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1136 lines
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{
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"fructuous":{
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"antonyms":[
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"barren",
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"dead",
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"infertile",
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"sterile",
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"unfertile",
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"unfruitful",
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"unproductive"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": fruitful":[
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"a fructuous land"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"settlers gradually migrated from the rocky shores to more fructuous lands"
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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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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fru\u0307k",
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"-ch\u00fc-\u0259s",
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"\u02c8fr\u0259k-ch\u0259-w\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cornucopian",
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"fat",
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"fecund",
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"fertile",
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"fruitful",
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"lush",
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"luxuriant",
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"productive",
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"prolific",
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"rich"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200956",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"frugal":{
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"antonyms":[
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"prodigal",
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"profligate",
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"spendthrift",
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"squandering",
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"thriftless",
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"unthrifty",
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"wasteful"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"His meals are the frugal fare of the poor: tea, bread, yogurt, a bit of cheese, vegetables. \u2014 Johanna McGeary , Time , 25 Oct. 2004",
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"Like frugal cooks everywhere, Cajun cooks from generations past found plenty of ways to use every part of the animals they raised. \u2014 Jeremy Sauer , Cook's Country , June 1995",
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"In a frugal white frame house of tiny rooms that shook with every passing freight train, five boys of German immigrant background had grown up at the turn of the twentieth century. \u2014 Robert D. Kaplan , An Empire Wilderness , 1988",
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"a frugal meal of bread and cheese",
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"by being frugal , the family is able to stretch its monthly budget",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Barnett spent her life being frugal and careful with her finances, running a small graphic design business, saving for retirement and paying premiums for long-term health care insurance. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 June 2022",
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"Jeff Beaudry of Laurel may be a bit frugal himself \u2014 or at least someone who hates to see a perfectly good item tossed out. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
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"Here are 53 things to do that will keep your summer fun and frugal in 2022. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
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"That's feeding concerns about whether consumers could become more frugal , which would drag down the economy. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 13 June 2022",
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"Utilizing those resources in a frugal and healthy way will propel your business forward quickly if it is done accordingly. \u2014 Kale Goodman, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"Just because the Islanders were a frugal and low-key organization that treated the Stanley Cup finals much like just another home game",
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"Squires himself is the book\u2019s greatest strength, through his unpredictable mix of characteristics: eccentric and innovative, visionary and pragmatic, shy and boastful, devout and profane, frugal and heart-of-gold generous. \u2014 Roger Robinson, Outside Online , 20 Apr. 2020",
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"The Sale: Buying a new vibrator has never been so frugal , thanks to Ella Paradis's Masturbation May sale. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 10 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1542, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin frugalis virtuous, frugal, from frug-, frux fruit, value; akin to Latin frui to enjoy":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fr\u00fc-g\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for frugal sparing , frugal , thrifty , economical mean careful in the use of one's money or resources. sparing stresses abstention and restraint. sparing in the offering of advice frugal implies absence of luxury and simplicity of lifestyle. ran a frugal household thrifty stresses good management and industry. thrifty use of nonrenewable resources economical stresses prudent management, lack of wastefulness, and use of things to their best advantage. an economical health-care plan",
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"synonyms":[
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"economical",
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"economizing",
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"provident",
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"scrimping",
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"sparing",
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"thrifty"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005936",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"frugality":{
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"antonyms":[
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"diseconomy",
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"wastefulness"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift":[
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"For these renters, the philosophy is more about having it all \u2026 than it is about hardship or frugality .",
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"\u2014 Roya Wolverson",
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"The conference table, like all the company's desks, is made of a door bolted to two-by-fours, a deliberate message of frugality to employees of a company that is losing hundreds of millions of dollars a year.",
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"\u2014 Saul Hansell"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1531, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"fr\u00fc-\u02c8ga-l\u0259-t\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"economy",
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"husbandry",
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"parsimony",
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"penny-pinching",
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"providence",
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"scrimping",
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"skimping",
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"thrift"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173901",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"fruit":{
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"antonyms":[
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"antecedent",
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"causation",
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"cause",
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"occasion",
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"reason"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a dish, quantity, or diet of fruits":[
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"live on fruit"
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],
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": a gay person":[
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"\u2014 used as a term of abuse and disparagement"
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],
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": a product of plant growth (such as grain, vegetables, or cotton)":[
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"the fruits of the field"
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],
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": a succulent (see succulent entry 1 sense 1c ) plant part (such as the petioles (see petiole sense 1 ) of a rhubarb plant) used chiefly in a dessert or sweet course":[],
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": offspring , progeny":[
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"the fruit of the womb"
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],
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": the effect or consequence of an action or operation : product , result":[
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"the fruits of our labor",
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"the fruits of victory"
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],
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": the flavor or aroma of fresh fruit in mature wine":[
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"The wine's fruit is rich in tangerine, apricot, and papaya flavors."
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],
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": the state of bearing fruit":[
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"a tree in fruit"
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],
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": to bear fruit":[],
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": to cause to bear fruit":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"apples, oranges, and other fruits",
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"one fruit of your faithfulness in carrying out your duties will be more rewarding responsibilities",
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"Verb",
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"When will the trees fruit ",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The hanging fruits had been emblazoned with the letters of the Black sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc. \u2014 Veronica Hilbring, Essence.com , 11 July 2017",
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"My feeling is generally in the case of summer fruit pies, if things are in season and at their peak bounty, why be skimpy",
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"The ripe fruit character (especially the melon) will match well with the delicate flavors of the cucumber and herbs. \u2014 Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com , 3 July 2017",
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"Each book tells the different, often silly uses for the fruits . \u2014 South Florida Parenting , 3 July 2017",
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"Fruits and vegetables are easy, but whole grains can be confusing. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 6 July 2017",
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"Just fill an empty spray bottle with diluted vinegar and spritz your produce (salad stuff, fruits , etc.) then rinse in regular water before serving. \u2014 Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan , 3 July 2017",
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"Clean spill where fruit flies are landing and prep potatoes away from the handwashing station where backsplash can get onto the potatoes. \u2014 Kaitlyn Schwers, kansascity.com , 28 June 2017",
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"Together the three of them came up with a plan, which eventually evolved into an idea for a vast chain of replicable schools, their growth powered by small tuition payments from working parents \u2014 fruit sellers, night watchmen and washerwomen. \u2014 Peg Tyre, New York Times , 27 June 2017",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Water is the only beverage and fruit the only food item allowed. \u2014 Caroline Tien, San Antonio Express-News , 11 May 2022",
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"Trees grafted to rootstock can fruit in as little as two years, and trees grown from seeds take up to seven years. \u2014 Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 May 2022",
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"Both really do need an outdoor greenhouse, cold frame or a really sunny summer window, though there are a few varieties that will fruit outdoors. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"The diversity of barrel types and treatments has grown over the years, as has expertise in matching barrels to fruit . \u2014 Lettie Teague, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"Spicebush thrives in woodland conditions, so if its needs are being met and growth looks normal, a female plant should fruit in due time. \u2014 Miri Talabac, baltimoresun.com , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"Chinese cities, provinces and sea ports test not just people but also fruit for the coronavirus. \u2014 Niharika Mandhana, WSJ , 18 Jan. 2022",
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"Apple butter is comparable to fruit preserves and can be spread on toast, swirled into yogurt, or topped on pancakes or French toast. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 10 Oct. 2021",
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"Slowly, the fungi will fruit and grow through the slices in the bag into bunches of colorful mushrooms. \u2014 Jamie Clarkson, The Enquirer , 26 June 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French frut, fruit , from Latin fructus fruit, use, from frui to enjoy, have the use of \u2014 more at brook":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fr\u00fct"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"aftereffect",
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"aftermath",
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"backwash",
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"child",
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"conclusion",
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"consequence",
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"corollary",
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"development",
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"effect",
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"fate",
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"issue",
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"outcome",
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"outgrowth",
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"precipitate",
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"product",
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"result",
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"resultant",
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"sequel",
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"sequence",
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"upshot"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050607",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"fruitcake":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a rich cake containing nuts, dried or candied fruits , and spices":[],
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": nut sense 6a":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"some fruitcake who insisted that he was an alien from another planet",
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"the reclusive scientist has been called a loose cannon and a fruitcake by his detractors",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Kelly points out that an earlier insult for a mentally ill person, fruitcake , contains nuts\u2014showing how deft early-20th-century slang speakers were at layering cruelty. \u2014 Joseph Lamour, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
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"In other words, enjoy that slice of fruitcake , but don\u2019t eat the whole pie in one day. \u2014 Amanda Macmillan, Outside Online , 11 Dec. 2014",
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"Bored with the usual lackluster Christmas routine of fruitcake and family arguments",
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"Yet chances are the ugly Christmas sweater is here to stay, kind of like the fruitcake no one likes, and the family game of Monopoly that often ends in tears. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"People who didn\u2019t like fruitcake ate those made here. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com , 11 Dec. 2021",
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"Otherwise, pass on fruitcake and nibble on a cookie. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com , 25 Dec. 2021",
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"Among the 6,500 pounds of cargo and science experiments, according to NASA, were roasted turkey, green beans, smoked seafood and shellfish, fruitcake , and presents for the crew. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 23 Dec. 2021",
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"Christmas favorites, such as eggnog, fruitcake and sugar plums, will be served. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fr\u00fct-\u02cck\u0101k"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bug",
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"crackbrain",
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"crazy",
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"fool",
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"head case",
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"loon",
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"loony",
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"lunatic",
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"maniac",
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"nut",
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"nutcase",
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"nutter",
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"psycho",
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"psychopath",
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"sickie",
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"sicko",
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"wacko",
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"whacko"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054435",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"fruitful":{
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"antonyms":[
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"barren",
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"dead",
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"infertile",
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"sterile",
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"unfertile",
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"unfruitful",
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"unproductive"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": abundantly productive":[
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"a fruitful discussion",
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"a fruitful career"
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],
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": conducive to an abundant yield":[
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"fruitful rain"
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],
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": yielding or producing fruit":[
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"fruitful soil"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"We had a fruitful discussion about the problems with the schedule.",
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"a very fruitful tree that gives us plenty of apples every year",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Cover crops, such as clover, and other lower-maintenance plants may still be fruitful , counseled some. \u2014 Lindsay Crudele, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
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"Her parents have always encouraged her to continue her studies, and graduating college would mean their efforts to give her more opportunities have been fruitful . \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
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"But the San Antonio pipeline has proven to be fruitful , and Hardy is an up-and-coming assistant. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
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"Such puzzles have been fruitful for physicists in the past. \u2014 Katie Mccormick, Quanta Magazine , 16 May 2022",
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"Not all pregnancies will be fruitful and not all embryos will be viable, which means several surrogate and egg donor animals may be used in the process. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Essary says that this new method of choosing the winners has already proved to be fruitful . \u2014 Seth Combs, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"The combination has proven to be quite fruitful ; only three full seasons in, the label is stocked by several retailers\u2013including SSENSE, which picked up their first collection. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Criales-unzueta, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
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"The recent study on video meetings also found that collaborations are more fruitful in person. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 8 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fr\u00fct-f\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fruitful fertile , fecund , fruitful , prolific mean producing or capable of producing offspring or fruit. fertile implies the power to reproduce in kind or to assist in reproduction and growth fertile soil ; applied figuratively, it suggests readiness of invention and development. a fertile imagination fecund emphasizes abundance or rapidity in bearing fruit or offspring. a fecund herd fruitful adds to fertile and fecund the implication of desirable or useful results. fruitful research prolific stresses rapidity of spreading or multiplying by or as if by natural reproduction. a prolific writer",
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"synonyms":[
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"cornucopian",
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"fat",
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"fecund",
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"fertile",
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"fructuous",
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"lush",
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"luxuriant",
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"productive",
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"prolific",
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"rich"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234227",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"fruition":{
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"antonyms":[
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"naught",
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"nought",
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"nonfulfillment"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment":[
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"the sweet fruition of an earthly crown",
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"\u2014 Christopher Marlowe"
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],
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": realization":[],
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": the state of bearing fruit":[
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"the fields needed rain for fruition",
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"\u2014 Pearl Buck"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"These were dreams of long standing that had finally come to fruition \u2026 \u2014 Nicholas Fraser , Harper's , September 1996",
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"Truth is a weapon so powerful that the slowness of its fruition matters little in the end. \u2014 Edith Hamilton , New Yorker , 12 Sept. 1994",
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"The ground thaws, the sap flows, then comes the leaf, the bud, the full flowering of national and individual entitlements, an unstoppable surge toward the glorious fruition promised by the idea of independence. \u2014 Janette Turner Hospital , New York Times Book Review , 30 Dec. 1990",
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"when she landed the lead in a Broadway play, a lifelong dream was brought to fruition",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The glut of prospects acquired through trades and high draft picks are displaying the promise the regime is banking on coming to fruition . \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 28 June 2022",
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"Organizers planning the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in western North Dakota have reached a milestone in bringing the project to fruition . \u2014 Fox News , 27 June 2022",
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"There are also plenty of examples in which slippery-slope predictions have never come to fruition . \u2014 Robert Ginsburg, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
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"That these plans are coming to fruition at the same time is all the more notable because their outcomes are not likely to be popular. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 25 June 2022",
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"After their last in-person meeting Thursday, the four lead negotiators \u2014 Cornyn, Murphy, Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C. \u2014 pledged to work throughout the weekend to bring a deal to fruition . \u2014 Mike Debonis, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
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"With the fourth season taking three years to come to fruition , the show\u2019s most avid fans might have a collective feeling of sadness at having to wait for the next one. \u2014 Uvie Bikomo, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
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"Today, Yass, who reveres the economist, is trying to bring Friedman\u2019s ideas to fruition . \u2014 Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica , 21 June 2022",
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"His new hires all feel that vibe is coming to fruition . \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English fruicioun , from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French fruicion , from Late Latin fruition-, fruitio , from Latin frui \u2014 see fruit entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"fr\u00fc-\u02c8i-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"accomplishment",
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"achievement",
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"actuality",
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"actualization",
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"attainment",
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"consummation",
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"fulfillment",
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"fulfilment",
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"pass",
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"realization"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135627",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"fruitless":{
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"antonyms":[
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"deadly",
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"effective",
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"effectual",
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"efficacious",
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"efficient",
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"fruitful",
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"potent",
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"productive",
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"profitable",
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"successful",
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"virtuous"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": lacking or not bearing fruit":[],
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": unsuccessful":[
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"a fruitless attempt"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"They made a fruitless attempt to find a solution.",
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"It would be fruitless to continue.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Nonetheless, trying to abolish slavery in America at that time would prove just as fruitless as Banneker trying to get rid of the cicadas in 1749. \u2014 Janet Barber, Scientific American , 9 Nov. 2021",
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"Social media posts reveal fruitless searches, exorbitant prices, and photos of long lines of people waiting for vehicles. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Apr. 2021",
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"As anyone who has spent hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars over the years in a fruitless effort to win the war on spots knows, that's a huge selling point. \u2014 Megan Mcintyre, refinery29.com , 9 June 2022",
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"But Andrew Morral, who led the project, said the absence of clear proof did not mean that policymaking would be fruitless . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
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"But Andrew Morral, who led the project, said the absence of clear proof did not mean that policymaking would be fruitless . \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
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"What is most dispiriting about this toll is the presumption that campaigning to legislate gun safety is fruitless , because gun control is unconstitutional, politically unpopular, and useless in preventing mass death. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
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"Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met Mr. Putin more than two dozen times in a fruitless effort to strike a deal. \u2014 Peter Landers, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"In 2017, the county hired BioEnterprise to promote the facility and try to restore tenants, but that effort, too, was fruitless . \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 22 May 2022"
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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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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fr\u00fct-l\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fruitless futile , vain , fruitless mean producing no result. futile may connote completeness of failure or unwisdom of undertaking. resistance had proved so futile that surrender was the only choice left vain usually implies simple failure to achieve a desired result. a vain attempt to get the car started fruitless comes close to vain but often suggests long and arduous effort or severe disappointment. fruitless efforts to obtain a lasting peace",
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"synonyms":[
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"abortive",
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"barren",
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"bootless",
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"empty",
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"futile",
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"ineffective",
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"ineffectual",
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"inefficacious",
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"otiose",
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"profitless",
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"unavailing",
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"unproductive",
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"unprofitable",
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"unsuccessful",
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"useless",
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"vain"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080246",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"fruity":{
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"antonyms":[
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"unsentimental"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": crazy , silly":[],
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": extremely effective, interesting, or enjoyable":[],
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": having the flavor or aroma of ripe fruit":[],
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": relating to, made with, or resembling fruit":[],
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": rich and deep":[],
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": sweet or sentimental especially to excess":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She acts a little fruity .",
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"letters in which his effusive declarations of love are interlaced with snatches of shamelessly fruity poetry",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Retailers like SkinStore and Sephora have tons of options to choose from, whether your taste is ultra- fruity or intensely earthy. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 27 May 2022",
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"Retailers like Nordstrom and Sephora have tons of options to choose from, whether your taste is ultra- fruity or intensely earthy. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 19 Feb. 2022",
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"This fun, super- fruity , light red wine is made from a southern French grape variety that\u2019s rarely seen as a varietal bottling. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Apr. 2021",
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"Originally created in Venice, this cocktail combines prosecco with peach nectar or puree for a delightfully fruity drink. \u2014 Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure , 19 May 2020",
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"The fresh and fruity flavor of strawberries is a vibrant complement to lamb\u2019s mild gaminess. \u2014 Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com , 6 May 2020",
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"Worcestershire, for example, gives Bloody Marys their savory kick, while cranberry juice adds a bitter, fruity hint to a cosmopolitan. \u2014 Cole Wilson, Popular Mechanics , 24 Apr. 2020",
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"Very ripe bananas are great for adding moisture and a subtle, fruity sweetness to baked goods. \u2014 Saveur , 6 May 2020",
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"A few splashes of fruity white wine, sherry, or apple cider vinegar will do the trick, as will a whole world of briny condiments. \u2014 Aliza Abarbanel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 6 Apr. 2020"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8fr\u00fc-t\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"chocolate-box",
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"cloying",
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"corny",
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"drippy",
|
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"gooey",
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"lovey-dovey",
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"maudlin",
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"mawkish",
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"mushy",
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"novelettish",
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"saccharine",
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"sappy",
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"schmaltzy",
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"sentimental",
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"sloppy",
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"slushy",
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"soppy",
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"soupy",
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"spoony",
|
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"spooney",
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"sticky",
|
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"sugarcoated",
|
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"sugary",
|
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"wet"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033420",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"frustrate":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"advance",
|
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"cultivate",
|
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"encourage",
|
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"forward",
|
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"foster",
|
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"further",
|
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"nurture",
|
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"promote"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": characterized by frustration":[],
|
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": impede , obstruct":[
|
|
"The project was frustrated by government regulations."
|
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],
|
|
": to balk or defeat in an endeavor":[
|
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"frustrated her opponents by her ball-handling"
|
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],
|
|
": to induce feelings of discouragement in":[
|
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"Not being able to find a job frustrated him."
|
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],
|
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": to make ineffectual : bring to nothing":[
|
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"Illness frustrated his plans for college."
|
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],
|
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": to make invalid or of no effect":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
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"It frustrated him to miss so many games because of injuries.",
|
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"We've been frustrated by bureaucratic delays.",
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"Bureaucratic delays have frustrated our efforts to resolve this problem.",
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"The lack of investors has frustrated them in their efforts to expand the company.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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|
"The young, scrappy Indiana team wasn\u2019t going away easily, continuing to push and frustrate Connecticut, even up double-digits. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Congressional inaction, in particular, can frustrate and depress voter turnout, saidJohn Della Volpe, director of polling at Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics. \u2014 Anumita Kaur, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
|
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"The Dons then continued to frustrate the Lehi hitters, with the Pioneers registering just three total hits. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 May 2022",
|
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"The touch controls for one-off, aimed and channeling skills all feel shockingly good, all with some amount of auto-aim in there to help you out rather than frustrate you. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
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"The Celtics are 3-1 at home this postseason and continue to find ways to frustrate Giannis Antetokounmpo late in games. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 11 May 2022",
|
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"Over the years, as Fields became more politically active, the difficulties of trying to lure grocery stores to the area began to frustrate her. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Knowing which agency to contact, and how and when to do so, is where the government experience tends to frustrate people who may already be in distress the most, said Ms. Boland. \u2014 Katie Deighton, WSJ , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"To increase agreeableness, the challenges included sending supportive texts and cards, thinking more positively about people who frustrate me, and, regrettably, hugging. \u2014 Olga Khazan, The Atlantic , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"There are a few common barriers to execution that frustrate workers, and even now - two decades into the digital transformation - countless enterprises still struggle to overcome them. \u2014 Andrew Filev, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin frustratus , past participle of frustrare to deceive, frustrate, from frustra in error, in vain":"Verb and Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8fr\u0259s-\u02cctr\u0101t",
|
|
"\u02c8fr\u0259-\u02ccstr\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for frustrate Verb frustrate , thwart , foil , baffle , balk mean to check or defeat another's plan or block achievement of a goal. frustrate implies making vain or ineffectual all efforts however vigorous or persistent. frustrated attempts at government reform thwart suggests frustration or checking by crossing or opposing. the army thwarted his attempt at a coup foil implies checking or defeating so as to discourage further effort. foiled by her parents, he stopped trying to see her baffle implies frustration by confusing or puzzling. baffled by the maze of rules and regulations balk suggests the interposing of obstacles or hindrances. officials felt that legal restrictions had balked their efforts to control crime",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baffle",
|
|
"balk",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"checkmate",
|
|
"discomfit",
|
|
"foil",
|
|
"thwart"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060812",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"frustrating":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": causing feelings of anger and annoyance : tending to produce or characterized by frustration":[
|
|
"a frustrating delay",
|
|
"a very frustrating experience",
|
|
"Mischel concludes that having the willpower to wait isn't about being stoic. It's about learning techniques that make waiting less frustrating .",
|
|
"\u2014 Pamela Druckerman"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"All these delays have been very frustrating .",
|
|
"these daily traffic jams are frustrating",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That\u2019s why his rookie season in 2021 was so frustrating . \u2014 Ryan Mcfadden, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Allison has developed a real knack for pop songcraft, but seems content to leave her melodies only partially articulated \u2014 a tendency which could be frustrating in lesser hands, but here only serves to draw you in deeper. \u2014 Andrew Barker, Variety , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Particularly frustrating right now for Democrats is that Biden doesn\u2019t have a clear plan on how to handle the biggest issue bothering Americans: rising inflation. \u2014 James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Normally, a project that felt this inherently messy would be a bit frustrating . \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"This circular thinking was frustrating to many untested directors who were in many cases, diverse. \u2014 Patricia Lenkov, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The show\u2019s depiction of the temple endowment ceremony was similarly frustrating to some viewers. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s not a secret that managing skin issues like eczema is very frustrating . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Diving into Season 4, the first volume of which premieres Friday, without a refresher course would be more frustrating than fun. \u2014 Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post , 27 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1871, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8fr\u0259-\u02ccstr\u0101-ti\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abrasive",
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"bothersome",
|
|
"carking",
|
|
"chafing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"exasperating",
|
|
"galling",
|
|
"irksome",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"maddening",
|
|
"nettlesome",
|
|
"nettling",
|
|
"peeving",
|
|
"pesky",
|
|
"pestiferous",
|
|
"pestilent",
|
|
"pestilential",
|
|
"pesty",
|
|
"plaguey",
|
|
"plaguy",
|
|
"rankling",
|
|
"rebarbative",
|
|
"riling",
|
|
"vexatious",
|
|
"vexing"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190035",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"frustration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a deep chronic sense or state of insecurity and dissatisfaction arising from unresolved problems or unfulfilled needs":[
|
|
"loneliness and frustration ; those are two constant themes in American literature",
|
|
"\u2014 Malcolm Cowley"
|
|
],
|
|
": something that frustrates":[
|
|
"the government's frustrations with seemingly insoluble problems"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of frustrating":[
|
|
"the frustration of creative instinct is a notorious evil of the machine age",
|
|
"\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
|
|
],
|
|
": the state or an instance of being frustrated":[
|
|
"These bureaucratic delays have been causing us a lot of frustration ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He shook his head in frustration .",
|
|
"These bureaucratic delays have been causing us a lot of frustration .",
|
|
"These delays have proven to be a major frustration .",
|
|
"We've been experiencing a lot of frustrations .",
|
|
"He was angry about the frustration of his plans.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"On Thursday, a group of elderly residents couldn\u2019t hide their frustration after a bomb blast slashed open their roofs and shattered their windows. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, ajc , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"On Thursday, a group of elderly residents couldn\u2019t hide their frustration after a bomb blast slashed open their roofs and shattered their windows. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"Votto tried sprinting to second base, but his frustration leaving the batter\u2019s box cost him. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Friday morning, Netflix crashed, with fans around the world taking to social media to vent their frustration . \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Young professionals like Kim have been taking to TikTok to express their frustration over anonymous workplace surveys that don\u2019t actually seem to be anonymous. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The woman then called me at 9:41 a.m. to share her frustration . \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Kyrgios voiced his frustration over the double standards between athletes and fans during competitions. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Doxxing judges can lead to temporary TikTok account bans, but posting the personal information of Supreme Court justices isn't the only way TikTokers are expressing their frustration . \u2014 Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica , 29 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccfr\u0259-\u02c8str\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"(\u02cc)fr\u0259-\u02c8str\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"(\u02cc)fr\u0259s-\u02c8tr\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02ccfr\u0259s-\u02c8tr\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggravation",
|
|
"aggro",
|
|
"annoyance",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"botheration",
|
|
"bugbear",
|
|
"exasperation",
|
|
"hair shirt",
|
|
"hassle",
|
|
"headache",
|
|
"inconvenience",
|
|
"irk",
|
|
"irritant",
|
|
"nuisance",
|
|
"peeve",
|
|
"pest",
|
|
"rub",
|
|
"ruffle",
|
|
"thorn",
|
|
"trial",
|
|
"vexation"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194328",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"fructose":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crystalline sugar C 6 H 12 O 6 sweeter and more soluble than glucose":[],
|
|
": the very sweet levorotatory d -form of fructose that occurs especially in fruit juices and honey":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8fru\u0307k-",
|
|
"-\u02cct\u014dz",
|
|
"\u02c8fr\u00fck-",
|
|
"\u02c8fr\u0259k-\u02cct\u014ds"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Most fruit is high in fructose , which in concentrated doses can upset the stomach. \u2014 Wes Judd, Outside Online , 29 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"By using extra virgin olive oil as the fat base for their products, which is listed as the third ingredient after water and fructose , Wildgood may attract consumers with the health halo of a longtime Mediterranean diet staple. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 14 May 2021",
|
|
"Natural sugars are present in nutritious foods like fruit and milk in the form of fructose and lactose. \u2014 Lisa Drayer, CNN , 14 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"These include fructose , which is found in fruit and root vegetables, lactose which is found in dairy products, and sucrose which is found in all different types of naturally occurring carbohydrates. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping , 24 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The best fruits for the first two phases are lower in fructose , which include blueberries, kiwi, mandarins, oranges, papaya, pineapple, strawberries, and rhubarb. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 26 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Why did all of these high-energy, high- fructose , hyper-colorful ditties feel sapped of their vitality, stripped of their sweetness and drained of their saturation",
|
|
"On the other hand, refined sugars used to make breakfast cereals, pastries, sodas, fruit drinks, and other sweet foods and beverages primarily contain glucose and fructose . \u2014 Howard Lewine, sun-sentinel.com , 23 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Giving glucose or fructose to the NAFLD patients similarly produced big jumps in blood alcohol levels that healthy controls didn\u2019t experience. \u2014 Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS , 19 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary fruct- (from Latin fructus fruit) + -ose entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160423"
|
|
},
|
|
"fructuary":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": usufructuary":[],
|
|
": of or relating to a usufruct":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of a stipulation in Roman and civil law"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8fr\u0259kch\u0259\u02ccwer\u0113",
|
|
"-ksh-",
|
|
"\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin fructuarius , from fructuarius , adjective":"Noun",
|
|
"Late Latin fructuarius , from Latin, of fruit, fruit-bearing, from fructus + -arius -ary":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161334"
|
|
},
|
|
"fruit sugar":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": fructose sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The cookies get their sweetness from Whey Low, a low-glycemic blend of natural sugars, including fructose ( fruit sugar ) and lactose (milk sugar). \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 18 Jan. 2022",
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"The four most common forms of simple sugars include glucose, fructose (a.k.a fruit sugar ), sucrose (a.k.a table sugar), and lactose (a.k.a. dairy sugar). \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping , 29 Oct. 2020",
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"Part of that craft and artistry will be in how the juice undergoes fermentation \u2014 when yeast eats the fruit sugars and converts them into alcohol. \u2014 Jason Wilson, Washington Post , 17 Nov. 2019",
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"Most fruits, including bananas, are sugary and high in fructose; fructose, after all, means fruit sugar . \u2014 Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times , 4 Apr. 2018",
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"Your body responds differently to eating an apple, which is loaded with fruit sugars . \u2014 Jill U. Adams, Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2018",
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"This new study, in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society, implicates sugary drinks and fructose, or fruit sugar . \u2014 Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times , 8 Dec. 2017"
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"fruit wine":{
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": any of various diseases of plants characterized by the occurrence of sunken, pithy, or discolored local lesions on the fruits and commonly caused by parasitic fungi \u2014 see cylindrosporium":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183938"
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"fructolysis":{
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],
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": the breakdown of fructose especially in the metabolism of stored sperm":[]
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"fr\u00fck-",
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"fru\u0307k-",
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"New Latin, from Latin fructus fruit + New Latin -o- + -lysis":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203626"
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"fruit machine":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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": slot machine sense 2":[]
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"1933, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210038"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220857"
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},
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"fruit salad":{
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"type":[
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": military service ribbons and decorations":[
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"peeking up at three rows of fruit salad on his chest",
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"\u2014 K. M. Dodson",
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"twenty thousand medals for \u2026 one year of combat is a lot of fruit salad",
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"\u2014 John Ciardi"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013726"
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"frugally":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources":[]
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},
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"\u02c8fr\u00fc-g\u0259l"
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"economizing",
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"provident",
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"scrimping",
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"sparing",
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"thrifty"
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],
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"prodigal",
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"profligate",
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"spendthrift",
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"squandering",
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"thriftless",
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"unthrifty",
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"wasteful"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for frugal sparing , frugal , thrifty , economical mean careful in the use of one's money or resources. sparing stresses abstention and restraint. sparing in the offering of advice frugal implies absence of luxury and simplicity of lifestyle. ran a frugal household thrifty stresses good management and industry. thrifty use of nonrenewable resources economical stresses prudent management, lack of wastefulness, and use of things to their best advantage. an economical health-care plan",
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"examples":[
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"His meals are the frugal fare of the poor: tea, bread, yogurt, a bit of cheese, vegetables. \u2014 Johanna McGeary , Time , 25 Oct. 2004",
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"Like frugal cooks everywhere, Cajun cooks from generations past found plenty of ways to use every part of the animals they raised. \u2014 Jeremy Sauer , Cook's Country , June 1995",
|
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"In a frugal white frame house of tiny rooms that shook with every passing freight train, five boys of German immigrant background had grown up at the turn of the twentieth century. \u2014 Robert D. Kaplan , An Empire Wilderness , 1988",
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"a frugal meal of bread and cheese",
|
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"by being frugal , the family is able to stretch its monthly budget",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Barnett spent her life being frugal and careful with her finances, running a small graphic design business, saving for retirement and paying premiums for long-term health care insurance. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Jeff Beaudry of Laurel may be a bit frugal himself \u2014 or at least someone who hates to see a perfectly good item tossed out. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Here are 53 things to do that will keep your summer fun and frugal in 2022. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
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"That's feeding concerns about whether consumers could become more frugal , which would drag down the economy. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 13 June 2022",
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"Utilizing those resources in a frugal and healthy way will propel your business forward quickly if it is done accordingly. \u2014 Kale Goodman, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Just because the Islanders were a frugal and low-key organization that treated the Stanley Cup finals much like just another home game",
|
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"Squires himself is the book\u2019s greatest strength, through his unpredictable mix of characteristics: eccentric and innovative, visionary and pragmatic, shy and boastful, devout and profane, frugal and heart-of-gold generous. \u2014 Roger Robinson, Outside Online , 20 Apr. 2020",
|
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"The Sale: Buying a new vibrator has never been so frugal , thanks to Ella Paradis's Masturbation May sale. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 10 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin frugalis virtuous, frugal, from frug-, frux fruit, value; akin to Latin frui to enjoy":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1542, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020542"
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"fruitwood":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": the wood of a fruit tree (such as the apple, cherry, or pear)":[
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"fruitwood furniture"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fr\u00fct-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Brisket, pork and ribs are smoked over local fruitwood in this eatery, located along a busy commercial stretch. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 28 Dec. 2021",
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"Brisket, pork and ribs are smoked over local fruitwood . \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 3 May 2021",
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"Many original details remain, including a fruitwood staircase and redwood woodwork. \u2014 Megan Barber, Curbed , 28 Sep. 2018",
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"Moody Blue is a unique version of Buttermilk smoked over fruitwood . \u2014 Craig Laban, Philly.com , 27 Mar. 2018",
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"Soak chips or chunks of oak, hickory, pecan, apple or some other fruitwood or hardwood in water for an hour, then drain and add them to the box or pouch. \u2014 The Washington Post, NOLA.com , 30 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-051243"
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},
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"(\u02c8)fru\u0307k-",
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"\u00a6fr\u0259k\u00a6tiv\u0259r\u0259s",
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"(\u02c8)fr\u00fck-"
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],
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