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{
"Valentinian":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"name of 3 Roman emperors: I 321\u2013375 (reigned 364\u2013375); II 371\u2013392 (reigned 375\u2013392); III 419\u2013455 (reigned 425\u2013455)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccva-l\u0259n-\u02c8ti-n\u0113-\u0259n",
"-\u02c8tin-y\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110308",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Valentinianism":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": gnosticism in which the divine pleroma is conceived as being made up of aeons that are held to be aspects of the nature and activity of God":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"valentinian + -ism":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084819",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Valentino":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"American (Italian-born) actor":[
"Rodolfo Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla \\ \u02ccd\u00e4n-\u200bt\u0259\u014b-\u200b\u02c8gw\u022f-\u200bl\u00e4 \\"
],
"Rudolph 1895\u20131926 originally":[
"Rodolfo Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla \\ \u02ccd\u00e4n-\u200bt\u0259\u014b-\u200b\u02c8gw\u022f-\u200bl\u00e4 \\"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccva-l\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0113-n\u022f"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085243",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Valenzuela":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city north of Manila, Philippines population 575,356":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"b\u0259-len-\u02c8swe-l\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124501",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Valsalva maneuver":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Antonio Maria Valsalva \u20201723 Italian anatomist, who described it":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"val-\u02c8sal-v\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122913",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"valedictory":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an address or statement of farewell or leave-taking":[],
": of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell":[],
": valediction sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a valedictory address given by the college president upon his retirement",
"Noun",
"He received a very warm valedictory for his long career.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"But those changes didn't hurt Youngkin, who comfortably beat Democrat Terry McAuliffe, a popular former governor seeking a valedictory term. \u2014 Brian Slodysko, ajc , 3 Nov. 2021",
"But those changes didn't hurt Youngkin, who comfortably beat Democrat Terry McAuliffe, a popular former governor seeking a valedictory term. \u2014 CBS News , 3 Nov. 2021",
"But those changes didn\u2019t hurt Youngkin, who comfortably beat Democrat Terry McAuliffe, a popular former governor seeking a valedictory term. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Nov. 2021",
"In 2017 Ng summarized his vision in a valedictory post on the blogging platform Medium announcing his resignation from the Chinese technology company Baidu. \u2014 Sue Halpern, The New York Review of Books , 8 Apr. 2021",
"This shoot, with Vodianova as Farrand, model Karen Elson as her close friend and patron Mildred Bliss, and the actor Aldis Hodge as David Williston, the pioneering Black landscape artist who was Farrand\u2019s peer, has a valedictory air. \u2014 Chloe Malle, Vogue , 17 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Some of us had maintained hope that a great valedictory role would eventually present itself to an actor who so deserved one. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Two days before Sunday\u2019s equinox, the full moon, beaming through the mist, spoke of a celestial valedictory to winter and a welcome to springtime. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Mar. 2022",
"The fifth, an ideal culmination of everything that came before it, uses this premise as a filter for Adlon\u2019s valedictory meditations on personal history, family bonds, mortality and, above all, the constancy of change. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The 1969 Mills College valedictory address mentioned at the review\u2019s beginning initiated my more than half-century of grappling with the complexity of problems like overpopulation, wildlands conservation, and women\u2019s reproductive rights. \u2014 Anna Louie Sussman, The New York Review of Books , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Gianopulos sounded a valedictory note in his statement. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 13 Sep. 2021",
"That gives it time for at least one more world premiere, an all-Beethoven road show, and a European tour plus an entire valedictory season. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Vulture , 26 Aug. 2021",
"His visit to the Bushwick Pool was part of a valedictory tour intended to spruce up his legacy. \u2014 Hunter Walker, The New Yorker , 19 July 2021",
"Joachim L\u00f6w, Southgate\u2019s counterpart, was in his valedictory tournament. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1651, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin valedict\u014drius , from Latin valedic- , alternate stem of vale d\u012bcere, valed\u012bcere \"to say goodbye\" + -t\u014drius , adjective suffix (originally derivatives of agent nouns ending in -t\u014dr-, -tor ) \u2014 more at valediction":"Adjective",
"noun derivative of valedictory entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccva-l\u0259-\u02c8dik-t(\u0259-)r\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"farewell",
"parting"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040550",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"valentinite":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a mineral Sb 2 O 3 consisting of antimony oxide in orthorhombic crystals polymorphous with senarmontite":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"German valentinit , from Basil Valentine , 15th century German alchemist + German -it -ite":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8val\u0259n\u2027\u02cct\u0113\u02ccn\u012b+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084102",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"valiance":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": valor":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From the moment she was born \u2014 two months premature with a heart murmur \u2014 to her final few breaths, Virginia Castillo demonstrated valiance . \u2014 AZCentral.com , 11 Mar. 2021",
"It\u2019s about the need for a kind of action movie valiance that, by 1971, is dead in a way and never entirely returns. \u2014 Wesley Morris, New York Times , 5 Nov. 2020",
"There\u2019s always a debate for reason versus passion, for valiance versus depravity, Knox argues. \u2014 Alex Kuczynski, New York Times , 4 Feb. 2020",
"Put anyone else on the UFC roster in Covington\u2019s shoes, and his valiance in a losing effort would be lauded. \u2014 Dave Doyle, MMA Junkie , 15 Dec. 2019",
"But Herrera\u2019s valiance and skills as one of the Mexican Revolution\u2019s most successful soldaderas are an example of the bravery and sacrifices women during this time made to change the history of Mexico\u2019s politics \u2014 and should not be forgotten. \u2014 Teen Vogue , 1 Apr. 2019",
"The same was true, with opposite partisan valiance , of Democrats who supported Bill Clinton or Ted Kennedy. \u2014 Jeet Heer, The New Republic , 2 July 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English vailliaunce , borrowed from Anglo-French vaillance , from vaillant \"worthy, strong, courageous\" + -ance -ance \u2014 more at valiant entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8val-y\u0259n(t)s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214125",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"valiant":{
"antonyms":[
"chicken",
"chickenhearted",
"chicken-livered",
"coward",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"dastardly",
"fainthearted",
"fearful",
"gutless",
"lily-livered",
"milk-livered",
"nerveless",
"poltroon",
"poor-spirited",
"pusillanimous",
"spineless",
"spiritless",
"timorous",
"uncourageous",
"ungallant",
"unheroic",
"weakhearted",
"yellow"
],
"definitions":{
": a valiant person":[],
": marked by, exhibiting, or carried out with courage or determination : heroic":[
"valiant feats"
],
": possessing or acting with bravery or boldness : courageous":[
"valiant soldiers"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She died last year after a valiant battle with cancer.",
"Despite their valiant efforts, they lost the game.",
"She made a valiant attempt to fix the problem.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Allain\u2019s script makes a valiant effort at Regency humor but often falls flat by just being too mean. \u2014 Kristen Page-kirby, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"Moore took turns setting up his classmates for kills that overpowered a valiant defensive effort from the Minutemen (17-4). \u2014 Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"In a valiant effort, the Crusaders put together an 8-3 run, if only to mask the dominant effort put forward by the Bombers en route to a 25-16 win. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 29 May 2022",
"Despite years of valiant effort, attempts by Americans from both the left and the right to strengthen the indigenous Christian communities of the Near East have fallen short of expectations. \u2014 Robert Nicholson, National Review , 29 May 2022",
"The Tigers couldn't catch a break in Wednesday's 6-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, despite a valiant effort from six pitchers out of the bullpen. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 18 May 2022",
"Ukraine\u2019s valiant resistance has shown how highly motivated defenders with high-tech weapons can scramble the calculus of military power. \u2014 Roger Wicker, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
"Instead, gay men got much of their care and solace from valiant nurses, some family, and their gay and lesbian friends. \u2014 Frederick Isasi, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"Rhodes went on to gut out a valiant performance in an excellent match, where fans fervently rallied behind the top star with Rollins dominating Rhodes (and his pec). \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Still, having ruled out direct intervention, NATO knows that Ukraine\u2019s short-term fate will rest with the valiant , though hugely outmatched, Ukrainians. \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 Mar. 2022",
"On their initiative, reconciliation was successfully used for the first time in 1980 in a valiant (though unsuccessful) attempt to balance the budget by cutting $8 billion in spending. \u2014 Philip Wallach, National Review , 8 Apr. 2021",
"Sunil Dowarkasing, a former government minister, called the effort valiant , but said oil had spread as far up the island\u2019s eastern coast as Ile aux Cerfs, a popular resort island. \u2014 Max Bearak, Washington Post , 9 Aug. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1589, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English vailant, valiant , borrowed from Anglo-French vaillant \"worthy, strong, courageous,\" from present participle of valer \"to be of worth,\" going back to Latin val\u0113re \"to have strength, be well\" \u2014 more at wield":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8val-y\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bold",
"brave",
"courageous",
"dauntless",
"doughty",
"fearless",
"gallant",
"greathearted",
"gutsy",
"gutty",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"manful",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"undauntable",
"undaunted",
"valorous"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190744",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"valid":{
"antonyms":[
"illegitimate",
"illogical",
"incoherent",
"inconsequent",
"inconsequential",
"invalid",
"irrational",
"unreasonable",
"unsound",
"weak"
],
"definitions":{
": appropriate to the end in view : effective":[
"every craft has its own valid methods"
],
": conforming to accepted principles of sound biological classification":[],
": logically correct":[
"a valid argument",
"valid inference"
],
": well-grounded or justifiable : being at once relevant and meaningful":[
"a valid theory"
]
},
"examples":[
"There is no valid reason to proceed with the change.",
"Her objections were completely valid .",
"You make a valid point.",
"You must present valid identification.",
"Their marriage is not legally valid .",
"The agreement is no longer valid under international law.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Court documents say Jimenez also lacked a valid driver's license at the time of the crash. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 22 June 2022",
"Volunteers must be at least 50 years old, a U.S. citizen or legal resident who has applied for citizenship, and have a valid California driver\u2019s license and car insurance. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"All these are valid and important questions, and their implications can be huge. \u2014 Solomon Amar, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"David Herrera, 18, of the 7300 block of S. Sacramento Avenue, Chicago, was charged with no valid driver\u2019s license, speeding and a failure to appear warrant from Livingston County, at 8:34 a.m. \u2014 Pioneer Press Staff, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Each beach offers cool Texas attractions with free or cheap access, but parking on the sand does require a $12 permit, valid for one year, and available at many gas stations and grocery stores; view locations here. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 3 May 2022",
"He was cited and a valid driver was allowed to drive the car from the scene. \u2014 Brian Lisik, cleveland , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Delilah Munoz, 21, of the 1300 block of South Tripp Avenue, Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence, possession of cannabis in a motor vehicle and driving without a valid driver\u2019s license at 4:05 a.m. April 2. \u2014 Graydon Megan, chicagotribune.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Critics also say the bill would do most harm to voters who lack a valid state driver's license or identification card like students, the elderly and tribal communities. \u2014 Kelly Mena, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1571, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Middle French or Latin; Middle French valide \"in good health, having legal force,\" borrowed from Latin validus \"in good health, robust, potent, having legal authority,\" adjective derivative from the base of val\u0113re \"to have strength, be well\" \u2014 more at wield":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8va-l\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for valid valid , sound , cogent , convincing , telling mean having such force as to compel serious attention and usually acceptance. valid implies being supported by objective truth or generally accepted authority. a valid reason for being absent a valid marriage sound implies a basis of flawless reasoning or of solid grounds. a sound proposal for reviving the economy cogent may stress either weight of sound argument and evidence or lucidity of presentation. the prosecutor's cogent summation won over the jury convincing suggests a power to overcome doubt, opposition, or reluctance to accept. a convincing argument for welfare reform telling stresses an immediate and crucial effect striking at the heart of a matter. a telling example of bureaucratic waste",
"synonyms":[
"analytic",
"analytical",
"coherent",
"consequent",
"good",
"logical",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"sensible",
"sound",
"well-founded",
"well-grounded"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040044",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"validate":{
"antonyms":[
"disprove",
"rebut",
"refute"
],
"definitions":{
": to grant official sanction to by marking":[
"validated her passport"
],
": to make legally valid : ratify":[],
": to recognize, establish, or illustrate the worthiness or legitimacy of":[
"validate his concerns"
],
": to support or corroborate on a sound or authoritative basis":[
"experiments designed to validate the hypothesis"
]
},
"examples":[
"The court validated the contract.",
"A judge still needs to validate the election.",
"Customs officers validated our passports.",
"The decline in sales only validated our concerns.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On this episode of the Fifth & Mission podcast, Chronicle reporter Julie Johnson joins host Demian Bulwa to break down the story and talk about whether these revelations validate those fears. \u2014 Fifth & Mission Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The Yale researchers hope the findings will shed light on long-haul COVID-19 \u2014 and help validate patients\u2019 experience. \u2014 Eliza Fawcett, courant.com , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Multiple pieces of evidence validate their case, prosecution says Webb laid out in his closing statement six key pieces of evidence to demonstrate how Smollett allegedly carried out the hoax. \u2014 Omar Jimenez, CNN , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Payment happens only when both parties validate the agreement. \u2014 Katie Baron, Forbes , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Saban also declined this week to validate his claim that the Aggies bought their roster. \u2014 Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"Lastly, be wary of brands that use use unrelated certifications in an attempt to validate natural and organic claims. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"With no means to natively validate the data, there\u2019s no way to tell when information has been tampered with. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022",
"Often the best way to intervene is to validate the experience of the victim of unwanted behavior. \u2014 Yasmin Dunn, Fortune , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Medieval Latin valid\u0101tus , past participle of valid\u0101re \"to make valid,\" derivative of Latin validus \"in good health, having legal authority\" \u2014 more at valid":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8va-l\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for validate confirm , corroborate , substantiate , verify , authenticate , validate mean to attest to the truth or validity of something. confirm implies the removing of doubts by an authoritative statement or indisputable fact. confirmed the reports corroborate suggests the strengthening of what is already partly established. witnesses corroborated his story substantiate implies the offering of evidence that sustains the contention. the claims have yet to be substantiated verify implies the establishing of correspondence of actual facts or details with those proposed or guessed at. all statements of fact in the article have been verified authenticate implies establishing genuineness by adducing legal or official documents or expert opinion. handwriting experts authenticated the diaries validate implies establishing validity by authoritative affirmation or by factual proof. validated the hypothesis by experiments",
"synonyms":[
"argue",
"attest",
"authenticate",
"bear out",
"certify",
"confirm",
"corroborate",
"substantiate",
"support",
"verify",
"vindicate"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031023",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"validation":{
"antonyms":[
"disproof"
],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"I'm afraid we cannot act on your claim without validation .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For example, if an API gateway is not properly enforcing input validation on a particular API, this is only part of what an application or cloud security engineer needs to know. \u2014 Idan Plotnik, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"In one of these software systems, a large computer (the prover) validates financial transactions and places the validation computation into a PCP, so that a smaller computer (the verifier) can validate the transactions much faster. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"But a large-scale validation challenge of 129 predictive algorithms showed that even the best performers miss their mark when applied to images that reflect the complexity of clinical practice. \u2014 Casey Ross And Katie Palmer, STAT , 4 May 2022",
"Separately, a report in late March said that the iPhone 14 series reached the engineering validation test (EVT) stage of development. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 4 May 2022",
"The developer behind Ronin, Sky Mavis, required five such validation keys across a nine-node network before users could transfer funds earned playing Axie Infinity. \u2014 David Uberti, WSJ , 5 Apr. 2022",
"This occurred because an validation error from the lottery's vendor. \u2014 Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The software was carefully designed to minimize the processing demands of a computationally complex process, and the whole thing benefits from our ability to do large-scale validation tests using molecular biology. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 25 Mar. 2022",
"They are used as part of the validation process for the vehicles GM makes for law enforcement agencies, the person confirmed. \u2014 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press , 25 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"valid(ate) + -ation , perhaps after French validation":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccva-l\u0259-\u02c8d\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"attestation",
"confirmation",
"corroboration",
"documentation",
"evidence",
"proof",
"substantiation",
"testament",
"testimonial",
"testimony",
"voucher",
"witness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042857",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"valor":{
"antonyms":[
"cowardice",
"cowardliness",
"cravenness",
"dastardliness",
"poltroonery",
"spinelessness"
],
"definitions":{
": strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery":[]
},
"examples":[
"The soldiers received the nation's highest award for valor .",
"the absence of indecision even in the face of death is the true mark of valor",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As a result, when the nation awarded 146 Medals of Honor to U.S. servicemen for extraordinary valor in the Korean War, Williams didn\u2019t make the list. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"Fort Hood in Texas would become Fort Cavazos, commemorating Richard Cavazos, who received the Purple Heart and other awards for valor in Vietnam and became the first Latino to reach the rank of general. \u2014 Jeff South, The Conversation , 3 June 2022",
"Sixty percent of Medal of Honor recipients died during their act of valor . \u2014 Garrett Andrews, oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
"However, the paperwork stopped after his division officials strictly interpreted a Geneva Convention rule that prohibited medical personnel from receiving valor awards. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
"Fort Hood, in Texas, would become Fort Cavazos, after Gen. Richard Cavazos, who received a Silver Star for valor during the Korean War and who became the first Hispanic Army general, a four-star officer. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"Congress first honored Morgan\u2019s valor with a medal designed by French artist Augustin Dupr\u00e9 and struck in Paris in 1789. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Also, players can only equip one valor -surge ability at a time, which can feel restrictive during later, more brutal encounters\u2014since players will unlock a dozen by the game's conclusion. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Hajiro was awarded a Distinguished Service Cross for his valor , which was later upgraded to a Medal of Honor. \u2014 Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY , 17 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English valour \"worth, worthiness, bravery,\" borrowed from Anglo-French valor, valur , inherited or borrowed from early Medieval Latin valor , from Latin val- (stem of validus \"in good health, robust, having legal authority,\" val\u0113re \"to be well, have strength\") + -or , noun suffix \u2014 more at valid , wield":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8va-l\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bottle",
"bravery",
"courage",
"courageousness",
"daring",
"daringness",
"dauntlessness",
"doughtiness",
"fearlessness",
"gallantry",
"greatheartedness",
"guts",
"gutsiness",
"hardihood",
"heart",
"heroism",
"intestinal fortitude",
"intrepidity",
"intrepidness",
"moxie",
"nerve",
"pecker",
"prowess",
"stoutness",
"virtue"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030309",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"valorous":{
"antonyms":[
"chicken",
"chickenhearted",
"chicken-livered",
"coward",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"dastardly",
"fainthearted",
"fearful",
"gutless",
"lily-livered",
"milk-livered",
"nerveless",
"poltroon",
"poor-spirited",
"pusillanimous",
"spineless",
"spiritless",
"timorous",
"uncourageous",
"ungallant",
"unheroic",
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"Outside of the White House, some recognized Kitt\u2019s action as valorous . \u2014 Scott Calonico, The New Yorker , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Breanna Jessop, from Myton, was named the USO\u2019s 2021 Soldier of the Year for valorous service in Afghanistan this summer. \u2014 Jeff Parrott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Dec. 2021",
"The 2020 defense policy bill removed a requirement that such awards be given within five years of a valorous act. \u2014 Josh Boak, Star Tribune , 21 May 2021",
"Bonhoeffer had written his now famous Letters and Papers from Prison to Eberhard, who in releasing them had introduced his valorous genius friend to the wide world. \u2014 Eric Metaxas, National Review , 26 Oct. 2020",
"Fear can make ordinary people turn valorous or villainous or just unattractive. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2020",
"Also valorous , and critical to the battle, were the deeds of Brig. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, ExpressNews.com , 6 Mar. 2020",
"James Atlas, who died last week, of chronic lung disease, at seventy, was a valorous combatant who knew both glory and defeat. \u2014 Judith Thurman, The New Yorker , 9 Sep. 2019",
"The cult of the Lost Cause embraced an apocryphal history suffused with nostalgia for a world of valorous Confederates, kindly masters, and contented slaves. \u2014 Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic , 18 July 2019"
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"The watch is extremely valuable .",
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"I learned a valuable lesson.",
"He made many valuable contributions to the field of science.",
"The volunteers provide a valuable service to the community.",
"She is a valuable member of the staff.",
"Clean air is a valuable natural resource that needs to be protected.",
"Please don't waste my time. My time is very valuable .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"These outside companies receive data including IP addresses, approximate Zip codes and service selections, which privacy experts worry could be valuable to state governments looking to prosecute abortions. \u2014 Tatum Hunter, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
"In addition to their central role in keeping customers happy, the trend of service teams functioning as new and valuable sales channels means they are increasingly held in high esteem, particularly in high-performing organizations. \u2014 Richard Rosen, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Yet, without explanation, the conservative majority that Trump, with valuable assistance from Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, built on the high court put out an unsigned order in December allowing the law to go into effect. \u2014 Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"The fight for Rookie of the Year and those valuable Leaders Circle funds are tight as well, as are battles for life-changing rides and others' hopes just to remain in the series another year. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 28 June 2022",
"This approach has been valuable to Krieger who, for years, remained publicly quiet about her relationship with teammate Ashlyn Harris. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"Investors said that the free cash offered by dividend-paying companies is more valuable to them right now because interest rates are higher. \u2014 Karen Langley And Gunjan Banerji, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"Curry, who scored 34 points in the clinching game, was named the most valuable player of the finals. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"Bain was named most valuable player of the 35th District tournament, Ninth Region tournament, and state tournament. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"People carried their valuables , and on most buses, bags and mattresses were loaded. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Dec. 2019",
"The mattress and sock drawer aren\u2019t secure places for your cash and federal documents, because neither will protect your valuables from break-ins, fires, or flooding. \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Protect your valuables with this Pelican case\u2014\u200ba rugged water-, dirt-, and dustproof coffin that holds an oversize smartphone, USB cord, keys, and more. \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 26 Feb. 2020",
"Inside, the bag is spacious, and comes with all sorts of traveler bonuses, from ties and clips to secure your valuables to a detachable clear wash bag for all of your toiletries. \u2014 Louis Cheslaw, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 21 Feb. 2020",
"Use a secure money belt or put your valuables in an inside pocket away out of reach. \u2014 Erica Lamberg, USA TODAY , 20 Jan. 2020",
"People carried their valuables , and on most buses, bags and mattresses were loaded. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Dec. 2019",
"People carried their valuables , and on most buses, bags and mattresses were loaded. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 25 Dec. 2019",
"San Francisco police are on the hunt for a 44-year-old swindler who\u2019s part of a citywide racket in which crooks put fake gold jewelry on victims and use sleight of hand to swipe their valuables , officials said Monday. \u2014 SFChronicle.com , 23 Dec. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Orange County Property Appraiser Rick Singh valuated the resorts at $353 million, while Disney is pushing for the value to drop to $180 million, according to Singh\u2019s office. \u2014 Gabrielle Russon, OrlandoSentinel.com , 30 Apr. 2018",
"According to Vidal, one of the best examples of how SpreadRank valuates a tweet is to compare two powerhouse Twitter users\u2014Justin Bieber and President Obama. \u2014 Valentina Palladino, WIRED , 25 Apr. 2013"
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"1873, in the meaning defined above":""
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"The total included a valuation of the company's assets.",
"The company was acquired at a high valuation .",
"Home valuations are at an all-time high.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 2021, MasterClass raised $225 million in new funding, giving it a valuation of $2.75 billion, CNBC reported. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"If selling to employees or family members is an option, the valuation may be different compared to selling to a third party because synergistic savings and cross-selling opportunities may not exist with an internal transfer. \u2014 David Tobin, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Software company Immuta became Boston\u2019s newest unicorn Wednesday, reaching a valuation of more than $1 billion. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"Last year, Cameo raised $100 million from investors including Amazon, Google and UTA, giving the company a valuation of just over $1 billion. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Chicago Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"Or billionaire Ron Perelman, who challenged dealer Larry Gagosian over the valuation of a Popeye sculpture by Jeff Koons, among other works. \u2014 Mary Childs, Town & Country , 26 Apr. 2022",
"In July 2021, Egyptian ride-sharing startup Swvl announced its intention to go public on the NASDAQ via SPAC at a valuation of $1.5 billion. \u2014 Tom Collins, Quartz , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Musk\u2019s unsolicited offer of $54.20 per share to take Twitter private \u2014 a valuation of $43 billion \u2014 is an aggressive strategy that marks a dramatic escalation of his relationship with the social media platform over the past several weeks. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
"During the same period, according to the attorney general's office, Trump's financial statements represented that 40 Wall Street had a valuation of $601.8 million in 2010, $524.7 million in 2011, $527.2 million in 2012 and $530.7 million in 2013. \u2014 Aaron Katersky, ABC News , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"1566, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Noun",
"The company's stock continues to decline in value .",
"Real estate prices have doubled in value over the last decade.",
"The difference in value between the two currencies is not significant.",
"You may exchange the item for something of equal value .",
"We sold the home for less than its full value .",
"an increase in the value of the dollar",
"The home has a value of $1,000,000.",
"Property values tend to rise as interest rates fall.",
"The store advertises great values .",
"No one can deny the value of a good education.",
"Verb",
"She values the time she spends with her family.",
"The items are highly valued by collectors.",
"The herbs are valued for their medicinal properties.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"However, all three models\u2014RBAC, ABAC and PBAC\u2014have inherent value and explicit use cases. \u2014 Artyom Poghosyan, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The Sazerac was considered by some to be a \u2018morning cocktail\u2019 because the Peychaud bitters were thought to have medicinal value . \u2014 Maureen Mackey, Fox News , 19 June 2022",
"What may be making the meltdown worse than the bear market afflicting stockholders is that crypto doesn\u2019t have any value in the real world. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"Good scents never get old and that\u2019s why the scented candle market had a value of $533.5 million in 2020. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 16 June 2022",
"Your experience does have value to your clients and participants. \u2014 Shauna Harrison, SELF , 14 June 2022",
"The Wilmington company has a market value of $77 billion. \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"But the move is also calculated: a gourmet product that most people think should be free (butter) needs to be combined with cheap but trendy fish (anchovies) to convince diners the dish has value . \u2014 Noah Lederman, Bon App\u00e9tit , 9 June 2022",
"This is the first of three TROPICS satellite launches for NASA, which have a total contract value of $8 million for Astra. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Erivo echoed De Shields\u2019 sentiment and said substantial change can happen once leaders begin to value the impact of Broadway over profit. \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 13 June 2022",
"Throughout the afternoon, younger attendees lifted colorful signs urging the country to value their lives before guns. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"Fern\u00e1ndez had come of age under the dictatorship and had learned to value the freedoms brought about by the Concertaci\u00f3n governments. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"Users can count their cans and bottles or simply use Sipzee's quick estimator to value their returnables. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022",
"Esposito concluded his opening remarks by challenging the audience to value themselves. \u2014 Amanda Kondolojy, Orlando Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
"The dignity of being helped without judgment, and being the helper without judgment, may be the first step toward recovery \u2014 giving people a reason to value themselves when society largely doesn\u2019t. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"In today\u2019s talent market, there may be fewer candidates for positions, leaving many employers willing to value your experience over a degree. \u2014 Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"Lincoln\u2019s remarks in the throes of war prodded Americans then to value black soldiers\u2019 lives as equal to white soldiers\u2019. \u2014 WSJ , 16 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1986, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"Middle English, \"worth, high quality,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, noun derivative from feminine of valu (going back to Vulgar Latin *val\u016btus ), past participle of valer, valeir \"to be worth, have value,\" going back to Latin val\u0113re \"to be well, have strength\" \u2014 more at wield":"Noun"
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"lexicographers do not make value judgments about words when deciding whether they should be entered in the dictionary",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The study authors said that positions within it don\u2019t confer any value judgment nor any specific clinical disposition. \u2014 Kasra Zarei, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"The statement was not a political or value judgment . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"Difference in and of itself is not something that needs to come under some value judgment . \u2014 Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"To say that the Russian president is modern, in fact, is not to make a value judgment at all. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Dear Upset: Nothing in my answer conveyed a value judgment about pot use. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Nowadays lines are a fact of life, stripped of value judgment . \u2014 Sadie Stein, Town & Country , 17 Feb. 2021",
"This is not a value judgment on the goodness or evil of SUVs. \u2014 Jim Resnick, Ars Technica , 20 Sep. 2020",
"Many in the public health community have deemed the protests worth the risks; that's a value judgment . \u2014 Faye Flam Bloomberg Opinion (tns), Star Tribune , 15 Sep. 2020"
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"definitions":{
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the 18 months of the pandemic, more than half of the revenue for local governments have come from property, as corporate-income and value-added tax receipts declined. \u2014 John Lee, WSJ , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Under the region\u2019s customs union, imports of pasta face a tariff of 20% and also value-added tax of 15%. \u2014 The Economist , 15 Mar. 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And of course, the most valued and highly viewed sports programming, the playoffs, rarely shows up on RSNs but is usually broadcast exclusively on national cable networks. \u2014 Howard Homonoff, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"By asking, rather than directing, employees can experience a sense of control and agency at work, which can help them to feel safer and more valued , and therefore, to be more engaged. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"To build a culture of empathy where team members feel valued and purposeful, leaders must: 1. \u2014 Michael Kurland, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"This especially applies to their most valued and essential employees. \u2014 Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Dec. 2021",
"In the '20's, Spencer became one of Raytheon's most valued and well-known engineers. \u2014 Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics , 2 Sep. 2021",
"This approach can help you to build trust with your audience and become a valued influencer. \u2014 Adam Viener, Forbes , 18 June 2021",
"As automation within organizations increases, human connection will become more valued and unique, enabling companies who use it wisely to gain a competitive advantage. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2021",
"At a time in the world when competence is a more valued asset than ever, Berry is the kind of boss who -- in the midst of uncertainty -- will do his job. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 14 Apr. 2020"
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"1595, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"-y\u0259d"
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"Noun",
"The company's stock continues to decline in value .",
"Real estate prices have doubled in value over the last decade.",
"The difference in value between the two currencies is not significant.",
"You may exchange the item for something of equal value .",
"We sold the home for less than its full value .",
"an increase in the value of the dollar",
"The home has a value of $1,000,000.",
"Property values tend to rise as interest rates fall.",
"The store advertises great values .",
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"However, all three models\u2014RBAC, ABAC and PBAC\u2014have inherent value and explicit use cases. \u2014 Artyom Poghosyan, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The Sazerac was considered by some to be a \u2018morning cocktail\u2019 because the Peychaud bitters were thought to have medicinal value . \u2014 Maureen Mackey, Fox News , 19 June 2022",
"What may be making the meltdown worse than the bear market afflicting stockholders is that crypto doesn\u2019t have any value in the real world. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"Good scents never get old and that\u2019s why the scented candle market had a value of $533.5 million in 2020. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 16 June 2022",
"Your experience does have value to your clients and participants. \u2014 Shauna Harrison, SELF , 14 June 2022",
"The Wilmington company has a market value of $77 billion. \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"But the move is also calculated: a gourmet product that most people think should be free (butter) needs to be combined with cheap but trendy fish (anchovies) to convince diners the dish has value . \u2014 Noah Lederman, Bon App\u00e9tit , 9 June 2022",
"This is the first of three TROPICS satellite launches for NASA, which have a total contract value of $8 million for Astra. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
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"Erivo echoed De Shields\u2019 sentiment and said substantial change can happen once leaders begin to value the impact of Broadway over profit. \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 13 June 2022",
"Throughout the afternoon, younger attendees lifted colorful signs urging the country to value their lives before guns. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"Fern\u00e1ndez had come of age under the dictatorship and had learned to value the freedoms brought about by the Concertaci\u00f3n governments. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"Users can count their cans and bottles or simply use Sipzee's quick estimator to value their returnables. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022",
"Esposito concluded his opening remarks by challenging the audience to value themselves. \u2014 Amanda Kondolojy, Orlando Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
"The dignity of being helped without judgment, and being the helper without judgment, may be the first step toward recovery \u2014 giving people a reason to value themselves when society largely doesn\u2019t. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"In today\u2019s talent market, there may be fewer candidates for positions, leaving many employers willing to value your experience over a degree. \u2014 Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"Lincoln\u2019s remarks in the throes of war prodded Americans then to value black soldiers\u2019 lives as equal to white soldiers\u2019. \u2014 WSJ , 16 May 2022"
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"The 420 Cup is a very different beast than the 1957 original, a car that featured a live rear axle and was powered by a 40-hp Ford side- valve engine. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
"Over 500,000 tests were conducted to make sure that this valve opens and closes properly. \u2014 Tim Kohut, BGR , 28 June 2021",
"With no release valve , there was simply no place for the Afghans to go. \u2014 Mirzahussain Sadid, ProPublica , 5 Apr. 2022",
"According to the agency's documents, the problem is believed to relate to a defective valve in the 2021 Bronco with the 2.7-liter EcoBoost engine. \u2014 Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver , 3 June 2022",
"Luckily the Fillmatic mostly self-inflates in a few minutes and thus requires little focus to set up: just open a valve , wait a bit, and then top off the pad with a minute or so of huffing and puffing. \u2014 Ryan Stuart, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"Other highlights include durable Viton seals and gaskets and a 21-inch stainless steel wand, plus four nozzles to swap out and a pressure relief valve for extra safety. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The scientists at Tokyo Tech want to do something similar with valence electrons , which reside on the outer shell of an atom and are responsible for each atom's chemical properties. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 10 Sep. 2019"
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"the valley will be the first to flood if the river rises",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"All come with hammered copper bathtubs and personal plunge pools with views of the valley . \u2014 Chris Schalkx, Vogue , 21 June 2022",
"Barreto guides his minivan to the interstate and then climbs out of the valley to visit Al Raczkowski, age 88. \u2014 Michael Forster Rothbart, Scientific American , 10 June 2022",
"In the space, a wall of windows with French doors provides access to the sweeping wrap-around deck and magnificent views of the valley . \u2014 Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant , 5 June 2022",
"The way above was more trail-like, with better views of the valley , but missed the spring, a potential water source for parched hikers. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"In the 1950s, the residents of this valley in the Swiss Alps turned down the opportunity to connect to the country's electrical grid. \u2014 Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Marcus Goodfellow, who now makes some of the valley \u2019s best pinots for his Goodfellow Family Cellars label, was working at the Heathman\u2019s restaurant at the time. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Preliminary plans call for more than 150 water crossings, including a span across the Susitna River \u2014 an engineering feat that would provide easy road access to the western side of the valley for the first time. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Feb. 2022",
"The excavation team collected 51 soil samples from various locations at Quilcapampa and then sifted the soil through a sieve to recover any plant material, which the arid conditions of the valley helped preserve. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 Jan. 2022"
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"There have been more than 10 films about this DC Comics superhero, but none capture the bleak reality of Gotham as Christopher Nolan\u2019s The Dark Knight trilogy does, and while others have tried, no one can do The Joker like Heath Ledger ( vale ). \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 May 2022",
"His image is too immaculate for those of us futzing around in this vale of tears. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Together players explore its murky vales as the party is beset by ancient evils, forbidden magic, and giant crows. \u2014 Jess Grey, Wired , 19 May 2020",
"My mental image of the Peaceable Kingdom\u2014the utopia that will succeed this vale of tears\u2014definitely involves dumb ducks blithely bobbing. \u2014 Nell Zink, Harper's magazine , 28 Oct. 2019",
"Centuries of small-scale farming have resulted in it being carved up into tiny plots separated by hills, rocky outcrops and vales . \u2014 Ian Johnson, New York Times , 26 Sep. 2019",
"And here, in this place of sacrifice, in this vale of humiliation, in this valley of the shadow of that death out of which the life of America rose, regenerate and free . . . \u2014 Richard Brady, National Review , 31 Aug. 2019",
"The Lamar Valley is renowned for some of the park\u2019s best wildlife viewing, especially in winter when many of the animals take shelter in the snowy vale . \u2014 Joe Yogerst, National Geographic , 9 Apr. 2019",
"Down the block, a cluster of high-rise rental buildings sprouts from the vale of parking lots and one-story warehouses. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Daily Intelligencer , 8 June 2018"
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"Pieces like La valse and Pavane for a Dead Princess work equally well on a piano alone or played by a full orchestra. \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 22 Apr. 2020",
"More controversial was the third movement, a valse triste founded on an Italianate singing line. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 12 May 2017"
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"In Colson Whitehead\u2019s 2016 novel, the figuratively magical network that aided enslaved people in their pursuit of freedom took on a real mythical valence : the miracle of The Underground Railroad was powered by a literal locomotive. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"Texas didn\u2019t really try to hide the political and ideological valence of HB 20. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 1 June 2022",
"Thousands of Christians flocked to his events, where prayer and singing took on a new valence of defiance. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The valence on this crisis might flip unpredictably. \u2014 WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The Javelin has taken on a symbolic valence in pro-Ukraine online chatter. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"His Hitchcockian interest in intergenerational trauma, compulsive repetition, secrets festering for years\u2014sometimes pretty much out in the open yet insistently unacknowledged\u2014may now seem to take on a more nationally specific valence . \u2014 Lidija Haas, The New Republic , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Out of all of that, somehow, comes the idea that trying not to get sick has some sort of suspicious political and moral valence . \u2014 Addison Del Mastro, The Week , 16 Feb. 2022",
"An experiment in 2014 sought to manipulate the emotional valence of posts shown in users\u2019 feeds to be more positive or more negative, and then watch to see if the posts changed to match, raising ethical concerns, The Post reported at the time. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Oct. 2021"
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"This is a sensitive but dreary novel of valediction that pursues atonement without any apparent belief that such a thing is possible. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 5 Mar. 2021",
"The 12-song disc ends up being both something of a retrospective and perhaps a valediction . \u2014 Star Tribune , 22 Oct. 2020",
"For a class graduating into a world of quarantines and social distancing, that seemed a fitting valediction . \u2014 Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times , 17 Mar. 2020",
"The film, which intersperses clips from Varda\u2019s career with footage of her speaking to an adoring audience, is both an introduction and a valediction . \u2014 New York Times , 4 Oct. 2019",
"The victory speech served as a valediction for Woods, who had grown up in the corporate cradle of Buick\u2019s sponsorship, and also for Michiganders who had considered a PGA Tour event in their state to be almost a birthright since 1958. \u2014 Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press , 23 June 2019",
"Bergling\u2019s death was, in some ways, a valediction for the uplifiting, industry-shaking EDM scene of the 2010s. \u2014 August Brown, latimes.com , 7 June 2019",
"Those generic valedictions belie a race for president unlike any in this country\u2019s history. \u2014 Kevin Sieff, Washington Post , 27 June 2018",
"Cassini will transmit data to Earth to the very end, squeezing out the last drips of science as a valediction for one of NASA's greatest missions. \u2014 Joel Achenbach, chicagotribune.com , 9 Sep. 2017"
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"She was the valedictorian of her class in 1985.",
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"My brother is supersmart, high school valedictorian , etc. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"Graduation will not keep Waukegan High School valedictorian Lilia Felipe-Pozo and salutatorian Miguel Valdovinos from continuing as classmates, next as Ivy Leaguers at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. \u2014 Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"Milan Capoor, North Atlanta High School valedictorian , has reflected on many silver linings in the pandemic. \u2014 Helena Oliviero, ajc , 19 May 2022",
"That was a tough start for the first Black valedictorian at Selma High School and someone who can boast of attending college with both Obamas, Michelle at Princeton and the future president at Harvard Law. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, ajc , 17 Feb. 2022",
"After graduating from Hood River Valley High School as a class valedictorian , FitzSimons moved to Park City, Utah, to train full-time at the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Headquarters. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Feb. 2022",
"About two hours after Lachelle's surprise, the UC crew doubled in size as band members joined in for another stop at Oyler School valedictorian Marcus Elliott's home in East Price Hill. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 24 Jan. 2022",
"The Afterparty is a class valedictorian at an all-night rager. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Grabosky graduated from Liverpool High School outside Syracuse, New York, as class valedictorian , Desmond said, and received a bachelor\u2019s degree in philosophy from Syracuse University in 1962. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com , 7 Jan. 2022"
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": a genus of southern African bulbous herbs (family Amaryllidaceae) with a long funnel-shaped perianth tube and winged seeds \u2014 see scarborough lily":[]
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": a genus of submerged aquatic plants (family Hydrocharitaceae) with ribbonlike leaves and pistillate spathes on long finally spiral scapes":[]
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"\u02ccval\u0259\u0307\u02c8snir\u0113\u0259",
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"New Latin, from Antonio Vallisnieri \u20201730 Italian naturalist + New Latin -ia":""
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"type":[
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": a sweet orange of a juicy thin-skinned cultivar grown in the U.S.":[]
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"v\u0259-\u02c8len-ch(\u0113-)\u0259-",
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"after valencia , Spain":""
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"1858, in the meaning defined above":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1916, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162739"
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": things sold at a good price":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180322"
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"definitions":{
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"v\u0259-\u02cclen(t)-s\u0113-\u02c8en(z)",
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"after valenciennes , France":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182308"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
": vallecula sense c":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8val\u0259\u0307s"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin, valley":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203319"
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"type":[
"plural noun"
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"definitions":{
": a family of ascomycetous fungi (order Sphaeriales) sharing the characters of the genus Valsa":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"val\u02c8s\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214603"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a tall evergreen oak ( Quercus aegilops ) of southwestern Europe and Asia Minor whose immature fruit yields valonia and camata and whose wood is used for furniture":[]
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"valonia":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220827"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a sweetheart chosen or complimented on Valentine's Day":[],
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},
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"\u02c8va-l\u0259n-\u02cct\u012bn"
],
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"Won't you be my Valentine ",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The result is a spellbinding duet by Mescal and Frankie Corio, a real discovery as Sophie, a precocious and watchful daughter with a valentine of a face. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
"Drawing upon personal recordings and home videos, director Amy Poehler has served up a warm valentine that leans into celebrating their lives and away from the tabloid fodder. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Best valentine \u2019s memory was when my ex-boyfriend blind folded me and took me to a trail of flowers that led to a romantic dinner on the beach in Mexico. \u2014 Griselda Flores, Billboard , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Fans of the animal fivesome can get their own valentine hand-painted by one of the otters by visiting the Living Shores Aquarium gift shop on Valentine's Day. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Even from another dimension, Michael was still being a good valentine . \u2014 Margo Newman, Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Paper lanterns of another kind can also be lit and sent soaring skyward, along with a special message written with your valentine . \u2014 Chris Dwyer, CNN , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Looking for a last-minute sweet treat for your valentine ",
"Skeptics will see it as a valentine to hypocrisy at its most cynical. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Feb. 2022"
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"Middle English valentyn , after Seint Valentynes day":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223436"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a board placed for the reception of the lead gutter in the valley of a roof":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230834"
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"type":[
"abbreviation"
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"definitions":{
"valuation":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235613"
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"valle d'aosta":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"autonomous region of northwestern Italy bordering on France and Switzerland northwest of Piedmont; capital Aosta area 1260 square miles (3263 square kilometers), population 126,806":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccv\u00e4-l\u0101-d\u00e4-\u02c8\u022fs-t\u00e4"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002035"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus (the type of the family Valsaceae ) of fungi having perithecia immersed in a stroma and usually with elongated necks converging toward the center \u2014 compare diaporthe":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8vals\u0259"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003825"
},
"valley wind":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a breeze of diurnal period depending on the unevenness of land surfaces that blows up the slope by day \u2014 compare mountain wind":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004029"
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"valley white oak":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": california white oak":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021513"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": having valleculae":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"-l\u0259\u0307t",
"-\u02ccl\u0101t"
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"New Latin vallecula + English -ate":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050632"
}
}
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