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1660 lines
86 KiB
JSON
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"Aggadah":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": ancient Jewish lore forming especially the nonlegal part of the Talmud":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"1602, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Jewish Babylonian Aramaic agg\u0101dh\u0101h & Mishnaic Hebrew hagg\u0101dh\u0101h, literally, \"telling, tale, lesson\"":""
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},
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"-\u02c8g\u022f-",
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"\u0259-\u02c8g\u00e4-d\u0259",
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"\u02cc\u00e4-g\u00e4-\u02c8d\u00e4"
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"noun"
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]
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"aggadah":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": ancient Jewish lore forming especially the nonlegal part of the Talmud":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1602, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Jewish Babylonian Aramaic agg\u0101dh\u0101h & Mishnaic Hebrew hagg\u0101dh\u0101h, literally, \"telling, tale, lesson\"":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8g\u022f-",
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"\u0259-\u02c8g\u00e4-d\u0259",
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"\u02cc\u00e4-g\u00e4-\u02c8d\u00e4"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203647",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"agglomerate":{
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"antonyms":[
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"agglomeration",
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"alphabet soup",
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"assortment",
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"botch",
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"clutter",
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"collage",
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"crazy quilt",
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"farrago",
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"gallimaufry",
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"grab bag",
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"gumbo",
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"hash",
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"hodgepodge",
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"hotchpotch",
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"jambalaya",
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"jumble",
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"jungle",
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"litter",
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"mac\u00e9doine",
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"medley",
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"m\u00e9lange",
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"menagerie",
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"miscellanea",
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"miscellany",
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"mishmash",
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"mixed bag",
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"montage",
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"motley",
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"muddle",
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"olio",
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"olla podrida",
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"omnium-gatherum",
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"pastiche",
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"patchwork",
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"patchwork quilt",
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"potpourri",
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"ragbag",
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"ragout",
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"rummage",
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"salad",
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"salmagundi",
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"scramble",
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"shuffle",
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"smorgasbord",
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"stew",
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"tumble",
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"variety",
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"welter"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a jumbled mass or collection : agglomeration":[],
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": a rock composed of volcanic fragments of various sizes and degrees of angularity":[],
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": to gather into a ball, mass, or cluster":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"breakfast cereal consisting of agglomerated clusters of wheat, rice, and nuts stays crunchy in milk",
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"Noun",
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"the Holy Roman Empire was an ever-varying agglomerate of central European states that managed to survive for 1,000 years",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"But Krugman leads us further astray by agglomerating his data by state without noting the finer demographic points that might tell a different story. \u2014 Dp Opinion, The Denver Post , 10 Dec. 2019",
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"The first human brain balls\u2014aka cortical spheroids, aka neural organoids\u2014 agglomerated into existence just a few short years ago. \u2014 Megan Molteni, WIRED , 3 Apr. 2018",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The merger between Penguin Random House (itself an agglomerate of two giant publishing corporations) and Simon & Schuster, for example, came as a result of the publishing industry\u2019s ongoing struggles with Amazon. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic , 22 Dec. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1632, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"1805, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Latin agglomer\u0101tus, past participle of agglomer\u0101re \"to heap up, mass together\" \u2014 more at agglomerate entry 1":"Noun",
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"borrowed from Latin agglomer\u0101tus, past participle of agglomer\u0101re \"to heap up, mass together, join forces,\" from ad- ad- + glomer\u0101re \"to form into a ball, collect into a mass,\" verbal derivative of glomer-, glomus \"ball-shaped mass\" \u2014 more at clam entry 1":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8gl\u00e4m-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
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"-r\u0259t",
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"\u0259-\u02c8gl\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
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"\u0259-\u02c8gl\u00e4-m\u0259-r\u0259t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ball",
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"roll",
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"round",
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"wad"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092457",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"agglomeration":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a heap or cluster of usually disparate (see disparate sense 1 ) elements":[
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"\u2026 an agglomeration of 100-year-old cottages with gingerbread scroll-saw ornamentation.",
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"\u2014 Ira Henry Freeman"
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],
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": a large, densely and contiguously populated area consisting of a city and its suburbs":[
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"an urban agglomeration"
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],
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": the action or process of collecting in a mass":[
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"the agglomeration of matter into stars and galaxies"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"This suburb has become just a vast agglomeration of houses, people, and cars.",
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"a mere agglomeration of warring tribes, it was far from being a unified nation",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The industry\u2019s reliance on network effects contributes to this agglomeration , says Muro. \u2014 Caitlin Harrington, Wired , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"These mines transformed the area into Germany\u2019s great industrial powerhouse, a vast urban agglomeration home to Essen, Dortmund and other manufacturing cities. \u2014 Alec Macgillis, ProPublica , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"For some readers today, this agglomeration of personal failings \u2014 after such knowledge, what forgiveness",
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"As much as the characters represent an agglomeration of types, they are well written and the actors invest them with life. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"In fact, the museum is an agglomeration of spaces (and, to a degree, of collections) that have evolved over time. \u2014 Colin B. Bailey, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
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"In fact, the museum is an agglomeration of spaces (and, to a degree, of collections) that have evolved over time. \u2014 Colin B. Bailey, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
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"In fact, the museum is an agglomeration of spaces (and, to a degree, of collections) that have evolved over time. \u2014 Colin B. Bailey, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
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"In fact, the museum is an agglomeration of spaces (and, to a degree, of collections) that have evolved over time. \u2014 Colin B. Bailey, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Medieval Latin agglomer\u0101ti\u014dn-, agglomer\u0101ti\u014d, from Latin agglomer\u0101re \"to agglomerate entry 1 \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02ccgl\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"agglomerate",
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"alphabet soup",
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"assortment",
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"botch",
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"clutter",
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"collage",
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"crazy quilt",
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"farrago",
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"gallimaufry",
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"grab bag",
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"gumbo",
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"hash",
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"hodgepodge",
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"hotchpotch",
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"jambalaya",
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"jumble",
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"jungle",
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"litter",
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"mac\u00e9doine",
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"medley",
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"m\u00e9lange",
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"menagerie",
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"miscellanea",
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"miscellany",
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"mishmash",
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"mixed bag",
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"montage",
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"motley",
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"muddle",
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"olio",
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"olla podrida",
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"omnium-gatherum",
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"pastiche",
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"patchwork",
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"patchwork quilt",
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"potpourri",
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"ragbag",
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"ragout",
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"rummage",
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"salad",
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"salmagundi",
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"scramble",
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"shuffle",
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"smorgasbord",
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"stew",
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"tumble",
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"variety",
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"welter"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210713",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"aggrandize":{
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"antonyms":[
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"abase",
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"degrade",
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"demean",
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"humble",
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"humiliate"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to enhance the power, wealth, position, or reputation of":[
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"exploited the situation to aggrandize himself"
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],
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": to make appear great or greater : praise highly":[],
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": to make great or greater : increase , enlarge":[
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"aggrandize an estate"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a movie that aggrandizes the bad guys and makes the cops look like dopes",
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"a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection of books on tape",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Instead, the film inaugurates a tradition that misses the forest for the trees\u2014critiques of political professionals that aggrandize them as the frustrating yet endlessly fascinating loci of all our problems. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"America\u2019s public discourse seems to consist of a never-ending series of brief monologues, typed out on social media and intended to wound others and aggrandize the self. \u2014 Jory Fleming, WSJ , 17 June 2021",
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"The tax mandate is an egregious affront to federalism that would aggrandize Washington and erode interstate economic-policy competition. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 16 May 2021",
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"Soon Parveen discovers that Crane\u2019s book is a self- aggrandizing fabric of lies. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2019",
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"The second outing with self- aggrandizing stalker (and murderer) Joe is just as addictive as the first, if a little repetitive. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 4 Dec. 2019",
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"What had happened to this diminutive scholar from Baghdad, in Iraq's dusty plains and dense alleyways, to leave him capable of such a self- aggrandizing pronouncement and the sickening violence that went with it",
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"Eventually, in Beran\u2019s aggrandizing telling, 4chan\u2019s crescendo of furious nihilism delivers President Trump to America. \u2014 Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED , 31 July 2019",
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"There\u2019s Eastern European folk music, soft shoe numbers, self- aggrandizing hip-hop, guitar rock and more. \u2014 Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities , 15 Sep. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed (with assimilation of the ending to -ize ) from French agrandiss-, stem of agrandir, going back to Old French, from a-, verb-forming prefix (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + -grandir, verbal derivative of grand \"large, great,\" going back to Latin grandis \"fully grown, large, great\" \u2014 more at grand entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8gran-\u02ccd\u012bz",
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"also \u02c8a-gr\u0259n-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"canonize",
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"deify",
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"dignify",
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"elevate",
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"ennoble",
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"enshrine",
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"ensky",
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"enthrone",
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"exalt",
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"glorify",
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"magnify"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054253",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"aggrandizement":{
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"antonyms":[
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"abase",
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"degrade",
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"demean",
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"humble",
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"humiliate"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to enhance the power, wealth, position, or reputation of":[
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"exploited the situation to aggrandize himself"
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],
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": to make appear great or greater : praise highly":[],
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": to make great or greater : increase , enlarge":[
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"aggrandize an estate"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a movie that aggrandizes the bad guys and makes the cops look like dopes",
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"a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection of books on tape",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Instead, the film inaugurates a tradition that misses the forest for the trees\u2014critiques of political professionals that aggrandize them as the frustrating yet endlessly fascinating loci of all our problems. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"America\u2019s public discourse seems to consist of a never-ending series of brief monologues, typed out on social media and intended to wound others and aggrandize the self. \u2014 Jory Fleming, WSJ , 17 June 2021",
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"The tax mandate is an egregious affront to federalism that would aggrandize Washington and erode interstate economic-policy competition. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 16 May 2021",
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"Soon Parveen discovers that Crane\u2019s book is a self- aggrandizing fabric of lies. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2019",
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"The second outing with self- aggrandizing stalker (and murderer) Joe is just as addictive as the first, if a little repetitive. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 4 Dec. 2019",
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"What had happened to this diminutive scholar from Baghdad, in Iraq's dusty plains and dense alleyways, to leave him capable of such a self- aggrandizing pronouncement and the sickening violence that went with it",
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"Eventually, in Beran\u2019s aggrandizing telling, 4chan\u2019s crescendo of furious nihilism delivers President Trump to America. \u2014 Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED , 31 July 2019",
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"There\u2019s Eastern European folk music, soft shoe numbers, self- aggrandizing hip-hop, guitar rock and more. \u2014 Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities , 15 Sep. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed (with assimilation of the ending to -ize ) from French agrandiss-, stem of agrandir, going back to Old French, from a-, verb-forming prefix (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + -grandir, verbal derivative of grand \"large, great,\" going back to Latin grandis \"fully grown, large, great\" \u2014 more at grand entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8gran-\u02ccd\u012bz",
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"also \u02c8a-gr\u0259n-"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"canonize",
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"deify",
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"dignify",
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"elevate",
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"ennoble",
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"enshrine",
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"ensky",
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"enthrone",
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"exalt",
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"glorify",
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"magnify"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165353",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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},
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"aggravate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": increase":[],
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": to make heavy : burden":[],
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": to make worse, more serious, or more severe : to intensify unpleasantly":[
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"problems have been aggravated by neglect"
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],
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": to produce inflammation in":[],
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": to rouse to displeasure or anger by usually persistent and often petty goading":[
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"were aggravated by the noise and traffic"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She aggravated an old knee injury.",
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"They're afraid that we might aggravate an already bad situation.",
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"A headache can be aggravated by too much exercise.",
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"The symptoms were aggravated by drinking alcohol.",
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"All of these delays really aggravate me.",
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"Our neighbors were aggravated by all the noise.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Ozone can aggravate a host of physical problems by triggering coughing, inflaming the airways and lungs, and bringing on asthma attacks. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 5 June 2022",
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"Fraud is obviously an issue for advertisers that will only aggravate in the near future, growing more high-tech and less vulnerable. \u2014 Boris Abaev, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
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"Starting Tuesday, France could step up border checks on British goods entering France and ban British fishing boats from unloading their seafood at certain French ports, which could aggravate Britain\u2019s supply chain crisis. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2021",
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"One significant culprit that continues to aggravate these feelings of loneliness is social media, said Brendel. \u2014 Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News , 28 May 2022",
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"Her work, in some ways, resembles that of MSCHF, a creative collective in Brooklyn, whose trollish product releases seem designed to aggravate coveted brands like Nike and Herm\u00e8s. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
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"New lockdowns in China threaten to aggravate supply bottlenecks. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
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"If your vacation involves indulging in low-fiber foods, which can aggravate constipation, try consuming more fruits and vegetables or taking a daily fiber supplement to keep things moving. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
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"Insects face additional threats that could overlap or aggravate the impacts of temperature and landscape concerns, including adjustments to precipitation, pollution, use of pesticides and light pollution, among other factors. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Latin aggrav\u0101tus, past participle of aggrav\u0101re \"to weigh down, burden, oppress, make worse,\" from ad- ad- + grav\u0101re \"to make heavy, weigh down,\" verbal derivative of gravis \"heavy\" \u2014 more at grieve":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8a-gr\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101t",
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"\u02c8ag-r\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"annoy",
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"bother",
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"bug",
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"burn (up)",
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"chafe",
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"eat",
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"exasperate",
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"frost",
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"gall",
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"get",
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"grate",
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"gripe",
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"hack (off)",
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"irk",
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"irritate",
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"itch",
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"nark",
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"nettle",
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"peeve",
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"persecute",
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"pique",
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"put out",
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"rasp",
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"rile",
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"ruffle",
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": arousing displeasure, impatience, or anger":[
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"an aggravating habit"
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"examples":[
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"there's nothing so aggravating as a blaring car alarm that no one is paying any attention to",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For the health care providers in the ICU at Cedars-Sinai, there was nothing more aggravating than those who claimed the virus was not serious. \u2014 Byalex Stone, ABC News , 13 May 2022",
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"There was the four-game winning streak in January, starting with an upset in Las Vegas that followed an aggravating collapse on the road against the lowly Arizona Coyotes. \u2014 Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"Thompson\u2019s neurotic is alternately sympathetic and aggravating . \u2014 Amy Nicholson, Variety , 22 Jan. 2022",
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"Each was extremely aggravating , and the last completely spoiled a father-son NFL experience. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
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"Erwin, who started her organization after an aggravating experience flying with her son, has pushed for a secured spot for wheelchairs so that air travelers don\u2019t have to be separated from them. \u2014 Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"Few things in life are more aggravating than getting a ticket for speeding. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 2 Jan. 2022",
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"Also on the seriously aggravating list: resealable packages that won\u2019t reseal, dispensers that clog or leak, and containers that keep you from emptying every last dollop or drop. \u2014 Kate Murphy, WSJ , 23 Nov. 2021",
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"Ari is absolutely the most aggravating person to watch this season, but Evelin is a close second. \u2014 Ashley Ray-harris, Vulture , 6 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1673, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from present participle of aggravate":""
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"\u02c8a-gr\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101-ti\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"abrasive",
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"annoying",
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"bothersome",
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"carking",
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"chafing",
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"disturbing",
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"exasperating",
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"frustrating",
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"galling",
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"irksome",
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"irritating",
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"maddening",
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"nettlesome",
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"nettling",
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"peeving",
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"pesky",
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"pestiferous",
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"pestilent",
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"pestilential",
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"pesty",
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"plaguey",
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"plaguy",
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"rankling",
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"rebarbative",
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"riling",
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"vexatious",
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"vexing"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215354",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"aggravation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an act or circumstance that intensifies something or makes something worse":[
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"His interference was an aggravation of the situation."
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],
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": irritation , provocation":[
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"Her job involves a lot of stress and aggravation ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"trying to avoid the aggravation of an existing back problem",
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"I don't need all this aggravation .",
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"This car has caused me nothing but aggravation .",
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"Many talented people now feel that a career in politics isn't worth all the aggravation .",
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"I don't need all these aggravations .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Wheat Street Baptist has never opened its records, much to the aggravation of Atlanta archivists. \u2014 Hanna Raskin, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"Unfortunately, there is no shortage of travel aggravation . \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"As a source of aggravation , the NBA\u2019s salary cap never fails to provide. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 May 2022",
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"By using the grinders, my mom avoids joint aggravation brought on by the rigorous yet necessary endeavor of grinding fresh pepper, transforming a former pain point into dazzling kitchen performance art. \u2014 Taylor Feezor, Bon App\u00e9tit , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"The small, round hydrocolloid stickers help heal acne without drying it out while protecting skin from further environmental aggravation , Dr. Ko Lamm says. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"How in the world, amid all this struggle and aggravation , will Bears players find a way to stay locked in",
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"But that doesn't mean there might not be some political aggravation along the way as Johnson seeks to fill out the term left by ex-mayor Tom Barrett, who is now U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"LaVine sat out Saturday\u2019s 106-101 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder due to an aggravation in his left knee. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 13 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Late Latin aggrav\u0101ti\u014dn-, aggrav\u0101ti\u014d \"a weighing down,\" from Latin aggrav\u0101re \"to weigh down, aggravate \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cca-gr\u0259-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"aggro",
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"annoyance",
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"bother",
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"botheration",
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"bugbear",
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"exasperation",
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"frustration",
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"hair shirt",
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"hassle",
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"headache",
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"inconvenience",
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"irk",
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"irritant",
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"nuisance",
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"peeve",
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"pest",
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"rub",
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"ruffle",
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"thorn",
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"trial",
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"vexation"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011638",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"aggregate":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective : such as":[],
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": clustered in a dense mass or head":[
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"an aggregate flower"
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],
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": formed from several separate ovaries of a single flower":[
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"aggregate fruit"
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],
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": composed of mineral crystals of one or more kinds or of mineral rock fragments":[],
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": taking all units as a whole":[
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"aggregate sales"
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],
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": to collect or gather into a mass or whole":[
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"The census data were aggregated by gender."
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],
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": to amount to (a whole sum or total) : total":[
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"audiences aggregating several million people"
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],
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": a mass or body of units or parts somewhat loosely associated with one another":[
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"Froth is an aggregate of tiny bubbles."
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],
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": the whole sum or amount : sum total":[
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"spent an aggregate of 10 million dollars in advertising during the past three years"
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],
|
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": a rock composed of mineral crystals of one or more kinds or of mineral rock fragments : an aggregate rock":[],
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": any of several hard inert materials (such as sand, gravel, or slag) used for mixing with a cementing material to form concrete, mortar, or plaster":[],
|
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": a clustered mass of individual soil particles varied in shape, ranging in size from a microscopic granule to a small crumb , and considered the basic structural unit of soil":[],
|
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": set sense 21":[],
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": monetary aggregate":[],
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": considered as a whole : collectively":[
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"Dividends for the year amounted in the aggregate to 25 million dollars."
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-g\u0259t",
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"\u02c8a-gr\u0259-g\u0259t",
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"\u02c8ag-ri-g\u0259t",
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"\u02c8a-gri-\u02ccg\u0101t",
|
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"\u02c8a-gr\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
|
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"\u02c8a-gri-g\u0259t",
|
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"-\u02ccg\u0101t"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"add up (to)",
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"amount (to)",
|
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"come (to)",
|
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"count (up to)",
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"number",
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"sum (to ",
|
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"total"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"full",
|
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"sum",
|
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"sum total",
|
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"summation",
|
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"total",
|
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"totality",
|
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"whole"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"There were to be thirty-seven playgrounds, twenty schools. There were to be a hundred and thirty-three miles of street, paved with an inch and a half of No. 2 macadam on an aggregate base. \u2014 Joan Didion , New Yorker , 26 July 1993",
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"Their success at opening up new sources of supply, generating and servicing demand, and connecting new markets with the processing industries of the Amsterdam entrep\u00f4t seemed \u2026 to belie the axiom of an inelastic aggregate volume of world trade\u2014a zero-sum competition. \u2014 Simon Schama , The Embarrassment of Riches , 1988",
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"The mulberry looks a bit like a raspberry. But the raspberry (along with the other brambles, members of the genus Rubus, such as the blackberry) is an aggregate fruit generated by a single, if complex, flower. \u2014 Raymond Sokolov , Natural History , October 1986",
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"With Keynes, standard theory conceded that disequilibria might intrude upon the economy as a whole, but it held that these could be remedied by judicious stabilization of aggregate demand\u2014that is, combined government and consumer purchasing power. \u2014 Robert Kuttner , Atlantic , February 1985",
|
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"The university receives more than half its aggregate income from government sources.",
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"The team with the highest aggregate score wins.",
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"Verb",
|
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"The problem, in this case, is that the synergy creates incentives for segregation. Ethnic advertisers scour the TV schedule for shows and channels that \" aggregate \" viewers of the type the client wants to reach \u2026 \u2014 Tamar Jacoby , New Republic , 24 Jan. 2000",
|
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"\"We are good at aggregating eyeballs and delivering services,\" says Barry Schuler, the president of AOL Interactive Services, \"and the Time Warner deal is a natural extension of that.\" \u2014 Barry Schuler , Fortune , 7 Feb. 2000",
|
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"Pollsters, for the most part, know perfectly well what they are doing. One thing they are doing is aggregating and averaging ephemeral spasms of \"mood\" that may have commercial or political value. \u2014 Christopher Hitchens , Harper's , April 1992",
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"\u2026 covered only if each of the corporations involved has capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating more than $10 million \u2026 \u2014 Joe Sims et al. , National Law Journal , 28 Jan. 1991",
|
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"The website aggregates content from many other sites.",
|
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"over time, her petty thefts aggregated a significant shortfall in the company's books",
|
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"Noun",
|
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"In particular, a core of popular politically minded blogs known in the aggregate as the Blogosphere has been a beehive of furious activity. Or should I say a wasp's nest",
|
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"It's true that our lives are the aggregate of a lot of little things, that's precisely why, at least once a year, we need to ride the wave of something bigger and bolder than our own little humdrum existence. \u2014 Will Manley , Booklist , 1 Sept. 2002",
|
|
"Smallness of enterprises, as in the Japanese bicycle-manufacturing development, is an asset because smallness cuts down administrative and other overhead costs both in individual enterprises and in the aggregate , in comparison with the overhead costs of large operations. \u2014 Jane Jacobs , Cities and the Wealth of Nations , (1984) 1985",
|
|
"numerous episodes of pilferage, taken in the aggregate , can really add up to a significant sum",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"James Butters was the big winner as his total aggregate weight of fish caught tipped the scales at 41.32 pounds. \u2014 Emmett Hall, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
|
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"Moreover, the Company expects to maintain a strong aggregate dividend and return-on-capital profile across the three businesses. \u2014 Joe Cornell, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Critics have generally been favorable, as the film scored a 61% aggregate approval percentage from top critics on Rotten Tomatoes. \u2014 J. Kim Murphy, Variety , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"The Avalanche took the last three games by an aggregate 14-7. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Reviews for the Smile\u2019s debut album have been strong, with an aggregate score of 86 on Metacritic. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Within those groupings, organizations are ranked by the aggregate score based on the employee feedback; the more positive the employee responses, the higher the score, the higher the rank. \u2014 Bob Helbig, The Enquirer , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Removing Baidu reduced the aggregate value by another $5 billion. \u2014 Ryan Finley, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The Falcons posted an aggregate score of 4-over par 364 to place five strokes behind Edison, the only team which finished under par at 1-under 359. \u2014 Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Emerging technologies will also help financial institutions aggregate and analyze significantly more data than in the past by using machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), analytics tools and data science. \u2014 Nicolas Fleuret, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Allen stressed that participant privacy is being built into the study design: Several steps are taken to summarize and aggregate data so that neither Google nor researchers see data about individuals. \u2014 Mario Aguilar, STAT , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The information, Tabor says, is anonymized and securely shared only with university researchers, who aggregate and analyze the data and publish their findings. \u2014 B.k. Jackson, Wired , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recently the company has begun helping its growers to aggregate and sell items from other local farms and artisans\u2014anything from eggs to tea to sourdough bread\u2014since larger order sizes help justify the cost of home delivery. \u2014 Elizabeth G. Dunn, WSJ , 7 May 2021",
|
|
"That means that the modem can aggregate signals of up to three bands, making for a faster connection overall. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"There are also affiliate marketing networks that aggregate and filter the best publishers in specific markets to deliver measurable results for advertisers. \u2014 Nicky Senyard, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The snow begins as motes, which aggregate into dense, flocculent flakes that gradually sink and drift past the mouths (and mouth-like apparatuses) of scavengers farther down. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Since World War II, America\u2019s theaters of war are where people of color live, work and breathe \u2014 overall deaths from Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan conservatively aggregate over 1 million. \u2014 Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"In aggregate , the watery parts of the earth stabilize its climate. \u2014 Annie Proulx, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Chelsea even made record 13-time European Cup champion Real Madrid look ordinary as goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount sealed a 2-0 victory that ousted Madrid 3-1 on aggregate . \u2014 Rob Harris, ajc , 6 May 2021",
|
|
"Justin Thomas has won his second PGA Championship, rallying from seven shots back on Sunday to force a playoff with Will Zalatoris, then beating him with two birdies and a par in their three-hole aggregate at Southern Hills. \u2014 CBS News , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"One minute Manchester City was in complete control of its semifinal, leading by a single goal on the night and by two, a yawning chasm, on aggregate . \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"In the end, Portugal, who lost 1-0 on aggregate to Russia over two legs in a play-off in April 2021 were promoted to replace the team that eliminated them from the tournament. \u2014 Asif Burhan, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"According to FactSet, S&P firms are expected to deliver, on aggregate , earnings growth equivalent to a 7.1% gain year-on-year. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"In the other quarterfinal Tuesday, Spanish club Villarreal advanced past Bayern Munich 2-1 on aggregate after a 1-1 draw in the second leg in Germany. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"In the second match, Aldo Rocha scored in the 55th minute for Atlas to tie the series 3-3 on aggregate . \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 14 Dec. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English aggregat, borrowed from Latin aggreg\u0101tus, past participle of aggreg\u0101re \"to cause to flock together, join, include, lump together,\" from ad- ad- + -greg\u0101re, verbal derivative of greg-, grex \"flock, herd, group\" \u2014 more at gregarious":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English aggregaten, borrowed from Latin aggreg\u0101tus, past participle of aggreg\u0101re \"to cause to flock together, join\" \u2014 more at aggregate entry 1":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English aggregat, borrowed from Medieval Latin aggreg\u0101tus, noun derivative of Latin aggreg\u0101tus, past participle of aggreg\u0101re \"to cause to flock together, join\" \u2014 more at aggregate entry 1":"Noun"
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145756"
|
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},
|
|
"aggression":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonaggression",
|
|
"pacifism"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a forceful action or procedure (such as an unprovoked attack) especially when intended to dominate or master":[],
|
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": hostile, injurious, or destructive behavior or outlook especially when caused by frustration":[
|
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"Aggression is often the expression of pent-up rage."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"He has a lot of pent-up aggression .",
|
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"behavior that is likely to provoke aggression",
|
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"dangerous dogs showing aggression toward people",
|
|
"The government says that it will view any attempt to fly over its territory as an act of aggression .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This gives Japan the unenviable rank of having the weakest sanctions among the Group of Seven nations in response to Russian aggression , based on a survey from the Yale School of Management. \u2014 Peter Lyon, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The financial cost of the conflict has sharply escalated four months in, both the money required for Ukraine to fend off Russia\u2019s aggression and the toll on the global economy. \u2014 Ashley Parker, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Representatives of the University of Utah Health say these conflicts are not the norm within their workplaces but don\u2019t dismiss the impact that aggression and harassment can have on their employees. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Shevchuk says projects like Backup Ukraine serve a larger purpose in fighting against Russian aggression and propaganda that does not recognize Ukraine's unique cultural identity and territorial sovereignty. \u2014 Emma Tucker, CNN , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"The sheer numbers are head-spinning, and the portrayals of Watson\u2019s aggression and entitlement are chilling. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Forensic psychologist Jillian Peterson, cofounder of The Violence Project, a think tank dedicated to reducing violence, said mass shooters are typically younger men, channeling their pain and anger through acts of violence and aggression . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
|
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"The issue is aggression (or lack thereof), Butler said. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Supply and demand have been driven lately by Russian aggression and the reaction to the pandemic. \u2014 WSJ , 23 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from French & Latin; French agression, going back to Middle French, \"attack,\" borrowed from Latin aggressi\u014dn-, aggressi\u014d, from aggred\u012b \"to approach, attack\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at aggress":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8gresh-\u0259n",
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8gre-sh\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"aggressiveness",
|
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"assaultiveness",
|
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"bellicosity",
|
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"belligerence",
|
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"belligerency",
|
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"combativeness",
|
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"contentiousness",
|
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"defiance",
|
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"disputatiousness",
|
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"feistiness",
|
|
"fight",
|
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"militance",
|
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"militancy",
|
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"militantness",
|
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"pugnacity",
|
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"quarrelsomeness",
|
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"scrappiness",
|
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"truculence"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040425",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggressive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ambitionless",
|
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"low-pressure",
|
|
"nonassertive",
|
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"unaggressive",
|
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"unambitious",
|
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"unassertive",
|
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"unenterprising"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": growing, developing, or spreading rapidly":[
|
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"aggressive bone tumors"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by combative readiness":[
|
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"an aggressive fighter"
|
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],
|
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": marked by driving forceful energy or initiative : enterprising":[
|
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"an aggressive salesman"
|
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],
|
|
": marked by obtrusive energy and self-assertiveness":[
|
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"a rude, aggressive personality"
|
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],
|
|
": more severe, intensive, or comprehensive than usual especially in dosage or extent":[
|
|
"aggressive chemotherapy"
|
|
],
|
|
": strong or emphatic in effect or intent":[
|
|
"aggressive colors",
|
|
"aggressive flavors"
|
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],
|
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": tending toward or exhibiting aggression":[
|
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"aggressive behavior"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"He started to get aggressive and began to shout.",
|
|
"an aggressive lawyer whose tactics have made people angry",
|
|
"The team plays a very aggressive style of defense.",
|
|
"The company took aggressive steps to prevent illegal use of their equipment.",
|
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"The publisher has been very aggressive in promoting the book.",
|
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"The city began an aggressive campaign to encourage recycling.",
|
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"an aggressive form of cancer",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, catfish live in both freshwater and salt water and are not aggressive . \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
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"Everything about it is aggressive and intended to cause distress and harm. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
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"With a 2023 verbal commitment from running back Mark Fletcher Jr. appearing to be the highlight of the position class, Alford has been aggressive looking into the future of Ohio State\u2019s backfield. \u2014 Robert Fenbers, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
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"The growth numbers for EV production and sales are quite aggressive , and at least a portion of it is being driven by government mandates. \u2014 Karl Brauer, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
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"Some analysts say auto makers need to be more aggressive in pushing mining companies to increase supply or invest directly in the metals supply chain. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
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"As a result, the field could be more aggressive , especially if a tee shot landed on the fairway. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 19 June 2022",
|
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"Black women are also more likely to develop a form called non-endometrioid uterine cancer, which is more aggressive . \u2014 Roni Caryn Rabin, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
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"That has raised concerns that the Fed's actions could wind up being too aggressive . \u2014 Damian J. Troise, ajc , 17 June 2022"
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"1716, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"borrowed from New Latin aggress\u012bvus, from Latin aggressus, past participle of aggred\u012b \"to step up to, approach, attack\" + -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at aggress":""
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},
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"\u0259-\u02c8gre-siv",
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"\u0259-\u02c8gres-iv"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for aggressive aggressive , militant , assertive , self-assertive mean obtrusively energetic especially in pursuing particular goals. aggressive implies a disposition to dominate often in disregard of others' rights or in determined and energetic pursuit of one's ends. aggressive in his business dealings militant also implies a fighting disposition but suggests not self-seeking but devotion to a cause, movement, or principle. militant protesters rallied against the new law assertive suggests bold self-confidence in expression of opinion. the more assertive speakers dominated the forum self-assertive connotes forwardness or brash self-confidence. a self-assertive young upstart",
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"ambitious",
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"assertive",
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"enterprising",
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"fierce",
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"go-getting",
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"high-pressure",
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"in-your-face",
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"militant",
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"pushy",
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"self-asserting",
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"self-assertive"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054221",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"noun,"
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]
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},
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"aggressiveness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"ambitionless",
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"low-pressure",
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"nonassertive",
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"unaggressive",
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"unambitious",
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"unassertive",
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"unenterprising"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": growing, developing, or spreading rapidly":[
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"aggressive bone tumors"
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],
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": marked by combative readiness":[
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"an aggressive fighter"
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],
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": marked by driving forceful energy or initiative : enterprising":[
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"an aggressive salesman"
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],
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": marked by obtrusive energy and self-assertiveness":[
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"a rude, aggressive personality"
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],
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": more severe, intensive, or comprehensive than usual especially in dosage or extent":[
|
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"aggressive chemotherapy"
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],
|
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": strong or emphatic in effect or intent":[
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"aggressive colors",
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"aggressive flavors"
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],
|
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": tending toward or exhibiting aggression":[
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"aggressive behavior"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"He started to get aggressive and began to shout.",
|
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"an aggressive lawyer whose tactics have made people angry",
|
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"The team plays a very aggressive style of defense.",
|
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"The company took aggressive steps to prevent illegal use of their equipment.",
|
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"The publisher has been very aggressive in promoting the book.",
|
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"The city began an aggressive campaign to encourage recycling.",
|
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"an aggressive form of cancer",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, catfish live in both freshwater and salt water and are not aggressive . \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Everything about it is aggressive and intended to cause distress and harm. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
|
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"With a 2023 verbal commitment from running back Mark Fletcher Jr. appearing to be the highlight of the position class, Alford has been aggressive looking into the future of Ohio State\u2019s backfield. \u2014 Robert Fenbers, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The growth numbers for EV production and sales are quite aggressive , and at least a portion of it is being driven by government mandates. \u2014 Karl Brauer, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Some analysts say auto makers need to be more aggressive in pushing mining companies to increase supply or invest directly in the metals supply chain. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"As a result, the field could be more aggressive , especially if a tee shot landed on the fairway. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Black women are also more likely to develop a form called non-endometrioid uterine cancer, which is more aggressive . \u2014 Roni Caryn Rabin, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
|
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"That has raised concerns that the Fed's actions could wind up being too aggressive . \u2014 Damian J. Troise, ajc , 17 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1716, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from New Latin aggress\u012bvus, from Latin aggressus, past participle of aggred\u012b \"to step up to, approach, attack\" + -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at aggress":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8gre-siv",
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8gres-iv"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for aggressive aggressive , militant , assertive , self-assertive mean obtrusively energetic especially in pursuing particular goals. aggressive implies a disposition to dominate often in disregard of others' rights or in determined and energetic pursuit of one's ends. aggressive in his business dealings militant also implies a fighting disposition but suggests not self-seeking but devotion to a cause, movement, or principle. militant protesters rallied against the new law assertive suggests bold self-confidence in expression of opinion. the more assertive speakers dominated the forum self-assertive connotes forwardness or brash self-confidence. a self-assertive young upstart",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"ambitious",
|
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"assertive",
|
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"enterprising",
|
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"fierce",
|
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"go-getting",
|
|
"high-pressure",
|
|
"in-your-face",
|
|
"militant",
|
|
"pushy",
|
|
"self-asserting",
|
|
"self-assertive"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234504",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun",
|
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"noun,"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"aggrieved":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"content",
|
|
"contented",
|
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"gratified",
|
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"pleased",
|
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"satisfied"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": showing or expressing grief, injury, or offense":[
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"an aggrieved plea"
|
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],
|
|
": suffering from an infringement or denial of legal rights":[
|
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"aggrieved minority groups"
|
|
],
|
|
": troubled or distressed in spirit":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"He felt aggrieved by their refusal to meet with him.",
|
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"The aggrieved party may cancel the contract.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Only once everyone is somewhat aggrieved will the solution be somewhat tenable. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"But soon enough \u2014 come a scandal in Washington or Hollywood, an overseas crisis, a natural disaster, another spike in COVID-19 cases \u2014 a great number of the angry and aggrieved will move on. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Downtowns were boarded up on the eve of the 2020 race not against angry and aggrieved Trump voters. \u2014 WSJ , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Williams lauded other court decisions that have signaled wins for the Niger Delta\u2019s aggrieved communities. \u2014 Krystina Shveda, CNN , 25 May 2022",
|
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"The long, torturous nightmare of government overreach, which is how so many aggrieved passengers viewed the mandate effecting public transportation, has come to an end. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Without going into detail about the dynamic between himself and aggrieved parties, Murray explained his perspective on the situation and its aftermath. \u2014 J. Kim Murphy, Variety , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That feminist nod is but a punctuation point in a story that bemoans the suffering caused by atavistic patterns of aggrieved and insecure men seeking to prove their worth by fighting, raping and taking. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Long aggrieved and newly offended, Joy becomes Evelyn\u2019s superhero nemesis, Jobu Tupaki, a character of many costumes who has one constant. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English agreved \"annoyed, resentful,\" from past participle of agreven \"to aggrieve \"":""
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113vd"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"discontent",
|
|
"discontented",
|
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"disgruntled",
|
|
"displeased",
|
|
"dissatisfied",
|
|
"malcontent"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223800",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggro":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": aggressive or aggressively daring in style or manner":[],
|
|
": deliberately aggressive , provoking, or violent behavior":[],
|
|
": exasperation , irritation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He's gotten nothing but aggro from his parents lately.",
|
|
"They decided it wasn't worth the aggro .",
|
|
"The police were there to prevent any aggro .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Not going to lie, seeing Cohutta go full aggro in stealing Casey was seriously \u2026 hot",
|
|
"The comic was previously adapted by Zack Snyder into a 2009 feature film, and like anything Snyder-adjacent, his aggro -broseph Watchmen has its loud defenders. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 15 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Winston\u2019s pretty game for this, even though Monty could not be more aggro in this moment. \u2014 Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com , 24 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Taylor seems to be calling out this aggro tweeter, and asking them WTF their problem is. \u2014 Alison Caporimo, Seventeen , 17 June 2019",
|
|
"Think of that drop as a proof-of-concept: if the aggro hypebeasts were into it, maybe the rest of us casual sneaker fans might be, too. \u2014 Tyler Watamanuk, GQ , 14 Dec. 2017",
|
|
"Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Donald Trump\u2019s communications director was Trumpism distilled, so pure a concentrate of wocka-wocka salesmanship and aggro preening that the West Wing could contain him for only so long. \u2014 Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine , 31 July 2017",
|
|
"Usually clad in something black and skintight, the bleach blonde clipper made a compelling case for the aggro -chic minimalism that was percolating on the runways at the time. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 29 July 2017",
|
|
"The band, experimental from the start, has pushed its sound a few different directions over the years\u2014proggy and aggro on 2014\u2019s The Hunting Party, EDM-adjacent prettiness for this year\u2019s One More Light\u2014and Bennington adapted to all of it. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 July 2017",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"That might sound like faint praise; some would call him silly or lightweight or even, in his aggro irreverance, a touch smarmy. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Who could forget Chad Johnson, the overly- aggro jerk from JoJo\u2019s season of The Bachelorette in 2016",
|
|
"First, this feels like a ramping-up of Trump's already super- aggro rhetoric against the former FBI director. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 8 June 2018",
|
|
"The way Orgy dialed up the original's aggro side and turned it industrial was a stroke of genius. \u2014 Chris Payne, Billboard , 16 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"Every show is a Halloween show for aggro black metal band Anagnorisis. \u2014 Jeffrey Lee Puckett, The Courier-Journal , 24 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"Before the Merkel summit, Trump\u2019s handshake mostly made the news for its aggro endlessness. \u2014 Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine , 21 Mar. 2017",
|
|
"A teaser for the Paramount franchise\u2019s Super Bowl spot airing Sunday shows Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, slo-mo explosions, and an unusually aggro Optimus Prime. \u2014 Rebecca Keegan, VanityFair.com , 3 Feb. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1969, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
|
|
"1970, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"perhaps originally from aggr(ession) or aggr(essive) + -o entry 1 , though influenced in meaning by association with aggravation":"Noun",
|
|
"probably derivative of aggro entry 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-(\u02cc)gr\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggravation",
|
|
"annoyance",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"botheration",
|
|
"exasperation",
|
|
"frustration",
|
|
"grief",
|
|
"irritation",
|
|
"pip",
|
|
"vexation"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113513",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggroup":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to arrange in a group":[
|
|
"were aggrouped near the center of the square"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1695, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French agrouper , from a- (from Latin ad- ) + groupe group":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"a-",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8gr\u00fcp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134552",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun,",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggry bead":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a variegated glass bead found buried in the earth in Ghana and in England":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1788, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"of unknown origin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073906",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggravated":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": angry or displeased especially because of small problems or annoyances : feeling or showing aggravation":[
|
|
"Sid snored on. Tom was aggravated . He said, \"Sid, Sid!\" and shook him.",
|
|
"\u2014 Mark Twain",
|
|
"The maid sounded very aggravated .",
|
|
"\u2014 Louise Fitzhugh"
|
|
],
|
|
": considered more serious or heinous than normal : characterized by aggravating elements (such as the use of a deadly weapon)":[
|
|
"aggravated manslaughter"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see also aggravated assault":[
|
|
"aggravated manslaughter"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-gr\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"annoyed",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"exasperated",
|
|
"galled",
|
|
"irked",
|
|
"irritated",
|
|
"narked",
|
|
"peeved",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"scunnered",
|
|
"teed off",
|
|
"vexed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In 1998, he was convicted in the aggravated kidnapping of Sandra Sapaugh. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"He was taken into custody again on Jan. 6, 2021, charged with multiple counts of aggravated child abuse. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Police responded to a road rage incident at 2:18 p.m. June 3 and arrested a man for aggravated menacing. \u2014 Brian Lisik, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The suspect is already charged in Utah\u2019s 2nd District Court with five counts of aggravated cruelty to an animal, class A misdemeanors. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Mason Bryan was being [00:16:00] sentenced for aggravated burglary and robbery in lake county. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"In 2006, he was convicted of capital murder and aggravated kidnapping and sentenced to life in prison, the department said. \u2014 Christina Maxouris, CNN , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Many of the defendants were charged with 31 counts of bank fraud and seven counts of aggravated identity theft counts. \u2014 Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Adam Elmosa, 23, of Palos Park, was arrested on an outstanding warrant from DuPage County for aggravated speeding May 9 in the 10600 block of Southwest Highway, police said. \u2014 Daily Southtown Staff, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from past participle of aggravate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155508"
|
|
},
|
|
"aggregate mortality table":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an insurance mortality table based on both newly medically selected lives and lives from which the effect of selection has been eliminated":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1872, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164537"
|
|
},
|
|
"aggravated assault":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an assault that is more serious than a common assault: such as":[],
|
|
": an assault combined with an intent to commit a crime":[],
|
|
": any of various assaults so defined by statute":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Joel Louis Garcia, 34, was arrested days after the incident on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to jail records. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The man was taken to a hospital to be treated for minor injuries before being booked into jail on multiple charges, which include 17 counts of aggravated assault on a police officer and residential burglary. \u2014 Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The Augusta woman faces two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and second-degree cruelty to children, GBI officials indicated. \u2014 Henri Hollis, ajc , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"On May 17, Dallas Police charged Jeremy Smith, 36, with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. \u2014 Soo Youn, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Convicted in Texas of two counts of aggravated assault in 1996, Lopez received two eight-year sentences, according to the state's public safety department. \u2014 Christina Maxouris, CNN , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Warren is currently in the Orange County Jail without bond, charged with three counts of aggravated assault on law enforcement, and armed burglary. \u2014 Crist\u00f3bal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Two 18-year-olds have been arrested on suspicion of murder and aggravated assault , Deputy Police Chief Deric Hearn said. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"DeKalb County police arrested 25-year-old Ofieo Ojego last week on charges of murder and aggravated assault . \u2014 Jozsef Papp, ajc , 18 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1845, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173530"
|
|
},
|
|
"aggregable":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": that may be aggregated":[
|
|
"property aggregable with other property"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-gr\u0259-g\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
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"1570, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a group, body, or mass composed of many distinct parts or individuals":[
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"A galaxy is an aggregation of stars and gas."
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": the collecting of units or parts into a mass or whole":[],
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": the condition of being so collected":[]
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"\u02cca-gri-\u02c8g\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"\u02cca-gr\u0259-\u02c8g\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Data platforms enable the continuous aggregation , processing and normalization of data from literally all available sources. \u2014 Abhinav Shashank, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
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"The point of aggregation has changed A Roku acquisition could also improve Netflix\u2019s competitive position, which has changed as the industry has matured. \u2014 Walter Frick, Quartz , 8 June 2022",
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"Over at the review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes, meanwhile, Season 2 of Russian Doll currently enjoys a perfect 100 percent critics score. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Critics have almost universally praised it on the review aggregation website. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"The spread in a Walker-Warnock clash, according to an aggregation of early polling by Real Clear Politics, is tight with Walker enjoying a slight overall lead. \u2014 al , 22 May 2022",
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"Data leaders spend a lot of time investing in data aggregation and analysis, technology, talent, and training. \u2014 Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
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"The president\u2019s job approval rating stood at 41.1% Tuesday, according to FiveThirtyEight\u2019s aggregation of public polls, down from 53% in January 2021. \u2014 Ken Thomas And Sabrina Siddiqui, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"Glinting in the light of my headlamp, a small aggregation of foam\u2014the product of nitrogen leaking into the cave system from nearby farms\u2014was the only sign of human presence. \u2014 Matthew Sherrill, Outside Online , 17 June 2020"
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"Middle English aggreciacioun \"process of adding numbers, gathering of pus or humors,\" borrowed from Late Latin aggreg\u0101ti\u014dn-, aggreg\u0101ti\u014d \"gathering together,\" from Latin aggreg\u0101re \"to cause to flock together, aggregate entry 2 \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns":""
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"aggravated larceny":{
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": larceny attended with aggravating circumstances (as when the theft is from the person)":[]
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"1806, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190903"
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"aggregative":{
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": of or relating to an aggregate":[],
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": tending to aggregate":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8a-gri-\u02ccg\u0101-tiv"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Augmented reality is an aggregative concept, a gathering tidal force already inseparable from our daily lives by way of apps like GPS navigation and selfie tools. \u2014 Matt Peckham, Time , 6 July 2017"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"aggreg(ate) entry 1 + -ative":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1617, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195015"
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"aggregate polarization":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": polarization by a rock section in which the constituent minerals cannot be individually recognized":[]
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"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201649"
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"aggregate ray":{
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"definitions":{
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": a group of rays in certain woods appearing at low magnification as a single vascular ray but consisting of smaller rays, fibers, and sometimes vessels":[]
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"first_known_use":{
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"1912, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211058"
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"\u02c8a-gri-\u02ccg\u0101-t\u0259r"
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"aggregate entry 2 + -or entry 1":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"1528, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011314"
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"type":[
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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"definitions":{
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": to give pain or trouble to : distress":[],
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": to inflict injury on":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113v"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for aggrieve wrong , oppress , persecute , aggrieve mean to injure unjustly or outrageously. wrong implies inflicting injury either unmerited or out of proportion to what one deserves. a penal system that had wronged him oppress suggests inhumane imposing of burdens one cannot endure or exacting more than one can perform. a people oppressed by a warmongering tyrant persecute implies a relentless and unremitting subjection to annoyance or suffering. a child persecuted by constant criticism aggrieve implies suffering caused by an infringement or denial of rights. a legal aid society representing aggrieved minority groups",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Foreigners who aggrieve the Chinese Communist Party seriously enough typically get banned from the country. \u2014 Tiffany Ap, Quartz , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"Foyers with overly diminutive lights aggrieve Philadelphia designer Melinda Kelson O\u2019Connor. \u2014 Elizabeth Anne Hartman, WSJ , 28 May 2021",
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"Sanders\u2019 supporters have every right to be aggrieved at Warren subsequently issuing the code red. \u2014 Libby Watson, The New Republic , 16 Jan. 2020",
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"Asked about the credibility of some of the testimonies, Lau said the commission will hear from anyone who feels aggrieved by Cicig. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Dec. 2019",
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"Colombia: As elsewhere in the region, protesters are aggrieved by corruption and inequality. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Dec. 2019",
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"Anglophones were aggrieved at their marginalisation in a country dominated by French-speakers. \u2014 The Economist , 7 Nov. 2019",
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"Working class Americans, normally a reliable part of the Democratic Party base, were displaced and aggrieved . \u2014 Rober Kuttner, Time , 30 Sep. 2019",
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"But perhaps not since the impeachment of Andrew Johnson in 1868 has a Congress been so constitutionally and repeatedly aggrieved by the actions of a sitting president. \u2014 Dan Balz, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Sep. 2019"
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"Middle English agreven \"to affect adversely, disturb, distress,\" borrowed from Anglo-French agrever \"to make burdensome, worsen,\" going back to Latin aggrav\u0101re \"to weigh down, burden, make worse\" \u2014 more at aggravate":""
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-025507"
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"adverb",
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": formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective : such as":[],
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": clustered in a dense mass or head":[
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"an aggregate flower"
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],
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": formed from several separate ovaries of a single flower":[
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"aggregate fruit"
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],
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": composed of mineral crystals of one or more kinds or of mineral rock fragments":[],
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": taking all units as a whole":[
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"aggregate sales"
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],
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": to collect or gather into a mass or whole":[
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"The census data were aggregated by gender."
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],
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": to amount to (a whole sum or total) : total":[
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"audiences aggregating several million people"
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],
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": a mass or body of units or parts somewhat loosely associated with one another":[
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"Froth is an aggregate of tiny bubbles."
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],
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": the whole sum or amount : sum total":[
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"spent an aggregate of 10 million dollars in advertising during the past three years"
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],
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": a rock composed of mineral crystals of one or more kinds or of mineral rock fragments : an aggregate rock":[],
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": any of several hard inert materials (such as sand, gravel, or slag) used for mixing with a cementing material to form concrete, mortar, or plaster":[],
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": a clustered mass of individual soil particles varied in shape, ranging in size from a microscopic granule to a small crumb , and considered the basic structural unit of soil":[],
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": set sense 21":[],
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": monetary aggregate":[],
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": considered as a whole : collectively":[
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"Dividends for the year amounted in the aggregate to 25 million dollars."
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"\u02c8a-gri-\u02ccg\u0101t",
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"-\u02ccg\u0101t",
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"\u02c8a-gr\u0259-g\u0259t",
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"\u02c8ag-ri-g\u0259t",
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"-g\u0259t",
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"\u02c8a-gr\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t"
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"add up (to)",
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"amount (to)",
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"come (to)",
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"number",
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"sum (to ",
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"total"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"full",
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"sum",
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"sum total",
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"summation",
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"total",
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"totality",
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"whole"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"There were to be thirty-seven playgrounds, twenty schools. There were to be a hundred and thirty-three miles of street, paved with an inch and a half of No. 2 macadam on an aggregate base. \u2014 Joan Didion , New Yorker , 26 July 1993",
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"Their success at opening up new sources of supply, generating and servicing demand, and connecting new markets with the processing industries of the Amsterdam entrep\u00f4t seemed \u2026 to belie the axiom of an inelastic aggregate volume of world trade\u2014a zero-sum competition. \u2014 Simon Schama , The Embarrassment of Riches , 1988",
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"The mulberry looks a bit like a raspberry. But the raspberry (along with the other brambles, members of the genus Rubus, such as the blackberry) is an aggregate fruit generated by a single, if complex, flower. \u2014 Raymond Sokolov , Natural History , October 1986",
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"With Keynes, standard theory conceded that disequilibria might intrude upon the economy as a whole, but it held that these could be remedied by judicious stabilization of aggregate demand\u2014that is, combined government and consumer purchasing power. \u2014 Robert Kuttner , Atlantic , February 1985",
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"The university receives more than half its aggregate income from government sources.",
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"The team with the highest aggregate score wins.",
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"Verb",
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"The problem, in this case, is that the synergy creates incentives for segregation. Ethnic advertisers scour the TV schedule for shows and channels that \" aggregate \" viewers of the type the client wants to reach \u2026 \u2014 Tamar Jacoby , New Republic , 24 Jan. 2000",
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"\"We are good at aggregating eyeballs and delivering services,\" says Barry Schuler, the president of AOL Interactive Services, \"and the Time Warner deal is a natural extension of that.\" \u2014 Barry Schuler , Fortune , 7 Feb. 2000",
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"Pollsters, for the most part, know perfectly well what they are doing. One thing they are doing is aggregating and averaging ephemeral spasms of \"mood\" that may have commercial or political value. \u2014 Christopher Hitchens , Harper's , April 1992",
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"\u2026 covered only if each of the corporations involved has capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating more than $10 million \u2026 \u2014 Joe Sims et al. , National Law Journal , 28 Jan. 1991",
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"The website aggregates content from many other sites.",
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"over time, her petty thefts aggregated a significant shortfall in the company's books",
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"Noun",
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"In particular, a core of popular politically minded blogs known in the aggregate as the Blogosphere has been a beehive of furious activity. Or should I say a wasp's nest",
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"It's true that our lives are the aggregate of a lot of little things, that's precisely why, at least once a year, we need to ride the wave of something bigger and bolder than our own little humdrum existence. \u2014 Will Manley , Booklist , 1 Sept. 2002",
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"Smallness of enterprises, as in the Japanese bicycle-manufacturing development, is an asset because smallness cuts down administrative and other overhead costs both in individual enterprises and in the aggregate , in comparison with the overhead costs of large operations. \u2014 Jane Jacobs , Cities and the Wealth of Nations , (1984) 1985",
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"numerous episodes of pilferage, taken in the aggregate , can really add up to a significant sum",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"James Butters was the big winner as his total aggregate weight of fish caught tipped the scales at 41.32 pounds. \u2014 Emmett Hall, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
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"Moreover, the Company expects to maintain a strong aggregate dividend and return-on-capital profile across the three businesses. \u2014 Joe Cornell, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
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"Critics have generally been favorable, as the film scored a 61% aggregate approval percentage from top critics on Rotten Tomatoes. \u2014 J. Kim Murphy, Variety , 18 June 2022",
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"The Avalanche took the last three games by an aggregate 14-7. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
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"Reviews for the Smile\u2019s debut album have been strong, with an aggregate score of 86 on Metacritic. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 13 June 2022",
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"Within those groupings, organizations are ranked by the aggregate score based on the employee feedback; the more positive the employee responses, the higher the score, the higher the rank. \u2014 Bob Helbig, The Enquirer , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Removing Baidu reduced the aggregate value by another $5 billion. \u2014 Ryan Finley, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
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"The Falcons posted an aggregate score of 4-over par 364 to place five strokes behind Edison, the only team which finished under par at 1-under 359. \u2014 Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Emerging technologies will also help financial institutions aggregate and analyze significantly more data than in the past by using machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), analytics tools and data science. \u2014 Nicolas Fleuret, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Allen stressed that participant privacy is being built into the study design: Several steps are taken to summarize and aggregate data so that neither Google nor researchers see data about individuals. \u2014 Mario Aguilar, STAT , 24 May 2022",
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"The information, Tabor says, is anonymized and securely shared only with university researchers, who aggregate and analyze the data and publish their findings. \u2014 B.k. Jackson, Wired , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"Recently the company has begun helping its growers to aggregate and sell items from other local farms and artisans\u2014anything from eggs to tea to sourdough bread\u2014since larger order sizes help justify the cost of home delivery. \u2014 Elizabeth G. Dunn, WSJ , 7 May 2021",
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"That means that the modem can aggregate signals of up to three bands, making for a faster connection overall. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 10 May 2022",
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"There are also affiliate marketing networks that aggregate and filter the best publishers in specific markets to deliver measurable results for advertisers. \u2014 Nicky Senyard, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"The snow begins as motes, which aggregate into dense, flocculent flakes that gradually sink and drift past the mouths (and mouth-like apparatuses) of scavengers farther down. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"Since World War II, America\u2019s theaters of war are where people of color live, work and breathe \u2014 overall deaths from Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan conservatively aggregate over 1 million. \u2014 Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"In aggregate , the watery parts of the earth stabilize its climate. \u2014 Annie Proulx, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
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"Chelsea even made record 13-time European Cup champion Real Madrid look ordinary as goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount sealed a 2-0 victory that ousted Madrid 3-1 on aggregate . \u2014 Rob Harris, ajc , 6 May 2021",
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"Justin Thomas has won his second PGA Championship, rallying from seven shots back on Sunday to force a playoff with Will Zalatoris, then beating him with two birdies and a par in their three-hole aggregate at Southern Hills. \u2014 CBS News , 22 May 2022",
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"One minute Manchester City was in complete control of its semifinal, leading by a single goal on the night and by two, a yawning chasm, on aggregate . \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
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"In the end, Portugal, who lost 1-0 on aggregate to Russia over two legs in a play-off in April 2021 were promoted to replace the team that eliminated them from the tournament. \u2014 Asif Burhan, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
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"According to FactSet, S&P firms are expected to deliver, on aggregate , earnings growth equivalent to a 7.1% gain year-on-year. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
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"In the other quarterfinal Tuesday, Spanish club Villarreal advanced past Bayern Munich 2-1 on aggregate after a 1-1 draw in the second leg in Germany. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"In the second match, Aldo Rocha scored in the 55th minute for Atlas to tie the series 3-3 on aggregate . \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 14 Dec. 2021"
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"Middle English aggregat, borrowed from Latin aggreg\u0101tus, past participle of aggreg\u0101re \"to cause to flock together, join, include, lump together,\" from ad- ad- + -greg\u0101re, verbal derivative of greg-, grex \"flock, herd, group\" \u2014 more at gregarious":"Adjective",
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"Middle English aggregaten, borrowed from Latin aggreg\u0101tus, past participle of aggreg\u0101re \"to cause to flock together, join\" \u2014 more at aggregate entry 1":"Verb",
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"Middle English aggregat, borrowed from Medieval Latin aggreg\u0101tus, noun derivative of Latin aggreg\u0101tus, past participle of aggreg\u0101re \"to cause to flock together, join\" \u2014 more at aggregate entry 1":"Noun"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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"definitions":{
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": to make graver : aggravate":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English aggreggen , from Middle French agregier , from (assumed) Vulgar Latin aggraviare, aggreviare , alteration of Latin aggravare to make heavier":""
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041349"
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"aggregometer":{
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"definitions":{
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": an instrument for measuring the aggregation of platelets in a sample of blood":[
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"Finally, a clinically easy-to-use and accurate bedside platelet aggregometer may help deliver optimal antiplatelet therapy to our patients.",
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"\u2014 Steven P. Schulman , Journal of the American Medical Association , 20 Oct. 2004"
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"\u02cca-gri-\u02c8g\u00e4-m\u0259-t\u0259r"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"aggreg(ation) + -o- + -meter":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"1972, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090445"
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},
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"aggressor":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one that commits or practices aggression":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8gres-\u0259r",
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"\u0259-\u02c8gre-s\u0259r"
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],
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"invader",
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"raider"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Each country accused the other of being the aggressor .",
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"these pocket-size states had formed an alliance to deter potential aggressors",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Nashville was the aggressor at the outset, with star midfielder Hany Mukhtar rifling in a shot less than 20 seconds into the contest that was saved by Timbers fill-in goalkeeper David Bingham. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 July 2022",
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"But red air airplanes and qualified aggressor pilots are not in plentiful supply at Nellis. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
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"There is no place in this institution for an aggressor which constantly violates UN principles. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
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"Some officials and experts say that by trying to play the role of honest brokers, those countries are giving false balance to a war with one clear aggressor \u2014 signaling to Putin that Western resolve is wavering. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
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"The priority becomes making contact with the aggressor and starting negotiations. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 28 May 2022",
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"In the latter, the priority becomes making contact with the aggressor and starting negotiations to persuade a gunman to surrender or just gain valuable time while a tactical team is assembled. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
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"The priority becomes making contact with the aggressor and starting negotiations. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
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"This time, there was an offense designed around Adebayo the aggressor . \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 22 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Latin, \"attacker, assailant,\" from aggred\u012b, adgred\u012b \"to approach, attack\" + -tor, agent suffix \u2014 more at aggress":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1585, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185019"
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},
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"aggrievance":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": grievance":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113-v\u0259n(t)s also a-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English agrevaunce \"injury, complaint,\" borrowed from Anglo-French agrevaunz , from agrever \"to aggrieve \" + -aunz -ance":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231655"
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},
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"aggress":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to commit aggression : act aggressively":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8gres"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"One chapter looks at the hawk-dove game: two players decide independently whether to aggress (play hawk) or acquiesce (play dove). \u2014 Matthew Hutson, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Asian face even more inscrutable, effacing even their age and gender, while also telegraphing that the Asian wearer was mute and therefore incapable of talking back if aggressed . \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2020",
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"Boyish, long-haired young Getty seems very much at home here, sparring good-naturedly with some ladies of the night before being aggressed and whisked away. \u2014 Todd Mccarthy, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Dec. 2017",
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"In that time Moscow also aggressed against countries far closer to central Europe, such as Hungary, and did far more in the way of destabilizing democracies. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 16 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"in part borrowed from Latin adgressus, aggressus, past participle of adgred\u012b, aggred\u012b \"to approach, attack, undertake,\" from ad- ad- + grad\u012b \"to step, go\"; in part back-formation from aggression \u2014 more at grade entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1708, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002736"
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},
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"agg":{
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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],
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"aggregate":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003338"
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}
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