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{
"Steele":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Sir Richard 1672\u20131729 British essayist and dramatist":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8st\u0113l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125306",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Sterkfontein ape-man":{
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"definitions":{
": an extinct southern African anthropoid ( Australopithecus transvaalensis or Plesianthropus transvaalensis ) known from numerous parts of skulls, teeth, and other skeletal fragments recovered from cave bone breccia":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from Sterkfontein , farm near Johannesburg, South Africa, where the specimens were found":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sterkf\u0259n\u02cct\u0101n-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025100",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Sterling Heights":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city in southeastern Michigan north of Detroit population 129,699":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8st\u0259r-li\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165050",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Sterlitamak":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city on the Belaya River in eastern Russia in Europe which produces cement, chemicals, and synthetic rubber from locally available raw materials population 273,450":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccster-li-t\u0259-\u02c8m\u00e4k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093327",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Stetson":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8stet-s\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112442",
"type":[
"trademark"
]
},
"Stettiner Haff":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"large lagoon on the coast of Pomerania between northeastern Germany and northwestern Poland into which the Oder River empties":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"shte-\u02c8t\u0113-n\u0259r-\u02c8h\u00e4f"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042348",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Stettinius":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Edward Reilly 1900\u20131949 American financier and statesman":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"ste-",
"st\u0259-\u02c8ti-n\u0113-\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164811",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Steuben":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Baron Friedrich Wilhelm (Ludolf Gerhard Augustin) von 1730\u20131794 Prussian-born general in American Revolution":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8st\u00fc-b\u0259n",
"\u02c8sty\u00fc-",
"\u02c8sht\u022fi-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092024",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Stevengraph":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a woven silk picture":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1879, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Thomas Stevens \u20201888 English weaver":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8st\u0113-v\u0259n-\u02ccgraf"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113328",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"stead":{
"antonyms":[
"disadvantage",
"drawback",
"handicap",
"liability",
"minus",
"penalty",
"strike"
],
"definitions":{
": advantage":[
"\u2014 used chiefly in the phrase to stand one in good stead"
],
": locality , place":[],
": the office, place, or function ordinarily occupied or carried out by someone or something else":[
"acted in his brother's stead"
],
": to be of avail to : help":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a summer internship will stand you in good stead when applying to college",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"So when an attendant phones in sick or is left stranded in a stormy region, there\u2019s no one left to staff the plane in their stead . \u2014 Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Living recipients must agree to attend a presentation ceremony within two years of selection and relatives of deceased recipients need to show up in their stead . \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 21 June 2022",
"The tour marks the band\u2019s first shows in their native UK since the death of beloved drummer Charlie Watts last summer, with replacement Steve Jordan on hand in his stead . \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 13 June 2022",
"After Morris\u2019 sudden death in February due to a pulmonary embolism, Blue Heart leaders wrestled with how to move the foundation forward in his stead . \u2014 Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"Gone is the legendary, labor-intensive bing bread, but in its stead are seasonal Korean pancakes, a quieter dining room and two chefs ready and raring to go. \u2014 Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"In the most notable defection, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sent lower-ranking officials in his stead . \u2014 Stefano Pozzebon, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"Jubilee festivities from home, with various other members of the Windsor clan appearing at events across the UK in her stead . \u2014 Hayley Maitland, Vogue , 4 June 2022",
"Then-President Trump skipped the summit\u2019s previous session, in 2018 in Lima, Peru, sending Vice President Mike Pence in his stead . \u2014 Soudi Jim\u00e9nez, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Rhodes stead , opposite of third-year cornerback Rock Ya-Sin. \u2014 Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star , 11 Sep. 2021",
"In the security forces\u2019 stead , the government has once more looked to local militias to fill the gaps, a move reminiscent of the chaotic and ethnically divided civil war of the 1990s that many Afghans now fear will return. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Aug. 2021",
"The festivities come at a time when residents in Seabrook are steading themselves for big changes when construction begins for the expansion of Texas 146. \u2014 Jaimy Jones, Houston Chronicle , 31 Oct. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English stede , from Old English; akin to Old High German stat place, Old English standan to stand \u2014 more at stand":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sted"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"advantage",
"better",
"bulge",
"catbird seat",
"drop",
"edge",
"high ground",
"inside track",
"jump",
"pull",
"upper hand",
"vantage",
"whip hand"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085710",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"stead of":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": instead of":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"by shortening":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012026",
"type":[
"preposition"
]
},
"steadfast":{
"antonyms":[
"disloyal",
"faithless",
"false",
"fickle",
"inconstant",
"perfidious",
"recreant",
"traitorous",
"treacherous",
"unfaithful",
"untrue"
],
"definitions":{
": firm in belief, determination, or adherence : loyal":[
"her followers have remained steadfast"
],
": firmly fixed in place : immovable":[],
": not subject to change":[
"the steadfast doctrine of original sin",
"\u2014 Ellen Glasgow"
]
},
"examples":[
"He was steadfast in his support of the governor's policies.",
"a steadfast supporter of women's rights",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Rockets continue to insist on the inclusion of draft compensation in any deal and the Lakers remain steadfast in their refusal to capitulate. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 13 June 2022",
"Even so, Moody's Sweet believes the Fed will remain steadfast in its plan for additional rate hikes throughout the year. \u2014 CBS News , 27 May 2022",
"Unlike Johnson, most other golfers have remained steadfast to their commitments to the PGA Tour, including Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm. \u2014 Derek Saul, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"But he's set in his ways, and steadfast about that. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
"Lucille, on the other hand, was much more steadfast and precise. \u2014 ELLE , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The Red Hook sunsets remain the most spectacular in the city, and the Statue of Liberty stands steadfast and visible in the harbor. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"His support was among the most visible, the most steadfast and the most enduring. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2021",
"Despite this, Anhed\u00f6nia is steadfast in saying that there is much more to come from Ethel Cain. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 12 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English stedefast , from Old English stedef\u00e6st , from stede + f\u00e6st fixed, fast":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"also -f\u0259st",
"\u02c8sted-\u02ccfast"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for steadfast faithful , loyal , constant , staunch , steadfast , resolute mean firm in adherence to whatever one owes allegiance. faithful implies unswerving adherence to a person or thing or to the oath or promise by which a tie was contracted. faithful to her promise loyal implies a firm resistance to any temptation to desert or betray. remained loyal to the czar constant stresses continuing firmness of emotional attachment without necessarily implying strict obedience to promises or vows. constant friends staunch suggests fortitude and resolution in adherence and imperviousness to influences that would weaken it. a staunch defender of free speech steadfast implies a steady and unwavering course in love, allegiance, or conviction. steadfast in their support resolute implies firm determination to adhere to a cause or purpose. a resolute ally",
"synonyms":[
"constant",
"dedicated",
"devoted",
"devout",
"down-the-line",
"faithful",
"fast",
"good",
"loyal",
"pious",
"staunch",
"stanch",
"steady",
"true",
"true-blue"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185936",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"steadfastness":{
"antonyms":[
"disloyal",
"faithless",
"false",
"fickle",
"inconstant",
"perfidious",
"recreant",
"traitorous",
"treacherous",
"unfaithful",
"untrue"
],
"definitions":{
": firm in belief, determination, or adherence : loyal":[
"her followers have remained steadfast"
],
": firmly fixed in place : immovable":[],
": not subject to change":[
"the steadfast doctrine of original sin",
"\u2014 Ellen Glasgow"
]
},
"examples":[
"He was steadfast in his support of the governor's policies.",
"a steadfast supporter of women's rights",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Rockets continue to insist on the inclusion of draft compensation in any deal and the Lakers remain steadfast in their refusal to capitulate. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 13 June 2022",
"Even so, Moody's Sweet believes the Fed will remain steadfast in its plan for additional rate hikes throughout the year. \u2014 CBS News , 27 May 2022",
"Unlike Johnson, most other golfers have remained steadfast to their commitments to the PGA Tour, including Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm. \u2014 Derek Saul, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"But he's set in his ways, and steadfast about that. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
"Lucille, on the other hand, was much more steadfast and precise. \u2014 ELLE , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The Red Hook sunsets remain the most spectacular in the city, and the Statue of Liberty stands steadfast and visible in the harbor. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"His support was among the most visible, the most steadfast and the most enduring. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2021",
"Despite this, Anhed\u00f6nia is steadfast in saying that there is much more to come from Ethel Cain. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 12 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English stedefast , from Old English stedef\u00e6st , from stede + f\u00e6st fixed, fast":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"also -f\u0259st",
"\u02c8sted-\u02ccfast"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for steadfast faithful , loyal , constant , staunch , steadfast , resolute mean firm in adherence to whatever one owes allegiance. faithful implies unswerving adherence to a person or thing or to the oath or promise by which a tie was contracted. faithful to her promise loyal implies a firm resistance to any temptation to desert or betray. remained loyal to the czar constant stresses continuing firmness of emotional attachment without necessarily implying strict obedience to promises or vows. constant friends staunch suggests fortitude and resolution in adherence and imperviousness to influences that would weaken it. a staunch defender of free speech steadfast implies a steady and unwavering course in love, allegiance, or conviction. steadfast in their support resolute implies firm determination to adhere to a cause or purpose. a resolute ally",
"synonyms":[
"constant",
"dedicated",
"devoted",
"devout",
"down-the-line",
"faithful",
"fast",
"good",
"loyal",
"pious",
"staunch",
"stanch",
"steady",
"true",
"true-blue"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025303",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"steadiment":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an aid to steadiness : the state of being steadied":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"steady entry 2 + -ment":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sted\u0113m\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140548",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"steadiness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": direct or sure in movement : unfaltering":[
"a steady hand"
],
": firm in position : fixed":[
"held the pole steady"
],
": keeping nearly upright in a seaway":[
"a steady ship"
],
": showing little variation or fluctuation : stable , uniform":[
"a steady breeze",
"steady prices"
],
": not easily disturbed or upset":[
"steady nerves"
],
": constant in feeling, principle, purpose, or attachment":[
"steady friends"
],
": dependable":[],
": not given to dissipation : sober":[],
": to make or keep steady":[],
": to become steady":[],
": in a steady manner : steadily":[],
": on the course set":[
"\u2014 used as a direction to the helmsman of a ship"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ste-d\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"constant",
"dedicated",
"devoted",
"devout",
"down-the-line",
"faithful",
"fast",
"good",
"loyal",
"pious",
"staunch",
"stanch",
"steadfast",
"true",
"true-blue"
],
"antonyms":[
"disloyal",
"faithless",
"false",
"fickle",
"inconstant",
"perfidious",
"recreant",
"traitorous",
"treacherous",
"unfaithful",
"untrue"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for steady Adjective steady , even , equable mean not varying throughout a course or extent. steady implies lack of fluctuation or interruption of movement. steady progress even suggests a lack of variation in quality or character. an even distribution equable implies lack of extremes or of sudden sharp changes. maintain an equable temper",
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She used a tripod to keep the camera steady .",
"Painting takes a steady hand and a good eye.",
"Prices have remained steady over the last month.",
"He finally has a steady job.",
"They do a steady business at the restaurant.",
"There has been a steady increase in prices.",
"I am making steady progress on refinishing the basement.",
"There was a steady rain all day.",
"We've received a steady stream of donations.",
"Verb",
"He steadied the gun and fired.",
"She used a tripod to steady the camera.",
"The doctor gave her medication to help steady her heart rate.",
"Her heart rate had been erratic but eventually steadied .",
"Prices have steadied in recent months.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The official said there is no evidence Russia has intercepted any of the steady flow of weapons into Ukraine from the U.S. and other nations. \u2014 David Keyton, John Leicester, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
"The steady flow of contributors has inspired frequent notes of appreciation and amazement about the work of the Triple A and player development staff from manager Alex Cora. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Whether coaxed or cajoled, oil executives don\u2019t have much of an incentive to either reduce prices or stem their steady flow of carbon and methane into the atmosphere. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
"Major Wall Street firms are now advising clients to ride out the downturn by buying defensive stocks with stable margins, steady cash flow and solid dividends, especially in sectors like utilities and consumer food staples. \u2014 Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The Steel City offers a healthy mix of affordable housing and good neighborhoods, with a steady flow of properties coming onto the market, Bankrate found. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"At the grocery store on the edge of town, a Saturday in March brings the usual steady flow of midday shoppers filing out with carts full of milk, hot dogs, lettuce and Frosted Flakes. \u2014 Freep.com , 10 June 2022",
"But there was an apartment upstairs and a steady flow of clients. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Swipers work the AirTrain station, too, which supplies a steady flow of potential customers all day long. \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 14 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Eugene Scalia, then the labor secretary, discussed with colleagues right after the attack the need to steady the administration, according to three people familiar with the conversations. \u2014 Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"Eugene Scalia, then the labor secretary, discussed with colleagues right after the attack the need to steady the administration, according to three people familiar with the conversations. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"With the mask, users can blow up balloons, hold their breath to steady a toy gun, and do several other things. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 June 2022",
"Sanders is accused of taking deliberate aim and shooting victims while using his free hand to steady his weapon, which was outfitted with a switch to fire automatically, Murphy added. \u2014 William Lee, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"Jumping into action, a passenger \u2014 identified by Today as passenger Darren Harrison \u2014 climbed into the front seat of the plane, removed the pilot, and helped steady the aircraft. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 12 May 2022",
"Those issues would emerge again after the half, just as USC seemed to steady its shaky start. \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
"After the Gators opened the half with a 7-2 run, Tshiebwe scored seven unanswered points to steady the Wildcats. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 5 Mar. 2022",
"This is the busiest week of earnings reporting season, and the parade of companies delivering better profits than expected for the last quarter continued to grow Tuesday, helping to steady the market somewhat. \u2014 Stan Choe, Star Tribune , 27 Oct. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The system worked great in busy traffic, staying steady around corners at 75 mph and smoothly changing lanes on its own. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 10 May 2022",
"Jensen\u2019s Schoenstein thinks that\u2019s unlikely for steady -growing Microsoft. \u2014 Anne Sraders, Fortune , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Like a steady -flowing river, WANs deliver continuous service, even during peak hours. \u2014 David Joosten, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Zucchini also contains magnesium, another important mineral that helps keep heart rhythm steady . \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping , 28 Apr. 2021",
"Will colleges struggling to hold their enrollments steady become even less selective",
"Then in his early 20s, Beasley had already landed a touring gig as part of Sergio M\u00e9ndes\u2019 band but was trying to work his way into steady -paying studio sessions. \u2014 Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2021",
"Staying steady through waves of uncertainty is kind of her superpower. \u2014 Macaela Mackenzie, Glamour , 27 May 2020",
"However, Japan\u2019s Nikkei 225 index held steady , gaining 1.9% by midday Monday. \u2014 Elaine Kurtenbach, USA TODAY , 23 Mar. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But the Scenic Eclipse's cutting-edge oversize stabilizers held her steady . \u2014 Christopher P. Baker, Travel + Leisure , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Lue has had the steady of hand of starting point guard Reggie Jackson to help steer the Clippers along with center Ivica Zubac. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Keeping the price steady could help in an economy that's still dealing with the ongoing pandemic, but Xbox's strategy is less focused on selling new hardware than Sony's (SNE). \u2014 Shannon Liao, CNN , 9 Sep. 2020",
"Officials voted to hold their benchmark rate steady in a range between 1.5% and 1.75% at the meeting after cutting it by a quarter percentage point at each of its previous three meetings. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 3 Jan. 2020",
"As slack vanishes, job growth slows, the employment rate reaches full-employment levels, and wage growth steadies at rates consistent with productivity growth. \u2014 Edward P. Lazear, WSJ , 18 June 2019",
"Production eventually steadies , but at much lower levels. \u2014 Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post , 10 Nov. 2019",
"Opening the annual session of China\u2019s legislature on Tuesday, Premier Li Keqiang laid out plans to fend off risks in the economy and keep the nation\u2019s jobless rate steady . \u2014 Lingling Wei, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2019",
"The break-even rate refers to the amount of monthly payroll gains needed to keep the jobless rate steady . \u2014 Michael S. Derby, WSJ , 14 Nov. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English stedy , from stede":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"circa 1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
"1792, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144033"
},
"steading":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small farm":[],
": the service buildings or area of a farm":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English steding , from stede place, farm":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ste-d\u1d4an",
"\u02c8st\u0113-",
"-di\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040000",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"steadite":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a eutectic of iron phosphide Fe 3 P and iron that occurs as a microconstituent of high-phosphorus cast iron":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"John Edward Stead \u20201923 English metallurgist":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ste\u02ccd\u012bt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005901",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"steady":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": direct or sure in movement : unfaltering":[
"a steady hand"
],
": firm in position : fixed":[
"held the pole steady"
],
": keeping nearly upright in a seaway":[
"a steady ship"
],
": showing little variation or fluctuation : stable , uniform":[
"a steady breeze",
"steady prices"
],
": not easily disturbed or upset":[
"steady nerves"
],
": constant in feeling, principle, purpose, or attachment":[
"steady friends"
],
": dependable":[],
": not given to dissipation : sober":[],
": to make or keep steady":[],
": to become steady":[],
": in a steady manner : steadily":[],
": on the course set":[
"\u2014 used as a direction to the helmsman of a ship"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ste-d\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"constant",
"dedicated",
"devoted",
"devout",
"down-the-line",
"faithful",
"fast",
"good",
"loyal",
"pious",
"staunch",
"stanch",
"steadfast",
"true",
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"faithless",
"false",
"fickle",
"inconstant",
"perfidious",
"recreant",
"traitorous",
"treacherous",
"unfaithful",
"untrue"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for steady Adjective steady , even , equable mean not varying throughout a course or extent. steady implies lack of fluctuation or interruption of movement. steady progress even suggests a lack of variation in quality or character. an even distribution equable implies lack of extremes or of sudden sharp changes. maintain an equable temper",
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She used a tripod to keep the camera steady .",
"Painting takes a steady hand and a good eye.",
"Prices have remained steady over the last month.",
"He finally has a steady job.",
"They do a steady business at the restaurant.",
"There has been a steady increase in prices.",
"I am making steady progress on refinishing the basement.",
"There was a steady rain all day.",
"We've received a steady stream of donations.",
"Verb",
"He steadied the gun and fired.",
"She used a tripod to steady the camera.",
"The doctor gave her medication to help steady her heart rate.",
"Her heart rate had been erratic but eventually steadied .",
"Prices have steadied in recent months.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The official said there is no evidence Russia has intercepted any of the steady flow of weapons into Ukraine from the U.S. and other nations. \u2014 David Keyton, John Leicester, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
"The steady flow of contributors has inspired frequent notes of appreciation and amazement about the work of the Triple A and player development staff from manager Alex Cora. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Whether coaxed or cajoled, oil executives don\u2019t have much of an incentive to either reduce prices or stem their steady flow of carbon and methane into the atmosphere. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
"Major Wall Street firms are now advising clients to ride out the downturn by buying defensive stocks with stable margins, steady cash flow and solid dividends, especially in sectors like utilities and consumer food staples. \u2014 Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The Steel City offers a healthy mix of affordable housing and good neighborhoods, with a steady flow of properties coming onto the market, Bankrate found. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"At the grocery store on the edge of town, a Saturday in March brings the usual steady flow of midday shoppers filing out with carts full of milk, hot dogs, lettuce and Frosted Flakes. \u2014 Freep.com , 10 June 2022",
"But there was an apartment upstairs and a steady flow of clients. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Swipers work the AirTrain station, too, which supplies a steady flow of potential customers all day long. \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 14 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Eugene Scalia, then the labor secretary, discussed with colleagues right after the attack the need to steady the administration, according to three people familiar with the conversations. \u2014 Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"Eugene Scalia, then the labor secretary, discussed with colleagues right after the attack the need to steady the administration, according to three people familiar with the conversations. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"With the mask, users can blow up balloons, hold their breath to steady a toy gun, and do several other things. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 June 2022",
"Sanders is accused of taking deliberate aim and shooting victims while using his free hand to steady his weapon, which was outfitted with a switch to fire automatically, Murphy added. \u2014 William Lee, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"Jumping into action, a passenger \u2014 identified by Today as passenger Darren Harrison \u2014 climbed into the front seat of the plane, removed the pilot, and helped steady the aircraft. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 12 May 2022",
"Those issues would emerge again after the half, just as USC seemed to steady its shaky start. \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
"After the Gators opened the half with a 7-2 run, Tshiebwe scored seven unanswered points to steady the Wildcats. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 5 Mar. 2022",
"This is the busiest week of earnings reporting season, and the parade of companies delivering better profits than expected for the last quarter continued to grow Tuesday, helping to steady the market somewhat. \u2014 Stan Choe, Star Tribune , 27 Oct. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The system worked great in busy traffic, staying steady around corners at 75 mph and smoothly changing lanes on its own. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 10 May 2022",
"Jensen\u2019s Schoenstein thinks that\u2019s unlikely for steady -growing Microsoft. \u2014 Anne Sraders, Fortune , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Like a steady -flowing river, WANs deliver continuous service, even during peak hours. \u2014 David Joosten, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Zucchini also contains magnesium, another important mineral that helps keep heart rhythm steady . \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping , 28 Apr. 2021",
"Will colleges struggling to hold their enrollments steady become even less selective",
"Then in his early 20s, Beasley had already landed a touring gig as part of Sergio M\u00e9ndes\u2019 band but was trying to work his way into steady -paying studio sessions. \u2014 Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2021",
"Staying steady through waves of uncertainty is kind of her superpower. \u2014 Macaela Mackenzie, Glamour , 27 May 2020",
"However, Japan\u2019s Nikkei 225 index held steady , gaining 1.9% by midday Monday. \u2014 Elaine Kurtenbach, USA TODAY , 23 Mar. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But the Scenic Eclipse's cutting-edge oversize stabilizers held her steady . \u2014 Christopher P. Baker, Travel + Leisure , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Lue has had the steady of hand of starting point guard Reggie Jackson to help steer the Clippers along with center Ivica Zubac. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Keeping the price steady could help in an economy that's still dealing with the ongoing pandemic, but Xbox's strategy is less focused on selling new hardware than Sony's (SNE). \u2014 Shannon Liao, CNN , 9 Sep. 2020",
"Officials voted to hold their benchmark rate steady in a range between 1.5% and 1.75% at the meeting after cutting it by a quarter percentage point at each of its previous three meetings. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 3 Jan. 2020",
"As slack vanishes, job growth slows, the employment rate reaches full-employment levels, and wage growth steadies at rates consistent with productivity growth. \u2014 Edward P. Lazear, WSJ , 18 June 2019",
"Production eventually steadies , but at much lower levels. \u2014 Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post , 10 Nov. 2019",
"Opening the annual session of China\u2019s legislature on Tuesday, Premier Li Keqiang laid out plans to fend off risks in the economy and keep the nation\u2019s jobless rate steady . \u2014 Lingling Wei, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2019",
"The break-even rate refers to the amount of monthly payroll gains needed to keep the jobless rate steady . \u2014 Michael S. Derby, WSJ , 14 Nov. 2018"
],
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"Middle English stedy , from stede":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"circa 1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
"1792, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054131"
},
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": very steady":[
"Her hand was steady as a rock ."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011236",
"type":[
"idiom"
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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": a flow in which the velocity of the fluid at a particular fixed point does not change with time":[
"\u2014 compare uniform flow"
]
},
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"steady entry 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064042",
"type":[
"noun"
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"steady load":{
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": dead load sense 1":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"steady entry 1":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171235",
"type":[
"noun"
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},
"steady motion":{
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": motion in which the linear and angular velocity or either of them is constant":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133607",
"type":[
"noun"
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},
"steady-going":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": constant , regular":[
"steady-going devotion"
],
": of steady habits : serious , sober":[
"a steady-going young man"
]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"steady entry 3":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060056",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"steal":{
"antonyms":[
"bargain",
"buy",
"deal",
"pennyworth",
"snip"
],
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": bargain sense 2":[
"it's a steal at that price"
],
": the act or an instance of stealing":[],
": to accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner":[
"steal a visit"
],
": to appropriate to oneself or beyond one's proper share : make oneself the focus of":[
"steal the show"
],
": to come or go secretly, unobtrusively, gradually, or unexpectedly":[],
": to gain an advantage on unobserved":[],
": to move, convey, or introduce secretly : smuggle":[],
": to reach (a base) safely solely by running and usually catching the opposing team off guard":[],
": to seize, gain, or win by trickery, skill, or daring":[
"a basketball player adept at stealing the ball",
"stole the election"
],
": to steal or attempt to steal a base":[],
": to take away by force or unjust means":[
"they've stolen our liberty"
],
": to take or appropriate without right or leave and with intent to keep or make use of wrongfully":[
"stole a car"
],
": to take surreptitiously or without permission":[
"steal a kiss"
],
": to take the property of another wrongfully and especially as a habitual or regular practice":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"They stole thousands of dollars' worth of jewelry from the store.",
"He discovered that his car had been stolen .",
"The store manager accused the boy of stealing .",
"I stole a cookie from the cookie jar.",
"They stole our best pitcher away from our team.",
"His outstanding performance stole the show .",
"Noun",
"This car is a steal at only $5,000.",
"He has 40 steals this season.",
"a nifty steal by the defender",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Convince your best friend to dress up in this costume inspired by your childhood favorite to really steal the show this Halloween. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
"The lesson of Reinhardt\u2019s production still holds: Hire an expert director who isn\u2019t afraid to dream big or let the Bowl\u2019s open-air enchantment intermittently steal the show. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Bill Stone and his team are confident that Chev\u00e9 can steal that recognition. \u2014 Tony Bradley, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Her parents encouraged her to keep playing, to not let Haultain steal her love for the game. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"The report says that Hispanic people, those born outside the United States, and women make up a disproportionate number of victims, adding that employers steal from Black and white employees at roughly the same rates. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
"Each room is impossibly bright and brings in the outdoors, so the interior color palette is pared down to let the bright-blue water steal the show. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 13 May 2022",
"It\u2019s where Asian American women steal away to de-stress amid tensions; where elders get their perms and reminisce of their home countries between rinses. \u2014 Kimmy Yam, NBC News , 13 May 2022",
"Yet despite its strong reputation, the state has recently been targeted by election denial groups as a center for baseless accusations that election workers helped steal the 2020 election from Donald Trump. \u2014 Laura Romero, ABC News , 9 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"B\u00e1ez led off the inning with a single, then recorded his first steal of the year. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
"Freije then gave herself up on a steal attempt and Rothrock scored on the throw to second to make it 2-0. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 4 June 2022",
"The Sox got a huge break in the top of the 10th when Manuel Margot slid past the second base bag after what should have been a successful steal attempt. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Then Crawford left too early on a double- steal attempt and was an easy out after Diekman threw to third. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Aug. 2021",
"Louisiana\u2019s first run came without benefit of a hit, as Jaguars catcher Richard Sorrenti threw wildly on a steal attempt by Carson Roccaforte, allowing Connor Kimple to score from third and put Louisiana on top 1-0. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 19 Apr. 2021",
"Miller picked up her fifth foul with 5:15 left in the fourth and was forced out of the game with 11 points, one steal and two turnovers. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The 6-foot-5 junior led the Generals with 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds and had a block and one steal . \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Arkansas' 76-57 victory at Mizzou Arena with 12 points, a season-high 11 rebounds, one assist and one steal in 36 minutes. \u2014 Bob Holt, Arkansas Online , 17 Feb. 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"circa 1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English stelen , from Old English stelan ; akin to Old High German stelan to steal":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8st\u0113l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for steal Verb steal , pilfer , filch , purloin mean to take from another without right or without detection. steal may apply to any surreptitious taking of something and differs from the other terms by commonly applying to intangibles as well as material things. steal jewels stole a look at the gifts pilfer implies stealing repeatedly in small amounts. pilfered from his employer filch adds a suggestion of snatching quickly and surreptitiously. filched an apple from the tray purloin stresses removing or carrying off for one's own use or purposes. printed a purloined document",
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"boost",
"filch",
"heist",
"hook",
"lift",
"misappropriate",
"nick",
"nip",
"pilfer",
"pinch",
"pocket",
"purloin",
"rip off",
"snitch",
"swipe",
"thieve"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174743",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"steal (from)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully little wonder that the store went out of business, as its employees had been stealing from it for years"
],
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234251",
"type":[
"verb"
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},
"steal a kiss":{
"antonyms":[],
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": to kiss someone in a quick and sudden way":[
"She stole a kiss (from him) and ran away."
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133227",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"steal a peek/look":{
"antonyms":[],
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": to take a quick look often in a secret way":[
"He stole a peek/look at the birthday cake."
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},
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082936",
"type":[
"idiom"
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"steal someone's thunder":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to prevent someone from having success or getting attention, praise, etc., by doing or saying whatever that person was planning to do or say":[
"I didn't mean to steal your thunder , but I just had to tell your mom about your promotion."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081916",
"type":[
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"bargain",
"buy",
"deal",
"pennyworth",
"snip"
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": bargain sense 2":[
"it's a steal at that price"
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": to accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner":[
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": to appropriate to oneself or beyond one's proper share : make oneself the focus of":[
"steal the show"
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": to come or go secretly, unobtrusively, gradually, or unexpectedly":[],
": to gain an advantage on unobserved":[],
": to move, convey, or introduce secretly : smuggle":[],
": to reach (a base) safely solely by running and usually catching the opposing team off guard":[],
": to seize, gain, or win by trickery, skill, or daring":[
"a basketball player adept at stealing the ball",
"stole the election"
],
": to steal or attempt to steal a base":[],
": to take away by force or unjust means":[
"they've stolen our liberty"
],
": to take or appropriate without right or leave and with intent to keep or make use of wrongfully":[
"stole a car"
],
": to take surreptitiously or without permission":[
"steal a kiss"
],
": to take the property of another wrongfully and especially as a habitual or regular practice":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"They stole thousands of dollars' worth of jewelry from the store.",
"He discovered that his car had been stolen .",
"The store manager accused the boy of stealing .",
"I stole a cookie from the cookie jar.",
"They stole our best pitcher away from our team.",
"His outstanding performance stole the show .",
"Noun",
"This car is a steal at only $5,000.",
"He has 40 steals this season.",
"a nifty steal by the defender",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Convince your best friend to dress up in this costume inspired by your childhood favorite to really steal the show this Halloween. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
"The lesson of Reinhardt\u2019s production still holds: Hire an expert director who isn\u2019t afraid to dream big or let the Bowl\u2019s open-air enchantment intermittently steal the show. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Bill Stone and his team are confident that Chev\u00e9 can steal that recognition. \u2014 Tony Bradley, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Her parents encouraged her to keep playing, to not let Haultain steal her love for the game. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"The report says that Hispanic people, those born outside the United States, and women make up a disproportionate number of victims, adding that employers steal from Black and white employees at roughly the same rates. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
"Each room is impossibly bright and brings in the outdoors, so the interior color palette is pared down to let the bright-blue water steal the show. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 13 May 2022",
"It\u2019s where Asian American women steal away to de-stress amid tensions; where elders get their perms and reminisce of their home countries between rinses. \u2014 Kimmy Yam, NBC News , 13 May 2022",
"Yet despite its strong reputation, the state has recently been targeted by election denial groups as a center for baseless accusations that election workers helped steal the 2020 election from Donald Trump. \u2014 Laura Romero, ABC News , 9 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"B\u00e1ez led off the inning with a single, then recorded his first steal of the year. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
"Freije then gave herself up on a steal attempt and Rothrock scored on the throw to second to make it 2-0. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 4 June 2022",
"The Sox got a huge break in the top of the 10th when Manuel Margot slid past the second base bag after what should have been a successful steal attempt. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Then Crawford left too early on a double- steal attempt and was an easy out after Diekman threw to third. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Aug. 2021",
"Louisiana\u2019s first run came without benefit of a hit, as Jaguars catcher Richard Sorrenti threw wildly on a steal attempt by Carson Roccaforte, allowing Connor Kimple to score from third and put Louisiana on top 1-0. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 19 Apr. 2021",
"Miller picked up her fifth foul with 5:15 left in the fourth and was forced out of the game with 11 points, one steal and two turnovers. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The 6-foot-5 junior led the Generals with 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds and had a block and one steal . \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Arkansas' 76-57 victory at Mizzou Arena with 12 points, a season-high 11 rebounds, one assist and one steal in 36 minutes. \u2014 Bob Holt, Arkansas Online , 17 Feb. 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"circa 1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English stelen , from Old English stelan ; akin to Old High German stelan to steal":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8st\u0113l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for steal Verb steal , pilfer , filch , purloin mean to take from another without right or without detection. steal may apply to any surreptitious taking of something and differs from the other terms by commonly applying to intangibles as well as material things. steal jewels stole a look at the gifts pilfer implies stealing repeatedly in small amounts. pilfered from his employer filch adds a suggestion of snatching quickly and surreptitiously. filched an apple from the tray purloin stresses removing or carrying off for one's own use or purposes. printed a purloined document",
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"boost",
"filch",
"heist",
"hook",
"lift",
"misappropriate",
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"nip",
"pilfer",
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"pocket",
"purloin",
"rip off",
"snitch",
"swipe",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104811",
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"open",
"overt",
"public"
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": a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection":[
"Makos, among the fastest of sharks, chase down their prey. Slower species \u2026 rely on stealth and explosive power.",
"\u2014 Steve Kemper",
"The intricate labor \u2026 required courage and stealth .",
"\u2014 Sue M. Halpern",
"As we walked closer we began treading with exaggerated stealth until we came very close \u2026",
"\u2014 Dorothy Dimsdale",
"A thief does his work in secret and by stealth .",
"\u2014 Harry Shaw"
],
": an aircraft-design characteristic consisting of oblique angular construction and avoidance of vertical surfaces that is intended to produce a very weak radar return":[
"\u2014 usually used before another noun a stealth bomber/fighter stealth aircraft stealth technology"
],
": intended not to attract attention : stealthy":[
"a stealth campaign",
"\u2026 the company has operated in stealth mode until now.",
"\u2014 Steve Silberman",
"Her team seemed to communicate with a secret stealth language \u2026",
"\u2014 E. L. Konigsburg"
],
": involving or caused by an asymptomatic or presymptomatic infectious individual : silent sense 6b":[
"stealth spread/transmission of a contagious disease"
],
": something stolen":[],
": theft":[],
"\u2014 see also stealth entry 1 sense 2":[
"a stealth campaign",
"\u2026 the company has operated in stealth mode until now.",
"\u2014 Steve Silberman",
"Her team seemed to communicate with a secret stealth language \u2026",
"\u2014 E. L. Konigsburg"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The fox uses stealth and cunning to hunt its prey.",
"Adjective",
"the SWAT team carried out a stealth raid on the house, which was believed to be harboring a terrorist cell",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The group, which security firm Mandiant is calling UNC3524, has spent the past 18 months burrowing into victims\u2019 networks with unusual stealth . \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022",
"Finland has a potent artillery force and is in the process of purchasing 64 F-35 stealth fighters. \u2014 Missy Ryan, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"Colorado carried out a second act in the fourth quarter, mounting an 8-2 run filled with speed and stealth seen throughout the contest. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Trimble suggests a long-range fighter with the ability to cruise at 70,000 feet\u2014much higher than current fighters\u2014above the speed of sound, using breakthrough technologies such as daytime or optical stealth . \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 5 May 2022",
"The higher the Yen crosses, the more intense stealth intervention moves will prove \u2013 meaning sharp corrections. \u2014 John Kicklighter, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The tabloid stealth -edited out the casualty figures the casualty figures a few hours later. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 20 Apr. 2022",
"But experts are also continually overhauling COVID-19 vaccine production in response to variants like a new ' stealth ' Omicron, and the focus could be on tweaking current vaccines for even more resilient immunity in the future. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 19 Feb. 2022",
"But that's a lot to juggle for anyone who didn't learn the original game's stealth -first battling approach. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Eurozone hawks correctly see the fight against fragmentation as the stealth mutualization of different nations\u2019 debts. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"His grandfather Alexander Harmer was a leading 19th-century painter of Southern California, and his uncle Jack Northrop was an influential aircraft designer who helped develop stealth planes and long-range bombers. \u2014 Harrison Smith, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"His grandfather Alexander Harmer was a leading 19th-century painter of Southern California, and his uncle Jack Northrop was an influential aircraft designer who helped develop stealth planes and long-range bombers. \u2014 Harrison Smith, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"In soft Daytona Gray Pearl Effect paint, with the optional $2,100 Black Optic Package, the S8 becomes the quintessential stealth sedan, one with the performance and luxury to go the distance in comfort and style. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
"The top-handle black bag is of legend in Her Majesty\u2019s wardrobe, but a stealth treasure in their oeuvre is their under-the radar men\u2019s bag. \u2014 Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"The series is a stealth musical, with songs sprinkled naturally throughout daily life, as well as at Choir Practice. \u2014 Ok Mccausland, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"The Last Duel was one of my favorite stealth scene-stealers of last year, a dose of levity with layers (in his performance, if not his hair). \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 1 June 2022",
"The Last of Us Part II is a gloomy but engaging stealth -action game. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 30 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":"Noun",
"1979, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
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"Middle English stelthe ; akin to Old English stelan to steal":"Noun"
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"\u02c8stelth"
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"backstairs",
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"clandestine",
"covert",
"furtive",
"hole-and-corner",
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"hush-hush",
"private",
"privy",
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"sneaky",
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},
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"the stealthy movements of the crocodile",
"cats are among the stealthiest of stalkers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Bazaruto Archipelago, officially a national park, comprises five islands, renowned for their white beaches and diverse marine life\u2014the second largest of them all, Benguerra, has quietly emerged as a wild and stealthy getaway. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
"The Artura is stealthy and weird, something that could be said for the McLaren brand overall. \u2014 Brett Berk, Car and Driver , 14 June 2022",
"Merging a rich, thorny character study, a tale of two frenemies, a dysfunctional family comedy and an immersive tour of the Portland, Ore., art scene, this forthcoming A24 release has many stealthy ambitions and nails every one of them. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
"Some of these stealthy viruses have been evolving alongside us as long as humans have been around. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
"Some of these stealthy viruses have been evolving alongside us as long as humans have been around. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 5 May 2022",
"Both sides have drawn lessons from Russia\u2019s failed advance in late February on Kyiv, where a 40-mile-long convoy of Russian armor was smashed by stealthy Ukrainian anti-tank teams and precise artillery and drone strikes. \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 May 2022",
"The stealthy trip reflected the increasingly ambitious U.S. goal. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 1 May 2022",
"Dust mites, those stealthy home invaders that can wage a merciless war on our health. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8stel-th\u0113"
],
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"furtive",
"shady",
"shifty",
"slippery",
"sly",
"sneaking",
"sneaky"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064318",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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": to move or travel by the agency of steam":[],
": to rise or pass off as vapor":[],
": travel by or a trip in a steamer":[]
},
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"Noun",
"Careful, the steam from the pot is hot.",
"The boat runs on steam .",
"He wiped the steam from the mirrors.",
"He was afraid he would run out of steam before the end of the race.",
"I was making good progress this morning, but now I'm starting to run out of steam .",
"Verb",
"a steaming bowl of soup",
"She prefers to steam carrots rather than boil them.",
"Their breath steamed the windows.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The features of the spa include a steam room, sauna, massage room, reading room, a variety of pools and a fitness studio. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 6 June 2022",
"The new space features pink velvet couches, a gym equipped with a steam shower and an orange pool table among other over-the-top amenities for its agents. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
"Couples can choose a VIP suite that has its own private sauna, steam shower and a relaxation area. \u2014 Sherrie Nachman, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Upstairs, the primary suite tacks on a steam shower and stone tub. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Seven bedrooms are en suite, and the primary bedroom offers two closets, a steam shower and a stone bath. \u2014 Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The primary bathroom features a steam shower, rain shower and stunning natural agate gemstone countertops and a bench. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 20 Apr. 2022",
"This six-bedroom house outside Chicago features an indoor sports court with scoreboard and a locker room with steam shower. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Waterworks tile in the bathrooms, a wine storage room, a golf simulator room, an elevator, an indoor basketball court, a steam shower, locker rooms and a massage room. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"For example, diesel often fires steam boilers used in chemical plants and textile factories, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Bills for We Energies steam customers in downtown Milwaukee would remain relatively flat in 2023. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Sandra Dadles\u2019 chainmail Northcoast Armor & Jewelry to steam punk lamps by Ron Thorpe. \u2014 cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"When frying foods, water content acts as a sort of temperature buffer, drawing heat energy from the oil to convert it to steam and evaporate. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"In the rugged mountains of Germany's Westphalia region, bakers steam loaves of dense rye for up to 24 hours, while a round of Armenian lavash made from wheat turns blistered and brown after 30 seconds inside a tandoor oven. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
"All state semifinal and final games will steam live online for a fee at NFHS Network. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel , 4 May 2022",
"Foam quality is also superlative, and the machine is quick to steam and demonstrates a quick recovery time between drinks. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"For example, diesel often fires steam boilers used in chemical plants and textile factories, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. \u2014 Ronald D. White, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English stem , from Old English st\u0113am ; akin to Dutch stoom steam":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8st\u0113m"
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"foam",
"fume",
"rage",
"rankle",
"seethe",
"sizzle",
"storm"
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"type":[
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"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"delight",
"gratify",
"please"
],
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": to make angry or excited : arouse":[]
},
"examples":[
"finding yet another mistaken charge on his hospital bill really steamed him up"
],
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"1922, in the meaning defined above":""
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"anger",
"enrage",
"incense",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"infuriate",
"ire",
"mad",
"madden",
"outrage",
"rankle",
"rile",
"roil",
"tick off"
],
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"type":[
"verb"
]
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"delight",
"gratify",
"please"
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": to make angry or excited : arouse":[]
},
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"finding yet another mistaken charge on his hospital bill really steamed him up"
],
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"1922, in the meaning defined above":""
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"rankle",
"rile",
"roil",
"tick off"
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"type":[
"verb"
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": to rise or pass off as vapor":[],
": travel by or a trip in a steamer":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Careful, the steam from the pot is hot.",
"The boat runs on steam .",
"He wiped the steam from the mirrors.",
"He was afraid he would run out of steam before the end of the race.",
"I was making good progress this morning, but now I'm starting to run out of steam .",
"Verb",
"a steaming bowl of soup",
"She prefers to steam carrots rather than boil them.",
"Their breath steamed the windows.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The features of the spa include a steam room, sauna, massage room, reading room, a variety of pools and a fitness studio. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 6 June 2022",
"The new space features pink velvet couches, a gym equipped with a steam shower and an orange pool table among other over-the-top amenities for its agents. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
"Couples can choose a VIP suite that has its own private sauna, steam shower and a relaxation area. \u2014 Sherrie Nachman, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Upstairs, the primary suite tacks on a steam shower and stone tub. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Seven bedrooms are en suite, and the primary bedroom offers two closets, a steam shower and a stone bath. \u2014 Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The primary bathroom features a steam shower, rain shower and stunning natural agate gemstone countertops and a bench. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 20 Apr. 2022",
"This six-bedroom house outside Chicago features an indoor sports court with scoreboard and a locker room with steam shower. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Waterworks tile in the bathrooms, a wine storage room, a golf simulator room, an elevator, an indoor basketball court, a steam shower, locker rooms and a massage room. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"For example, diesel often fires steam boilers used in chemical plants and textile factories, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Bills for We Energies steam customers in downtown Milwaukee would remain relatively flat in 2023. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Sandra Dadles\u2019 chainmail Northcoast Armor & Jewelry to steam punk lamps by Ron Thorpe. \u2014 cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"When frying foods, water content acts as a sort of temperature buffer, drawing heat energy from the oil to convert it to steam and evaporate. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"In the rugged mountains of Germany's Westphalia region, bakers steam loaves of dense rye for up to 24 hours, while a round of Armenian lavash made from wheat turns blistered and brown after 30 seconds inside a tandoor oven. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
"All state semifinal and final games will steam live online for a fee at NFHS Network. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel , 4 May 2022",
"Foam quality is also superlative, and the machine is quick to steam and demonstrates a quick recovery time between drinks. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"For example, diesel often fires steam boilers used in chemical plants and textile factories, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. \u2014 Ronald D. White, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English stem , from Old English st\u0113am ; akin to Dutch stoom steam":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8st\u0113m"
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"boil",
"burn",
"foam",
"fume",
"rage",
"rankle",
"seethe",
"sizzle",
"storm"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204709",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"steek":{
"antonyms":[
"open"
],
"definitions":{
": shut , close":[]
},
"examples":[
"Macleod threatened to steek the door in my face if I ever said a word against the Scots again."
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Middle English steken to pierce, fix, enclose; akin to Old English stician to pierce \u2014 more at stick":""
},
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"\u02c8st\u0113k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"close",
"make",
"shut"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025531",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"steel":{
"antonyms":[
"bear up",
"buck up",
"buoy (up)",
"cheer (up)",
"chirk (up)",
"embolden",
"encourage",
"hearten",
"inspire",
"inspirit"
],
"definitions":{
": a piece of steel for striking sparks from flint":[],
": a quality (such as hardness of mind or spirit) that suggests steel":[
"nerves of steel"
],
": a thrusting or cutting weapon":[],
": an instrument (such as a fluted round rod with a handle) for sharpening knives":[],
": an instrument or implement of or characteristically of steel: such as":[],
": commercial iron that contains carbon in any amount up to about 1.7 percent as an essential alloying constituent, is malleable when under suitable conditions, and is distinguished from cast iron by its malleability and lower carbon content":[],
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": to fill with resolution or determination":[
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],
": to overlay, point, or edge with steel":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The beams are made of steel .",
"Steel is an important industry in this area.",
"The invaders were driven back by steel .",
"the steel of a knife",
"Verb",
"hoped that his inspirational talk would steel the youths in the pursuit of their dreams",
"years of running a farm had steeled the hard-bitten woman",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Worldwide, only 38% of steel capacity under construction plans to install electric arc furnaces, even as national governments set standards for emission reductions. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
"After the sun sets, the umbrella can provide lighting, as each steel rib has 24 LED bulbs that are solar-powered. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
"This could hurt global growth and, in turn, impact demand from the key steel consumers such as the automotive and construction industry. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"The most recent Hall of Fame class included steel guitarist Pete Drake, studio drummer Eddie Bayers, iconic multi-genre artist Ray Charles and mom-daughter duo The Judds. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
"Still, the newer projects face the headwinds that are roiling much of the construction business, including rising costs for labor and for materials such as steel . \u2014 Liz Young, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
"Our registered dietitians love the addition of steel -cut oats for a more filling and nutrient-dense smoothie solution. \u2014 Good Housekeeping , 28 June 2022",
"Some still question the origins of the strange steel ball a Florida family found on their property in 1974. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 28 June 2022",
"In the pre-Internet days, when a newspaper began as Lego-like chunks of hot-metal type dropped into steel frames, union rules meant only printers were allowed to touch the type. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"At times, Vincent also thrived while playing alongside Lowry, with plans to further steel their relationship this summer. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"Vaccinating kids now, de St. Maurice told me, will steel them against what is inevitably on the horizon. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
"In the Permian Basin, the sprawling oil-rich region in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, drillers are facing long delays and steep competition for everything from roughnecks to steel to fracking pumps. \u2014 Collin Eaton, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
"And get emotional support to steel you against the naysayers. \u2014 Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica , 10 May 2022",
"Perhaps the brutal road upcoming road swing to Boston, Chicago and Toronto will again steel their resolve. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"China\u2019s top leaders, apparently aware that a loss of morale in Shanghai could undermine its insistence on a zero-covid policy, often speak of the need for residents and officials to steel themselves against the temptation to give in. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Mother\u2019s Day is one of the Arboretum\u2019s busiest days, so steel yourself for crowds and difficult parking. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Biden used his speech to defend liberal democracy and the NATO military alliance, while saying that Europe must steel itself for a long fight against Russian aggression. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 27 Mar. 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English stele , from Old English st\u0233le, st\u0113le ; akin to Old High German stahal steel and perhaps to Sanskrit stakati he resists":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8st\u0113l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blade",
"brand",
"sword"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130608",
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"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": a town where steel is made":[
"She came from a steel town in Pennsylvania."
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"benign",
"benignant",
"gentle",
"mild",
"nonintimidating",
"tender"
],
"definitions":{
": made of steel":[],
": resembling or suggesting steel (as in hardness, color, strength, or coldness)":[
"steely determination",
"steely blue"
]
},
"examples":[
"a thief with steely nerves",
"He had a steely determination to succeed.",
"She gave him a steely gaze.",
"a sky filled with steely gray clouds",
"the judge's steely blue eyes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, monetary policy isn\u2019t a precise science and bankers require steely nerves to sit on the sidelines as additional fuel inflation pushes headline figures up. \u2014 Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Clients and colleagues remember Janklow as being a man of warm spirit and generous heart, a fierce advocate and a steely negotiator, and a person of insatiable curiosity. \u2014 Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
"Putin, with his steely KGB eyes, at least looks the part. \u2014 Harper Simon, SPIN , 20 May 2022",
"Frank Ivancie, a steely Tory-style conservative, was the mayor. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 10 May 2022",
"To their credit, the actors give it their all, with Greyeyes compelling as the steely Rainbird and Efron affecting as the father desperately trying to protect his daughter and teach her how to control her powers. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
"Starting pitchers are powerful box-office attractions\u2014Sandy Koufax and his blazing fastball, Greg Maddux and his pinpoint control, Max Scherzer and his steely tenacity. \u2014 WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"And yet the steely resolve of the Ukrainian people has unified the nation and instilled a determination, against all odds, to fight for freedom. \u2014 Daniel Twining, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"As Mar\u00eda Garc\u00eda, the steely yet magnanimous proprietor of a once-thriving tequila distillery in western Mexico, S\u00e1nchez, in her first lead role in a feature, is riveting from first scene to last. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8st\u0113-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"austere",
"dour",
"fierce",
"flinty",
"forbidding",
"grim",
"gruff",
"intimidating",
"lowering",
"louring",
"rough",
"rugged",
"severe",
"stark",
"stern",
"ungentle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232323",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"steep":{
"antonyms":[
"endue",
"indue",
"imbue",
"inculcate",
"infuse",
"ingrain",
"engrain",
"inoculate",
"invest",
"suffuse"
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"definitions":{
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": a precipitous place":[],
": being or characterized by a rapid and intensive decline or increase":[],
": extremely or excessively high":[
"steep prices"
],
": lofty , high":[
"\u2014 used chiefly of a sea"
],
": making a large angle with the plane of the horizon":[],
": mounting or falling precipitously":[
"the stairs were very steep"
],
": the state or process of being steeped":[],
": to cover with or plunge into a liquid (as in bathing, rinsing, or soaking)":[],
": to saturate with or subject thoroughly to (some strong or pervading influence)":[
"practices steeped in tradition"
],
": to soak in a liquid at a temperature under the boiling point (as for softening, bleaching, or extracting an essence)":[],
": to undergo the process of soaking in a liquid":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The stairs are very steep .",
"a steep drop in prices",
"The store's prices are too steep for me.",
"Their rates are pretty steep .",
"Verb",
"Steep the tea for three minutes.",
"The tea steeped for five minutes."
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1555, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English stepe , from Old English st\u0113ap high, steep, deep; akin to Old Frisian st\u0101p steep, Middle High German stief \u2014 more at stoop":"Adjective",
"Middle English stepen":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8st\u0113p"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for steep Adjective steep , abrupt , precipitous , sheer mean having an incline approaching the perpendicular. steep implies such sharpness of pitch that ascent or descent is very difficult. a steep hill a steep dive abrupt implies a sharper pitch and a sudden break in the level. a beach with an abrupt drop-off precipitous applies to an incline approaching the vertical. the river winds through a precipitous gorge sheer suggests an unbroken perpendicular expanse. sheer cliffs that daunted the climbers Verb soak , saturate , drench , steep , impregnate mean to permeate or be permeated with a liquid. soak implies usually prolonged immersion as for softening or cleansing. soak the garment in soapy water saturate implies a resulting effect of complete absorption until no more liquid can be held. a saturated sponge drench implies a thorough wetting by something that pours down or is poured. clothes drenched by a cloudburst steep suggests either the extraction of an essence (as of tea leaves) by the liquid or the imparting of a quality (such as a color) to the thing immersed. steep the tea for five minutes impregnate implies a thorough interpenetration of one thing by another. a cake strongly impregnated with brandy",
"synonyms":[
"abrupt",
"bold",
"precipitous",
"sheer"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205036",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"steep-to":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"steep entry 1 + to , adverb":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110744",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"steep-up":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": steep , precipitous , straight-up":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"steep entry 1 + up , adverb":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164212",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"steepletop":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": greenland whale":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111650",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"steepling":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of steepling present participle of steeple"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-084516",
"type":[]
},
"steepwater":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the solution resulting from steeping (as corn) in water in the manufacture of starch \u2014 see inositol sense a":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"steep entry 6 + water":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085420",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"steepweed":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": steepgrass":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"steep entry 6":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221239",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"steepy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": steep , precipitous":[
"climb the steepy cliffs",
"\u2014 John Dryden"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"steep entry 1 + -y":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-pi",
"\u02c8st\u0113p\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215824",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"steer":{
"antonyms":[
"follow",
"trail"
],
"definitions":{
": a hint as to procedure : tip":[],
": a male bovine animal and especially a domestic ox ( Bos taurus ) castrated before sexual maturity \u2014 compare stag sense 3":[],
": an ox less than four years old":[],
": to be subject to steering":[
"the car steers well"
],
": to direct the course (as of a ship or automobile)":[],
": to keep entirely away":[
"\u2014 often used with of tries to steer clear of debt"
],
": to pursue a course of action":[],
": to set and hold to (a course)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She steered the ship through the strait.",
"He steered his car carefully into the parking space.",
"He steered the wheelchair through the aisles.",
"Skillful navigators can steer by the positions of the stars.",
"The car was steering right at us.",
"The boat steered out to sea.",
"He tried to steer the conversation away from his recent problems.",
"She skillfully steered the bill through the legislature.",
"He steered the team to another championship last year.",
"The high recent returns on stocks have steered many investors away from bonds."
],
"first_known_use":{
"12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1894, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English steren , from Old English st\u012beran ; akin to Old English st\u0113or- steering oar, Greek stauros stake, cross, stylos pillar, Sanskrit sthavira, sth\u016bra stout, thick":"Verb",
"Middle English, from Old English st\u0113or young ox; akin to Old High German stior young ox":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8stir"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for steer Verb guide , lead , steer , pilot , engineer mean to direct in a course or show the way to be followed. guide implies intimate knowledge of the way and of all its difficulties and dangers. guided the scouts through the cave lead implies showing the way and often keeping those that follow under control and in order. led his team to victory steer implies an ability to keep to a course and stresses the capacity of maneuvering correctly. steered the ship through a narrow channel pilot suggests guidance over a dangerous or complicated course. piloted the bill through the Senate engineer implies finding ways to avoid or overcome difficulties in achieving an end or carrying out a plan. engineered his son's election to the governorship",
"synonyms":[
"conduct",
"direct",
"guide",
"lead",
"marshal",
"marshall",
"pilot",
"route",
"show",
"usher"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013526",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"steerability":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being steerable":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccstir\u0259\u02c8bil\u0259t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191315",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"steerage":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a section of inferior accommodations in a passenger ship for passengers paying the lowest fares":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Alfred Stieglitz and Jacob Riis composed subjects with a spare, Modernist look in mind, but immigrants in steerage or children in factories were the stuff of real life. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 12 Feb. 2022",
"With $3 in his pocket, Sidney traveled steerage on a mail-cargo ship. \u2014 Hillel Italie, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Jan. 2022",
"With $3 in his pocket, Sidney traveled steerage on a mail-cargo ship. \u2014 Hillel Italie, ajc , 7 Jan. 2022",
"With $3 in his pocket, Sidney traveled steerage on a mail-cargo ship. \u2014 Hillel Italie, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Jan. 2022",
"His father was an orphan who came to America from Norway in 1911 with his seven brothers and sisters in the steerage of a ship, Yndestad said. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Not only had there been no lifeboat drills, the crew provided steerage passengers almost no direction at all. \u2014 Cody Cassidy, Wired , 30 Oct. 2020",
"Under his steerage , the newspaper became an important tool to lobby for the fugitives' return. \u2014 Cnn Staff, CNN , 4 Sep. 2020",
"To the editor: So our captain of state has telegraphed his intention to sail into a pack of icebergs at flank speed, ignoring the wishes of the majority in steerage who don\u2019t want that. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8stir-ij"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071745",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"steerage passenger":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a passenger in the steerage":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135821",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"stellar":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": composed of stars":[],
": of or relating to a theatrical or film star":[
"stellar names"
],
": of or relating to the stars : astral":[],
": outstanding":[
"a stellar performance"
],
": principal , leading":[
"a stellar role"
]
},
"examples":[
"the rate of stellar expansion",
"The movie has a stellar cast.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His stellar play behind the plate served as the anchor for the Gators defense during their playoff run. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 7 June 2022",
"On their first day in Scottsdale, the Wildcats continued their stellar play by shooting six-over-par on Saturday to tie for fourth place. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 29 May 2022",
"High School, garnering plaudits for stellar play on both sides of the ball as a quarterback and linebacker. \u2014 Douglas Clark Usa Today Ventures Events, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
"The Fever took notice of Coates' stellar play and signed her in February. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 14 May 2022",
"Want to give an opponent a shoutout for his or her stellar play this season",
"Warriors guard Jordan Poole\u2019s stellar play to start the playoffs has raised some intriguing questions: Can head coach Steve Kerr justify moving him back to the bench",
"Kuikka continued her stellar play in the 38th minute, pulling off a sombrero on her defender and rocketing an attempt at goal that went wide. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Apr. 2022",
"But her off-the-pitch behavior has drawn nearly as much attention as her stellar play between the sticks. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin stellaris , from Latin stella star \u2014 more at star":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ste-l\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"astral",
"star",
"starry"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193706",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"stem the tide":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to stop something from continuing and increasing":[
"\u2014 + of We have to do something to stem the tide of violence."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124350",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"stench":{
"antonyms":[
"aroma",
"fragrance",
"perfume"
],
"definitions":{
": a characteristic repugnant quality":[],
": stink":[]
},
"examples":[
"the stench of rotting meat",
"we finally discovered the dead rat that was causing the stench in the basement",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, some burn pits on large bases became notorious for their size and stench . \u2014 Ben Kesling, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Old Spice can be the difference between natural man- stench and smelling manly. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"The Michael Sussmann trial is over, but the stench lingers. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
"Eyewitnesses spoke of the stench of death stalking the streets as early summer temperatures rise. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
"New coach Doug Pederson and a handful of players said this past week that the team has a long way to go to rid itself of Meyer\u2019s stench . \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"Residents said the neighborhood was frequently filled with dust and stench from the site. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"Complaints of a rotten-egg stench began Oct. 3 and eventually came from thousands of people in at least a half-dozen communities in the area. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 Dec. 2021",
"The pleasant angelic visage bequeathing powers to Alice reeks of a demonic stench . \u2014 Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English stenc ; akin to Old English stincan to emit a smell \u2014 more at stink":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8stench"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"funk",
"reek",
"stink"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021344",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"stenchful":{
"antonyms":[
"aroma",
"fragrance",
"perfume"
],
"definitions":{
": a characteristic repugnant quality":[],
": stink":[]
},
"examples":[
"the stench of rotting meat",
"we finally discovered the dead rat that was causing the stench in the basement",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, some burn pits on large bases became notorious for their size and stench . \u2014 Ben Kesling, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Old Spice can be the difference between natural man- stench and smelling manly. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"The Michael Sussmann trial is over, but the stench lingers. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
"Eyewitnesses spoke of the stench of death stalking the streets as early summer temperatures rise. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
"New coach Doug Pederson and a handful of players said this past week that the team has a long way to go to rid itself of Meyer\u2019s stench . \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"Residents said the neighborhood was frequently filled with dust and stench from the site. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"Complaints of a rotten-egg stench began Oct. 3 and eventually came from thousands of people in at least a half-dozen communities in the area. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 Dec. 2021",
"The pleasant angelic visage bequeathing powers to Alice reeks of a demonic stench . \u2014 Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English stenc ; akin to Old English stincan to emit a smell \u2014 more at stink":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8stench"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"funk",
"reek",
"stink"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185940",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"stenchy":{
"antonyms":[
"aroma",
"fragrance",
"perfume"
],
"definitions":{
": a characteristic repugnant quality":[],
": stink":[]
},
"examples":[
"the stench of rotting meat",
"we finally discovered the dead rat that was causing the stench in the basement",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, some burn pits on large bases became notorious for their size and stench . \u2014 Ben Kesling, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Old Spice can be the difference between natural man- stench and smelling manly. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"The Michael Sussmann trial is over, but the stench lingers. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
"Eyewitnesses spoke of the stench of death stalking the streets as early summer temperatures rise. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
"New coach Doug Pederson and a handful of players said this past week that the team has a long way to go to rid itself of Meyer\u2019s stench . \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"Residents said the neighborhood was frequently filled with dust and stench from the site. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"Complaints of a rotten-egg stench began Oct. 3 and eventually came from thousands of people in at least a half-dozen communities in the area. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 Dec. 2021",
"The pleasant angelic visage bequeathing powers to Alice reeks of a demonic stench . \u2014 Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English stenc ; akin to Old English stincan to emit a smell \u2014 more at stink":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8stench"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"funk",
"reek",
"stink"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202748",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"stentorian":{
"antonyms":[
"gentle",
"low",
"soft"
],
"definitions":{
": extremely loud":[
"spoke in stentorian tones"
]
},
"examples":[
"the professor's stentorian voice was enough to keep even the drowsiest student awake",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Vocal standouts included M\u00e1t\u00e9 S\u00f3lyom-Nagy\u2019s rugged Figaro, Florence Losseau\u2019s spicy Cherubino, and Kakhaber Shavidze\u2019s stentorian Bartolo. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"The stentorian bass Franz-Josef Selig made a robust, good-natured Daland. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2020",
"Unfortunately, Pressley\u2019s stentorian affect detracts from the authenticity of the dialogue between Washington and his contemporaries, undermining Coe\u2019s argument that the founders were people too, just like us. \u2014 Tatiana Schlossberg, New York Times , 29 Apr. 2020",
"His replacement as the Dutchman, Evgeny Nikitin, was monochromatic and stentorian , and his steely bass-baritone expressed none of the Dutchman\u2019s anguish or mystery. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2020",
"On the eve of the game\u2019s release, one fan stitched together a trailer, backed by a stentorian soundtrack, highlighting the variety of media that had been created. \u2014 Simon Parkin, The New Yorker , 19 Feb. 2020",
"Sadly, Roberto Alagna, as Samson, started out the night wobbly and stentorian , and despite some moments of ringing power, his tenor shredded audibly as the night progressed, concluding with a painful yelp. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2018",
"Showerman is the least effective actor in the bunch, affecting a stentorian voice and officious manner that come across as parodic. \u2014 Donna Freedman, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Oct. 2019",
"The transition to these new tones had been masked, so the tragic-hued change came as a gentle surprise, all the more effective for having being delivered without any obvious, stentorian announcement. \u2014 Seth Colter Walls, New York Times , 30 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1605, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"sten-\u02c8t\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stentorian loud , stentorian , earsplitting , raucous , strident mean marked by intensity or volume of sound. loud applies to any volume above normal and may suggest undue vehemence or obtrusiveness. loud shouts of protest stentorian implies great power and range. an actor with a stentorian voice earsplitting implies loudness that is physically discomforting. the earsplitting sound of a siren raucous implies a loud harsh grating tone, especially of voice, and may suggest rowdiness. the raucous shouts of drunken revelers strident implies a rasping discordant but insistent quality, especially of voice. the strident voices of hecklers",
"synonyms":[
"blaring",
"blasting",
"booming",
"clamorous",
"clangorous",
"deafening",
"earsplitting",
"loud",
"piercing",
"plangent",
"resounding",
"ringing",
"roaring",
"slam-bang",
"sonorous",
"thundering",
"thunderous"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115826",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"step":{
"antonyms":[
"ambulate",
"foot (it)",
"hoof (it)",
"leg (it)",
"pad",
"traipse",
"tread",
"walk"
],
"definitions":{
": a combination of foot or foot and body movements constituting a unit or a repeated pattern":[
"a dance step"
],
": a degree, grade, or rank in a scale":[],
": a ladder rung":[],
": a rest for the foot in ascending or descending: such as":[],
": a short distance":[],
": a slight lead in or as if in a race":[
"has a step on the competition"
],
": a stage in a process":[
"was guided through every step of my career"
],
": a steplike offset or part usually occurring in a series":[],
": advance , proceed":[],
": an action, proceeding, or measure often occurring as one in a series":[
"taking steps to improve the situation"
],
": an advance or movement made by raising the foot and bringing it down elsewhere":[],
": course , way":[
"directed his steps toward the river"
],
": dance":[
"Joyfully along the contra lines, the dancers held hands, listened to the caller, and stepped to the music \u2026",
"\u2014 Joan Donaldson"
],
": footprint sense 1":[],
": in harmony or agreement":[],
": manner of walking : stride":[],
": not in step":[
"out of step with the times"
],
": one of a series of structures consisting of a riser and a tread":[],
": related by virtue of a remarriage (as of a parent) and not by blood":[
"step parent",
"step sister"
],
": step aerobics":[],
": the height of one stair":[],
": the interval between two adjacent notes in a musical scale":[],
": the sound of a footstep":[],
": the space passed over in one step":[],
": to be on one's way : leave":[
"\u2014 often used with along told them to step along"
],
": to come as if at a single step":[
"stepped into a good job"
],
": to construct or arrange (something) in or as if in steps":[
"\u2026 we looked down on an expanse of craggy peaks with terraces stepped up the sides \u2026",
"\u2014 Time"
],
": to extend by or as if by a stairstep":[
"\u2026 the room steps down past a viewing area to a projection television screen hung from the ceiling.",
"\u2014 Sunset",
"A wooden retaining wall\u2014which holds the slope above the staircase\u2014 steps up in level sections.",
"\u2014 Susan Lang"
],
": to go on foot : walk":[
"She stepped down to the corner store."
],
": to go through the steps of (something) : perform":[
"step a minuet"
],
": to make (something) erect by fixing the lower end in a step":[
"step the mast"
],
": to make steps in (something)":[
"step a key"
],
": to measure (something) by steps":[
"step off 50 yards"
],
": to move (the foot) in any direction : set":[
"the first person to step foot on the moon"
],
": to move briskly":[
"kept us stepping"
],
": to move by raising the foot and bringing it down elsewhere or by moving each foot in succession":[
"They stepped into the elevator.",
"She stepped inside and closed the door.",
"I'm sorry, but he just stepped outside for a moment.",
"When I call your name, please step forward.",
"She stepped up to the microphone.",
"I stepped up/down onto the landing.",
"He stepped back, startled.",
"Please step away from the moving doors.",
"They stepped aside to let the paramedics through.",
"We watched as the passengers stepped ashore."
],
": to press down with the foot":[
"step on the brake"
],
": to provide (something) with steps":[
"He stepped the front of the stage down into the stalls and built a permanent cyclorama across the full width of the rear wall.",
"\u2014 Colin Chambers"
],
": to take (a pace, etc.) by moving the feet in succession":[
"step three paces"
],
": to traverse (something) on foot":[
"\u2026 proud \u2026 of stepping this famous pavement \u2026",
"\u2014 Virginia Woolf"
],
": with each foot moving to the same time as the corresponding foot of others or in time to music":[],
"\u2014 see also step aside , step down":[
"\u2014 often used with along told them to step along"
],
"\u2014 see also step out":[
"She stepped down to the corner store."
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She took one step forward.",
"The baby took her first steps today.",
"I heard steps on the stairs.",
"The edge of the cliff was only about three steps to my left.",
"The cottage is just steps from the beach.",
"He walks with a spring in his step .",
"She walked down the hall with a quick step .",
"a major step towards independence",
"We are taking steps to correct the situation.",
"Verb",
"She stepped onto the bus.",
"They stepped aside to let her pass.",
"Please step away from the door.",
"He stepped outside for a moment.",
"Step in my office for a minute.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"With that admission and the other evidence Figgers compiled, the last step would be for James to take a polygraph test, corroborating the new evidence. \u2014 Curtis Bunn, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
"As organizations begin to explore the cultural and social nuances of the Disability Economy in more serious ways, the next step for leadership is to understand both the complexity and sophistication of what is needed to embrace its full potential. \u2014 Jonathan Kaufman, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"The next step is an Indiegogo campaign, which will run from Saturday to July 31 and aims to raise at least $200,000, Producer Cort Howell told IndyStar. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
"The next step is for the measure now to be approved by the state attorney general\u2019s office. \u2014 Fox News , 22 June 2022",
"Marini thinks the next step made for women in sports should be the installation of an NFLW. \u2014 Katie Mcinerney, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"Your first step should be beauty school, said Friend. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"The next step is a special evidence pre-trial hearing, likely next week, that is expected to involve a cross examination between Haggis and the alleged victim, who is believed to still be in Italy, and their respective lawyers. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 21 June 2022",
"The first step is to acknowledge our dangerous reality. \u2014 Laurence H. Tribe And Dennis Aftergut, CNN , 20 June 2022",
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"In addition to finding ways to encourage in-person collaborations, leaders of hybrid workforces are also tasked with finding ways to help the stay-at-home associates to step away and maintain a work/life balance. \u2014 Brenda Cain, cleveland , 26 June 2022",
"The athleticism is there to be a 3-and-D (or more) player in the NBA, something the Pacers need, but don't expect Brown to be ready to step into a regular role next season. \u2014 Nat Newell, The Indianapolis Star , 24 June 2022",
"The late night vanguard is ready to step into the mainstream. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
"There\u2019s nuance and distinction between genres like house, ballroom and dance that should be respected as new music fans step into this space. \u2014 Niki Mcgloster, refinery29.com , 23 June 2022",
"The hand-knotted, multicolor carpet has been rolled out, and you are cordially invited to step into the glamorous world of Jonathan Adler at the new Atelier Adler in New York\u2019s SoHo neighborhood. \u2014 Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor , 23 June 2022",
"Povich has been plotting to step away from the show for six years. \u2014 Jay L. Clendenin, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"Instead, Goodell said confidentiality was promised to ensure victims would step forward in the investigation. \u2014 Safid Deen, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Someone who was about to put me on and step through the door dropped me here. \u2014 Francine Prose, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022"
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"That step turned into one giant leap, as Serena came back from the brink of defeat twice before the semifinals, then routed Sharapova (who would become No. \u2014 Chris Chase, For The Win , 9 Mar. 2018",
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"Will the Mahindra Group step up & reserve a % of jobs for Agniveers to back up your statement here",
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"With Iowa's June 7 primary out of the way, Republicans eyeing the White House can step up their travel and not worry about stepping into the state's intraparty rivalries. \u2014 Thomas Beaumont, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Kyiv\u2019s European allies have vowed to step up military aid \u2014 even as many appear hesitant about Ukraine\u2019s bid for European Union membership. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"Any night, a new player will step up and have a big game. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"Younger players will have to step up after the departures of graduates Paisley Harding, Sara Hamson, Tegan Graham and Maria Albiero. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Corporate cannabis has to step up with the cash, as a small investment towards their own profitability. \u2014 Andrew Deangelo, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
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"\u2014 Richard Demak and Jerry Kirshenbaum",
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"\u2014 Brian Duffy et al."
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Sources close to Sandberg told the Journal the review has bothered her but did not contribute to her decision to step down from the company. \u2014 Madeline Halpert, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The couple is visiting the UK together for the first time since their relocation to California following their decision to step down as senior members of the royal family in 2020. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"This morning, Toby Emmerich informed his team of his decision to step down as chairman of Warner Bros. Pictures Group and launch his own production company. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"Before the coronavirus pandemic canceled college sports in March 2020, Knight announced her decision to step down at the end of the season. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 25 May 2022",
"The failure of the IoT software business may have also played a role in Segars\u2019 decision to step down after more than eight years as CEO. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
"Responding to questions via email Monday evening, Scott's spokesman Aaron Sadler indicated that the mayor was not behind Humphrey's decision to step down . \u2014 Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online , 3 May 2022",
"The Queen's 2019 Christmas broadcast was the final straw for Harry and Meghan in their decision to step down as senior working royals. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The decision for Emmert, 69, to step down was mutual between him and the NCAA Board of Governors, according to the statement. \u2014 CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"Will the Mahindra Group step up & reserve a % of jobs for Agniveers to back up your statement here",
"With Iowa's June 7 primary out of the way, Republicans eyeing the White House can step up their travel and not worry about stepping into the state's intraparty rivalries. \u2014 Thomas Beaumont, ajc , 18 June 2022",
"With Iowa's June 7 primary out of the way, Republicans eyeing the White House can step up their travel and not worry about stepping into the state's intraparty rivalries. \u2014 Thomas Beaumont, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Kyiv\u2019s European allies have vowed to step up military aid \u2014 even as many appear hesitant about Ukraine\u2019s bid for European Union membership. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"Any night, a new player will step up and have a big game. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"Younger players will have to step up after the departures of graduates Paisley Harding, Sara Hamson, Tegan Graham and Maria Albiero. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
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"The stepparent might help the stepchild with their homework or some other task upon request, but won\u2019t nag the child to focus if they get distracted. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic , 19 Apr. 2022",
"This could include how kids address stepparents, how often the other parent can communicate when the child isn\u2019t with them, or even children disrespecting the stepparent . \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Gabrielle Union doesn't like to be called a stepparent . \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 21 Nov. 2021",
"Your position as a stepparent is both an asset and an impediment. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 30 Aug. 2021",
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"Children under the age of 12 and unvaccinated dependent children will be allowed to enter the country with a fully vaccinated parent, stepparent , tutor or guardian who is eligible to enter Canada. \u2014 Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY , 8 Aug. 2021",
"But my shining moment as a stepparent was this spring, on the soccer field. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 July 2021",
"Announcing the collaboration on social media, the reality star and entrepreneur said the Games are close to her heart, as her former stepparent Caitlyn Jenner was a gold medal-winning decathlete. \u2014 CNN , 28 June 2021"
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"Novopil, a dot in a sea of farmland in the wide-open steppe of eastern Ukraine, is next to a road that Russian forces had used to control access to areas to the north. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
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"Ukraine\u2019s southeastern regions, an expanse of steppe and blighted industrial and mining cities, is now the focus of fighting in the war. \u2014 Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times , 7 May 2022",
"The Mongol Derby requires equestrians to trek 1,000 kilometers across the Mongolian steppe , retracing the route of Genghis Khan\u2019s ancient postal system on semiwild local horses. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 Aug. 2014",
"On the Patagonian steppe , beauty reveals itself in whispers, not screams. \u2014 Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure , 23 Apr. 2022",
"But Ukraine, in an ecological transition zone, is also home to vibrant wetlands and forests and a large swath of virgin steppe . \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"leg (it)",
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"\u2014 Time"
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"\u2026 the room steps down past a viewing area to a projection television screen hung from the ceiling.",
"\u2014 Sunset",
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"\u2014 Susan Lang"
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"She stepped down to the corner store."
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"She stepped inside and closed the door.",
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"When I call your name, please step forward.",
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"I stepped up/down onto the landing.",
"He stepped back, startled.",
"Please step away from the moving doors.",
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"step on the brake"
],
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"He stepped the front of the stage down into the stalls and built a permanent cyclorama across the full width of the rear wall.",
"\u2014 Colin Chambers"
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"\u2014 Virginia Woolf"
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"She stepped down to the corner store."
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"Noun",
"She took one step forward.",
"The baby took her first steps today.",
"I heard steps on the stairs.",
"The edge of the cliff was only about three steps to my left.",
"The cottage is just steps from the beach.",
"He walks with a spring in his step .",
"She walked down the hall with a quick step .",
"a major step towards independence",
"We are taking steps to correct the situation.",
"Verb",
"She stepped onto the bus.",
"They stepped aside to let her pass.",
"Please step away from the door.",
"He stepped outside for a moment.",
"Step in my office for a minute.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"With that admission and the other evidence Figgers compiled, the last step would be for James to take a polygraph test, corroborating the new evidence. \u2014 Curtis Bunn, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
"As organizations begin to explore the cultural and social nuances of the Disability Economy in more serious ways, the next step for leadership is to understand both the complexity and sophistication of what is needed to embrace its full potential. \u2014 Jonathan Kaufman, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"The next step is an Indiegogo campaign, which will run from Saturday to July 31 and aims to raise at least $200,000, Producer Cort Howell told IndyStar. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
"The next step is for the measure now to be approved by the state attorney general\u2019s office. \u2014 Fox News , 22 June 2022",
"Marini thinks the next step made for women in sports should be the installation of an NFLW. \u2014 Katie Mcinerney, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"Your first step should be beauty school, said Friend. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"The next step is a special evidence pre-trial hearing, likely next week, that is expected to involve a cross examination between Haggis and the alleged victim, who is believed to still be in Italy, and their respective lawyers. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 21 June 2022",
"The first step is to acknowledge our dangerous reality. \u2014 Laurence H. Tribe And Dennis Aftergut, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In addition to finding ways to encourage in-person collaborations, leaders of hybrid workforces are also tasked with finding ways to help the stay-at-home associates to step away and maintain a work/life balance. \u2014 Brenda Cain, cleveland , 26 June 2022",
"The athleticism is there to be a 3-and-D (or more) player in the NBA, something the Pacers need, but don't expect Brown to be ready to step into a regular role next season. \u2014 Nat Newell, The Indianapolis Star , 24 June 2022",
"The late night vanguard is ready to step into the mainstream. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
"There\u2019s nuance and distinction between genres like house, ballroom and dance that should be respected as new music fans step into this space. \u2014 Niki Mcgloster, refinery29.com , 23 June 2022",
"The hand-knotted, multicolor carpet has been rolled out, and you are cordially invited to step into the glamorous world of Jonathan Adler at the new Atelier Adler in New York\u2019s SoHo neighborhood. \u2014 Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor , 23 June 2022",
"Povich has been plotting to step away from the show for six years. \u2014 Jay L. Clendenin, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"Instead, Goodell said confidentiality was promised to ensure victims would step forward in the investigation. \u2014 Safid Deen, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Someone who was about to put me on and step through the door dropped me here. \u2014 Francine Prose, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022"
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"Middle English, from Old English st\u00e6pe ; akin to Old High German stapfo step, stampf\u014dn to stamp":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Old English st\u0113op- ; akin to Old High German stiof- step-, Old English a st\u0113pan to deprive, bereave":"Combining form"
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": a plate cast from a printing surface":[],
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"Verb",
"It's not fair to stereotype a whole group of people based on one person you don't like.",
"Movies have stereotyped the domineering mother-in-law ad nauseam.",
"Noun",
"the stereotype of the absentminded professor",
"the noble savage was a stereotype that appealed to 18th-century intellectuals, who viewed European civilization as decadent and corrupt",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This could hold especially true for Black girls, whom white authority figures already tend to stereotype as masculine, according to previous research. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Smith acquiesces to contemporary platitudes that stereotype the black male work ethic as churlish and autocratic, confusing those traits with strength. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 11 Feb. 2022",
"But labels also can be weaponized to stereotype and criticize. \u2014 Mike Bass, The Enquirer , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Jakes, who operated stores in Atlanta from 1991 to 2016, said it\u2019s a problem that Kempczinski felt comfortable making those remarks, which stereotype people of color. \u2014 Jared Council, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
"At first glance, Jo\u2019s Modern Thai can be easy to stereotype as a dime-a-dozen Asian fusion restaurant. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Age bias and discrimination occur whenever age is used to stereotype or discriminate against others. \u2014 Sheila Callaham, Forbes , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Yet after serving their employer for a certain period of time and advancing well in one particular environment, many may be surprised at how prospective employers and executive recruiters will stereotype them. \u2014 Shuchi Sarkar, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
"But it\u2019s not just right-wing bigots who stereotype Muslims and Muslim-majority nations. \u2014 Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The leader of the conspiracy was Arthur Thistlewood, who fits no easy stereotype . \u2014 William Anthony Hay, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Keenan wrote that the school's rationale was based on an impermissible gender stereotype . \u2014 CBS News , 15 June 2022",
"By linking homosexuality with Nazism, Winchell drew on a popular stereotype . \u2014 James Kirchick, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Watermelon as a favorite food among Black people became a racist stereotype from the Jim Crow era, according to the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture. \u2014 John Tuohy, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
"Experts attribute this issue to a lack of trust between law enforcement and immigrant populations, linguistic barriers and anti-Asian bias, such as the perpetual foreigner stereotype and the scapegoating of Asian Americans. \u2014 Tat Bellamy-walker, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
"Moms do, of course, regularly defy this stereotype . \u2014 Kate Cray, The Atlantic , 20 May 2022",
"This now dominant mode of Black representation focusses on outwitting stereotype , subversively borrowing from the canon of Western portraiture, and developing new techniques for expressing Black features. \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 4 May 2022",
"Despite its stereotype as a concrete wasteland, few large North American cities have as much biological diversity as Los Angeles. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"1804, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"\u02c8stir-",
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"fresh",
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"Motor tics, which are repetitive, involuntary stereotyped movements, most often involve the mouth, face, head, or neck muscles \u2026",
"\u2014 Thomas M. Hyde et al.",
"Autism's hallmarks are a delay in language development, an inability to relate to other people and stereotyped or rigid behavior.",
"\u2014 Erica Goode"
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"\u2014 Science"
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"the wacky neighbor and other stereotyped characters seen on TV sitcoms",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Unfortunately, post 9/11, many Arab founders were forced to fight for notoriety outside of the stereotyped Hollywood tropes. \u2014 Soulaima Gourani, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"West Side Story itself has long been criticized by some members of the Puerto Rican community for its stereotyped depiction of the Sharks, and that\u2019s something Spielberg and Kushner have talked about trying to address with this version. \u2014 Jackson Mchenry, Vulture , 9 Dec. 2021",
"These conditions led them to become stereotyped as industrious and servile, which affected how employers treated them. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Oct. 2021",
"All that fire and horror and angst feel stereotyped in their own right. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Sep. 2021",
"But notice how the actual phototransduction event itself is very stereotyped . \u2014 Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
"But Brazilians longed for a more nuanced, less stereotyped portrait. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Much of Ginsburg\u2019s legal work before her career on the bench focused on dismantling legal classifications based on stereotyped assumptions about appropriate gender roles and women\u2019s needs and abilities. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 10 Aug. 2021",
"In the original Asterix and Cleopatra, for example, black people (who are supposed to be Numidians) appear with stereotyped and exaggerated features. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic , 16 June 2020"
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"1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"\u02c8ster-\u0113-\u0259-\u02cct\u012bpt",
"\u02c8ster-\u0113-\u0259-t\u012bpt",
"\u02c8stir-"
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"clich\u00e9d",
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"hack",
"hackney",
"hackneyed",
"moth-eaten",
"musty",
"obligatory",
"shopworn",
"stale",
"threadbare",
"timeworn",
"tired",
"trite",
"well-worn"
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"fat",
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"a sterile arid region"
]
},
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"a sterile dressing for a wound",
"sterile couples sometimes choose to adopt needy children",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Performance-capture acting for video games is often a sterile experience. \u2014 Alyse Stanley, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"One of the leading suppliers, World Famous Tattoo Ink, has a new facility in Greenville, S.C., where each month in a sterile clean room, 400,000 bottles are filled and packaged. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
"In 2010, 77% of drugs in short supply were sterile injectable products, critical in the acute care setting. \u2014 Peter J. Pitts, STAT , 3 June 2022",
"In a 2011 study published in Endocrinology, a drug compound successfully interfered with the signaling pathway of mouse cell receptors that are designed to pick up and use retinoic acid, making the mice sterile . \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
"The legal teams\u2019 notes indicate Dixon spoke of the ironic nature of the execution team trying to carry out his death in a sterile manner. \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 18 May 2022",
"Other non- sterile products, such as baby wipes, are regulated as cosmetics and are subject to less oversight. \u2014 John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Lenses from non- sterile packaging may pose a risk for infection if the lens is inserted into the eye. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 19 May 2021",
"And who would know the best about a sterile environment"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English steryle , from Latin sterilis ; akin to Goth stairo barren animal, Sanskrit star\u012b sterile cow":""
},
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"\u02c8ster-\u0259l",
"\u02c8ster-\u0259l, chiefly British -\u02cc\u012bl",
"chiefly British -\u02cc\u012b(-\u0259)l"
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"fruitless",
"impotent",
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": a procedure by which a living organism is made incapable of reproduction":[
"While I'm sure the pets aren't too keen on the procedure, sterilization avoids unwanted animals \u2026, prevents some health problems in older pets, and helps to prevent aggressive behavior that some owners might use as a reason for euthanasia or abuse.",
"\u2014 Jil McIntosh",
"The sterile insect technique \u2026 is a species-specific and environmentally nonpolluting method of insect control that relies on the mass rearing, sterilization , and release of large numbers of insects.",
"\u2014 Dean D. Thomas et al.",
"According to the 1995 Canadian Contraception Study, vasectomy has overtaken tubal ligation in every province except the Maritimes as the preferred method of sterilization .",
"\u2014 Michael Jabri-Picket",
"Under the law upheld by the Supreme Court in 1927, the state of Virginia continued to perform forced, involuntary sterilizations until 1972.",
"\u2014 Laurence H. Tribe"
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"\u2014 Praful Bidwai"
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"The hospital's standard method for cleaning surgical equipment is a five-step process that includes ultrasound, washing with detergents and enzymes, and sterilization in an autoclave.",
"\u2014 Kay Lazar and Chelsea Conaboy",
"Ethylene oxide \u2026 is a gas used widely to sterilize surgical equipment that can't tolerate steam sterilization .",
"\u2014 Science News"
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"1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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": to cause (land) to become unfruitful":[
"There, 1,100-degree pyroclastic flows had sterilized the land.",
"\u2014 Christine Colasurdo"
],
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"sterilize cats and dogs"
],
": to free from all viable microorganisms (as by the use of steam or dry heat)":[
"sterilize surgical instruments in an autoclave"
],
": to make (something or someone) sterile : such as":[],
": to make incapable of germination":[
"studied the effects of sterilizing wheat florets"
]
},
"examples":[
"The organization encourages people to sterilize their cats and dogs.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Workers could carry a batch of needles and boil them over a fire to sterilize them after a days\u2019 vaccinations for reuse again the next day. \u2014 Mark Kortepeter, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Similarly, Mexican immigrant women in California were forced to sign paperwork that gave the state the right to sterilize them by threatening to keep their newborns. \u2014 Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com , 19 May 2022",
"Wipe any excess food off your tongs, cutting board, and knife, then dunk them in the boiling water for a minute or two to sterilize them. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2020",
"The movement was codified in 1927, when the Supreme Court upheld the right of the state of Virginia to sterilize Carrie Buck, a 20-year-old white woman. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"Scientists made the discovery following attempts to sterilize cans of meat using high doses of gamma radiation. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 23 Mar. 2022",
"One of these devices, called a duodenoscope, is challenging to sterilize due to its small and intricate components that harbor bacteria. \u2014 Jeff Banowetz, chicagotribune.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"After watching a television segment on new technology to sterilize N95 masks to combat a national shortage, Mr. Finazzo, the former brewery worker, applied for a job with the company. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Jan. 2022",
"The organization will be in Detroit from May 24-26, aiming to sterilize 120 dogs. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 17 May 2022"
],
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"1676, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
]
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"definitions":{
": a small sturgeon ( Acipenser ruthenus ) found especially in the Caspian sea and its rivers and highly esteemed for its flavor and its caviar":[]
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],
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"awful",
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"pathetic",
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"rotten",
"terrible",
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"wretched"
],
"definitions":{
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": payable in sterling":[],
": sterling silver or articles of it":[]
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"a sterling example of democracy at work",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As a result, sales for sterling flatware have sunk lower than the Lusitania. \u2014 Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
"The Bank of England remains in discussions with market participants about whether to launch a digital sterling . \u2014 Emily Nicolle, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
"With her sterling soprano, Andrews built a career on her voice \u2014 but a 1997 throat operation permanently damaged her vocal cords, robbing her of the distinctive singing voice audiences had come to love. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
"Still, the prolific, tastefully themed reminders \u2014 like fun splashes of wallpaper and sterling silver water pitchers \u2014 kept the fantasy alive for us all. \u2014 Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure , 17 June 2022",
"Through decades of public service in combat and diplomacy, Gen. Allen has earned an unmatched, sterling reputation for honor and integrity. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 9 June 2022",
"Schubert boasted sterling tough-on-crime credentials for helping crack the Golden State Killer case, among other accomplishments during a 30-year law enforcement career. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"Investors who didn\u2019t hedge the currency risk have done even worse, because sterling has fallen around 10% against the dollar and 5% against the euro during the same period. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"Considering the source Stein covered the NBA at ESPN, then the New York Times \u2014 his resume and reporting is sterling . \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 June 2022",
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"For good reason, the Primavera Sound festival has earned a sterling reputation for curating the best superstar, up-and-coming and cult classic acts in music year after year along the beach in Barcelona. \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, SPIN , 6 June 2022",
"Their new music marks a sterling comeback for the duo, with some of their most potent music to date. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 27 May 2022",
"The trick was finding the right person to build the show around: someone who possessed both sterling professional credentials and a magnetic, binge-worthy charisma. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"The first three acts Friday at First Waltz were all sterling . \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 14 May 2022",
"Using a mix of sterling silver and 24-karat gold vermeil, the artisans have managed to create more precise detailing on the trophy. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 12 May 2022",
"Why did an employee with an exemplary work record risk her life, pension and a sterling reputation to help a dangerous inmate",
"But Judge Mizelle had sterling credentials within the conservative legal movement. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The progress, and the reviews, have not been sterling . \u2014 Steve Lopez Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 13 Mar. 2021"
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"The Moon in Scorpio will square stern Saturn, then turn right around and trine dreamy Neptune, showing us facts and fantasy in equal measure. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"With a stern face that quietly communicates no-nonsense badassery and rueful-dreamy thoughtfulness, McClarnon seems to shift the gravity of his projects. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"At one point, Louis poked his tongue out in Kate's face and made a goofy gesture with his hand, prompting the mother of three to give him a stern look. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
"Needless to say, fans quickly reacted to the video and a lot of people were rallying behind Zooey who held a stern face throughout the clip. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
"Khan says his removal from office was the result of a U.S.-organized plot and collusion with Sharif, whose government has vowed a stern response if Khan violates the ban. \u2014 Time , 26 May 2022",
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"His new classmates, all white, despise Black people and use the N-word; Aaron gives Paul a stern lesson in civil rights, teaching him that the same people who menace Black people would do the same to Jews. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 19 May 2022",
"The mention of singing and dancing is met with stern looks, pressed lips. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
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"An additional two bungee cords also come with the set to better secure the bow and stern . \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
"It\u2019s complemented by a lifting platform and two cranes at the stern that can support the loading and unloading of the various vehicles. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 18 Mar. 2022",
"As Matteson piloted the boat from his seat in the stern , Telep brandished a long pole with a net at the tip. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 13 May 2022",
"Roderick Grimshaw pushed an empty lobster trap to the stern as Michael Grimshaw hauled up the rest. \u2014 David Abel, BostonGlobe.com , 13 Dec. 2021",
"During breaks in the pot-rigging, crew members climbed back aboard the Pinnacle and warmed up in a three-story house that rises fortress-like \u2014 but full of comforts \u2014 from the stern of the boat. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Apr. 2022",
"But a portion of the stern has broken off, meaning the hull is in at least two pieces. \u2014 al , 12 May 2022",
"Not so with the latest Navigator, which has LINCOLN plastered across its stern and the brand's crosshair emblem set as a nearly foot-tall protrusion within its gently redrawn grille. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 4 Mar. 2022"
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"He gave me a stern look.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Moon in Scorpio will square stern Saturn, then turn right around and trine dreamy Neptune, showing us facts and fantasy in equal measure. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"With a stern face that quietly communicates no-nonsense badassery and rueful-dreamy thoughtfulness, McClarnon seems to shift the gravity of his projects. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"At one point, Louis poked his tongue out in Kate's face and made a goofy gesture with his hand, prompting the mother of three to give him a stern look. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
"Needless to say, fans quickly reacted to the video and a lot of people were rallying behind Zooey who held a stern face throughout the clip. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
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"The mention of singing and dancing is met with stern looks, pressed lips. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The name on the boat's stern is Kyklades, the Greek word used to describe circle of islands at the heart of the civilization during the Bronze Age. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
"An additional two bungee cords also come with the set to better secure the bow and stern . \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
"It\u2019s complemented by a lifting platform and two cranes at the stern that can support the loading and unloading of the various vehicles. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 18 Mar. 2022",
"As Matteson piloted the boat from his seat in the stern , Telep brandished a long pole with a net at the tip. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 13 May 2022",
"Roderick Grimshaw pushed an empty lobster trap to the stern as Michael Grimshaw hauled up the rest. \u2014 David Abel, BostonGlobe.com , 13 Dec. 2021",
"During breaks in the pot-rigging, crew members climbed back aboard the Pinnacle and warmed up in a three-story house that rises fortress-like \u2014 but full of comforts \u2014 from the stern of the boat. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Apr. 2022",
"But a portion of the stern has broken off, meaning the hull is in at least two pieces. \u2014 al , 12 May 2022",
"Not so with the latest Navigator, which has LINCOLN plastered across its stern and the brand's crosshair emblem set as a nearly foot-tall protrusion within its gently redrawn grille. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 4 Mar. 2022"
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"He gave me a stern look.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Moon in Scorpio will square stern Saturn, then turn right around and trine dreamy Neptune, showing us facts and fantasy in equal measure. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"With a stern face that quietly communicates no-nonsense badassery and rueful-dreamy thoughtfulness, McClarnon seems to shift the gravity of his projects. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"At one point, Louis poked his tongue out in Kate's face and made a goofy gesture with his hand, prompting the mother of three to give him a stern look. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
"Needless to say, fans quickly reacted to the video and a lot of people were rallying behind Zooey who held a stern face throughout the clip. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
"Khan says his removal from office was the result of a U.S.-organized plot and collusion with Sharif, whose government has vowed a stern response if Khan violates the ban. \u2014 Time , 26 May 2022",
"The yacht\u2019s inline stern drive system reportedly gives it great maneuverability and efficiency, too. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 24 May 2022",
"His new classmates, all white, despise Black people and use the N-word; Aaron gives Paul a stern lesson in civil rights, teaching him that the same people who menace Black people would do the same to Jews. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 19 May 2022",
"The mention of singing and dancing is met with stern looks, pressed lips. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The name on the boat's stern is Kyklades, the Greek word used to describe circle of islands at the heart of the civilization during the Bronze Age. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
"An additional two bungee cords also come with the set to better secure the bow and stern . \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
"It\u2019s complemented by a lifting platform and two cranes at the stern that can support the loading and unloading of the various vehicles. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 18 Mar. 2022",
"As Matteson piloted the boat from his seat in the stern , Telep brandished a long pole with a net at the tip. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 13 May 2022",
"Roderick Grimshaw pushed an empty lobster trap to the stern as Michael Grimshaw hauled up the rest. \u2014 David Abel, BostonGlobe.com , 13 Dec. 2021",
"During breaks in the pot-rigging, crew members climbed back aboard the Pinnacle and warmed up in a three-story house that rises fortress-like \u2014 but full of comforts \u2014 from the stern of the boat. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Apr. 2022",
"But a portion of the stern has broken off, meaning the hull is in at least two pieces. \u2014 al , 12 May 2022",
"Not so with the latest Navigator, which has LINCOLN plastered across its stern and the brand's crosshair emblem set as a nearly foot-tall protrusion within its gently redrawn grille. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 4 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Press your forearms and palms down flat and relax your shoulders; pull your shoulders back and press your sternum forward. \u2014 Nick Owchar, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Then use that momentum to fully extend your legs and bring the handle all the way into your sternum . \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
"Perovskyi would carefully examine every injury on the body, make a Y-incision through the bellybutton, up the sternum and across the collarbones, and saw open the skull. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Push your heels into the floor and unrack it, holding the bar above your sternum with straight arms. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Instead, her wispy tops and dresses revealed glimpses of sternum or rib cage via angular apertures and sheer overlays. \u2014 Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Merri believes that the shape and structure of the sternum impacts how different species of birds breathe. \u2014 Emily Schwing, Scientific American , 11 Feb. 2022",
"On Sunday, in the 49ers\u2019 win at Jacksonville, Arden Key lined up at left defensive tackle, got right guard Ben Bartch off-balance with a jab to the sternum at the snap and barreled into the backfield to sack quarterback Trevor Lawrence. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Nov. 2021",
"Taurasi missed 12 games before the Olympics with sternum and hip injuries. \u2014 Jeff Metcalfe, The Arizona Republic , 8 Sep. 2021"
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"1667, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"More like San Pedro, with a working man, a stevedore \u2014 Boston College guard Zion Johnson. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
"By his twentieth birthday, having discovered that he wasn\u2019t cut out for the back-breaking life of a longshoreman or stevedore , P.J. tried his hand as a brass finisher at an East Boston machine shop. \u2014 Neal Thompson, Town & Country , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Drafted into the Army in 1943 at age 19, he was deployed to Europe as a stevedore in an all-Black unit. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Bearing a scythe, a hoe, and a stevedore \u2019s hook, the women appear ready for action. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 17 Oct. 2021",
"Stevedores board ships to operate the cranes mounted on deck, and the rotor sails seemed to be partially blocking this stevedore \u2019s line of sight. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2021",
"Weeksville is an extraordinary museum in central Brooklyn dedicated to the history of the free Black community that was founded there in 1838, when a Black stevedore named James Weeks first purchased the property. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Mar. 2021",
"Mavrinac pushed back, saying the stevedore usually hands a handwritten plan to the crew, and that the crew uses that to account for the cargo present. \u2014 Natasha Chen, CNN , 22 Sep. 2020",
"Sim\u00f3n quickly finds work as a stevedore , hauling sacks of grain. \u2014 Ryu Spaeth, The New Republic , 18 May 2020"
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"a can of stewed tomatoes",
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"teaching our children to be good stewards of the land",
"the steward of the estate",
"The race stewards are reviewing the results.",
"Verb",
"will steward the city's library programs",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And finally, courageous and very focused on fighting the good fight and trying to be a good steward on this planet. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
"My biggest issue is being a good steward of the taxpayers' dollars and running the county like a business. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
"Roth has said his operation would be a good steward of the land. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 May 2022",
"Jennifer Hamilton, a 47-year-old union steward with the Service Employees International Union, was in the Target parking lot when a man approached her and shot her multiple times, before fleeing, FOX 32 of Chicago reported. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Fifteen months ago, the Lakers won the NBA championship and Frank Vogel was lauded for being the steward who guided the franchise to its 17th title that tied it with the Boston Celtics for the most in league history. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Jan. 2022",
"As the steward poured me a white wine, the carriages rattled and swayed around the switchbacks. \u2014 Tom Robbins, Travel + Leisure , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Her father, Clarence Forster, was born in Barbados and became a chief steward for Cunard Lines. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 9 Dec. 2021",
"The Indian prime minister is the steward of the world\u2019s largest democracy. \u2014 Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But harvest restrictions are the main tool the Maryland Department of Natural Resources can use to steward the blue crab population because its health depends largely on fluctuations in nature. \u2014 Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun , 28 June 2022",
"Known locally as La Floresta, the USFS is often seen as a feudal lord, a faraway government entity that has accumulated vast holdings with little idea of how to properly steward them or enough funds to do the job. \u2014 Alicia Inez Guzm\u00e1n For Searchlight Nm, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
"Carrie, Greg and I are inspired by the opportunity to steward this great organization in a vibrant community full of opportunity and passionate fans. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 8 June 2022",
"Working in partnership with NGO\u2019s and local and federal leaders, corporations must be intentionally and create a long term strategy to steward more resources to disadvantaged communities of color. \u2014 Earl Carr, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Private companies and government leaders each want to steward revenues and tax dollars but as Salt Lake County\u2019s experience shows, the ROI often extends beyond the bottom line. \u2014 The Sorenson Impact Center, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Finally, this study is a stark reminder that researchers still have much to learn from ancient individuals and artifacts held in African museums, and highlights the critical role of the curators who steward these collections. \u2014 Mary Prendergast, Quartz , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Finally, this study is a stark reminder that researchers still have much to learn from ancient individuals and artifacts held in African museums, and highlights the critical role of the curators who steward these collections. \u2014 Mary Prendergast, Quartz , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Finally, this study is a stark reminder that researchers still have much to learn from ancient individuals and artifacts held in African museums, and highlights the critical role of the curators who steward these collections. \u2014 Mary Prendergast, Quartz , 24 Feb. 2022"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"generally the dean left the day-to-day stewardship of the college to the assistant dean",
"she believes that stewardship of the environment is everyone's responsibility",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In Southbridge, graduation rates have declined under the state\u2019s stewardship . \u2014 Christopher Huffaker, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
"Some balked at the speed and lack of detail on governance issues, including voting rights, information rights and the makeup of Twitter\u2019s board of directors under Mr. Musk\u2019s stewardship , one person said. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"David is a member of the Cerro Negro Forest Council, which manages a community thinning project in the Carson National Forest that is based on the tenets of acequia stewardship . \u2014 Alicia Inez Guzm\u00e1n For Searchlight Nm, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
"In her careful response, Black sidestepped defensiveness to focus on transnational values\u2014the importance of universal stewardship of the planet. \u2014 Claudia Kalb, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"Such unusual or large one-time awards are drawing more attention, said Caitlin McSherry, director of investment stewardship at the investment manager Neuberger Berman. \u2014 Theo Francis, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"Fighting vaccine and mask mandates is a big part of LePage\u2019s critique of Mills\u2019 stewardship . \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Totaling as much as $81 million, the funding through the two major oil-producing states has qualified support from land stewardship advocates who don't usually side with the petroleum industry. \u2014 Mead Gruver, Star Tribune , 12 Nov. 2020",
"Many of the sites the Culpeper Battlefields State Park will include are already open to the public, under the stewardship of the battlefield trust or other organizations. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022"
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"it was clear from the caller's voice that she was fairly stewed",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Adventurous eaters will want to try the stewed pigs ears, served over rice \u2013 which is one of the restaurant\u2019s top sellers -- or conch and octopus salads. \u2014 cleveland , 29 June 2022",
"Poached eggs, feta cheese, and stewed tomatoes make for a flavorful, zesty start to the day. \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 4 May 2022",
"Suddenly, fried green tomatoes, shrimp and grits, stewed collard greens and more could be found all over town. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 23 Feb. 2022",
"A few minutes after naan was dipped into bowls of stewed okra and beans, Mr. Samadzoi, his wife, and the two oldest children retired to worship on their prayer rugs. \u2014 Giovanna Dell'orto And Mariam Fam, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Another arrived with small pails of saut\u00e9ed and stewed vegetables, some diced, others mashed, and ladled out a spoonful of each. \u2014 Chandrahas Choudhury, WSJ , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Ebony\u2019s pages, along with refinements to dishes that were perhaps more familiar to the Black American diaspora, including Ebony\u2019s stewed chicken and dumplings and Hoppin\u2019 John. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
"For a savory alternative, consider serving them with stewed white beans and shaved Parmesan, or a fried egg and frizzled herbs. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Sides: French fries, stewed tomatoes, mac and cheese, coleslaw. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 1 Mar. 2022"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"San Diego\u2019s weekly coronavirus update, published weekly, continues to show that the local pandemic is in something of a steady state . \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Experts say the coronavirus might land in a steady state once the Bay Area can get to a baseline of 1 or 2 cases per 100,000 residents. \u2014 Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Indeed, perhaps the simplest definition of endemic is a steady state : a disease occurring in some predictable, stable pattern. \u2014 Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Another popular topic of discussion is cardiovascular exercise, specifically high intensity interval cardio versus steady state activity. \u2014 Roger Lockridge, Men's Health , 19 Jan. 2022",
"What are the training benefits of a steady state run",
"The company plans to bring it online by 2024, with an additional year to reach a steady state of production. \u2014 Felix Njini, Fortune , 19 Nov. 2021",
"The pandemic continues to grind forward in a relatively steady state with seven-day average case rates per 100,000 residents listed at 14.2 this week compared to 14.6 last week. \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Nov. 2021",
"The group suggests that the heating process facilitates co-assembly of small RNAs and lipids in the decoctions to reach a steady state . \u2014 Chao Yan, Scientific American , 17 June 2020"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The couple installed a state-of-the-art kitchen and brought in the chef from their steak house , No. 316, but otherwise let the tavern be. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
"Carnivores should take the opposite approach to steak, according to Simon Kim, owner of Cote, the vivacious Korean steak house with locations in Manhattan and Miami. \u2014 Adam Erace, Fortune , 28 May 2022",
"The classic Old Homestead steak house has an impressive array of cuts and chops including prime rib, filet mignon and rack of lamb. \u2014 Judy Koutsky, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"The winner will get to bring up to seven people to eat with Buffett at the Smith & Wollensky steak house in New York City. \u2014 Josh Funk, ajc , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Furthermore, would its gastronomic horizons be brightened by the addition of an English steak house ",
"From February 11 through 20, the famous steak house is offering a tenderloin for two deal, which includes starters, an entree for two, two sides, and a dessert. \u2014 Rebecca Norris, Country Living , 11 Feb. 2022",
"In 1956, driven out by a rent hike, the Laxers bought a tavern called the Beer Haven in a small South Tampa strip mall and relaunched it as a steak house , furnishing it with antiques and artwork from old theaters, auctions and estate sales. \u2014 Alexander Lobrano, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2022",
"At my steak house LowCountry Steak in Midtown Atlanta. \u2014 Stephanie Tharpe, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Pot these pups in fresh soil, packing the soil up to where the white part of the stem turns green. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 16 Mar. 2020",
"Harvest the last of the melons, pumpkins and winter squash when their stems turn brown and start to pull away from the base. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Oct. 2019",
"In the pan the stems turn sweet and meaty as the florets crisp around the edges. \u2014 Kitty Greenwald, WSJ , 22 Feb. 2019",
"Harvest pumpkins and winter squash when the stems turn brown and separate from the base easily. \u2014 Nan Sterman, sandiegouniontribune.com , 5 Oct. 2017",
"Also, coral bark Japanese maple trees have a really pretty bright gold fall color and then the stems turn bright red, which can make a space very bright and attractive. \u2014 Valerie Bonk, baltimoresun.com , 15 Sep. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151416"
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": to gain an advantage on unobserved":[],
": the act or an instance of stealing":[],
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"swipe",
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for steal Verb steal , pilfer , filch , purloin mean to take from another without right or without detection. steal may apply to any surreptitious taking of something and differs from the other terms by commonly applying to intangibles as well as material things. steal jewels stole a look at the gifts pilfer implies stealing repeatedly in small amounts. pilfered from his employer filch adds a suggestion of snatching quickly and surreptitiously. filched an apple from the tray purloin stresses removing or carrying off for one's own use or purposes. printed a purloined document",
"examples":[
"Verb",
"They stole thousands of dollars' worth of jewelry from the store.",
"He discovered that his car had been stolen .",
"The store manager accused the boy of stealing .",
"I stole a cookie from the cookie jar.",
"They stole our best pitcher away from our team.",
"His outstanding performance stole the show .",
"Noun",
"This car is a steal at only $5,000.",
"He has 40 steals this season.",
"a nifty steal by the defender",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Convince your best friend to dress up in this costume inspired by your childhood favorite to really steal the show this Halloween. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
"The lesson of Reinhardt\u2019s production still holds: Hire an expert director who isn\u2019t afraid to dream big or let the Bowl\u2019s open-air enchantment intermittently steal the show. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Bill Stone and his team are confident that Chev\u00e9 can steal that recognition. \u2014 Tony Bradley, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Her parents encouraged her to keep playing, to not let Haultain steal her love for the game. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"The report says that Hispanic people, those born outside the United States, and women make up a disproportionate number of victims, adding that employers steal from Black and white employees at roughly the same rates. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
"Each room is impossibly bright and brings in the outdoors, so the interior color palette is pared down to let the bright-blue water steal the show. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 13 May 2022",
"It\u2019s where Asian American women steal away to de-stress amid tensions; where elders get their perms and reminisce of their home countries between rinses. \u2014 Kimmy Yam, NBC News , 13 May 2022",
"Yet despite its strong reputation, the state has recently been targeted by election denial groups as a center for baseless accusations that election workers helped steal the 2020 election from Donald Trump. \u2014 Laura Romero, ABC News , 9 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"B\u00e1ez led off the inning with a single, then recorded his first steal of the year. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
"Freije then gave herself up on a steal attempt and Rothrock scored on the throw to second to make it 2-0. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 4 June 2022",
"The Sox got a huge break in the top of the 10th when Manuel Margot slid past the second base bag after what should have been a successful steal attempt. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Then Crawford left too early on a double- steal attempt and was an easy out after Diekman threw to third. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Aug. 2021",
"Louisiana\u2019s first run came without benefit of a hit, as Jaguars catcher Richard Sorrenti threw wildly on a steal attempt by Carson Roccaforte, allowing Connor Kimple to score from third and put Louisiana on top 1-0. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 19 Apr. 2021",
"Miller picked up her fifth foul with 5:15 left in the fourth and was forced out of the game with 11 points, one steal and two turnovers. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The 6-foot-5 junior led the Generals with 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds and had a block and one steal . \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Arkansas' 76-57 victory at Mizzou Arena with 12 points, a season-high 11 rebounds, one assist and one steal in 36 minutes. \u2014 Bob Holt, Arkansas Online , 17 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English stelen , from Old English stelan ; akin to Old High German stelan to steal":"Verb"
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"circa 1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153223"
},
"step down":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to withdraw from one's position or occupation : retire , resign":[
"League commissioner Pete Rozelle \u2026 announced his intention to step down after 29 years on the job\u2014his retirement becomes effective upon selection of a successor \u2026",
"\u2014 Richard Demak and Jerry Kirshenbaum",
"\u2026 the general would step down in exchange for immunity from prosecution.",
"\u2014 Brian Duffy et al."
],
": to lower (a voltage) by means of a transformer":[
"\u2026 voltages as high as two hundred and thirty thousand volts \u2026 which were carried by high-voltage power lines from generating plants, were being stepped down by large transformers to thirteen thousand volts \u2026",
"\u2014 Paul Brodeur"
],
": to decrease or reduce (something) especially by one or more steps":[
"As This Old House's plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey points out, the installer has to carefully step down the size of the ducts so there's even air pressure at all the room outlets.",
"\u2014 Scott Gibson"
],
": a decrease or reduction (as in size or amount) and especially one that is gradual or incremental":[
"a dosage step-down",
"After several months of heavy investments, Amazon said it expects coronavirus-related costs to decelerate. \u2026 [Amazon CFO Brian] Olsavsky attributed the step down in Covid costs to a shift in volume.",
"\u2014 Annie Palmer",
"That tax credit was scheduled to expire in 2019 but will now expire in 2025, with stepdowns toward the end of the program.",
"\u2014 Alaska Dispatch News"
],
": serving to decrease voltage":[
"a step-down transformer"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8step-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
],
"synonyms":[
"abatement",
"decline",
"decrease",
"decrement",
"dent",
"depletion",
"depression",
"diminishment",
"diminution",
"drop",
"drop-off",
"fall",
"falloff",
"loss",
"reduction",
"shrinkage"
],
"antonyms":[
"boost",
"enlargement",
"gain",
"increase",
"increment",
"raise",
"rise",
"step-up",
"uptick"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Sources close to Sandberg told the Journal the review has bothered her but did not contribute to her decision to step down from the company. \u2014 Madeline Halpert, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The couple is visiting the UK together for the first time since their relocation to California following their decision to step down as senior members of the royal family in 2020. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"This morning, Toby Emmerich informed his team of his decision to step down as chairman of Warner Bros. Pictures Group and launch his own production company. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"Before the coronavirus pandemic canceled college sports in March 2020, Knight announced her decision to step down at the end of the season. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 25 May 2022",
"The failure of the IoT software business may have also played a role in Segars\u2019 decision to step down after more than eight years as CEO. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
"Responding to questions via email Monday evening, Scott's spokesman Aaron Sadler indicated that the mayor was not behind Humphrey's decision to step down . \u2014 Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online , 3 May 2022",
"The Queen's 2019 Christmas broadcast was the final straw for Harry and Meghan in their decision to step down as senior working royals. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The decision for Emmert, 69, to step down was mutual between him and the NCAA Board of Governors, according to the statement. \u2014 CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1875, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"1905, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153241"
},
"stepdaughter":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a daughter of one's wife or husband by a former partner":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8step-\u02ccd\u022f-t\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The ostensible question for the Supreme Court was who had the authority to prosecute the non-Indian defendant, Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta, for child neglect towards his stepdaughter , who is a member of the Cherokee Nation. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 29 June 2022",
"Her stepdaughter Jagger, who is 18, celebrated her high school graduation from the British School of Barcelona over the weekend and Eve showed up and showered her with love. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 28 June 2022",
"Daughtry's stepdaughter , Hannah Price, 25, died by suicide while under the influence of narcotics on Nov. 12 at her home in Fentress County, Tennessee, the Daughtry family said in a statement shared exclusively with PEOPLE at the time. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"Momoa also shares a strong bond with his stepdaughter , Zo\u00eb Kravitz. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 15 May 2022",
"On Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris' stepdaughter modeled in a campaign with British luxury fashion brand Mulberry to celebrate the opening of a flagship store in New York City. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"Her friend was Amerie Jo Garza \u2014 Angel Garza\u2019s stepdaughter . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"Much of Ortega\u2019s inner circle believed that Ortega\u2019s adult stepdaughter was his willing mistress. \u2014 Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker , 10 Mar. 2022",
"My wonderful, now-19 year-old stepdaughter visits during school breaks, holidays, and summer. \u2014 Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155056"
},
"steam calorimeter":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a calorimeter that functions by measuring the condensation of a known mass of steam":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1894, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155543"
},
"steady on":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162023"
},
"steady one's/someone's nerves":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": to make one/someone calm or calmer":[
"She took a drink to try to steady her nerves .",
"This drink will steady your nerves ."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162027"
},
"stem":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": a plant part (such as a branch, petiole, or stipe) that supports another (such as a leaf or fruit)":[],
": the complete fruiting stalk of a banana plant with its bananas":[],
": the main upright member at the bow of a ship":[],
": the bow or prow of a ship \u2014 compare stern":[],
": something held to resemble a plant stem: such as":[],
": a main or heavy stroke of a letter":[],
": the short perpendicular line extending from the head of a musical note":[],
": the part of a tobacco pipe from the bowl outward":[],
": the cylindrical support of a piece of stemware (such as a goblet)":[],
": a shaft of a watch used for winding":[],
": throughout , thoroughly":[],
": to make headway against (something, such as an adverse tide, current, or wind)":[],
": to check or go counter to (something adverse)":[],
": to remove the stem from":[],
": to make a stem for (something, such as an artificial flower)":[],
": to occur or develop as a consequence : have or trace an origin":[
"her success stems from hard work"
],
": to stop or dam up (something, such as a river)":[],
": to turn (a ski) in stemming":[],
": to slide the heel of one ski or of both skis outward usually in making or preparing to make a turn":[],
": check , dam":[],
": an act or instance of stemming on skis":[],
"science, technology, engineering, and mathematics":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8stem"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stem Verb (2) spring , arise , rise , originate , derive , flow , issue , emanate , proceed , stem mean to come up or out of something into existence. spring implies rapid or sudden emerging. an idea that springs to mind arise and rise may both convey the fact of coming into existence or notice but rise often stresses gradual growth or ascent. new questions have arisen slowly rose to prominence originate implies a definite source or starting point. the fire originated in the basement derive implies a prior existence in another form. the holiday derives from an ancient Roman feast flow adds to spring a suggestion of abundance or ease of inception. words flowed easily from her pen issue suggests emerging from confinement through an outlet. blood issued from the cut emanate applies to the coming of something immaterial (such as a thought) from a source. reports emanating from the capital proceed stresses place of origin, derivation, parentage, or logical cause. advice that proceeds from the best of intentions stem implies originating by dividing or branching off from something as an outgrowth or subordinate development. industries stemming from space research",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English stefn, stemn stem of a plant or ship; akin to Old High German stam plant stem and probably to Greek stamnos wine jar, histanai to set \u2014 more at stand":"Noun",
"Middle English (Scots) stemmen to keep a course, from stem entry 1 (of a ship)":"Verb",
"stem entry 1 (of a plant)":"Verb",
"Middle English stemmen to dam up, from Old Norse stemma ; akin to Middle High German stemmen to dam up and probably to Lithuanian stumti to shove":"Verb"
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1724, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165803"
},
"stem christie":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a turn in skiing begun by stemming a ski and completed by bringing the skis parallel into a christie":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170127"
},
"steady paycheck":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": income from a job that lasts or continues for a period of time in a dependable way":[
"When I was in college, I earned my first steady paycheck as a waitress."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170418"
},
"steam box":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": steam chest":[],
": a receptacle in which things are steamed":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171505"
},
"stem christiania":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a turn in skiing begun by the stemming of one ski and completed by bringing the skis parallel into a christiania during the turn":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"stem entry 5":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174132"
},
"step dance":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a dance in which steps are emphasized rather than gesture or posture":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Shively\u2019s newcomer joins his countrymen in an impressive tap whirlwind inspired by Irish step dance , while DuPont\u2019s runaway brings an earthy, sometimes modern, style that leads from the center. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The Irish step dance and music show has been reinvented in a new tour with updated music, sound and lights. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Self-aware leaders are always engaged in a two- step dance with their people. \u2014 Jay Steven Levin, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
"There\u2019s an opportunity to do a step dance inside of an opera",
"The legislation is part of a complicated, two- step dance Democrats are trying to execute to enact a cornerstone of Biden\u2019s domestic agenda. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Sep. 2021",
"Founded in 2018, Karibbein Ann-Marie\u2019s shoe label specializes in quality and exclusive boots that would have Mary J. Blige doing her famous two- step dance . \u2014 Essence , 15 July 2021",
"One of the site\u2019s volunteers had been teaching step dance , emphasizing the distance between each child. \u2014 The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2020",
"Leading up to the April 2 runoff, Wilson joined her at South Side churches and even took her to a step dancing party to court voters. \u2014 Gregory Pratt, chicagotribune.com , 26 Aug. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1887, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174220"
},
"stemware":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": glass hollowware mounted on a stem":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8stem-\u02ccwer"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Smart speakers and air fryers replaced crystal stemware and formal china; clutter-averse newlyweds have started asking for cash gifts, such as contributions toward a honeymoon or a down payment on a house. \u2014 Megan Buerger, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"The tables have thick white linens (left over from the Four Seasons), a small vase of flowers, exquisitely delicate stemware and small lamps with pleated shades complimentary to all complexions. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Born in Austria, Riedel is the 10th generation of a 265 year old family business that crafts high quality stemware . \u2014 Liz Thach, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Tablesettings are excellent, not least very thin, fine stemware . \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The smaller details are the finer ones: The tables are large, the linens of good quality, the stemware thin, the knives by Laguiole. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 14 Oct. 2021",
"The shortages go beyond ingredients and include non-food items like plates and stemware , says Nayfeld. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 6 Oct. 2021",
"The Crossmill bar cart ($169) has two large shelves and hanging racks for stemware . \u2014 Samantha Driscoll, Better Homes & Gardens , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Cooks might be asked to clear tables, polish stemware or drop off dishes in the dining room. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175244"
},
"steadily":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": direct or sure in movement : unfaltering":[
"a steady hand"
],
": firm in position : fixed":[
"held the pole steady"
],
": keeping nearly upright in a seaway":[
"a steady ship"
],
": showing little variation or fluctuation : stable , uniform":[
"a steady breeze",
"steady prices"
],
": not easily disturbed or upset":[
"steady nerves"
],
": constant in feeling, principle, purpose, or attachment":[
"steady friends"
],
": dependable":[],
": not given to dissipation : sober":[],
": to make or keep steady":[],
": to become steady":[],
": in a steady manner : steadily":[],
": on the course set":[
"\u2014 used as a direction to the helmsman of a ship"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ste-d\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"constant",
"dedicated",
"devoted",
"devout",
"down-the-line",
"faithful",
"fast",
"good",
"loyal",
"pious",
"staunch",
"stanch",
"steadfast",
"true",
"true-blue"
],
"antonyms":[
"disloyal",
"faithless",
"false",
"fickle",
"inconstant",
"perfidious",
"recreant",
"traitorous",
"treacherous",
"unfaithful",
"untrue"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for steady Adjective steady , even , equable mean not varying throughout a course or extent. steady implies lack of fluctuation or interruption of movement. steady progress even suggests a lack of variation in quality or character. an even distribution equable implies lack of extremes or of sudden sharp changes. maintain an equable temper",
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She used a tripod to keep the camera steady .",
"Painting takes a steady hand and a good eye.",
"Prices have remained steady over the last month.",
"He finally has a steady job.",
"They do a steady business at the restaurant.",
"There has been a steady increase in prices.",
"I am making steady progress on refinishing the basement.",
"There was a steady rain all day.",
"We've received a steady stream of donations.",
"Verb",
"He steadied the gun and fired.",
"She used a tripod to steady the camera.",
"The doctor gave her medication to help steady her heart rate.",
"Her heart rate had been erratic but eventually steadied .",
"Prices have steadied in recent months.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The official said there is no evidence Russia has intercepted any of the steady flow of weapons into Ukraine from the U.S. and other nations. \u2014 David Keyton, John Leicester, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
"The steady flow of contributors has inspired frequent notes of appreciation and amazement about the work of the Triple A and player development staff from manager Alex Cora. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Whether coaxed or cajoled, oil executives don\u2019t have much of an incentive to either reduce prices or stem their steady flow of carbon and methane into the atmosphere. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
"Major Wall Street firms are now advising clients to ride out the downturn by buying defensive stocks with stable margins, steady cash flow and solid dividends, especially in sectors like utilities and consumer food staples. \u2014 Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The Steel City offers a healthy mix of affordable housing and good neighborhoods, with a steady flow of properties coming onto the market, Bankrate found. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"At the grocery store on the edge of town, a Saturday in March brings the usual steady flow of midday shoppers filing out with carts full of milk, hot dogs, lettuce and Frosted Flakes. \u2014 Freep.com , 10 June 2022",
"But there was an apartment upstairs and a steady flow of clients. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Swipers work the AirTrain station, too, which supplies a steady flow of potential customers all day long. \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 14 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Eugene Scalia, then the labor secretary, discussed with colleagues right after the attack the need to steady the administration, according to three people familiar with the conversations. \u2014 Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"Eugene Scalia, then the labor secretary, discussed with colleagues right after the attack the need to steady the administration, according to three people familiar with the conversations. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"With the mask, users can blow up balloons, hold their breath to steady a toy gun, and do several other things. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 June 2022",
"Sanders is accused of taking deliberate aim and shooting victims while using his free hand to steady his weapon, which was outfitted with a switch to fire automatically, Murphy added. \u2014 William Lee, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"Jumping into action, a passenger \u2014 identified by Today as passenger Darren Harrison \u2014 climbed into the front seat of the plane, removed the pilot, and helped steady the aircraft. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 12 May 2022",
"Those issues would emerge again after the half, just as USC seemed to steady its shaky start. \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
"After the Gators opened the half with a 7-2 run, Tshiebwe scored seven unanswered points to steady the Wildcats. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 5 Mar. 2022",
"This is the busiest week of earnings reporting season, and the parade of companies delivering better profits than expected for the last quarter continued to grow Tuesday, helping to steady the market somewhat. \u2014 Stan Choe, Star Tribune , 27 Oct. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The system worked great in busy traffic, staying steady around corners at 75 mph and smoothly changing lanes on its own. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 10 May 2022",
"Jensen\u2019s Schoenstein thinks that\u2019s unlikely for steady -growing Microsoft. \u2014 Anne Sraders, Fortune , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Like a steady -flowing river, WANs deliver continuous service, even during peak hours. \u2014 David Joosten, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Zucchini also contains magnesium, another important mineral that helps keep heart rhythm steady . \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping , 28 Apr. 2021",
"Will colleges struggling to hold their enrollments steady become even less selective",
"Then in his early 20s, Beasley had already landed a touring gig as part of Sergio M\u00e9ndes\u2019 band but was trying to work his way into steady -paying studio sessions. \u2014 Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2021",
"Staying steady through waves of uncertainty is kind of her superpower. \u2014 Macaela Mackenzie, Glamour , 27 May 2020",
"However, Japan\u2019s Nikkei 225 index held steady , gaining 1.9% by midday Monday. \u2014 Elaine Kurtenbach, USA TODAY , 23 Mar. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But the Scenic Eclipse's cutting-edge oversize stabilizers held her steady . \u2014 Christopher P. Baker, Travel + Leisure , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Lue has had the steady of hand of starting point guard Reggie Jackson to help steer the Clippers along with center Ivica Zubac. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Keeping the price steady could help in an economy that's still dealing with the ongoing pandemic, but Xbox's strategy is less focused on selling new hardware than Sony's (SNE). \u2014 Shannon Liao, CNN , 9 Sep. 2020",
"Officials voted to hold their benchmark rate steady in a range between 1.5% and 1.75% at the meeting after cutting it by a quarter percentage point at each of its previous three meetings. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 3 Jan. 2020",
"As slack vanishes, job growth slows, the employment rate reaches full-employment levels, and wage growth steadies at rates consistent with productivity growth. \u2014 Edward P. Lazear, WSJ , 18 June 2019",
"Production eventually steadies , but at much lower levels. \u2014 Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post , 10 Nov. 2019",
"Opening the annual session of China\u2019s legislature on Tuesday, Premier Li Keqiang laid out plans to fend off risks in the economy and keep the nation\u2019s jobless rate steady . \u2014 Lingling Wei, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2019",
"The break-even rate refers to the amount of monthly payroll gains needed to keep the jobless rate steady . \u2014 Michael S. Derby, WSJ , 14 Nov. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English stedy , from stede":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"circa 1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
"1792, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175600"
},
"steel drum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a musical instrument originally developed in Trinidad that is played by hammering raised and tuned portions of the bottom of an oil drum":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Caribbean American Restaurant Week, with a fish fry, steel drum band, dominoes and DJs. \u2014 Chris Kelly, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"The Carlsbad Senior Center hosts a free steel drum island music performance featuring the Salsa Steel band at 12:30 p.m. Monday June 13 in the center\u2019s courtyard, 799 Pine Ave. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"The featured musical guest is steel drum player and percussionist Kraig Brock. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 25 May 2022",
"With soul music blaring, free doughnuts in the parking lot, a steel drum and a balloon arch at the entrance, New Jersey\u2019s cannabis kickoff for people 21 and older had the feel of a fair more than a store opening. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022",
"At the sound of the sprightly steel drum opening, Lido Pimienta lit up with a playful grin and started vocalizing. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Categories include music education, brass, classical guitar, organ, piano, marimba/classical steel drum , strings, voice and woodwinds. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Hoffa\u2019s body was delivered to a Jersey City landfill in 1975, placed in a steel drum and buried about 100 yards away on state property that sits below an elevated highway. \u2014 Michael Lee, Fox News , 25 Nov. 2021",
"Cappola said his dying father explained in 2008 how Hoffa's body was delivered to the landfill in 1975, placed in a steel drum and buried with other barrels, bricks and dirt, The New York Times and Fox News reported. \u2014 Ed White, Detroit Free Press , 19 Nov. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1952, in the meaning defined above":""
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": to check or go counter to (something adverse)":[],
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"Middle English, from Old English stefn, stemn stem of a plant or ship; akin to Old High German stam plant stem and probably to Greek stamnos wine jar, histanai to set \u2014 more at stand":"Noun",
"Middle English (Scots) stemmen to keep a course, from stem entry 1 (of a ship)":"Verb",
"stem entry 1 (of a plant)":"Verb",
"Middle English stemmen to dam up, from Old Norse stemma ; akin to Middle High German stemmen to dam up and probably to Lithuanian stumti to shove":"Verb"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1724, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182638"
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"noun"
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"Middle English, from step- + dame":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182738"
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"stem from":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
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"His love of the outdoors stems from his father."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184104"
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": a main or heavy stroke of a letter":[],
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": the cylindrical support of a piece of stemware (such as a goblet)":[],
": a shaft of a watch used for winding":[],
": throughout , thoroughly":[],
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": to check or go counter to (something adverse)":[],
": to remove the stem from":[],
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": to slide the heel of one ski or of both skis outward usually in making or preparing to make a turn":[],
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": an act or instance of stemming on skis":[],
"science, technology, engineering, and mathematics":[]
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"Middle English, from Old English stefn, stemn stem of a plant or ship; akin to Old High German stam plant stem and probably to Greek stamnos wine jar, histanai to set \u2014 more at stand":"Noun",
"Middle English (Scots) stemmen to keep a course, from stem entry 1 (of a ship)":"Verb",
"stem entry 1 (of a plant)":"Verb",
"Middle English stemmen to dam up, from Old Norse stemma ; akin to Middle High German stemmen to dam up and probably to Lithuanian stumti to shove":"Verb"
},
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1724, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191505"
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"steel electrotype":{
"type":[
"noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192019"
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"steady rest":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a rest in a lathe or grinding machine in which long round pieces of work may rotate but without eccentric movement":[
"\u2014 compare follow rest"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194957"
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"steady pin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a device (such as a pin or sunk key) used to prevent a pulley from turning on a shaft or spindle":[],
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": core print":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"steady entry 2":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204006"
},
"sterol":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of various solid steroid alcohols (such as cholesterol) widely distributed in animal and plant lipids":[]
},
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"\u02c8stir-\u02cc\u022fl",
"\u02c8sti(\u0259)r-\u02cc\u022fl",
"\u02c8ster-",
"-\u02cc\u014dl",
"\u02c8ste(\u0259)r-"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Chemicals called sterols , from human and animal feces, record how densely populated the area is. \u2014 K.n. Smith, Ars Technica , 6 Aug. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary, from -sterol (as in cholesterol )":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1913, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204235"
},
"steam boiler":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a boiler for producing steam":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The old dinosaur of a steam boiler waited after the bend. \u2014 Karen Russell, The New Yorker , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Faraday studied a terrifying case where a worker was electrocuted by a nearby steam boiler . \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 10 June 2020",
"The steam boiler chimney was destroyed, and the city\u2019s street lighting operation moved here. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com , 9 Nov. 2019",
"On this day in 1905, the steam boilers of the gunboat Bennington exploded at the H Street Pier killing 66 and injuring 40 more in the worst peacetime naval disaster the nation had yet experienced. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 July 2019",
"Steam is diverted from the ship\u2019s boilers\u2014 steam boilers powered by the ship\u2019s nuclear reactors\u2014and piped up to just under the flight deck, where it is held and pressurized in special tanks. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 30 May 2019",
"The Holman was a smooth bore, muzzle-loading gun connected by pipes to the ship's steam boiler instead of relying on gunpowder, which was always in short supply during the early days of World War II. \u2014 William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics , 4 Apr. 2017",
"Over the last several decades, the Kuznetsov had already been beset by fires, budget cuts, and busted steam boilers . \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 30 Oct. 2018",
"That shorter list includes parts for aircraft-engine turbines, submersible electric pumps, locomotives and steam boilers . \u2014 Theo Francis, WSJ , 24 June 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1805, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204537"
},
"stem cell":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an unspecialized cell that gives rise to differentiated cells":[
"hematopoietic stem cells in bone marrow"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8stem-"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It can be treated with a blood stem cell transplant, which replaces unhealthy blood cells, but Snyder initially didn't have any full matches in the Be The Match Registry. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 18 June 2022",
"The technique \u2014 called a dual immune/solid organ transplant \u2014 involves a stem cell transplant that trains the immune system not to reject a subsequent kidney donation. \u2014 Erika Edwards, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"In short, until the FDA approves stem cell treatments for other ailments, any company or doctor offering these treatments are likely selling snake oil. \u2014 Taylyn Washington-harmon, Men's Health , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Initially filed in August 2016, the suit accused StemGenex of wrongfully exaggerating patient satisfaction in the marketing of its stem cell treatments targeting seriously ill or disabled people. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Are the nonembryo stem cell treatments effective in delaying surgery",
"How fringe stem cell treatments won far-right allies Help! \u2014 Steven Levy, Wired , 20 July 2021",
"Through stem cell treatments, multiple rounds of chemotherapy, and blood transfusions, Axelrod had to act as an advocate for his father, making sure his words \u2014 and intent \u2014 were being interpreted correctly. \u2014 Michael Roppolo, CBS News , 25 Jan. 2021",
"While unquestionably conservative, there were times Hatch differed from many of his conservative colleagues \u2014 including then-President George W. Bush when Hatch pushed for federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1896, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211804"
},
"steering group":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a group of people who are in charge of managing or directing something":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213559"
},
"stem ginger":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": canton ginger":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214615"
},
"sterilant":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an agent used for sterilizing something: such as":[],
": a substance or preparation (such as ethylene oxide gas or hydrogen peroxide) that destroys or inactivates all types of microorganisms":[
"The substance, a colorless gas, is used widely as a fumigant, sterilant , and pesticide \u2026",
"\u2014 R. Jeffrey Smith"
],
": an agent that makes a living organism incapable of reproduction":[
"chemical insect sterilants"
]
},
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"\u02c8ster-\u0259-l\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a conference call with reporters, NASA Glenn research aerospace engineer Marit Meyer said the existing product works on pre-hospital environments, after they are cleaned and wiped down, by depositing sterilant on surfaces. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 24 Apr. 2020",
"Another goal is to minimize the amount of sterilant the device uses to reduce costs without sacrificing effectiveness. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 24 Apr. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1913, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215026"
},
"stem girdler":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an insect that girdles (as with its jaws or ovipositor) the stems of plants":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215032"
},
"stem stitch":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215101"
},
"step up to the plate":{
"type":[
"idiomatic phrase"
],
"definitions":{
": to move into position next to home plate in order to bat":[
"In April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson stepped up to the plate for the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field in New York City.",
"\u2014 Nelida Gonzalez Cutler",
"\u2014 often used figuratively in U.S. English to refer to showing readiness to meet a challenge (as by increased effort or improved performance) If you want this promotion, you're going to have to step up to the plate . \"The mother either needs to continue to be the disciplinarian or get the father to step up to the plate and be a team player.\" \u2014 Barbara Lewin"
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1868, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232636"
},
"step-by-step":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective or adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": marked by successive degrees usually of limited extent : gradual":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccstep-b\u012b-\u02c8step"
],
"synonyms":[
"gradational",
"gradual",
"incremental",
"phased",
"piecemeal"
],
"antonyms":[
"abrupt",
"sudden"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1581, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233905"
},
"stepbrother":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a son of one's stepparent by a former partner":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8step-\u02ccbr\u0259-t\u035fh\u0259r"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the first portion of season 4, Max was on the verge of death while struggling with the death of her stepbrother Billy (Dacre Montgomery) in the season 3 finale. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"The story finds Maxine in a very dark place following the death of her stepbrother Billy (Dacre Montgomery), where the trauma of the events has taken its toll on Max. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"Her stepfather is erratic, her grandfather creepy, her stepbrother the fictional equivalent of an NPC. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
"May Mayfield \u2014 played by Sadie Sink \u2014 is the first familiar face to appear in the three-minute trailer, and is seen at a cemetery visiting her stepbrother Billy\u2019s grave. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The second Olmsted generation of landscape architects, Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., and his stepbrother John Charles Olmsted, promoted the City Beautiful movement from their firm based in Brookline, Massachusetts. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Feb. 2022",
"With big poofy hair befitting of the era, Miss Kelly grills Max about how difficult her life is now that her stepbrother Billy is dead (from season three) and her stepdad is gone. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 25 May 2022",
"Barker\u2019s three children\u2014Alabama Barker, Landon Barker, and step-daughter Atiana De La Hoya\u2014posed alongside their father, stepmother Kourtney, and stepbrother Reign Disick, Kardashian\u2019s son with ex-fianc\u00e9 Scott Disick. \u2014 ELLE , 8 Apr. 2022",
"On Sunday, her son, Renaud\u2019s former stepbrother , texted the family a Twitter thread reporting Brent\u2019s death. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003117"
},
"steel emery":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an abrasive made in the same way as crushed steel but with an intensely hard temper":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003721"
},
"stealage":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": stealing , theft":[
"noted any increase in stealage from stores",
"\u2014 Christian Science Monitor"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-lij",
"-l\u0113j"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"steal entry 2 + -age":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004041"
},
"stemhead":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the top of a ship's stem":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005220"
},
"stemhead plate":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a plate fastened at the bow of a sailboat and used as an attachment for the head stay":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005651"
},
"stem-clasping":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": amplexicaul":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"stem entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005930"
},
"step aside":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to withdraw from one's position or occupation : step down":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010538"
},
"stem leaf":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a cauline leaf":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015224"
},
"stemwards":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": toward a stem (as of a ship)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8stemw\u0259(r)dz"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"stem entry 1 + -wards":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015758"
},
"stem canker":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020906"
},
"stemform":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": original or ancestral form":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022013"
},
"steady oneself":{
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"Quarantine has offered us an array of delicious and easy-to-assemble drinks other than stemless wine glasses full of bleach: Dalgona coffee, DIY Starbucks drinks, White Claw slushies, and wine. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 24 Apr. 2020",
"Tucked into a stemless martini glass are crunchy fresh vegetables and lavash crackers, gathered over a very pleasant hummus of peas and edamame. \u2014 Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com , 21 July 2019",
"Tableware looks leftover from granny; thick, stemless wine glasses seem shatterproof. \u2014 Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2019",
"Servers then greeted patrons with a stemless glass of Valdo Prosecco. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland.com , 16 June 2019",
"Grab a bottle of wine (it\u2019s BYOB) and your mother and paint your own stemmed or stemless glassware on Friday (6-9 p.m.) or Saturday (7-10 p.m.). \u2014 Clare Miers, star-telegram , 8 May 2018",
"Strain into stemless wine glass with one large square ice cube. \u2014 Megan Wyatt, ajc , 23 Apr. 2018",
"Tucked into a stemless martini glass are crunchy fresh vegetables and lavash crackers, gathered over a very pleasant hummus of peas and edamame. \u2014 Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com , 21 July 2019",
"Tableware looks leftover from granny; thick, stemless wine glasses seem shatterproof. \u2014 Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The instrument binnacle is mounted to and moves with the steering column . \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
"As in many current BMWs, the steering column does not tilt down far enough for some drivers, and the X3's front seats were chided for being hard, flat, and short on comfort. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Mounted on the steering column is the infrared sensor keeping track of the driver\u2019s gaze. \u2014 Bryan Campbell, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"The power-adjustable telescoping steering column connector wiring may be too short. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The power-adjustable telescoping steering column connector wiring may be too short. \u2014 USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The cabin is adorned with top-notch materials even past where people usually look\u2014fabric extends all the way under the steering column . \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The steering column had been peeled in an apparent attempt to start the car. \u2014 cleveland , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Trundle over lumpy pavement, and no noticeable shakes or quivers filter up through the roadster's steering column or cowl. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 26 Oct. 2021"
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"From a 15,000-mile ocean race by steamboat to money woes to striking it rich, our two adventurers rarely have a dull moment. \u2014 Sarah Schutte, National Review , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The ship's copper bell, smelted from 250 silver dollars to produce a pure tone, once graced another steamboat , the S.S. J.D. Ayers. \u2014 Tyler O'neil, Fox News , 4 May 2022",
"In 1926, the private Chesapeake Bridge Co. announced plans to construct a span from Miller and Hart islands to Tolchester on the upper Bay, which was then a popular summer steamboat resort and vacation destination. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun , 5 May 2022",
"Firefighters arrived to observe smoke pouring out of the steamboat . \u2014 Tyler O'neil, Fox News , 4 May 2022",
"Lost amidst the many tragedies of that April was the worst maritime disaster in U.S. history: the destruction of the steamboat Sultana on the Mississippi River near Memphis on April 27, 1865. \u2014 Jeff Suess, The Enquirer , 24 Apr. 2022",
"In the 1840s, tourists came to stay at an inn near the spring, bathe in its waters and take steamboat rides on the St. Johns River. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 31 Dec. 2021",
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"Telling point in all of this: Meaher and the judge were so close that Meaher had named a steamboat after the judge long before the Clotilda voyage. \u2014 al , 27 Jan. 2022"
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"On a steamy Saturday on the Alabama Gulf Coast, five former state prep stars and Alabama football alumni worked with youngsters at the ninth annual Palmer Williams Group Athletic Youth Camp at High Point Park in Prichard. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 25 June 2022",
"But her happy home life gets complicated when Melanie falls for Brad (played by Jackson Hurst), a doctor at her clinic which leads to all parties being entangled in a steamy love affair. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
"Shauna, who married her handsome high school sweetheart, had more important things on her mind \u2014 like her steamy affair with a hot artist. \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Just hover a finger close to the mirror\u2019s control panel or use the app to turn the fixture on, adjust the brightness or defog the glass after a steamy shower. \u2014 Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the Australian actor, 35, opened up about the steamy drama, which premiered last week on Netflix. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2021",
"On a steamy Friday afternoon before the annual Hirshhorn Ball, one of the world\u2019s most popular visual artists received an award from one of the world\u2019s most popular recording artists. \u2014 Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 June 2022",
"To clear up any ambiguity, Claire and Owen have a steamy kiss at the top of the film. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 26 May 2022",
"Shy Carter just released a steamy music video for his latest song. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022"
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"The CEO consulted with the project's steering committee and asked for a status report.",
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"For years, the steering committee has been discussing whether to renovate or replace the 46-year-old jail, and at one point approved plans to build a new $550 million facility on a different site near downtown Cleveland. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"Most CIOs will tell you that the quarterly meetings of their company\u2019s IT steering committee are about as much fun as oral surgery. \u2014 Mark Settle, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"As part of the encampment protest, the organization\u2019s steering committee is circulating a petition calling for the supervisors to hold a public hearing to discuss their demands. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The draft report, which has not yet been finalized and was dated in April, is the work of a steering committee tasked with making plans for Harvard's collection of human remains. \u2014 Zachary Schermele, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
"For the last six months, Prosper West San Antonio \u2014 formerly the West Side Development Corporation \u2014 has facilitated that work under the leadership of a local steering committee . \u2014 Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Community members also are invited to apply by Oct. 17 for a position on a steering committee that will be guiding the process. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Three members of the Equality Health Foundation staff, analysts and a dozen community health experts from Blue Zones are working on the assessment phase, with another dozen community leaders on the project's steering committee . \u2014 Megan Taros, The Arizona Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Reyna Aburto, second counselor in the general Relief Society presidency and a member of the steering committee for the Book of Mormon Video Library project, talks with cast members on set near Springville on June 22, 2018. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Mar. 2022"
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"The palette was a soothing combination of neutrals \u2014 dove gray, light tan \u2014 with slate blue and plaid accents, while the cabinets that housed the safe and mini-bar resembled a cream-leather steamer trunk . \u2014 Claire Messud, Travel + Leisure , 23 Apr. 2022",
"An identity reclaimed In this poignant interview, photographer N\u012ba MacKnight shares the contents of a steamer trunk owned by her great grandfather John B. McGillis. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 4 Jan. 2022",
"These postcards were donated by Helen Huber, on behalf of her great-uncle, Gerhard Huber, who perished in the Titanic disaster and had been locked in a steamer trunk for 30 years. \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Jen keeps a steamer trunk of Bobby\u2019s things in the attic above her garage. \u2014 Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Remember that secret stuffed into Elektra's steamer trunk ",
"Handloomed rugs, leather-strap chairs, and a steamer trunk reimagined as a fold out bar allude to colonial-era safari lodges. \u2014 Travel + Leisure Staff, Travel + Leisure , 19 Feb. 2020",
"This beautiful storage piece \u2014 a modern take on the classic steamer trunk \u2014 showcases one of Morris & Co. \u2014 Kara Nelson | Contributing Writer, NOLA.com , 15 Sep. 2020",
"At his death, George\u2019s estate consisted of two overcoats, a steamer trunk , and 130 copies of Austin\u2019s memoir. \u2014 Paul Brown, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There, Benedict becomes entranced by the mysterious Sophie, a servant girl with a wicked stepmother . \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 25 Mar. 2022",
"After marrying in 1963, White became a stepmother to Ludden's three children: David, Martha and Sarah. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 31 Dec. 2021",
"That being said, Jack should not be parking his children with a resentful stepmother during unannounced visits. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Star Tribune , 28 June 2021",
"Every Cinderella needs a wicked stepmother , and here that role falls to the imperious Baroness von Hellman, played by an impossibly elegant and diabolical Emma Thompson. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2021",
"Princess Beatrice is also a stepmother to Edoardo's son, Christopher Woolf, from a previous relationship. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 12 May 2022",
"Kaikeyi, a loving stepmother to all her husband\u2019s children, at first accepts this news with joy. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Through her third husband Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Princess Caroline is the stepmother to his two sons with his ex-wife, Swiss socialite Chantal Hochuli. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Cassie was a mother to a daughter, Ariana, and a stepmother to Michael's two sons, Matt and Sam. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 10 Aug. 2021"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Performing on a more intimate third stage set out in the middle of the stadium floor with Preston Wait from the Josh Abbott Band on the steel guitar , Martin played the nearly three-minute song dedicated to the city. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 9 May 2022",
"The movie turned the Pasadena club into an overnight tourist draw and popularized pearl snap shirts, longneck beers, the steel guitar and mechanical bulls across the country. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 May 2022",
"When Frampton said yes, Drake pulled out a small box and set it on top of his steel guitar . \u2014 Pam Windsor, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Ashton also requested steel guitar to provide an atmospheric sonic blanket and offset the track\u2019s R&B tendencies. \u2014 Tom Roland, Billboard , 5 Apr. 2022",
"This year marks the 20th anniversary of the siblings\u2019 Watkins Family Hour, which has featured such diverse guests artists as Fiona Apple, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers\u2019 keyboardist Benmont Tench and pedal- steel guitar wizard Greg Leisz. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Gill cut a new album during the pandemic \u2014 a second collaborative album with the great steel guitar player Paul Franklin. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Also joining Gill onstage will be steel guitar player Paul Franklin, drummer Billy Thomas, bassist Jimmy Sloas and keyboardist John Jarvis. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 22 Mar. 2022",
"That night at the Garden, Merle met Billy Mize, who was playing steel guitar in his own band, which opened for Frizzell. \u2014 Steven Gaydos, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"noun"
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": a family in which there is a stepparent":[]
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"\u02c8step-\u02ccfam-l\u0113",
"-\u02ccfa-m\u0259-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Here, the future-princess is a budding designer living in her stepfamily \u2019s basement, dreaming of a career in couture. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Sep. 2021",
"In North Dakota, searching for their grandson and his new stepfamily , the Weboys, the Blackledges follow a trail of clues and small-town gossip that grows more and more ominous. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 4 Nov. 2020",
"In North Dakota, the Blackledges search for their grandson and his new stepfamily , the Weboys, following a trail of clues and small-town gossip that grows more and more ominous. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 4 Nov. 2020",
"In this new book, Rudy retells the classic Cinderella tale, putting a young mouse under the thumbs of a ratty stepfamily . \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Apr. 2020",
"That\u2019s what Wagner would label a complex stepfamily \u2014 where there are multiple sets of children. \u2014 Nneka Mcguire, chicagotribune.com , 9 May 2018",
"And don\u2019t be afraid to study: reading literature on stepfamily development can offer insights. \u2014 Nneka Mcguire, chicagotribune.com , 9 May 2018",
"Like Hurst, Bridgeport resident Amy Ramirez Diaz is part of a complex stepfamily . \u2014 Nneka Mcguire, chicagotribune.com , 9 May 2018",
"When she and her stepfamily are invited to the king\u2019s ball, Ella is assisted by Dweezil Twistup fairy God-dude Extraordinaire, his sidekick Junior, and a pair of large shoeboxes. \u2014 Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Jan. 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
"1873, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223520"
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"\u2014 Michael Fumento"
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"\u2014 Don Wilson",
"\u2026 the inflation of a military budget that already looks as though it's on steroids .",
"\u2014 Donald Kaul",
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"\u2014 James Hattori et al."
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"He was accused of taking steroids .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Before cutting the set short, Maines said the group would try one more song while waiting for her steroid shot to kick in. \u2014 Griffin Wiles, The Indianapolis Star , 20 June 2022",
"Additional risk factors include steroid use (such as prednisone), active cancer, smoking, diabetes and pre-existing dental disease. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 16 June 2022",
"Michael Drayer will play Owen Frawley, the nephew of Shane Frawley who was booted from the Red Sox farm team for steroid abuse and violence. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"He was put on an oral steroid for a year; the ultimate plan would be removing tonsils and adenoids. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"If your symptoms aren\u2019t responding to traditional over-the-counter antihistamines or steroid creams, consider consulting with a specialist who can prescribe a stronger medication. \u2014 Eleesha Lockett, SELF , 8 June 2022",
"The purpose of the steroid ointment is to reduce inflammation and allow the skin to heal and recover. \u2014 Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com , 1 June 2022",
"Her doctor recommended Eumovate, another topical steroid . \u2014 Tamim Alnuweiri, Allure , 10 May 2022",
"Despite her pleas, her doctor was uncomfortable continuing to prescribe this powerful steroid to treat a rash. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary ster ol + -oid":""
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"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230157"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a stem-winding watch":[]
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"\u02c8stem-\u02ccw\u012bn-d\u0259r"
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"first_known_use":{
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"noun"
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"ham steak"
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"swordfish steak"
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": a thick slice or piece of a non-meat food especially when prepared or served in the manner of a beef steak":[
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"a cauliflower steak"
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": ground beef prepared for cooking or for serving in the manner of a steak":[
"hamburger steak"
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": a non-meat food formed into a patty and cooked":[
"lentil steak",
"wild mushroom steak"
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"\u02c8st\u0101k"
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"I grilled a steak for dinner.",
"We had steak and potatoes for dinner.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In some pubs, where fish and chips are also a staple, chefs say the dish is now more expensive to make than a steak filet. \u2014 William Booth, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
"On Friday 8 July, Hackney School of Food will host Hawksmoor chefs for a one-off steak masterclass and dinner. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"The ideal steak , Goldwyn believes, can be achieved through understanding the science of cooking meat. \u2014 Chris Morris, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"Take the signature steak , a 16-ounce slab dubbed by readers as the best around. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun , 30 June 2022",
"In Peru, the green noodles often form a bed on which to plonk steak ; here the sauce adds mellow dimension. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"With dual terraces, barrio lighting, fire pits, and comfortable seating with skyline views, the space is sure to be a watering hole for steak -lovers and wine and cocktail drinkers alike. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 29 June 2022",
"The sliced steak is intended to replicate whole pieces of meat, versus the company\u2019s existing products that mimic sausages, tenders, burger patties and meatballs. \u2014 Jesse Newman, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
"Once thawed, ground meat, poultry, and seafood can keep well in the refrigerator for an extra day or two, while red meat (beef, pork, lamb, and steak ) stays good for three to five more days. \u2014 Samantha Macavoy, Good Housekeeping , 27 June 2022"
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"Middle English steke , from Old Norse steik ; akin to Old Norse steikja to roast on a stake, stik stick, stake \u2014 more at stick":""
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"noun"
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"type":[
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
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": aerobics that involves repeatedly stepping on and off a raised platform":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Guthrie has shared her mastery of in-room step aerobics . \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 27 July 2021",
"Bring a new dimension to activities such as walking, squats, lunges, step aerobics , and pilates. \u2014 Popular Science , 9 Mar. 2021",
"Similarly, group exercise can increase feelings of mastery \u2013 thanks to growing competence, for example, at spinning or step aerobics . \u2014 Jacob Meyer, The Conversation , 29 Dec. 2020",
"The American fitness market has been thriving ever since, absorbing things such as yoga and ballet and creating whole new workouts, such as step aerobics . \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 8 Sep. 2020",
"Colussi recommends that parents, especially shorter ones, place a step aerobics stepper next to the crib. \u2014 Anna Nowogrodzki, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020",
"Moderate-intensity aerobic work would involve a heart rate level between 70 and 80 percent of your max and could include workouts like step aerobics and jogging. \u2014 Amy Schlinger, Health.com , 7 Apr. 2020",
"Participants do yoga, step aerobics , and go to fitness centers and work out together. \u2014 Julie Landry Laviolette, miamiherald , 26 Mar. 2018"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1985, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001436"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a chase in which a pursuing ship follows in the path of another":[]
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"stern entry 2":""
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"1627, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005249"
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"The term [ road rage ] was presumably based on \"roid rage,\" referring to sudden violent activity by people on steroids .",
"\u2014 Michael Fumento"
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"With one giant claw and one smaller one, the creature looks like a fiddler crab on steroids .",
"\u2014 Don Wilson",
"\u2026 the inflation of a military budget that already looks as though it's on steroids .",
"\u2014 Donald Kaul",
"Only technology could cook it in record time. A microwave oven on steroids , that cooks eight times faster than other conventional ovens.",
"\u2014 James Hattori et al."
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"\u02c8ster-\u02cc\u022fid",
"\u02c8ster-",
"\u02c8sti(\u0259)r-\u02cc\u022fid also \u02c8ste(\u0259)r-",
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"examples":[
"He was accused of taking steroids .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Before cutting the set short, Maines said the group would try one more song while waiting for her steroid shot to kick in. \u2014 Griffin Wiles, The Indianapolis Star , 20 June 2022",
"Additional risk factors include steroid use (such as prednisone), active cancer, smoking, diabetes and pre-existing dental disease. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 16 June 2022",
"Michael Drayer will play Owen Frawley, the nephew of Shane Frawley who was booted from the Red Sox farm team for steroid abuse and violence. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"He was put on an oral steroid for a year; the ultimate plan would be removing tonsils and adenoids. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"If your symptoms aren\u2019t responding to traditional over-the-counter antihistamines or steroid creams, consider consulting with a specialist who can prescribe a stronger medication. \u2014 Eleesha Lockett, SELF , 8 June 2022",
"The purpose of the steroid ointment is to reduce inflammation and allow the skin to heal and recover. \u2014 Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com , 1 June 2022",
"Her doctor recommended Eumovate, another topical steroid . \u2014 Tamim Alnuweiri, Allure , 10 May 2022",
"Despite her pleas, her doctor was uncomfortable continuing to prescribe this powerful steroid to treat a rash. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022"
],
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"International Scientific Vocabulary ster ol + -oid":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a knuckle made to furnish a bearing for an automobile steering wheel, pivoted to the axle, and controlled in its swiveling motion by the steering gear":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022858"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a jay ( Cyanocitta stelleri ) of western North America with a high crest and black and dark blue plumage":[]
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"\u02c8shte-",
"\u02c8ste-l\u0259rz"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Georg W. Steller \u20201746 German naturalist":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1828, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044041"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8st\u0113-p\u0259l"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The wooden chapel is topped by a wooden steeple in a cross design. \u2014 Kelly Kazek | Kkazek@al.com, al , 22 June 2022",
"The steeple and the basement are the next projects on the list. \u2014 Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"The parish is perpetually shrinking, its congregants forever aging beneath the Victorian Gothic steeple . \u2014 Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"On one side of the street, faintly visible through the sooty mist, was the steeple of an Orthodox church, its brass onion dome pierced by shrapnel. \u2014 James Verini, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"Grace Fetherstonhaugh of Oregon State, incidentally, has the Pac-12\u2032s second-best steeple mark this season of 9:44.76. \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 12 May 2022",
"The troubles of the decaying steeple and its rotting pediment were well known to the interdenominational congregation of 150 families, affiliated with the United Church of Christ. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The building\u2019s signature church steeple was refinished, and a functioning clock added. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 16 Apr. 2022",
"North End whose congregation didn\u2019t have the money to repair the worsening decay of its steeple and portico are now in line for a $1 million state grant for the project. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com , 25 Mar. 2022"
],
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"Middle English stepel , from Old English st\u0113pel tower; akin to Old English st\u0113ap steep":""
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"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050124"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a piece of curved timber bolted to the stem, keelson, and apron in a ship's frame near the bow":[]
},
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"stem entry 1 + -son (as in keelson )":""
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