considered one of the world's most disaster-prone countries. \u2014 Fox News , 13 Sep. 2018",
"Bali Juice comes in three varieties \u2014 a pure mangosteen juice and two other versions combined with pomegranate and green tea. \u2014 Kavita Daswani, latimes.com , 29 June 2018",
"To go alongside, Mr. Salicetti has come up with cocktails like a sesame colada with mangosteen , and the El Paso, combining baijiu with Lillet, lime, Sichuan pepper, cucumber and cilantro. \u2014 Florence Fabricant, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Gabrielle\u2019s husband, Shelby Knife, a firefighter, turned out to have a knack for making dough, while Celeste took on the marionberry filling. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2021",
"Oregon coast tuna, garlic cheese butter, homemade bread and mini marionberry cobblers. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2021",
"Dessert wine and a marionberry pie from Whidbey Pies to finish. \u2014 Dawn Davis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 Mar. 2021",
"The drive to Ashland holds its own surprises, from a slice of marionberry pie at Beckie\u2019s Caf\u00e9 in Union Creek to the natural beauty of the Rogue Gorge and Mill Creek Falls. \u2014 Alex Pulaski | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 29 Aug. 2020",
"If available, the marionberry and the peanut butter chocolate are topnotch choices, as are the quiche varieties (breakfast, smoked salmon and vegetarian options) and pot pies (chicken or mushroom gruyere). \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Feb. 2020",
"On the way to: Astoria Best way to kill half an hour: Eating a slice of marionberry pie a la mode. \u2014 Lizzy Acker, OregonLive.com , 14 Feb. 2018",
"Apple was an obvious choice, as was local favorite marionberry . \u2014 Lizzy Acker, OregonLive.com , 14 Mar. 2018",
"Shrake said the pies -- cherry and marionberry -- hadn't been eaten, and nothing else was stolen from the Shari's. \u2014 Jim Ryan, OregonLive.com , 26 Jan. 2018"
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"native name in Australia":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a cross that resembles the cross form\u00e9e but has the outer face of each arm indented in a V \u2014 see cross illustration":[],
": a Eurasian herb ( Lychnis chalcedonica ) of the pink family cultivated for its usually scarlet flowers":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024705"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
": a list of names and addresses to which mail is sent":[
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": a list of names and email addresses to which emails are sent by people who are on the list":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024743"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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},
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"\u02c8m\u00e4-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Technology (machina) is not replacing the hand ( manus ); rather, the two are collaborating as never before, stimulating innovation and expression. \u2014 Roberta Smith, New York Times , 5 May 2016"
],
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"New Latin, from Latin, hand":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024911"
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"type":[
"Latin phrase"
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"definitions":{
": truth is mighty and will prevail":[]
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"\u02ccm\u00e4g-n\u00e4-\u02ccest-\u02c8w\u0101-ri-\u02cct\u00e4s-et-\u02ccpr\u012b-w\u00e4-\u02c8l\u0101-bit"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025019"
},
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"definitions":{
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"definitions":{
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}
}
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