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"FRM":{
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"definitions":{
"fixed rate mortgage":[]
},
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"fire risk on freight":[]
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": a small genus of low perennial herbs (family Rosaceae) that comprise the strawberries, have trifoliate leaves, cymose white flowers, and long slender runners, and are represented in cultivation mainly by horticultural forms derived from several wild species (as F. vesca, F. virginiana, F. chiloensis, F. moschata ) and including many hybrids of these \u2014 see chilean strawberry , strawberry , wood strawberry":[]
},
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"New Latin, from Latin fragum strawberry + New Latin -aria":""
},
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"fr\u0259\u02c8ga(a)r\u0113\u0259"
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": a genus (the type of the family Fragilariaceae of the order Pennales) of rectangular diatoms forming irregular colonies":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin fragilis frail + New Latin -aria":""
},
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"\u02ccfraj\u0259\u02c8la(a)r\u0113\u0259"
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"type":[
"noun"
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},
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"definitions":{
"mountain 13,140 feet (4005 meters) high in northwestern Wyoming; highest in the Absaroka Range":[]
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"\u02c8fra\u014bks"
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"definitions":{
"commune in northeastern Switzerland; capital of Thurgau canton population 19,538":[]
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"definitions":{
"Joseph von 1787\u20131826 German physicist":[]
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"\u02c8frau\u0307n-\u02cch\u014d-f\u0259r"
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"definitions":{
"town on Oslo Fjord south of the city of Oslo in southeastern Norway population 78,094":[]
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": a freewill Baptist of the original group founded in North Carolina in 1729":[]
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"definitions":{
"Girolamo 1583\u20131643 Italian composer":[]
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"\u02ccfre-sk\u0259-\u02c8b\u00e4l-d\u0113",
"-\u02c8b\u022fl-"
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"definitions":{
": a friar belonging to a division of the Franciscan order that follows the unmodified rule of St. Francis":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English frere menour , from Old French frere meneur":""
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"noun"
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": a friar belonging to a division of the Franciscan order that follows a modified rule of St. Francis":[]
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
": dominican":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English frere prechour , from Old French frere preecheur":""
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"noun"
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"Frick":{
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"definitions":{
"Henry Clay 1849\u20131919 American industrialist":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8frik"
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"definitions":{
"city in southeastern Minnesota north of Saint Paul population 27,208":[]
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"\u02c8frid-l\u0113"
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"definitions":{
"Betty 1921\u20132006 n\u00e9e Bettye Naomi Goldstein American feminist":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"fr\u0113-\u02c8dan"
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"type":[
"biographical name"
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"Friedel-Crafts reaction":{
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"definitions":{
": a synthetic reaction in organic chemistry in which anhydrous aluminum chloride acts as the typical catalyst: such as":[],
": the synthesis of a hydrocarbon (as ethylbenzene) by alkylation of an aromatic hydrocarbon with an alkyl halide":[],
": the synthesis of a ketone (as benzophenone) by acylation of an aromatic hydrocarbon with an acyl chloride or acid anhydride":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"after Charles Friedel \u20201899 French chemist & James M. Crafts \u20201917 American chemist":""
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"\u00a6fre\u02ccd|",
"fr\u0113\u00a6d|el\u02c8kraf(t)s-"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"Friend of God":{
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"definitions":{
": a clerical or lay mystic of a 14th century Rhenish and Swiss movement that sought holiness not in ceremonies and creeds but in a direct personal relationship with God":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"translation of German gottes freund":""
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"type":[]
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"Friendsgiving":{
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"definitions":{
": a celebration or meal shared among friends on or near Thanksgiving Day":[
"\"Yes, I do celebrate Friendsgiving !\" Brandon Foster happily declared.",
"\u2014 Hannah Kramer",
"Many Friendsgivings are held on the weekends before or after the fourth Thursday in November, so some brave souls go home for the traditional holiday and travel somewhere else for Friendsgiving .",
"\u2014 Pete Wells"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"2007, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"friends, plural of friend entry 1 + (thanks)giving":""
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"fren(d)z-\u02c8gi-vi\u014b",
"also \u02c8fren(d)z-\u02ccgi-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002925",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Friendship sloop":{
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"definitions":{
": a sloop-rigged centerboard fishing boat typically about 30 feet overall that has a clipper bow and strong sheer and that is popular along the Maine coast":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from Friendship , Maine":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093916",
"type":[
"noun"
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"Friendswood":{
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"definitions":{
"city in southeastern Texas southeast of Houston population 35,805":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fren(d)z-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081826",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Friesian":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": holstein":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1923, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"variant of Frisian":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u0113-zh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131348",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Fritos":{
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"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u014ds",
"\u02c8fr\u0113(\u02cc)t\u014dz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091639",
"type":[
"trademark"
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"Friuli":{
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"definitions":{
"district of northern Italy in Friuli-Venezia Giulia on the border with Slovenia":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"fr\u0113-\u02c8\u00fc-l\u0113"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131724",
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"geographical name"
]
},
"Froude":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"James Anthony 1818\u20131894 English historian":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u00fcd"
],
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"type":[
"biographical name"
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"Froude?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=bix&file=bixfro11":{
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"definitions":{
"James Anthony 1818\u20131894 English historian":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u00fcd"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190322",
"type":[
"biographical name"
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"fracas":{
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"definitions":{
": a noisy quarrel : brawl":[
"a drunken fracas"
]
},
"examples":[
"the police broke up the fracas in the bar and threw both combatants in the lockup",
"police preparing for any fracas that might follow the soccer game",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Officials from both countries, as well as Greenland, signed an agreement on Tuesday to resolve the long-standing fracas \u2014 the last remaining disagreement over a land border in the Arctic \u2014 with the Solomonic solution of dividing the island in two. \u2014 Amanda Coletta, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"In the ensuing fracas , somebody threw a stack of bills at Combs, who witnesses said fired a bullet into the air. \u2014 Sean Williams, Rolling Stone , 22 May 2022",
"Just today, the jury and viewers at home were treated to closeup views of Depp\u2019s bloody finger stump, injured in a domestic fracas in Australia. \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"The initial pursuit of fraud would devolve into a yearlong fracas between Republicans and local election officials in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix. \u2014 Nick Corasaniti, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"The fracas over her prices \u2014 a steal compared with what celebrities are spending! \u2014 hasn\u2019t blunted interest in her own work. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Seven Virginia school boards sued the commonwealth\u2019s new Republican governor Monday for making mask-wearing in pre-K-12 schools optional, the latest fracas over Covid-19 protocols in school districts. \u2014 Jennifer Calfas, WSJ , 24 Jan. 2022",
"The fracas over the poem has underscored the precarious position facing Chinese tech companies like Meituan. \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 12 May 2021",
"The fracas over the sculpture highlights how the costs involved in maintaining public art can rise over time, a problem that could grow across Cleveland and around the state. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 7 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1716, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, din, row, from Italian fracasso , from fracassare to shatter":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u0101-k\u0259s",
"British \u02c8fra-\u02cck\u00e4",
"\u02c8fra-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"battle",
"clash",
"combat",
"conflict",
"contest",
"dustup",
"fight",
"fray",
"hassle",
"scrap",
"scrimmage",
"scrum",
"scuffle",
"skirmish",
"struggle",
"tussle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010810",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fractal":{
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"definitions":{
": any of various extremely irregular curves or shapes for which any suitably chosen part is similar in shape to a given larger or smaller part when magnified or reduced to the same size":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Babies can be mommies to their dolls, and women can be dolls in movies, which makes the director into the mommy, and so on\u2014it\u2019s an infinite fractal of relationality, of care. \u2014 Jo Livingstone, The New Republic , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Instead, North America\u2019s west coast appears to have been a complex fractal of microenvironments, including some ice-free zones along the mainland, and even more on offshore islands, which were outside the ice sheet\u2019s reach. \u2014 Ross Andersen, The Atlantic , 7 Sep. 2021",
"The segment lost me when everything started getting echo-y and fractal . \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 20 Aug. 2021",
"But over the spring, as the news cycle unfurled fresh hell by the minute like a fractal of horrors, I was forced to accept that every two or three functional days would be followed by a day of recovery. \u2014 Karla L. Miller, Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2020",
"The special activities, already used by teachers, let users visit the International Space Station, tour landmarks in the Nation's Capital, learn to code with a robot, explore marine biology and explore 3-D fractals . \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2020",
"According to the space agency, the art form -- which is called fractals -- uses mathematical formulas to create art with an infinite variety of form, detail, color and light. \u2014 Fox News , 7 Mar. 2020",
"Students will gain a greater understanding of biology, forensics, and epidemiology, and artists intrigued by fractal geometry can find new shapes to inform their designs. \u2014 Popular Science , 15 Mar. 2020",
"Animal faces and eyes flash towards the audience, intermixed with galaxies and natural occurring patterns like the spiral fractal of a shell or the eye of a storm, to show the connectedness of all things. \u2014 Valerie Lee, Billboard , 4 Dec. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1975, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from French fractal (adjective), fractale (noun), from Latin fr\u0101ctus (past participle of frangere \"to break, shatter\") + French -al -al entry 1 , -ale -al entry 2 \u2014 more at break entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8frak-t\u1d4al"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105917",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"fracted":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": broken":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1547, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin fr\u0101ctus \"broken\" (past participle of frangere \"to break, shatter\") + -ed entry 1 \u2014 more at break entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8frak-t\u0259d"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010942",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"fraction":{
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"definitions":{
": a discrete unit : portion":[],
": a numerical representation (such as \u00b3/\u2084, \u2075/\u2088, or 3.234) indicating the quotient of two numbers":[],
": a piece broken off : fragment":[],
": bit , little":[
"a fraction closer"
],
": one of several portions (as of a distillate) separable by fractionation":[]
},
"examples":[
"a fraction of an inch",
"if even a tiny fraction of that cookie broke off and fell into the delicate watch works, it could mess things up",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Regardless, fully charging an EV ought to cost a fraction of the price of filling up at the local gas station. \u2014 Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
"In 2012, the board took 55 actions against educators, a fraction of the 146 figure reported in 2021. \u2014 Renata Cl\u00f3, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
"When age takes even a fraction of a second off our reaction times, that can be anxiety-inducing, especially in unfamiliar places. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"Many economists argue a pause in the federal gas tax could drive up inflation once the holiday ends, deplete transportation funds and only reduce a fraction of the overall historic spike in gas prices. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"But the moves only reduce costs by a fraction of the price. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
"This beach wagon from Whitsunday has over 1,400 reviews and a 4.7 rating on Amazon and costs a fraction of the price of other wagons. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
"Moderna's doses are 25 micrograms, a fraction of the 100-microgram primary series rolled out last year for adults. \u2014 Alexander Tin, CBS News , 21 June 2022",
"Teachers in Ohio can carry a weapon on campus after 24 hours of training, a fraction of the previous 700-hour requirement. \u2014 Talal Ansari, WSJ , 18 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English fraccioun \"act or result of breaking, mathematical fraction,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin fr\u0101cti\u014dn-, fr\u0101cti\u014d \"breaking, division into parts, mathematical fraction,\" going back to Late Latin, \"breaking, weariness, illness,\" from Latin frag-, variant stem of frangere \"to break, shatter\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at break entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8frak-sh\u0259n"
],
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"synonyms":[
"bit",
"fragment",
"piece",
"scrap"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084149",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or being a fraction":[],
": of, relating to, or being fractional currency":[],
": of, relating to, or involving a process for separating components of a mixture through differences in physical or chemical properties":[
"fractional distillation"
],
": relatively small : inconsiderable":[]
},
"examples":[
"There has been a fractional rise in the price of the stock.",
"There is only a fractional improvement in the new version.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Suddenly, the fractional ownership looked about half as appealing to him. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
"The Soviet Union between 1969 and \u201883 fielded a small number of these fractional , orbital missiles. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The terminology has polarized communities like St. Helena in Napa County, where the city is gearing up to ban fractional ownership after ongoing legal proceedings between Pacaso and officials, according to the Napa Valley Register. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Starting in December, buyers were offered a chance at fractional ownership for a value equal to about $100, with the poster\u2019s value heading to about $12 million. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, baltimoresun.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Courtesy VistaJet Leading private jet firms are reporting record sales of jet cards, fractional ownership and charter legs in 2021, with stronger results expected this year. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 24 Feb. 2022",
"There are a few platforms offering fractional ownership in songs to fans. \u2014 Jeremy Gilbertson, Variety , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Some organizers of the effort advocated for fractional ownership, according to The New York Times, but were nervous about violating securities law. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Flexjet, a fractional jet operator, and its sister company Sentient Jet, a private jet broker, have stopped selling jet cards to new customers, as has Jet Linx, another private jet operator. \u2014 Jaclyn Trop, Fortune , 12 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"fraction + -al entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
"-sh\u0259n-\u1d4al, -shn\u0259l",
"\u02c8frak-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
"\u02c8frak-shn\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095109",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"fractional burial":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a burial in which only part (as the head) of a body is interred":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175838",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fractional currency":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit":[],
": paper money in denominations of less than one dollar issued by the U.S. 1863\u201376":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131642",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fractionalization":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to break up into parts or sections":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The trend toward fractional trading also comes at a time when stock splits\u2014when companies with high share prices fractionalize shares to more affordable levels\u2014have fallen out of favor (Apple is one outlier, having split its stock several times). \u2014 Lucinda Shen, Fortune , 2 June 2020"
],
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"1924, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8frak-shn\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
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},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Native uses wholesome ingredients like shea butter, tapioca starch, and fractionated coconut oil (which is less messy and absorbs more easily into your skin than regular coconut oil). \u2014 Leeron Horry, Popular Science , 25 Oct. 2019",
"Perhaps each particle is free to fractionate into millions of dispersed parts in its own private cosmic wormhole, until a measurement forces it to become whole at some particular location, chosen probabilistically. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 Feb. 2017",
"Buzz: With the help of Botox and fractionated lasers, doctors can erase lines and wrinkles on the chest and even sharpen the appearance of cleavage. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 Dec. 2018",
"Buzz: With the help of Botox and fractionated lasers, doctors can erase lines and wrinkles on the chest and even sharpen the appearance of cleavage. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 Dec. 2018",
"Buzz: With the help of Botox and fractionated lasers, doctors can erase lines and wrinkles on the chest and even sharpen the appearance of cleavage. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 Dec. 2018",
"Buzz: With the help of Botox and fractionated lasers, doctors can erase lines and wrinkles on the chest and even sharpen the appearance of cleavage. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 Dec. 2018",
"Buzz: With the help of Botox and fractionated lasers, doctors can erase lines and wrinkles on the chest and even sharpen the appearance of cleavage. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 Dec. 2018",
"Buzz: With the help of Botox and fractionated lasers, doctors can erase lines and wrinkles on the chest and even sharpen the appearance of cleavage. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 Dec. 2018"
],
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"1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"fraction + -ate entry 4":""
},
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"\u02c8frak-sh\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
"-sh\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172124",
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"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
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": the rupture (as by tearing) of soft tissue":[
"kidney fracture"
],
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],
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": to damage or destroy as if by rupturing":[],
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"\u2026 fractured many of the laws of probability \u2026",
"\u2014 Sheldon Cheney"
],
": to undergo fracture : to crack or break":[
"Her wrist fractured in the fall."
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a fracture in the Earth's crust",
"She suffered a wrist fracture when she slipped on the ice.",
"Verb",
"Her wrist fractured when she fell on the ice.",
"Their happiness was fractured by an unforeseen tragedy.",
"These problems may fracture the unity of the two parties.",
"Their fragile happiness fractured all too soon.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Joel Embiid, the second-place finisher in the voting for the Most Valuable Player Award, missed part of the series because of a concussion and an orbital bone fracture . \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
"With All-Star center Joel Embiid sidelined by an orbital fracture and a concussion, the Sixers started Jordan in his place. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Embiid, who sustained a facial fracture and concussion in Game 6 of the first round and is dealing with a torn ligament in his right (shooting) thumb, did not travel to Miami and will miss Game 2 on Wednesday. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
"The 76ers were without Joel Embiid, the MVP finalist who isn\u2019t even in Miami while recovering from an orbital fracture and concussion \u2014 injuries suffered in Philadelphia\u2019s first-round-clinching win at Toronto. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 May 2022",
"Clearly, the 76ers are not going to be a better team without Embiid, the scoring champion and MVP finalist currently sidelined by a right orbital fracture and mild concussion. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 1 May 2022",
"UConn announced Tuesday that women\u2019s basketball star Paige Bueckers will be out for an estimated 6-8 weeks after MRI and CT scans revealed a tibial plateau fracture . \u2014 Alexa Philippou, courant.com , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Andrus stayed on the ground for several moments before being helped into the dugout, and X-rays taken revealed the fracture . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Sep. 2021",
"Cody Bellinger was scheduled to play, but his nightmare season took another turn for the worse in the morning when a test revealed a non-displaced fracture in his ribs, according to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Some women\u2019s rights activists thus steered clear of the matter, worrying that such a divisive issue would fracture the all too important suffrage movement. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic , 28 June 2022",
"Bringing up tomatoes has felt like a way to reach back to my Italian-American upbringing in a time when time and politics can fracture ideas of family. \u2014 Lindsay Crudele, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"Quills need to be broken in, feathers fracture , and that\u2019s before any real handwriting is mastered. \u2014 Adam Rathe, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
"The former official urged Western forces not to attempt a total defeat of Russia in Ukraine, saying that such an outcome would destabilize Europe and fracture international relationships. \u2014 Fox News , 24 May 2022",
"Anti-immigrant parties \u2014 which also happened to be anti-European Union \u2014 threatened to fracture the bloc further. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Aug. 2021",
"And the situation could get even worse: The Ukraine war could fracture global trade and financial networks, and soaring food prices could spark social unrest in importing countries. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"Other party leaders worry that shunning progressive policies on crime could fracture their coalition, angering progressive activists and younger liberals. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
"But rather than affirming that consensus, recent developments could now fracture and muddy it, with important ramifications for all social media users. \u2014 Brian Fung, CNN , 16 May 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1612, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English, borrowed from Latin fr\u0101ct\u016bra \"act of breaking, breaking of a bone,\" from fr\u0101ctus (past participle of frangere \"to break, shatter\") + -\u016bra -ure \u2014 more at break entry 1":"Noun",
"derivative of fracture entry 1":"Verb"
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"\u02c8frak-ch\u0259r, -sh\u0259r",
"\u02c8frak-ch\u0259r",
"-sh\u0259r"
],
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"break",
"break up",
"bust",
"disintegrate",
"dismember",
"disrupt",
"fragment",
"rive"
],
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"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
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"unbroken"
],
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": damaged or destroyed in a sudden or violent way":[
"fractured friendships"
],
": having a crack or break : having suffered a fracture":[
"a fractured arm/skull/rib",
"a fractured rock"
],
": imperfectly spoken or written : broken":[
"speaking fractured English/French"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8frak-ch\u0259rd",
"-sh\u0259rd"
],
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"synonyms":[
"broken",
"busted",
"fragmented",
"shattered",
"smashed"
],
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"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"frag":{
"antonyms":[],
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"fragile":[],
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"by shortening":"Noun",
"frag , noun":"Transitive verb"
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"\u02c8frag"
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"abbreviation",
"noun",
"noun,",
"transitive verb"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": the lowest bid in a card game (as frog or skat)":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"German, literally, question, from Old High German fr\u0101ga":""
},
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"\u02c8fr\u00e4g",
"\u02c8fr\u00e4g\u0259"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171622",
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"noun"
]
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"infrangible",
"nonbreakable",
"strong",
"sturdy",
"tough",
"unbreakable"
],
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": constitutionally (see constitutionally sense 1a ) delicate : lacking in vigor":[
"a fragile child"
],
": easily broken or destroyed":[
"a fragile vase",
"fragile bones"
],
": tenuous , slight":[
"fragile hope",
"a fragile coalition"
]
},
"examples":[
"Her health has always been very fragile .",
"an artist with a fragile ego",
"He is in an emotionally fragile state.",
"The two countries have formed a fragile coalition.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Such small numbers are a stark reminder of how fragile the burgeoning population is and how valuable each additional pack member can be. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 4 June 2022",
"The baby formula market in the U.S. is dominated by just three companies, and the Abbott plant shutdown exposed how fragile manufacturing really is. \u2014 Andrew Marquardt, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
"The pandemic has shown us how fragile our supply chain is and our vulnerabilities. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
"What else, indeed, can the subjects of increasingly fragile liberal democracy do against such enormous tides? \u2014 Krithika Varagur, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
"An escalation could take the form of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure or political subversion to undermine the country\u2019s fragile democracy. \u2014 Adam O\u2019neal, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Large economic disparities within the bloc mean that fragile and highly indebted southern European economies such as Italy and Spain bear the brunt of higher borrowing costs. \u2014 Tom Fairless, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"With this drama, the actress again demonstrates her ability to portray a character that is at once fragile and also chillingly, casually cruel. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Men is indeed an anxious, even misanthropic film, rapturous in its vision of solitude and quick to remind the viewer of how fragile and fleeting that solitude can be. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 18 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1521, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fragile, borrowed from Latin fragilis, from frag-, variant stem of frangere \"to break, shatter\" + -ilis \"subject to, susceptible to (the action of the verb)\" (alteration of -ibilis -ible , originally by haplology after verb stems ending in a labial consonant) \u2014 more at break entry 1":""
},
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"-\u02ccj\u012b(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8fra-j\u0259l"
],
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"breakable",
"delicate",
"frail",
"frangible"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074235",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"fragile fern":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a delicate fern ( Cystopteris fragilis ) widely distributed in Europe, Asia, and North America with 2 or 3 thin pinnatifid fronds, creeping rootstocks, and slender brittle stems":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135727",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fragility":{
"antonyms":[
"infrangible",
"nonbreakable",
"strong",
"sturdy",
"tough",
"unbreakable"
],
"definitions":{
": constitutionally (see constitutionally sense 1a ) delicate : lacking in vigor":[
"a fragile child"
],
": easily broken or destroyed":[
"a fragile vase",
"fragile bones"
],
": tenuous , slight":[
"fragile hope",
"a fragile coalition"
]
},
"examples":[
"Her health has always been very fragile .",
"an artist with a fragile ego",
"He is in an emotionally fragile state.",
"The two countries have formed a fragile coalition.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Such small numbers are a stark reminder of how fragile the burgeoning population is and how valuable each additional pack member can be. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 4 June 2022",
"The baby formula market in the U.S. is dominated by just three companies, and the Abbott plant shutdown exposed how fragile manufacturing really is. \u2014 Andrew Marquardt, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
"The pandemic has shown us how fragile our supply chain is and our vulnerabilities. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
"What else, indeed, can the subjects of increasingly fragile liberal democracy do against such enormous tides? \u2014 Krithika Varagur, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
"An escalation could take the form of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure or political subversion to undermine the country\u2019s fragile democracy. \u2014 Adam O\u2019neal, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Large economic disparities within the bloc mean that fragile and highly indebted southern European economies such as Italy and Spain bear the brunt of higher borrowing costs. \u2014 Tom Fairless, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"With this drama, the actress again demonstrates her ability to portray a character that is at once fragile and also chillingly, casually cruel. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Men is indeed an anxious, even misanthropic film, rapturous in its vision of solitude and quick to remind the viewer of how fragile and fleeting that solitude can be. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 18 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1521, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fragile, borrowed from Latin fragilis, from frag-, variant stem of frangere \"to break, shatter\" + -ilis \"subject to, susceptible to (the action of the verb)\" (alteration of -ibilis -ible , originally by haplology after verb stems ending in a labial consonant) \u2014 more at break entry 1":""
},
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"-\u02ccj\u012b(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8fra-j\u0259l"
],
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"synonyms":[
"breakable",
"delicate",
"frail",
"frangible"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070149",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"fragment":{
"antonyms":[
"break",
"break up",
"bust",
"disintegrate",
"dismember",
"disrupt",
"fracture",
"rive"
],
"definitions":{
": a part broken off, detached, or incomplete":[
"The dish lay in fragments on the floor."
],
": to break up or apart into fragments":[],
": to fall to pieces":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The dish lay in fragments on the floor.",
"I could only hear fragments of their conversation.",
"Verb",
"The party is fragmenting into warring factions.",
"These issues are fragmenting our society.",
"The property is being fragmented into subdivisions.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"When Merrill disappeared after a 1929 flight, Cope identified the only fragment of his plane ever found. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
"The sheriff\u2019s office posted the finding on social media, along with photos of the skull fragment . \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 May 2022",
"The child also suffered a wound on her back from a bullet fragment , her mother said. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 3 June 2022",
"In 2013 Kramers and colleagues published the results of a chemical analysis that provided strong evidence in favor of the stone being a comet fragment . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 2 June 2022",
"The girl was later treated at the hospital and released for fragment wounds. \u2014 Nora Neus And Melissa Alonso, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"In January, Sicily\u2019s archaeological museum sent a fragment of the Parthenon to the Acropolis Museum on a long-term loan, reports Hyperallergic\u2019s Valentina Di Liscia. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 May 2022",
"Researchers in northeastern England unearthed an exoskeleton fragment from the largest arthropod ever discovered, in a genus called Arthropleura. \u2014 Nikk Ogasa, Scientific American , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Smith suffered a skull fracture and internal bleeding from a bullet fragment , records show. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"New dams could fragment habitats, lead to overfishing, and threaten the giant Mekong species, Hogan says. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 22 June 2022",
"First the peptides would have to endure the perils of their journey through the universe, from radiation to water exposure inside asteroids, both of which can fragment the molecules. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Approximately one pound of the projectile is an explosive charge, the rest is a metal casing designed to fragment and send shrapnel flying. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 15 Mar. 2022",
"As the birth draws closer the grieving family continues to fragment . \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 8 Feb. 2022",
"As media continues to fragment , developing a successful strategy is becoming a more challenging task with each passing year. \u2014 Brad Adgate, Forbes , 7 Oct. 2021",
"After the scientific community finally convinces the US president (Streep) to launch a mission to fragment the comet in space, BASH Cellular CEO Peter Isherwell (played by Mark Rylance) swoops in and takes over. \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Scientists say encroaching development threatens to fragment pasturelands and cut off wildlife corridors with roads and suburbs, diverted stream flows, and weekend crowds. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Dec. 2021",
"This smaller increment of new hydropower would fragment 260,000 kilometers of currently free-flowing rivers. \u2014 Jeff Opperman, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1818, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, borrowed from Latin fragmentum, from frag-, variant stem of frangere \"to break, shatter\" + -mentum -ment \u2014 more at break entry 1":"Noun",
"derivative of fragment entry 1":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8frag-\u02ccment",
"\u02c8frag-m\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fragment Noun part , portion , piece , member , division , section , segment , fragment mean something less than the whole. part is a general term appropriate when indefiniteness is required. they ran only part of the way portion implies an assigned or allotted part. cut the pie into six portions piece applies to a separate or detached part of a whole. a puzzle with 500 pieces member suggests one of the functional units composing a body. a structural member division applies to a large or diversified part. the manufacturing division of the company section applies to a relatively small or uniform part. the entertainment section of the newspaper segment applies to a part separated or marked out by or as if by natural lines of cleavage. the retired segment of the population fragment applies to a part produced by or as if by breaking off. only a fragment of the play still exists",
"synonyms":[
"bit",
"fraction",
"piece",
"scrap"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232334",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"fragmental":{
"antonyms":[
"complete",
"entire",
"full",
"intact",
"integral",
"perfect",
"whole"
],
"definitions":{
": fragmentary":[]
},
"examples":[
"we will have to settle for a quick, fragmental explanation of what happened",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This would generate a cloud of hot gases and fragmental volcanic material, which could then move downslope gravitationally. \u2014 Erik Klemetti, WIRED , 12 Apr. 2011"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1798, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"fragment entry 1 + -al entry 1":""
},
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"frag-\u02c8men-t\u1d4al"
],
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"synonyms":[
"deficient",
"fragmentary",
"half",
"halfway",
"incomplete",
"partial"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183919",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"fragmentary":{
"antonyms":[
"complete",
"entire",
"full",
"intact",
"integral",
"perfect",
"whole"
],
"definitions":{
": consisting of fragments : incomplete":[
"fragmentary evidence",
"a fragmentary account"
]
},
"examples":[
"discovering fragmentary remains of primitive animals",
"the historical record of this pharaoh's life and reign is fragmentary at best",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"How and when owls evolved their day/night preference is exceedingly difficult to ascertain, as the owl fossil record in deep time is fragmentary . \u2014 Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica , 25 May 2022",
"The resulting statements, numbered and sequenced out of order, make up the bulk of the book, which is arranged as a fragmentary bureaucratic report. \u2014 Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Text, often multilingual, features in pieces such as Hyun Chough\u2019s robust, partly sculptural collage, whose two inset rectangles are filled with fragmentary blocks. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"There is fragmentary evidence that the United States and its allies worked to counter some of the attacks and to prevent others from being launched. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Rather than trying to make Gramsci\u2019s life and thought cohere, Fr\u00e9tign\u00e9 and D\u2019Orsi embrace their fragmentary nature by breaking their books into short, discrete sections that handle particular concepts, controversies, and episodes. \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Even those investigating cops and Kate\u2019s own husband start looking pretty shady, as fragmentary memories of the fateful evening return to her, and intel withheld by various parties is revealed. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The historical record is scattered and fragmentary , much more so than the narrative of her father\u2019s similarly celebrated career \u2014 and that of countless others. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Discovered in the uppermost level at the site, the talons and foot bone were found in the same sedimentary layer as many cave bear bones, Neandertal tools, a fragmentary child\u2019s cranium and at least one hearth. \u2014 David W. Frayer, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1611, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"fragment entry 1 + -ary entry 2":""
},
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"\u02c8frag-m\u0259n-\u02ccter-\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"deficient",
"fragmental",
"half",
"halfway",
"incomplete",
"partial"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020313",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"fragmented":{
"antonyms":[
"unbroken"
],
"definitions":{
": broken or separated into distinct parts":[
"Another fragmented language group is the Austroasiatic family, whose most widely spoken languages are Vietnamese and Cambodian.",
"\u2014 Jared Diamond",
"The reality seems to be that the global audience for movies has become increasingly diverse and fragmented , which runs against Hollywood's obsession with finding that magic common denominator.",
"\u2014 Peter Bart"
],
": having related or associated pieces of stored data disorganized in a way that makes them more difficult to access":[
"Fragmented files require much more work to read than contiguous files, because to do so DOS must chase down each sector, possibly moving the disk head back and forth many times. Each of these \u2026 slows the task at hand and results in additional wear and tear on your hard disk.",
"\u2014 Brett Glass",
"You probably won't notice a marked performance boost unless your hard drive is extremely fragmented .",
"\u2014 Doug Stanley"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8frag-\u02ccmen-t\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"broken",
"busted",
"fractured",
"shattered",
"smashed"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104104",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"fragrance":{
"antonyms":[
"fetor",
"malodor",
"reek",
"stench",
"stink"
],
"definitions":{
": a sweet or delicate odor (as of fresh flowers, pine trees, or perfume)":[],
": something (such as a perfume) compounded to give off a sweet or pleasant odor":[],
": the quality or state of having a sweet odor":[]
},
"examples":[
"a flower with a lovely fragrance",
"the fragrance of lilac trees in full bloom",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Though this sunscreen stick is marketed for kids, the fragrance -free mineral formula from Mini Bloom is great for all ages. \u2014 Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"Infused with vitamin C and the natural antioxidant Indian gooseberry, the fragrance -free spray offers protection against sun damage and free radicals for up to 80 minutes of water-resistant coverage. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 21 June 2022",
"The fragrance -free mist is good for all skin types and won't clog pores. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
"Plus, its vegan, fragrance -free formula makes this sunscreen even more versatile. \u2014 Madge Maril, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 June 2022",
"The DERMAdoctor difference means the formula is dermatologist tested, as well as non-drying, non-comedogenic, oil-free, synthetic fragrance -free, synthetic dye-free, gluten-free, and cruelty-free. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry And Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day , 13 June 2022",
"Research supported by Oxford Economics has established that the fragrance industry creates over 127,000 jobs in the United Kingdom. \u2014 Kate Hardcastle, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Every May the fields of Chianti, just outside Florence, purple with irises cultivated for the fragrance industry. \u2014 April Long, Town & Country , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Rihanna's Fenty Beauty empire is further expanding by dipping its toe into the fragrance industry. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 4 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u0101-gr\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8fr\u0101-gr\u0259ns"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fragrance fragrance , perfume , scent , redolence mean a sweet or pleasant odor. fragrance suggests the odors of flowers or other growing things. the fragrance of pine perfume may suggest a stronger or heavier odor. the perfume of lilacs scent is very close to perfume but of wider application because more neutral in connotation. scent -free soaps redolence implies a mixture of fragrant or pungent odors. the redolence of a forest after a rain",
"synonyms":[
"aroma",
"attar",
"otto",
"balm",
"bouquet",
"fragrancy",
"incense",
"perfume",
"redolence",
"scent",
"spice"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021741",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fragrancy":{
"antonyms":[
"fetor",
"malodor",
"reek",
"stench",
"stink"
],
"definitions":{
": fragrance":[]
},
"examples":[
"the fragrancy of roses on a warm summer evening"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1578, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u0101-gr\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aroma",
"attar",
"otto",
"balm",
"bouquet",
"fragrance",
"incense",
"perfume",
"redolence",
"scent",
"spice"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003937",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fragrant":{
"antonyms":[
"fetid",
"foul",
"malodorous",
"noisome",
"putrid",
"rancid",
"rank",
"reeking",
"reeky",
"skunky",
"smelly",
"stenchful",
"stenchy",
"stinking",
"stinky",
"strong"
],
"definitions":{
": having a sweet or pleasant smell":[]
},
"examples":[
"The soup was fragrant with herbs and spices.",
"the balsam fir is a favorite as a Christmas tree because it is so fragrant",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bake for about 10 minutes, until the crust is fragrant and just beginning to brown around the edges. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Cook, stirring often, for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the ginger is very fragrant . \u2014 Tse Wei Lim, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Bake until the dough reaches an internal temperature of 190 F and is heavily fragrant , approximately 20 to 25 minutes. \u2014 Minerva Ordu\u00f1o Rinc\u00f3n, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
"Cook over medium, stirring often, until fragrant , about 1 minute. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 16 May 2022",
"Simmer, stirring constantly to prevent sticking or burning, until fragrant , 1-2 minutes. \u2014 Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"And finally, travelers will certainly love lounging and soaking up the sun by the large swimming pool overlooking the bay, surrounded by swaying palms and fragrant flowers. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Enjoy fragrant white flowers in early summer and colorful leaves in the fall with Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica). \u2014 Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Just 300 metres long and 175 metres wide, it is covered in heather and dotted with fragrant wild flowers. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin fragrant-, fragrans , from present participle of fragrare to be fragrant":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u0101-gr\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fragrant odorous , fragrant , redolent , aromatic mean emitting and diffusing scent. odorous applies to whatever has a strong distinctive smell whether pleasant or unpleasant. odorous cheeses should be tightly wrapped fragrant applies to things (such as flowers or spices) with sweet or agreeable odors. a fragrant rose redolent applies usually to a place or thing impregnated with odors. the kitchen was redolent of garlic and tomatoes aromatic applies to things emitting pungent often fresh odors. an aromatic blend of tobaccos",
"synonyms":[
"ambrosial",
"aromatic",
"perfumed",
"redolent",
"savory",
"savoury",
"scented",
"sweet"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114952",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"fragrant sumac":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a sweet-scented sumac ( Rhus aromatica ) with ternate leaves, yellowish green flowers in spikes resembling catkins, and red hairy fruits":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131655",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"frags":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of frags plural of frag"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-211214",
"type":[]
},
"fraid":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": afraid":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"by shortening":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u0101d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084556",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"fraidy-cat":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": someone who is very afraid of something":[
"\u2014 used mainly by children or when speaking to children Don't be such a fraidy-cat !"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071107",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fraik":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": flattery":[],
": freak entry 1":[],
": to make flattering remarks : cajole":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration of freak entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"",
"\u02c8fr\u0101k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082604",
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun"
]
},
"frail":{
"antonyms":[
"infrangible",
"nonbreakable",
"strong",
"sturdy",
"tough",
"unbreakable"
],
"definitions":{
": easily broken or destroyed : fragile":[
"\u2026 frail , open-cockpit biplanes \u2026",
"\u2014 Jonathan Weiner"
],
": easily led into evil":[
"frail humanity"
],
": physically weak":[
"a frail old woman",
"a frail voice"
],
": slight , unsubstantial":[
"smiled a minute frail smile",
"\u2014 Raymond Chandler"
]
},
"examples":[
"In his old age his health became increasingly frail .",
"a small and frail ship",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Anyway, the original Desdemona would have been too frail to withstand the filming process, and the slight stains\u2014markers of a life once lived\u2014not polished enough for the silver screen. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English frele, frayle, borrowed from Anglo-French frel, fraile, going back to Latin fragilis \"liable to break, weak\" \u2014 more at fragile":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u0101l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for frail weak , feeble , frail , fragile , infirm , decrepit mean not strong enough to endure strain, pressure, or strenuous effort. weak applies to deficiency or inferiority in strength or power of any sort. felt weak after the surgery feeble suggests extreme weakness inviting pity or contempt. a feeble attempt to walk frail implies delicacy and slightness of constitution or structure. a frail teenager unable to enjoy sports fragile suggests frailty and brittleness unable to resist rough usage. a reclusive poet too fragile for the rigors of this world infirm suggests instability, unsoundness, and insecurity due to old age or crippling illness. infirm residents requiring constant care decrepit implies being worn-out or broken-down from long use or old age. the dowager's decrepit retainers",
"synonyms":[
"breakable",
"delicate",
"fragile",
"frangible"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223057",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"frailej\u00f3n":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of several xerophytic plants of the genus Espeletia (family Compositae) of the higher Andes (especially E. grandiflora )":[],
": the tomentum of the stem and leaves of frailej\u00f3n resembling wool":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"American Spanish, augmentative of Spanish fraile friar, from Old Spanish fraire , from Old Proven\u00e7al, brother, friar, from Latin fratr-, frater brother":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfr\u00e4\u0113l\u0101\u02c8h\u014dn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040721",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"frailness":{
"antonyms":[
"infrangible",
"nonbreakable",
"strong",
"sturdy",
"tough",
"unbreakable"
],
"definitions":{
": easily broken or destroyed : fragile":[
"\u2026 frail , open-cockpit biplanes \u2026",
"\u2014 Jonathan Weiner"
],
": easily led into evil":[
"frail humanity"
],
": physically weak":[
"a frail old woman",
"a frail voice"
],
": slight , unsubstantial":[
"smiled a minute frail smile",
"\u2014 Raymond Chandler"
]
},
"examples":[
"In his old age his health became increasingly frail .",
"a small and frail ship",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Anyway, the original Desdemona would have been too frail to withstand the filming process, and the slight stains\u2014markers of a life once lived\u2014not polished enough for the silver screen. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English frele, frayle, borrowed from Anglo-French frel, fraile, going back to Latin fragilis \"liable to break, weak\" \u2014 more at fragile":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u0101l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for frail weak , feeble , frail , fragile , infirm , decrepit mean not strong enough to endure strain, pressure, or strenuous effort. weak applies to deficiency or inferiority in strength or power of any sort. felt weak after the surgery feeble suggests extreme weakness inviting pity or contempt. a feeble attempt to walk frail implies delicacy and slightness of constitution or structure. a frail teenager unable to enjoy sports fragile suggests frailty and brittleness unable to resist rough usage. a reclusive poet too fragile for the rigors of this world infirm suggests instability, unsoundness, and insecurity due to old age or crippling illness. infirm residents requiring constant care decrepit implies being worn-out or broken-down from long use or old age. the dowager's decrepit retainers",
"synonyms":[
"breakable",
"delicate",
"fragile",
"frangible"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092321",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"frailty":{
"antonyms":[
"merit",
"virtue"
],
"definitions":{
": a fault due to weakness especially of moral character":[
"Satire \u2026 often employs irony and sarcasm to denounce the frailties and faults of mankind.",
"\u2014 Harry Shaw"
],
": the quality or state of being frail":[
"the frailty of her health",
"the frailty and disability in the elderly"
]
},
"examples":[
"the frailty of her voice",
"We can no longer be surprised by the frailties of our political leaders.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"We humans are saddled with complication and frailty . \u2014 Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
"We humans are saddled with complication and frailty . \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 12 Jan. 2022",
"We humans are saddled with complication and frailty . \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Jan. 2022",
"We humans are saddled with complication and frailty . \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Hopkins had won nearly $16 million in other grants from the National Institutes of Health that focused on frailty and resiliency in aging, which included money to train new researchers in these areas. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"Something about mothers and children, and the unmothered, and human frailty , and imprinting. \u2014 Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The film is a moving and profound personal essay that reflects the frailty of memory, the tyranny of history, and the need to reconcile the past with the present. \u2014 Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"Protect nursing homes, given the frailty of the residents and the speed at which a virus can spread in a communal setting. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English frelete, freelte, borrowed from Anglo-French frelet\u00e9, going back to Latin fragilit\u0101t-, fragilit\u0101s, from fragilis \"liable to break, weak, fragile \" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u0101l-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for frailty fault , failing , frailty , foible , vice mean an imperfection or weakness of character. fault implies a failure, not necessarily culpable, to reach some standard of perfection in disposition, action, or habit. a writer of many virtues and few faults failing suggests a minor shortcoming in character. being late is a failing of mine frailty implies a general or chronic proneness to yield to temptation. human frailties foible applies to a harmless or endearing weakness or idiosyncrasy. an eccentric's charming foibles vice can be a general term for any imperfection or weakness, but it often suggests violation of a moral code or the giving of offense to the moral sensibilities of others. compulsive gambling was his vice",
"synonyms":[
"demerit",
"dereliction",
"failing",
"fault",
"foible",
"shortcoming",
"sin",
"vice",
"want",
"weakness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103522",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fraim":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of fraim variant of fremd"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u0101m"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-073948",
"type":[]
},
"fraischeur":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": freshness , coolness":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French fraischeur, fraicheur , from fraische, fraiche , feminine of frais fresh":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174947",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fraise":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an obstacle of pointed stakes driven into the ramparts of a fortification in a horizontal or inclined position":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1775, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from French, literally, \"pleated collar, ruff,\" probably from fraise \"mesentery of a calf\" (compared in appearance), going back to Middle French, noun derivative of fraiser, fraser \"to unwrap, shell (as a bean),\" going back to Old French, going back to Vulgar Latin *fr\u0113s\u0101re, derivative of Latin fr\u0113sa (in faba fr\u0113sa \"ground bean\"), feminine of fr\u0113sus, past participle of frendere \"to gnash, crush, grind,\" going back to Indo-European *g w h rend (h) - \"grind\" \u2014 more at grind entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u0101z"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115240",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"frame":{
"antonyms":[
"fabricate",
"fashion",
"form",
"make",
"manufacture",
"produce"
],
"definitions":{
": a complete image for display (as on a television set)":[],
": a frame dwelling":[],
": a machine built upon or within a framework":[
"a spinning frame"
],
": a part of a pair of glasses that holds one of the lenses":[],
": a structural unit in an automobile chassis supported on the axles and supporting the rest of the chassis and the body":[],
": an enclosing border":[],
": an event that forms the background for the action of a novel or play":[],
": an individual drawing in a comic strip usually enclosed by a bordering line":[],
": an inning in baseball":[],
": an open case or structure made for admitting, enclosing, or supporting something":[
"a window frame"
],
": context , frame of reference":[],
": fix sense 7b":[
"The wrestling matches were framed ."
],
": frame-up":[],
": framework sense 1a":[],
": having a wood frame":[
"frame houses"
],
": manage":[],
": one picture of the series on a length of film":[],
": plan , contrive":[
"framed a new method of achieving their purpose"
],
": proceed , go":[],
": produce":[],
": shape , construct":[
"frame a figure out of clay"
],
": something composed of parts fitted together and united":[],
": that part of a pair of glasses other than the lenses":[],
": the act or manner of framing":[],
": the matter or area enclosed in such a border: such as":[],
": the physical makeup of an animal and especially a human body : physique , figure":[],
": the underlying constructional system or structure that gives shape or strength (as to a building)":[],
": to construct by fitting and uniting the parts of the skeleton of (a structure)":[
"frame a house"
],
": to contrive the evidence against (an innocent person) so that a verdict of guilty is assured":[
"He claims that he was framed for the murder."
],
": to devise (something, such as a criminal charge) falsely":[
"frame a case against a neighbor to get rid of him"
],
": to draw up (something, such as a document)":[
"frame a written constitution"
],
": to fit or adjust especially to something or for an end : arrange":[
"framed the test to evaluate students' understanding of the material"
],
": to give expression to : formulate":[
"frame a rule that brings order into our perceptions",
"\u2014 Virginia Woolf"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the frame of a house",
"I need new frames for my glasses.",
"Verb",
"It was the first state to frame a written constitution.",
"She framed her questions carefully.",
"He took the time to frame a thoughtful reply.",
"She claims that she was framed .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Associated Press saw one fatality: A man\u2019s body lay hunched over a car door frame , his blood pooling onto the ground from chest and head wounds. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"Brent Suter and Trevor Kelley each pitched a scoreless frame to close out the day. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 26 June 2022",
"Choose from a matte black or glossy frame and select one from the total of 49 possible color combinations for a truly personalized handset. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Standing a bit over 6-foot-5 with a 6-10 wingspan and a 195-pound frame at the combine, Branham has a natural feel for the game. \u2014 cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"Just last week, Smith and Holmgren, who has been praised for his nimbleness and passing skill from a lanky frame , stood as -115 co-favorites at Caesars. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"The report puts a detailed financial frame around the broad upheaval in supply chains triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. \u2014 Liz Young, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
"Sporting a carbon fiber frame , the G3-X model (a Colnago original) is designed for gravel and capable of tackling both rugged and urban terrains. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 21 June 2022",
"The three-run double capped a four-run frame for Auburn, which finally found some offense after hitting just .128 as a team over its last three games. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Republicans have used the concept to frame their primary opponents as enemies of the Trump-era GOP in southeast Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. \u2014 Sam Metz, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
"Delay is powerful precisely because those of us who worry about climate change have tended to frame the climate crisis as a problem for the future. \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
"Now Trump has endorsed Brooks\u2019 opponent, Katie Britt, whom Brooks has tried to frame as a lobbyist and lapdog for Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell. \u2014 al , 15 June 2022",
"And he's used his massive war chest to blanket the state in ads, trying to frame Bass as a corrupt career politician, and messaging about crime and homelessness. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
"The concluding seven episodes of Ozark are similarly dominated by characters attempting to frame 44 episodes of Netflix misbehavior as being all about family and the American Dream. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Trump then is trying to frame his second thoughts on Brooks as a disagreement on principle. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 18 Mar. 2022",
"When Rivian and Lucid launched as public companies last year investment bankers were careful to frame the EV makers as Tesla TSLA -0.9% (TSLA) alternatives. \u2014 Jon Markman, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Organizers disagree with that characterization and have tried to frame the convoy as bipartisan. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This is where software processing comes in: Xiaomi\u2019s post-image processing uses a proprietary algorithm that cleans up the shot with multi- frame HDR and defogging. \u2014 Ben Sin, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
"The weld between the outrigger assembly and the body's sub- frame assembly may be inadequate, which could result in failure of the aerial unit during use. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 5 June 2021",
"The Spurs were 0-3 in OT heading into Monday, including extra- frame losses to Atlanta and Indiana earlier this month. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 27 Apr. 2021"
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"1780, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"Middle English, to benefit, construct, from Old English framian to benefit, make progress; akin to Old Norse fram forward, Old English fram from":"Verb, Noun, and Adjective"
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"armature",
"cadre",
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"infrastructure",
"shell",
"skeleton",
"structure"
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"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
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]
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"These influences threaten the very framework of our society."
],
": a skeletal, openwork, or structural frame":[
"An iron framework surrounds the sculpture."
],
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},
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"These influences threaten the very framework of our society.",
"The book provides a general framework for understanding modern politics.",
"He questions the study's theoretical framework .",
"An iron framework surrounds the sculpture.",
"The panels are attached to the building's steel framework .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One option for entering the metaverse with impact lies in event activations within video games\u2019 framework . \u2014 Alison Bring\u00e9, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"The primary challenge for Montgomery will be to retain the Bruins\u2019 top-flight defensive framework while coaxing more offense from his charges. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"Montgomery\u2019s new fourth- and fifth-grade history framework was met with little dissent at the meeting this week. \u2014 Nicole Asbury, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"Marcel\u2019s framework as a documentary helps demonstrate the character\u2019s profound appeal. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 30 June 2022",
"Most importantly, Congress\u2019 power to investigate is a crucial part of the Constitution\u2019s checks-and-balances framework . \u2014 Claire Leavitt, The Conversation , 28 June 2022",
"The company will also look to enhance the country\u2019s policy and regulatory framework and support the growth and scaling of fintechs. \u2014 Conrad Onyango, Quartz , 26 June 2022",
"Huntt\u2019s trenchant voice-over provides the movie\u2019s mainly chronological framework and its reflective tone. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
"Referring to the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation due to take effect across the EU by 2024, Lagarde argued a potential second, follow-up framework was already needed due to the speed of current developments in the industry. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 21 June 2022"
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},
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"the framing of the debate will consist of a predetermined order of turns and follow-up comments",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Times art critic Christopher Knight isn\u2019t impressed with the framing . \u2014 Carolina A. Mirandacolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
"The Anker Work software is the real star of this package, along with the webcam\u2019s image processing and auto framing . \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"That said, like the other seasons, the series is beautifully shot, with gorgeous framing and setups. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 27 Sep. 2019",
"Lasky used a single-point-perspective camera for tight framing to capture Buzz\u2019s initial solitude and to guide the viewer\u2019s eye. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 20 June 2022",
"The doc uses them to segue into another one of its key themes: narrative framing . \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
"Poetry\u2019s ability to provide comfort and boost mood during periods of stress, trauma and grief may have a lot to do with framing and perspective. \u2014 David Allan, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, dozens of people have accused Guevara, now retired, of manipulating witnesses, fabricating evidence and framing suspects over the course of his career. \u2014 Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"Griesedieck said one of her favorite aspects of the project was the collaborative spirit between her and the crew members who lifted the immensely heavy pieces into place and secured them onto the metal framing structure. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 3 June 2022"
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"1703, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8fr\u0101-mi\u014b"
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"cadre",
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"frame",
"framework",
"infrastructure",
"shell",
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"structure"
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"The main reason we all keep going back to the \"Mission: Impossible\" franchise is the stunts, of course. Watching Ethan Hunt as he scales mountains, jumps onto planes and dangles from skyscrapers fills us with eye-rolling delight.",
"\u2014 Randy Myers",
"Rowling's seven Harry Potter novels sold more than 500 million copies. Its respective film franchise drummed up over $7 billion at the box office.",
"\u2014 Dory Jackson"
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"He's the best player in the history of the franchise ."
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},
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"Noun",
"She was granted an exclusive franchise in the city's west end.",
"They just opened a new fast-food franchise down the street.",
"The U.S. did not extend the franchise to women until the early 20th century.",
"He's the best player in the history of the franchise .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"From there, things get gladiatorial and, Lionsgate dearly hopes, so gripping that its most successful franchise will be relaunched to sequel spawning effect. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"As the Celtics marched toward the brink of the franchise \u2019s first championship since 2008, their scouting staff was tasked with keeping the focus on the future despite the fact that the present was so enthralling. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"Sony Pictures Television is set to turn its Wheel of Fortune game show franchise , with its legendary roulette wheel, into an online casino. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
"The war in Ukraine has prompted Citi to shrink its exposure to Russia, with the ultimate goal to sell its consumer franchise and its commercial business in the country. \u2014 Jennifer Williams-alvarez, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"Microsoft this weekend teased the latest entry in its Minecraft franchise : Minecraft Legends. \u2014 Francisco Lahoz, PCMAG , 13 June 2022",
"My message was not the one that The Bachelor was trying to promote across their franchise , which is fine. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"Hettiger, who launched his franchise in April, attended a 10-day boot camp in Louisville to learn the skills of the trade. \u2014 Kimberly Fornek, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"My hometown of Austin, Texas, recently landed its first professional sports franchise in the form of Austin FC. \u2014 Will Townsend, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"One thing solopreneurs can do is to look for an existing brand that is willing to franchise . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"More surprising than the Jaguars\u2019 shopping spree in free agency might have been the decision to franchise tag LT Cam Robinson. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The Jags might have quietly altered the top of this draft after opting to franchise LT Cam Robinson for the second straight year. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2022",
"The couple plans to franchise Nourish + Bloom Markets around the country, hoping to reach a goal of 800 stores in total. \u2014 Aliyah Thomas, ABC News , 26 Jan. 2022",
"This will be another attempt to franchise the business, which got its start at 14933 S. Pulaski Road in Midlothian. \u2014 Bob Bong, chicagotribune.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
"The Browns have Mayfield for this year, and then can franchise tag him in future years. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 16 Jan. 2022",
"The Patriots could franchise tag Jackson, pushing his free agency to 2023 by offering him a guaranteed one-year contract projected to be worth $17.3 million. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Jan. 2022",
"In a 34-13 rout over the Denver Broncos in January, Herbert threw two touchdown passes, which set the Chargers franchise single-season record for touchdown passes at 35 at the time. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Jan. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8fran-\u02ccch\u012bz"
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"enfranchisement",
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"vote"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020103",
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"strong",
"sturdy",
"tough",
"unbreakable"
],
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": readily or easily broken":[]
},
"examples":[
"frangible china teacups that were totally inappropriate for a child's birthday party",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If the boat does not stop, the Interceptor pulls alongside and the agent fires with disintegrating frangible ammunition into the boat\u2019s engine. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2021",
"Nagel pumped the shotgun and chambered the first frangible round. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2021",
"At 1,000 metres, a frangible bolt\u2014which was supposed to detach explosively in the event of power loss to shed weight\u2014broke off. \u2014 The Economist , 6 Sep. 2019",
"Now the team, led by Professor of Computer Vision Paul Rosin, is asking for more texts too fragile to be opened, hoping to ease the burden on historical researchers hesitant to examine the frangible objects. \u2014 Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics , 4 Oct. 2018",
"Details needed to be worked out, such as a requirement that school guns fire only frangible bullets, which break apart into small pieces and are unlikely to pass through victims, as a way to limit the danger to innocent students. \u2014 Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post , 19 May 2018",
"Ascendance International was exhibiting its trademark frangible bullets with a full-auto AR-15. \u2014 Elliott Woods, The New Republic , 16 Apr. 2018",
"This guy visited Bam two months ago to take extensive tourist pictures of Bam\u2019s famous and highly frangible mud-brick structures. \u2014 Wired Staff, WIRED , 30 Dec. 2003"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"1952, in the meaning defined above":""
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"French, blend of fran\u00e7ais French and anglais English":""
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"fr\u00e4\u207f-\u02c8gl\u0101",
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": an habitual pleasure seeker or merrymaker : idler , reveler":[]
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"unforthcoming"
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": to affix to (mail) a stamp or a marking indicating the payment of postage":[],
": to enable to pass or go freely or easily":[],
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"Joachim 1940\u2013 American (German-born) biochemist and biophysicist":[]
},
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],
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"1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1904, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"Middle English, free, from Anglo-French franc , from Medieval Latin francus , from Late Latin Francus Frank":"Adjective, Verb, and Noun",
"Middle English, partly from Old English Franca ; partly from Anglo-French Franc , from Late Latin Francus , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German Franko Frank, Old English Franca":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8fra\u014bk",
"\u02c8fr\u00e4\u014bk"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024248",
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"verb"
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": one that holds a freehold estate":[]
},
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"Anglo-French franc tenant , from Old French franc free + tenant tenant":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092359",
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"noun"
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": a freehold estate":[]
},
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101609",
"type":[
"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073146",
"type":[
"noun"
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"frankly":{
"antonyms":[],
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],
": in truth : indeed":[
"frankly , I don't know"
]
},
"examples":[
"You can speak frankly to us.",
"frankly , I'd rather stay at home than go to the movies tonight",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a time when retention is the new acquisition, frankly , great customer experience has never been more important. \u2014 Sara Jurmain Richter, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"It\u2019s one of the core reasons that green technology will continue to pull in investments into a recession: There frankly isn\u2019t time to waste. \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
"And, frankly , the last couple of decisions that came out of this United States Supreme Court are -- make America a lot more dangerous, more guns, fewer rights, less health care. \u2014 CBS News , 26 June 2022",
"The fact that LaMDA in particular has been the center of attention is, frankly , a little quaint. \u2014 Stephen Marche, The Atlantic , 19 June 2022",
"Gun violence is, frankly , a Democratic talking point. \u2014 Petula Dvorak, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"The decline of the New Deal order and the rise of neoliberalism is a simple enough story that, frankly , is well-trodden ground even if few tell the story as deeply, concisely, and well as Gerstle. \u2014 Ed Burmila, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
"Gun violence is, frankly , a Democratic talking point. \u2014 Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"In practice, the V model is a sleeper, which frankly is a bit out of character for a vehicle whose commercial success has come in large part from its ostentatious design. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 13 June 2022"
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"\u02c8fra\u014b-kl\u0113"
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"admittedly",
"forsooth",
"honestly",
"indeed",
"really",
"truly",
"truthfully",
"verily"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103040",
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"uncandid",
"unforthcoming"
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": to affix to (mail) a stamp or a marking indicating the payment of postage":[],
": to enable to pass or go freely or easily":[],
": to mail free":[],
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"Joachim 1940\u2013 American (German-born) biochemist and biophysicist":[]
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"1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"1713, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1904, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"Middle English, free, from Anglo-French franc , from Medieval Latin francus , from Late Latin Francus Frank":"Adjective, Verb, and Noun",
"Middle English, partly from Old English Franca ; partly from Anglo-French Franc , from Late Latin Francus , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German Franko Frank, Old English Franca":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8fra\u014bk",
"\u02c8fr\u00e4\u014bk"
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"adverb",
"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English frankeplegge , from Anglo-French francplege (probably translation of Middle English friborg peace pledge), from franc free + plege pledge":""
},
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"\u02c8fra\u014bk-\u02ccplej"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103127",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"franseria":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of the family Compositae having alternate leaves and inconspicuous greenish flowers in discoid heads with pistillate heads in the axils of the upper leaves at the bases of nodding spikes or racemes of staminate heads":[],
": any plant of the genus Franseria":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Antonio Franseri , 18th century Spanish physician and botanist + New Latin -ia":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"fran\u02c8sir\u0113\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085930",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"frantic":{
"antonyms":[
"collected",
"composed",
"recollected",
"self-collected",
"self-composed",
"self-possessed",
"unhysterical"
],
"definitions":{
": emotionally out of control":[],
": marked by fast and nervous, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity":[
"made a frantic search for the lost child",
"frantic cries for help"
],
": mentally deranged":[]
},
"examples":[
"The girl was frantic with fear.",
"They made a frantic search for the missing child.",
"They were making frantic preparations for the party.",
"a frantic attempt to finish on schedule",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Russian advances in Mariupol have hindered frantic efforts to find survivors in the rubble of a theater that was nearly leveled in an attack on Wednesday. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
"In the background of those frantic calls was an odd thumping boom like the bass of a rap song turned up too high. \u2014 Jenny Deam, ProPublica , 31 May 2022",
"At Fernando\u2019s weird party in London, Van started getting her kicks shoving waitstaff and other guests into the pool, then slipped out altogether and began ignoring Earn\u2019s increasingly frantic calls and texts. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
"Republican groups had put out frantic calls to bring them to the then-TCF Center as Joe Biden pulled ahead of former President Donald Trump's early lead in the unofficial election night results. \u2014 Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 16 May 2022",
"Ukrainian soldiers made frantic phone calls telling residents to hide. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Ukrainian soldiers made frantic phone calls telling residents to hide. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 16 Apr. 2022",
"More officers stood watch outside, as frantic and frustrated parents pleaded with them to go inside. \u2014 Mitchell Willetts, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022",
"Boon\u2019s Johnny Rotten is a frantic -in-the-best-way turn, glowing with contempt for his audience and for music itself. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 31 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English frenetik, frentik, frantike \"temporarily deranged, delirious\" \u2014 more at frenetic":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fran-tik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"agitated",
"delirious",
"distracted",
"distrait",
"distraught",
"frenzied",
"hysterical",
"hysteric"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071854",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"frantically":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": in a frantic manner : in a nervously hurried, desperate, or panic-stricken way":[
"[Carlton] Fisk stood several feet down the line, frantically urging the ball fair with his hands. It hit the yellow foul pole above the wall, a home run.",
"\u2014 Ron Fimrite",
"Wine companies, fearing that younger drinkers are slipping out of their grasp, have been frantically trying to create products that will be viewed as edgy, hip and fun.",
"\u2014 Mitch Frank",
"During the new moon, a hatch of baby sea turtles erupts from the sand, struggling frantically to get to the ocean.",
"\u2014 Bernice Notenboom"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1739, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fran-ti-k(\u0259-)l\u0113",
"\u02c8fran-ti-k\u0259-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"amok",
"amuck",
"berserk",
"berserkly",
"frenetically",
"frenziedly",
"harum-scarum",
"hectically",
"helter-skelter",
"madly",
"pell-mell",
"wild",
"wildly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215523",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"fraternity":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a fraternal order":[],
": a group of people associated or formally organized for a common purpose, interest, or pleasure: such as":[],
": a men's student organization formed chiefly for social purposes having secret rites and a name consisting of Greek letters":[],
": a student organization for scholastic, professional, or extracurricular activities":[
"a debating fraternity"
],
": guild sense 1":[],
": persons of the same class, profession, character, or tastes":[
"the racetrack fraternity"
],
": the quality or state of being brothers : brotherliness":[]
},
"examples":[
"an atmosphere of fraternity and cooperation",
"a firm believer in community service and a dedicated member of the local fraternity of Good Samaritans",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fostering relationships within the Black community came natural to him, especially after joining Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc., the oldest intercollegiate historically African American fraternity . \u2014 Corein Carter, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Shari and Cory Foltz last spoke to their 20-year-old son shortly before the fraternity initiation ritual was held. \u2014 CBS News , 17 June 2022",
"Arrest warrants for hazing were issued for the fraternity chapter and 46 members last week, police said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Little Rock area residents turned over 40 guns to police and the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity Saturday in the organizations' second annual buyback event at St. Mark's Baptist Church on West 12th Street. \u2014 Tess Vrbin, Arkansas Online , 5 June 2022",
"The fraternity leaders at the MSU party are now facing criminal charges, as is a member of the Missouri frat. \u2014 Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"Arrest warrants for hazing were issued for the fraternity chapter and 46 members on Tuesday, police said. \u2014 Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"There will be times when certain information can\u2019t be shared, but working on a team shouldn\u2019t feel like pledging a sorority or fraternity either. \u2014 Dana Brownlee, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Stanford officials announced in March 2021 that the fraternity , known as TDX, would lose university recognition for six years and have to surrender its on-campus house. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"fr\u0259-\u02c8t\u0259r-n\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"association",
"board",
"brotherhood",
"chamber",
"club",
"college",
"congress",
"consortium",
"council",
"fellowship",
"guild",
"gild",
"institute",
"institution",
"league",
"order",
"organization",
"society",
"sodality"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223711",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fraternize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to associate on close terms with members of a hostile group especially when contrary to military orders":[
"were ordered not to fraternize with the enemy"
],
": to associate or mingle as brothers or on fraternal terms":[
"fraternized with the other guests at the party"
],
": to be friendly or amiable":[]
},
"examples":[
"It is usually unwise to fraternize with your employees.",
"don't fraternize just with people of the same race, religion, or social background",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Whether made ironically or in harmless fun, the #prettyfriendgroup and #baddiefriend hashtags have many videos from fun, fashionable and, objectively attractive folk who fraternize with people who fulfill a similar brief. \u2014 L'or\u00e9al Blackett, refinery29.com , 4 May 2022",
"That\u2019s a pretty damning critique, which must be in some way inspired by Strickland\u2019s own experience with such institutions, where wealthy patrons get to fraternize with the artists. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Known to fraternize with people at the edge of the water, Old Ben often begged for food and was said to be recognizable by the white spot and bump on his head. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Nov. 2021",
"At high densities of states, electrons can more easily fraternize among themselves. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 14 June 2021",
"Its members came together to celebrate canoeing, but also to fraternize at oyster roasts, dances and musicales. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Nov. 2020",
"Players may not socialize or fraternize with opponents before, during or after games. \u2014 Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News , 25 June 2020",
"The directive ordered Taliban fighters not to fight but also not to fraternize with Afghan national security forces. \u2014 Kathy Gannon, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 May 2020",
"As the tribes start fraternizing , Kellee Kim and Missy Byrd talk for the first time on screen, and an issue comes up about alleged inappropriate touching by contestant Dan Spilo, which Kim had addressed with him in the first episode of the season. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Nov. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fra-t\u0259r-\u02ccn\u012bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"associate",
"chum",
"company",
"consociate",
"consort",
"hang (around ",
"hobnob",
"hook up",
"mess around",
"pal (around)",
"run",
"sort",
"travel"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204525",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"fraud":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an act of deceiving or misrepresenting : trick":[
"automobile insurance frauds"
],
": one that is not what it seems or is represented to be":[
"The UFO picture was proved to be a fraud ."
]
},
"examples":[
"He was found guilty of bank fraud .",
"He was the victim of an elaborate fraud .",
"He claimed he was a licensed psychologist, but he turned out to be a fraud .",
"The UFO picture was proved to be a fraud .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tuesday's primary is the latest battleground between GOP officials adhering to claims of widespread voter fraud pushed by Donald Trump and traditional Republicans who reject those false allegations. \u2014 Allison Novelo, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
"Attorney General William Barr had told the Associated Press there wasn't enough evidence to prove widespread fraud during the 2020 election. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 28 June 2022",
"In 2020, Shinkle abstained from the vote to certify the election results that year, alluding to issues with the election despite no evidence of widespread fraud or misconduct. \u2014 Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 27 June 2022",
"Texas Republicans parroted former president Donald Trump\u2019s lie that widespread voter fraud cost him the election and declared President Biden an illegitimate leader in their new platform. \u2014 Michael Murney, Chron , 23 June 2022",
"Barr didn't give his interview ruling out widespread fraud to the AP until Dec. 1. \u2014 Alexander Mallin, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
"Campaigns on the left and the right have made accusations of electoral fraud , and a recent lapse in a legislative vote count further deepened mistrust in the country\u2019s electoral system. \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
"Crowdsource evidence of electoral fraud to secure a Trump victory with the assistance of his legal team and White House staff. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"There is no evidence of widespread fraud or manipulation of voting equipment that could have affected the outcome of the 2020 election. \u2014 Susan Montoya Bryan And, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English fraude , from Anglo-French, from Latin fraud-, fraus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u022fd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fraud deception , fraud , double-dealing , subterfuge , trickery mean the acts or practices of one who deliberately deceives. deception may or may not imply blameworthiness, since it may suggest cheating or merely tactical resource. magicians are masters of deception fraud always implies guilt and often criminality in act or practice. indicted for fraud double-dealing suggests treachery or at least action contrary to a professed attitude. a go-between suspected of double-dealing subterfuge suggests the adoption of a stratagem or the telling of a lie in order to escape guilt or to gain an end. obtained the papers by subterfuge trickery implies ingenious acts intended to dupe or cheat. resorted to trickery to gain their ends imposture , fraud , sham , fake , humbug , counterfeit mean a thing made to seem other than it is. imposture applies to any situation in which a spurious object or performance is passed off as genuine. their claim of environmental concern is an imposture fraud usually implies a deliberate perversion of the truth. the diary was exposed as a fraud sham applies to fraudulent imitation of a real thing or action. condemned the election as a sham fake implies an imitation of or substitution for the genuine but does not necessarily imply dishonesty. these jewels are fakes ; the real ones are in the vault humbug suggests elaborate pretense usually so flagrant as to be transparent. creating publicity by foisting humbugs on a gullible public counterfeit applies especially to the close imitation of something valuable. 20-dollar bills that were counterfeits",
"synonyms":[
"bunco",
"bunko",
"con",
"fiddle",
"flimflam",
"hustle",
"scam",
"shell game",
"sting",
"swindle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105231",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fraudster":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person who engages in fraud : cheat":[]
},
"examples":[
"an ingenious phishing operation that got him named the year's most inventive online fraudster",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Or, even worse, catching a criminal case because a fraudster nicked your personal details, fleeced people, and now the cops hold you as a suspect! \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"The fraudster will then work to build up the credit rating for the fake persona with the goal of securing bigger loans or credit card limits and then bailing without ever paying the lending agency. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
"This notorious fraudster convinced people to invest millions in his scheme. \u2014 Ronan Burke, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
"French Montana shared a snapshot posing with the serial fraudster aboard a private jet. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Most of the scams include a fraudster creating a fake profile on a dating or social media website to initiate a romantic relationship with another user. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Then, the account holder would be contacted by the fraudster who claimed that the money was sent to them by accident and ask that the account holder return the money, minus some money for their trouble. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 17 Feb. 2022",
"The fraudster will continue the relationship as long as the victim keeps sending their money. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The documentary recounts that the fraudster would attract women on Tinder by boasting about his affluent lifestyle working in the diamond industry. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 8 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u022fd-st\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bilk",
"bilker",
"cheat",
"cheater",
"chiseler",
"chiseller",
"confidence man",
"cozener",
"defrauder",
"dodger",
"fakir",
"finagler",
"hoaxer",
"scammer",
"scamster",
"shark",
"sharper",
"sharpie",
"sharpy",
"skinner",
"swindler",
"tricker",
"trickster"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192835",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fraudulent":{
"antonyms":[
"aboveboard",
"honest",
"truthful"
],
"definitions":{
": characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful":[
"fraudulent use of a credit card",
"fraudulent claims for unemployment compensation",
"\u2014 Wall Street Journal"
]
},
"examples":[
"Corrupt leaders were chosen in a fraudulent election.",
"fraudulent use of a credit card",
"the victim of a fraudulent scheme",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Buie submitted fraudulent applications to open bank and credit card accounts and to apply for federal Small Business Administration loans and in Massachusetts and Ohio Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits, prosecutors said. \u2014 Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"But, when customer details are stolen, they are often used to commit other crimes, such as fraudulent loan applications or other forms of identity theft. \u2014 Bob Legters, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Some criminals submitted the same fraudulent applications to multiple states, seizing on the lack of a single, central and mandatory repository for national employment data. \u2014 Tony Romm And Yeganeh Torbati, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
"The president said there were some issues with that, though, where the college saw an increase in fraudulent applications. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
"She was indicted on charges of grand larceny, attempted grand larceny and theft of services, relating to several instances of wire fraud, fraudulent loan applications and failure to pay bills. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 12 Feb. 2022",
"These crimes include the sale of counterfeit personal protective equipment, fraudulent loan applications and insurance claims, and sadly, predators targeting children attending school online. \u2014 Serena Coady, SELF , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Mason is accused of submitting fraudulent PPP loan applications for two of his own businesses, Atlanta Business Capital and Advocate Business Capital, and receiving a total of nearly $600,000, the documents show. \u2014 Henri Hollis, ajc , 14 Jan. 2022",
"According to an indictment, Barosy submitted fraudulent loan applications on behalf of himself and his accomplices, seeking more than $4.2 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans. \u2014 sun-sentinel.com , 4 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u022f-j\u0259-l\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"crooked",
"deceitful",
"defrauding",
"dishonest",
"double-dealing",
"false"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061456",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"fraudulent preference":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a payment to or advantage conferred on one creditor in fraud of the rights of other creditors by an insolvent debtor":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170905",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fraudulent representation":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a representation that a past or present material fact is true which is made in any manner or form with the intention of inducing someone to act thereon and by one who either knows of its falsity or is ignorant of its truth or falsity or who acts recklessly without regard to its truth and which in some jurisdictions requires an actual intention to deceive for one to be held liable for damages but which is even without such intention sometimes fraudulent in law and ground for avoiding a contract \u2014 compare deceit , misrepresentation , warranty":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194244",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fraught":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": causing or characterized by emotional distress or tension : uneasy":[
"a fraught relationship"
],
": full of or accompanied by something specified":[
"\u2014 used with with a situation fraught with danger The paper was poorly researched and is fraught with errors."
],
": laden":[],
": load , cargo":[],
": load , freight":[],
": well supplied or provided":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"every room in my childhood home is fraught with memories",
"had a fraught meeting with his estranged wife to discuss a divorce settlement",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The budget process has been fraught as the GOP leadership has not been able to get all of its members on board. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
"One thing that\u2019s hard to wrap my head around, though, is the notion that food will always be fraught for me. \u2014 Emma Specter, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
"The issue of whether to forgive some federal student-loan debt has been particularly fraught . \u2014 Andrew Restuccia, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"Relations between Rwanda and Congo have been fraught for decades. \u2014 Justin Kabumba, ajc , 15 June 2022",
"Boudin\u2019s relationship with the city\u2019s Asian American community has long been fraught . \u2014 Claire Wang, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
"McClarnon is nothing short of amazing as Leaphorn, who keeps his cool even though his personal life is fraught . \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"But weddings can also be fraught , especially for feminists and anyone else who believes women should have equal rights in society, and that women and men should be equal members in a marital partnership. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"More recently, artists have made these fraught borderlands their canvas. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English fraughten , from fraught entry 2":"Verb",
"Middle English, freight, load, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German vracht, vrecht":"Noun",
"Middle English, from past participle of fraughten \u2014 see fraught entry 3":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u022f\u1e35t",
"\u02c8fr\u022ft"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abounding",
"abundant",
"awash",
"flush",
"lousy",
"replete",
"rife",
"swarming",
"teeming",
"thick",
"thronging"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213641",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"fraught with":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": full of (something bad or unwanted)":[
"The situation was fraught with danger.",
"The paper was poorly researched and fraught with errors."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075531",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"fraughtage":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": freight":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from fraught entry 1 + -age":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u022ftij"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064518",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fravashi":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Avestan fravashay-":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"fr\u0259\u02c8v\u00e4sh\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053905",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fray":{
"antonyms":[
"abrade",
"chafe",
"corrade",
"erode",
"frazzle",
"fret",
"gall",
"rasp",
"rub",
"wear"
],
"definitions":{
": a raveled place or worn spot (as on fabric)":[],
": a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute":[
"Fighting there could easily draw neighboring nations into the fray .",
"\u2014 Blaine Harden",
"\u2026 the patrician statesman who stood above the fray .",
"\u2014 Richard D. Hylton"
],
": strain , irritate":[
"\u2026 a botched new bus system \u2026 which has frayed tempers.",
"\u2014 The Economist"
],
": to separate the threads at the edge of":[],
": to show signs of strain":[
"fraying nerves"
],
": to wear (something, such as an edge of cloth) by or as if by rubbing : fret":[],
": to wear out or into shreds":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1630, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English fraien , from Anglo-French freier, froier to rub, from Latin fricare \u2014 more at friction":"Verb",
"Middle English fraien , short for affraien to affray":"Verb and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"battle",
"fight",
"scrabble",
"struggle",
"throes"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041528",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"frazzle":{
"antonyms":[
"burnout",
"collapse",
"exhaustion",
"fatigue",
"lassitude",
"prostration",
"tiredness",
"weariness"
],
"definitions":{
": a condition of fatigue or nervous exhaustion":[
"worn to a frazzle"
],
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"Verb",
"He's a clever player who knows how to frazzle his opponents.",
"years of use have frazzled the cord for the window blinds to the breaking point",
"Noun",
"months of overtime work have left her worn to a frazzle",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Synenberg interrupted Elkins several times during his statement, which appeared to frazzle the former mayor and longtime political player in the county Democratic Party. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
"Trump\u2019s capacity to frazzle political pollsters, among others. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"Add in the latest flip-flop confusion on US airplane mask mandates, and we're headed for a season of stress levels that would frazzle even the most experienced traveler. \u2014 Julia Buckley, Pete Muntean And Barry Neild, CNN , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Holiday shopping doesn't have to frazzle you senseless. \u2014 Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY , 26 Nov. 2020",
"Notre Dame\u2019s defense likely will try to mix it up and confuse and frazzle the young starter. \u2014 Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com , 7 Nov. 2020",
"That same week there were a 13 different wildfires blazing in the Southland, putting a strain on firefighting resources, destroying properties and frazzling nerves from San Diego County to Santa Barbara County. \u2014 Carol Cormaci, La Ca\u00f1ada Valley Sun , 2 Sep. 2019",
"When the kids are screaming, the dogs are scuffling, the television is blaring, your spouse is cranky, and your workaday world has frazzled your last nerve, the best medicine is \u2014 the porch. \u2014 Marni Jameson, OrlandoSentinel.com , 20 Mar. 2018",
"When the kids are screaming, the dogs are scuffling, the television is blaring, your spouse is cranky, and your work world has frazzled your last nerve, the best medicine is --the porch. \u2014 Contributing Writer, NOLA.com , 19 Mar. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There are subtler ways to explore the chaotic frazzle of modern life than through the violent synthesis of superfruits in a blender. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 19 Aug. 2021",
"The tackles, the contact and the double teams had worn him to a frazzle . \u2014 Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press , 8 Aug. 2021",
"The industrious and dedicated Studley looked worn to a frazzle by June. \u2014 Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 June 2021",
"More than any other cast member this year, Kate McKinnon let the frazzle show. \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 27 May 2021",
"Hair frazzles and bandanas get abandoned to the floor. \u2014 Jenna Scatena, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 4 Dec. 2019",
"And most notably for his own legacy as a general manager, West worked himself into a frazzle in the summer of 1996 to lure free-agent Shaquille O'Neal to the Lakers, days of nonstop negotiation that landed West in the hospital. \u2014 Jack Mccallum, SI.com , 11 July 2018",
"Judging by the media's frazzle , the fearful response. \u2014 Fox News , 17 Mar. 2018",
"Rauch said that a love of conspiracy-minded TV shows \u2014 an image of frazzle -haired Girgio A. Tsoukalos immediately comes to mind \u2014 and sci-fi movies made the festival a must for him and his family. \u2014 Eder Campuzano, OregonLive.com , 20 May 2017"
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"\u2014 R. L. Stevenson"
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"\u2014 Robert Bridges \u20201930"
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"Noun",
"eccentric, artistic types whom many regarded as freaks",
"I had a terrible rash on my face, and I felt like a freak .",
"Adjective",
"He was the victim of a freak accident.",
"even weather forecasters seemed surprised by the freak hailstorm",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"However, a total of 34 security vulnerabilities have been disclosed and patched in the massive iPhone security update, so iOS users should also get their updating freak on... \u2014 Davey Winder, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Browne has become the foremost American expert on the inner freak . \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 Apr. 2022",
"This week, go reveal your inner freak for a three-cylinder Geo. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Freekbass gets his freak on at 7 p.m., free via twitch.tv/therelixchannel. \u2014 Gary Graff, cleveland , 23 Mar. 2022",
"As the clean freak , aggressively Type A Tanner, Saget spent eight seasons projecting patriarchal warmth, ending each episode by imparting a moral lesson to one of his three daughters, along with a warm hug. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 10 Jan. 2022",
"His performance in last week's intense challenge was a big eye-opener after his freak out in the beginning. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 2 Sep. 2021",
"This episode also marks the introduction of Jerry as an obsessive neat freak . \u2014 Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture , 1 Sep. 2021",
"The whole Pro-Ject routine is addictive for a clean freak . \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 28 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Abercrombie went to Harvard to play football in 2018 and, in a freak accident, suffered an injury in his first football game that left him paralyzed. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
"The exercise band Villar was using snapped back into his mouth, causing a freak injury that will require significant dental work. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"When Gloria dies in a freak accident and Mar\u00eda del Carmen assumes her identity, things start to go deliciously awry. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
"Arthur\u2019s death was supposed to be a freak act of violence, not an omen. \u2014 Mattie Kahn, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022",
"On top of freak accumulating snowstorms, the first half of April has also been unusually cold in Oregon. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Very just freak , random kind of stuff that can happen. \u2014 Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Bowe suffered a concussion in 2016 after a freak collision with a teammate while training. \u2014 Lori Nickel, USA TODAY , 18 Feb. 2022",
"When a freak head injury at work triggers surreal glimpses of the future, Cindy\u2019s life quickly unspools. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Then there\u2019s the function that has startled its own developers, and which requires a certain distance and intellectual coolness not to freak out over. \u2014 Stephen Marche, The Atlantic , 19 June 2022",
"And that\u2019s the thing that connects\u2014this hairstyle and makeup and costuming that freak everybody out, but then this beautiful thing happens in pop culture where the most improbable thing is the thing that reaches and touches people. \u2014 Alan Light, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"At 12-1 odds, Taiba is the sixth choice in the morning line and has become a polarizing consideration among bettors \u2013 freak with a solid shot to win or too inexperienced to make a serious run? \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 6 May 2022",
"To be clear, this is just a test: Rule-breakers in other parts of the world don\u2019t need to freak out yet. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Lamar emerging onstage surrounded by large projections of fire as the crowd, slowly realizing who was on stage, starts to collectively freak out. \u2014 Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Get ready to freak out and break it right down right to the ground when the album drops this August 19. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Goodbye party traditions also perpetuate a workplace culture where people don\u2019t just disappear without a word, which tends to freak out the employees who are left behind. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 14 Apr. 2022",
"But when photos of its Canadian cans \u2014 which sell for $1.29 Canadian \u2014 make the rounds online, people tend to freak . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022"
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"1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1637, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1964, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"circa 1887, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"origin unknown":"Noun, Adjective, and Verb",
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"\u02c8fr\u0113k"
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"abnormality",
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"1966, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8fr\u0113k-\u02ccau\u0307t"
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"noun phrase"
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"\u2014 used as an intensive With a really quite commendable effort of will, Fred restrains his impulse to utter some exasperated imprecation and snatch the freaking mouse from his freaking partner to freaking click on Fast Freaking Forward \u2026 \u2014 John Barth And how about tarantulas? Can they kill you? And what about those freaking scorpions they'd heard about? \u2014 Joseph Wambaugh It's not that Indian pipe \u2026 is so rare, because it isn't. It's just freaking cool \u2026 \u2014 Caleb Rounds What in the freaking hell is that all about? \u2014 Michael Kelly"
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},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That\u2019s another way of saying there are a freaking ton of jellyfish in the ocean. \u2014 Tom Mcnamara, Popular Science , 3 Dec. 2020",
"That warmed my heart to hear from such a freaking talented actor. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 17 June 2020"
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"1928, in the meaning defined above":""
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"-ki\u014b",
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"accursed",
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"a freakish twist of fate",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While near the epicenter of this freakish early heat, San Antonio is not alone. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"Soon after, Dale subjects himself to CG surgery \u2014 a facelift of sorts for the pixellatedly insecure \u2014 and emerges furry and freakish -looking next to his flat counterpart. \u2014 Amy Nicholson, Variety , 17 May 2022",
"The 6-6 guard, who was not made available to the media, boasts freakish athleticism and impressive outside shooting that's placed him on the Pacers' radar with the sixth pick in the draft on June 23. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, the tour\u2019s leaderboards are filled with young/long hitters who thrill fans with freakish distance and pose a dilemma between curbing it and preserving fan appeal and recreational satisfaction. \u2014 Steve Marantz, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Yes, Omer Yurtseven may well have freakish rebounding and scoring skills. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
"He's revolutionized the sport with his ferocious topspin forehand, his freakish strength and his relentless drive. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"Greedy Williams, who Emerson will likely compete against for the third corner spot, measured 6-2 and profiles closest to Emerson, only with less freakish 31 1/2\u2033 arms. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 14 May 2022",
"Garrett was the surefire No. 1 pick in 2017, an athletic marvel with the ability to wreck opposing offensive gameplans with his freakish ability to bend the edge. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 30 Apr. 2022"
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"1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Noun",
"a pale, redheaded girl with freckles across her cheeks",
"Verb",
"His skin freckles but doesn't tan.",
"Tiny black spots freckled the walls.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Each single freckle takes about four or five pokes to create. \u2014 Leah Prinzivalli, Allure , 25 May 2022",
"Thankfully there are countless faux freckle products and DIY hacks out there. \u2014 Gear Team, Wired , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Thankfully there are countless faux freckle products and DIY hacks out there. \u2014 Gear Team, Wired , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Skin whitening products have evolved from freckle removers and skin bleaches, to whiteners and lighteners as the culture and conversations around skin color have changed, but their production and sale have persisted as demand has not waned. \u2014 CNN , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Thankfully there are countless faux freckle products and DIY hacks out there. \u2014 Gear Team, Wired , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Thankfully there are countless faux freckle products and DIY hacks out there. \u2014 Gear Team, Wired , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Thankfully there are countless faux freckle products and DIY hacks out there. \u2014 Gear Team, Wired , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Thankfully there are countless faux freckle products and DIY hacks out there. \u2014 Gear Team, Wired , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Come autumn, copper and crimson leaves freckle this quiet woodland, creating a destination so captivating that Tudor kings once frequented these parts for tranquil holidays and pristine hunting. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 21 Sep. 2021",
"In the short term, a wave of low pressure spreads rain back into the area today, and more pop-up showers and T-storms will freckle the Doppler radar screen late Friday and Saturday. \u2014 Paul Douglas, Star Tribune , 8 Sep. 2020",
"Yard signs proclaiming residents proudly vote by mail freckle the nation. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Aug. 2020",
"The custard will get lightly freckled and the streusel will toast. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Oct. 2019",
"These days Normandy is still freckled with the cemeteries of war and the graves of soldiers of many nations, a reminder of a common purpose against Hitler\u2019s onslaught. \u2014 Alan Cowell, New York Times , 6 June 2019",
"Beneath the cover of blistered, chive- freckled Emmental cheese, your spoon finds a soup made robust with mushroom and beef broths. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2020",
"Salem Mitchell opted for lime liner, neon green pulled along the upper lashline as a cool addition to her usual menu of freckled , glossed lips and box braids. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 1 Sep. 2019",
"Though the researchers aren\u2019t yet certain exactly how many craters freckle Pallas, an analysis of 11 images snapped by SPHERE showed that that the marks make up at least 10 percent of the asteroid\u2019s surface. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Feb. 2020"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"\u2014 Lorene Cary"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"dapple",
"dotted",
"flecked",
"mottled",
"specked",
"speckled",
"splotchy",
"spotted",
"spotty",
"stippled",
"variegated"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072456",
"type":[
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"definitions":{
": a 19th century gold coin of Frederick VI of Denmark":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140635",
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],
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"\u2014 Christen A. Johnson"
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": licentious":[
"inexcusably free talk before the ladies"
],
": made, done, or given voluntarily or spontaneously":[
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],
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],
": not being used or occupied":[
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],
": not bound, confined, or detained by force":[
"The prisoner is now free ."
],
": not confined to a particular position or place":[
"in twelve-tone music, no note is wholly free for it must hold its place in the series",
"\u2014 J. L. Stewart"
],
": not costing or charging anything":[
"a free school",
"a free ticket"
],
": not determined by anything beyond its own nature or being : choosing or capable of choosing for itself":[
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],
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": not parsimonious":[
"free spending"
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": not permanently attached but able to move about":[
"a free electron in a metal"
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": not restricted by or conforming to conventional forms":[
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],
": not subject to government regulation":[
"free competition"
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": not taken up with commitments or obligations":[
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],
": not united with, attached to, combined with, or mixed with something else : separate":[
"free ores",
"a free surface of a bodily part"
],
": open to all comers":[
"that most pleasurable of Anglo-Saxon pastimes, a free fight",
"\u2014 Winston Churchill"
],
": outspoken":[
"is free in his criticism"
],
": overly familiar or forward in action or attitude":[
"a young man who had been much too free with the ladies of the town",
"\u2014 Harvey Graham"
],
": performed without apparatus":[
"free tumbling"
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": relieved from or lacking something and especially something unpleasant or burdensome":[
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"\u2014 often used in combination error -free"
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"\u2014 often used with up free up space on the hard drive"
],
": with the wind more than six points from dead ahead":[
"sailing free"
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": without charge":[],
"\u2014 compare bound entry 1 sense 7":[
"the word hats is a free form"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"They're giving out free tickets to the show.",
"The school newsletter is free .",
"After 10 years in jail, he was finally a free man.",
"The animal struggled to get free of the trap.",
"His legs became caught in the net, and he was unable to get himself free .",
"Adverb",
"The gate opened, and the animals ran free .",
"Buy one, get one free .",
"Verb",
"The gunman freed two of the hostages.",
"The animals were freed from their cages.",
"His legs became tangled in the net, and he was unable to free himself.",
"He was unable to free his legs from the net.",
"The animal struggled to free itself from the trap.",
"Hiring an assistant has freed him to spend more time with his family.",
"She encourages her students to free their imaginations.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The free -flow of data in health care and the broader economy may also be used to directly discriminate against people based on their use of reproductive health services. \u2014 Eric Boodman, STAT , 28 June 2022",
"No Time to Explain specifically is just a very powerful Pulse Rifle, allowing for full auto fire on the exotic without a mod, rewind rounds returning ammo and its little orb buddy for additional free damage. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"These laws perpetuated the myth of endless land free for the taking, and showed an inability or an unwillingness to observe changes in nature over the seasons and years. \u2014 Annie Proulx, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"Sargent remains free on personal recognizance pending sentencing. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"In May, a Chipotle employee snapped a BeReal with a fork and a reusable promo code for a free entree available to the first hundred users. \u2014 Jess Eng, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"The crypto ecosystem is currently in free -fall, with high-profile companies either taking drastic steps to stave off catastrophe or simply collapsing altogether, while cryptocurrencies themselves plunge in value. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 June 2022",
"The 10-second test requires the participant to stand on one leg, with the free leg resting on the back of the standing leg. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 26 June 2022",
"Those boxes, though, were expensive and geared towards adults, prompting Coraggio-Sewell\u2019s plan to provide them free of cost. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 26 June 2022",
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"Most notably, the two free -standing masts can tilt 70 degrees forward to reduce the air draft from 238 feet to 138.5 feet and enable the vessel to pass under most bridges. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 27 June 2022",
"The street-facing restaurant offers Portuguese fare, while the free -standing bar features a variety of Portuguese wines. \u2014 Monica Mendal, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
"Boulder, Utah Enjoy everything southern Utah has to offer in this off-grid cave that the host actually blasted from free -standing rock. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 17 June 2022",
"One design is modeled after the Altes Museum\u2019s Berlin Kore \u2014 a free -standing statue from the Archaic period of a female figure wearing a pleated mantle \u2014 and has interlocking and subtly striped embroidered straps. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"The screen also comes with a free -standing mount, tethers, yard stakes, and a handy, large storage bag. \u2014 Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
"The Samsung also comes with a free -standing charging base that can be tucked into any corner for out-of-the-way storage. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"In 2010, lawmakers moved to expand the program to include more than 1,000 small, rural hospitals along with free -standing children\u2019s and cancer facilities. \u2014 Maureen Testoni, STAT , 13 June 2022",
"The Chicago Department of Aviation is installing 11 free -standing lactation pods across O\u2019Hare and Midway airports, offering a private oasis for nursing mothers to use at no charge. \u2014 Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Another option is to purchase a commercial air freshener to free your car from the smells of your last takeout meal. \u2014 Hearst Autos Research, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
"Design duo and childhood friends Thomas Montier Leboucher and Iris de la Villardi\u00e8re created Viltier with a mission to free jewelry from its traditional and often sterile reputation. \u2014 Charlotte Diamond, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
"His family is undoubtedly grateful that their husband and father will now free them from the tragedy of living on PGA Tour wages. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
"And habeas corpus was used in 2016 to free a chimpanzee named Cecilia in Argentina from a zoo and relocate her to a sanctuary in Brazil, the NhRP says. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 22 May 2022",
"There\u2019s Pierce, battling through a jam, driving forward to free himself from the Notre Dame defensive back. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 14 May 2022",
"The story resumes where the first one left off, with Paul Atreides (Chalamet) fighting alongside the Fremen to free the desert planet of Arrakis from the grips of House Harkonnen. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
"The abundance of wind, solar, as well as geothermal and hydro, energy could help to free the Caribbean from its reliance on fossil fuels. \u2014 Dee Brown, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The Passover narrative commemorates the time when God used Moses to free the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Apr. 2022"
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"However, the Broncos signed Peyton Manning as a free agent the following offseason and traded Tebow to the New York Jets, who released him after one season. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 25 June 2022",
"But Parker dominated the battle of seven-time All-Stars, recording a 10-point, 10-assist, 14-rebound triple double in three quarters of the 82-59 blowout in her first game in L.A. since leaving as a free agent in 2021. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Bringing back Anfernee Simons as a restricted free agent is the team\u2019s first priority. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"The Pacers signed Mickey Johnson as a free agent prior to the 1979 offseason. \u2014 Nat Newell, The Indianapolis Star , 21 June 2022",
"The 25-year-old is Barca's top target for the right wing, with its current occupant Ousmane Dembele set to walk as a free agent after June 30 when his five-year contract penned in 2017 expires. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"In 2020, McCoughtry signed with the Las Vegas Aces as a free agent and helped the team reach the WNBA finals. \u2014 Jeremiah Holloway, The Courier-Journal , 17 June 2022",
"After losing to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2016 N.B.A. finals, Golden State had successfully recruited Durant to sign on as a free agent . \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"Simmons will now share some of those responsibilities, as will new addition Nick Vigil, whom the Cardinals signed as a free agent to be a veteran presence in place of Hicks. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022"
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"Figures this month illustrated an economy in free fall in April as lockdowns shut stores and factories, snarled logistics networks and kept millions of people cooped up at home for weeks. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 30 May 2022",
"The markets may be in free fall , but a few biotechnology companies had an exceptionally good day. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 20 May 2022",
"Depp blames Heard's 2018 op-ed for spinning his career into free fall . \u2014 Ben Finley, ajc , 22 May 2022",
"Investors and business leaders worry that China\u2019s rigid adherence to its zero-Covid policy could send the economy into free fall . \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
"Following a banner year for household finances in the U.S., Americans' savings rates are in free fall , hitting lows not seen since the Great Recession. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
"Meanwhile, as Netflix continues to grapple with the fallout of a choppy quarter that saw a drop in subscribers and its share price in free fall , most agents aren\u2019t holding their breath for much activity from the streamer. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 16 May 2022",
"Numbers were spiking, but because the Turkish lira was in free fall , the authorities were resisting the economic hardship of another lockdown. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"Both traditional and crypto markets have been in free fall the past several days, hurtling into bear territory, where assets trade at 20% or more below their last peak. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 10 May 2022"
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": a reed in a musical instrument (such as a harmonica) that vibrates in an air opening just large enough to allow the reed to move freely \u2014 compare beating reed":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The instrument contains a free reed , a strip of flexible metal that flaps up and down when a player blows through the sheng\u2019s holes, thus creating musical tones. \u2014 Steve Knopper, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 Mar. 2021",
"The Chinese invented a free reed instrument, called the Sheng, several thousand years ago, but the model that arrived in America originated in Europe. \u2014 Joan Hunt, courant.com , 21 Nov. 2019",
"Last week, the members of the Mutant Underground were able to free Reed (Stephen Moyer) and Lorna/Polaris (Emma Dumont) from Sentinel Services. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 30 Oct. 2017"
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": unrestricted liberty of action or decision":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Parental controls like those Meta debuted are a good start, a sign that parents across the political spectrum are increasingly aware of the risks of giving kids free rein on the internet. \u2014 Jason Thacker, The Week , 29 Mar. 2022",
"But some logistics experts say that cooperation between shipping companies has ended up reducing competition and concentrating market power, indirectly giving them more free rein to dictate prices and schedules. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration probe made public Monday is the latest sign that U.S. authorities are beginning to scrutinize driver-assistance technologies more closely after largely giving companies free rein . \u2014 Rebecca Elliott, WSJ , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Giving influencers free rein is also what gives Zeus its viral magnetism. \u2014 Jason Parham, Wired , 9 July 2021",
"In many ways, this Social Justice Mom is a cautionary tale of what can happen to the child of a conservative if allowed free rein in the library. \u2014 Laura Jedeed, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
"In his monthly column, Goodman enjoyed free rein to write on topics of his choosing \u2014 until his vaccine column raised red flags for Baim. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Company general director David Bennett gave the recitalists free rein to craft the concert programs, and Blythe\u2019s lineup was entirely aria- and art song-free. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Oct. 2021",
"The money creation capability was allowed free rein to fuse with complex (capital markets, derivatives, and securitization) risk-taking activities. \u2014 Frank Van Gansbeke, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021"
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"Josh Proctor, the starting free safety who was lost for the season early last year, is still working his way back, as is Lathan Ransom. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Safety Jevon Holland, the Dolphins\u2019 2021 second-round pick, was used in the dime package, playing behind Jason McCourty, the starting free safety . \u2014 Steve Svekis, sun-sentinel.com , 12 Sep. 2021",
"LeCounte also did\u2019t play much as a rookie, contributing in nine games and making one start at free safety against the Packers. \u2014 Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The starting free safety played three seasons for the Bengals from 1980-1982. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The Chargers\u2019 rookie free safety wasn\u2019t discouraged. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Jan. 2022",
"The Belleville native played one snap at free safety against Northern Illinois after appearing in one game last season. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Playing at Michigan, Hill has spent time in one-on-one coverage, guarded tight ends and running backs, blitzed out of the slot and played over the top as a free safety . \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 29 Apr. 2022",
"This means all defenders have man coverage with one free safety help over the top. \u2014 Lance Reisland, cleveland , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"Musk attorney Alex Spiro contended in court motions that the SEC was trampling on Musk's right to free speech . \u2014 Tom Krisher, ajc , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Boquist sued, alleging in his complaint that the requirement amounted to punishment for exercising his First Amendment right to free speech on the Senate floor. \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Meriwether contended that the university's action violated his First Amendment right to free speech and free exercise of religion and sued in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in Columbus. \u2014 Megan Henry, USA TODAY , 19 Apr. 2022",
"In 1969, Abruzzo notes, the Supreme Court affirmed in NLRB v. Gissel Packing Co. that employers enjoyed the right to free speech , but that that right did not extend to threats against employees engaged in union organizing. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Musk, who earlier this month asked a judge to end the oversight of his tweets, claims the SEC is harassing him with excessively broad investigative demands and that the 2018 deal violates his right to free speech . \u2014 Bob Van Voris, Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The story of Rumble\u2019s success is instructive for both sides of the tense debate over balancing the right to free speech with the growing threat that disinformation poses to the stability of governments around the globe. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The court found that this part of the law violated staff members\u2019 right to free speech under the First Amendment. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Mar. 2022",
"That includes the right to be considered innocent until proven guilty, the right to a trial by jury, the right to free speech and the right to freedom of assembly. \u2014 Mark Clifford, CNN , 3 Feb. 2022"
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"Their daughter is a real free spirit .",
"an artistically inclined free spirit who felt alienated and stifled while growing up in a small town",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Diddy later went on to change his middle name to Love \u2014 a voluntary, free spirit rebirth or a white flag for all beef-seekers? \u2014 Jonathan Rowe, SPIN , 28 June 2022",
"Next Women of Country, Spencer is known for her free spirit and standout ability to mold life, truth and wild imagination into songs. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 2 May 2022",
"Frankie is a free spirit , who balances Grace, who is very business oriented and organized. \u2014 Bonnie Marcus, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The mood is one of constant motion, delivered by a relentlessly restless free spirit who defies any attempts to tie her down, and rooted only in her wanderlust. \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Following the news of her death, a number of stars took to social media to mourn the loss of a talented musician, inimitable vocalist and free spirit . \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Recognizing that a person\u2019s coming-of-age often continues well past their high school years, Norwegian director Joachim Trier presents a candid look at an Oslo free spirit entering her 30s. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Some readers may feel that Cheung\u2019s portraits of people are often without psychological acuity or that the narrative tells about rather than shows Hong Kong\u2019s free spirit . \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Korovin is showing Ivan in white tie, serious and formal but with a brushy finish suggesting a free spirit for a subject. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 24 Feb. 2022"
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"Both squads were forced to play physically with a lot of contact allowed by officials (with free throw lane violations and off ball fouls called to make up), which the Nighthawks happily accepted. \u2014 Alex Harrison, The Enquirer , 5 Mar. 2022"
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"All, too, will take place without a live audience and include links for freewill donations to nonprofits supporting Cleveland-area musicians and musical programs during coronavirus. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 2 June 2020",
"The free community event is sponsored by Spiritual Church of Escondido; freewill offering will be accepted. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Aug. 2019",
"Admission for the event sponsored by the Friends of the Rancho Bernardo Library is free; freewill donations will be accepted for musicians. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, sandiegouniontribune.com , 30 Apr. 2018",
"There is no charge for this concert; freewill donations for musicians are encouraged. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, sandiegouniontribune.com , 9 Apr. 2018",
"The series\u2019 third and final concert holds chamber works by French composers of Les Six. 4 p.m. Sunday, Southminster Presbyterian Church, 916 E. Central Road, Arlington Heights; freewill donation; 847-902-0733. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 1 June 2017",
"Freewill offerings will benefit the Georgetown Ministry Center, which aids service-resistant, chronically homeless individuals and advocates for the homeless. \u2014 Gerri Marmer, Washington Post , 5 May 2017",
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"Attendance is free, but free will offerings are gratefully accepted. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
"Having free will is a reminder that kindness, no matter how big or small the effort, is a choice. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 26 May 2022",
"Seniors who get in free will receive a $2 off voucher for a food or non-alcoholic beverage purchase valid for a purchase over $10. \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
"The metaphor for governmental control versus free will was obvious but compelling. \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The program will be available online from now through Dec. 31 and can be accessed with a free will donation through the Chorale\u2019s website. \u2014 courant.com , 23 Dec. 2021",
"But when two subjects, Jeff (Teller) and Lizzy (Smollett), form a connection, their path to redemption take a twistier turn, as Abnesti\u2019s experiments start to push the limits of free will altogether. \u2014 Jessica Radloff, Glamour , 12 June 2022",
"One fascinating question in many of the stories is free will . \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022",
"There is no charge for these concerts however a free will offering is appreciated. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 11 May 2022"
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"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Jack tells Spencer that Paul and Pat want to trade him for big man Bob McAdoo, triggering Spencer\u2019s own paranoia and leading him to freebase cocaine. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The maladjusted lothario also has many a dalliance with a particular strain of misogyny: the cutting and manipulative digs at past lovers that some of the rapper\u2019s fans rush to freebase . \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 6 July 2018",
"She was taught to freebase cocaine in the late 1980s by her brother Michael. \u2014 Jacob Bernstein, New York Times , 30 Sep. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"During recesses in the trial, Nash would go out to his car and smoke freebase . \u2014 Mike Sager, Rolling Stone , 17 Sep. 2021",
"For much of the next 15 years, Crosby anesthetized himself with heroin and freebase cocaine, doing significant harm to both his musical relationships and his relationship to music. \u2014 Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com , 24 July 2019",
"Big Tobacco discovered decades ago that freebase nicotine makes puffing on a cigar much harsher than inhaling cigarette smoke. \u2014 Rachel Becker, The Verge , 21 Nov. 2018",
"Juul uses nicotine salts, which are more potent than the freebase nicotine in standard e-cigarettes. \u2014 The Economist , 24 May 2018",
"In Juul, these nicotine salts are absorbed into the body at almost the same speed as nicotine in regular cigarettes, a speed that comes from the use of freebase nicotine. \u2014 Julia Belluz, Vox , 18 May 2018"
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"1979, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"On the store's opening day, the manager gave out hats, small toys, and other freebies .",
"I got this CD as a freebie for buying a receiver.",
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"These next steps may include reading an article, subscribing to an email newsletter, following you on social media, seeing a demo, taking a freebie , or buying a product. \u2014 Mike Kappel, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"At co-branded Great American Cookies and Marble Slab Creamery locations, one freebie must be selected. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
"The chain has also brought back a popular Halloween freebie . \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 1 Nov. 2021",
"For a limited time, new Taco Bell Rewards members get a freebie for signing up. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
"Splayed glowing falcon wings, neon changshans, gold chrome cyclops sunglasses and Tron-looking black leggings with electric blue panels; the metaverse dress code was futuristic chaos, and suddenly my freebie tiara wasn't cutting it. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Tuesday is one of the biggest freebie days of the year for educators nationwide. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
"Sizing up the situation after Jakob Poeltl sank a free throw with 2.4 seconds left to knot the score at 108, Murray and Richardson prepared for one of the NBA\u2019s worst free-throw shooters to miss the second freebie . \u2014 Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The freebie is available while supplies last and parents get a 10% coupon, too. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"I got this CD as a freebie for buying a receiver.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These next steps may include reading an article, subscribing to an email newsletter, following you on social media, seeing a demo, taking a freebie , or buying a product. \u2014 Mike Kappel, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"At co-branded Great American Cookies and Marble Slab Creamery locations, one freebie must be selected. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
"The chain has also brought back a popular Halloween freebie . \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 1 Nov. 2021",
"For a limited time, new Taco Bell Rewards members get a freebie for signing up. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
"Splayed glowing falcon wings, neon changshans, gold chrome cyclops sunglasses and Tron-looking black leggings with electric blue panels; the metaverse dress code was futuristic chaos, and suddenly my freebie tiara wasn't cutting it. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Tuesday is one of the biggest freebie days of the year for educators nationwide. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
"Sizing up the situation after Jakob Poeltl sank a free throw with 2.4 seconds left to knot the score at 108, Murray and Richardson prepared for one of the NBA\u2019s worst free-throw shooters to miss the second freebie . \u2014 Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The freebie is available while supplies last and parents get a 10% coupon, too. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Only a few small inches of freeboard lay between the water and the top of my gunwales. \u2014 Florence Williams, Outside Online , 1 Feb. 2022",
"New Jersey and New York instituted two feet of freeboard after Superstorm Sandy. \u2014 Alex Harris, sun-sentinel.com , 2 Dec. 2019",
"The Yamaha doesn't appear to have any flair up front to knock down spray, and at the bow the freeboard (the distance from the edge of the boat down to the deck) is minimal. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics , 11 July 2019",
"The present system is overdesigned for those surges, with earthen levees and concrete structures containing as much as 3 feet of extra storage space, or freeboard , to account for subsidence and sea level rise over their 50-year design life. \u2014 Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com , 22 May 2018",
"And maybe a 1-foot freeboard isn't high enough, Berginnis said. \u2014 Thom Patterson, CNN , 31 Aug. 2017",
"Or consider Nashville, Tennessee, which has a freeboard of 4 feet. \u2014 Thom Patterson, CNN , 31 Aug. 2017",
"Much of Houston has a 1-foot freeboard , Berginnis said. \u2014 Thom Patterson, CNN , 31 Aug. 2017"
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"the ship was captured by freebooters who were looking for gold",
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"In April, 1492, buoyed by the seizure of Granada, Ferdinand and Isabella agreed to sponsor the Italian freebooter Christopher Columbus on his initial expedition across the Atlantic. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Mr. Bugaev is a dedicated, if largely sedentary, Cossack, a centuries-old fraternity of Slavic warriors, freebooters and freedom-loving rebels. \u2014 Andrew Higgins, New York Times , 14 July 2016",
"The window of opportunity for freebooters to loom large has closed. \u2014 Steve Kettmann, WIRED , 2 Nov. 2000"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Phalanx warfare was so common in ancient Greece that most freeborn males took part in it many times. \u2014 James Romm, The New York Review of Books , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Phalanx warfare was so common in ancient Greece that most freeborn males took part in it many times. \u2014 James Romm, The New York Review of Books , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Robert\u2014a man born in Africa, enslaved in America, and now a free farmer\u2014and his freeborn African-American herbalist wife, Mary, had worked diligently to ensure this security for themselves and their children. \u2014 Janet Barber, Scientific American , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Phalanx warfare was so common in ancient Greece that most freeborn males took part in it many times. \u2014 James Romm, The New York Review of Books , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Phalanx warfare was so common in ancient Greece that most freeborn males took part in it many times. \u2014 James Romm, The New York Review of Books , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Phalanx warfare was so common in ancient Greece that most freeborn males took part in it many times. \u2014 James Romm, The New York Review of Books , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Phalanx warfare was so common in ancient Greece that most freeborn males took part in it many times. \u2014 James Romm, The New York Review of Books , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Phalanx warfare was so common in ancient Greece that most freeborn males took part in it many times. \u2014 James Romm, The New York Review of Books , 23 Sep. 2021"
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"examples":[
"Or Bugs would do the impossible by jumping out of the frame and landing on the drawing board of the cartoonist who was at work creating him. This freedom to transcend the laws of basic physics, to hop around in time and space, and to skip from one dimension to another has long been a crucial aspect of imaginative poetry. \u2014 Billy Collins , Wall Street Journal , 28-29 June 2008",
"I can see that my choices were never truly mine alone\u2014and that that is how it should be, that to assert otherwise is to chase after a sorry sort of freedom . \u2014 Barack Obama , Dreams from My Father , (1995) 2004",
"It's the beginning of summer. \u2026 For many adults who are really closet kids, this means that their blood hums with a hint of freedom \u2026 \u2014 Anna Quindlen , Newsweek , 18 June 2001",
"He thinks children these days have too much freedom .",
"She has the freedom to do as she likes.",
"a political prisoner struggling to win his freedom",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With the brand\u2019s principles including authenticity, freedom , and self-determination, Exclave Spirits\u2019 aged whiskeys (a rye and bourbon) are rich in flavor while the brand is rich in purpose. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 22 June 2022",
"Together with our allies, America must stand with Ukraine to protect freedom , democracy and the lives of innocent Ukrainians. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 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",
"Hot sauce represented freedom , experimentation, sophistication. \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"All due respect to those who love that, and, and all that freedom , woo! \u2014 Kate Aurthur, Variety , 18 June 2022",
"But to some Black people, the American flag does not represent freedom , equality and liberty, Goler said. \u2014 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
"The day is about freedom , gratitude, and the power in our diversity. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
"Rwanda has no freedom of speech, a central value of the Commonwealth of nations and a right my father has been imprisoned for exercising. \u2014 Carine Kanimba And Ana\u00efse Kanimba, CNN , 17 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see free entry 1":""
},
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"\u02c8fr\u0113-d\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for freedom freedom , liberty , license mean the power or condition of acting without compulsion. freedom has a broad range of application from total absence of restraint to merely a sense of not being unduly hampered or frustrated. freedom of the press liberty suggests release from former restraint or compulsion. the released prisoner had difficulty adjusting to his new liberty license implies freedom specially granted or conceded and may connote an abuse of freedom. freedom without responsibility may degenerate into license",
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"autonomy",
"independence",
"independency",
"liberty",
"self-determination",
"self-governance",
"self-government",
"sovereignty",
"sovranty"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100751",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"freehanded":{
"antonyms":[
"cheap",
"close",
"closefisted",
"costive",
"illiberal",
"mingy",
"miserly",
"niggardly",
"parsimonious",
"penurious",
"selfish",
"stingy",
"stinting",
"tight",
"tightfisted",
"uncharitable",
"ungenerous"
],
"definitions":{
": generous , openhanded":[]
},
"examples":[
"she is very freehanded with her friends whenever she gets some extra money"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1592, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u0113-\u02c8han-d\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"bighearted",
"bounteous",
"bountiful",
"charitable",
"free",
"freehearted",
"fulsome",
"generous",
"liberal",
"munificent",
"open",
"openhanded",
"unselfish",
"unsparing",
"unstinting"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073554",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"freehearted":{
"antonyms":[
"dissembling",
"uncandid",
"unforthcoming"
],
"definitions":{
": frank , unreserved":[],
": generous":[]
},
"examples":[
"a surprisingly freehearted political candidate",
"a nation of freehearted people and always among the first to send relief to disaster-stricken areas"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u0113-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"candid",
"direct",
"forthcoming",
"forthright",
"foursquare",
"frank",
"free-spoken",
"honest",
"open",
"openhearted",
"out-front",
"outspoken",
"plain",
"plainspoken",
"straight",
"straightforward",
"unguarded",
"unreserved",
"up-front"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021254",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"freeing":{
"antonyms":[
"discharge",
"disenthrall",
"disenthral",
"emancipate",
"enfranchise",
"enlarge",
"liberate",
"loose",
"loosen",
"manumit",
"release",
"spring",
"unbind",
"uncage",
"unchain",
"unfetter"
],
"definitions":{
": availing oneself of something without stint":[
"she's very free with her money"
],
": banish":[],
": capable of being used alone as a meaningful linguistic form":[
"the word hats is a free form"
],
": capable of moving or turning in any direction":[
"a free particle"
],
": chemically uncombined":[
"free oxygen",
"free acids"
],
": determined by the choice of the actor or performer":[
"free actions"
],
": disentangle , clear":[],
": done with artificial aids (such as pitons) used only for protection against falling and not for support":[
"a free climb"
],
": enjoying civil and political liberty":[
"free citizens"
],
": enjoying personal freedom : not subject to the control or domination of another":[
"You are free to do whatever you want."
],
": enjoying political independence or freedom from outside domination":[
"This is a free country."
],
": favorable":[
"\u2014 used of a wind blowing from a direction more than six points from dead ahead"
],
": frank , open":[],
": freestanding":[
"a free column"
],
": having a scope not restricted by qualification":[
"a free variable"
],
": having no obligations (as to work) or commitments":[
"I'll be free this evening"
],
": having no trade restrictions":[
"duty- free imports"
],
": having the legal and political rights of a citizen":[
"For many African Americans, celebrating the Fourth of July as the day Americans became free from British rule feels inapplicable since our ancestors were not free .",
"\u2014 Christen A. Johnson"
],
": in a free manner":[],
": licentious":[
"inexcusably free talk before the ladies"
],
": made, done, or given voluntarily or spontaneously":[
"gave his free consent"
],
": not allowing slavery":[
"was admitted to the Union as a free state"
],
": not being used or occupied":[
"waved with his free hand"
],
": not bound, confined, or detained by force":[
"The prisoner is now free ."
],
": not confined to a particular position or place":[
"in twelve-tone music, no note is wholly free for it must hold its place in the series",
"\u2014 J. L. Stewart"
],
": not costing or charging anything":[
"a free school",
"a free ticket"
],
": not determined by anything beyond its own nature or being : choosing or capable of choosing for itself":[
"a player free to negotiate a contract with any team"
],
": not fastened":[
"the free end of the rope"
],
": not hampered or restricted in its normal operation":[],
": not literal or exact":[
"free translation"
],
": not obstructed, restricted, or impeded":[
"free to leave"
],
": not parsimonious":[
"free spending"
],
": not permanently attached but able to move about":[
"a free electron in a metal"
],
": not restricted by or conforming to conventional forms":[
"free skating"
],
": not subject to government regulation":[
"free competition"
],
": not subject to restriction or official control":[],
": not taken up with commitments or obligations":[
"a free evening"
],
": not united with, attached to, combined with, or mixed with something else : separate":[
"free ores",
"a free surface of a bodily part"
],
": open to all comers":[
"that most pleasurable of Anglo-Saxon pastimes, a free fight",
"\u2014 Winston Churchill"
],
": outspoken":[
"is free in his criticism"
],
": overly familiar or forward in action or attitude":[
"a young man who had been much too free with the ladies of the town",
"\u2014 Harvey Graham"
],
": performed without apparatus":[
"free tumbling"
],
": relieved from or lacking something and especially something unpleasant or burdensome":[
"free from pain",
"a speech free of political rhetoric",
"\u2014 often used in combination error -free"
],
": to cause to be free":[],
": to relieve or rid of what restrains, confines, restricts, or embarrasses":[
"free a person from debt",
"\u2014 often used with up free up space on the hard drive"
],
": with the wind more than six points from dead ahead":[
"sailing free"
],
": without charge":[],
"\u2014 compare bound entry 1 sense 7":[
"the word hats is a free form"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"They're giving out free tickets to the show.",
"The school newsletter is free .",
"After 10 years in jail, he was finally a free man.",
"The animal struggled to get free of the trap.",
"His legs became caught in the net, and he was unable to get himself free .",
"Adverb",
"The gate opened, and the animals ran free .",
"Buy one, get one free .",
"Verb",
"The gunman freed two of the hostages.",
"The animals were freed from their cages.",
"His legs became tangled in the net, and he was unable to free himself.",
"He was unable to free his legs from the net.",
"The animal struggled to free itself from the trap.",
"Hiring an assistant has freed him to spend more time with his family.",
"She encourages her students to free their imaginations.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The free -flow of data in health care and the broader economy may also be used to directly discriminate against people based on their use of reproductive health services. \u2014 Eric Boodman, STAT , 28 June 2022",
"No Time to Explain specifically is just a very powerful Pulse Rifle, allowing for full auto fire on the exotic without a mod, rewind rounds returning ammo and its little orb buddy for additional free damage. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"These laws perpetuated the myth of endless land free for the taking, and showed an inability or an unwillingness to observe changes in nature over the seasons and years. \u2014 Annie Proulx, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"Sargent remains free on personal recognizance pending sentencing. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"In May, a Chipotle employee snapped a BeReal with a fork and a reusable promo code for a free entree available to the first hundred users. \u2014 Jess Eng, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"The crypto ecosystem is currently in free -fall, with high-profile companies either taking drastic steps to stave off catastrophe or simply collapsing altogether, while cryptocurrencies themselves plunge in value. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 June 2022",
"The 10-second test requires the participant to stand on one leg, with the free leg resting on the back of the standing leg. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 26 June 2022",
"Those boxes, though, were expensive and geared towards adults, prompting Coraggio-Sewell\u2019s plan to provide them free of cost. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 26 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Most notably, the two free -standing masts can tilt 70 degrees forward to reduce the air draft from 238 feet to 138.5 feet and enable the vessel to pass under most bridges. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 27 June 2022",
"The street-facing restaurant offers Portuguese fare, while the free -standing bar features a variety of Portuguese wines. \u2014 Monica Mendal, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
"Boulder, Utah Enjoy everything southern Utah has to offer in this off-grid cave that the host actually blasted from free -standing rock. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 17 June 2022",
"One design is modeled after the Altes Museum\u2019s Berlin Kore \u2014 a free -standing statue from the Archaic period of a female figure wearing a pleated mantle \u2014 and has interlocking and subtly striped embroidered straps. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"The screen also comes with a free -standing mount, tethers, yard stakes, and a handy, large storage bag. \u2014 Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
"The Samsung also comes with a free -standing charging base that can be tucked into any corner for out-of-the-way storage. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"In 2010, lawmakers moved to expand the program to include more than 1,000 small, rural hospitals along with free -standing children\u2019s and cancer facilities. \u2014 Maureen Testoni, STAT , 13 June 2022",
"The Chicago Department of Aviation is installing 11 free -standing lactation pods across O\u2019Hare and Midway airports, offering a private oasis for nursing mothers to use at no charge. \u2014 Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Another option is to purchase a commercial air freshener to free your car from the smells of your last takeout meal. \u2014 Hearst Autos Research, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
"Design duo and childhood friends Thomas Montier Leboucher and Iris de la Villardi\u00e8re created Viltier with a mission to free jewelry from its traditional and often sterile reputation. \u2014 Charlotte Diamond, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
"His family is undoubtedly grateful that their husband and father will now free them from the tragedy of living on PGA Tour wages. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
"And habeas corpus was used in 2016 to free a chimpanzee named Cecilia in Argentina from a zoo and relocate her to a sanctuary in Brazil, the NhRP says. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 22 May 2022",
"There\u2019s Pierce, battling through a jam, driving forward to free himself from the Notre Dame defensive back. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 14 May 2022",
"The story resumes where the first one left off, with Paul Atreides (Chalamet) fighting alongside the Fremen to free the desert planet of Arrakis from the grips of House Harkonnen. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
"The abundance of wind, solar, as well as geothermal and hydro, energy could help to free the Caribbean from its reliance on fossil fuels. \u2014 Dee Brown, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The Passover narrative commemorates the time when God used Moses to free the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English fr\u0113o ; akin to Old High German fr\u012b free, Welsh rhydd , Sanskrit priya own, dear":"Adjective, Adverb, and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for free Adjective free , independent , sovereign , autonomous mean not subject to the rule or control of another. free stresses the complete absence of external rule and the full right to make all of one's own decisions. you're free to do as you like independent implies a standing alone; applied to a state it implies lack of connection with any other having power to interfere with its citizens, laws, or policies. the colony's struggle to become independent sovereign stresses the absence of a superior power and implies supremacy within a thing's own domain or sphere. separate and sovereign armed services autonomous stresses independence in matters pertaining to self-government. in this denomination each congregation is regarded as autonomous Verb free , release , liberate , emancipate , manumit mean to set loose from restraint or constraint. free implies a usually permanent removal from whatever binds, confines, entangles, or oppresses. freed the animals from their cages release suggests a setting loose from confinement, restraint, or a state of pressure or tension, often without implication of permanent liberation. released his anger on a punching bag liberate stresses particularly the resulting state of liberty. liberated their country from the tyrant emancipate implies the liberation of a person from subjection or domination. labor-saving devices emancipated us from household drudgery manumit implies emancipation from slavery. the document manumitted the slaves",
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"autonomous",
"freestanding",
"independent",
"self-governed",
"self-governing",
"self-ruling",
"separate",
"sovereign",
"sovran"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084926",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"freeload":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to impose upon another's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility involved : sponge":[]
},
"examples":[
"after college, he freeloaded off his parents for several years before finally moving out",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Adult children who are basically capable should not be freeloading off their parents, depleting their retirement accounts. \u2014 John Rosemond, ajc , 10 Apr. 2020",
"Whatever leftover food the fat innkeeper doesn't eat gets gobbled up by other bottom-dwellers such as crab, shrimp, and clams, which take up residence inside these burrows to freeload off of the worm. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 13 Dec. 2019",
"Are your only career options workaholic or freeloading bohemian? \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 15 Nov. 2019",
"If the government mandates that Alphabet break up, the company\u2019s many freeloading children would have to take care of themselves. \u2014 Adam Seessel, Fortune , 26 July 2019",
"The benefits of a breakup The crux of it is that Google\u2019s core search business is so profitable that the rest of Alphabet\u2019s many subsidiaries are freeloading off it. \u2014 Adam Seessel, Fortune , 26 July 2019",
"And foreign governments are freeloading off of our investments in innovation. \u2014 Robert Pear, New York Times , 10 May 2018",
"When the accident victim turns out to have the couple\u2019s address in his pocket and a shady connection to Lindsey\u2019s freeloading younger sister, Hannah (Perla Haney-Jardine), a scary situation turns terrifying. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 1 Mar. 2018",
"Alexander Pirozzi willingly left when his girlfriend kicked him out of her Sebastian apartment for freeloading . \u2014 David J. Neal, miamiherald , 14 Jan. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u0113-\u02ccl\u014dd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"mooch",
"sponge"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064039",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"freeloader":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to impose upon another's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility involved : sponge":[]
},
"examples":[
"after college, he freeloaded off his parents for several years before finally moving out",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Adult children who are basically capable should not be freeloading off their parents, depleting their retirement accounts. \u2014 John Rosemond, ajc , 10 Apr. 2020",
"Whatever leftover food the fat innkeeper doesn't eat gets gobbled up by other bottom-dwellers such as crab, shrimp, and clams, which take up residence inside these burrows to freeload off of the worm. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 13 Dec. 2019",
"Are your only career options workaholic or freeloading bohemian? \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 15 Nov. 2019",
"If the government mandates that Alphabet break up, the company\u2019s many freeloading children would have to take care of themselves. \u2014 Adam Seessel, Fortune , 26 July 2019",
"The benefits of a breakup The crux of it is that Google\u2019s core search business is so profitable that the rest of Alphabet\u2019s many subsidiaries are freeloading off it. \u2014 Adam Seessel, Fortune , 26 July 2019",
"And foreign governments are freeloading off of our investments in innovation. \u2014 Robert Pear, New York Times , 10 May 2018",
"When the accident victim turns out to have the couple\u2019s address in his pocket and a shady connection to Lindsey\u2019s freeloading younger sister, Hannah (Perla Haney-Jardine), a scary situation turns terrifying. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 1 Mar. 2018",
"Alexander Pirozzi willingly left when his girlfriend kicked him out of her Sebastian apartment for freeloading . \u2014 David J. Neal, miamiherald , 14 Jan. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u0113-\u02ccl\u014dd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"mooch",
"sponge"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161528",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"freely":{
"antonyms":[
"involuntarily",
"unwillingly"
],
"definitions":{
": in a free manner: such as":[],
": not strictly following a model, convention, or rule":[
"freely translated"
],
": of one's own accord":[
"left home freely"
],
": with freedom from external control":[
"a freely elected government"
],
": without hindrance":[
"a gate swinging freely"
],
": without restraint or reservation":[
"spent freely on clothes"
]
},
"examples":[
"I will freely give my life for my country.",
"the horse broke the halter rope quite freely",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, some online safety experts and Twitter employees have raised concerns that such a system could do away with the anonymity that allows, for example, users in certain countries to speak freely . \u2014 Clare Duffy, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"Not even a fictional cartoon character could speak so freely . \u2014 Michael Cavna, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Those high prices are weakening the ability of consumers \u2014 who drive most of the economy's growth \u2014 to spend freely . \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Those high prices are weakening the ability of consumers \u2014 who drive most of the economy's growth \u2014 to spend freely . \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 13 June 2022",
"Barcelona cannot spend freely , but such a move would strengthen its hand in recruiting a statement signing. \u2014 Henry Flynn, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Jeff and Chris both speak freely to Foster in interviews conducted via phone from prison, sounding startlingly unremorseful. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
"Their businesses have been roiled by Netflix, Amazon and Apple, which spend freely to buy TV shows and movies for their streaming services. \u2014 Meg James, Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Its citizens could buy MacBooks and Toyotas at home, and freely spend their rubles abroad. \u2014 Liz Hoffman, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u0113-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"voluntarily",
"willingly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201247",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"freeman":{
"antonyms":[
"alien",
"noncitizen"
],
"definitions":{
"1886\u20131953 American editor and historian":[
"Douglas Sou*thall \\ \u02c8sau\u0307-\u200b\u02cct\u035fh\u022fl , -\u200b\u02ccth\u022fl \\"
],
": one enjoying civil or political liberty":[],
": one having the full rights of a citizen":[],
"Mary Eleanor Wilkins 1852\u20131930 n\u00e9e Wilkins American writer":[]
},
"examples":[
"after eight years of residency, you will be granted the status of freeman",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Divided into three movies, the story starred Martin freeman as Bilbo Baggins and Ian McKellen reprised his role from the earlier trilogy as the wizard Gandalf. \u2014 Aaron Pressman, Fortune , 26 May 2021",
"Son of an African king, Venture Smith became the first black man to document his capture from Africa and life as an American slave and successful black freeman in Connecticut. \u2014 courant.com , 28 Aug. 2019",
"Venture took the name Smith as his last name and lived a freeman in Stonington until 1774 before moving to East Haddam. \u2014 courant.com , 28 Aug. 2019",
"The Buffalo Soldiers Museum in Houston, Texas The Buffalo Soldiers were a group of former slaves, freemen , and black Civil War soldiers who continued to serve America during peacetime. \u2014 National Geographic , 23 May 2019",
"These men \u2014 consisting of former slaves, freemen and Black Civil War soldiers \u2014 were the first to serve during peacetime. \u2014 Sue Ellen Ross, Post-Tribune , 18 May 2018",
"Once in a new land, Henson helped start in 1841 a freeman settlement called the British American Institute, in an area called Dawn, which became known as one of the final stops on the Underground Railroad. \u2014 Jared Brock, Smithsonian , 16 May 2018",
"Harkless told The Oregonian's Joe freeman that timetable could be anywhere from 10 days to six weeks. \u2014 Charlotte Carroll, SI.com , 27 Mar. 2018",
"Senior running back Royce freeman rushed for 160 yards, breaking LaMichael James' school record of 5,082 career rushing yards. \u2014 Jen Beyrle, OregonLive.com , 21 Oct. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccman",
"\u02c8fr\u0113-m\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"citizen",
"national",
"subject"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080904",
"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun"
]
},
"freestanding":{
"antonyms":[
"attached",
"connected",
"joined",
"linked"
],
"definitions":{
": standing alone or on its own foundation free of support or attachment":[
"a freestanding wall"
]
},
"examples":[
"a freestanding CD player that can easily be hooked up to your existing components",
"it's a freestanding store, not a franchise",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Certain aspects of the renovation were set in stone: the color palette was predetermined, and Hoese was firm on adding a freestanding tub. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 28 May 2020",
"French windows and skylights brighten the bohemian-vibe living spaces, which boast floors of ceramic tile and hardwood. Beamed ceilings and a freestanding fireplace touch up the living room. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2020",
"Most freestanding islands have open shelves below the workspace for this very reason. \u2014 Jessica Dailey, House Beautiful , 1 Apr. 2020",
"There is also a freestanding version that has two sizes (5 feet by 5 feet and 6 feet by 6 feet). \u2014 Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 May 2020",
"And a related fundraising drive, yielding $17 million, helped formally launch the center itself, not just as a loose assemblage of interested researchers but as a freestanding research facility. \u2014 John Semley, The New Republic , 27 Apr. 2020",
"Dora drove Nick to the nearest hospital, a freestanding emergency room in the Baptist system. \u2014 Lauren Caruba, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Apr. 2020",
"The Hunts also opted for a freestanding tub and eliminated the shower curtain to keep an open feel. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 23 Apr. 2020",
"Hoar Construction has completed work on an $11.6 million freestanding emergency health facility in Saraland. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 5 Feb. 2020"
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"An officer on patrol saw a vehicle driving slowly on the freeway and weaving twice across the white lane marker before stopping it at 7:15 p.m. June 15. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"Currently, the speed limit drops abruptly on the freeway from the ballpark south to West National Avenue. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
"All northbound lanes on the freeway were closed as authorities investigate. \u2014 Fox News , 11 May 2022",
"And on the way to the airport, my driver got in a car wreck with two identical yellow Ferraris on the freeway . \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Both have satisfying, but not eye-widening, initial response pulling away from a stop or accelerating to pass on the freeway . \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Today, frustrated commuters still speed through many of West Adams\u2019s streets trying to avoid bumper-to-bumper jams on the freeway . \u2014 Alison Van Houten, Outside Online , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Caltrans said on Twitter that the freeway was closed, with all northbound cars being detoured off and back on at the La Costa Avenue ramps. \u2014 Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Mar. 2022",
"For motorists, experts suggest filling up their tanks about a mile or so from the freeway , where prices tend to be lower. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 26 May 2022"
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"Now, China is putting its freewheeling facial recognition industry on notice. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 July 2021",
"Incongruity isn\u2019t seen as a blemish, and the lyrics tend to be more freewheeling and braggadocious. \u2014 Sheldon Pearc, The New Yorker , 30 June 2021",
"Made for Love, which is certainly not quite like any other book on earth, is more freewheeling , dense with references\u2014an experiment whose outcome is as vivid and as startling as a chip stuck in the brain. \u2014 Philippa Snow, The New Republic , 8 Apr. 2021",
"Perhaps because of the controversy, Trump has maintained an uncharacteristically low profile, avoiding the sort of freewheeling interactions with journalists that have defined his time in office. \u2014 Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner , 10 June 2020",
"One is the global financial system with its freewheeling capital flows, open dissemination of information and the rule of law. \u2014 The Economist , 6 June 2020",
"The Deep Web, as its name suggests, is the freewheeling part of the internet that has seen increased activity from bad actors since the pandemic struck. \u2014 Fernando Alfonso Iii, CNN , 25 May 2020",
"His insistence on being the star of the daily briefing came as his greatest asset in the reelection campaign \u2014 his ability to dominate headlines with freewheeling performances at his daily briefings \u2014 was increasingly being seen as a liability. \u2014 Jonathan Lemire, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Apr. 2020",
"Ten months ago, the couple, both around 40 years old and parents of two children, left Fairbanks, Alaska, and embarked on a freewheeling life as year-round recreational-vehicle nomads. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 19 Apr. 2020"
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"All, too, will take place without a live audience and include links for freewill donations to nonprofits supporting Cleveland-area musicians and musical programs during coronavirus. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 2 June 2020",
"The free community event is sponsored by Spiritual Church of Escondido; freewill offering will be accepted. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Aug. 2019",
"Admission for the event sponsored by the Friends of the Rancho Bernardo Library is free; freewill donations will be accepted for musicians. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, sandiegouniontribune.com , 30 Apr. 2018",
"There is no charge for this concert; freewill donations for musicians are encouraged. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, sandiegouniontribune.com , 9 Apr. 2018",
"The series\u2019 third and final concert holds chamber works by French composers of Les Six. 4 p.m. Sunday, Southminster Presbyterian Church, 916 E. Central Road, Arlington Heights; freewill donation; 847-902-0733. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 1 June 2017",
"Freewill offerings will benefit the Georgetown Ministry Center, which aids service-resistant, chronically homeless individuals and advocates for the homeless. \u2014 Gerri Marmer, Washington Post , 5 May 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Attendance is free, but free will offerings are gratefully accepted. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
"Having free will is a reminder that kindness, no matter how big or small the effort, is a choice. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 26 May 2022",
"Seniors who get in free will receive a $2 off voucher for a food or non-alcoholic beverage purchase valid for a purchase over $10. \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
"The metaphor for governmental control versus free will was obvious but compelling. \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The program will be available online from now through Dec. 31 and can be accessed with a free will donation through the Chorale\u2019s website. \u2014 courant.com , 23 Dec. 2021",
"But when two subjects, Jeff (Teller) and Lizzy (Smollett), form a connection, their path to redemption take a twistier turn, as Abnesti\u2019s experiments start to push the limits of free will altogether. \u2014 Jessica Radloff, Glamour , 12 June 2022",
"One fascinating question in many of the stories is free will . \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022",
"There is no charge for these concerts however a free will offering is appreciated. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 11 May 2022"
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"Without that information, the Namibian authorities could no longer freeze the assets of the suspects or pursue a case against them. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"Then the co-owners can freeze costs in exchange for owning less of the generating capacity. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 18 June 2022",
"Daily Harvest farmers\u2014there are 400 from California to New York\u2014 freeze their produce on-site to preserve the crops within 24 hours of being picked. \u2014 Chloe Sorvino, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Strawberries and most other berries freeze extremely well. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"But, if and when that happens, unemployment will likely rise and/or wages will likely freeze . \u2014 Dante Chinni, NBC News , 6 June 2022",
"Others will freeze up, unable to keep moving amid the conditions. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 20 May 2022",
"And freeze the field, keeping all other aspirants for the presidency pawing the ground and out of the show. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"Over time, your joints may freeze up, which can be incredibly painful and limit your range of motion. \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"When temporary ice sheets form on the ocean during each fall\u2019s freeze , the bears walk across it in search of food, often by sitting next to gaps in the ice and waiting for seals to come up for air. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022",
"There\u2019s a drainage line at the bottom, often under a semipermeable polymer layer that forms a firm bottom to the bunker and prevents rocks and soil from coming up during freeze -thaw cycles. \u2014 Bradley S. Klein, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"In a video that has a half a dozen freeze -frame-worthy moments of soaring tropical jungle empowerment, the pivotal click to pick comes when Katy encounters a ferocious tiger and unleashes a rebel yell in the apex predator\u2019s face. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
"The spikey-firm look was achieved using freeze spray and high heat on extensions to create banana curls and was usually accompanied by an elaborate updo. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 9 June 2022",
"Otherwise, remove the leaves from your plants and cut the stems to one to two inches tall before your first freeze . \u2014 Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 June 2022",
"If sanctioned, Kirill would have faced travel bans and an asset freeze . \u2014 Samuel Petrequin, ajc , 2 June 2022",
"Twitter announced a hiring freeze and other cost-cutting measures weeks ago. \u2014 Somesh Jha, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"Musk has warned in recent weeks about the risk of a recession, but his email ordering a hiring freeze and staff cuts was the most direct and high-profile message of its kind from the head of an automaker. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 3 June 2022"
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"Some in his orbit, like former campaign adviser Jason Miller, have urged Trump to jump in sooner rather than later, to get a head start on building out a campaign, try to freeze out competition and keep attention on himself. \u2014 Jill Colvin, Chron , 17 June 2022",
"European stocks and cryptocurrencies leaped out of the gates on Wednesday even as Western countries and economies continue to freeze out Russia for waging war in Ukraine, sending commodities and crude prices higher. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Washington and its European allies are expected to enact new sanctions \u2014 likely designed to freeze out Russia from much of the international financial system \u2014 that go beyond those announced earlier this week. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
"In the two decades since the U.S. government sued Microsoft for using its dominance in operating systems to freeze out competitors, the company has rebounded in a spectacular way. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Psaki echoed Johnson\u2019s point that the creation of the new security alliance \u2014 which has been dubbed AUKUS \u2014 wasn\u2019t meant to freeze out other allies on Indo-Pacific strategy. \u2014 Sylvie Corbet, chicagotribune.com , 22 Sep. 2021",
"At about 1 second after the Big Bang, neutrinos and anti-neutrinos freeze out , as the weak interaction \u2014 which governs neutrino interactions with all forms of matter \u2014 becomes insignificant at these low energies and temperatures. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
"That year, when the state also faced a winter freeze out \u2014 albeit one with a lower death toll \u2014 the federal government recommended changes, including mandatory winterization of power plants, to prevent another crisis. \u2014 University Of Houston Energy Fellows, Forbes , 6 July 2021",
"High prices for cultivation licenses, for instance, would freeze out some smaller farmers from the market, said Allan Gandelman, president of the New York Cannabis Growers & Processors Association. \u2014 Michael Hill, Star Tribune , 14 Apr. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Jill Palmer stood in formation as the national anthem played on her first day on duty in the freezing cold of Newport, R.I. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 30 May 2022",
"After Cruz traveled to Canc\u00fan, Mexico, in February 2021, while millions of Texas residents were without power and safe drinking water amid freezing temperatures, the senator was heckled by rapper Bun B at a Houston Astros playoff game. \u2014 Adela Suliman, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"After Cruz traveled to Canc\u00fan, Mexico, in February 2021, while millions of Texas residents were without power and safe drinking water amid freezing temperatures, the senator was heckled by rapper Bun B at a Houston Astros playoff game. \u2014 Adela Suliman, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"Doing nothing at all or freezing \u2014 which is a common response to trauma \u2014 can be seen as consenting. \u2014 Lisa Phu, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
"This includes building ice caves, orienteering, and skiing straight into freezing lakes \u2013 then learning how to climb out of them quickly and warm up without fire. \u2014 Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 May 2022",
"Areas of frost are likely across much of the state Saturday and Sunday mornings with the potential for some freezing temperatures north of I-20 Sunday morning. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 6 Apr. 2022",
"During the most recent snow event and corresponding freezing temperatures March 11-12, Hamilton County received between 0.5 inches to 1.6 inches of snow. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Joe Mettimano, president of Central Union Mission, a shelter near Union Station in D.C., said the violence was yet another problem unhoused people have to battle amid freezing temperatures, hunger and the ongoing pandemic. \u2014 Peter Hermann, Justin Wm. Moyer And Martin Weil, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"So far there has been only one true catastrophe in traditional finance, the freezing of the nickel market when the London Metal Exchange foolishly decided to save a Chinese firm caught out by massive wrong-way bets. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 29 May 2022",
"The legal assertion that life begins at conception has implications for IVF, and pro-life groups in this country and abroad have argued for a proscription not only of embryo research but also of the freezing and disposal of embryos. \u2014 Laura Beers, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"The weather has exacerbated problems of poverty caused by decades of war and then a drop in foreign aid and the freezing of assets abroad after the Taliban took over, and U.S.-led forces withdrew, in August. \u2014 Sarah Rumpf, Fox News , 5 May 2022",
"Russia: The Russian government is preparing lawsuits to challenge the freezing of its assets abroad, a move that the West imposed on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 WSJ , 20 Apr. 2022",
"First came sanctions, the freezing of central bank reserves and loans, and the suspension of development aid that once accounted for 70 percent of government spending. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
"In many cases, those sanctions explicitly authorize the freezing or confiscation of assets. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 12 Apr. 2022",
"With Said no longer the majority shareholder, the move was seen as an attempt to shield Polyus from the freezing of its accounts. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Apr. 2022",
"For the moment, the yacht confiscations and freezing of assets seem to be accelerating. \u2014 Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report , 7 Apr. 2022"
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"it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Jay McGeary, a freight hauler who lives in town, was leaving for D.C. that morning in his Dodge pickup, pulling a trailer load of steel to a construction site near the White House. \u2014 Paul Duggan, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"Hruskocy, whose six vehicles transport air freight , said he\u2019s been forced to add a surcharge. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 30 June 2022",
"The path chosen by Maharaja is nearby a new highway and a freight corridor under construction. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2022",
"In the heavily migrant town, everyone was asking themselves if their friends or neighbors were among the dead found in the freight truck in Texas. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 29 June 2022",
"Skou: In a typical market, the freight rate on a contract basis will be somewhere in the 3 to 3 and a half thousand dollars from Asia to North America. \u2014 Fortune Editors, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
"This index has been calculated weekly since 2009 and shows the most current freight prices for container transport from the Chinese main ports, including Shanghai. \u2014 Frank Holmes, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Diaz operated a freight elevator and worked at Tesla's Fremont factory for nine months starting in June 2015. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
"Swedish autonomous-truck startup Einride AB will test its self-driving freight vehicles on public roads in the U.S. in an operation with GE Appliances after getting approval from federal regulators. \u2014 Liz Young, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But since then, Russia has hit several key lines, compromising Ukraine\u2019s ability to freight its grain out of the country. \u2014 Drew Hinshaw, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"But rather than freight the music with the weight of tragedy, Sorey opted toward extreme lightness. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Even Black creators like Thomas, Bennett said, can\u2019t help but freight their stories about Black kids with the horrors of racial injustice. \u2014 Howard Bryant, The Atlantic , 17 Dec. 2020",
"Narratives of reverse migration from the United States are often freighted with ambivalence. \u2014 Theodore Ross, Harper's Magazine , 25 May 2020",
"Consumers have had no trouble continuing to purchase bananas freighted from Central America, confections from Europe, and fresh produce from California\u2019s Central Valley. \u2014 Liz Specht, Wired , 20 May 2020",
"While businesses nationwide are seeking similar relief, Mr. Trump\u2019s status as president means his company\u2019s actions are freighted with potential conflicts of interest for lenders and landlords. \u2014 David Enrich, New York Times , 2 Apr. 2020",
"Many furs are freighted with family history, especially garments earned by individuals who had to strive for them. \u2014 Ray A. Smith, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2020",
"To its credit, the MFA chose to freight its sesquicentennial with real meaning \u2014 a point of departure that\u2019s strategic and sincere in equal measure. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Oct. 2019"
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"\u2014 The Economist",
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"\u2014 Dennis Farney"
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"The celebration was noisy and frenetic .",
"the frenetic rush to get every member of the cast in place before the curtain went up",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Not that sleeping would be possible, considering that this entry is the most frenetic and action-packed of the bunch. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
"Mercifully, Christopher Pazdernik\u2019s fresh-but-not- frenetic production at the Theo Ubique Theatre is not so gauche. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"In your body, fear tends to feel like high-speed, frenetic , unsettled, energy. \u2014 Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"But the frenetic and oftentimes frustrating gameplay is a large part of the fun. \u2014 Alyse Stanley, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Its army scrambled about the grounds and stadium, frenetic , yet focused. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Taken together, these lessons provide a recipe for attaining more inner strength and stability in a frantic and frenetic world. \u2014 Brad Stulberg, Outside Online , 28 Dec. 2021",
"The show couldn\u2019t be more tonally different from O\u2019Malley\u2019s video work, which is jarring and frenetic . \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Marrakech was well-known for being couture designer Yves Saint Laurent's muse in the sixties, inspiring him through its vibrant colors and textures and its frenetic energy, which fueled some of his most famous designs. \u2014 Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes , 12 June 2022"
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"Middle English frenetik, frentik, frantike \"temporarily deranged, delirious,\" borrowed from Anglo-French frenetic, frenetique, borrowed from Latin phren\u0113ticus \"suffering from madness,\" borrowed from Greek phren\u0113tik\u00f3s, late variant of phren\u012btik\u00f3s, from phren\u00eetis \"inflammation of the brain, delirium, insanity\" (from phren-, phr\u1e17n \"midriff, seat of the passions, mind, wit\" \u2014of uncertain origin\u2014 + -\u012btis -itis ) + -ikos -ic entry 1":""
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"The celebration was noisy and frenetic .",
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"Not that sleeping would be possible, considering that this entry is the most frenetic and action-packed of the bunch. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
"Mercifully, Christopher Pazdernik\u2019s fresh-but-not- frenetic production at the Theo Ubique Theatre is not so gauche. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"In your body, fear tends to feel like high-speed, frenetic , unsettled, energy. \u2014 Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"But the frenetic and oftentimes frustrating gameplay is a large part of the fun. \u2014 Alyse Stanley, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Its army scrambled about the grounds and stadium, frenetic , yet focused. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Taken together, these lessons provide a recipe for attaining more inner strength and stability in a frantic and frenetic world. \u2014 Brad Stulberg, Outside Online , 28 Dec. 2021",
"The show couldn\u2019t be more tonally different from O\u2019Malley\u2019s video work, which is jarring and frenetic . \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Marrakech was well-known for being couture designer Yves Saint Laurent's muse in the sixties, inspiring him through its vibrant colors and textures and its frenetic energy, which fueled some of his most famous designs. \u2014 Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes , 12 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Nonetheless, Zaghi advocates for a surgery that cuts through the frenulum and sometimes into the muscle. \u2014 Christina Szalinski, The Atlantic , 12 Sep. 2021",
"Cutting the frenulum could even make sleep worse, Baldassari says. \u2014 Christina Szalinski, The Atlantic , 12 Sep. 2021",
"To correct the problem, doctors snip the frenulum underneath the tongue to release it. \u2014 Christina Caron, New York Times , 16 Apr. 2020",
"The surgery can be necessary for infants when the lingual frenulum , the tissue that connects the tongue to the floor of the mouth, is too tight, restricting the tongue's movement. \u2014 Sonja Haller, USA TODAY , 15 July 2019",
"Honold had sustained extensive injuries\u2014one of which Linda Walther, the nurse who examined her at the hospital, had never seen before: a torn labial frenulum , which connects the inside of the upper lip to the gums. \u2014 Barbara Bradley Hagerty, The Atlantic , 15 July 2019",
"His frenulum \u2014 the ridge of tissue attaching the gums to the flesh of the lips and chin \u2014 was torn. \u2014 Jane Wester, charlotteobserver , 22 Mar. 2018"
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"The screams of the fans grew more frenzied as the concert progressed.",
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"In recent years, public housing projects have closed or been demolished, and property values continue to rise due to the frenzied real estate market. \u2014 Margaret Kates | Mkates@al.com, al , 21 June 2022",
"Companies under pressure to modernize their technology in the middle of a frenzied talent market increasingly are looking to interim chief information officers to fill leadership gaps. \u2014 Suman Bhattacharyya, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
"See, that year-over-year period still includes the frenzied 2021 spring housing market, during which bidding wars hit an all-time high. \u2014 Fortune , 4 Jan. 2022",
"As time went on, Jones' popularity flourished, and the crowds grew larger and more frenzied . \u2014 Josh Owens, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"Down the street, at a local Stop & Shop, things were more frenzied , said Emily McCarthy. \u2014 Ginger Adams Otis And Jimmy Vielkind, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The frenzied search for Bam Bam ended at about 10:30 p.m. \u2014 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Alcaraz has ignited frenzied excitement as the new global superstar\u2014echoing his fellow Spaniard, Nadal, 15 years ago. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 30 May 2022",
"After frenzied summer of homebuying, Central Indiana home sales slow down: As is consistent with pre-pandemic years, homebuying slowed down in the fall. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 24 May 2022"
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"In recent years, public housing projects have closed or been demolished, and property values continue to rise due to the frenzied real estate market. \u2014 Margaret Kates | Mkates@al.com, al , 21 June 2022",
"Companies under pressure to modernize their technology in the middle of a frenzied talent market increasingly are looking to interim chief information officers to fill leadership gaps. \u2014 Suman Bhattacharyya, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
"See, that year-over-year period still includes the frenzied 2021 spring housing market, during which bidding wars hit an all-time high. \u2014 Fortune , 4 Jan. 2022",
"As time went on, Jones' popularity flourished, and the crowds grew larger and more frenzied . \u2014 Josh Owens, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"Down the street, at a local Stop & Shop, things were more frenzied , said Emily McCarthy. \u2014 Ginger Adams Otis And Jimmy Vielkind, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The frenzied search for Bam Bam ended at about 10:30 p.m. \u2014 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Alcaraz has ignited frenzied excitement as the new global superstar\u2014echoing his fellow Spaniard, Nadal, 15 years ago. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 30 May 2022",
"After frenzied summer of homebuying, Central Indiana home sales slow down: As is consistent with pre-pandemic years, homebuying slowed down in the fall. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 24 May 2022"
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"Verb",
"local football fans who were frenzied by the fact that their team was going to the Super Bowl",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Just months after a hiring frenzy , companies are laying off workers. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
"Historically high savings rates and government stimulus measures helped ignite a home buying frenzy during the pandemic\u2014but signs of a slowdown have quickly emerged as the Fed embarks on its most aggressive interest-rate-hiking cycle in two decades. \u2014 Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"When the pandemic began, infections happened exclusively in people who\u2019d never encountered the coronavirus before; illness took several days to manifest, as the virus churned itself into a frenzy and the immune system struggled to catch up. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
"The line easily whipped up a frenzy among fans of the couple, the utterance seemingly capturing the entire energy of the duo\u2019s push-pull love story. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 June 2022",
"To be fair to the current market, buying a home was intense even before this frenzy . \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 3 June 2022",
"Since Thursday, active exploits of the vulnerability have mushroomed, creating a semi-organized frenzy among competing crime groups. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 3 June 2022",
"The same can't be said for Sum, which depicts geopolitical frenzy with a clinical air. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 1 June 2022",
"Andrea Palumbo, a gamer who works full time in IT and got back into gaming during the pandemic\u2019s Animal Crossing frenzy , loves to game because of the social draw. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 29 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Together, the percussion and brass became springboards for a buildup to frenzy . \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Because that conflict remains unresolved in the story, Jones often declines to resolve it in movement; numbers build from tension to frenzy without the overfamiliar Broadway-style climax. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"The horses gallop and rear with such realism and frenzy the viewer feels compelled to jump out of the way. \u2014 Claudine Doury, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Oct. 2020",
"Legesse's days have been frenzied ever since her restaurant in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood, Bati Ethiopian Kitchen, was forced to close its dining room and lay off most of its staff. \u2014 Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN , 25 Apr. 2020",
"Wing prices and production run in predictable cycles each year ramping up for the NFL playoffs and championship game in the beginning of February, then again for college basketball\u2019s frenzied tournament a month and a half later. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2020",
"Inside Florida\u2019s frenzied , failed dash to dole out $600 million in no-bid mask deals. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2020",
"Bychkov even surpassed the strict-constructionist Muti in his faithfulness to the score\u2019s wide dynamic range, in his elastic shaping of pages in which frenzied dramatic statements give way to lush melodies and tender pastoral moods. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 4 May 2018",
"Orlando City\u2019s famously frenzied fans want their team to match their intensity. \u2014 Mike Bianchi, Pro Soccer USA , 3 Mar. 2018"
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"the frequence of that cough is worrisome; perhaps you should see a doctor",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wiseman's frequence collaborator, cinematographer John Davey, will also be a guest of Camerimage. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Oct. 2017"
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"the alarming frequency of serious automobile accidents caused by young drivers",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to chief digital officer Daniel Shlossman, Sweetpass generated retention and frequency and created a more personalized experience for customers. \u2014 Alicia Kelso, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Engineers have started to retune software at nuclear, hydro and fossil-fuel power stations that corrects small deviations from the 50-hertz frequency on which the grid hums, Mr. Kudrytskyi said. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
"The upper frequency limit for the average human ear may be a measly 20 kilohertz, but most mammals can hear well into the ultrasound range. \u2014 Jennifer Szalai, New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"No one protested Usain Bolt\u2019s eight Olympic gold medals because of his extraordinary stride length and frequency in the sprints. \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"Frame rate is the frequency at which your camcorder can capture images. \u2014 Douglas Helm, Popular Mechanics , 19 June 2022",
"Luckily, there is one big survey that has both a high sample size and an annual frequency . \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"In general, the network will work with phones that support frequency band n78. \u2014 Sascha Segan, PCMAG , 17 June 2022",
"In addition to enhancing its pipeline of simulcast anime content, Crunchyroll, with Sony\u2019s backing, has been boosting the scale and frequency of its international anime theatrical releases. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022"
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"According to chief digital officer Daniel Shlossman, Sweetpass generated retention and frequency and created a more personalized experience for customers. \u2014 Alicia Kelso, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Engineers have started to retune software at nuclear, hydro and fossil-fuel power stations that corrects small deviations from the 50-hertz frequency on which the grid hums, Mr. Kudrytskyi said. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
"The upper frequency limit for the average human ear may be a measly 20 kilohertz, but most mammals can hear well into the ultrasound range. \u2014 Jennifer Szalai, New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"No one protested Usain Bolt\u2019s eight Olympic gold medals because of his extraordinary stride length and frequency in the sprints. \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"Frame rate is the frequency at which your camcorder can capture images. \u2014 Douglas Helm, Popular Mechanics , 19 June 2022",
"Luckily, there is one big survey that has both a high sample size and an annual frequency . \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"In general, the network will work with phones that support frequency band n78. \u2014 Sascha Segan, PCMAG , 17 June 2022",
"In addition to enhancing its pipeline of simulcast anime content, Crunchyroll, with Sony\u2019s backing, has been boosting the scale and frequency of its international anime theatrical releases. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Within the same Prosper Insights & Analytics Survey, Millennials and Gen-Z are more likely than their parents to frequent a restaurant that delivers to their home. \u2014 Gary Drenik, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Guys who are planning to frequent the beach or pool this summer will appreciate the comfy shoes with 92,000 perfect ratings. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 12 June 2022",
"After a two-year wait, P-Valley is back and fans are eager to see what\u2019s next for the ladies of The Pynk and the men who frequent their place of business. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 10 June 2022",
"The only way to build skills, experience, and confidence is to frequent that terrain often and over a long period of time. \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 7 Mar. 2021",
"Terry McDonald of Markham VFW Post 9801, at 3220 W. 159th St., said cameras were recently added outside the building, with concerns for the aging veterans who frequent the hall. \u2014 Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"For those who don't frequent the discount DVD bin at Target, yes, those are all real movies released in 2021. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The company recently started a loyalty program that provides discounts to customers who frequent the chain, while gaining data on their dining habits to inform its strategy. \u2014 Heather Haddon, WSJ , 14 Jan. 2022",
"He is known to frequent the areas of Clark and Barbour Street. \u2014 Christine Dempsey, Hartford Courant , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Until this week, mass casualties involving residents appeared to become less frequent as Moscow concentrated on capturing eastern Ukraine's Donbas region. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 2 July 2022",
"Until this week, mass casualties involving residents appeared to become less frequent as Moscow concentrated on capturing eastern Ukraine\u2019s Donbas region. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"In the not-too-distant future, mega data-breaches will become frequent . \u2014 Vinit Patel, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
"Until this week, mass casualties involving residents appeared to become less frequent as Moscow concentrated on capturing eastern Ukraine\u2019s Donbas region. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"Until this week, mass casualties involving residents appeared to become less frequent as Moscow concentrated on capturing eastern Ukraine\u2019s Donbas region. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
"Until this week, mass casualties involving residents appeared to become less frequent as Moscow concentrated on capturing eastern Ukraine's Donbas region. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, ajc , 1 July 2022",
"As a result, organizations are vulnerable as security incidents become more frequent and complex. \u2014 Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Heat waves are expected to become more frequent and intense as a result of climate change. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 28 June 2022"
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"She was a frequent visitor to the museum.",
"He is one of our most frequent customers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Within the same Prosper Insights & Analytics Survey, Millennials and Gen-Z are more likely than their parents to frequent a restaurant that delivers to their home. \u2014 Gary Drenik, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Guys who are planning to frequent the beach or pool this summer will appreciate the comfy shoes with 92,000 perfect ratings. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 12 June 2022",
"After a two-year wait, P-Valley is back and fans are eager to see what\u2019s next for the ladies of The Pynk and the men who frequent their place of business. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 10 June 2022",
"The only way to build skills, experience, and confidence is to frequent that terrain often and over a long period of time. \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 7 Mar. 2021",
"Terry McDonald of Markham VFW Post 9801, at 3220 W. 159th St., said cameras were recently added outside the building, with concerns for the aging veterans who frequent the hall. \u2014 Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"For those who don't frequent the discount DVD bin at Target, yes, those are all real movies released in 2021. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The company recently started a loyalty program that provides discounts to customers who frequent the chain, while gaining data on their dining habits to inform its strategy. \u2014 Heather Haddon, WSJ , 14 Jan. 2022",
"He is known to frequent the areas of Clark and Barbour Street. \u2014 Christine Dempsey, Hartford Courant , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Until this week, mass casualties involving residents appeared to become less frequent as Moscow concentrated on capturing eastern Ukraine's Donbas region. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 2 July 2022",
"Until this week, mass casualties involving residents appeared to become less frequent as Moscow concentrated on capturing eastern Ukraine\u2019s Donbas region. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"In the not-too-distant future, mega data-breaches will become frequent . \u2014 Vinit Patel, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
"Until this week, mass casualties involving residents appeared to become less frequent as Moscow concentrated on capturing eastern Ukraine\u2019s Donbas region. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"Until this week, mass casualties involving residents appeared to become less frequent as Moscow concentrated on capturing eastern Ukraine\u2019s Donbas region. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
"Until this week, mass casualties involving residents appeared to become less frequent as Moscow concentrated on capturing eastern Ukraine's Donbas region. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, ajc , 1 July 2022",
"As a result, organizations are vulnerable as security incidents become more frequent and complex. \u2014 Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Heat waves are expected to become more frequent and intense as a result of climate change. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 28 June 2022"
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"our oddball uncle frequently lets himself into our house without knocking",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Its outline, frequently seen on tourist signs, improbably resembles a scuba diver. \u2014 Diane Daniel, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Duren, with his youth, length and athleticism, is frequently compared to Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 24 June 2022",
"Showalter frequently protested mask mandates at meetings. \u2014 Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"Companies that don\u2019t care about your dog\u2019s health will use the cheapest oil extraction processes available, and frequently that means using chemical solvents to extract CBD oil from the hemp plants. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"It\u2019s something Rebecca Eyre is frequently exposed to in her line of work. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
"The higher nicotine levels are particularly concerning since Juul has frequently been accused of marketing its potent products to underage youth. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
"An analyst with the Mercator Institute for China Studies in Berlin, Brussee frequently scours the Chinese internet for data. \u2014 Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Alewife, a small prey fish that can reach 2 to 9 inches in length, went through this summertime event frequently 20-60 years ago, but the occurrence has since been rare. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022"
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"a neighborhood frequented by tourists",
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"She was a frequent visitor to the museum.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Within the same Prosper Insights & Analytics Survey, Millennials and Gen-Z are more likely than their parents to frequent a restaurant that delivers to their home. \u2014 Gary Drenik, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Guys who are planning to frequent the beach or pool this summer will appreciate the comfy shoes with 92,000 perfect ratings. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 12 June 2022",
"After a two-year wait, P-Valley is back and fans are eager to see what\u2019s next for the ladies of The Pynk and the men who frequent their place of business. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 10 June 2022",
"The only way to build skills, experience, and confidence is to frequent that terrain often and over a long period of time. \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 7 Mar. 2021",
"Terry McDonald of Markham VFW Post 9801, at 3220 W. 159th St., said cameras were recently added outside the building, with concerns for the aging veterans who frequent the hall. \u2014 Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"For those who don't frequent the discount DVD bin at Target, yes, those are all real movies released in 2021. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The company recently started a loyalty program that provides discounts to customers who frequent the chain, while gaining data on their dining habits to inform its strategy. \u2014 Heather Haddon, WSJ , 14 Jan. 2022",
"He is known to frequent the areas of Clark and Barbour Street. \u2014 Christine Dempsey, Hartford Courant , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Until this week, mass casualties involving residents appeared to become less frequent as Moscow concentrated on capturing eastern Ukraine's Donbas region. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 2 July 2022",
"Until this week, mass casualties involving residents appeared to become less frequent as Moscow concentrated on capturing eastern Ukraine\u2019s Donbas region. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"In the not-too-distant future, mega data-breaches will become frequent . \u2014 Vinit Patel, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
"Until this week, mass casualties involving residents appeared to become less frequent as Moscow concentrated on capturing eastern Ukraine\u2019s Donbas region. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"Until this week, mass casualties involving residents appeared to become less frequent as Moscow concentrated on capturing eastern Ukraine\u2019s Donbas region. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
"Until this week, mass casualties involving residents appeared to become less frequent as Moscow concentrated on capturing eastern Ukraine's Donbas region. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, ajc , 1 July 2022",
"As a result, organizations are vulnerable as security incidents become more frequent and complex. \u2014 Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Heat waves are expected to become more frequent and intense as a result of climate change. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 28 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And my fellow travelers remain with me like colorful characters in an unfaded fresco . \u2014 Nancy Nathan, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Yet one lap past the actual wares of the fair, where most brands marketed inviting, informal clothes, and these dutiful dandies appear as archaic as a crumbling fresco . \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"His son had even been asked by his principal to create a fresco at the entrance of the school. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
"The nearly naked man encased in the large, mechanized sarcophagus is Saul Tenser (Viggo Mortensen), who has willingly turned his body into a living, breathing, lightly bleeding fresco . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"Michelangelo was one of the most accomplished artists of the Italian renaissance, and is maybe best remembered for being the architect of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and for his fresco on the Sistine Chapel ceiling, also at the Vatican. \u2014 Carlie Porterfield, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Visitors enter through the atrium, a courtyard and reception area featuring a fresco of Narcissus, the young man who fell in love with his own reflection, and a statue of Priapus. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Today a Roman-style fresco by Italian artist Roberto Ruspoli decorates the lobby. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 30 May 2022",
"The show\u2019s marquee attraction is a fresco of the myth of Leda and the swan. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Apr. 2022"
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"The meat was kept fresh in the refrigerator.",
"a bouquet of fresh flowers",
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"She brought a fresh change of clothes.",
"She rose fresh from a good night's sleep.",
"Adverb",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"At the Spruce Street Farmers Market, there are a variety of vendors with fresh produce and more farmstead goods! \u2014 Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"Now the city has both, as George\u2019s Fresh Market opened in October and customers bought fresh produce picked Friday night or Saturday at the opening of the farmers market Sunday. \u2014 Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Depending on the location, people will receive either fresh produce or pantry staples like rice, beans, and grains (or both). \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"The former head baker of San Francisco\u2019s Tartine, Lori Oyamada, runs Le Doyenn\u00e9\u2019s bakery, which provides bread for the kitchen, guests and locals, who can also buy the farm\u2019s fresh produce at its grocery. \u2014 WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"Our nonprofit Lucille's 1913 acquired 10 acres of land at the park to begin a community farm that will provide the town with fresh produce while employing members of the community. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 16 June 2022",
"Vendors have fresh produce as well as arts and crafts, local goods and so much more. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
"Unable to secure fresh produce, many residents lived on instant noodles or rice porridge. \u2014 Han Zhang, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
"Tuesdays, offering free clothing, bag lunches and fresh produce; 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Thursdays for free clothing and bag lunches; 10 a.m. \u2014 James E. Causey, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"For Ashley Graham, that meant embracing all that comes with being the mother of a new set of twins\u2014namely tiredness, fresh -faced serenity, and doubled-up feeding times. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 19 June 2022",
"That story kicks off with the introduction of a fresh -faced heroine: Charlie's Angels star Ella Balinska as the daughter of Albert Wesker. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 2 June 2022",
"Country superstar Trisha Yearwood showed off a make-free video on Instagram, and fans are loving seeing this fresh -faced side of her. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 31 May 2022",
"The sepia portrait showed a fresh -faced cadet, barely older than Nikita was now, in a Red Army tunic and wool cap. \u2014 James Verini, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"Then again Boudreau was a fresh -faced 24 when the Indians named him player-manager in 1942. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 12 May 2022",
"With her hair curled in her signature bouncy waves, Kate looked fresh -faced and ready to switch on the charm while fulfilling her royal duty to represent Her Majesty. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 5 June 2022",
"Perm 36,6 is also documenting the death of Russian soldiers from the region, posting haunting photos of fresh -faced young men with a few lines about their short lives. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 3 June 2022",
"Trent Alexander-Arnold was still a fresh -faced teenager back then, and Gareth Bale was still a player Real Madrid liked to use from time to time. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Lightning come into the series fresh off a 4-2 win over the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference finals, while the Avalanche swept the Edmonton Oilers in four straight games out West. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"For a kid fresh out of high school, learning to cook even modest meals can be a daunting task. \u2014 Lauren Gray, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022",
"Kudos, too, to band member Drew Erickson, who wrote the string charts for this LP fresh off his work on Lana Del Rey\u2019s Blue Banisters. \u2014 Simon Vozick-levinson, Rolling Stone , 30 May 2022",
"Two young men walk into a bar, one fresh off the boat from Ireland (A.J. Shively) and another (Sidney DuPont) who\u2019s just escaped slavery on the Underground Railroad. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Now the iPhone doesn't need those attachments; Stripe works just fine with an iPhone fresh out of the box. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 17 May 2022",
"How that relationship plays out between a president who surrounds himself with longtime advisers like Klain and a new deputy fresh to the White House remains to be seen. \u2014 Dan Diamond, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Jenkins isn\u2019t some greenhorn fresh to the world of money and crime. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The Raptors were really struggling before their big win over the Spurs on Wednesday, while the Suns are coming into this one fresh off an impressive blowout win over the surging Heat. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 11 Mar. 2022"
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"pristine",
"span-new",
"virgin",
"virginal"
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"\u2014 M. V. Merrick",
"fresh air work",
"\u2014 J. T. McDonnell"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053459",
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"\u2014 Andrew Cockburn",
"Arguably the greatest American racehorse, Man o' War burst onto the scene just when the sport needed some fresh blood to wake it from the doldrums of a nationwide antigambling crusade.",
"\u2014 Bill Barich"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190851",
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"examples":[
"a mint that freshens the breath",
"Can I freshen your drink ?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The site is packed with thousands of summer wreaths that will freshen up your front door for the new season. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
"Best No-Rinse Drugstore Body Wash Like a spray-on body wash, this unique no-rinse body cleansing mist can be spritzed on from head to toe to freshen up fast thanks to skin-cleansing and conditioning ingredients. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 2 June 2022",
"Hand sanitizer, mini green and red Tabasco, my SPF 50 Dusting Powder (which contains zinc and titanium), an extra face mask, and some Platinum Lip Plump, Platinum Long Lash, and Extreme Lengthening Mascara to freshen up on the go. \u2014 C\u00e9cilia Pelloux, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Every busy guy needs a spray antiperspirant to freshen up before an evening of canoodling or a night out on the town. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Doing a bit of redecorating before any guests come knocking could freshen things up! \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Giving these shows a try may freshen up your library and teach you something about science, history, and human nature, too. \u2014 Erin Berger, Outside Online , 18 Feb. 2021",
"Firstly, even before tactical realignments, McCullum will be striving for a reset within the player group in a bid to freshen things up by going back to basics. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Israel\u2019s warming ties with the Gulf have also encouraged Egypt to freshen its relationship with Israel, fearful of losing its role as a bridge between Israel and the Arab world. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022"
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"1532, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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"\u02c8fresh-\u0259n",
"\u02c8fre-sh\u0259n"
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"recharge",
"recreate",
"refresh",
"refreshen",
"regenerate",
"rejuvenate",
"renew",
"repair",
"restore",
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"revitalize",
"revive",
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": to grow or become fresh : such as":[],
": to increase in strength":[]
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"Can I freshen your drink ?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The site is packed with thousands of summer wreaths that will freshen up your front door for the new season. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
"Best No-Rinse Drugstore Body Wash Like a spray-on body wash, this unique no-rinse body cleansing mist can be spritzed on from head to toe to freshen up fast thanks to skin-cleansing and conditioning ingredients. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 2 June 2022",
"Hand sanitizer, mini green and red Tabasco, my SPF 50 Dusting Powder (which contains zinc and titanium), an extra face mask, and some Platinum Lip Plump, Platinum Long Lash, and Extreme Lengthening Mascara to freshen up on the go. \u2014 C\u00e9cilia Pelloux, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Every busy guy needs a spray antiperspirant to freshen up before an evening of canoodling or a night out on the town. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Doing a bit of redecorating before any guests come knocking could freshen things up! \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Giving these shows a try may freshen up your library and teach you something about science, history, and human nature, too. \u2014 Erin Berger, Outside Online , 18 Feb. 2021",
"Firstly, even before tactical realignments, McCullum will be striving for a reset within the player group in a bid to freshen things up by going back to basics. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Israel\u2019s warming ties with the Gulf have also encouraged Egypt to freshen its relationship with Israel, fearful of losing its role as a bridge between Israel and the Arab world. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022"
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": just recently : newly":[
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"\u2014 Helen Howe"
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"a fresh white shirt"
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"a fresh portrayal"
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"Adjective",
"You can use either fresh or dried basil for this recipe.",
"The meat was kept fresh in the refrigerator.",
"a bouquet of fresh flowers",
"He changed into a fresh shirt.",
"She brought a fresh change of clothes.",
"She rose fresh from a good night's sleep.",
"Adverb",
"This bread was baked fresh .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"At the Spruce Street Farmers Market, there are a variety of vendors with fresh produce and more farmstead goods! \u2014 Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"Now the city has both, as George\u2019s Fresh Market opened in October and customers bought fresh produce picked Friday night or Saturday at the opening of the farmers market Sunday. \u2014 Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Depending on the location, people will receive either fresh produce or pantry staples like rice, beans, and grains (or both). \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"The former head baker of San Francisco\u2019s Tartine, Lori Oyamada, runs Le Doyenn\u00e9\u2019s bakery, which provides bread for the kitchen, guests and locals, who can also buy the farm\u2019s fresh produce at its grocery. \u2014 WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"Our nonprofit Lucille's 1913 acquired 10 acres of land at the park to begin a community farm that will provide the town with fresh produce while employing members of the community. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 16 June 2022",
"Vendors have fresh produce as well as arts and crafts, local goods and so much more. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
"Unable to secure fresh produce, many residents lived on instant noodles or rice porridge. \u2014 Han Zhang, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
"Tuesdays, offering free clothing, bag lunches and fresh produce; 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Thursdays for free clothing and bag lunches; 10 a.m. \u2014 James E. Causey, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"For Ashley Graham, that meant embracing all that comes with being the mother of a new set of twins\u2014namely tiredness, fresh -faced serenity, and doubled-up feeding times. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 19 June 2022",
"That story kicks off with the introduction of a fresh -faced heroine: Charlie's Angels star Ella Balinska as the daughter of Albert Wesker. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 2 June 2022",
"Country superstar Trisha Yearwood showed off a make-free video on Instagram, and fans are loving seeing this fresh -faced side of her. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 31 May 2022",
"The sepia portrait showed a fresh -faced cadet, barely older than Nikita was now, in a Red Army tunic and wool cap. \u2014 James Verini, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"Then again Boudreau was a fresh -faced 24 when the Indians named him player-manager in 1942. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 12 May 2022",
"With her hair curled in her signature bouncy waves, Kate looked fresh -faced and ready to switch on the charm while fulfilling her royal duty to represent Her Majesty. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 5 June 2022",
"Perm 36,6 is also documenting the death of Russian soldiers from the region, posting haunting photos of fresh -faced young men with a few lines about their short lives. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 3 June 2022",
"Trent Alexander-Arnold was still a fresh -faced teenager back then, and Gareth Bale was still a player Real Madrid liked to use from time to time. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Lightning come into the series fresh off a 4-2 win over the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference finals, while the Avalanche swept the Edmonton Oilers in four straight games out West. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"For a kid fresh out of high school, learning to cook even modest meals can be a daunting task. \u2014 Lauren Gray, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022",
"Kudos, too, to band member Drew Erickson, who wrote the string charts for this LP fresh off his work on Lana Del Rey\u2019s Blue Banisters. \u2014 Simon Vozick-levinson, Rolling Stone , 30 May 2022",
"Two young men walk into a bar, one fresh off the boat from Ireland (A.J. Shively) and another (Sidney DuPont) who\u2019s just escaped slavery on the Underground Railroad. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Now the iPhone doesn't need those attachments; Stripe works just fine with an iPhone fresh out of the box. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 17 May 2022",
"How that relationship plays out between a president who surrounds himself with longtime advisers like Klain and a new deputy fresh to the White House remains to be seen. \u2014 Dan Diamond, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Jenkins isn\u2019t some greenhorn fresh to the world of money and crime. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The Raptors were really struggling before their big win over the Spurs on Wednesday, while the Suns are coming into this one fresh off an impressive blowout win over the surging Heat. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 11 Mar. 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
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"vet",
"veteran"
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},
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"My daughter's a freshman at UCLA.",
"He was the best freshman in professional basketball this year.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Segobiano was a pre-med student and board member of both Special Olympics and Camp Kesem, as well as a running back on the football team his freshman year. \u2014 Kristi Dosh, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"After their season-ending loss to Glenville, both coach Matt Futch and Peterson spoke candidly about the possibility that his freshman year could be his only one at CVCA before transferring to a prep school. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 26 June 2022",
"Chase, who just started his freshman year of college, is struggling with his gender identity and self-acceptance, homesick for his friends and sister, and tirelessly working towards winning an exclusive animation mentorship. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 24 June 2022",
"In Free Enterprise class freshman year, Ms. Norwood taught Ruth\u2019s Chris Steak House as a lesson on starting a successful franchise in a God-honoring way. \u2014 Casey Mcquiston, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
"Just like his dad, Connor became a star high school wrestler \u2013 even making the varsity team his freshman year in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. \u2014 Holly Yan, CNN , 19 June 2022",
"Young, a Binghamton, New York, native, played his freshman year at Lackawanna College in Scranton, Pennsylvania. \u2014 Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel , 19 June 2022",
"Primarily a catcher in high school, Melton spent his freshman year at SDSU in 2019 acclimating himself to the mound. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"Deandre Coleman, who was in the closing days of his freshman year in high school, was shot and killed just after 8:30 p.m. in the 4600 block of Hillside Road SE, a residential street about a half mile from his home. \u2014 Peter Hermann, Washington Post , 16 June 2022"
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"apprentice",
"babe",
"beginner",
"colt",
"cub",
"fledgling",
"greenhorn",
"neophyte",
"newbie",
"newcomer",
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"novitiate",
"punk",
"recruit",
"rook",
"rookie",
"tenderfoot",
"tyro",
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"coming fresh to the job",
"\u2014 Helen Howe"
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"a fresh portrayal"
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"Adjective",
"You can use either fresh or dried basil for this recipe.",
"The meat was kept fresh in the refrigerator.",
"a bouquet of fresh flowers",
"He changed into a fresh shirt.",
"She brought a fresh change of clothes.",
"She rose fresh from a good night's sleep.",
"Adverb",
"This bread was baked fresh .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"At the Spruce Street Farmers Market, there are a variety of vendors with fresh produce and more farmstead goods! \u2014 Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"Now the city has both, as George\u2019s Fresh Market opened in October and customers bought fresh produce picked Friday night or Saturday at the opening of the farmers market Sunday. \u2014 Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Depending on the location, people will receive either fresh produce or pantry staples like rice, beans, and grains (or both). \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"The former head baker of San Francisco\u2019s Tartine, Lori Oyamada, runs Le Doyenn\u00e9\u2019s bakery, which provides bread for the kitchen, guests and locals, who can also buy the farm\u2019s fresh produce at its grocery. \u2014 WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"Our nonprofit Lucille's 1913 acquired 10 acres of land at the park to begin a community farm that will provide the town with fresh produce while employing members of the community. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 16 June 2022",
"Vendors have fresh produce as well as arts and crafts, local goods and so much more. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
"Unable to secure fresh produce, many residents lived on instant noodles or rice porridge. \u2014 Han Zhang, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
"Tuesdays, offering free clothing, bag lunches and fresh produce; 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Thursdays for free clothing and bag lunches; 10 a.m. \u2014 James E. Causey, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"For Ashley Graham, that meant embracing all that comes with being the mother of a new set of twins\u2014namely tiredness, fresh -faced serenity, and doubled-up feeding times. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 19 June 2022",
"That story kicks off with the introduction of a fresh -faced heroine: Charlie's Angels star Ella Balinska as the daughter of Albert Wesker. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 2 June 2022",
"Country superstar Trisha Yearwood showed off a make-free video on Instagram, and fans are loving seeing this fresh -faced side of her. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 31 May 2022",
"The sepia portrait showed a fresh -faced cadet, barely older than Nikita was now, in a Red Army tunic and wool cap. \u2014 James Verini, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"Then again Boudreau was a fresh -faced 24 when the Indians named him player-manager in 1942. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 12 May 2022",
"With her hair curled in her signature bouncy waves, Kate looked fresh -faced and ready to switch on the charm while fulfilling her royal duty to represent Her Majesty. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 5 June 2022",
"Perm 36,6 is also documenting the death of Russian soldiers from the region, posting haunting photos of fresh -faced young men with a few lines about their short lives. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 3 June 2022",
"Trent Alexander-Arnold was still a fresh -faced teenager back then, and Gareth Bale was still a player Real Madrid liked to use from time to time. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Lightning come into the series fresh off a 4-2 win over the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference finals, while the Avalanche swept the Edmonton Oilers in four straight games out West. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"For a kid fresh out of high school, learning to cook even modest meals can be a daunting task. \u2014 Lauren Gray, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022",
"Kudos, too, to band member Drew Erickson, who wrote the string charts for this LP fresh off his work on Lana Del Rey\u2019s Blue Banisters. \u2014 Simon Vozick-levinson, Rolling Stone , 30 May 2022",
"Two young men walk into a bar, one fresh off the boat from Ireland (A.J. Shively) and another (Sidney DuPont) who\u2019s just escaped slavery on the Underground Railroad. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Now the iPhone doesn't need those attachments; Stripe works just fine with an iPhone fresh out of the box. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 17 May 2022",
"How that relationship plays out between a president who surrounds himself with longtime advisers like Klain and a new deputy fresh to the White House remains to be seen. \u2014 Dan Diamond, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Jenkins isn\u2019t some greenhorn fresh to the world of money and crime. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The Raptors were really struggling before their big win over the Spurs on Wednesday, while the Suns are coming into this one fresh off an impressive blowout win over the surging Heat. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 11 Mar. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French fresch, freis , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German frisc fresh; akin to Old English fersc fresh":"Adjective, Adverb, and Noun"
},
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"\u02c8fresh"
],
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"brand-new",
"mint",
"pristine",
"span-new",
"virgin",
"virginal"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033931",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
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"fret":{
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"dither",
"fluster",
"fuss",
"huff",
"lather",
"pother",
"stew",
"sweat",
"swelter",
"swivet",
"tizzy",
"twitter"
],
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": a worn or eroded spot":[],
": agitate , ripple":[
"fret the surface of the lake"
],
": an agitation of mind : irritation":[],
": an ornament or ornamental work often in relief consisting of small straight bars intersecting one another in right or oblique angles":[],
": chafe":[
"His back where the harness rubbed began to fret ."
],
": fray sense 1":[],
": one of a series of ridges fixed across the fingerboard of a stringed musical instrument (such as a guitar)":[],
": rub , chafe":[
"The harness strap was fretting the horse."
],
": the action of wearing away : erosion":[],
": to affect something as if by gnawing or biting : grate":[
"the \u2026 urgent voice fretted at his nerves",
"\u2014 Graham Greene"
],
": to become agitated":[
"a brook fretting over rocks"
],
": to become vexed or worried":[
"fretting over the high cost of feeding their families",
"\u2014 Vance Packard"
],
": to cause to suffer emotional strain : vex":[
"don't you fret yourself about me",
"\u2014 J. C. Powys"
],
": to decorate with interlaced designs":[],
": to eat into something":[],
": to enrich with embossed or pierced carved patterns":[],
": to form a pattern upon":[],
": to make by wearing away a substance":[
"the stream fretted a channel"
],
": to pass (time) in fretting":[
"a poor player who struts and frets his hour upon the stage",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
],
": to press (the strings of a stringed instrument) against the frets":[],
": wear , corrode":[
"Marble frets away due to the rain."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1602, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"circa 1500, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English, back-formation from fret, fretted adorned, interwoven, from Anglo-French frett\u00e9 , past participle of fretter to tie, probably from Vulgar Latin *firmitare , from Latin firmus firm":"Verb",
"Middle English, to devour, fret, from Old English fretan to devour; akin to Old High German frezzan to devour, ezzan to eat \u2014 more at eat":"Verb and Noun",
"perhaps from Middle French frete ferrule, from freter":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8fret"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bite (at)",
"corrode",
"eat",
"erode",
"gnaw",
"nibble"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082200",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"friable":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": easily crumbled or pulverized":[
"friable soil"
]
},
"examples":[
"sand dollars are friable , so handle them carefully",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The rock beneath the massive flood deposits was relatively friable volcanic rock, easily broken and carved. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 Apr. 2022",
"They\u2019re turned annually, but otherwise left to their own devices in a tri-year cycle that converts his kitchen scraps, weeds and leaves into moist friable soil rich in micronutrients. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 8 July 2020",
"Mule deer that easily vault over barbed-wire fences don\u2019t test the creek\u2019s friable banks. \u2014 Andrew Mckean, Outdoor Life , 16 Apr. 2020",
"At the Doug Fir, however, the Robinsons will perform as a duo, surely boring into their hits \u2014 and stress-testing the ecology of a friable partnership. 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, Doug Fir Lounge. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Feb. 2020",
"My hair is thin and friable , the color of damp straw, my neck ropy and straining. \u2014 Summer Block, Longreads , 23 Aug. 2019",
"Feed your soil Kranz is a strong proponent of organic gardening and believes building a friable (i.e. crumbly), nutrient-rich soil is critical to your garden\u2019s success. \u2014 Jeanette Marantos, The Seattle Times , 12 Apr. 2019",
"Fertilize Your Cucumber Plants Cucumbers thrive in light, friable soil. \u2014 The Editors, Good Housekeeping , 12 July 2018",
"Materials that contain asbestos, such as vinyl floor tiles, are non- friable . \u2014 David Anderson, The Aegis , 10 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1563, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin friabilis , from friare to crumble \u2014 more at friction":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u012b-\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for friable fragile , frangible , brittle , crisp , friable mean breaking easily. fragile implies extreme delicacy of material or construction and need for careful handling. a fragile antique chair frangible implies susceptibility to being broken without implying weakness or delicacy. frangible stone used for paving brittle implies hardness together with lack of elasticity or flexibility or toughness. brittle bones crisp implies a firmness and brittleness desirable especially in some foods. crisp lettuce friable applies to substances that are easily crumbled or pulverized. friable soil",
"synonyms":[
"brickle",
"brittle",
"crisp",
"crispy",
"crumbly",
"embrittled",
"flaky",
"flakey",
"short"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100051",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun,"
]
},
"friar skate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a European skate ( Raja alba ) or related fish":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191709",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"friary":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a monastery of friars":[]
},
"examples":[
"the Franciscans left the chapel and went to the friary for rest",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The remains of a person buried in the Augustinian friary . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Just 3 percent of the people interred in the poorer, rural graveyard bore signs of bunions; comparatively, a staggering 43 percent of the wealthy individuals buried in an Augustinian friary were hobbled by the deformity. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2021",
"Then, on her final day in Victoria, Graham walked up to the friary and rang the doorbell. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Oct. 2020",
"Among the most significant discoveries are human remains buried in what may have been a graveyard attached to a medieval Augustinian friary . \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 July 2020",
"Records show that an Augustinian friary stood near the Guildhall in the 15th and 16th centuries but was surrendered in 1538 amid the English Reformation. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 July 2020",
"Published last week in the Antiquaries Journal, the paper details the researchers\u2019 analysis of centuries-old bone fragments unearthed at a Dominican friary in Exeter. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 May 2020",
"Established in 1232 and officially consecrated in 1259, the friary 's burial grounds likely included wealthy, high-status laypersons, according to the authors. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 May 2020",
"All were collected during the excavation of the burial ground of a medieval Dominican friary in Exeter from 1997 to 2007, to prepare for the construction of the Princesshay shopping district. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 May 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1538, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abbey",
"cloister",
"hermitage",
"monastery",
"priory"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070201",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"frib":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a short small dirty lock of wool":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8frib"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083605",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fribble":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a frivolous person, thing, or idea":[],
": dodder":[],
": to trifle or fool away":[],
": trifle":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"somehow, he managed to spend the whole morning fribbling instead of doing his assigned work"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1633, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"1664, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fri-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"doodle",
"fiddle (around)",
"fool around",
"goof (around)",
"hang about",
"kick around",
"mess around",
"monkey (around)",
"play",
"potter (around)",
"putter (around)",
"trifle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000028",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"fribby":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": small , short":[
"\u2014 used of locks of wool"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"frib + -y":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8frib\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112939",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"fricative":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a consonant characterized by frictional passage of the expired breath through a narrowing at some point in the vocal tract":[]
},
"examples":[
"The sounds v \u03b8 \u00f0 s z \u0283 \u0292 h/ are English fricatives .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The plosives and fricatives of a complex word, the specific place your lips meet or don't to shape and push out a puff of air that carries a sound. \u2014 Julie Muncy, Wired , 5 Feb. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1863, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin fricatus , past participle of fricare":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fri-k\u0259-tiv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113438",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"fricatrice":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French, female homosexual, from Latin fricare to rub + Middle French -trice -trix (from Latin tric-, -trix ); translation of Latin & Greek tribas":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8frik\u0259\u2027tr\u0259\u0307s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174937",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fricht":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of fricht Scottish variant of fright"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fri\u1e35t"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-120041",
"type":[]
},
"frichtsome":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": frightful , terrible":[
"a frichtsome rain storm"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"fricht + -some":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-s\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095127",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"fricking":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": damned":[
"\u2014 used as an intensive"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1936, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration of frigging , present participle of frig":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-k\u0259n",
"\u02c8fri-ki\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041916",
"type":[
"adjective or adverb"
]
},
"friction":{
"antonyms":[
"accord",
"agreement",
"concord",
"concordance",
"harmony",
"peace"
],
"definitions":{
": sound produced by the movement of air through a narrow constriction in the mouth or glottis":[],
": the clashing between two persons or parties of opposed views : disagreement":[
"friction between neighbors",
"friction between state and federal authorities"
],
": the force that resists relative motion between two bodies in contact":[
"oil in a car engine reduces friction"
],
": the rubbing of one body against another":[
"the friction of sandpaper on wood"
]
},
"examples":[
"the friction of sandpaper on wood",
"Oil in a car engine reduces friction .",
"It was difficult to reach an agreement because of the friction between the two sides.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Governments around the world can now buy and lease access to satellite data for national purposes with far less friction than in the past. \u2014 Emiliano Kargieman, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Ventura is really trying to reduce any type of online friction . \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 24 June 2022",
"The House committee and the Justice Department have worked separately but had some public friction . \u2014 Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"The House committee and the Justice Department have worked separately but had some public friction . \u2014 Michael Balsamo And Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"The story loses some traction and starts drifting once friction intrudes on Casey and Tib\u2019s nascent relationship, partly because the cowboy is unable to show support when Tib needs it. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
"In layman\u2019s terms: the group wants to ensure future iterations of the still-nascent metaverse allow users to jump between platforms with minimal friction , with no single company dominating the landscape. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, a longstanding source of internal friction within BRICS remains unresolved: tensions between India and China, which in 2020 spiraled into a violent border clash. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"Studies show that friction from tossing and turning causes creases in the skin, but dermatologists say that a silky smooth surface can reduce this effect in the long run. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"earlier, therapeutic rubbing of the limbs, from Middle French, from Latin friction-, frictio , from fricare to rub; akin to Latin friare to crumble, and perhaps to Sanskrit bhr\u012b\u1e47anti they injure":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8frik-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"conflict",
"disaccord",
"discord",
"discordance",
"discordancy",
"disharmony",
"dissension",
"dissention",
"dissent",
"dissidence",
"dissonance",
"disunion",
"disunity",
"division",
"infighting",
"inharmony",
"schism",
"strife",
"variance",
"war",
"warfare"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203525",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"friction bearing":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a solid bearing on a railroad freight car usually of brass construction with babbitt lining whose interior surface is in direct contact with the surface of the axle end which it supports":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033025",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"friction board":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a heavy compressed impregnated solid paperboard used for making pulleys usually by cutting into disks that are then compacted together coaxially":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090508",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"friction brake":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a brake operating by friction":[],
": an absorption dynamometer that absorbs energy by friction":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064033",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"friction breccia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a breccia composed of rocks shattered and crushed under friction":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063831",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"friction calender":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a calender used for friction glazing \u2014 compare supercalender":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014342",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"friction clamp":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a clamp that holds or supports by friction alone without indentation or deformation of the bodies concerned":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114618",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"frictional":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": moved or produced by friction":[],
": of or relating to friction":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a resting bottle of champagne\u2014in other words, one that is ripe for the drinking\u2014this outward pressure exerted on the cork is balanced by the static frictional force between the cork and the bottle\u2019s walls. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 3 June 2022",
"Your blood vessels sense the frictional drag of blood rushing past the vessel walls, and respond by producing molecules such as nitric oxide that help keep the vessels supple and responsive. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 19 Mar. 2020",
"The balls move without a frictional force and without rolling. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 17 Dec. 2021",
"The hope is that the brakes won\u2019t somehow otherwise burn out from overuse amid nonstop frictional forces being applied. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 17 May 2021",
"However, the frictional force is greater than the artificial gravity at this location. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 14 May 2021",
"Finally, there is the kinetic frictional force (FK). \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 29 Apr. 2021",
"This provides a frictional force and is the source of much of a tyre\u2019s grip. \u2014 Laurie Winkless, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2021",
"With only this tiny contact point supporting the pencil, the frictional force can't really exert any torque to stop it from rotating. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 8 Mar. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8frik-shn\u0259l",
"-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200349",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"frictional gearing":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": friction gearing":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211804",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"frictional unemployment":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the temporary unemployment of resources (as labor) resulting from job changes, imbalance of factors of production, or short term lack of mobility preventing continuous employment":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114659",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"frictionless":{
"antonyms":[
"accord",
"agreement",
"concord",
"concordance",
"harmony",
"peace"
],
"definitions":{
": sound produced by the movement of air through a narrow constriction in the mouth or glottis":[],
": the clashing between two persons or parties of opposed views : disagreement":[
"friction between neighbors",
"friction between state and federal authorities"
],
": the force that resists relative motion between two bodies in contact":[
"oil in a car engine reduces friction"
],
": the rubbing of one body against another":[
"the friction of sandpaper on wood"
]
},
"examples":[
"the friction of sandpaper on wood",
"Oil in a car engine reduces friction .",
"It was difficult to reach an agreement because of the friction between the two sides.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Governments around the world can now buy and lease access to satellite data for national purposes with far less friction than in the past. \u2014 Emiliano Kargieman, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Ventura is really trying to reduce any type of online friction . \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 24 June 2022",
"The House committee and the Justice Department have worked separately but had some public friction . \u2014 Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"The House committee and the Justice Department have worked separately but had some public friction . \u2014 Michael Balsamo And Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"The story loses some traction and starts drifting once friction intrudes on Casey and Tib\u2019s nascent relationship, partly because the cowboy is unable to show support when Tib needs it. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
"In layman\u2019s terms: the group wants to ensure future iterations of the still-nascent metaverse allow users to jump between platforms with minimal friction , with no single company dominating the landscape. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, a longstanding source of internal friction within BRICS remains unresolved: tensions between India and China, which in 2020 spiraled into a violent border clash. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"Studies show that friction from tossing and turning causes creases in the skin, but dermatologists say that a silky smooth surface can reduce this effect in the long run. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022"
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"1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"earlier, therapeutic rubbing of the limbs, from Middle French, from Latin friction-, frictio , from fricare to rub; akin to Latin friare to crumble, and perhaps to Sanskrit bhr\u012b\u1e47anti they injure":""
},
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"\u02c8frik-sh\u0259n"
],
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"conflict",
"disaccord",
"discord",
"discordance",
"discordancy",
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"dissidence",
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": refrigerator":[]
},
"examples":[
"Please put the milk in the fridge .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But then Volger\u2019s friend started pulling things out of her fridge and setting the table. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"That means adding food waste such as coffee grounds, eggshells, banana peels, moldy bread, last night\u2019s table scraps and those vegetables at the back of your fridge that are starting to look slimy to the garden waste already in your green bin. \u2014 Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Store in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 to 4 days. \u2014 Adrienne Cheatham, Robb Report , 20 June 2022",
"Be sure to store it in an airtight container away from any humidity (not in the fridge ). \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
"If meat is taken out of the fridge , its internal temperature is going to remain cooler than its exterior for quite some time. \u2014 Joey Skladany, Better Homes & Gardens , 7 June 2022",
"After at least one hour or up to 24 hours of marinating, take your marinated chicken out of the fridge to bring its temperature up just a bit, for at least 20 minutes. \u2014 Mehreen Karim, Bon App\u00e9tit , 27 May 2022",
"Wondering about reheating that week-old pizza in the back of the fridge ? \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Leftovers are equally delicious, chilled, right out of the fridge , perhaps with some goat cheese or tossed into hot pasta. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Feb. 2022"
],
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"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"by shortening & alteration":""
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"\u02c8frij"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133637",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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": a kitchen appliance that includes both a refrigerator and a freezer : ( US ) refrigerator":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-173902",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-091612",
"type":[]
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"sober",
"straight"
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"fried eggs",
"fried chicken",
"fried dough"
],
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"\u2014 Tom McNichol"
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": intoxicated , high":[
"\u2026 too fried on crystal meth to be gambling on a game of pool, but doing it nonetheless.",
"\u2014 Joseph Wambaugh",
"\u2026 what about that time you got fried at the frat house after the big game against State and the judge fined you $50 and costs for dropping quarts of beer in paper bags out the second-floor window?",
"\u2014 Russell Baker"
],
": mentally exhausted":[
"At dinner after the book signing, he's fried , barely able to converse.",
"\u2014 Rick Martin",
"After spending about 14 hours on ESPN Radio, SportsCenter and espn.com, Gammons was completely fried .",
"\u2014 Rich Eisen"
]
},
"examples":[
"Sorry, I'm just fried today.",
"grew up in a family in which Dad got fried on every weekend and holiday",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Nigella seeds look like black sesame seeds but taste like a mix of fried onions and oregano. \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022",
"For diners looking for a little extra oomph, there are choices like the saucy hickory burger and the onion ring burger stacked with crisp, golden, fried onions. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The diners where my father once churned out fried eggs and bacon all have salad sections on their menus now. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Apr. 2022",
"This dish is cooked in a stock made from fried onions, butter, peanuts, Turkish allspice and raisins, which is mixed with fresh parsley and dill. \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Jinich suggests panfrying the slices in a bit of butter, and topping them with fried eggs and salsa. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Through the lens, the colonies looked like fried eggs. \u2014 James Somers, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Mop up the sauce with bread and chips, or pour some over a plate of fried eggs. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Taking inspiration from Korean American street food in Los Angeles, these sausages (Kalbi pork or sweet and spicy chicken) come with sweet Hawaiian soft buns and bold toppings like garlic-jalape\u00f1o aioli, kimchi relish and crispy fried onions. \u2014 Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report , 31 Jan. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8fr\u012bd"
],
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"blasted",
"blind",
"blitzed",
"blotto",
"bombed",
"boozy",
"canned",
"cockeyed",
"crocked",
"drunk",
"drunken",
"gassed",
"hammered",
"high",
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"inebriate",
"inebriated",
"intoxicated",
"juiced",
"lit",
"lit up",
"loaded",
"looped",
"oiled",
"pickled",
"pie-eyed",
"plastered",
"potted",
"ripped",
"sloshed",
"smashed",
"sottish",
"soused",
"sozzled",
"squiffed",
"squiffy",
"stewed",
"stiff",
"stinking",
"stoned",
"tanked",
"tiddly",
"tight",
"tipsy",
"wasted",
"wet",
"wiped out"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081655",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"1836, in the meaning defined above":""
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164432",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"friedelin":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a crystalline triterpenoid ketone C 30 H 50 O extracted especially from cork":[]
},
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"Charles Friedel + English -in":""
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"fr\u0113\u02c8del\u0259\u0307n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081741",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"friedelite":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a mineral Mn 8 Si 6 O 18 (OH, Cl) 4 \u00b73H 2 O consisting of a rose-red manganese silicate containing chlorine (hardness 4\u20135, specific gravity 3.07)":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from Charles Friedel + French -ite":""
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"-\u02ccl\u012bt"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135430",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"friend":{
"antonyms":[
"enemy",
"foe"
],
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"She's my best friend ."
],
": one that favors or promotes something (such as a charity)":[
"this trend has alarmed friends of the liberal arts",
"\u2014 Raymond Walters",
"The friends of the library will host a fund-raiser."
],
": one that is not hostile":[
"Is he a friend or an enemy?"
],
": one that is of the same nation, party, or group":[
"showbiz friends"
],
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": to have a friendship or friendly relationship with":[],
": to include (someone) in a list of designated friends on a person's social networking site":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"\u2026 she \u2026 got a job, made friends and managed to write a novel that hit the best-seller lists and stayed there \u2026 \u2014 Garrison Keillor , New York Times Book Review , 11 June 2006",
"Over the last couple of years I have experienced moments of disbelief when I meet my friends in public. They look older than I think they should. \u2014 Alice Munro , In the Stacks , 2002",
"Never had a friend like that before or since. Never laughed so hard in my life as I did with Manny. \u2014 Philip Roth , American Pastoral , 1997",
"I'd like you to meet my friend .",
"He's no friend of mine.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The documents, which were sent to the Times-Union by an anonymous source, show that Matrix was monitoring Monroe\u2019s activities on Nov. 9, 2019, when the Times-Union columnist was in Pensacola for a friend \u2019s wedding. \u2014 Annie Martin, Orlando Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"Cynthia Shouse was blunt, funny and doubled as a best friend and mother, Abram said. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
"Thurston connected with Hersey as a friend after filming The Bachelorette. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
"His best hope is that the union leadership won\u2019t want to cause problems for Biden, who is generally seen as the greatest friend of union labor ever to sit in the Oval Office. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"There also will be a moving tribute to Thomas Mikal Ford, the late actor who was beloved by fans as Martin's friend Tommy. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
"Phishing emails are designed to impersonate an organization, a co-worker, a manager or someone recognizable as a friend , family member or acquaintance. \u2014 Prem Thudia, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Julianne Moore is great as his friend and the film is as moving as it is beautifully shot. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"Future Pretenders founder Chrissie Hynde (played by Sydney Chandler) is one of the most important characters on Pistol \u2014 which vastly exaggerates her role as a friend of the band. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"To complete his transformation into Inspector Campbell, the actor turned to friend Liam Neeson. \u2014 Janaya Wecker, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
"Somewhere Good, a platform for audio discussion that launched last month, doesn\u2019t allow users to send each other direct messages or follow or friend each other to minimize abuse and social comparison. \u2014 Deepa Seetharaman, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
"The source for this misconception is a letter from Arendt\u2019s teacher and friend the philosopher Karl Jaspers on December 13, 1963. \u2014 Seyla Benhabib, The New York Review of Books , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Elizabeth Leach, left, and Lo Peterson, right, talk to friend Sam Jeet about their recent trips, while sitting in the living room of Lo's home. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Also introduced into evidence was a WhatsApp message dated January 20, 2020, from Bryan to friend , read aloud in court. \u2014 Pamela Kirkland, CNN , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Shortly after, Renacci adviser Brad Parscale responded on Facebook, saying Lindell had promised his endorsement to friend Knopp in text messages. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 14 Feb. 2022",
"In a deleted scene from the most recent episode of her YouTube series, Who's in My Bathroom?, the model turned to friend Rosie Huntington-Whiteley for advice on motherhood. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 11 Dec. 2021",
"About half of the rooms are double queens that sleep four, advertised to friend groups or families who are adventuring together. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English frend , from Old English fr\u0113ond ; akin to Old High German friunt friend, Old English fr\u0113on to love, fr\u0113o free":"Noun and Verb"
},
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"\u02c8frend"
],
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"alter ego",
"amigo",
"buddy",
"chum",
"compadre",
"comrade",
"confidant",
"confidante",
"crony",
"familiar",
"intimate",
"mate",
"musketeer",
"pal"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233652",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"friend of the court":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
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},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1776, in the meaning defined above":""
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180633",
"type":[
"noun phrase"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a friend with whom one has casual sexual relations without commitments":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1997, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215940",
"type":[
"noun phrase"
]
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"friendliness":{
"antonyms":[],
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": disposition to goodwill, warmth, or kindness to others":[
"I love the Santa Ynez Valley. I love its rolling hills, the friendliness of the people and the care I have seen neighbors extend to neighbors.",
"\u2014 Elayne Klasson"
],
": the quality of being suited to particular needs, concerns, users, etc.":[
"\u2026 keeps developers on task to reach an agreed-upon level of efficiency and environmental friendliness in building projects.",
"\u2014 John Patrick Pullen",
"\u2014 often used in combination The app catalogs over 75,000 trails across the United States and Canada, with handy filters to search trails by skill level, accessibility, or dog- friendliness . \u2014 Arielle Pardes As always, Pittman became the fixer, leading the charge to upgrade service and focus on consumer- friendliness . \u2014 Daniel McGinn"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8fren(d)-l\u0113-n\u0259s"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174109",
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},
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"antonyms":[
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"hostile",
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": cheerful , comforting":[
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],
": designed or intended to accommodate particular needs, users, etc.":[
"\u2014 usually used in combination a kid- friendly restaurant \u2026 providing a more business- friendly and professional environment \u2026 \u2014 Matt Miller"
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": easy to use or understand":[
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"\u2014 often used in combination a reader- friendly layout"
],
": in a friendly manner : amicably":[],
": not causing or likely to cause harm":[
"environmentally friendly packaging [=packaging that does not damage the environment]",
"\u2014 often used in combination an eco- friendly vehicle"
],
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"A friendly breeze finally drove the boat into harbor."
],
": showing kindly interest and goodwill":[
"friendly neighbors"
],
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"\u2014 usually used in combination a kid- friendly restaurant \u2026 providing a more business- friendly and professional environment \u2026 \u2014 Matt Miller"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The local people are very friendly to visitors.",
"It was friendly of him to offer to help us.",
"His friendly smile was reassuring.",
"They maintained a friendly correspondence.",
"A friendly breeze helped us sail the boat into the harbor.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Some of the first period products people are typically introduced to at the start of puberty are disposable tampons and pads, which aren't very environmentally friendly . \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
"The environmentally friendly , east side skate park is geared for skateboarders, bicyclists, and scooters. \u2014 Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press , 27 June 2022",
"Seven in 10 say that, over the past year, such occurrences have spurred them on to buy environmentally friendly items. \u2014 Anne Field, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Mashama, a robust design, uses environmentally friendly fabrics. \u2014 Vogue , 24 June 2022",
"Between stints in Washington, Prabhakar has worked as a venture capitalist focusing on environmentally friendly startups and information technology companies. \u2014 Lev Facher, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"Seating surfaces retain their bovine provenance, but the nappa leather gets a more environmentally friendly treatment via pine-tree bark and buckwheat used in the dyeing process. \u2014 Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver , 21 June 2022",
"Oxygen bleach solutions are environmentally- friendly and have a strong fungicidal effect. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 17 June 2022",
"Through the theme park's commitment to becoming more environmentally friendly , the trams are being given an upgrade and will soon utilize all electric vehicles. \u2014 Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Events for May 26 include a stress management program 10-11 a.m., low vision tips and tricks noon to 1 p.m. and friendly beat the champs chair volleyball and corn hole competitions 1-2 p.m. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
"Sixty years ago, friendly -faced host Jim McKay welcomed viewers to a live broadcast of the Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Apr. 2021",
"As the coronavirus pandemic squeezes household budgets, workers and employers alike are increasingly turning to pay-advance apps with friendly -sounding names like Earnin, Dave, Brigit and Rain. \u2014 Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times , 2 Oct. 2020",
"Swarovski, the crystal specialist, shows mostly friendly -looking teddy bears and roses, Disney characters, and adorable Zodiac animals on its sparkly website. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 13 June 2020",
"Mitsotakis won office pledging to make the country more-business friendly , cut taxes and modernize Greece\u2019s antiquated bureaucracy. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2020",
"United has a third friendly scheduled against Pachuca of Mexico\u2019s Liga MX at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7. \u2014 Andy Greder, Twin Cities , 17 July 2019",
"Saturday will feature an inter league friendly between the Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays RBI youth teams, followed up with RBI Night at Marlins Park. \u2014 Christian Simmons, sun-sentinel.com , 10 July 2019",
"United has a third friendly scheduled against Pachuca of Mexico\u2019s Liga MX at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7. \u2014 Andy Greder, Twin Cities , 17 July 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"FC Cincinnati started off its schedule of preseason friendlies with a bang on Wednesday, downing second-division Phoenix Rising FC, 3-0. \u2014 Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com , 29 Jan. 2020",
"However, despite this the 25-year-old has still been called up to the Democratic Republic of Congo squad this week for their upcoming friendlies against Algeria in Blida and the Ivory Coast in Paris. \u2014 SI.com , 9 Oct. 2019",
"The 2019 Copa America champions will be travelling to Singapore this week for two friendlies against Senegal and Nigeria. \u2014 SI.com , 9 Oct. 2019",
"These last two friendlies showed that the U.S. has some young players who already show signs of being capable of being core players in this new process. \u2014 Juan Pimiento, chicagotribune.com , 3 June 2018",
"Pepe, who joined the Gunners from Lille in a deal worth an eventual \u00a372m in the summer, missed the Ivory Coast's recent friendlies against Tunisia and Benin. \u2014 SI.com , 14 Sep. 2019",
"Their two previous meetings were both friendlies in the same year - 1950. \u2014 SI.com , 2 Oct. 2019",
"Trophy time: The Champions League trophy \u2014 albeit, a replica \u2014 was on the field to promote a July 24 friendly between champions Liverpool and Sporting Lisbon at Yankee Stadium. \u2014 Ben Walker, courant.com , 27 June 2019",
"The Orange and Blue will divide its roster and play two friendlies Feb. 21 before departing later in the day to return to Cincinnati. \u2014 Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com , 10 Feb. 2020"
],
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"1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see friend entry 1":"Noun"
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"\u02c8fren(d)-l\u0113",
"\u02c8frend-l\u0113"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for friendly Adjective amicable , neighborly , friendly mean exhibiting goodwill and an absence of antagonism. amicable implies a state of peace and a desire on the part of the parties not to quarrel. maintained amicable relations neighborly implies a disposition to live on good terms with others and to be helpful on principle. neighborly concern friendly stresses cordiality and often warmth or intimacy of personal relations. sought friendly advice",
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"buddy-buddy",
"chummy",
"collegial",
"companionable",
"comradely",
"cordial",
"genial",
"hail-fellow",
"hail-fellow-well-met",
"hearty",
"matey",
"neighborly",
"palsy",
"palsy-walsy",
"warm",
"warmhearted"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103055",
"type":[
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"noun"
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},
"friendly with":{
"antonyms":[],
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": having a casual rather than close friendship":[
"They are friendly with their new neighbors."
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113654",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"friends in high places":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": people a person knows who have social or political influence or power":[
"She got the job because she has friends in high places ."
]
},
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173130",
"type":[
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},
"friendship":{
"antonyms":[
"ill will",
"malevolence",
"venom"
],
"definitions":{
": aid":[],
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"the friendship shown him by his coworkers"
],
": the state of being friends":[
"they have a long-standing friendship"
]
},
"examples":[
"a friendship between two countries",
"They have enjoyed many years of friendship .",
"He was encouraged by the friendship his coworkers showed him.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ahead of the Season 3 premiere of Making the Cut, which will start streaming on Aug. 19, Klum and Gunn have done nothing but gush over each other and their years-long friendship . \u2014 Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE.com , 1 July 2022",
"The flashbacks of the episode end with Brodie and Ruthie reaffirming their friendship after Ruthie comes out. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 29 June 2022",
"Their friendship made intimate scenes more relaxed, Gomez says. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
"As their friendship deepened, he\u2019s been struck by her dedication. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
"Lola attempts to get Sherri to return to her chambers; Luke and Mark have their friendship tested while on opposite sides of a trial; Emily continues to rally for Charlotte. \u2014 Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"Butler long has spoken of his friendship with Pogba and has hosted him at Heat game at FTX Arena. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"Though there is quite a distance between the pals now\u2014Sun lives in Sugar Land, while Liu is in Taiwan\u2014their fateful friendship began when both women were living in Houston at the same time in their 20s. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 22 June 2022",
"But before long, things start happening that make the teens question her hospitality and a darker side to their friendship starts to reveal itself. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 22 June 2022"
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"\u02c8fren(d)-\u02ccship",
"\u02c8frend-\u02ccship"
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"amity",
"benevolence",
"brotherhood",
"charity",
"cordiality",
"cordialness",
"fellowship",
"friendliness",
"gem\u00fctlichkeit",
"good-fellowship",
"goodwill",
"kindliness",
"neighborliness"
],
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": fear excited by sudden danger : alarm":[
"gave me quite a fright"
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"Noun",
"Her eyes were wide with fright .",
"people in our neighborhood think that that orange and green office building is a hideous fright",
"Verb",
"a ghastly sight that would fright even the most stouthearted soul",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The best Halloween movies for kids meet them at their preferred fright level. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
"So, amidst the fright , Googlegeist did have some bright spots. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Bialystok padded in fright like a Christmas star stored away in its box. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Elgin officials are putting out a call for volunteers to help stage Nightmare on Chicago Street, the annual Halloween fright fest that recreates a zombie apocalypse on the city\u2019s downtown streets. \u2014 Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"One fright , set in a dark hospital hallway, wherein a nurse frantically runs from an unseen predator, falls flat under generic horror tropes. \u2014 Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"As where that distinctly American genre used the contrast of darkness and light to reveal the glumness of post-war society, the Germans were mostly men who created fright . \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Yet regulators\u2019 mandated limits, at a thousandth of what\u2019s really harmful, create fright of all radiation. \u2014 Robert Hargraves, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022",
"This is the fright experienced by writers \u2014 whether seasoned or beginners \u2014 tasked with the role of mapping out a story, a plot, a screenplay. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 14 Jan. 2022"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"Middle English frighten, going back to Old English fyrhtan, going back to Germanic *furhtjan- (whence also Old Saxon forhtian \"to fear, shy away from,\" Old High German forahten, furhten, Gothic faurhtjan ), verbal derivative of *furhta- \"frightened, fearful\" \u2014 more at fright entry 1":"Verb",
"Middle English, going back to Old English fyrhtu, fyrtho, fryhto (Northumbrian) \"fear, dread, source of dread,\" going back to Germanic *furht\u012bn- (whence also Gothic faurhtei ), noun derivative of *furhta- \"frightened, fearful\" (whence Old English forht \"frightened,\" Old Saxon foraht, foroht, Old High German forht, foraht, Gothic faurhts ), probably going back to Indo-European *pr\u0325k-to-, adjective from a verbal base *pr\u0325k-, whence also Tocharian A & B p\u00e4rsk- \"be afraid\" (going back to *pr\u0325k-sk- )":"Noun"
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"\u02c8fr\u012bt"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fright Noun fear , dread , fright , alarm , panic , terror , trepidation mean painful agitation in the presence or anticipation of danger. fear is the most general term and implies anxiety and usually loss of courage. fear of the unknown dread usually adds the idea of intense reluctance to face or meet a person or situation and suggests aversion as well as anxiety. faced the meeting with dread fright implies the shock of sudden, startling fear. fright at being awakened suddenly alarm suggests a sudden and intense awareness of immediate danger. view the situation with alarm panic implies unreasoning and overmastering fear causing hysterical activity. the news caused widespread panic terror implies the most extreme degree of fear. immobilized with terror trepidation adds to dread the implications of timidity, trembling, and hesitation. raised the subject with trepidation",
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"hideosity",
"horror",
"mess",
"monstrosity",
"sight"
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"noun",
"verb"
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"reassure"
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"She doesn't frighten easily."
],
": to drive or force by frightening":[
"frightened the boy into confessing"
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": to make afraid : terrify":[
"The movie scene frightened the child."
]
},
"examples":[
"The story really frightened me.",
"The child was badly frightened by the mask.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The comedian wants the book to provide a space for kids to discuss the things that frighten them. \u2014 Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
"And the way the gun centers him, resolving all this teetering and imbuing him with purpose, should frighten all Americans, gun owners or not. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"Con artists often pretend to be court or law enforcement officials, such as the U.S. Marshals Service or sheriff\u2019s officer, in order to frighten you into taking action. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 17 Dec. 2021",
"This will frighten some into trying less-common strategies like hyperhydration with sodium or glycerol. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 18 Sep. 2019",
"Another element shows how even poor weather can frighten . \u2014 New York Times , 5 Feb. 2022",
"The elaborate threat appeared intended to frighten the United States and its European allies away from the war. \u2014 Doyle Mcmanuswashington Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 1 May 2022",
"Singing and dancing inhabit my entire being and frighten me in a way no other art form has. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Wiener designed missile guidance systems, whose legacy grew to frighten him. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1630, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"fright entry 1 + -en entry 2":""
},
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"\u02c8fr\u012b-t\u1d4an"
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"affright",
"alarm",
"alarum",
"fright",
"horrify",
"panic",
"scare",
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"shock",
"spook",
"startle",
"terrify",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212953",
"type":[
"adverb",
"verb"
]
},
"frighten away/off":{
"antonyms":[],
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": to cause (someone or something) to go away or stay away because of fear":[
"The dog frightened the prowler away .",
"Tourists have been frightened off by the violence in the city."
]
},
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]
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"fearless",
"unafraid"
],
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"The farmer was hurrying out into the road, and his wife was standing at the gate, looking very frightened .",
"\u2014 Anna Sewell"
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"adjective"
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": in a frightened manner":[]
},
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"pronounciation":[
"-t(\u1d4a)n(\u0259\u0307)dl\u0113",
"-li"
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"type":[
"adverb"
]
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": causing fear":[
"frightening news",
"a very frightening experience",
"The man with red eyes made the frightening grimace that passed for his smile.",
"\u2014 Madeleine L'Engle",
"For a man who had tussled with crocs, venomous snakes and other frightening creatures, this was going to be a leisurely swim.",
"\u2014 Jennifer Wulff et al."
]
},
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"1652, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8fr\u012bt-ni\u014b",
"\u02c8fr\u012b-t\u1d4an-i\u014b"
],
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"dread",
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"fearsome",
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"horrifying",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023552",
"type":[
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"a frightful novel"
]
},
"examples":[
"As he fell, he let out a frightful scream.",
"a frightful illness that causes extreme pain",
"The children made a frightful mess of the kitchen.",
"Many critics have expressed shock at the song's frightful lyrics.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But these animatronic beings are not meant to be frightful . \u2014 Alex Martin, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Apr. 2022",
"This year, May 9, known as Victory Day for Russians for their remembrance of their defeat of Nazi Germany, could signal the end of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine \u2014 or something more frightful that\u2019s unlikely to halt the violence. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
"For example, Uncharted, which is now playing in theaters, has a frightful 40% score on Rotten Tomatoes. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The frightful pestilence now surrounds San Diego on all sides, and its appearance here seems to be but a question of time. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Jan. 2022",
"The holidays may be over, but the weather outside remains frightful . \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
"The preponderance of frightful tales in this program is obviously a matter of availability, cinematic copycatting and curatorial discretion. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The weather outside may be getting frightful , but your interior design is about to get a whole lot more delightful. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 20 Nov. 2021",
"Gusty afternoon breeze should be less frightful by evening, with fairly comfortable temperatures for trick-or-treating! \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Oct. 2021"
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"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"fright entry 1 + -ful entry 1":""
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"\u02c8fr\u012bt-f\u0259l"
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"As he fell, he let out a frightful scream.",
"a frightful illness that causes extreme pain",
"The children made a frightful mess of the kitchen.",
"Many critics have expressed shock at the song's frightful lyrics.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But these animatronic beings are not meant to be frightful . \u2014 Alex Martin, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Apr. 2022",
"This year, May 9, known as Victory Day for Russians for their remembrance of their defeat of Nazi Germany, could signal the end of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine \u2014 or something more frightful that\u2019s unlikely to halt the violence. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
"For example, Uncharted, which is now playing in theaters, has a frightful 40% score on Rotten Tomatoes. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The frightful pestilence now surrounds San Diego on all sides, and its appearance here seems to be but a question of time. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Jan. 2022",
"The holidays may be over, but the weather outside remains frightful . \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
"The preponderance of frightful tales in this program is obviously a matter of availability, cinematic copycatting and curatorial discretion. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The weather outside may be getting frightful , but your interior design is about to get a whole lot more delightful. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 20 Nov. 2021",
"Gusty afternoon breeze should be less frightful by evening, with fairly comfortable temperatures for trick-or-treating! \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Oct. 2021"
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"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"As he fell, he let out a frightful scream.",
"a frightful illness that causes extreme pain",
"The children made a frightful mess of the kitchen.",
"Many critics have expressed shock at the song's frightful lyrics.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But these animatronic beings are not meant to be frightful . \u2014 Alex Martin, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Apr. 2022",
"This year, May 9, known as Victory Day for Russians for their remembrance of their defeat of Nazi Germany, could signal the end of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine \u2014 or something more frightful that\u2019s unlikely to halt the violence. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
"For example, Uncharted, which is now playing in theaters, has a frightful 40% score on Rotten Tomatoes. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The frightful pestilence now surrounds San Diego on all sides, and its appearance here seems to be but a question of time. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Jan. 2022",
"The holidays may be over, but the weather outside remains frightful . \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
"The preponderance of frightful tales in this program is obviously a matter of availability, cinematic copycatting and curatorial discretion. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The weather outside may be getting frightful , but your interior design is about to get a whole lot more delightful. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 20 Nov. 2021",
"Gusty afternoon breeze should be less frightful by evening, with fairly comfortable temperatures for trick-or-treating! \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Oct. 2021"
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"had an emotionally frigid father"
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": unable to achieve orgasm during sexual intercourse":[]
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"examples":[
"The frigid gusts of wind stung their faces.",
"She was born into an emotionally frigid family.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yatsko left but later returned to get his coat and figure out a ride while standing in frigid temperatures. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
"Unlike the wool layers and drysuits previously used by the military, these new wetsuits let in a small amount of water, which was heated by the body and insulated against frigid external temperatures. \u2014 Noah Lederman, Outside Online , 17 May 2022",
"Winning Game 5 in Miami by a 93-80 margin was the dagger shot for Boston as the frigid shooting of the Heat\u2019s guards sealed a fate that should be finalized this evening. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"If frigid airports and drafty restaurants give you the chills, say goodbye to shivers once and for all with this stylish tunic. \u2014 Karla Pope, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
"On those vacations, Putin would pose for photos while hooking fish, riding horses shirtless, swimming the butterfly in a frigid river or gifting his wristwatch to the son of a Tuvan shepherd. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 May 2022",
"Severe winter storms cause mayhem at substations, bringing freezing conditions to regions with infrastructure not built to withstand frigid temperatures. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 7 May 2022",
"The mission was a high-stakes race to save a Pentagon crown jewel from the extreme depths, with their frigid temperatures and crushing pressure. \u2014 Jason Sherman, Scientific American , 2 May 2022",
"Kornegay additionally pointed to frigid temperatures restricting long balls. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1619, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"Latin frigidus , from frig\u0113re to be cold; akin to Latin frigus frost, cold, Greek rhigos":""
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": a gathered, pleated, or bias-cut fabric edging used on clothing":[],
": a ruff of hair or feathers or a bony or cartilaginous projection about the neck of an animal":[],
": a strip of paper curled at one end and rolled to be slipped over the bone end (as of a chop) in serving":[],
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},
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"Noun",
"The dress had frills around the hem and sleeves.",
"He likes plain food without any frills .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The collection, which will surely be talked about as the best of the entire week, was an unflinching reminder that a serious depth of femininity \u2014 the frilled , bedazzled, artistic kind \u2014 should never be mistaken for weakness. \u2014 Gabrielle Korn, refinery29.com , 13 Feb. 2020",
"Bound in a pale pink casing, the catalog comprises two mint green volumes that walk the reader through the history and modern applications of camp in all its feathered and frilled glory. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 3 Apr. 2019",
"Town & Country reported the ivory taffeta dress was embroidered with sequins, frilled lace and 10,000 pearls. \u2014 Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News , 30 July 2018",
"Summer has officially arrived in that terracotta Temperley London dress, with plunging neckline, ruffled skirt and frilled short sleeves. \u2014 Lucy Wood, Marie Claire , 3 July 2018",
"At separate ends of town, two buxom madams and their bevies of painted, frilled and scandalously clad ladies welcomed miners and threw lavish parties. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 16 June 2018",
"For the women of Ocean\u2019s 8, the objective was to steal the world\u2019s attention: Rihanna thrilling and frilling in Givenchy, Sarah Paulson bold in acidic chartreuse from Prada, Awkwafina a caped goddess in Reem Acra. \u2014 Edward Barsamian, Vogue , 11 June 2018",
"Xavier's head coaching job has never been more attractive and brings with it frills like updates facilities, a great on-campus gym, one of college basketball's power conferences and an enviable TV deal. \u2014 Patrick Brennan, Cincinnati.com , 27 Mar. 2018",
"There\u2019s a masculinity that\u2019s barely detectable but nonetheless present \u2014 in the stiff leather of a miniskirt, say, or the strictness of a black pantsuit worn with a pale pink camisole that frilled in the front. \u2014 Cathy Horyn, The Cut , 29 Sep. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For their tennis socks, one set glows in the dark, while the other plays as pretty-in-pink Paris frill . \u2014 Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
"From the popularized Dilophosaurus \u2013 which did not have a frill \u2013 to the enormous, long-necked Sonorasaurus, Arizona's dinosaurs were spectacular. \u2014 Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
"The company\u2019s Department of Interior Team, led by Taylor Leage, was inspired by the warm, woodsy, frill -free Prairie School style championed by Frank Lloyd Wright. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"The coffin was covered in a pale pink fabric with a white frill trim \u2014 chosen for a young girl. \u2014 Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"The 50-year-old aviation veteran has 26 years of experience across full service and no- frill airlines. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 12 May 2022",
"Much of that mass was in its gigantic head, which was studded with three large horns \u2014 two above the eyes and one on its nose \u2014 and protected by the bony frill around its neck. \u2014 Tom Metcalfe, NBC News , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The unique position of the wound led the researchers to hypothesize that the frill was punctured from the back. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"Joining Lyman and Lindell on Friday are other fringe far-right personalities. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"That may have been a mistake, since the results play more like a standard cable television doc inexplicably accompanied by excerpts from a fringe festival theatrical production. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
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"But this rhetoric, which is designed to stoke white fear and entitlement, has never really been fringe and has always found an eager audience. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 17 May 2022",
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"Together collection fringe hoop earrings with diamonds. \u2014 Beth Bernstein, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"The Bengals have secured even the casual and fringe fans. \u2014 The Enquirer , 13 May 2022",
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"When asked whether the convoy was giving credibility to fringe elements based on their anti-mandate views, Steele shook her head, saying the claim had already been made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Leave it up to the one and only Carrie Underwood to rock denim, rhinestones, and fringe all at the same time. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 7 May 2022",
"For fashion's biggest night, Khlo\u00e9 wore a glimmering gold bead fringe Moschino gown that hugged her curves. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2022",
"There are five quarterbacks that are considered first round or fringe first-round prospects in Malik Willis, Kenny Pickett, Matt Corral, Desmond Ridder and Sam Howell. \u2014 Dj Siddiqi, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022"
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"Other options: crabapple (Malus spp.), fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus, C. retusus), panicle hydrangea (H. paniculata) and sweetbay magnolia (M. virginiana). \u2014 Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star , 20 Apr. 2018"
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"But this rhetoric, which is designed to stoke white fear and entitlement, has never really been fringe and has always found an eager audience. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 17 May 2022",
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"Mickey Guyton rocked an ombre long-sleeve silver and gold fringe flapper sparkle dress by Ashish, shimmying for the cameras. \u2014 Leanne Italie, Chron , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Cohn\u2019s suits were gloriously ostentatious, with rhinestones, fringe and leather patchwork. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Together collection fringe hoop earrings with diamonds. \u2014 Beth Bernstein, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"The Bengals have secured even the casual and fringe fans. \u2014 The Enquirer , 13 May 2022",
"Johnson went for a more casual look compared to Lopez's diva fringe white coat, skirt, and sweater ensemble. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 5 May 2022",
"Their digital assets range from Bitcoin to fringe coins like Basic Attention Token and Stellar Lumens. \u2014 Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"When asked whether the convoy was giving credibility to fringe elements based on their anti-mandate views, Steele shook her head, saying the claim had already been made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Leave it up to the one and only Carrie Underwood to rock denim, rhinestones, and fringe all at the same time. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 7 May 2022",
"For fashion's biggest night, Khlo\u00e9 wore a glimmering gold bead fringe Moschino gown that hugged her curves. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2022",
"There are five quarterbacks that are considered first round or fringe first-round prospects in Malik Willis, Kenny Pickett, Matt Corral, Desmond Ridder and Sam Howell. \u2014 Dj Siddiqi, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022"
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"My Lightning is the ideal Lightning, bereft of frippery but fitted with the most powerful motors, an homage to its tail-happy namesake. \u2014 Car and Driver , 11 May 2022",
"All the frippery and pressures of their lives were left behind in Palermo. \u2014 Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Yet in the end, amid all the fun and frippery , the one garment that most lingered was perhaps the least elaborate, least formal of all: the T-shirt worn by Billie Eilish for her performance. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Fans repaid her with a fierce devotion, showing up to her readings in their finest vampiric frippery . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Dec. 2021",
"In the last act, Wagner removes all the frippery , with just three characters and their own personal stories. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Robin\u2019s deep knowledge of Portland history\u2014displaying his sense of tradition underneath the frippery \u2014gradually but ineluctably leads to the movie\u2019s meatball scene, the one that delivers its dose of populist demagogy in a single bite. \u2014 Richard Brod, The New Yorker , 17 July 2021",
"Its most lyrical effects are exquisitely simple: Somehow, the red of Undine\u2019s tousled hair and the aquamarine of her window curtains convey more undercurrents of feeling than any elaborate CGI frippery would. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2021",
"As for pricing, the 2022 Santa Cruz should start short of $30,000 and range up toward $40,000 with a full load of frippery . \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 15 Apr. 2021"
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"The municipality designated the area as a security-risk region, giving police the authority to frisk people preventively. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Officers began to pat- frisk the four males surrounding the vehicle, and uncovered a handgun in the waistband of 22-year-old Sekou Sesay of Dorchester, police said. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Oct. 2021",
"On Monday, Sheneen McClain cried reading the independent investigative report that said Colorado police officers involved in her son's death did not have the legal basis to stop, frisk or restrain him. \u2014 Chris Boyette, CNN , 23 Feb. 2021",
"Next, the three officers decided to frisk McClain for weapons, which is legally allowed only where there is a belief that safety is in danger, the report states. \u2014 Chris Boyette, CNN , 23 Feb. 2021",
"The investigative panel found that the officers had no probable cause to detain and frisk him. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 22 Feb. 2021",
"Mere lawful detention alone does not bestow the authority to frisk an individual. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 Dec. 2020",
"Stop and frisk : a legitimate law enforcement tool or an inappropriate use of police power? \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 Dec. 2020",
"One officer approached the boy and asked for his age, and then proceeded to frisk the boy's upper body and waist, the report states. \u2014 Eric Levenson, CNN , 8 June 2020",
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"Whenever police find contraband during an unjustified frisk , any criminal prosecution that might follow could be jeopardized. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
"Black men were terrorized with, according to The Washington Post, more than 150 stop-and- frisk searches per day, public strip searches, and no-knock intrusions into homes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
"Stop-and- frisk was used to similar effect in poor and minority neighborhoods. \u2014 Sarah A. Seo, The Atlantic , 22 Apr. 2022",
"While there have been some successes, the approach has often bred resentment, as methods like stop-and- frisk policing generated antagonism between the police and the communities they were meant to help. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The video footage of Gray\u2019s arrest was a gruesome display of stop-and- frisk brutality. \u2014 Andre Henry, Los Angeles Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
"For example, Mac compared the slave patrol\u2019s ability to confront formally enslaved Black people to the stop-and- frisk policies still used in many states. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Stop-and- frisk policies allow officers to stop, question and pat down anyone believed to be suspicious. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Amnesty International then worked with data scientists to compare this data with statistics on stop, question and frisk policies and demographic data. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 14 Feb. 2022"
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"Otherwise, anyone who wants to get frisky has to do so under a comforter while everyone else in the room reaches for noise-canceling headphones. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"On Sunday, B\u00e1ez was also active on the bases, swiping two bases to spark a suddenly frisky Tigers offense, which scored seven runs for just the fifth time this season (in, sigh, 66 games). \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 20 June 2022",
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"The eight-week-old puppies from NEADS World Class Service Dogs may look like average frisky Labrador retrievers, but these cuties have an important purpose. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Otherwise, anyone who wants to get frisky has to do so under a comforter while everyone else in the room reaches for noise-canceling headphones. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"On Sunday, B\u00e1ez was also active on the bases, swiping two bases to spark a suddenly frisky Tigers offense, which scored seven runs for just the fifth time this season (in, sigh, 66 games). \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 20 June 2022",
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"In the main room, scalloped with marble basins, there was a semblance of decorum, but in the side rooms, the men were young and frisky . \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"The eight-week-old puppies from NEADS World Class Service Dogs may look like average frisky Labrador retrievers, but these cuties have an important purpose. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Put it another way: Whoever realized that Cyrano de Bergerac could be reconceived as a less frisky , more sober Tyrion Lannister was clearly on to something. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Meanwhile, Champ, a frisky 3-year-old rescue German shepherd, was sent off to a quieter life with friends of the family after several incidents of aggressive behavior with White House personnel. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Lost in their own playtime, the other dogs and their owners pay little attention to the frisky pair sprinting between the trees. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 10 Jan. 2022"
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"fr\u0113\u02c8z\u014d\u207f"
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": a brief moment of emotional excitement : shudder , thrill":[
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"\u2014 Patricia Craig",
"a frisson of surprise",
"a frisson of delight"
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"those two are still caught up in the giddy frisson of a new romance",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The frisson lies in the touches: duck wings instead of chicken, served jerk-style with cilantro pesto; a za\u2019atar crust for the rack of lamb; harissa glaze on a Kurobuta pork chop special. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"There was a frisson of excitement as the veteran journalist, a household name across the Arab world for her coverage of Israel and the Palestinian territories, arrived to report on the raid. \u2014 CNN , 24 May 2022",
"Indeed, there\u2019s virtually no erotic frisson in Patel\u2019s retelling of an epic that is aglow with passion. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
"If what are meant to be the eerie parts of the story do not deliver much of a frisson , the more human interactions do create a nice glow. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The light sparkled on the water, and the afternoon had a boozy, pleasure-cruise atmosphere, but some on board seemed to feel a frisson of danger from our proximity to the border. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 29 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s not tragedy, just an obscene political frisson . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 25 Mar. 2022",
"There's no lack of frisson between Foy and Bettany, who bring equally compelling heat to Margaret and Ian's alternating periods of lustful connection and loathsome mutual abuse. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
"According to British Vogue, the dresses, custom-made for the duchess, were created from fabric left over from previous McQueen collections, adding a frisson of sustainability to the shoot. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Jan. 2022"
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"1777, in the meaning defined above":""
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"French, shiver, from Old French fri\u00e7on , from Late Latin friction-, frictio , from Latin, literally, friction (taken in Late Latin as derivative of frig\u0113re to be cold)":""
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"fr\u0113-\u02c8s\u014d\u207f"
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"bang",
"boot",
"charge",
"exhilaration",
"jollies",
"kick",
"rush",
"thrill",
"titillation",
"wallop"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": any of a widespread genus ( Fritillaria ) of bulbous herbs of the lily family with variably colored and often mottled or checkered flowers":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Chezar used pale pink peonies, coral tulips and lilacs\u2014and then add texture and height with sprays of green hellebore and purple fritillaria meleagris. \u2014 ELLE Decor , 3 May 2016",
"Branch out a bit, Stoven advises, and try brodiaea, hyacinths, fritillaria , dwarf iris or other bulbs. \u2014 Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com , 18 Oct. 2017",
"Chezar opted for tulips, sweet peas and the delightfully checkered fritillaria meleagris in shades of purple. \u2014 ELLE Decor , 3 May 2016"
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"1664, in the meaning defined above":""
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"New Latin, from Latin fritillus dice cup; from the markings of the petals":""
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"\u02ccfri-t\u0259-\u02c8ler-\u0113-\u0259",
"-\u02c8la-r\u0113-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120317",
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": any of numerous nymphalid butterflies ( Argynnis, Speyeria , and related genera) that usually are orange with black spots on the upper side of both wings and silver spotted on the underside of the hind wing":[],
": fritillaria":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Regal fritillary butterflies, which subsist on violets and stick to prairie habitats, are disappearing. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Gulf fritillary butterflies are orange like monarchs and queens. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 4 June 2021",
"The fritillary is similar and as striking as the monarch, which will arrive by the thousands to Crow-Hassan at the end of August to feed on the spiky blazing stars \u2014 also intentionally planted for them. \u2014 Bob Timmons, Star Tribune , 31 July 2020",
"Specifically, BBC News mentions that the openings created by bison could allow plants such as cow wheat to grow, adding that a rare butterfly called the heath fritillary depends on the plant. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 July 2020",
"Andrew Fusek Peters spent two hours in the Shropshire hills to capture the images, one of which shows the exact moment a fritillary leaves a thistle at the Brook Vessons nature reserve. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2020",
"Gulf fritillaries do their breeding on passion vine. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 21 May 2020",
"Some caterpillars such as the Gulf fritillary should be encouraged. \u2014 Howard Garrett, Dallas News , 11 May 2020",
"Silvery Persian fritillaries dangle their bell shapes over others. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star , 27 Apr. 2020"
],
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"1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin fritillaria":""
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"\u02c8fri-t\u0259-\u02ccler-\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091605",
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an unfolded omelet often containing chopped vegetables or meats":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Harbor House entr\u00e9es feature eggs benedict, waffles, a frittata , lobster tail, sea bass, salmon, scallops, halibut, filet mignon, prime rib roast, roast lamb, or Surf & Turf combinations. \u2014 Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Treat your mom to their brunch offerings, which include a lobster frittata . \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 7 May 2022",
"Try folding them into your eggs before scrambling, cooking them into an omelet or mixing them into the eggs for your frittata , Spanish tortilla or quiche before cooking. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"Cook until the eggs are set and the frittata is puffy, about 15 minutes. \u2014 Outside Online , 10 May 2021",
"At least fans got to see Paris and Kim Kardashian make a frittata . \u2014 Anne Marie Lee, CBS News , 4 May 2022",
"Alternatively, add fresh produce to freezer-friendly dishes, like a frittata . \u2014 Zaynab Issa, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Cedar Road, Lyndhurst, 216-382-5093 Easter-brunch items include lobster frittata , New York strip steak and eggs and filet mignon. \u2014 cleveland , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The new restaurant celebrates its first Easter with a brunch buffet featuring a prime rib carving station, pineapple ham, lobster frittata , French toast and desserts from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. \u2014 Samantha Nelson, chicagotribune.com , 7 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Italian, from fritto fried \u2014 more at frit entry 1":""
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"fr\u0113-\u02c8t\u00e4-t\u0259"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043731",
"type":[
"noun"
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": being porous glass made of sintered powdered glass or fiberglass":[]
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"1879, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8fri-t\u0259d"
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"blow",
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"fiddle away",
"lavish",
"lose",
"misspend",
"run through",
"spend",
"squander",
"throw away",
"trifle (away)",
"waste"
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"\u2014 usually used with away"
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"Noun",
"she loves eating corn fritters with maple syrup",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Remove cooked fritter and place on a tray or plate and continue to cook the rest of the dough mixture. \u2014 Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
"The sugary glaze on an apple fritter also proved irresistible, setting into a wafer-thin layer of crispiness over the petite fritters. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Kids dinners: Chicken fritter , grilled cheese or hot dog with fries, applesauce, cake, $4 (fountain drinks with kids meals, $1). \u2014 cleveland , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The crisp exterior comes from a quick dredge in flour, like a breakfast fritter . \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 24 Jan. 2022",
"In 2021,164,160 thing-a-lings were sold to fritter enthusiasts. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 18 Feb. 2022",
"What to order: An everything bagel with house lox spread or the supersize apple fritter doughnuts. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Jan. 2022",
"This meal can include tamales, pozole (a chicken soup with garlic and other seasonings) and bu\u00f1uelos (a dough fritter covered in cinnamon sugar). \u2014 Michele Herrmann, Forbes , 25 Dec. 2021",
"What comes out is a fritter that\u2019s not only as big as your face, but offers up the contrast of warm dough that\u2019s crisp on the outside but with a bite that\u2019s firm, fruity and juicy amid all that soft, lovely dough. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But the real victims of the climate crisis will not be white Americans such as Sundog, who can afford to fritter their days wandering the woods. \u2014 Outside Online , 11 July 2021",
"But Broadway stardom of his caliber is too precious to fritter away on a star turn. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
"One of the children\u2019s main arguments was that the trustees never should have allowed their father to fritter away the principal of a dynastic trust on a money-losing newspaper. \u2014 Patricia Callahan, ProPublica , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Mike McCarthy\u2019s decision to play scared at the end of the first half and fritter away the last 90 seconds was beyond puzzling. \u2014 Dallas News , 28 Sep. 2021",
"The Senate\u2019s indulgent rules permit a single member of the chamber to slow the confirmation process and fritter away the time needed to consider nominees. \u2014 Greg Greene, The New Republic , 26 Aug. 2021",
"But these conflicts often fritter away energies that could be better used to enhance public life. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2021",
"The Kardashians fritter away a huge amount of time, in fact, playing harmless pranks on one another. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 17 Nov. 2020",
"With the pandemic keeping people home, instead of commuting and going to coffee shops -- where Quibi founders thought the service would be just what the time- frittering customer ordered -- the service failed to find an audience. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2020"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1728, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English fritour , from Anglo-French friture , from Vulgar Latin *frictura , from Latin frictus , past participle of frigere to roast":"Noun",
"fritter , noun (fragment, shred)":"Verb"
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"\u02c8fri-t\u0259r"
],
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"cake",
"croquette",
"cutlet",
"galette",
"patty",
"pattie"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210513",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
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": to spend or use up (something) in a slow and usually foolish way":[
"He frittered the afternoon away .",
"He frittered away his fortune on gambling."
]
},
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"phrasal verb"
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": to spend or use up (something) in a slow and usually foolish way":[
"He frittered the afternoon away .",
"He frittered away his fortune on gambling."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164234",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
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"blow",
"dissipate",
"fiddle away",
"lavish",
"lose",
"misspend",
"run through",
"spend",
"squander",
"throw away",
"trifle (away)",
"waste"
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": a small mass of fried or saut\u00e9ed batter often containing fruit or meat":[],
": dissipate , dwindle":[],
": to break into small fragments":[],
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"\u2014 usually used with away"
]
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"Noun",
"she loves eating corn fritters with maple syrup",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Remove cooked fritter and place on a tray or plate and continue to cook the rest of the dough mixture. \u2014 Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
"The sugary glaze on an apple fritter also proved irresistible, setting into a wafer-thin layer of crispiness over the petite fritters. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Kids dinners: Chicken fritter , grilled cheese or hot dog with fries, applesauce, cake, $4 (fountain drinks with kids meals, $1). \u2014 cleveland , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The crisp exterior comes from a quick dredge in flour, like a breakfast fritter . \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 24 Jan. 2022",
"In 2021,164,160 thing-a-lings were sold to fritter enthusiasts. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 18 Feb. 2022",
"What to order: An everything bagel with house lox spread or the supersize apple fritter doughnuts. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Jan. 2022",
"This meal can include tamales, pozole (a chicken soup with garlic and other seasonings) and bu\u00f1uelos (a dough fritter covered in cinnamon sugar). \u2014 Michele Herrmann, Forbes , 25 Dec. 2021",
"What comes out is a fritter that\u2019s not only as big as your face, but offers up the contrast of warm dough that\u2019s crisp on the outside but with a bite that\u2019s firm, fruity and juicy amid all that soft, lovely dough. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But the real victims of the climate crisis will not be white Americans such as Sundog, who can afford to fritter their days wandering the woods. \u2014 Outside Online , 11 July 2021",
"But Broadway stardom of his caliber is too precious to fritter away on a star turn. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
"One of the children\u2019s main arguments was that the trustees never should have allowed their father to fritter away the principal of a dynastic trust on a money-losing newspaper. \u2014 Patricia Callahan, ProPublica , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Mike McCarthy\u2019s decision to play scared at the end of the first half and fritter away the last 90 seconds was beyond puzzling. \u2014 Dallas News , 28 Sep. 2021",
"The Senate\u2019s indulgent rules permit a single member of the chamber to slow the confirmation process and fritter away the time needed to consider nominees. \u2014 Greg Greene, The New Republic , 26 Aug. 2021",
"But these conflicts often fritter away energies that could be better used to enhance public life. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2021",
"The Kardashians fritter away a huge amount of time, in fact, playing harmless pranks on one another. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 17 Nov. 2020",
"With the pandemic keeping people home, instead of commuting and going to coffee shops -- where Quibi founders thought the service would be just what the time- frittering customer ordered -- the service failed to find an audience. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2020"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"Middle English fritour , from Anglo-French friture , from Vulgar Latin *frictura , from Latin frictus , past participle of frigere to roast":"Noun",
"fritter , noun (fragment, shred)":"Verb"
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"\u02c8fri-t\u0259r"
],
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"cake",
"croquette",
"cutlet",
"galette",
"patty",
"pattie"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041152",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"fritto misto":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": small morsels of meat, seafood, or vegetables coated with batter and deep fried":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"All but three food items ( fritto misto , crispy potatoes and broccolini) are served cold. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Aug. 2021",
"In those early days, the cart specialized in fried starters such as arancini and fritto misto . \u2014 Michael Russell, oregonlive , 1 Mar. 2021",
"In the afternoons, there's crispy fritto misto and Lowcountry-style jumbo lump crab cake on the bar menu from 3 to 5 p.m. \u2014 Sucheta Rawal, Travel + Leisure , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Where to Eat: With a quayside terrace overlooking the marina at Chiaiolella, Da Mariano offers delicious local seafood dishes such as pasta with polipetti (baby octopus), seafood risotto, and fritto misto . \u2014 Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure , 11 Nov. 2020",
"Small plates include fluke crudo with citrus, almonds, tarragon; shaved cauliflower with tatsoi, golden raisins and pistachios; and fritto misto with summer vegetables. \u2014 Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle , 24 Sep. 2020",
"Done and done with Italy\u2019s perfect antipasto, fritto misto . \u2014 Mary Tomlinson, Southern Living , 30 June 2020",
"What to order: O.G. Bear pizza, burrata pizza, Cappelletti Spritz, fritto misto , kale salad, soft-serve ice cream. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 29 Aug. 2019",
"There was no shortage of seasoning in the spicy marinara which came as a dipping sauce for the fritto misto appetizer ($14). \u2014 Lindsey Mcclave, The Courier-Journal , 26 June 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1903, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Italian, literally, mixed fried (food)":""
},
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"\u02c8fr\u0113-(\u02cc)t\u014d-\u02c8m\u0113-(\u02cc)st\u014d"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065502",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a state of disorder or disrepair":[
"\u2014 used in the phrase on the fritz One day the Internet connection at the house goes on the fritz [=stops working properly] , so I go with the laptop to a cafe and ask if it has wireless. \u2014 Joel Achenbach"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With her powers on the fritz , the Mind Flayer, who may have been defeated in the real world but still reigns in the Upside Down, is obviously plotting his comeback. \u2014 Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"In the meantime, emergency-room doctors at the hospital couldn\u2019t perform a key test, for a protein called troponin, to diagnose heart attacks, when the machine was on the fritz , people familiar with the matter said. \u2014 Christopher Weaver, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"The elevator has been on the fritz , and a second one has never been in service. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"But even our metrics are, at this point, kind of on the fritz . \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Too many aspects of ourselves crammed together has sent our brains on the fritz . \u2014 Zak Jason, Wired , 12 Feb. 2022",
"The two times my microwave went on the fritz and eventually broke in the past two years sent me into a panic. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2021",
"Some building-wide services went on the fritz , too. \u2014 Heather Vogell, ProPublica , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Absent their big Austrian security blanket, the Spurs\u2019 offense went on the fritz . \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 1 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1902, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8frits"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003003",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"frivol":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to act frivolously : trifle":[]
},
"examples":[
"my friends warned me not to frivol with that guy, as he was likely to take me seriously"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"back-formation from frivolous":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fri-v\u1d4al"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"coquet",
"coquette",
"dally",
"flirt",
"mess around",
"toy",
"trifle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073613",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"frivolity":{
"antonyms":[
"earnestness",
"gravity",
"seriousness",
"soberness",
"solemnity",
"solemnness"
],
"definitions":{
": a frivolous act or thing":[
"He spends money on the latest fashions and other frivolities ."
],
": the quality or state of being frivolous":[
"He has no patience for frivolity ."
]
},
"examples":[
"He has no patience for frivolity .",
"He spends money on the latest fashions and other frivolities .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Players kept the frivolity to a minimum during the meal, knowing a film session followed. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Here, the frivolity from Foo Fighters shows and music videos became tangible on record. \u2014 Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
"For at least 60 years, the pomp and frivolity has been paid for by the Cannes March\u00e9, run for decades by now retiring but previously tireless J\u00e9r\u00f4me Paillard. \u2014 Steven Gaydos, Variety , 12 May 2022",
"The movie\u2019s subject is the vanity and frivolity , the self-justifying self-importance and the cavalier power-madness, of the movie business. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Government programs garner criticism from lawmakers and the public for frivolously spending taxpayer dollars, and, as a result, program rules and conditions are introduced to fight this frivolity . \u2014 Ross Marchand, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Much frivolity ensues, double entendres fly and the energy between Bullock and Tatum crackles \u2013 at first. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Her photo gallery is a reel of pizzas and frivolity . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"In television newscasts often characterized by frivolity , weather forecaster Jim Tilmon was a dignified, straightforward and reassuring presence. \u2014 Rick Kogan, chicagotribune.com , 16 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see frivolous":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"fri-\u02c8v\u00e4-l\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"facetiousness",
"flightiness",
"flippancy",
"frivolousness",
"frothiness",
"levity",
"light-headedness",
"light-mindedness",
"lightness",
"silliness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002630",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"big",
"consequential",
"eventful",
"important",
"major",
"material",
"meaningful",
"momentous",
"significant",
"substantial",
"unfrivolous",
"weighty"
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"She knew that people might think her frivolous , Kitty said, to talk to some saint when she had a cooking disaster, but that was what she really believed the saints were there for. \u2014 Alice Munro , New Yorker , 8 Oct. 2001",
"As the Explorer quickly became the most popular SUV of all time \u2026 a number of lawsuits concerning the Firestone tires were filed, the first in 1992. But Ford and Firestone, like most companies in today's \u2026 society, tend to assume that the bulk of legal actions are frivolous . \u2014 Daniel Eisenberg , Time , 11 Sept. 2000",
"There is no frivolous decoration, no canned music, nothing but the essentials\u2014well-worn cutlery and table linen, unpretentious glasses. \u2014 Peter Mayle , GQ , May 1998",
"She thinks window shopping is a frivolous activity.",
"judges are getting sick of people bringing frivolous lawsuits",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The gunman, a racist and misogynistic lawyer who had a history of filing frivolous lawsuits, died by suicide in upstate New York shortly thereafter. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
"The committee on Monday alleged that a key reason Trump pursued the spate of frivolous lawsuits \u2014 even after state electors cast their votes on Dec. 14 \u2014 was to boost his campaign fundraising. \u2014 Mike Debonis And Jacqueline Alemany, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022",
"The judge is considering imposing sanctions on them for filing a frivolous lawsuit seeking to overturn the results. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 July 2021",
"This lawsuit is simply intended to stir up the 'anti-big tech' sentiments of his followers by way of a frivolous lawsuit that has no place being filed. \u2014 Peter Suciu, Forbes , 7 July 2021",
"In his filing, Mr. Moran contended that Mr. Paxton knew the lawsuit lacked legal merit and that any unelected lawyer would face disciplinary action for filing a frivolous lawsuit. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2021",
"Investments in syndications do not require a personal guarantee, your ownership is not easily searchable, and your investment is held in entities that shield you from frivolous lawsuits. \u2014 Patrick Grimes, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Larry Keane, a senior vice president of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, compared it to protections against frivolous lawsuits against medical device manufacturers or websites such as Facebook. \u2014 Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"The Florida Justice Association, which represents trial lawyers, says the insurance companies\u2019 claims about fraud and frivolous lawsuits are overblown, and that the companies are to blame for poor financial management. \u2014 Jon Schuppe, NBC News , 21 May 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English, from Latin frivolus":""
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"\u02c8fri-v\u0259-l\u0259s"
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"She knew that people might think her frivolous , Kitty said, to talk to some saint when she had a cooking disaster, but that was what she really believed the saints were there for. \u2014 Alice Munro , New Yorker , 8 Oct. 2001",
"As the Explorer quickly became the most popular SUV of all time \u2026 a number of lawsuits concerning the Firestone tires were filed, the first in 1992. But Ford and Firestone, like most companies in today's \u2026 society, tend to assume that the bulk of legal actions are frivolous . \u2014 Daniel Eisenberg , Time , 11 Sept. 2000",
"There is no frivolous decoration, no canned music, nothing but the essentials\u2014well-worn cutlery and table linen, unpretentious glasses. \u2014 Peter Mayle , GQ , May 1998",
"She thinks window shopping is a frivolous activity.",
"judges are getting sick of people bringing frivolous lawsuits",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The gunman, a racist and misogynistic lawyer who had a history of filing frivolous lawsuits, died by suicide in upstate New York shortly thereafter. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
"The committee on Monday alleged that a key reason Trump pursued the spate of frivolous lawsuits \u2014 even after state electors cast their votes on Dec. 14 \u2014 was to boost his campaign fundraising. \u2014 Mike Debonis And Jacqueline Alemany, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022",
"The judge is considering imposing sanctions on them for filing a frivolous lawsuit seeking to overturn the results. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 July 2021",
"This lawsuit is simply intended to stir up the 'anti-big tech' sentiments of his followers by way of a frivolous lawsuit that has no place being filed. \u2014 Peter Suciu, Forbes , 7 July 2021",
"In his filing, Mr. Moran contended that Mr. Paxton knew the lawsuit lacked legal merit and that any unelected lawyer would face disciplinary action for filing a frivolous lawsuit. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2021",
"Investments in syndications do not require a personal guarantee, your ownership is not easily searchable, and your investment is held in entities that shield you from frivolous lawsuits. \u2014 Patrick Grimes, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Larry Keane, a senior vice president of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, compared it to protections against frivolous lawsuits against medical device manufacturers or websites such as Facebook. \u2014 Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"The Florida Justice Association, which represents trial lawyers, says the insurance companies\u2019 claims about fraud and frivolous lawsuits are overblown, and that the companies are to blame for poor financial management. \u2014 Jon Schuppe, NBC News , 21 May 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English, from Latin frivolus":""
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"minute",
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"nugatory",
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"a photograph of a 1920s flapper with that trademark frizz on the forehead"
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"\u02c8friz"
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": the pivoted metal upright of the action of a flintlock against which the flint strikes upon firing":[]
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"alteration of earlier frizzle , of unknown origin":""
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"\u02c8friz\u1d4an"
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"noun"
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"\u2014 often used with the a bad case of the frizzies"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It's also created to keep heat damage at a minimum and frizzies and static in check. \u2014 Wendy Sy, Allure , 27 Nov. 2020"
],
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"1979, in the meaning defined above":""
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"plural noun"
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"-z\u0259\u0307l\u0113",
"-li"
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"adverb"
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"Noun",
"the girl has enough frizzles to play Little Orphan Annie"
],
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"1573, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"1813, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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"fr(y) entry 1 + (s)izzle entry 1":"Verb",
"probably akin to Old Frisian fr\u012bsle curl":"Verb"
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"\u02c8fri-z\u1d4al"
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"frizz",
"ringlet"
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"verb"
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"\u02c8friz(\u0259)l\u0113"
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"adjective"
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"When hair is frizzy or damaged, its outer cover, or cuticle, is riddled with lifted or missing sections that allow the hair's inner cortex to soak up hair-swelling moisture.",
"\u2014 Victoria Clayton"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Basically, this ingredient's nourishing, anti-inflammatory, and hydrating benefits will make itchy scalps and frizzy hair a thing of the past, which is why this ingredient belongs in your hair-care routine, stat. \u2014 Allure , 23 June 2022",
"The upgraded paddle brushes transformed my curly, frizzy hair to sleek straight strands within minutes. \u2014 Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
"Fluffy, frizzy hair doesn\u2019t stand a chance with this tropical blend. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"This shampoo was created specifically for frizzy thick, voluminous hair. \u2014 ELLE , 10 June 2022",
"The best products for thick hair come packed with hydrating and nourishing substances for frizzy , dry, or brittle hair. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"This silky mask replenishes, conditions, and strengthens dry, frizzy , and damaged hair with nourishing oils, necessary fatty acids, and supercharged vitamins. \u2014 Essence , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The Kure Bond Repair Shampoo gently removes oil, dirt, and buildup from the hair without overdrying, prevents breakage, and tames frizzy curls. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"The company offers a range of plastic-free bars (all vegan and free of sulfates and silicons ) for all hair types, colors and concerns, including options for boosting volume and shine and others for frizzy and oily tresses. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"circa 1864, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8fri-z\u0113"
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"\u2014 used in the phrase to and fro"
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},
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"Adverb",
"ferries carrying passengers to and fro",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"What is Rassi on the lookout when shopping for new pieces to rock while working fro home? \u2014 Sarah Boyd, Forbes , 25 May 2021"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Preposition",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
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"Middle English, from Old Norse fr\u0101 ; akin to Old English fram from":"Preposition"
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"fr\u0259",
"\u02c8fr\u014d"
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"away",
"down",
"hence",
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"out"
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},
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"Noun",
"please get into your nicest frock and join us at the party",
"the man clutched his heavy frock as he made his way through the driving rain",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The incredible wardrobe was and still is the talk of town \u2014 from her Jean Louis Abaji ceremony gown, her unexpected black Chanel reception number, to her vibrant orange Lanvin brunch frock , there was no attention to detail missed. \u2014 Essence Editors, Essence , 13 June 2022",
"MUmaid Waves, Bright Purple, Neon Coral Vibrant and whimsical, make a bold statement with this colorful patchwork frock . \u2014 Karla Pope, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
"There are a few key points to remember when looking for your own perfect frock . \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 16 May 2022",
"The reserved blue state dinner frock worn in great contrast to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1961. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"Canadian model Coco Rocha also chose an archival piece for the red carpet -- a black and white John Galliano for Christian Dior tulle frock from 2012. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"Thanks to the billowy, easy-to-wear style, this frock works for a variety of occasions. \u2014 Karla Pope, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
"The battle centers on who can fairly claim ownership of the frock , and whether Catholic University and Bonhams should be allowed to auction it off. \u2014 Melissa Korn, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
"The little prince, who weighed in at 8 pounds, 6 ounces, made his world debut on the steps of St. Mary's Hospital in the arms of his mother, who looked lovely in a blue polka-dot short-sleeve frock by Jenny Packham. \u2014 Nicole Briese, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"Middle English frok , from Anglo-French froc , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German hroch mantle, coat":"Noun"
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"\u02c8fr\u00e4k"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8fr\u022fg",
"\u02c8fr\u022fg, \u02c8fr\u00e4g",
"\u02c8fr\u00e4g"
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": a breaststroke kick executed with the knees primarily turned outward and the legs alternately separated and closed":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Other collisions are hard to avoid\u2014like when anyone tries to swim around a breaststroker, with their wide sweeping frog kick . \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 18 June 2021"
],
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"1896, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104018",
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"first_known_use":{
"1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Depending on the need and location, the future offspring of the six frogs currently at the center could be released into the wild at a variety of life stages: egg mass, tadpole, froglet or full-grown frog. \u2014 Erin Stone, The Arizona Republic , 9 Nov. 2020",
"On Tuesday, the Houston Zoo shared photos of eleven green mantella froglets that made their debut just after the first of the New Year. \u2014 Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle , 9 Jan. 2018",
"All other live-birthing frogs bear froglets \u2014some with bizarre methods. \u2014 National Geographic , 16 Jan. 2016"
],
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"1824, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8fr\u022fg-l\u0259t",
"\u02c8fr\u00e4g-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105025",
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"antonyms":[
"caper",
"cavort",
"disport",
"frisk",
"gambol",
"lark",
"rollick",
"romp",
"sport"
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"\u2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne"
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"\u2014 Hugh Gallagher"
],
": to play and run about happily : romp":[
"children frolicking in the park"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"the frolic atmosphere that envelops New Orleans during Mardi Gras",
"Verb",
"We watched the seals as they frolicked in the harbor.",
"children frolicking in the yard",
"Noun",
"We went out for a frolic in the sun.",
"an evening of fun and frolic",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Tours of the lighthouse, as well as seal tours highlighting the playful marine mammals who frolic in the waters off Chatham Light Beach, are available each summer. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
"To the north of town, Playa Hermosa is a beautiful beach where dolphins frolic in the waves and the sunsets are spectacular. \u2014 Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
"Last weekend was very much for the locals, but that won\u2019t be the case much longer as Homer prepares for a flood of visitors looking to fish and frolic in the iconic seaside town of boardwalks and beaches. \u2014 Matt Tunseth For The Daily News, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
"Inside the castle Villiam and Marek frolic away the days with sausage-eating contests; outside, drought has driven the commoners to cannibalism. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"At Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Florida, manatees frolic near the main spring, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 10 May 2022",
"We\u2019re told to frolic in a pool and\u2014tap!\u2014we\u2019re captured sheepishly frolicking. \u2014 Lisa Chase, Outside Online , 6 July 2020",
"That Black people frolic , double Dutch, swim and roller-skate \u2013 and that\u2019s all a revolutionary act too. \u2014 Osahon Akpata, Essence , 26 May 2022",
"In another film, this one in dreamy color, Marisol and several artist friends, including Robert Indiana and John Giorno, frolic around a summer home in Connecticut, a rare, tender glimpse into their otherwise city-slick lives. \u2014 Grace Edquist, Vogue , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This was the first frolic down the slippery slope to a divisive, distracting ... \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 14 May 2022",
"These are some of many different faces and aspects of the festival, beyond the frolic and fun that the Utah version has modified and packaged to cater to a less diverse audience. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
"After the show, children can make their own puppets and enjoy a Holi frolic . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Monsters in those games bathe, eat, sleep, hunt and frolic in their habitats. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2020",
"Few things are sweeter than a trip on which Black history and culture intertwine with fun and frolic . \u2014 Essence , 20 July 2021",
"Johnson\u2019s unctuous frolic , demeaning a woman with more artistic talent in her pinky than in his whole body, has everything to do with misogyny. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2021",
"But those who come to body surf, float on inner tubes and frolic in the water as 3-foot waves toss them to and fro probably won't need the extra warmth this weekend. \u2014 Tim Harlow, Star Tribune , 1 June 2021",
"Bunny exclaims, like a murderous Mrs. Bennet) and also from telenovelas, and Get Out, and Clue, and Wedding Crashers, and just about any pun-happy holiday frolic that is aired on basic cable at this time of year. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 14 Dec. 2020"
],
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"1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"circa 1548, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
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"Dutch vroolijk , from Middle Dutch vrolijc , from vro happy; akin to Old High German fr\u014d happy":"Adjective, Verb, and Noun"
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"\u02c8fr\u00e4-lik"
],
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"buoyant",
"crank",
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"frolicsome",
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"gay",
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"vivacious"
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"noun",
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"\u2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne"
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"Tours of the lighthouse, as well as seal tours highlighting the playful marine mammals who frolic in the waters off Chatham Light Beach, are available each summer. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
"To the north of town, Playa Hermosa is a beautiful beach where dolphins frolic in the waves and the sunsets are spectacular. \u2014 Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
"Last weekend was very much for the locals, but that won\u2019t be the case much longer as Homer prepares for a flood of visitors looking to fish and frolic in the iconic seaside town of boardwalks and beaches. \u2014 Matt Tunseth For The Daily News, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
"Inside the castle Villiam and Marek frolic away the days with sausage-eating contests; outside, drought has driven the commoners to cannibalism. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"At Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Florida, manatees frolic near the main spring, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 10 May 2022",
"We\u2019re told to frolic in a pool and\u2014tap!\u2014we\u2019re captured sheepishly frolicking. \u2014 Lisa Chase, Outside Online , 6 July 2020",
"That Black people frolic , double Dutch, swim and roller-skate \u2013 and that\u2019s all a revolutionary act too. \u2014 Osahon Akpata, Essence , 26 May 2022",
"In another film, this one in dreamy color, Marisol and several artist friends, including Robert Indiana and John Giorno, frolic around a summer home in Connecticut, a rare, tender glimpse into their otherwise city-slick lives. \u2014 Grace Edquist, Vogue , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This was the first frolic down the slippery slope to a divisive, distracting ... \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 14 May 2022",
"These are some of many different faces and aspects of the festival, beyond the frolic and fun that the Utah version has modified and packaged to cater to a less diverse audience. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
"After the show, children can make their own puppets and enjoy a Holi frolic . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Monsters in those games bathe, eat, sleep, hunt and frolic in their habitats. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2020",
"Few things are sweeter than a trip on which Black history and culture intertwine with fun and frolic . \u2014 Essence , 20 July 2021",
"Johnson\u2019s unctuous frolic , demeaning a woman with more artistic talent in her pinky than in his whole body, has everything to do with misogyny. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2021",
"But those who come to body surf, float on inner tubes and frolic in the water as 3-foot waves toss them to and fro probably won't need the extra warmth this weekend. \u2014 Tim Harlow, Star Tribune , 1 June 2021",
"Bunny exclaims, like a murderous Mrs. Bennet) and also from telenovelas, and Get Out, and Clue, and Wedding Crashers, and just about any pun-happy holiday frolic that is aired on basic cable at this time of year. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 14 Dec. 2020"
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"Freezing winter in a place designed for frolicsome summer can be a doleful time. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The hues of the production create a theatrical world unto itself, allowing the frolicsome choreography of Kelly Devine to move with unflashy freedom. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Sep. 2021",
"This, Heynen's latest book, focuses as its title suggests on the youngest of his archetypal figures of rural boyhood, a shapeshifting and mercurial personage who is by turns frolicsome and introspective, mischievous and vulnerable. \u2014 Jim Heynen, Star Tribune , 9 Apr. 2021",
"The outside is festooned with frolicsome animal stickers (many subjects from other studies are children), but these do nothing to allay the discomfort of lying perfectly still with my head in a vise for an hour and a half. \u2014 Amber Dance, Scientific American , 20 Jan. 2020",
"Singing in the remains of Roman baths, the trio exhibit a fraternal, frolicsome energy \u2014 opera with the looseness of rock. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 4 June 2019"
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"On the front of the shirt was the beaming face of Jose Ramirez. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"The box is also simpler, covered mostly in a dark blue with just one spoonful of the brand's macaroni and cheese on the front . \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Handles on the front are more likely to match the other appliances in your kitchen like the refrigerator or range. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
"One person wore an oversized shirt with the face of former president Barack Obama placed on the front . \u2014 Cassandra Pintro, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
"Both city and military police officers confirmed to The New York Times that some Ukrainian troops had looted garages in Lysychansk and were commandeering private vehicles to use as personal transport on the front . \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"The entry-level iPad is the only one to feature a traditional design, with a home button still present on the front . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 15 June 2022",
"Finally, postage should be placed in the top righthand corner on the front of the envelope. \u2014 Maggie Horton, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
"Fans arriving at the TD Garden for what could have been the final time this season found a T-shirt draped over their seats with the 17 NBA championship banners lined up on the front . \u2014 Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
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"Skydance Media helped front the bill, co-producing and co-financing the film. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"And last year Jimmy Nicholson, of New Zealand and Fijian heritage, was chosen to front the show. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 24 May 2022",
"The civic and corporate titans who launched planning for the \u201892 fair back in 1978 never did volunteer to front the money to build it. \u2014 Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022",
"Eventually, a board member offered to front the necessary five hundred dollars. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 10 May 2022",
"Selected to front the brand\u2019s holiday ads in 2021, Sweeney immediately clicked with the designer and her team. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022",
"It\u2019s about how certain leaders need to front as macho. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The Duchess isn't the first famous face to front the children's television segment. \u2014 Sana Noor Haq, CNN , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Brown and Target also tapped 10 trailblazing women to front the campaign, including a Marine veteran and actress, pediatric neurosurgeon, leaders in the nonprofit world, a vegan chef, a baker, social workers, a DJ and a production assistant. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Attackers smashed windows and a front door of the building in Jackson, Michigan, early Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg\u2019s campaign said. \u2014 Fox News , 24 June 2022",
"For a slate blue front door, buyers might pay an average of $1,537 more. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 23 June 2022",
"But the court left unanswered whether the same right exists beyond a home's front door. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"Officer Alesha Salyers, who was let into the apartment by a maintenance worker, found Neal behind the front door and unresponsive. \u2014 Jessica Anderson, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"Curb appeal upgrades Improving first impressions from the street view can start with upgrading a front door. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
"Wafer opened his front door and shot McBride, 19, through a screen door before dawn. \u2014 Ed White, Detroit Free Press , 22 June 2022",
"The community base of Chicano art is acknowledged by a gallery located right inside the front door. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"The paint is chipped; the passenger-side front door sticks a little and sometimes needs a special shove. \u2014 Bill Donahue, Washington Post , 20 June 2022"
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"The ask is for the President, as well as all levels of government, to make more explicitly clear that food and agriculture workers are front line workers fighting the pandemic. \u2014 Michael Grabell, ProPublica , 13 May 2022",
"Few people are more burned out right now than front line workers, from the grocery store to hospitals\u2014people who had no option to work from home or remotely during the pandemic lockdown. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
"Onypko\u2019s brother and his family are in Poland; her parents are in Zaporizhzhia, a city that\u2019s worryingly close to the front line . \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 14 June 2022",
"Those Western supplies that have made it through to the front line are neither as plentiful or as sophisticated as Ukraine would like. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"After taking part in the demonstrations, Molchanova volunteered to go to the front line , going first to a military hospital in Dnipro for training. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Russian bombardment regularly targets this corner of eastern Ukraine, close to the front line . \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"In 1982, aged just 20, he was conscripted into the army by Argentina's then military government and sent to the front line . \u2014 Richard Quest And Joe Minihane, CNN , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Clearly there is a strong demand for loitering munitions in Ukraine, and U.S. planners will be scanning through every available program to see what can be rushed out to the front line . \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"The company, which has long prided itself on secrecy, has seen its employees push back and speak out over issues ranging from alleged pay disparities, remote work policies and mistreatment of its frontline retail workers. \u2014 Chris Isidore And Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Many turned homes into offices and some frontline workers began risking their lives for a paycheck. \u2014 David Miller, ABC News , 3 May 2022",
"Bowser said the portal might open to residents with chronic medical conditions and other non- frontline essential workers in the first week of February. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Jan. 2021",
"Under Connecticut\u2019s original vaccination plan, frontline essential workers such as grocery store workers and people with underlying conditions such as Zabarsky\u2019s were slated to be next in line for vaccination. \u2014 Emily Brindley, courant.com , 7 Mar. 2021",
"The college scholarship aims to support children of frontline medical workers and first responders who have been directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Darlene Aderoju, Billboard , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Afterward, the couple will visit the Spanish Town Hospital to hear how frontline staff have responded to the pandemic. \u2014 Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Most likely, the targeting is done to inflict terror among the population, create massive refugee displacements, and draw frontline Ukrainian solders off the battlefield to assist civilians. \u2014 Mark Kimmitt, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
"However, true flexibility for many women \u2014 and especially frontline workers who may not have the same option to work from home \u2014 extends beyond just remote work. \u2014 Karin Kimbrough For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"Outside the Mediterranean mansion is a pool, spa, summer kitchen, dock, boat lift and 100 linear feet of frontage on Sunset Lake, just off Biscayne Bay. \u2014 Robyn A. Friedman, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"The Malibu home comes with 42 feet of frontage on Las Flores Beach and enjoys the coastal setting from a pair of wooden decks. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"Austin can\u2019t stop the state\u2019s I-35 expansion, which will mean 20 lanes of highway, turnways and frontage roads in some places. \u2014 Julie Bykowicz, WSJ , 13 Mar. 2022",
"The home sits on 130 feet of lake frontage , very rare for Tahoe, and has a private, deep-water pier with a boat lift and two buoys. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 1 June 2022",
"The home, with about 160 feet of lake frontage , sits directly across the water from the Wrigley estate, a string of grand homes and baronial boathouses. \u2014 Amy Gamerman, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"The eastbound lanes of U.S. were temporarily blocked, and traffic was diverted to the frontage roads, Graves said. \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 6 May 2022",
"One, a vacant lot with 145 feet of water frontage , is listed at $5.595 million. \u2014 Amy Gamerman, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"And so, the Bottiglieris decided to buy the 45-acre property last year, along with its lush forests, wide open fields and over 3,500 feet of frontage along Broad Creek. \u2014 Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun , 6 May 2022"
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"State crash data shows that 73.3 percent of all deadly pedestrian collisions on highways within Harris County between 2017 and 2021 occurred on the main lanes, while nearly 22 percent were on the frontage road . \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 10 May 2022",
"Drivers will be detoured to the frontage road , according to Emily Black, spokesperson for the Texas Department of Transportation, which is heading up the roadwork through a contractor. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 10 June 2022",
"The factory will be served by a new four-lane frontage road and a four-lane entrance road. \u2014 J. Scott Trubey, ajc , 27 May 2022",
"The man \u2014 in his 30s, who has not been identified \u2014 was driving a Dodge Ram west on the frontage road of Southeast Loop 410 near Villamain Road at about 5:30 a.m., San Antonio police said. \u2014 Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The victim was with a group of people in a driveway on College Avenue, just west of College Grove Drive, about 10:15 p.m. when a dark-colored El Camino drove by and parked near a frontage road , police said. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The first phase of the 30 Crossing project has been expanded to include a ramp giving downtown motorists access to westbound Interstate 630 via the southbound Interstate 30 frontage road . \u2014 Noel Oman, Arkansas Online , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The crash happened at around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday at the intersection of North Pine Street and the Interstate 35 frontage road , records show. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Traffic flows south on Interstate 45 behind a one way sign for the frontage road Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, in Houston. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 30 Jan. 2022"
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"Higher levels of stress are found in the hypothalamus; lower stress are found in the dorsal lateral frontal cortex. \u2014 Fox News , 29 May 2020",
"At the same time, the brain dampens the ability of our mid- and frontal cortex to use logic, criticize or think clearly. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 14 Feb. 2020",
"The workout takes your body through all planes of motion: sagittal (forward/backward), frontal (side to side) and transverse (rotating), as well as fundamental movements like squat, hinge, push and pull. \u2014 Dana Santas, CNN , 24 Apr. 2020",
"From here, pending approval by Union Pacific, the bridge will cross over the river and the final 1,800-foot leg completed to provide a full frontal of Mossbrae Falls. \u2014 Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com , 15 Mar. 2020",
"Following the frontal passage early Thursday, high pressure will build in from the Tennessee Valley with clearing skies and much lower humidity. \u2014 courant.com , 28 Aug. 2019",
"The good news is that this frontal system is moving into the Plains today and will bring some showers to the area which should help ease the fire conditions in the region. \u2014 Daniel Manzo, ABC News , 8 Mar. 2020",
"Before Euphoria premiered, the world knew one thing about the brand new HBO show: there is a locker room scene with about 30 full- frontal penises flopping about. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 24 June 2019",
"Since the frontal cortex of an adolescent brain is still developing, teenagers aren\u2019t fully able to reason or control impulses. \u2014 Joelle Renstrom, The Conversation , 22 Jan. 2020",
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"By 2019, proponents of the incremental strategy for undoing Roe were losing to those who wanted the frontal attack. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
"Daydreaming ignites neural synapse activity in deeper regions of the brain and gives the frontal neo-cortex a break. \u2014 Natalie Nixon, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Drivers should be ready for a really wet evening commute Thursday as a narrow cold frontal rain band is likely to develop during that time and bring a burst of heavier rain to the area. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 May 2022",
"Every slight is a personal offensive of the highest order, every snub a full- frontal attack on his standing. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Saturday features a lot of sunshine but there is a frontal system that will quietly move through. \u2014 Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
"Most people are losing their ability to move on the frontal plane. \u2014 Roger Lockridge, Men's Health , 30 May 2022",
"Your hip abductor muscles (the gluteus medius and gluteus minimus) work primarily in exercises in the frontal plane of motion\u2014think side-to-side movement, like with a lateral shuffle. \u2014 Christa Sgobba, SELF , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Limited mobility in your frontal plane, which allows your foot to move from side to side, can cause pain in your knees on the hill. \u2014 Anna Fiorentino, Outside Online , 8 Feb. 2022"
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"The studio argues that it\u2019s a zero-sum game: only one side should be allowed to profit off of the new frontier of TV and film exploitation. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
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"Former Soviet countries Over recent days, NATO countries have sent to their eastern frontier thousands of troops, armored vehicles, artillery units, ships and aircraft. \u2014 Evan Gershkovich, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Gulpilil was born on tribal land in the sparsely populated wilds of the Australian northern frontier in the early 1950s, his friend and caregiver Mary Hood said. \u2014 Rod Mcguirk, Los Angeles Times , 29 Nov. 2021",
"The film, which competes in the Contrechamps strand, is a captivating out West fever dream that takes place across a surreal frontier . \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"At the time, the upsurge of religious enthusiasm called the Second Great Awakening was sweeping across the frontier like a crowd doing the wave at a baseball game. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"This is the innovative spirit that drove prairie schooners across the frontier . \u2014 Dave Shiflett, WSJ , 26 May 2021"
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"He was nominated for best actor for all of them, winning for his turn as a frontiersman that survives a bear mauling in the 2015 feature. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 30 Dec. 2021",
"His performance as frontiersman Hugh Glass in The Revenant also earned him his 2016 Oscar for Best Actor. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 9 Nov. 2021",
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"Boone, named for frontiersman Daniel Boone, is the region\u2019s largest town, anchored by Appalachian State University, where my brother attended college. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 July 2021",
"John Filson, one of the founders of Cincinnati who died before it was settled in 1788, wrote the first biography of what frontiersman ? \u2014 Jeff Suess, The Enquirer , 2 May 2021",
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"At some point, the copy lost its frontispiece page, which bore Shakespeare\u2019s image. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
"The cover and frontispiece , seen here for the first time, was designed by Grace Han, who used a font that was initially developed for movie credits and posters. \u2014 EW.com , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Reuwich contributed multiple illustrations to Peregrinatio in Terram Sanctam: among others, a figurative frontispiece , six panoramic views of Mediterranean towns, and drawings of animals both real and imagined. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian , 9 Oct. 2019",
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"In addition to reviews and blurbs, Whitman commissioned a steel engraving of himself as a frontispiece to convey an image of the muscular, rough American poet. \u2014 Elaine Showalter, The New York Review of Books , 27 May 2019",
"Each chapter begins with a handsome frontispiece and a full-page illustration in a style reminiscent of the Arts & Crafts Movement, and each has its own floral motif. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 12 July 2018",
"The facade features four thick pillars support a covered porch, a balcony and an ornate frontispiece . \u2014 Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com , 25 Jan. 2018",
"Sarah Weinman and Joe Lansdale both contribute pressing stories that pivot smartly against the expectation their frontispieces create. \u2014 Charles Finch, USA TODAY , 19 Dec. 2017"
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"The ask is for the President, as well as all levels of government, to make more explicitly clear that food and agriculture workers are front line workers fighting the pandemic. \u2014 Michael Grabell, ProPublica , 13 May 2022",
"Few people are more burned out right now than front line workers, from the grocery store to hospitals\u2014people who had no option to work from home or remotely during the pandemic lockdown. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
"Onypko\u2019s brother and his family are in Poland; her parents are in Zaporizhzhia, a city that\u2019s worryingly close to the front line . \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 14 June 2022",
"Those Western supplies that have made it through to the front line are neither as plentiful or as sophisticated as Ukraine would like. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"After taking part in the demonstrations, Molchanova volunteered to go to the front line , going first to a military hospital in Dnipro for training. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Russian bombardment regularly targets this corner of eastern Ukraine, close to the front line . \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"In 1982, aged just 20, he was conscripted into the army by Argentina's then military government and sent to the front line . \u2014 Richard Quest And Joe Minihane, CNN , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Clearly there is a strong demand for loitering munitions in Ukraine, and U.S. planners will be scanning through every available program to see what can be rushed out to the front line . \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"The company, which has long prided itself on secrecy, has seen its employees push back and speak out over issues ranging from alleged pay disparities, remote work policies and mistreatment of its frontline retail workers. \u2014 Chris Isidore And Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Many turned homes into offices and some frontline workers began risking their lives for a paycheck. \u2014 David Miller, ABC News , 3 May 2022",
"Bowser said the portal might open to residents with chronic medical conditions and other non- frontline essential workers in the first week of February. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Jan. 2021",
"Under Connecticut\u2019s original vaccination plan, frontline essential workers such as grocery store workers and people with underlying conditions such as Zabarsky\u2019s were slated to be next in line for vaccination. \u2014 Emily Brindley, courant.com , 7 Mar. 2021",
"The college scholarship aims to support children of frontline medical workers and first responders who have been directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Darlene Aderoju, Billboard , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Afterward, the couple will visit the Spanish Town Hospital to hear how frontline staff have responded to the pandemic. \u2014 Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Most likely, the targeting is done to inflict terror among the population, create massive refugee displacements, and draw frontline Ukrainian solders off the battlefield to assist civilians. \u2014 Mark Kimmitt, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
"However, true flexibility for many women \u2014 and especially frontline workers who may not have the same option to work from home \u2014 extends beyond just remote work. \u2014 Karin Kimbrough For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"The National Weather Service issued an overnight frost advisory Sunday for much of northern Wisconsin but said the cold spell will be brief. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 May 2022",
"Thursday night will again be chilly with overnight lows around freezing and more frost expected. \u2014 Mike Rose, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The frost advisory is in place from 2 to 9 a.m. Wednesday. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 26 Apr. 2022",
"As the temperature dipped well below freezing and frost spread over car windows, about 150 men and women shuffled Sunday morning into the First Baptist Church on the corner of South and First streets. \u2014 Austyn Gaffney, Antonio Olivo And Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Dec. 2021",
"As the temperature dipped well below freezing and frost spread over car windows, about 150 men and women shuffled Sunday morning into the First Baptist Church on the corner of South and First streets. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Fruit production slows as the days become shorter and colder in fall before a frost . \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"Tips for Growing Hot Peppers Start hot peppers from seed indoors in late winter or buy transplants and plant them directly in the ground after the last frost in the spring. \u2014 Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
"Beyond that, the trees spread across 377 acres of land stopped producing almonds after the region was hit by frost in February. \u2014 Louis Sahag\u00fanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
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"Using the remaining buttercream, frost the cake with a smooth finish. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The car also has a TV that rolls up and down, and a partition that can frost over. \u2014 Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"To make ahead, let cake cool completely before wrapping tightly and leave on the kitchen counter until ready to frost or up to two days. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Between April 2020 and December 2021, the price of soybeans soared 52 percent, and corn and wheat both grew 80 percent, the fund\u2019s data showed, while the price of coffee rose 70 percent, due largely to droughts and frost in Brazil. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Exuberance becomes introspection as the strings slow, soften, and frost over in falling patterns and the percussionists switch from heavy forces to bells, rain sticks and slide whistles. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 14 Jan. 2022",
"The flakes, illuminated by the electric light of a pole, cascaded from the black sky to frost the surface of the vehicle. \u2014 Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
"To turn this the cake into a buche, do not frost the ends of the cake. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Brazil was hit by both dry weather and frost this past season. \u2014 Katherine Dunn, Fortune , 8 Dec. 2021"
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"The Brazilian president has had a frosty relationship with Washington, and the summit promised to be the first time Mr. Bolsonaro and President Biden would speak as presidents. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"Coming off a frosty start, some places jumped 35 degrees or so! \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
"The Russian official received a frosty reception, deliberately coordinated between Western allies. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The frosty reception Saudis have received from the US since Biden came into office has deeply irritated the Persian Gulf country, leading to a lack of willingness on its part to be helpful by pumping more oil into the market, US officials have said. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 8 Mar. 2022",
"In an interview last year with Oprah Winfrey, Harry described his father and brother as being trapped in their roles, and relations have appeared frosty since. \u2014 Stephen Castle, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
"Iced drinks may seem like a modern phenomenon, but the demand for a frosty beverage actually dates back to the days of the Roman Empire. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"And here\u2019s this beautiful piece of frosty seafoam glass just laying there. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"Vladimir Putin celebrated a warming climate as good for frosty Russia. \u2014 Kate Brown, Washington Post , 27 May 2022"
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"In the meantime, corrections can even be beneficial for the tech sector, both by ensuring more financially viable companies end up going public and by eliminating some of the froth and excess in the market. \u2014 Catherine Thorbecke, CNN , 9 June 2022",
"Writ large, part of the froth is because South Florida in general has been on a bull market run since even before the pandemic. \u2014 Peter Lane Taylor, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The new episodes double down on the romance, froth , and scandal that made season one so popular, but the Sharmas bring a distinctly new flavor in the shape of a throughline of Indian culture in the plot. \u2014 Meha Razdan, Town & Country , 27 Mar. 2022",
"In a hype economy built on froth , virality, misinformation, and celebrity endorsements, crypto has no apparent utility besides being a source of risky speculation. \u2014 Ben Mckenzie, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Today\u2019s housing market does not resemble the speculative froth that helped drag us into the Financial Crisis. \u2014 Michael Joseph, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
"Equipped with 20 years of insights about investing in the alt protein space, Kerr said Unovis Asset Management can see through the froth and hype, and target companies that will improve society\u2019s wellbeing while performing financially. \u2014 Douglas Yu, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Camilla then discreetly told her husband about the spot of froth on his nose, which made the prince burst out laughing. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Bank of America and Citigroup bucked the mainstream by warning of froth and predicting a minimal rise, but none of the Street's stalwarts foresaw an outright decline. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"The shop also has a coffee traveler serving 12 people ($17), gift baskets ($25-$35), and DIY barista kits ($65) that include equipment to make espresso and froth milk, coffee and syrups. \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2022",
"Add the butter, which should froth and sizzle immediately\u2014if not, return the spoon to the coals. \u2014 Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online , 22 June 2020",
"But Gil-Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez worked hard to froth the ensemble up around Taylor\u2019s unruly column of sound. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Men who don\u2019t like their face washes to foam and froth all over the place will appreciate this product\u2019s more subdued lather. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"But life has adapted to survive in this hostile environment, where boiling temperatures can cause the water to froth . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 5 Feb. 2022",
"That simply will not be the case next year, when Trump\u2014barring some kind of health emergency\u2014will be crisscrossing the country to froth up his base. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 8 Nov. 2021",
"This option approved by Hickey brews double or single espressos using coffee grounds and features a steam wand to froth milk and make specialty drinks. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens , 4 Nov. 2021",
"For each serving, steam and froth 1/4 cup coconut milk mixture. \u2014 Brittany Pankey, Country Living , 12 Oct. 2021"
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"After a year of work, Portland State researchers have developed a cup that will allow astronauts to successfully sip espresso (and other warm, frothy drinks) in low-gravity environments, according to the university. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 27 Jan. 2015",
"This season brings the usual crop of escapist fun, with frothy game shows and silly reality fare. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 May 2022",
"Startups have fewer options to find backing, and investors don\u2019t have to pay the frothy valuations seen in 2020 and 2021. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"The combined impact of regulation and Covid-19 measures has turned a once- frothy market\u2014a year ago, central bankers were still warning of a housing bubble\u2014into a drag on the broader economy. \u2014 Jonathan Cheng, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"Las Vegas is next, natch \u2014 and, in a town with a frothy cryptocurrency obsession, its main sponsor is Crypto.com. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
"She shape-shifts in videos set in a far-off galaxy, bending physical form, space, and musical genres\u2014from hip-hop, Afrobeats, and frothy , high-femme pop to heartstring-pulling ballads. \u2014 Marjon Carlos, ELLE , 25 May 2022",
"Foamflower, also called tiarella, is a cold-hardy perennial that blooms with masses of frothy flowers in early spring. \u2014 Lauren Smith Mcdonough, House Beautiful , 25 May 2022",
"Its frothy bubbles and off-dry qualities are hard to resist. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 23 May 2022"
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"After a year of work, Portland State researchers have developed a cup that will allow astronauts to successfully sip espresso (and other warm, frothy drinks) in low-gravity environments, according to the university. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 27 Jan. 2015",
"This season brings the usual crop of escapist fun, with frothy game shows and silly reality fare. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 May 2022",
"Startups have fewer options to find backing, and investors don\u2019t have to pay the frothy valuations seen in 2020 and 2021. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"The combined impact of regulation and Covid-19 measures has turned a once- frothy market\u2014a year ago, central bankers were still warning of a housing bubble\u2014into a drag on the broader economy. \u2014 Jonathan Cheng, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"Las Vegas is next, natch \u2014 and, in a town with a frothy cryptocurrency obsession, its main sponsor is Crypto.com. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
"She shape-shifts in videos set in a far-off galaxy, bending physical form, space, and musical genres\u2014from hip-hop, Afrobeats, and frothy , high-femme pop to heartstring-pulling ballads. \u2014 Marjon Carlos, ELLE , 25 May 2022",
"Foamflower, also called tiarella, is a cold-hardy perennial that blooms with masses of frothy flowers in early spring. \u2014 Lauren Smith Mcdonough, House Beautiful , 25 May 2022",
"Its frothy bubbles and off-dry qualities are hard to resist. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 23 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The adolescent romance is, to be sure, very French\u2014the two are young enough to play children\u2019s games in the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es each afternoon, yet old enough to engage in a memorable moment of frottage . \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 3 May 2021",
"The results are eerie and surprisingly crisp, like frottage . \u2014 Jon Caramanica, New York Times , 8 Mar. 2020"
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"\u2014 Jane Daniels Lear",
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"\u2014 John le Carr\u00e9"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"To keep the planter from skewing fusty, Mr. London recommends filling it with leafy plants, or even cactuses, in lieu of froufrou florals. \u2014 Allison Duncan, WSJ , 22 Sep. 2021",
"This froufrou fantasy surged as a status symbol in the 1950s, said New York designer Laurence Carr, but is far too resource-sucking today. \u2014 Kathryn O'shea-evans, WSJ , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Here\u2019s a look at some properties that are light on froufrou but big on fun. \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 20 Jan. 2021",
"Lindsey Wixson also starred in the show, wearing a punchy blue froufrou dress over a coral knit (complete with a supersized bow). \u2014 Georgia Murray, refinery29.com , 18 Feb. 2020",
"Oh\u2019s shoulders courtesy of Elie Saab, the decorative froufrou had been streamlined. \u2014 Vanessa Friedman, New York Times , 10 Feb. 2020",
"For a $2 fee, nonmembers can use a portion of the club\u2019s private beach cove, and, from 5 to 7 p.m., sip half-price froufrou tropical drinks at the beachside bar. \u2014 Rico Gagliano, WSJ , 1 Aug. 2018",
"Like the Seattle flagship, the Reserve coffee bars will brew drinks on machines including a siphon, and a Black Eagle espresso maker \u2014 the similar equipment staples at froufrou shops like Intelligensia. \u2014 Jacqueline Colette Prosper, ELLE Decor , 21 Oct. 2016",
"Potential buyers are put off by small rooms, steep stairs and froufrou adornments in a culture where the fewest interior walls, level floors and clean lines are popular. \u2014 Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com , 19 Oct. 2017"
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"Our city recently elected a Fun Mayor, Eric Adams, whose most urgent appeal is for New Yorkers to loosen up, get outside, and turn that frown upside down. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"In my experience, activating the PayPal app overseas can be tricky because of the company\u2019s security measures, which frown upon foreign IP addresses. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Unlike other organizations which might frown upon the idea of a sub offering pointers, hearing those opinions is part of Orpheus\u2019s vetting process. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Another shortcoming some people will frown at is the fact that the s9+ doesn\u2019t have a mop feature. \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The Taliban generally frown on smoking, and the unit has at times physically punished smokers. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Perhaps plentiful opportunities in the U.S. job market are causing talented millennials to frown upon the mob life and seek legitimate fortunes. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Indoors, designers frown upon buying an entire bedroom suite in the same style, color and material. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 July 2021",
"Some of the more successful retailers frown on the percentage-rent model, preferring to keep any profits from booming sales to themselves. \u2014 Esther Fung, WSJ , 15 June 2021",
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"Michelle Williams plays Lizzy in a wavy mop of brown hair, with a slight frown , so that her whole demeanor seems repressed and a bit frumpy. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 27 May 2022",
"Michelle Williams plays Lizzy in a wavy mop of brown hair, with a slight frown , so that her whole demeanor seems repressed and a bit frumpy. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
"His response was an unsympathetic frown and shrug, drawing ire from the Rising fanbase. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
"The actor found the green-screen experience grueling and was openly dismissive about a job that mostly entailed perfecting the Jedi frown and waving a saber. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2021",
"To lump these movies together under a giant frown emoji, in other words, would be as reductive as trying to consign them to a single style or subject. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The best onscreen Batmen have always understood the value of a good frown . \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 2 Mar. 2022",
"His pale and beaky face is set, not unlike Ethan Hawke\u2019s, in a near-perpetual frown of perplexity, as if he were defeated by the basic code of existence, and by other folks\u2019 apparent ability to crack it. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 4 Feb. 2022",
"This is not about taking that frown and turning it upside-down. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 15 Jan. 2022"
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"\u2014 Monica Baldwin",
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"\u2014 John Buchan"
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"\"",
"\u02c8frau\u0307st"
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"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"ambrosial",
"aromatic",
"fragrant",
"perfumed",
"redolent",
"savory",
"savoury",
"scented",
"sweet"
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": musty":[]
},
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"a frowsty , mold-ridden flat in London's East End"
],
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"1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"alteration of frowsy":""
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"\u02c8frau\u0307-st\u0113"
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"stinking",
"stinky",
"strong"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203532",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"antonyms":[
"dapper",
"dashing",
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"sharp",
"smart",
"spruce"
],
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": having a slovenly or uncared-for appearance":[
"a couple of frowsy stuffed chairs",
"\u2014 R. M. Williams"
],
": musty , stale":[
"a frowsy smell of stale beer and stale smoke",
"\u2014 W. S. Maugham"
]
},
"examples":[
"a frowsy family living in wretched poverty",
"the abandoned house was dank and frowsy and barely fit for human habitation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Before the current renovation of the franchised hotels, the rooms looked as if they were stuck in a fussy, frowsy 1980s floral rut. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Oct. 2019"
],
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"1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"origin unknown":""
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"\u02c8frau\u0307-z\u0113"
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"blowsy",
"blowzy",
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"slobbish",
"slobby",
"sloppy",
"sloven",
"slovenly",
"unkempt",
"untidy"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025411",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"dapper",
"dashing",
"dolled up",
"sharp",
"smart",
"spruce"
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": having a slovenly or uncared-for appearance":[
"a couple of frowsy stuffed chairs",
"\u2014 R. M. Williams"
],
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"a frowsy smell of stale beer and stale smoke",
"\u2014 W. S. Maugham"
]
},
"examples":[
"a frowsy family living in wretched poverty",
"the abandoned house was dank and frowsy and barely fit for human habitation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Before the current renovation of the franchised hotels, the rooms looked as if they were stuck in a fussy, frowsy 1980s floral rut. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Oct. 2019"
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"1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"origin unknown":""
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"\u02c8frau\u0307-z\u0113"
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"blowsy",
"blowzy",
"dowdy",
"slobbish",
"slobby",
"sloppy",
"sloven",
"slovenly",
"unkempt",
"untidy"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021101",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"antonyms":[
"insecure",
"loose"
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],
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"the frozen north"
],
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},
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"the car door was frozen ever since an accident had damaged the hinge",
"pay rates will remain frozen until the company does better financially",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On the point about the president, the current president is dealing with a very bad hand, there\u2019s no question, in terms of how frozen things are in D.C. \u2014 ABC News , 5 June 2022",
"The smart vending machine makes sense for all kinds of products: soda, coffee, electronics, and frozen foods. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Many started grocery shopping online, another boon for frozen foods. \u2014 Liz Webber, Quartz , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Bakery workers at a Rich Products frozen foods facility in Southern California have been on strike since November. \u2014 Errol Schweizer, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Carrs Safeway grocery stores have also been short or devoid of a variety of basic items, including milk, frozen foods and some meats. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Jollof rice will appear on menus and in the frozen -foods section. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Whether sweet or sour, fresh or frozen , these cherry desserts put the crimson stone fruit to great use. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"Ok, so not so convenient for groceries that include fresh or frozen foods. \u2014 Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY , 14 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"\u02c8fr\u014d-z\u1d4an"
],
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"fast",
"firm",
"jammed",
"lodged",
"set",
"snug",
"stuck",
"tight",
"wedged"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214255",
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
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"barren",
"dead",
"infertile",
"sterile",
"unfertile",
"unfruitful",
"unproductive"
],
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"a fructuous land"
]
},
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"settlers gradually migrated from the rocky shores to more fructuous lands"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8fru\u0307k",
"-ch\u00fc-\u0259s",
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"cornucopian",
"fat",
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"fertile",
"fruitful",
"lush",
"luxuriant",
"productive",
"prolific",
"rich"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200956",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"prodigal",
"profligate",
"spendthrift",
"squandering",
"thriftless",
"unthrifty",
"wasteful"
],
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": characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources":[]
},
"examples":[
"His meals are the frugal fare of the poor: tea, bread, yogurt, a bit of cheese, vegetables. \u2014 Johanna McGeary , Time , 25 Oct. 2004",
"Like frugal cooks everywhere, Cajun cooks from generations past found plenty of ways to use every part of the animals they raised. \u2014 Jeremy Sauer , Cook's Country , June 1995",
"In a frugal white frame house of tiny rooms that shook with every passing freight train, five boys of German immigrant background had grown up at the turn of the twentieth century. \u2014 Robert D. Kaplan , An Empire Wilderness , 1988",
"a frugal meal of bread and cheese",
"by being frugal , the family is able to stretch its monthly budget",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Barnett spent her life being frugal and careful with her finances, running a small graphic design business, saving for retirement and paying premiums for long-term health care insurance. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"Jeff Beaudry of Laurel may be a bit frugal himself \u2014 or at least someone who hates to see a perfectly good item tossed out. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
"Here are 53 things to do that will keep your summer fun and frugal in 2022. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
"That's feeding concerns about whether consumers could become more frugal , which would drag down the economy. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"Utilizing those resources in a frugal and healthy way will propel your business forward quickly if it is done accordingly. \u2014 Kale Goodman, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Just because the Islanders were a frugal and low-key organization that treated the Stanley Cup finals much like just another home game? \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Squires himself is the book\u2019s greatest strength, through his unpredictable mix of characteristics: eccentric and innovative, visionary and pragmatic, shy and boastful, devout and profane, frugal and heart-of-gold generous. \u2014 Roger Robinson, Outside Online , 20 Apr. 2020",
"The Sale: Buying a new vibrator has never been so frugal , thanks to Ella Paradis's Masturbation May sale. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 10 May 2022"
],
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"1542, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin frugalis virtuous, frugal, from frug-, frux fruit, value; akin to Latin frui to enjoy":""
},
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"\u02c8fr\u00fc-g\u0259l"
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"economizing",
"provident",
"scrimping",
"sparing",
"thrifty"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
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"diseconomy",
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": the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift":[
"For these renters, the philosophy is more about having it all \u2026 than it is about hardship or frugality .",
"\u2014 Roya Wolverson",
"The conference table, like all the company's desks, is made of a door bolted to two-by-fours, a deliberate message of frugality to employees of a company that is losing hundreds of millions of dollars a year.",
"\u2014 Saul Hansell"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1531, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"fr\u00fc-\u02c8ga-l\u0259-t\u0113"
],
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"economy",
"husbandry",
"parsimony",
"penny-pinching",
"providence",
"scrimping",
"skimping",
"thrift"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173901",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fruit":{
"antonyms":[
"antecedent",
"causation",
"cause",
"occasion",
"reason"
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"live on fruit"
],
": a gay person":[
"\u2014 used as a term of abuse and disparagement"
],
": a product of plant growth (such as grain, vegetables, or cotton)":[
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],
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": offspring , progeny":[
"the fruit of the womb"
],
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"the fruits of our labor",
"the fruits of victory"
],
": the flavor or aroma of fresh fruit in mature wine":[
"The wine's fruit is rich in tangerine, apricot, and papaya flavors."
],
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"a tree in fruit"
],
": to bear fruit":[],
": to cause to bear fruit":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"apples, oranges, and other fruits",
"one fruit of your faithfulness in carrying out your duties will be more rewarding responsibilities",
"Verb",
"When will the trees fruit ?",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The hanging fruits had been emblazoned with the letters of the Black sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc. \u2014 Veronica Hilbring, Essence.com , 11 July 2017",
"My feeling is generally in the case of summer fruit pies, if things are in season and at their peak bounty, why be skimpy? \u2014 Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit , 8 July 2017",
"The ripe fruit character (especially the melon) will match well with the delicate flavors of the cucumber and herbs. \u2014 Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com , 3 July 2017",
"Each book tells the different, often silly uses for the fruits . \u2014 South Florida Parenting , 3 July 2017",
"Fruits and vegetables are easy, but whole grains can be confusing. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 6 July 2017",
"Just fill an empty spray bottle with diluted vinegar and spritz your produce (salad stuff, fruits , etc.) then rinse in regular water before serving. \u2014 Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan , 3 July 2017",
"Clean spill where fruit flies are landing and prep potatoes away from the handwashing station where backsplash can get onto the potatoes. \u2014 Kaitlyn Schwers, kansascity.com , 28 June 2017",
"Together the three of them came up with a plan, which eventually evolved into an idea for a vast chain of replicable schools, their growth powered by small tuition payments from working parents \u2014 fruit sellers, night watchmen and washerwomen. \u2014 Peg Tyre, New York Times , 27 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Water is the only beverage and fruit the only food item allowed. \u2014 Caroline Tien, San Antonio Express-News , 11 May 2022",
"Trees grafted to rootstock can fruit in as little as two years, and trees grown from seeds take up to seven years. \u2014 Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 May 2022",
"Both really do need an outdoor greenhouse, cold frame or a really sunny summer window, though there are a few varieties that will fruit outdoors. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The diversity of barrel types and treatments has grown over the years, as has expertise in matching barrels to fruit . \u2014 Lettie Teague, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Spicebush thrives in woodland conditions, so if its needs are being met and growth looks normal, a female plant should fruit in due time. \u2014 Miri Talabac, baltimoresun.com , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Chinese cities, provinces and sea ports test not just people but also fruit for the coronavirus. \u2014 Niharika Mandhana, WSJ , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Apple butter is comparable to fruit preserves and can be spread on toast, swirled into yogurt, or topped on pancakes or French toast. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 10 Oct. 2021",
"Slowly, the fungi will fruit and grow through the slices in the bag into bunches of colorful mushrooms. \u2014 Jamie Clarkson, The Enquirer , 26 June 2021"
],
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French frut, fruit , from Latin fructus fruit, use, from frui to enjoy, have the use of \u2014 more at brook":"Noun and Verb"
},
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"\u02c8fr\u00fct"
],
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"aftereffect",
"aftermath",
"backwash",
"child",
"conclusion",
"consequence",
"corollary",
"development",
"effect",
"fate",
"issue",
"outcome",
"outgrowth",
"precipitate",
"product",
"result",
"resultant",
"sequel",
"sequence",
"upshot"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050607",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"fruitcake":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a rich cake containing nuts, dried or candied fruits , and spices":[],
": nut sense 6a":[]
},
"examples":[
"some fruitcake who insisted that he was an alien from another planet",
"the reclusive scientist has been called a loose cannon and a fruitcake by his detractors",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kelly points out that an earlier insult for a mentally ill person, fruitcake , contains nuts\u2014showing how deft early-20th-century slang speakers were at layering cruelty. \u2014 Joseph Lamour, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
"In other words, enjoy that slice of fruitcake , but don\u2019t eat the whole pie in one day. \u2014 Amanda Macmillan, Outside Online , 11 Dec. 2014",
"Bored with the usual lackluster Christmas routine of fruitcake and family arguments? \u2014 Jeff Dunn And Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Yet chances are the ugly Christmas sweater is here to stay, kind of like the fruitcake no one likes, and the family game of Monopoly that often ends in tears. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
"People who didn\u2019t like fruitcake ate those made here. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com , 11 Dec. 2021",
"Otherwise, pass on fruitcake and nibble on a cookie. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com , 25 Dec. 2021",
"Among the 6,500 pounds of cargo and science experiments, according to NASA, were roasted turkey, green beans, smoked seafood and shellfish, fruitcake , and presents for the crew. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Christmas favorites, such as eggnog, fruitcake and sugar plums, will be served. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8fr\u00fct-\u02cck\u0101k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"bug",
"crackbrain",
"crazy",
"fool",
"head case",
"loon",
"loony",
"lunatic",
"maniac",
"nut",
"nutcase",
"nutter",
"psycho",
"psychopath",
"sickie",
"sicko",
"wacko",
"whacko"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054435",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fruitful":{
"antonyms":[
"barren",
"dead",
"infertile",
"sterile",
"unfertile",
"unfruitful",
"unproductive"
],
"definitions":{
": abundantly productive":[
"a fruitful discussion",
"a fruitful career"
],
": conducive to an abundant yield":[
"fruitful rain"
],
": yielding or producing fruit":[
"fruitful soil"
]
},
"examples":[
"We had a fruitful discussion about the problems with the schedule.",
"a very fruitful tree that gives us plenty of apples every year",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cover crops, such as clover, and other lower-maintenance plants may still be fruitful , counseled some. \u2014 Lindsay Crudele, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"Her parents have always encouraged her to continue her studies, and graduating college would mean their efforts to give her more opportunities have been fruitful . \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
"But the San Antonio pipeline has proven to be fruitful , and Hardy is an up-and-coming assistant. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"Such puzzles have been fruitful for physicists in the past. \u2014 Katie Mccormick, Quanta Magazine , 16 May 2022",
"Not all pregnancies will be fruitful and not all embryos will be viable, which means several surrogate and egg donor animals may be used in the process. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Essary says that this new method of choosing the winners has already proved to be fruitful . \u2014 Seth Combs, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The combination has proven to be quite fruitful ; only three full seasons in, the label is stocked by several retailers\u2013including SSENSE, which picked up their first collection. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Criales-unzueta, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
"The recent study on video meetings also found that collaborations are more fruitful in person. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 8 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"\u02c8fr\u00fct-f\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fruitful fertile , fecund , fruitful , prolific mean producing or capable of producing offspring or fruit. fertile implies the power to reproduce in kind or to assist in reproduction and growth fertile soil ; applied figuratively, it suggests readiness of invention and development. a fertile imagination fecund emphasizes abundance or rapidity in bearing fruit or offspring. a fecund herd fruitful adds to fertile and fecund the implication of desirable or useful results. fruitful research prolific stresses rapidity of spreading or multiplying by or as if by natural reproduction. a prolific writer",
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"cornucopian",
"fat",
"fecund",
"fertile",
"fructuous",
"lush",
"luxuriant",
"productive",
"prolific",
"rich"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234227",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"fruition":{
"antonyms":[
"naught",
"nought",
"nonfulfillment"
],
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": pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment":[
"the sweet fruition of an earthly crown",
"\u2014 Christopher Marlowe"
],
": realization":[],
": the state of bearing fruit":[
"the fields needed rain for fruition",
"\u2014 Pearl Buck"
]
},
"examples":[
"These were dreams of long standing that had finally come to fruition \u2026 \u2014 Nicholas Fraser , Harper's , September 1996",
"Truth is a weapon so powerful that the slowness of its fruition matters little in the end. \u2014 Edith Hamilton , New Yorker , 12 Sept. 1994",
"The ground thaws, the sap flows, then comes the leaf, the bud, the full flowering of national and individual entitlements, an unstoppable surge toward the glorious fruition promised by the idea of independence. \u2014 Janette Turner Hospital , New York Times Book Review , 30 Dec. 1990",
"when she landed the lead in a Broadway play, a lifelong dream was brought to fruition",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The glut of prospects acquired through trades and high draft picks are displaying the promise the regime is banking on coming to fruition . \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 28 June 2022",
"Organizers planning the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in western North Dakota have reached a milestone in bringing the project to fruition . \u2014 Fox News , 27 June 2022",
"There are also plenty of examples in which slippery-slope predictions have never come to fruition . \u2014 Robert Ginsburg, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"That these plans are coming to fruition at the same time is all the more notable because their outcomes are not likely to be popular. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 25 June 2022",
"After their last in-person meeting Thursday, the four lead negotiators \u2014 Cornyn, Murphy, Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C. \u2014 pledged to work throughout the weekend to bring a deal to fruition . \u2014 Mike Debonis, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"With the fourth season taking three years to come to fruition , the show\u2019s most avid fans might have a collective feeling of sadness at having to wait for the next one. \u2014 Uvie Bikomo, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
"Today, Yass, who reveres the economist, is trying to bring Friedman\u2019s ideas to fruition . \u2014 Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica , 21 June 2022",
"His new hires all feel that vibe is coming to fruition . \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English fruicioun , from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French fruicion , from Late Latin fruition-, fruitio , from Latin frui \u2014 see fruit entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"fr\u00fc-\u02c8i-sh\u0259n"
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"synonyms":[
"accomplishment",
"achievement",
"actuality",
"actualization",
"attainment",
"consummation",
"fulfillment",
"fulfilment",
"pass",
"realization"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135627",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fruitless":{
"antonyms":[
"deadly",
"effective",
"effectual",
"efficacious",
"efficient",
"fruitful",
"potent",
"productive",
"profitable",
"successful",
"virtuous"
],
"definitions":{
": lacking or not bearing fruit":[],
": unsuccessful":[
"a fruitless attempt"
]
},
"examples":[
"They made a fruitless attempt to find a solution.",
"It would be fruitless to continue.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Nonetheless, trying to abolish slavery in America at that time would prove just as fruitless as Banneker trying to get rid of the cicadas in 1749. \u2014 Janet Barber, Scientific American , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Social media posts reveal fruitless searches, exorbitant prices, and photos of long lines of people waiting for vehicles. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Apr. 2021",
"As anyone who has spent hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars over the years in a fruitless effort to win the war on spots knows, that's a huge selling point. \u2014 Megan Mcintyre, refinery29.com , 9 June 2022",
"But Andrew Morral, who led the project, said the absence of clear proof did not mean that policymaking would be fruitless . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"But Andrew Morral, who led the project, said the absence of clear proof did not mean that policymaking would be fruitless . \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
"What is most dispiriting about this toll is the presumption that campaigning to legislate gun safety is fruitless , because gun control is unconstitutional, politically unpopular, and useless in preventing mass death. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met Mr. Putin more than two dozen times in a fruitless effort to strike a deal. \u2014 Peter Landers, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
"In 2017, the county hired BioEnterprise to promote the facility and try to restore tenants, but that effort, too, was fruitless . \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 22 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u00fct-l\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fruitless futile , vain , fruitless mean producing no result. futile may connote completeness of failure or unwisdom of undertaking. resistance had proved so futile that surrender was the only choice left vain usually implies simple failure to achieve a desired result. a vain attempt to get the car started fruitless comes close to vain but often suggests long and arduous effort or severe disappointment. fruitless efforts to obtain a lasting peace",
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"abortive",
"barren",
"bootless",
"empty",
"futile",
"ineffective",
"ineffectual",
"inefficacious",
"otiose",
"profitless",
"unavailing",
"unproductive",
"unprofitable",
"unsuccessful",
"useless",
"vain"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080246",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"fruity":{
"antonyms":[
"unsentimental"
],
"definitions":{
": crazy , silly":[],
": extremely effective, interesting, or enjoyable":[],
": having the flavor or aroma of ripe fruit":[],
": relating to, made with, or resembling fruit":[],
": rich and deep":[],
": sweet or sentimental especially to excess":[]
},
"examples":[
"She acts a little fruity .",
"letters in which his effusive declarations of love are interlaced with snatches of shamelessly fruity poetry",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Retailers like SkinStore and Sephora have tons of options to choose from, whether your taste is ultra- fruity or intensely earthy. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 27 May 2022",
"Retailers like Nordstrom and Sephora have tons of options to choose from, whether your taste is ultra- fruity or intensely earthy. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 19 Feb. 2022",
"This fun, super- fruity , light red wine is made from a southern French grape variety that\u2019s rarely seen as a varietal bottling. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Apr. 2021",
"Originally created in Venice, this cocktail combines prosecco with peach nectar or puree for a delightfully fruity drink. \u2014 Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure , 19 May 2020",
"The fresh and fruity flavor of strawberries is a vibrant complement to lamb\u2019s mild gaminess. \u2014 Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com , 6 May 2020",
"Worcestershire, for example, gives Bloody Marys their savory kick, while cranberry juice adds a bitter, fruity hint to a cosmopolitan. \u2014 Cole Wilson, Popular Mechanics , 24 Apr. 2020",
"Very ripe bananas are great for adding moisture and a subtle, fruity sweetness to baked goods. \u2014 Saveur , 6 May 2020",
"A few splashes of fruity white wine, sherry, or apple cider vinegar will do the trick, as will a whole world of briny condiments. \u2014 Aliza Abarbanel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 6 Apr. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u00fc-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"chocolate-box",
"cloying",
"corny",
"drippy",
"gooey",
"lovey-dovey",
"maudlin",
"mawkish",
"mushy",
"novelettish",
"saccharine",
"sappy",
"schmaltzy",
"sentimental",
"sloppy",
"slushy",
"soppy",
"soupy",
"spoony",
"spooney",
"sticky",
"sugarcoated",
"sugary",
"wet"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033420",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"frustrate":{
"antonyms":[
"advance",
"cultivate",
"encourage",
"forward",
"foster",
"further",
"nurture",
"promote"
],
"definitions":{
": characterized by frustration":[],
": impede , obstruct":[
"The project was frustrated by government regulations."
],
": to balk or defeat in an endeavor":[
"frustrated her opponents by her ball-handling"
],
": to induce feelings of discouragement in":[
"Not being able to find a job frustrated him."
],
": to make ineffectual : bring to nothing":[
"Illness frustrated his plans for college."
],
": to make invalid or of no effect":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"It frustrated him to miss so many games because of injuries.",
"We've been frustrated by bureaucratic delays.",
"Bureaucratic delays have frustrated our efforts to resolve this problem.",
"The lack of investors has frustrated them in their efforts to expand the company.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The young, scrappy Indiana team wasn\u2019t going away easily, continuing to push and frustrate Connecticut, even up double-digits. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
"Congressional inaction, in particular, can frustrate and depress voter turnout, saidJohn Della Volpe, director of polling at Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics. \u2014 Anumita Kaur, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"The Dons then continued to frustrate the Lehi hitters, with the Pioneers registering just three total hits. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"The touch controls for one-off, aimed and channeling skills all feel shockingly good, all with some amount of auto-aim in there to help you out rather than frustrate you. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The Celtics are 3-1 at home this postseason and continue to find ways to frustrate Giannis Antetokounmpo late in games. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 11 May 2022",
"Over the years, as Fields became more politically active, the difficulties of trying to lure grocery stores to the area began to frustrate her. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Knowing which agency to contact, and how and when to do so, is where the government experience tends to frustrate people who may already be in distress the most, said Ms. Boland. \u2014 Katie Deighton, WSJ , 19 Apr. 2022",
"To increase agreeableness, the challenges included sending supportive texts and cards, thinking more positively about people who frustrate me, and, regrettably, hugging. \u2014 Olga Khazan, The Atlantic , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"There are a few common barriers to execution that frustrate workers, and even now - two decades into the digital transformation - countless enterprises still struggle to overcome them. \u2014 Andrew Filev, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin frustratus , past participle of frustrare to deceive, frustrate, from frustra in error, in vain":"Verb and Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u0259s-\u02cctr\u0101t",
"\u02c8fr\u0259-\u02ccstr\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for frustrate Verb frustrate , thwart , foil , baffle , balk mean to check or defeat another's plan or block achievement of a goal. frustrate implies making vain or ineffectual all efforts however vigorous or persistent. frustrated attempts at government reform thwart suggests frustration or checking by crossing or opposing. the army thwarted his attempt at a coup foil implies checking or defeating so as to discourage further effort. foiled by her parents, he stopped trying to see her baffle implies frustration by confusing or puzzling. baffled by the maze of rules and regulations balk suggests the interposing of obstacles or hindrances. officials felt that legal restrictions had balked their efforts to control crime",
"synonyms":[
"baffle",
"balk",
"beat",
"checkmate",
"discomfit",
"foil",
"thwart"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060812",
"type":[
"adjective",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"frustrating":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": causing feelings of anger and annoyance : tending to produce or characterized by frustration":[
"a frustrating delay",
"a very frustrating experience",
"Mischel concludes that having the willpower to wait isn't about being stoic. It's about learning techniques that make waiting less frustrating .",
"\u2014 Pamela Druckerman"
]
},
"examples":[
"All these delays have been very frustrating .",
"these daily traffic jams are frustrating",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That\u2019s why his rookie season in 2021 was so frustrating . \u2014 Ryan Mcfadden, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
"Allison has developed a real knack for pop songcraft, but seems content to leave her melodies only partially articulated \u2014 a tendency which could be frustrating in lesser hands, but here only serves to draw you in deeper. \u2014 Andrew Barker, Variety , 24 June 2022",
"Particularly frustrating right now for Democrats is that Biden doesn\u2019t have a clear plan on how to handle the biggest issue bothering Americans: rising inflation. \u2014 James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"Normally, a project that felt this inherently messy would be a bit frustrating . \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 5 May 2022",
"This circular thinking was frustrating to many untested directors who were in many cases, diverse. \u2014 Patricia Lenkov, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"The show\u2019s depiction of the temple endowment ceremony was similarly frustrating to some viewers. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"It\u2019s not a secret that managing skin issues like eczema is very frustrating . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Diving into Season 4, the first volume of which premieres Friday, without a refresher course would be more frustrating than fun. \u2014 Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post , 27 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1871, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u0259-\u02ccstr\u0101-ti\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abrasive",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"carking",
"chafing",
"disturbing",
"exasperating",
"galling",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"maddening",
"nettlesome",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"pesky",
"pestiferous",
"pestilent",
"pestilential",
"pesty",
"plaguey",
"plaguy",
"rankling",
"rebarbative",
"riling",
"vexatious",
"vexing"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190035",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"frustration":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a deep chronic sense or state of insecurity and dissatisfaction arising from unresolved problems or unfulfilled needs":[
"loneliness and frustration ; those are two constant themes in American literature",
"\u2014 Malcolm Cowley"
],
": something that frustrates":[
"the government's frustrations with seemingly insoluble problems"
],
": the act of frustrating":[
"the frustration of creative instinct is a notorious evil of the machine age",
"\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
],
": the state or an instance of being frustrated":[
"These bureaucratic delays have been causing us a lot of frustration ."
]
},
"examples":[
"He shook his head in frustration .",
"These bureaucratic delays have been causing us a lot of frustration .",
"These delays have proven to be a major frustration .",
"We've been experiencing a lot of frustrations .",
"He was angry about the frustration of his plans.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On Thursday, a group of elderly residents couldn\u2019t hide their frustration after a bomb blast slashed open their roofs and shattered their windows. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, ajc , 3 July 2022",
"On Thursday, a group of elderly residents couldn\u2019t hide their frustration after a bomb blast slashed open their roofs and shattered their windows. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
"Votto tried sprinting to second base, but his frustration leaving the batter\u2019s box cost him. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 1 July 2022",
"Friday morning, Netflix crashed, with fans around the world taking to social media to vent their frustration . \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 1 July 2022",
"Young professionals like Kim have been taking to TikTok to express their frustration over anonymous workplace surveys that don\u2019t actually seem to be anonymous. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
"The woman then called me at 9:41 a.m. to share her frustration . \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
"Kyrgios voiced his frustration over the double standards between athletes and fans during competitions. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
"Doxxing judges can lead to temporary TikTok account bans, but posting the personal information of Supreme Court justices isn't the only way TikTokers are expressing their frustration . \u2014 Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica , 29 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfr\u0259-\u02c8str\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"(\u02cc)fr\u0259-\u02c8str\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"(\u02cc)fr\u0259s-\u02c8tr\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccfr\u0259s-\u02c8tr\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aggravation",
"aggro",
"annoyance",
"bother",
"botheration",
"bugbear",
"exasperation",
"hair shirt",
"hassle",
"headache",
"inconvenience",
"irk",
"irritant",
"nuisance",
"peeve",
"pest",
"rub",
"ruffle",
"thorn",
"trial",
"vexation"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194328",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fr\u00e4ulein":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a German governess":[],
": an unmarried German woman":[
"\u2014 used as a title equivalent to Miss"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1689, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"German, diminutive of Frau":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u022fi-\u02ccl\u012bn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215449",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"from now until doomsday":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": for a very long time : forever":[
"It'll be like that from now until doomsday ."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141644"
},
"French lug":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": balance lugsail":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145639"
},
"from bad to worse":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": from a bad state or condition to an even worse state or condition":[
"The company has been struggling for years, and things have recently gone from bad to worse ."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151947"
},
"front and center":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": in or to the forefront of activity or consideration":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Two large touchscreen displays\u2014one front and center and another for the digital instrument cluster\u2014anchor almost all of the car\u2019s controls. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 18 May 2022",
"The international financial crisis will be front and center as President Joe Biden meets with leaders of some of the world\u2019s most advanced economies this weekend in the Bavarian Alps. \u2014 Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"As EVs disrupt the entire automotive industry, new market entrants like ElectraMeccanica are front and center creating a historic opportunity to reinvent mobility. \u2014 Susan Galer, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Arizona was front and center during Monday morning testimony in the House Select Committee hearings investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
"And the question of how Facebook might affect democracy was not front and center . \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Rather than release another still or teaser, the show dropped a full-length trailer -- one that put new narrator Kim Cattrall front and center . \u2014 Amber Dowling, Variety , 20 Dec. 2021",
"When the papers came, he was stunned to see his photo front and center . \u2014 Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer , 23 May 2022",
"Now Booker back in protocols puts situation front and center again for the Suns and the league. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 3 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152623"
},
"Freetown":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city and port on the Atlantic in western Africa population 178,600":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fr\u0113-\u02cctau\u0307n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152904"
},
"fringed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having a border with fringe":[
"fringed decorative pillows",
"The parade opens with two cavalrymen dressed in a fringed tunic \u2026",
"\u2014 Nicholas V. Sekunda et al."
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8frinjd"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153251"
},
"frame of reference":{
"type":[
"noun phrase"
],
"definitions":{
": an arbitrary set of axes with reference to which the position or motion of something is described or physical laws are formulated":[],
": a set of ideas, conditions, or assumptions that determine how something will be approached, perceived, or understood":[
"a Marxian frame of reference"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153741"
},
"free throw":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an unhindered shot in basketball made from behind a set line and awarded because of a foul by an opponent":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Shaq\u2019s relative true shooting mark in the postseason (+3.6) is still behind Steph, but that\u2019s clearly due to his free throw demons. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"The team finished last season 28th in effective field goal percentage, 28th in free throw rate, 27th in offensive rebounding percentage and 23rd in turnover rate. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"But things cooled off for Sykes in the second half after she was limited to one free throw and two shot attempts in the second half. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 5 June 2022",
"Cathedral hit one free throw and missed the second. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 3 June 2022",
"When the Bucks appeared sagging and nearly done, Tatum ended the suspense with an acrobatic layup and free throw , and then another pair of free throws to close out his night and the Bucks. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
"But after a basket by Brown, Durant could only make one free throw and the Celtics rushed down the floor, with Al Horford putting back Smart\u2019s miss to make it 113-109 with 13 seconds left. \u2014 Brian Mahoney, Hartford Courant , 25 Apr. 2022",
"But after a basket by Brown, Durant could only make one free throw and the Celtics rushed down the floor, with Al Horford putting back Smart\u2019s miss to make it 113-109 with 13 seconds left. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Richard Jefferson of the San Antonio Spurs shoots a free throw shot against the Phoenix Suns during on May 3, 2010 in Phoenix. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 22 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1891, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153925"
}
}
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