3388 lines
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3388 lines
127 KiB
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{
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"Onondaga":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of an American Indian people of New York and Canada":[],
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": the Iroquoian language of the Onondaga people":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Onondaga on\u00f3\u0328\u00b7t\u00e0\u0294ke , the chief Onondaga town":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8d\u0101-",
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"\u02cc\u00e4-n\u0259(n)-\u02c8d\u022f-g\u0259",
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"-\u02c8d\u00e4-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191236",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Onondaga?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=o&file=ononda01":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of an American Indian people of New York and Canada":[],
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": the Iroquoian language of the Onondaga people":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Onondaga on\u00f3\u0328\u00b7t\u00e0\u0294ke , the chief Onondaga town":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8d\u0101-",
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"\u02cc\u00e4-n\u0259(n)-\u02c8d\u022f-g\u0259",
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"-\u02c8d\u00e4-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200059",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Onondaga?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=o&file=ononda02":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of an American Indian people of New York and Canada":[],
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": the Iroquoian language of the Onondaga people":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Onondaga on\u00f3\u0328\u00b7t\u00e0\u0294ke , the chief Onondaga town":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8d\u0101-",
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"\u02cc\u00e4-n\u0259(n)-\u02c8d\u022f-g\u0259",
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"-\u02c8d\u00e4-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192232",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Onondaga?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=o&file=ononda03":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of an American Indian people of New York and Canada":[],
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": the Iroquoian language of the Onondaga people":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Onondaga on\u00f3\u0328\u00b7t\u00e0\u0294ke , the chief Onondaga town":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8d\u0101-",
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"\u02cc\u00e4-n\u0259(n)-\u02c8d\u022f-g\u0259",
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"-\u02c8d\u00e4-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192601",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"on":{
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"antonyms":[
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"ahead",
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"forth",
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"forward",
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"onward",
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"onwards"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": aware of something":[
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"\u2014 usually used with to My boss was on to me."
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],
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": basic hereditary component":[
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"cistr on",
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"oper on"
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],
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": being at a high level of performance":[],
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": being in operation":[
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"The radio is on ."
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],
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": chemical compound not a ketone or other oxo compound":[
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"parathi on"
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],
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": engaged in an activity or function (such as a dramatic role)":[],
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": engaged in or as if in a performance":[
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"The comedian was always on ."
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],
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": forward or at a more advanced point in space or time":[
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"went on home",
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"later on"
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],
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": in continuance or succession":[
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"rambled on",
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"and so on"
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],
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": in or into a position of contact with an upper surface especially so as to be positioned for use or operation":[
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"put the plates on"
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],
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": intended , planned":[
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"has nothing on for tonight"
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],
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": into operation or a position permitting operation":[
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"switched the light on"
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],
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": noble gas":[
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"rad on"
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],
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": of":[],
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": placed so as to permit operation":[
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"The switch is on ."
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],
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": regarded as possible or feasible":[
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"\u2014 usually used in negative constructions"
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],
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": regularly using or showing the effects of using":[
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"on drugs"
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],
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": subatomic particle":[
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"nucle on"
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],
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": taking place or being broadcast":[
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"The game is on ."
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],
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": talking or harping incessantly":[
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"\u2014 used with about"
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],
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": unit : quantum":[
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"phot on",
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"magnet on"
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],
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": with respect to":[
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"go light on the salt",
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"short on cash"
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],
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"Ontario":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Preposition",
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"There is a lot of frosting on the cake.",
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"books on sports heroes are my favorite reading matter",
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"Adverb",
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"We're far on with our project.",
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"I'll come by to help you later on .",
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"Adjective",
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"The lid is on tight.",
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"The band will be on in 10 minutes.",
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"He is on tomorrow from 6 a.m to 6 p.m.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
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"Edwards is a former football standout at Starr\u2019s Mill High School who went on to play defense back at Wake Forest, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution previously reported. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 28 June 2022",
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"Unfortunately, not much more going on with the palate. \u2014 Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
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"The radio host went on to reiterate his call to eliminate the filibuster and to expand the Supreme Court. \u2014 Fox News , 28 June 2022",
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"Silverberg went on to work at Lovecraft for nine years while finishing high school and attending university. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
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"Ryan Kelley, the real estate broker recently arrested for his role in the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, says that arrest helped boost his name recognition and elevate his candidacy for governor. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 28 June 2022",
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"On the women\u2019s side is homegrown sensation Emma Raducanu, who seemingly burst out of nowhere to reach the fourth round of last year\u2019s tournament and then went on to win the U.S. Open, sparking national jubilation in Britain. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
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"Environmentalists say the reduction of grasshoppers diminishes the food source of other wildlife that prey on them. \u2014 Claire Rush, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
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"This is what happened to at the Leon Trotsky House Museum where the cashier tried to slough off a 200-peso note off on me. \u2014 David Curran, Chron , 27 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"Shows in several other cities around Phoenix are still on . \u2014 Anita Snow, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2022",
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"My son, who just graduated from high school, is still on at least one nursery school waiting list. \u2014 Petula Dvorak, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
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"The countdown for Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale is officially on . \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 June 2022",
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"The heat is still on across Alabama today, but some places could catch a break. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 25 June 2022",
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"As of now, those shows, of which there are 75 currently scheduled, are still on . \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 17 June 2022",
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"The pandemic halted plans for the shop, but as restrictions lifted, the plan was back on again. \u2014 Steve Smith, Hartford Courant , 16 June 2022",
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"The latest announcements came during the final round of the inaugural LIV event at Centurion Golf Club outside London, where Charl Schwartzel of South Africa was on course for a victory that would earn him $4.75 million. \u2014 Rob Harris, ajc , 11 June 2022",
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"In a sudden turn of events late Thursday afternoon, the Aurora Pride Parade is back on for noon Sunday in the city\u2019s downtown. \u2014 Megan Jones, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Having end-to-end visibility into and control of your entire data estate\u2014from your on -premises resources to all of your public cloud service providers\u2014through a single pane of glass is key to reducing the complexity of multi-cloud environments. \u2014 Simon Jelley, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
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"Fast forward to this week, when Glendora senior Connor Meholovitch agreed to a preferred walk- on offer from Smith to join Oregon State football. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"His size of 6'10 and 250 screams old-fashioned power forward, but his on -ball creation ability as well as his flair as a passer (3.2 assists) screams new-age forward. \u2014 Morten Jensen, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
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"Ramp up the indulgence factor with the full- on Windsor tea, featuring hibiscus iced tea, crustless finger sandwiches, a selection of petite cakes and desserts, and a pot of tea. \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
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"The roadway was closed from 4:00 p.m. to 5:52 p.m. Monday for the on scene investigation. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 16 May 2022",
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"Shawanda Hill and Floyd first met through a friend in the summer of 2019, around the time Floyd and his on -and-off girlfriend Courteney Ross had become distant. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
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"Albers was among Ginsburg's favorite artists, and an original work of his on loan from the Smithsonian was prominently displayed in her office at the court. \u2014 CBS News , 9 May 2022",
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"However, almost a month into the season, his overall batting numbers continue to fluctuate, with his batting average down to .208 and his on -base-plus-slugging percentage at just .715. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb",
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"circa 1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary, alteration of -one":"Noun suffix",
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"Middle English an, on , preposition & adverb, from Old English; akin to Old High German ana on, Greek ana up, on":"Preposition, Adverb, and Adjective",
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"New Latin, from -on (in argon )":"Noun suffix",
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"from -on (in ion )":"Noun suffix"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u022fn",
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"\u02c8\u00e4n",
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"\u02c8\u022fn, \u02c8\u00e4n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"about",
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"apropos",
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"apropos of",
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"as far as",
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"as for",
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"as regards",
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"as respects",
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"as to",
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"concerning",
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"of",
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"regarding",
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"respecting",
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"touching",
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"toward",
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"towards"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214446",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun suffix",
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"preposition"
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]
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},
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"on (one's) tiptoes":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": with one's toes touching the ground and one's heels raised up":[
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"He stood on his tiptoes trying to see over the crowd."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191846",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"on a wing and a prayer":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": without much chance of success":[
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"She took the job on a wing and a prayer ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111157",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"on base":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": occupying one of the bases (first, second, or third) during a game":[
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"There's a runner on base ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120600",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"on bended knee":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": in a kneeling position : in the position of someone who is kneeling on one knee":[
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"He proposed to her on bended knee .",
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"\u2014 sometimes used figuratively to indicate supplication He was forced to ask for their help on bended knee ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184529",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"on benefits":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": receiving money from the government because of a low income or lack of income":[
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"a family on benefits"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202918",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"on equal terms":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": as equals : as people with the same rights, privileges and responsibilities":[
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"people from different cultures learning to live together on equal terms"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130719",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"on high":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": in heaven":[
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"the clouds on high",
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"the gods on high"
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],
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": in the sky : up above":[
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"the clouds on high",
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"the gods on high"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111507",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"on holiday":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": experiencing a time away from home, school, or business usually in order to relax or travel":[
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"She spent two weeks on holiday in Italy."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114355",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"on horseback":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": on the back of a horse : by riding a horse":[
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"Before the invention of the automobile, people often traveled on horseback ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121402",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"on one's arm":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": holding one's arm":[
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"He showed up at the party with a young woman on his arm ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184659",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"on one's best behavior":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": behaving very politely and well":[
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"The children promised to be on their best behavior ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202708",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"on one's conscience":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": making one feel guilty":[
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"I have to tell you the truth, because I don't want this on my conscience any longer."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193211",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"on one's guard":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": watching for possible danger, threats, problems, etc.":[
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"His health is on the decline .",
|
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"Sales are on the decline ."
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"The company is now on the edge of a precipice ."
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122659",
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": in or into a situation or position in which one attacks or fights against someone or something":[
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"The soldiers are on the offensive .",
|
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|
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]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190113",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130401",
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"idiom"
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]
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": very close to failure":[
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"We are running on the ragged edge financially."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123946",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"on the stump":{
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"definitions":{
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": traveling around and giving speeches during a campaign for election to a political office":[
|
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"candidates who give the same speech over and over when they're on the stump"
|
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]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104347",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"on the supposition that":{
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"definitions":{
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": based on the belief without actual proof that (something is so) : based on the assumption that (something is so)":[
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"Her decision was made on the supposition that we would all agree."
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]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114620",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183156",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"on welfare":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": receiving money from the government because of a low income or lack of income":[
|
|
"a family on welfare"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225819",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"on what basis":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": what was considered in making a selection?":[
|
|
"On what basis were students chosen for scholarships?"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131335",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"on-and-off":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": with periodic cessation : off and on , intermittently":[
|
|
"Lucy was sick on and off for two years before doctors were able to discover what was wrong.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jo Abi"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1668, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092019",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"on-target":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"false",
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"inaccurate",
|
|
"incorrect",
|
|
"inexact",
|
|
"off",
|
|
"untrue",
|
|
"wrong"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": exactly appropriate : accurate":[
|
|
"on-target advice"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1967, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u00e4n-\u02c8t\u00e4r-g\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fn-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accurate",
|
|
"bang on",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"dead-on",
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"precise",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"so",
|
|
"spot-on",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"veracious"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073342",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"once":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"erstwhile",
|
|
"former",
|
|
"late",
|
|
"old",
|
|
"onetime",
|
|
"other",
|
|
"past",
|
|
"quondam",
|
|
"sometime",
|
|
"whilom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": at any one time : under any circumstances : ever":[
|
|
"didn't once thank me"
|
|
],
|
|
": at some indefinite time in the past : formerly":[
|
|
"was once a booming mining town"
|
|
],
|
|
": at the moment when : as soon as":[
|
|
"Once she spoke, I recognized her."
|
|
],
|
|
": at the same time : simultaneously":[],
|
|
": both entry 2":[
|
|
"at once funny and sad"
|
|
],
|
|
": by one degree of relationship":[
|
|
"first cousin once removed"
|
|
],
|
|
": for the last time":[
|
|
"I'm telling you once and for all that I'm not going."
|
|
],
|
|
": immediately":[],
|
|
": now and then":[
|
|
"spent most of their time at home, but went out once in a while"
|
|
],
|
|
": one single time : one time at least":[
|
|
"Please be on time this once ."
|
|
],
|
|
": one time and no more":[
|
|
"rode a horse only once",
|
|
"went skydiving once"
|
|
],
|
|
": that once was : former":[
|
|
"\u2026 contributions to enrich the legal resources of the once province of Britain.",
|
|
"\u2014 J. N. Pomeroy"
|
|
],
|
|
": with finality : definitively":[
|
|
"The team proved once and for all that they are the best."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"I will repeat the question once .",
|
|
"The play was performed only once .",
|
|
"She didn't once thank me.",
|
|
"He didn't look at me once .",
|
|
"It was once done that way.",
|
|
"A river once flowed through this canyon.",
|
|
"It was once a booming mining town.",
|
|
"Their music was once very popular.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"I have tried Indian food more than once .",
|
|
"Please be on time just this once .",
|
|
"For once you seem to know what I'm talking about.",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"the once child star is now a lawyer in the entertainment industry",
|
|
"Conjunction",
|
|
"Once she spoke, I recognized her.",
|
|
"you should have stopped wrestling once you knew someone was getting hurt, not five minutes later",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"But when Joni and Laser become curious about who their father is, Nic and Jules are confronted with the fact that their once -anonymous sperm donor is now in their lives and is prime to complicate their family dynamics just a bit. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"There may be a short window when u-pick is available at Lakeside Lavender and Herbs LLC in La Porte, but the plant can last for quite some time once picked. \u2014 Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Some jobs that once paid minimum wage are advertising hourly rates that start at $17 or more. \u2014 Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Elevated feeders were once recommended as a way to prevent gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV), also known as bloat, a life-threatening condition that\u2019s most prevalent in large and deep-chested breeds. \u2014 Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"People once had economic views that didn\u2019t dramatically and immediately shift each election. \u2014 Josh Zumbrun, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"This old distillery building is one of the last structures left, once home to the Buffalo Springs Distilling Company, which ran from 1868 to the 1970s. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Germany's Hannah Stockbauer, Australia's Grant Hackett and China's Sun Yang each managed it only once . \u2014 Ciar\u00c1n Fahey, ajc , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"At the center of Thursday\u2019s hearing was the extraordinary clash set in motion by the mid-level Justice official, Clark, who had once overseen environmental litigation and then became acting head of the civil division. \u2014 Rosalind S. Helderman, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The binge-it-all-at- once model, for example, is no longer inviolable. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Experts recommend giving your fridge the once over every week, especially the crispers and the meat storage areas. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"The all-at- once release model that Netflix pioneered gave users the freedom to consume TV at their own pace. \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The renewal comes just under a month after Life & Beth\u2019s all-at- once release. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But with bigger crowds and first-time visitors modeling other travelers\u2019 behaviors, even small just-this- once choices can add up. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"During a once in a lifetime pandemic when people were desperate for information, CNN and every other network took the briefings live. \u2014 Fox News , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Despite never coaching above the high school level, Josh McCown has now had three interviews with the Texans to become their head coach - once in January 2021 and twice this month. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Zerlang shared his experiences with the once in a century transformational pandemic induced segue into a remote and hybrid workstyle. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Now, with the once -bedroom communities of Herriman and Copperton, for example, growing, even booming, the transportation plans are becoming outdated. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For now the once globe-trotting Ghosn is stuck in Lebanon, unable to travel overseas without risking arrest and a return to Japan. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The once chairman for Disney and 20th Century Fox has also directed films including Coupe de Ville and America\u2019s Sweethearts. \u2014 Spencer Elliott, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"All around him, a heavy blanket of smoke camouflaged the once pristine lake with a gray and brown haze that made the water difficult to see even from just a few feet away. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Tents were pitched by people using the once grand station lobby as a shelter. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Don Tracy of Springfield, who was elected state GOP chairman in February, acknowledged the party\u2019s base has shifted to less populous rural Downstate areas while the once bedrock Republican collar counties become increasingly Democratic. \u2014 Dan Petrella, chicagotribune.com , 19 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Anne Boelyn, the once queen of England, was informally accused of witchcraft. \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 13 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Natasha and Yelena resolve to topple Dreykov and the Red Room, a mission that requires them to reconnect with their once parents. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Star Tribune , 29 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1620, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1747, in the meaning defined above":"Conjunction"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English ones , from genitive of on one":"Adverb, Noun, Adjective, and Conjunction"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0259n(t)s",
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0259ns"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"erstwhile",
|
|
"formerly",
|
|
"onetime"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215652",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"conjunction",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"onchocerciasis":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The century-old suramin, currently used to treat African sleeping sickness and river blindness ( onchocerciasis ), has also gotten some traction as a potential Covid-19 treatment. \u2014 Joshua Cohen, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"River blindness, also known as onchocerciasis , is the second leading cause of preventable blindness in the world. \u2014 Jeffrey R. Aeschlimann, The Conversation , 14 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Doctors have prescribed ivermectin for humans to treat parasitic worm diseases like intestinal strongyloidiasis and onchocerciasis . \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 2 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"During the first 10 years of the program, ivermectin was donated for use against river blindness ( onchocerciasis ). \u2014 Joshua Cohen, Forbes , 29 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The claim that ivermectin causes infertility traces back to a flawed 2011 Nigerian study, in which researchers analyzed 37 men with onchocerciasis . \u2014 Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY , 15 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Firstly, the research looked at 385 patients with onchocerciasis , but ultimately decided to only enroll 37 of them in the study, excluding a whopping 90% of potential participants due to initial low sperm counts. \u2014 Victoria Forster, Forbes , 11 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The drug is available with a prescription to treat head lice, onchocerciasis (river blindness) and other ailments in humans. \u2014 Jake Zuckerman And Terry Demio, USA TODAY , 30 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"It\u2019s used in humans to treat head lice, onchocerciasis (river blindness) and other ailments. \u2014 Jake Zuckerman And Terry Demio, The Enquirer , 30 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1911, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin Onchocerca, genus of filarial worms (from oncho-, probably erroneously for onco-, from Greek \u00f3nkos \"barb of an arrow\" + -o- -o- + -kerka, feminine of -kerkos \"having a tail [of the kind specified],\" adjective derivative of k\u00e9rkos \"tail\") + -iasis \u2014 more at angle entry 2 , cercus":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u00e4\u014b-k\u0259-",
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"\u02cc\u00e4\u014b-k\u014d-\u02ccs\u0259r-\u02c8k\u012b-\u0259-s\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125609",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"oncoming":{
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"antonyms":[
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"late",
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"recent"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": coming nearer in time or space":[
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"the oncoming year",
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"an oncoming car"
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],
|
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": emergent , rising":[
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"the oncoming generation"
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],
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": future":[
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"looked forward to his oncoming visit"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"we're looking forward to your oncoming visit",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Galant struck a Toyota Tundra and both vehicles crossed into oncoming traffic and rolled before the Galant collided with a Chevrolet Silverado, causing both vehicles to catch fire, police said. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 18 May 2022",
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"The harvest has been a flood of YouTube and Twitter posts showing Teslas driving into oncoming traffic, mistaking railroad tracks for paved streets and aiming themselves into metal posts and traffic barriers. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
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"Witness statements and video footage from the area show the pickup crossed into oncoming traffic colliding nearly head-on with the semi-truck. \u2014 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Authorities said Johnson was the driver and lone occupant of a Volkswagen Tiguan traveling south on Valley Road when his vehicle crossed over into oncoming traffic, striking a Nissan Rogue head on. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Soon after, the man walked into oncoming traffic and was struck by a white Freightliner semi-truck. \u2014 Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"In some of the videos, the car made dangerous decisions, almost rolling into an intersection, or turning into oncoming traffic, forcing Bernal to take over from the autopilot. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"An initial investigation found Graham was driving south on Laurel Bowie Road and crossed into oncoming traffic, striking an SUV. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"And, when the sharks do notice an oncoming ship, their reaction time is slow and minimal until the vessel gets very close. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u022fn-\u02cck\u0259-mi\u014b",
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"\u02c8\u00e4n-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"approaching",
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"coming",
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"forthcoming",
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"imminent",
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"impending",
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"nearing",
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"pending",
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"proximate",
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"upcoming"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020717",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
|
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"one":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bone",
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"buck",
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"clam",
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"dollar",
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"smacker"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a certain indefinitely indicated person or thing":[
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"saw one of his friends"
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],
|
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": a one-dollar bill":[],
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": a single instance of a specified action":[
|
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"felt like belting him one",
|
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"\u2014 John Casey"
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],
|
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": a single person or thing":[
|
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"has the one but needs the other"
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],
|
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": an article of clothing of a size designated one":[
|
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"wears a one"
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],
|
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": an individual of a vaguely indicated group : anyone at all":[
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"one never knows"
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],
|
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": as one example":[
|
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"I for one disagree"
|
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],
|
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": at harmony : in a state of agreement":[],
|
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": being a certain individual specified by name":[
|
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"one John Doe made a speech"
|
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],
|
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": being a single unit or thing":[
|
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"one day at a time",
|
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"She is one year old."
|
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],
|
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": being in agreement or union":[
|
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"am one with you on this"
|
|
],
|
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": being one in particular":[
|
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"early one morning",
|
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"The Grand Canyon is one place I'd like to visit."
|
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],
|
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": being preeminently what is indicated":[
|
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"one fine person",
|
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"She is one tough teacher."
|
|
],
|
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": being the same in kind or quality":[
|
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"both of one species",
|
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"\"Puma\" and \"cougar\" are different names for one animal."
|
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],
|
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": constituting a unified entity of two or more components":[
|
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"The combined elements form one substance."
|
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],
|
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": ketone or related or analogous compound or class of compounds":[
|
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"lact one",
|
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"quin one"
|
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],
|
|
": only sense 2a":[
|
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"the one person she wanted to marry"
|
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],
|
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": some sense 1":[
|
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"will see you again one day"
|
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],
|
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": the first in a set or series":[
|
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"\u2014 often used with an attributive noun day one"
|
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],
|
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": the first whole number above zero \u2014 see Table of Numbers":[],
|
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": the number denoting unity":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
|
"There is one minute left in the game.",
|
|
"I have a few one- dollar bills in my purse.",
|
|
"She is one year old.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
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"one , two, three, four, \u2026",
|
|
"I don't have any ones . Can you break a five?",
|
|
"I'll be there at one .",
|
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"Pronoun",
|
|
"\u201cI'll have an iced tea, please.\u201d \u201cI'll have one , too.\u201d",
|
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"Their dog died, but they plan to get another one .",
|
|
"\u201cYou should wear the blue one .\u201d \u201cThe one with the stripes?\u201d \u201cNo, the other one .\u201d",
|
|
"I'd like to see the ring next to that one .",
|
|
"Which one did you like better?",
|
|
"He is the one who called the police.",
|
|
"That's one possible answer\u2014but not the only one .",
|
|
"I would like to read more, but one doesn't have the time.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan. \u2014 SI.com , 3 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive. \u2014 Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive. \u2014 Johannes Himmelreich, Smithsonian , 27 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan. \u2014 SI.com , 3 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive. \u2014 Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive. \u2014 Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive. \u2014 Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive. \u2014 Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Unfortunately, public transit is a perfect sphere for, whether one calls it oversight or ableism, to thrive. \u2014 Gus Alexiou, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Dealing with a sick little one can be stressful, but making them a bowl of soup doesn't have to be. \u2014 Katelyn Lunders, Woman's Day , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"An improved reputation may help persuade voters to back a tax increase, but first one has to get on the ballot. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Ireland prides itself on its storytelling traditions: it's birthed four Nobel Literary laureates -- W.B. Yeats, G. B. Shaw, Samuel Beckett and Seamus Heaney -- although all but one reached the end of their lives on foreign shores. \u2014 Maureen O'hare And Richard Quest, CNN , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Their deaths\u2014which Millet captures with the same measured pathos found in her novels\u2014are especially tragic, given how long one takes to mature, and how few are growing as the desert climate becomes harsher. \u2014 Lily Houston Smith, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"In introducing the demo, Prasad said that the ability for Alexa\u2019s AI to emulate the speech of a deceased relative can represent a way to preserve the memory of a loved one who has died. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The disconnect leaves the White House operating via split-screen: a positive message for Americans and a negative one for the lawmakers who represent them in Washington. \u2014 Lev Facher, STAT , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"According to FactSet, the reporting period that just past was, by any measure, a lousy one . \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 23 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Pronoun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary, alteration of -ene":"Noun suffix",
|
|
"Middle English on, an , from Old English \u0101n ; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin unus (Old Latin oinos ), Sanskrit eka":"Adjective, Noun, and Pronoun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alone",
|
|
"lone",
|
|
"one-off",
|
|
"only",
|
|
"singular",
|
|
"sole",
|
|
"solitary",
|
|
"special",
|
|
"sui generis",
|
|
"unique"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233156",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun suffix",
|
|
"pronoun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one after another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": each one in a continuing series":[
|
|
"One after another of her friends got married and moved away."
|
|
],
|
|
": in a continuing series":[
|
|
"The buses kept arriving, one after another .",
|
|
"One person after another walked out of the concert."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105211",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one and all":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": everyone":[
|
|
"Merry Christmas to one and all .",
|
|
"He gave equal attention to one and all ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121928",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one for the road":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203134",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one in a million":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person or thing that is very unusual, special, or admired":[
|
|
"Thanks for all the help you've given me. You're one in a million ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195141",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one more time":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": again : once more":[
|
|
"Would you please do it one more time ?"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184043",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one of those things":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194411",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one or the other":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one of two persons or things but not the other":[
|
|
"One or the other of us will have to go."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200229",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one or two":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a few":[
|
|
"I have a problem with one or two provisions in the contract."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193415",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one other":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one more : another":[
|
|
"There's one other person I'd like you to meet."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193853",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one right after the other":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": very close together in time":[
|
|
"The storms came one right after the other ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114618",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one sick puppy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who is crazy, cruel, or disgusting":[
|
|
"Anybody who would do that has to be one sick puppy ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183849",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one thing after another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181711",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one thing and another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": various things that have happened":[
|
|
"What with one thing and another , we still haven't finished."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085319",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one thing is (for) sure":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": it is certain : certainly":[
|
|
"One thing is (for) sure , we'll never eat there again."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085606",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one tired puppy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who is very tired":[
|
|
"I was one tired puppy after a long day of hiking."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185333",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one too many":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": too many alcoholic drinks":[
|
|
"He had one too many at the bar last night."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191653",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one way or another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": by some method":[
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"He vowed that he would succeed (in) one way or another ."
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"one's heart is (just) not in something":{
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": not feeling much interest or enthusiasm about something":[
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"They said they'd try to fix the problem, but I could see that their hearts (just) weren't in it ."
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"type":[
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"one's heart melts":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191252",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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},
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"one's house in order":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185607",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"one's keep":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the amount of money a person needs to pay for food, clothing, a place to live, etc.":[
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"\u2014 used in the phrase earn one's keep She's been living off her parents long enough. It's time for her to get a job and start earning her keep ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181536",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"one's level best":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one's best effort at doing something":[
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"He tried his level best to win the race.",
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"She did her level best to please her mother."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183746",
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"type":[
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|
"noun"
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]
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},
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"one's old self":{
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|
"antonyms":[],
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|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the person that one normally or truly is":[
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|
"She was her old self again after some sleep.",
|
|
"She never quite returned to her old self after the illness."
|
|
]
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},
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"examples":[],
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|
"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190915",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"one's temper flares":{
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|
"antonyms":[],
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|
"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122411",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
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]
|
|
},
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|
"one's waking hours/moments":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
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|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the time that a person is awake":[
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"I spent all my waking hours/moments thinking about how to fix the problem."
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|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190612",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one-armed bandit":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": slot machine sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The other people in Mr. Zafra\u2019s neighborhood bar, a place with one-armed bandit slot machines and a heavily tattooed bartender, thought that breaking away from Spain would lead to economic collapse. \u2014 Ellen Barry, New York Times , 29 Sep. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1934, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0259n-\u02c8\u00e4rm(d)-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182105",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one-armed bandit?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=o&file=one-arm-bandit_1":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": slot machine sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The other people in Mr. Zafra\u2019s neighborhood bar, a place with one-armed bandit slot machines and a heavily tattooed bartender, thought that breaking away from Spain would lead to economic collapse. \u2014 Ellen Barry, New York Times , 29 Sep. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1934, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0259n-\u02c8\u00e4rm(d)-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185339",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one-dimensional":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deep",
|
|
"profound"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having one dimension":[
|
|
"A straight line is one-dimensional .",
|
|
"The one-dimensional sequence of amino acids is the primary structure.",
|
|
"\u2014 Douglas R. Hofstadter"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking depth or complexity : superficial":[
|
|
"To the audience, the term \"sitcom\" connoted a lot of one-dimensional stories and characters.",
|
|
"\u2014 Bob Fisher"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also -d\u012b-",
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0259n-d\u0259-\u02c8mench-n\u0259l",
|
|
"-\u02c8men(t)-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"facile",
|
|
"shallow",
|
|
"skin-deep",
|
|
"superficial"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101114",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one-hit wonder":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1957, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175147",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one-horned rhinoceros":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": either of two Asian rhinoceroses (genus Rhinoceros) having a single horn:":[],
|
|
": indian rhinoceros":[],
|
|
": javan rhinoceros":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The tiger is believed to be have come from the neighboring Kaziranga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, home to tigers, elephants, bears, and the world's largest population of one-horned rhinoceroses . \u2014 Zoe Sottile And Manveena Suri, CNN , 19 July 2019",
|
|
"One male and two female calves one-horned rhinoceros , who were rescued during monsoon floods over the past two years from a famed wildlife preserve in India\u2019s northeast, were on Friday transported to a local zoo for breeding. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182217",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one-ideaed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having or possessed by only one idea":[
|
|
"her one-ideaed peasant mind was as inaccessible as a closed iron safe",
|
|
"\u2014 Joseph Conrad",
|
|
"sneered at him as a one-ideaed abolitionist",
|
|
"\u2014 David Donald"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195350",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one-liner":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a succinct or meaningful and especially accurate statement":[],
|
|
": a very succinct joke or witticism":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1962, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccw\u0259n-\u02c8l\u012b-n\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boff",
|
|
"boffo",
|
|
"boffola",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"drollery",
|
|
"funny",
|
|
"gag",
|
|
"giggle",
|
|
"jape",
|
|
"jest",
|
|
"joke",
|
|
"josh",
|
|
"laugh",
|
|
"nifty",
|
|
"pleasantry",
|
|
"quip",
|
|
"rib",
|
|
"sally",
|
|
"waggery",
|
|
"wisecrack",
|
|
"witticism",
|
|
"yuk",
|
|
"yuck",
|
|
"yak",
|
|
"yock"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031844",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one-man":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": consisting of only one individual":[
|
|
"a one-man committee"
|
|
],
|
|
": designed for or limited to one individual":[],
|
|
": done, presented, or produced by only one individual":[
|
|
"a one-man stage play"
|
|
],
|
|
": featuring the work of a single artist (such as a painter)":[
|
|
"a one-man show of oils"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to just one individual: such as":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1842, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0259n-\u02c8man"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200425",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one-many":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": constituted so that if the first term is given any of many things can be the second term whereas if the second term is given only one thing can be the first term":[
|
|
"the relation \u201cfather-child\u201d is one-many"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 compare many-one , one-one":[
|
|
"the relation \u201cfather-child\u201d is one-many"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185513",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one-night stand":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a locality used for one-night stands":[],
|
|
": a performance (as of a play or concert) given (as by a traveling group of actors or musicians) only once in each of a series of localities":[],
|
|
": a stopover for a one-night stand":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Madison becomes Kate\u2019s close friend, and later, after a one-night stand with Kevin, the pair become parents of twins. \u2014 Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Cassie in season 2 is just as erratic as last season, but given that her character had woken up to a dead man after a one-night stand , her behaviour seemed excusable. \u2014 Harika Manne, refinery29.com , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Early in Knocked Up, Ben Stone (played by Seth Rogen) tells his friends that a one-night stand has ended in pregnancy. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The first season premiered in April 2021, introducing hapless Londoner Jessie (Matafeo), who has a one-night stand with a man who turns out to be an A-list movie star named Tom Kapoor (Nikesh Patel). \u2014 Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"As their relationship grows from a one-night stand to something more, the two are forced to navigate familial and community obligations as well as decide where their priorities lie. \u2014 Usa Today Staff, USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Cancers ranked highest in having a one-night stand during the pandemic, with 11% engaging in one, compared with Libra at 4%. \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Samuel fights his former enemy for Ari throughout the fourth season, following their one-night stand . \u2014 Julia Moore, PEOPLE.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The series, according to the streaming service, follows on 20-something Jessie, who starts a relationship with a movie star, Tom, after a one-night stand . \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191103",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one-off":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": limited to a single time, occasion, or instance : one-shot":[
|
|
"one-off gigs",
|
|
"a one-off payment"
|
|
],
|
|
": singular , unique":[
|
|
"a one-off design"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccw\u0259n-\u02c8\u022ff"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alone",
|
|
"lone",
|
|
"one",
|
|
"only",
|
|
"singular",
|
|
"sole",
|
|
"solitary",
|
|
"special",
|
|
"sui generis",
|
|
"unique"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203417",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one-one":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": constituted so that if one term is given only one thing can be the other term":[
|
|
"in a monogamous society the relation \u201chusband-wife\u201d is one-one"
|
|
],
|
|
": one-to-one":[
|
|
"a one-one correlation between the names of things and the things named",
|
|
"\u2014 W. E. Johnson"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 compare many-one , one-many":[
|
|
"in a monogamous society the relation \u201chusband-wife\u201d is one-one"
|
|
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"\u2014 Catherine Arnst",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"BioNTech, like Moderna, is also a bit of a one-trick pony right now in that nearly all of its first-quarter revenue was derived from the Covid vaccine. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 23 May 2022",
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"At this point in his career, Taven Bryan is one-trick pony . \u2014 Lance Reisland, cleveland , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Beyond that, though, Wiley\u2019s picture is a one-trick pony . \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"This piece of cookware is far from a one-trick pony . \u2014 Claire Saffitz, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"As much as the range of TV production and streaming viewing has spread, the theatrical motion picture business narrowed to practically a one-trick pony in 2021. \u2014 Howard Homonoff, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"After paring down its ancillary operations last year, Airbnb remains a one-trick pony in home sharing. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 15 Nov. 2021",
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"Vejsicky, a Virginia Tech signee, is far more than a one-trick pony , setting up teammates at the offensive end and putting her length to good use at the defensive end, leading Newark\u2019s pressure defense. \u2014 Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer , 19 Nov. 2021",
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"That is perhaps because the Instant Pot isn\u2019t a one-trick pony , but has a wide range of capabilities. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Oct. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Referring to a passage in the Book of Revelation, when Christ perceives that his skin is multihued, Mr. Miles said the rainbow was a symbol of humanity\u2019s oneness . \u2014 New York Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
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"The mountain beckoned me with a concentration of adventurous western spirit and a oneness with wilderness, reasons that draw so many to great open spaces. \u2014 Andrew J. Bernstein, Outside Online , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"Most people who try Bufo describe a feeling of oceanic boundlessness, of oneness with the universe. \u2014 Alex Kuczynski, Town & Country , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"The runner\u2019s high transported me to a Buddhist aware- ness of the oneness of everything. \u2014 Brodie Ramin, Outside Online , 30 Aug. 2021",
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"Thank you for being a fan, and your oneness , and your caring. \u2014 Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone , 1 Dec. 2021",
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"Griffin\u2019s effortlessly warm and engaging writing merges personal memoir with history in a way that emphasizes the oneness of the fabric of humanity. \u2014 Arielle Gray, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Oct. 2021",
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"Peer-support meetings are held every day, providing an intimacy and sense of oneness in the small student body that can be hard to come by in traditional high schools. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Nov. 2021",
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"Ego death, a sense of oneness with the universe, a release from the illusion of the self. \u2014 Natan Ponieman, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202520",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"onerous":{
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"antonyms":[
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"easy",
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"light",
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"soft"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having legal obligations that outweigh the advantages":[
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"an onerous contract"
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],
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": involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome":[
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"an onerous task",
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"onerous regulations",
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"an onerous mortgage"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Then everyone was asked, how fairly did you act?, from \"extremely unfairly\" (1) to \"extremely fairly\" (7). Next they watched someone else make the assignments, and judged that person's ethics. Selflessness was a virtual no-show: 87 out of 94 people opted for the easy task and gave the next guy the onerous one. \u2014 Sharon Begley , Newsweek , 23 June 2008",
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"The first hitch occurred when the state education department took a full six months after the new law was adopted to issue 12 pages of onerous rules and regulations governing Arkansas charter schools. \u2014 Wendy Cole , Time , 10 June 2000",
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"Environmentalism poses stark issues of survival, for humankind and for all those other tribes of creatures over which we have exercised our onerous dominion. \u2014 Marilynne Robinson , The Death of Adam , 1998",
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"Rap tested well, but early on the promoters said they wouldn't be booking any gangsta rap, a move at least partly designed to calm security concerns during the onerous process of complying with the strict mass-gathering laws enacted in the wake of the 1969 festival. \u2014 John Milward , Rolling Stone , 11 Aug. 1994",
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"The government imposed onerous taxes on imports.",
|
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"had the onerous and stressful job of notifying the families of soldiers killed in action",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Forced to eliminate that requirement, state lawmakers compensated by enacting more onerous restrictions in other areas, including designating many public places as gun-free zones and adding more permits requirements. \u2014 Melissa Chan, NBC News , 1 July 2022",
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"Or consider the onerous scope-of-practice restrictions in many states. \u2014 Sally Pipes, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
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"On Saturday, the Taliban decreed that Afghan women must cover themselves from head to toe, expanding a series of onerous restrictions on women that dictate nearly every aspect of public life. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
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"Now stock prices have collapsed as onerous regulatory restrictions, covid lockdowns and U.S. sanctions combine to weigh on business. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
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"Tax filing for crypto users can be extremely onerous , and Gillibrand and Lummis\u2019s bill attempts to help ease those difficulties. \u2014 Andrew R. Chow, Time , 7 June 2022",
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"The many steps are onerous , and must be undertaken by a magician whose mind is settled and fixed upon his work, on the day and at the hour of the planet involved, in a fortunate place, and during fair weather. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
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"But the resettlement program in the U.S. was decimated by Trump-era budget cuts and restrictions that refugee advocates said were onerous . \u2014 Luke Barr, ABC News , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Speech rules are even more onerous in countries such as Pakistan and Turkey. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Middle French honereus , from Latin onerosus , from oner-, onus burden; akin to Sanskrit anas cart":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u014d-",
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|
"\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259-r\u0259s, \u02c8\u014d-",
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"\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259-r\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for onerous onerous , burdensome , oppressive , exacting mean imposing hardship. onerous stresses being laborious and heavy especially because distasteful. the onerous task of cleaning up the mess burdensome suggests causing mental as well as physical strain. burdensome responsibilities oppressive implies extreme harshness or severity in what is imposed. the oppressive tyranny of a police state exacting implies rigor or sternness rather than tyranny or injustice in the demands made or in the one demanding. an exacting employer",
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"synonyms":[
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"bitter",
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"brutal",
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"burdensome",
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"cruel",
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"excruciating",
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"grievous",
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"grim",
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"hard",
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"hardhanded",
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"harsh",
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"heavy",
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"inhuman",
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|
"murderous",
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"oppressive",
|
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"rough",
|
|
"rugged",
|
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"searing",
|
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"severe",
|
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"stiff",
|
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"tough",
|
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"trying"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075416",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ones place":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": units place":[
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|
"In the number 716.3, the 6 is in the ones place ."
|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Now, unlike any other moment in history, protesters in one place can, with a device in their pockets, see and hear what\u2019s happening elsewhere and match or surpass it in real time. \u2014 Ted Anthony, The Christian Science Monitor , 31 May 2020",
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"In such a chaotic work environment, there are profound advantages to gathering people together in one place . \u2014 Adam Lashinsky, Fortune , 29 May 2020",
|
|
"The Cowboys should use both tags then rescind the one placed on Cooper once/if a new deal is approved. \u2014 David Moore, Dallas News , 6 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Jack Nicas writes about one place on the internet where conspiracy theories have racked up millions of views: YouTube. \u2014 Nicole Daniels, New York Times , 3 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Other remains had been moved from one place on the atoll to another, and then moved again. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"FedEx says that\u2019s exactly its predicament from US export bans\u2014such as the one placed on Chinese telecom giant Huawei last month. \u2014 Jane Li, Quartz , 26 June 2019",
|
|
"But there is no obvious reason why these oxides should concentrate in one place on the Moon\u2019s farside. \u2014 Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2019",
|
|
"Now add in temperature checks for everyone coming in, a popular suggestion, and imagine how many people could get bunched up together in one place . \u2014 John Talty | Jtalty@al.com, al , 21 May 2020"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1852, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181555",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"oneself":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a person's self : one's own self":[
|
|
"\u2014 used reflexively as object of a preposition or verb or for emphasis in various constructions It is important to have good feelings about oneself ."
|
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],
|
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": one's normal, healthy, or sane condition or self":[
|
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"the need to protect oneself from danger"
|
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],
|
|
": to conduct oneself in a usual or fitting manner":[
|
|
"under such conditions one could not be oneself"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)w\u0259n-\u02c8self",
|
|
"Southern also -\u02c8sef",
|
|
"\u02ccw\u0259n-\u02c8self"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002124",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"pronoun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"onesie":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bodysuit for an infant having a snap closure at the crotch and not covering the legs":[
|
|
"\u2026 her husband, Prince William, gratefully accepted a onesie labeled \"Daddy's Little Co-Pilot\" from a well-wisher \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Michelle Tauber et al."
|
|
],
|
|
": a one-piece garment for adults usually with long sleeves and pants and sometimes with a hood":[
|
|
"All eyes were on Pharrell Williams' wife, Helen Lasichanh, during the Met Gala on May 1, but it was for all the wrong reasons. We were hoping Helen would show off her amazing post-baby body after birthing triplets, but instead, she covered her body in a giant red onesie that some Twitter users were comparing to the red Teletubbie!",
|
|
"\u2014 Christopher Rogers"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The tour features lingerie brand Fraulein Kink, and a purple onesie emblazoned with Swarovski crystals, designed by John Renaud. \u2014 Nadja Sayej, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Using a teddy bear with a onesie and diaper on for the demo, Cardi showed how to wipe when there\u2019s a poop explosion. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"In the tutorial posted on Tuesday (May 17), Cardi, 29, unsnapped a onesie on a teddy bear with her stiletto-heel shaped red nails, revealing the diaper below. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Kingsley wears a cute Minnie Mouse tank top while Kodi looks cozy in a blue onesie . \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"In another clip, Mulaney cuddles with their baby boy, giving him a kiss on the head before holding him in the air as Malcolm gazes at the camera in a gray onesie . \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Having a fresh onesie readily available is key for any new parent, says Liard. \u2014 Hannah Chubb, PEOPLE.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"At the end of the interview, Colbert presented Lawrence with the gift of a tiny onesie for her soon-to-be newborn. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 5 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"During our Zoom interview, Jones wore a black onesie and a red bonnet that matched her nails. \u2014 al , 1 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1983, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"one entry 1 + -sie (after the trademark Onesies )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0259n-z\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224632",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"onetime":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"erstwhile",
|
|
"formerly",
|
|
"once"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": former , sometime":[
|
|
"a onetime actor"
|
|
],
|
|
": formerly":[],
|
|
": occurring only once : one-shot":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"a onetime actor now turned singer",
|
|
"with any luck, that was a onetime mistake",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"an athlete who onetime competed in marathons on a regular basis",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"There\u2019s an old piece of pipe from a local church organ; a chunk of the castle from The Enchanted Forest, a onetime storybook park for kids; and shards of china fished from the Patapsco River after one of the town\u2019s floods. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"In the Republican race for attorney general, Kim got a last-minute endorsement Monday from his onetime boss, former GOP Gov. Jim Edgar, who represents the moderate wing of the party that has been losing ground to conservatives. \u2014 Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Punchbowl News was first to report late Monday that Cassidy Hutchinson, a onetime senior aide to Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows who testified previously on video, will testify publicly Tuesday. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Notable attendees included Dan Franzese, a Republican running for Congress in Florida, and Lynne Patton, a onetime assistant with the Trump Organization who later became a senior official at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. \u2014 Zach Everson, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The onetime Road America driving instructor survived his own mistakes in a race delayed for and plagued by intermittent rain and then escaped with victory in a two-lap overtime shootout. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"His father, a sociologist and onetime college professor, was a federal official. \u2014 Matt Schudel, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Voters in the onetime Republican stronghold rejected his efforts to unseat the state\u2019s GOP governor and secretary of state, both of whom rebuffed his extraordinary pressure to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. \u2014 Jill Colvin And Kim Chandler, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"When Juwon Park, a journalist with the Associated Press in Seoul and a onetime dancer for K-pop singer PSY, raised the question on Twitter, global ARMYs bombarded her with virulent responses. \u2014 E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"Darren Bailey beats onetime favorite Richard Irvin in the GOP primary in Illinois governor. ... \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"In the first round of voting on Tuesday afternoon, Southern Baptists rejected a prominent mainstream candidate and onetime favorite for the presidency, Al Mohler Jr., who received 26 percent of some 14,000 votes. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2021",
|
|
"There were, at onetime , plans for a triumphal midblock boulevard linking Rockefeller Center with MoMA, which may explain why MoMA is the only major museum that isn\u2019t on a corner or facing a plaza. \u2014 Michael Kimmelman, New York Times , 15 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Many may know about Edith Wharton\u2019s onetime home in the Berkshires, The Mount, which is now a historic house museum. \u2014 Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful , 10 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The program had a tribute to the noted radical feminist activist, philosophy professor and onetime fugitive Angela Davis, who was in the audience and who will give a talk as part of the festival on March 18. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"According to Jim Kehoe, Maryland\u2019s onetime athletic director, Mr. Wootten had agreed to accept an offer if Lefty Driesell did not. \u2014 Mark Asher, Washington Post , 22 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"The new season picks up as onetime happy housewife Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) is packing for her first major nationwide tour with manager Susie Myerson (Alex Borstein) and crooner Shy Baldwin (Leroy McClain). \u2014 Andrea Mandell, USA TODAY , 3 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Indeed, the increase in crowds has pretty much wiped out the onetime less busy spring and fall seasons. \u2014 Jay Jones, Los Angeles Times , 27 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
|
|
"1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0259n-\u02c8t\u012bm",
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0259n-\u02cct\u012bm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"one-off",
|
|
"one-shot"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170814",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ongoing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arrested",
|
|
"ended",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"stalled",
|
|
"stopped"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being actually in process":[
|
|
"ongoing research"
|
|
],
|
|
": continuing":[
|
|
"The investigation is ongoing ."
|
|
],
|
|
": continuously moving forward : growing":[
|
|
"the long ongoing history of medicine"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the ongoing events at the school",
|
|
"ongoing efforts to find a cure for the disease",
|
|
"There is an ongoing debate over the issue.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Spencer, who is on the board of a local levy district, said the dump truck driver was hauling rock for a levy on a local creek, a project that had been ongoing for a couple of days. \u2014 Charlie Riedel And, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Spencer, who is on the board of a local levy district, said the dump truck driver was hauling rock for a levy on a local creek, a project that had been ongoing for a couple days. \u2014 Summer Ballentine, Chron , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The investigation, led by the sheriff\u2019s office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, is ongoing . \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"This story is part of The Salt Lake Tribune\u2019s ongoing commitment to identify solutions to Utah\u2019s biggest challenges through the work of the Innovation Lab. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"This story is part of As Equals, CNN's ongoing series on gender inequality. \u2014 Melissa Mahtani, CNN , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"This article is part of an ongoing series with fellow Forbes Coaches Council member Ute Franzen-Waschke, founder of Business English & Culture. \u2014 Deborah Goldstein, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Titan plans to put out a line of original comic books based on Howard\u2019s creations, starting with a new Conan the Barbarian title as an ongoing series set to launch in May 2023 to coincide with Titan Comics\u2019 tenth anniversary. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Despite tremendous gains during the past five decades, many colleges and universities fall short of Title IX, leaving women struggling for equity, an ongoing series by USA TODAY has found. \u2014 Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccg\u022f(-)i\u014b",
|
|
"\u02c8\u00e4n-",
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fn-\u02ccg\u014d-i\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"afoot",
|
|
"proceeding"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040242",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"only":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"alone",
|
|
"exclusively",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"purely",
|
|
"simply",
|
|
"solely"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": alone in a class or category : sole":[
|
|
"the only one left",
|
|
"the only known species",
|
|
"She's the only person you can really trust."
|
|
],
|
|
": and yet : however":[
|
|
"they look very nice, only we can't use them"
|
|
],
|
|
": as a single fact or instance and nothing more or different : merely":[
|
|
"has only lost one election",
|
|
"\u2014 George Orwell"
|
|
],
|
|
": as recently as : not before":[
|
|
"only last week",
|
|
"only in the last year did she get recognition"
|
|
],
|
|
": at the very least":[
|
|
"it was only too true"
|
|
],
|
|
": few":[
|
|
"one of the only areas not yet explored",
|
|
"That was one of the only times I saw him cry."
|
|
],
|
|
": having no brother or sister":[
|
|
"an only child"
|
|
],
|
|
": in the final outcome":[
|
|
"will only make you sick"
|
|
],
|
|
": in the immediate past":[
|
|
"only just talked to her"
|
|
],
|
|
": solely , exclusively":[
|
|
"known only to him"
|
|
],
|
|
": unquestionably the best : peerless":[
|
|
"is convinced that his team is the only one"
|
|
],
|
|
": were it not that : except":[
|
|
"I'd introduce you to her, only you'd win her",
|
|
"\u2014 Jack London"
|
|
],
|
|
": with nevertheless the final result":[
|
|
"won the battles, only to lose the war"
|
|
],
|
|
": with the restriction that : but":[
|
|
"you may go, only come back early"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"the only way to really appreciate the beauty of the forest is to walk through it",
|
|
"that is the only possible right answer",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"There are only two more weeks until summer vacation.",
|
|
"It's only a matter of time before someone gets hurt.",
|
|
"Do you really have to leave? It's only eight o'clock.",
|
|
"He was only a baby when his father died.",
|
|
"Leave her alone. She's only a kid.",
|
|
"The building is only about 10 years old.",
|
|
"It was quiet in the room, but only for a moment.",
|
|
"She is only partly to blame.",
|
|
"The club is for women only .",
|
|
"Conjunction",
|
|
"I'd love to sing along, only I don't know the words.",
|
|
"They did have a radio, only it was broken.",
|
|
"We wanted to buy that painting, only it was far too expensive.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Kelly wasn't the only one to post a never-before-seen photo of Lola. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The judge said the statute is the only one in Arkansas that deals with forensic retesting. \u2014 Lara Farrar, Arkansas Online , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"After this prefatory video ends, a door automatically slides open, giving access to a chamber that evokes the exterior of Tut\u2019s royal tomb, the only largely intact one ever found in Egypt\u2019s Valley of the Kings. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Emergency crews responded to multiple fires started by lightning Wednesday after extreme weather brought by monsoonal moisture swept across the region, but the Thunder fire appeared to be the only one still burning Thursday. \u2014 Grace Tooheystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Hoops Hype\u2019s Michael Scotto was the only one to suggest trading the pick. \u2014 cleveland , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Of the 14 artists who received three or more BET Awards nominations this year, Chl\u00f6e is the only one who has been announced as a performer. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 23 June 2022",
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"The fire company is the only one in Carroll County that is completely volunteer run, with no career fire personnel. \u2014 Dylan Slagle, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
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"Hadid is not the only one delving into the world of old-school mall brands. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 23 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"Trump had not only exploited that pattern to make false claims of fraud, but contributed to it in his campaign to call mail-in voting into question. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Not only have many shows moved to New York following try-outs or workshops in Connecticut, many New York theater talents like to work here between Broadway opportunities. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Trump had not only exploited that pattern to make false claims of fraud, but contributed to it in his campaign to call mail-in voting into question. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Saban is faced with the challenge of not only conquering opponents but conquering a new era in the game itself: recruiting in the age of players profiting from name, image and likeness. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
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"The Tonys, hosted by Ariana DeBose and broadcast on CBS, honored not only shows, performers, writers and designers, but also the understudies who saved so many performances this season. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
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"From a legal perspective, defamation is considered a high bar: If a public figure, the plaintiff must prove a statement is not only untrue, but that it was made with malice. \u2014 Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
|
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"Last week, Justin Bieber posted a video to Instagram not only sharing his diagnosis of Ramsay Hunt syndrome, which has left half of his face paralyzed, but also showing it. \u2014 Kelsey Ables, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"New research suggests that compared with face-to-face conversation, email not only makes resolution more difficult, but can also worsen one\u2019s performance on subsequent tasks. \u2014 Anne Kadet, WSJ , 12 June 2022"
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"Middle English, from Old English \u0101nl\u012bc , from \u0101n one \u2014 more at one":"Adjective and Adverb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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|
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},
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"examples":[],
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u00e4n\u0259\u02c8mat\u0259p\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-204048",
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]
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},
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"recession",
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"retreat",
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"examples":[
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"a sudden onrush of development in an area that was rural until very recently",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Along with the media onrush and charitable response came another, far more malevolent form of attention. \u2014 Elizabeth Williamson, The Atlantic , 2 June 2022",
|
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"Not nearly enough venue doors were open, and attendees mistakenly believed the band was starting early when, according to the Who\u2019s manager, the arena speakers blasted the film trailer for Quadrophenia, leading to a brutal onrush of fans. \u2014 Asawin Suebsaeng, Rolling Stone , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Was, in this vision, Maoism experiencing an onrush of popularity, and so experts, ones like Adam, were being tapped to give high-profile public lectures on the nuts and bolts of this important yet undercovered political theory? \u2014 Matt B. Weir, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
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"For the past half-century, the NRA has eagerly cultivated a pseudopopulist image of an armed and angry battery of righteous culture warriors of the right, beating back the faithless onrush of big government liberalism one armed citizen at a time. \u2014 Chris Lehmann, The New Republic , 9 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Clearly, humanity must learn to befriend AI, and be prepare for the onrush of technological advancements. \u2014 Calvin Mackie, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"There is no proof that this drastic course of treatment is right for any, let alone all, of the onrush of children claiming to be transgender. \u2014 Nathanael Blake, National Review , 10 June 2021",
|
|
"Obviously, much of that mighty onrush would flow unstoppably downstream, there to pass under the arches of the area\u2019s many bridges. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"White likewise said medical patients should not be displaced by the onrush of recreational customers. \u2014 Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic , 5 Nov. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1784, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u00e4n-",
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fn-\u02ccr\u0259sh"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"advance",
|
|
"advancement",
|
|
"furtherance",
|
|
"going",
|
|
"headway",
|
|
"march",
|
|
"passage",
|
|
"process",
|
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"procession",
|
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"progress",
|
|
"progression"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170720",
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"onset":{
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"definitions":{
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": attack , assault":[
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"withstand the onset of the army"
|
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],
|
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": beginning , commencement":[
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"the onset of winter",
|
|
"the onset of age-related diseases"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"the walls withstood the onset of the first battalion",
|
|
"the claim that if you take enough vitamin C at the onset of a cold, you'll often recover faster",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The housing shortage comes as demand for housing accelerated during the onset of the pandemic when more Americans began working from home and sought more space. \u2014 Terry Collins, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"During the onset of the pandemic when businesses were shuttering and lockdown policies were in place, there was an unprecedented drop in labor force participation. \u2014 Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Hough and Laich first announced their split in May 2020 after social distancing separately during the onset of the pandemic. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The rebound symptoms tend to be the same as those experienced during the onset of disease, Thomas Russo, MD, infectious disease expert at the University of Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, tells SELF. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Despite its 2018 release, the song took off two years later as millions began to download the video-sharing app while cooped up at home during the onset of the pandemic. \u2014 Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Of the many activities that came to a shuddering halt during the onset of the pandemic, clinical trials were greatly affected. \u2014 Romil Bahl, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that adding household production to the GDP during the onset of COVID would increase GDP growth rate by three percentage points. \u2014 Rebecca Gale, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The jet fuel spike is a reversal of fortunes after the collapse in air travel during the onset of Covid. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 5 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1522, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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|
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|
|
"\u02c8\u022fn-\u02ccset, \u02c8\u00e4n-",
|
|
"\u02c8\u00e4n-",
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"\u02c8\u022fn-\u02ccset"
|
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],
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|
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"aggression",
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"assault",
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"attempt",
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|
"blitz",
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|
"blitzkrieg",
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"charge",
|
|
"coup de main",
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"offense",
|
|
"offence",
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"offensive",
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"onslaught",
|
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"raid",
|
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"rush",
|
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"strike"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165713",
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"type":[
|
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|
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]
|
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},
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"an onslaught by the enemy",
|
|
"the massive onslaught of enemy troops caught the country by surprise",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The pandemic swept across Europe in the 1340s with a reputation that preceded its onslaught . \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Auburn continued its offensive onslaught in the NCAA Regional at Plainsman Park during a 21-7 rout Saturday night against Florida State. \u2014 al , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"The Yankees continued their onslaught in the fifth inning, scoring five more runs and chasing Rodriguez from his start. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Some were pegged to the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany, while others criticized Putin for using Russia's Victory Day to justify his violent onslaught in Ukraine. \u2014 Henry Klapper, CNN , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Heard's lawyers are expected to continue their onslaught of questions during their cross-examination. \u2014 Matthew Barakat, ajc , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"As Russia continues its deadly onslaught in Ukraine, U.S. and NATO policymakers are navigating a tight balancing act. \u2014 Sarah Kreps, Fortune , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Smith finished her personal onslaught with a fastbreak layup, making up the entire first part of a third quarter-closing 22-3 run. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"More than two million people have fled the war in Ukraine since Russian President Vladimir Putin began his onslaught in the country on Feb. 24, according to the U.N.\u2019s refugee agency. \u2014 Joanna Sugden, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1625, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"modification of Dutch aanslag act of striking; akin to Old English an on and to Old English sl\u0113an to strike \u2014 more at slay":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fn-",
|
|
"\u02c8\u00e4n-\u02ccsl\u022ft"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"aggression",
|
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"assault",
|
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"attack",
|
|
"attempt",
|
|
"blitz",
|
|
"blitzkrieg",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"coup de main",
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"offense",
|
|
"offence",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"onset",
|
|
"raid",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"strike"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095510",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"onus":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a disagreeable necessity : obligation":[],
|
|
": blame":[],
|
|
": burden entry 1":[],
|
|
": burden of proof":[
|
|
"put forth a theory that left the onus squarely on him"
|
|
],
|
|
": stigma":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Consumers should be able to limit the use of information beyond what's essential to complete a transaction. There are two principal ways to do this: Web sites can permit them to \"opt in,\" or explicitly grant advance permission to share information. Or they can put the onus on consumers to \"opt out\" if they don't want information shared. \u2014 Consumer Reports , May 2000",
|
|
"These laws got the regulatory ball rolling, but the onus was on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ensure that additives were safe. \u2014 Amy Rosenbaum Clark , Vegetarian Times , March 1995",
|
|
"It is not the scions of Yale and Harvard who apply to become FBI agents and construction workers and civil servants and cops who bear the onus of this reverse discrimination. \u2014 Thomas B. Edsall , Washington Post , 9-15 Mar. 1992",
|
|
"hoping to avoid the onus of failure by lowering expectations ahead of time",
|
|
"he perpetually tries to shift the onus for any mistakes onto other team members",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The onus of what my character believed [about AIDS transmission] came from somewhere else. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The onus for that is on jockeys, and most notable Rich Strike\u2019s Sonny Leon, whose navigation through traffic at the Derby will go down as one of the best rides in the history of the sport. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"The onus for that is on jockeys, and most notable Rich Strike\u2019s Sonny Leon, whose navigation through traffic at the Derby will go down as one of the best rides in the history of the sport. \u2014 Stephen Whyno, Baltimore Sun , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The personal onus of concert goers and the general public to act responsibly is not just for our own health, but for the continued health of people trying to hit the road to entertain. \u2014 Niko Stratis, SPIN , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Coming as close to guaranteeing a victory as a guy can get without actually saying the words, Roy poke-checked the onus squarely on the Wings. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"When Lopez was sidelined for 68 straight games, the onus fell on Antetokounmpo to slide up a spot and be Milwaukee\u2019s primary source of paint protection. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"With the onus of enforcement now solely on staff and owners, some restaurants got a horde of angry anti-maskers after them. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The onus of reducing discrimination should not be on women and people of color. \u2014 Erika Kirgios, Scientific American , 28 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u014d-n\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blot",
|
|
"brand",
|
|
"slur",
|
|
"smirch",
|
|
"smudge",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"stain",
|
|
"stigma",
|
|
"taint"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012404",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"onwaiting":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the act of awaiting":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"on + waiting , gerund of wait (after the verb phrase wait on )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111655",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"onward":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": directed or moving onward : forward":[],
|
|
": toward or at a point lying ahead in space or time : forward":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"They have lived in that house from 1983 onward .",
|
|
"we must continue to move onward , or we will die in this desert",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"The two drivers continued onward , with the victim trying to pass McEwan several times. \u2014 Caroline Silva, ajc , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The post-retrograde occurs right when the retrograde ends and happens for two weeks from that date onward . \u2014 Lisa Stardust, Glamour , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The adventure continued through what was then Yugoslavia, then onward to Bulgaria and Turkey. \u2014 Tara Jamali, BostonGlobe.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The next big pulse of heat will be established Tuesday of next week and really dominates Wednesday onward . \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Some head onward to neighboring countries, forcing children to withstand long journeys. \u2014 Marion Hart, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Daniel and Alina\u2019s escape involved a long, perilous journey from their home city, Dnipro, to Poland, across Europe to Belgium and onward to Mexico and the U.S. border. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"At approximately midnight on Friday, multiple expeditions left base camp to hike through the Khumbu Icefall and ascend onward to Camp II at 21,000 feet just below the Lhotse Face. \u2014 Ben Ayers, Outside Online , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"The site linked Egypt and Canaan from predynastic times onward . \u2014 Petro Kotz\u00e9, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Inside, volunteers in orange vests directed new arrivals to counters helping with accommodation, translation and onward journeys. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But within weeks of the Soviet advance, crates of U.S.-funded weapons were being unloaded in the Pakistani port of Karachi, for onward delivery to the mujahideen. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And onward flow plastics through time, territories, and tissues. \u2014 Rebecca Altman, The Atlantic , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"From 1999 onward , direct investment into businesses surged. \u2014 Greg Ip, WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Already past its esoteric adolescence and into mainstream deployment and onward augmentation is the concept of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC). \u2014 Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The onward journey from the border depends largely on the connections refugees have in Europe. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"There was no evidence of onward transmission from any of these cases, according to the UKHSA. \u2014 Morgan Winsor, ABC News , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The Sphinx \u2014 like the Pennsylvania Avenue business district that surrounded it \u2014 fell into decline in the 1960s and onward as many patrons moved to the suburbs. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com , 13 Jan. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8\u00e4n-",
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fn-w\u0259rd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"ahead",
|
|
"forth",
|
|
"forward",
|
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"on"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051529",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"onward and upward":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": toward a better condition or higher level":[
|
|
"He is moving onward and upward in his business career."
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174149",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"onwardness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being directed forward or of moving forward":[
|
|
"onwardness that he found among these youthful liberals",
|
|
"\u2014 Francis Biddle"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161445",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"onwards":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": directed or moving onward : forward":[],
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": toward or at a point lying ahead in space or time : forward":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adverb",
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"They have lived in that house from 1983 onward .",
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"we must continue to move onward , or we will die in this desert",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"The two drivers continued onward , with the victim trying to pass McEwan several times. \u2014 Caroline Silva, ajc , 1 July 2022",
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"The post-retrograde occurs right when the retrograde ends and happens for two weeks from that date onward . \u2014 Lisa Stardust, Glamour , 3 June 2022",
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"The adventure continued through what was then Yugoslavia, then onward to Bulgaria and Turkey. \u2014 Tara Jamali, BostonGlobe.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"The next big pulse of heat will be established Tuesday of next week and really dominates Wednesday onward . \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
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"Some head onward to neighboring countries, forcing children to withstand long journeys. \u2014 Marion Hart, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"Daniel and Alina\u2019s escape involved a long, perilous journey from their home city, Dnipro, to Poland, across Europe to Belgium and onward to Mexico and the U.S. border. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
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"At approximately midnight on Friday, multiple expeditions left base camp to hike through the Khumbu Icefall and ascend onward to Camp II at 21,000 feet just below the Lhotse Face. \u2014 Ben Ayers, Outside Online , 7 May 2022",
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"The site linked Egypt and Canaan from predynastic times onward . \u2014 Petro Kotz\u00e9, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Inside, volunteers in orange vests directed new arrivals to counters helping with accommodation, translation and onward journeys. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"But within weeks of the Soviet advance, crates of U.S.-funded weapons were being unloaded in the Pakistani port of Karachi, for onward delivery to the mujahideen. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"And onward flow plastics through time, territories, and tissues. \u2014 Rebecca Altman, The Atlantic , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"From 1999 onward , direct investment into businesses surged. \u2014 Greg Ip, WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"Already past its esoteric adolescence and into mainstream deployment and onward augmentation is the concept of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC). \u2014 Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022",
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"The onward journey from the border depends largely on the connections refugees have in Europe. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"There was no evidence of onward transmission from any of these cases, according to the UKHSA. \u2014 Morgan Winsor, ABC News , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"The Sphinx \u2014 like the Pennsylvania Avenue business district that surrounded it \u2014 fell into decline in the 1960s and onward as many patrons moved to the suburbs. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com , 13 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u00e4n-",
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"\u02c8\u022fn-w\u0259rd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ahead",
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"forth",
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"forward",
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"on"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223847",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"onwards and upwards":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": toward a better condition or higher level":[
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"Technology has been steadily moving onwards and upwards ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072148",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"on principle":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": because of one's beliefs":[
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"She refused on principle to give toy guns to the children."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141813"
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},
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"one and the same":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one person or thing and not two":[
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"The restaurant's owner and chef are one and the same (person)."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141959"
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},
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"on the hook for":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": owing money for (something) : responsible for (something)":[
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"He's still on the hook for the cost of the repairs."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142748"
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}
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} |