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{
"PA system":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": public-address system":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1936, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050217",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"PAYE":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"pay as you earn":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u0101-\u02cc\u0101-\u02ccw\u012b-\u02c8\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035545",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"Pachystima":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of Pachystima taxonomic synonym of pachistima"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-180559",
"type":[]
},
"Pachytylus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of Acrididae that includes several destructive Old World migratory locusts":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from pachy- + Greek tylos callus, knob":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259\u02c8kit\u1d4al\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045808",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Pacific Athapaskan":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a group of Athapaskan peoples occupying a discontinuous territory from southern British Columbia to northern California and including Chastacosta, Chetco, Chilula, Clatskanie, Hupa, Kato, Kwalhioqua, Lassik, Mattole, Whilkut, Sinkyone, Taltushtuntude, Tolowa, Tututni, Umpqua, Wailaki":[],
": a subdivision of the Athapaskan languages including the languages spoken by the Pacific Athapaskan peoples":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125153",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Pacifica":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city on the Pacific Ocean in western California south of San Francisco population 37,234":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8si-fi-k\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200035",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Paganini":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Niccol\u00f2 1782\u20131840 Italian violinist":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u00e4-",
"\u02ccpa-g\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113-n\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101334",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Page":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a boy serving as an honorary attendant at a formal function (such as a wedding)":[],
": a noteworthy event or period":[],
": a written record":[],
": a youth attendant on a person of rank especially in the medieval period":[],
": a youth being trained for the medieval rank of knight and in the personal service of a knight":[],
": an act or instance of paging":[
"a page came over the loudspeaker",
"got a page from the client"
],
": one employed to deliver messages, assist patrons, serve as a guide, or attend to similar duties":[],
": the block of information found at a single World Wide Web address":[],
": the material printed or written on a page":[],
": to number or mark the pages of":[],
": to send a message to via a pager":[],
": to summon by repeatedly calling out the name of":[],
": to turn the pages (as of a book or magazine) especially in a steady or haphazard manner":[
"\u2014 usually used with through"
],
": to wait on or serve in the capacity of a page":[],
"Walter Hines 1855\u20131918 American journalist and diplomat":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Verb",
"1628, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French":"Noun",
"Middle French, from Latin pagina ; akin to Latin pangere to fix, fasten \u2014 more at pact":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0101j"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004616",
"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"Palinura":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a tribe of decapod crustaceans (suborder Reptantia) usually having the rostrum and the inner lobes of the second maxillae and first maxillipeds reduced and including the Palinuridae , Scyllaridae, and a few related forms":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Palinurus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpal\u0259\u02c8n(y)u\u0307r\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081649",
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"plural noun"
]
},
"Palinuridae":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a family of decapod crustaceans (tribe Palinura ) comprising the spiny lobsters \u2014 see palinurus \u2014 compare panulirus":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Palinurus , type genus + -idae":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191443",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Palinurus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the type genus of Palinuridae comprising the European langouste and other Old World spiny lobsters \u2014 compare panulirus":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin, name of Aeneas's pilot, understood as from Greek palin back + -ouros -urus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-r\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055142",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Palisades":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"line of cliffs 15 miles (24 kilometers) long in southeastern New York and northeastern New Jersey on the west bank of the Hudson River":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpa-l\u0259-\u02c8s\u0101dz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034955",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Palissy ware":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a 16th century French pottery decorated with colored glazes laid over embossments and usually with figures (as of fishes or leaves) in high relief":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Bernard Palissy \u20201589 French potter":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6pal\u0259\u00a6s\u0113-",
"p\u0259\u02c8lis\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130249",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Pamphiliidae":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a family of sawflies whose larvae are usually gregarious and web together the leaves and twigs of trees on which they feed":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Pamphilius , type genus (perhaps from Greek pamphilos beloved of all) + -idae":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpam(p)f\u0259\u02c8l\u012b\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222028",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Pamphylia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"ancient district and Roman province in southern Asia Minor on the coast south of Pisidia":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"pam-\u02c8fi-l\u0113-\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131853",
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"geographical name"
]
},
"Pamuk":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"(Ferit) Orhan 1952\u2013 Turkish writer":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u00e4-\u02c8m\u00fck"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134355",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Pamunkey":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of the Pamunkey people":[],
": an Algonquian people of Virginia formerly part of the Powhatan confederacy":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259\u02c8m\u0259\u014bk\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022338",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Pan-Cake":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a flat cake made of thin batter and cooked (as on a griddle) on both sides":[],
": to cause to pancake":[],
": to knock flat":[],
": to make a pancake landing":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"We had blueberry pancakes and sausage for breakfast.",
"She wore sequins, false eyelashes, and pancake onstage.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Chicken Guy is adding a pancake and chicken tender sandwich and other breakfast offerings to its Winter Park restaurant\u2019s menu starting today. \u2014 Austin Fuller, Orlando Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
"Funniest football moment: Watching my QB get a pancake block. \u2014 Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online , 19 May 2022",
"Add another 1/4 cup of filling, then top with another pancake . \u2014 Southern Kitchen, USA TODAY , 2 Apr. 2022",
"My current employer\u2019s [The Rock] previous chef had given me their pancake recipe because the family really liked that particular recipe. \u2014 Elijah Rawls, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
"As France's biggest-hitting entry to the global pancake catalog, crepes have a uniquely versatile quality. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"The Holiday Inn Express brand kept its pancake and cinnamon roll station, for example. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"First, even if your batter is runny, your pancake can only spread so far. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 11 May 2022",
"On Easter, the restaurant will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Brunch highlights include French toast, crab cakes, and eggs topped with lobster bisque as well as Hazel's pancake offerings of buttermilk, blueberry or chocolate, and banana. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In the coming minutes, some sections will pancake , while others will topple completely. \u2014 Bruce Barcott, Outside Online , 25 Aug. 2011",
"My own view is that this is the time to be safe while earning some yield and rolling down the front end of the yield curve which will be the first one to pancake when something breaks. \u2014 Vineer Bhansali, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"It is not supposed to crack your ribs and pancake your brain against the back of your skull. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Try stirring some into an espresso or add some nibs to pancake batter; sprinkle on top of ice cream or yogurt for a bittersweet kick. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Mar. 2021",
"Some cookies could pancake , while others might turn out overly cakey. \u2014 Sarah Jampel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 18 Dec. 2020",
"Be sure to use pure maple syrup, not pancake syrup. \u2014 Chris Ross, chicagotribune.com , 2 Dec. 2019",
"Watch him pancake the blitzer from Georgia in another. \u2014 Zak Keefer, Indianapolis Star , 27 Apr. 2018",
"Cottage cheese can be baked into muffins and added to pancake batter \u2014 and no one will ever know. \u2014 Martina Schimitschek, sandiegouniontribune.com , 25 Apr. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1911, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pan-\u02cck\u0101k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"flapjack",
"griddle cake",
"hotcake",
"slapjack"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203539",
"type":[
"noun",
"trademark",
"verb"
]
},
"Pan-European":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or involving all or most of the nations of Europe":[
"a Pan-European economic union"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u00a6)pan+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105912",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"Pan-Germanism":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a 20th century doctrine of German racial superiority and world domination by stages of imperial expansion":[],
": a chiefly 19th century movement having as its principal aim the political union of all Germans":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French pangermanisme (translation of German alldeutschtum ), from pan- + germanisme Germanism, from Germanie Germany (from Latin Germania land occupied by the Germanic peoples in western Europe in Roman times) + -isme -ism":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pan+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135927",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Pandean pipes":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": panpipe":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124540",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Pandemonium":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the capital of Hell in Milton's Paradise Lost":[],
": the infernal regions : hell":[
"the demons of Pandemonium"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1667, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"pan- + Late Latin daemonium \"evil spirit,\" borrowed from Greek daim\u00f3nion \"evil spirit,\" earlier \"divine power, inferior divine being,\" derivative of da\u00edm\u014dn \"divinity, divine power, individual destiny\" (with -ium probably to be read as Latin -ium or Greek -eion, suffixes of place) \u2014 more at demon":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpan-d\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190601",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Pangaea":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"ancient supercontinent that included almost all of the Earth's land area and was formed by the collision of Gondwana and Laurasia":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"pan-\u02c8j\u0113-\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205003",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Pangasinan":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a Christianized people in central Luzon, Philippines":[],
": a member of such people":[],
": the Austronesian language of the Pangasinan people":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Pangasinan Pangasin \u00e1n":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u00e4n\u02ccg\u00e4s\u0113\u02c8n\u00e4n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051215",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Pangium":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of Malayan trees (family Flacourtiaceae) having entire or 3-lobed leaves and axillary dioecious flowers with a scale at the base of each petal":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Bugi pangi + New Latin -ium":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8panj\u0113\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092755",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Panglossian":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": marked by the view that all is for the best in this best of possible worlds : excessively optimistic":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1831, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Pangloss , optimistic tutor in Voltaire's Candide (1759)":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pan-\u02c8gl\u00e4-s\u0113-\u0259n",
"-\u02c8gl\u022f-",
"pa\u014b-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222542",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"Pantomorus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of weevils containing several (as the white-fringed beetle) that are important plant pests especially in the southern U.S.":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek pantom\u014dros gluttonous, literally, all-sluggish, from pant- + m\u014dros dull, sluggish, stupid":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpant\u0259\u02c8m\u014dr\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082424",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Paralympics":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a series of international contests for athletes with disabilities that are associated with and held following the summer and winter Olympic Games":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1953, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"para(plegic) + (O)lympics , later interpreted as para- entry 1 in sense \"alongside of\" + (O)lympics":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccper-\u0259-\u02c8lim-piks",
"\u02ccpa-r\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012206",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"plural noun"
]
},
"Parasita":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a group comprising parasitic insects and arachnids":[],
": an order or other group coextensive with Anoplura or comprising Anoplura and Mallophaga":[],
": any of several groups of externally parasitic invertebrate animals: such as":[],
": ectozoa":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin parasitus parasite":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpar\u0259\u02c8s\u012bt\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131133",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Pareto":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Vilfredo 1848\u20131923 Italian economist and sociologist":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182558",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Pareto's law":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a statement in economics: the distribution of incomes in various countries and in various ages tends to be similar despite differences of governmental policy (as in taxation)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Vilfredo Pareto (Marchese di Parigi) \u20201923 Italian economist and sociologist":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259\u02c8r\u0101t(\u02cc)\u014dz-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081739",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Pariti":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small genus of tropical trees (family Malvaceae) with entire cordate leaves and yellow flowers now usually included in the genus Hibiscus":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Malayalam paritti, parutti cotton plant, cotton tree":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259\u02c8r\u012bt\u0113",
"-rit\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113443",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Parula":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the type genus of Parulidae including the parula warblers":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin parus titmouse + -ula":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8par(y)\u0259l\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133616",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Paspalum":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of mostly perennial grasses chiefly of warm regions having flat leaves and spikelets in several rows on secund spikes \u2014 see ditch millet , joint grass":[],
": any grass of the genus Paspalum":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek paspalos millet; probably akin to Greek pal\u0113 fine meal, dust\u2014":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pasp\u0259l\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124834",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Passiflorales":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an order of dicotyledonous herbs, tendril-bearing vines, shrubs, and trees that have alternate leaves, pentamerous flowers with a superior one-celled ovary, and a fruit which is a berry or capsule and that include plants now usually placed in Parietales and Cucurbitales":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Passiflora + -ales":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133632",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Pasto":{
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"That's okay though, because, as a kid, no amount of money could've stopped me from playing with my pa -la-la-la Polly. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful , 18 Feb. 2020",
"There are dozens of variations, from haemul pa -jeon, a seafood scallion pancake, to kkaenip-jeon, perilla leaves stuffed with meat. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Jan. 2020",
"Because there's a coalition of forces that are there that are putting pressure, the Iraqi pa rtners were actually instrumental in taking down the caliphate. \u2014 CBS News , 15 Jan. 2020",
"In this case the sum of pa and qb can take on values that range from 0 to 3.98 and at a = 1 and b = 1, the sum is 1.99. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 29 June 2018",
"Bama is the corporate behemoth out to destroy your college football ma-and- pa shops. \u2014 Lorenzo Arguello, SI.com , 31 Oct. 2017",
"Square takes a predictable cut of every transaction its ma-and- pa merchant customers make. \u2014 Aaron Pressman, Fortune , 8 Sep. 2017"
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"Antonio Pacchioni \u20201726 Italian anatomist + English -an":""
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"Verb",
"When she gets nervous she paces back and forth.",
"He was pacing and muttering to himself.",
"She paced the other runners for the first half of the race.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"However, in the past 30 years, that rate has increased to 1.57 inches per year, a pace not seen in 5,500 years. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"What some had worried about heading into Wednesday\u2019s interest-rate decision was that the Fed would have to raise interest rates at an even more aggressive pace to tamp down inflation. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"This relentless pace rewards passive consumption, not active interaction with individual creators. \u2014 Cal Newport, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
"Expressionistic movement is certainly not needed as a pace -changing mechanism, since O\u2019Connor\u2019s script provides so much variety. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"All in all, there really is little to choose here between two excellent teams, each trained, and equipped, to push the pace . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"Corporate bankruptcy filings in May were down from last year\u2019s pace , according to data from S&P. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"And since Suga brought it up, RM felt free to expound on the apparent upcoming break following the group\u2019s relentless pace since forming in 2013. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
"While most expect inflation to continue rising, spending hasn't slowed at the same pace , a possible after-effect of the pandemic's isolation. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Billy O\u2019Neil scored the overtime winner to pace the third-seeded Warriors (20-1) to a semifinal win against the No. 2 Skippers at Shepherd Hill in Dudley. \u2014 Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Ayaylah Daley scored 6 points to pace the Purple Dragons to a 12-6 win over the Pink Flamingos. \u2014 Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Instead, Mulvaney solicited the help of a few teammates to pace him to a 5K personal best of 15:49 at a local track in the neighborhood of Red Hook where, fittingly, the vibe is always rather post-apocalyptic. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 20 Mar. 2020",
"Last year\u2019s festival had a reservation system in an effort to pace attendance due to COVID-19 public health protocols. \u2014 Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"The Titans\u2019 sack leader the last three seasons, Landry in 2021 posted a career-high 12 to pace a dominant Tennessee pass rush. \u2014 Ben Arthur, USA TODAY , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Shaina Pellington and Bendu Yeaney each had 14 points to pace Arizona (12-2, 2-2). \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Even 30 minutes at a conservative estimate would pace out to 15.8 points, enough to satisfy this prop. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 9 May 2022",
"The Twins pace the AL Central with a 9-8 record, while the Tigers are tied with the Chicago White Sox for last place at 6-10 overall. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"Latin, ablative of pac-, pax peace, permission \u2014 more at pact":"Preposition",
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"\u02c8p\u00e4-(\u02cc)ch\u0101",
"\u02c8p\u0101s",
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": an automobile that leads the field of competitors through a pace lap but does not participate in the race":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Garner was a race car enthusiast, an Indianapolis 500 pace car driver and producer and star of the 1966 movie Grand Prix. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 13 June 2022",
"Actor Ryan Phillippe, a Delaware native, is the pace car driver. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 1 May 2022",
"According to Gigi, her father attended at least 40 Indy 500s and drove the pace car there three times, usually wearing his beloved Heuer Carrera. \u2014 Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The same arms that have produced 679 home runs will be used to man the steering wheel of a Toyota Camry TRD pace car . \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Then, with the track still untested before the Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum set to run Sunday, the great grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. climbed behind the wheel of a pace car . \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Slow down and hold your position behind the pace car . \u2014 CNN , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Slugger Albert Pujols drove the pace car , while Los Angeles Rams left tackle Andrew Whitworth was joined in his Grand Marshal duties by Matthew Stafford. \u2014 Fox News , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Otherwise, both Ineos and Nike broke several key IAAF record-eligibility rules, primarily by having a pace car that led pacing teams that reduced the air resistance on Kipchoge\u2019s body, speeding along at 13.14 mph. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 15 Oct. 2019"
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"has long been regarded as a pacemaker in home electronics",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Last Tuesday, the lieutenant governor underwent an operation to install a pacemaker with a defibrillator. \u2014 Sophie Reardon, CBS News , 22 May 2022",
"Fetterman underwent a procedure Tuesday to implant a pacemaker and defibrillator. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 18 May 2022",
"The king, 86, underwent gallbladder surgery in 2020 and had the battery of his heart pacemaker replaced in March. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 9 May 2022",
"Donald Crigler said his heart function in 2014 decreased to 10% \u2014 so doctors gave him a pacemaker . \u2014 Fox News , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The researchers formed a ball of cardiac cells to act as a pacemaker and made a bridge of cells that connected the cardiac cells to the flank muscles. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The top women, who were expected to take off at 2:17 pace, opted not to run with the pacemaker , which slowed down the entire field. \u2014 Johanna Gretschel, Outside Online , 10 May 2019",
"The electrodes can remain in place for life, but the pacemaker needs to be replaced every nine years. \u2014 Tasnim Ahmed, CNN , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Some blood banks want people to wait for a period of time after the pacemaker is placed, perhaps because of the very unlikely event of a blood infection. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 26 Nov. 2021"
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"\u02c8p\u0101s-\u02ccm\u0101-k\u0259r",
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"a highly competitive industry in which any company that isn't a pacer quickly becomes a belly-up also-ran",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And before Martin, only one high school athlete did it without the help of a pacer . \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 17 May 2022",
"In fact, Hazen prefers to run without a pacer and did so at Western, a formula that clearly works for him. \u2014 Amanda Loudin, Outside Online , 9 July 2019",
"Our pacer witnessed some of our lowest points of tears, pain and discouragement. \u2014 Danielle Snyder, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2019",
"Acting like a pacer , the treadmill helps her maintain rhythm and stay focused during solo sessions. \u2014 Outside Online , 1 Feb. 2021",
"An experimental cardiac pacer that used nuclear energy in 1970. \u2014 Becky Yerak, WSJ , 17 Jan. 2022",
"With the race underway, Linden settled in along side her pacer , Charlie Lawson. \u2014 Luke Webster, Outside Online , 14 Apr. 2021",
"Matt Scherer, a former Oregon Ducks track athlete who went on to become a professional runner and pacer , died this week. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Both Brown and Mitchell say being a pacer is rewarding. \u2014 Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press , 17 Oct. 2021"
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"1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8p\u0101-s\u0259r"
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"leader",
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"\u2026 walked slowly, with even, unhesitating pace \u2026",
"\u2014 Willa Cather"
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"\u2014 Philip Howard",
"\u2014 usually italics"
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"\u2014 Amy Loveman"
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"Noun",
"We walked at a leisurely pace along the shore.",
"The pace of the story was slow.",
"His new album is selling at a blistering pace .",
"Verb",
"When she gets nervous she paces back and forth.",
"He was pacing and muttering to himself.",
"She paced the other runners for the first half of the race.",
"Advertisements are paced so that they are shown more often during peak sales seasons.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"However, in the past 30 years, that rate has increased to 1.57 inches per year, a pace not seen in 5,500 years. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"What some had worried about heading into Wednesday\u2019s interest-rate decision was that the Fed would have to raise interest rates at an even more aggressive pace to tamp down inflation. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"This relentless pace rewards passive consumption, not active interaction with individual creators. \u2014 Cal Newport, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
"Expressionistic movement is certainly not needed as a pace -changing mechanism, since O\u2019Connor\u2019s script provides so much variety. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"All in all, there really is little to choose here between two excellent teams, each trained, and equipped, to push the pace . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"Corporate bankruptcy filings in May were down from last year\u2019s pace , according to data from S&P. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"And since Suga brought it up, RM felt free to expound on the apparent upcoming break following the group\u2019s relentless pace since forming in 2013. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
"While most expect inflation to continue rising, spending hasn't slowed at the same pace , a possible after-effect of the pandemic's isolation. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Billy O\u2019Neil scored the overtime winner to pace the third-seeded Warriors (20-1) to a semifinal win against the No. 2 Skippers at Shepherd Hill in Dudley. \u2014 Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Ayaylah Daley scored 6 points to pace the Purple Dragons to a 12-6 win over the Pink Flamingos. \u2014 Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Instead, Mulvaney solicited the help of a few teammates to pace him to a 5K personal best of 15:49 at a local track in the neighborhood of Red Hook where, fittingly, the vibe is always rather post-apocalyptic. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 20 Mar. 2020",
"Last year\u2019s festival had a reservation system in an effort to pace attendance due to COVID-19 public health protocols. \u2014 Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"The Titans\u2019 sack leader the last three seasons, Landry in 2021 posted a career-high 12 to pace a dominant Tennessee pass rush. \u2014 Ben Arthur, USA TODAY , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Shaina Pellington and Bendu Yeaney each had 14 points to pace Arizona (12-2, 2-2). \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Even 30 minutes at a conservative estimate would pace out to 15.8 points, enough to satisfy this prop. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 9 May 2022",
"The Twins pace the AL Central with a 9-8 record, while the Tigers are tied with the Chicago White Sox for last place at 6-10 overall. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 27 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1863, in the meaning defined above":"Preposition",
"circa 1522, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb"
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"Latin, ablative of pac-, pax peace, permission \u2014 more at pact":"Preposition",
"Middle English pas , from Anglo-French, stride, step, from Latin passus , from pandere to spread \u2014 more at fathom":"Noun and Verb"
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"\u02c8p\u0101-(\u02cc)s\u0113",
"\u02c8p\u00e4-(\u02cc)ch\u0101",
"\u02c8p\u0101s",
"-(\u02cc)k\u0101"
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"file",
"march",
"parade",
"stride"
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"verb"
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"follower",
"imitator"
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": pacemaker sense 1":[]
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"examples":[
"a company that has been a pacesetter in its field for offering health care benefits to employees",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mears didn't seem to mind being known as a pacesetter . \u2014 Mike Feinsilber And Calvin Woodward, USA TODAY , 5 Mar. 2022",
"North Texas is the pacesetter as far as teams with losing records appearing in bowls. \u2014 Tom Layberger, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
"The senior point guard is the pacesetter and playmaker for the Wildcats. \u2014 Adam Baum, The Enquirer , 21 Dec. 2021",
"And straggler companies missed out on 34% of its potential revenue, or $3.4 billion, compared to the pacesetter , the research found. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 10 Dec. 2021",
"China is the global pacesetter among large nations in creating a digital version of its currency. \u2014 James T. Areddy, WSJ , 19 Oct. 2021",
"In winning Saturday, Saez and Essential Quality wore down pacesetter Hot Rod Charlie, ridden by Prat, to get to the winner's circle. \u2014 Tom Canavan, ajc , 6 June 2021",
"In winning Saturday, Saez and Essential Quality wore down pacesetter Hot Rod Charlie, ridden by Prat, to get to the winner's circle. \u2014 Tom Canavan, ajc , 6 June 2021",
"Pitchers are being inspected for foreign substances, spin rates have sharply plummeted, and pacesetter Gerrit Cole, among others, have hit a couple of bumps along the way. \u2014 Tony Blengino, Forbes , 6 July 2021"
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"1895, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191815",
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"1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Be careful not to confuse mountain spurge with similar-looking Japanese pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis), which is invasive. \u2014 Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Late spring and early summer are the most common times to find active blight on pachysandra . \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 17 July 2021",
"Could the aggressive pachysandra account for my Mugo pine appearing to dry out? \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 July 2021",
"Divide the 42 square feet of the bed by the 0.45 square feet each plant will fill to calculate the number of plants to purchase, for a total of 93 pachysandra plants. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 9 May 2021",
"Remove weeds and debris and replace plants known to provide cover, including English ivy, periwinkle, pachysandra and hosta. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 1 Dec. 2019",
"Other options include planting a shade-tolerant ground cover such as pachysandra or Canadian ginger or installing mulch under the trees where grass is not growing. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 10 July 2018",
"Allegheny pachysandra , for example, is a four season actor in the garden with quirky spring flowers and attractive mottled leaves that deer don\u2019t touch. \u2014 Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com , 26 Apr. 2018",
"Other ground covers for shade include Japanese pachysandra or periwinkles. \u2014 Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman , 28 Feb. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1914, in the meaning defined above":""
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"New Latin, irregular from Greek pachys + New Latin -andrus -androus":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133726",
"type":[
"noun"
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": the stage of meiotic prophase that immediately follows the zygotene and that is characterized by paired chromosomes thickened and visibly divided into chromatids and by the occurrence of crossing-over":[]
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"1912, in the meaning defined above":""
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"International Scientific Vocabulary pachy- (from Greek pachys ) + -tene":""
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"\u02c8pak-i-\u02cct\u0113n",
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"noun"
]
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},
"examples":[
"as a pacific gesture, we invited our feuding neighbors to our backyard barbecue",
"a pacific nation that has managed to remain neutral even during times of world conflict",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The earthquake occurred along the Aleutian Trench, part of Pacific Ring of Fire, with experts predicting that the aftereffects of the quake may soon be felt in Hawaii, the U.S. pacific territory of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 July 2021",
"Anne has fomented violence in C\u00e9cile\u2019s pacific nature. \u2014 Rachel Cusk, The New Yorker , 21 Aug. 2019",
"This pacific picture, though, is soon replaced by far more disturbing, recurrent images of perilously small boats filled with frantically shouting, gesturing men, women and children seeking asylum. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 12 Oct. 2017",
"Most Rohingyas have remained remarkably pacific in the face of extraordinary provocation. \u2014 The Economist , 31 Aug. 2017",
"In short, the play begins in a tempestuous way and concludes in a manner that is more pacific or, in this particular geographic case, Mediterranean. \u2014 Mike Giuliano, Howard County Times , 23 June 2017"
],
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"circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English pacifique , from Latin pacificus , from pac-, pax peace + -i- + -ficus -fic \u2014 more at pact":""
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"p\u0259-\u02c8si-fik"
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"Middle English, from Late Latin pacificalis , from Latin pacificus + -alis -al":""
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"-f\u0259\u0307k\u0259l"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In interviews with mainstream outlets such as Vox and The New Yorker, Malm contends that climate activists should give up their dogmatic attachment to pacifism and start to destroy the machines that actually produce carbon. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"Some of that sentiment is rooted in pacifism , partly conditioned by Italy's closeness to the Vatican, as well as in a strain of anti-Americanism derived from U.S.-led wars on foreign soil. \u2014 Colleen Barry, ajc , 9 May 2022",
"How Cohen finds his way through this personal impasse is an intriguing, parable-like tale of a pacifism -leaning troubadour who rediscovers his purpose in the Sinai desert during the Yom Kippur War of 1973. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Germany increased its defense budget despite a long stance of pacifism after World War II. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC news , 9 May 2022",
"The polls say sending heavy weapons to Ukraine also enjoys support with a German public shaken (for now) out of its traditional pacifism by Mr. Putin\u2019s invasion. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Despite Germany\u2019s participation in armed operations in Afghanistan, Africa and elsewhere, the Social Democrats have a long tradition of pacifism and maintaining friendly relations with Russia. \u2014 Bojan Pancevski, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Three women are overseeing Germany\u2019s response to the war in Ukraine, which is a major foreign policy shift for the country after decades of post-World War II pacifism . \u2014 Rachel Lobdell, Fortune , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Ono\u2019s pacifism has never been flown in for the occasion, like a tearful Oscar\u2019s speech. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"French pacifisme , from pacifique pacific":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032852",
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"\u2014 Evan Thomas",
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"\u2014 Wendy Kaminer"
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"the newspaper's editorial board has clearly staked out a pacifist position on the current conflict",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"During World War I, peace activists wrote and performed pacifist versions of the song, which triggered a media backlash that presaged cancel culture. \u2014 Colin Woodard, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"In November of 1972, Kennedy asked to meet with Hume, a pacifist politician trying to emulate his hero, Martin Luther King Jr., as Northern Ireland was experiencing what would be the worst violence in more than 30 years of The Troubles. \u2014 Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"However, there\u2019s resistance within the country to any move away from Japan\u2019s pacifist stance. \u2014 Emiko Jozuka, CNN , 21 May 2022",
"The great danger was, and remains, that the pacifist wings of all three parties in the coalition government\u2014Mr. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
"At the same time, a strong pacifist strain influenced West German politics. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"In a country that has harbored deeply pacifist beliefs since the end of World War II, pollsters say a majority of Germans agree with the chancellor. \u2014 Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Now, Nord Stream 2 is indefinitely suspended, Germany is backing a Russian oil import ban, and Chancellor Olaf Scholz has overruled the pacifist tendencies in his coalition government by spending an extra $113 billion on defense. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 7 May 2022",
"The shipment has raised controversy in Japan, whose pacifist Constitution renounces war. \u2014 Fox News , 19 Apr. 2022"
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"1898, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"\u2014 Evan Thomas",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"During World War I, peace activists wrote and performed pacifist versions of the song, which triggered a media backlash that presaged cancel culture. \u2014 Colin Woodard, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"In November of 1972, Kennedy asked to meet with Hume, a pacifist politician trying to emulate his hero, Martin Luther King Jr., as Northern Ireland was experiencing what would be the worst violence in more than 30 years of The Troubles. \u2014 Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"However, there\u2019s resistance within the country to any move away from Japan\u2019s pacifist stance. \u2014 Emiko Jozuka, CNN , 21 May 2022",
"The great danger was, and remains, that the pacifist wings of all three parties in the coalition government\u2014Mr. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
"At the same time, a strong pacifist strain influenced West German politics. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"In a country that has harbored deeply pacifist beliefs since the end of World War II, pollsters say a majority of Germans agree with the chancellor. \u2014 Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Now, Nord Stream 2 is indefinitely suspended, Germany is backing a Russian oil import ban, and Chancellor Olaf Scholz has overruled the pacifist tendencies in his coalition government by spending an extra $113 billion on defense. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 7 May 2022",
"The shipment has raised controversy in Japan, whose pacifist Constitution renounces war. \u2014 Fox News , 19 Apr. 2022"
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]
},
"examples":[
"She resigned from her position to pacify her accusers.",
"Their efforts to pacify the nation by force failed.",
"trying to pacify a mob of protesters",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both the president and prime minister have held on to their positions, while three other Rajapaksa family members resigned from the Cabinet earlier in April in what appeared an attempt to pacify angry protesters. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Bullying from grown men and grown women to score political points, to pacify constituents whipped up into a frenzy by talk radio jerks and cable TV hatemongers. \u2014 al , 8 Apr. 2022",
"But then they would be left trying to pacify more than 40 million mostly hostile Ukrainians, which would require most of the active-duty military, leaving little for further invasions. \u2014 Benjamin H. Friedman, The Week , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Both the president and prime minister have held on to their positions, while three other Rajapaksa family members resigned from the Cabinet earlier in April in what appeared an attempt to pacify angry protesters. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Both the president and prime minister have held on to their positions, while three other Rajapaksa family members resigned from the Cabinet earlier in April in what appeared an attempt to pacify angry protesters. \u2014 Krishan Francis, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022",
"After Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Germany\u2019s historical willingness to form stable diplomatic and economic links with Russia\u2014rooted partly in a belief that stronger ties with Russia could pacify Putin\u2019s regime\u2014drew intense scrutiny. \u2014 Joe Walsh, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Khan this month unexpectedly cut fuel and electricity prices to pacify public anger, disregarding the IMF agreement. \u2014 Faseeh Mangi, Bloomberg.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"One possibility is to extend the mask mandate further but not too much longer, to pacify the unions but still claim victory on the virus long before people head to the polls in November. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English pacifien , from Anglo-French pacifier , from Latin pacificare , from pac-, pax peace":""
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for pacify pacify , appease , placate , mollify , propitiate , conciliate mean to ease the anger or disturbance of. pacify suggests a soothing or calming. pacified by a sincere apology appease implies quieting insistent demands by making concessions. appease their territorial ambitions placate suggests changing resentment or bitterness to goodwill. a move to placate local opposition mollify implies soothing hurt feelings or rising anger. a speech that mollified the demonstrators propitiate implies averting anger or malevolence especially of a superior being. propitiated his parents by dressing up conciliate suggests ending an estrangement by persuasion, concession, or settling of differences. conciliating the belligerent nations",
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"appease",
"assuage",
"conciliate",
"disarm",
"gentle",
"mollify",
"placate",
"propitiate"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110445",
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"pacifying":{
"antonyms":[
"anger",
"enrage",
"incense",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"infuriate",
"ire",
"madden",
"outrage"
],
"definitions":{
": appease , propitiate":[
"tried to pacify the enemy with compromises"
],
": to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe":[
"pacify a crying child"
],
": to reduce to a submissive state : subdue":[
"forces moved in to pacify the country"
],
": to restore to a tranquil state : settle":[
"made an attempt to pacify the commotion"
]
},
"examples":[
"She resigned from her position to pacify her accusers.",
"Their efforts to pacify the nation by force failed.",
"trying to pacify a mob of protesters",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both the president and prime minister have held on to their positions, while three other Rajapaksa family members resigned from the Cabinet earlier in April in what appeared an attempt to pacify angry protesters. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Bullying from grown men and grown women to score political points, to pacify constituents whipped up into a frenzy by talk radio jerks and cable TV hatemongers. \u2014 al , 8 Apr. 2022",
"But then they would be left trying to pacify more than 40 million mostly hostile Ukrainians, which would require most of the active-duty military, leaving little for further invasions. \u2014 Benjamin H. Friedman, The Week , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Both the president and prime minister have held on to their positions, while three other Rajapaksa family members resigned from the Cabinet earlier in April in what appeared an attempt to pacify angry protesters. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Both the president and prime minister have held on to their positions, while three other Rajapaksa family members resigned from the Cabinet earlier in April in what appeared an attempt to pacify angry protesters. \u2014 Krishan Francis, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022",
"After Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Germany\u2019s historical willingness to form stable diplomatic and economic links with Russia\u2014rooted partly in a belief that stronger ties with Russia could pacify Putin\u2019s regime\u2014drew intense scrutiny. \u2014 Joe Walsh, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Khan this month unexpectedly cut fuel and electricity prices to pacify public anger, disregarding the IMF agreement. \u2014 Faseeh Mangi, Bloomberg.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"One possibility is to extend the mask mandate further but not too much longer, to pacify the unions but still claim victory on the virus long before people head to the polls in November. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English pacifien , from Anglo-French pacifier , from Latin pacificare , from pac-, pax peace":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pa-s\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for pacify pacify , appease , placate , mollify , propitiate , conciliate mean to ease the anger or disturbance of. pacify suggests a soothing or calming. pacified by a sincere apology appease implies quieting insistent demands by making concessions. appease their territorial ambitions placate suggests changing resentment or bitterness to goodwill. a move to placate local opposition mollify implies soothing hurt feelings or rising anger. a speech that mollified the demonstrators propitiate implies averting anger or malevolence especially of a superior being. propitiated his parents by dressing up conciliate suggests ending an estrangement by persuasion, concession, or settling of differences. conciliating the belligerent nations",
"synonyms":[
"appease",
"assuage",
"conciliate",
"disarm",
"gentle",
"mollify",
"placate",
"propitiate"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235200",
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
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": a cosmetic paste for the face":[],
": a full set of playing cards":[],
": a group of domesticated animals trained to hunt or run together":[],
": a group of often predatory animals of the same kind":[
"a wolf pack"
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"a pack of lies"
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"a pack of gum"
],
": a set of persons with a common interest : clique":[],
": a stack of magnetic disks in a container for use as a storage device":[],
": absorbent material (such as gauze pads) used to apply medicine or moisture or to press upon a body part or plug an opening (as to stop bleeding) \u2014 see ice pack sense 2":[],
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": an application or treatment of oils or creams for conditioning the scalp and hair":[],
": an organized unit (as of Cub Scouts)":[],
": container":[],
": intimate":[],
": material used in packing":[],
": quit , stop":[
"\u2014 used with up or in why don't you pack in, before you kill yourself \u2014 Millard Lampell"
],
": the contents of a bundle":[],
": to arrange (the cards in a pack) so as to cheat":[],
": to assemble in a group : congregate":[],
": to be suitable for packing":[
"a knit dress packs well"
],
": to be supplied or equipped with : possess":[
"a storm packing hurricane winds"
],
": to become built up or compacted in a layer or mass":[
"the ore packed into a stony mass"
],
": to bring to an end : give up":[
"\u2014 used with up or in might pack up the assignment \u2014 used especially in the phrase pack it in"
],
": to carry goods or equipment":[],
": to cause or command to go without ceremony":[
"packed him off to school"
],
": to cover or surround with a pack":[],
": to crowd together":[],
": to fill completely":[
"fans packed the stadium"
],
": to fill with packing":[
"pack a joint in a pipe"
],
": to gather into tight formation : make a pack of (animals, such as hounds)":[],
": to go away without ceremony : depart":[
"simply packed up and left"
],
": to increase the density of : compress":[],
": to influence the composition of so as to bring about a desired result":[
"pack a jury",
"\"\u2026 packing a court, increasing the number of justices so you can get a desired outcome. \u2026 \"",
"\u2014 Andy Biggs"
],
": to load with a pack":[
"pack a mule"
],
": to make into a compact bundle":[],
": to make or be capable of making (an impact)":[
"a book that packs a man-sized punch",
"\u2014 C. J. Rolo"
],
": to put in a protective container":[
"goods packed for shipment"
],
": to stow goods and equipment for transportation":[],
": to transport on foot or on the back of an animal":[
"pack a canoe overland"
],
": to travel with one's baggage (as by horse)":[],
": to wear or carry as equipment":[
"pack a gun"
],
": wolf pack":[],
"\u2014 see also court-packing , pack the court":[
"pack a jury",
"\"\u2026 packing a court, increasing the number of justices so you can get a desired outcome. \u2026 \"",
"\u2014 Andy Biggs"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He took a map and a bottle of water out of his pack .",
"hikers carrying heavy packs up a mountain",
"They loaded the packs onto the horses.",
"The entire pack of crayons spilled on the floor.",
"Cigarettes typically come in packs of 20.",
"You'll receive your informational pack upon arrival.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Each refill should last for 45 days on the lowest setting, meaning the four- pack should take you far. \u2014 Lauren Gray, Popular Mechanics , 26 June 2022",
"In addition to bags and takeout boxes, the ban will affect plastic straws, bags, cutlery, stir sticks, and six- pack rings that hold cans and bottles. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"The colors used to paint the fa\u00e7ade of Barolo Chapel are reminiscent of the rainbow selection found in Crayola\u2019s iconic eight- pack of crayons. \u2014 Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 June 2022",
"Some websites are selling EleCare infant formula for more than $100 a can, and one site is selling a six- pack for $628. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Ken sporting six- pack abs, bleach blonde hair and a spray tan. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"For the dad with a sweet tooth, this pack of four mini pies (Oprah approved!) will hit the spot. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 13 June 2022",
"There was also an at-home version of the party with a curated four- pack of beer. \u2014 Bill Jones, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"First, Swedish flat- pack furniture giant IKEA has announced its own turntable. \u2014 Brad Moon, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Ahead of their first scrimmage, Lausanne coaches and players pack into the school\u2019s main gymnasium with air mattresses for a five-night football sleepaway camp. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"Always pack toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and a little soap. \u2014 Outside Online , 21 June 2022",
"Regardless, this very red sauce doesn\u2019t pack a whole lot of tomato flavor. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 June 2022",
"The clips chosen here pack a punch, whether the film in question is an unsurprising choice (Custer of the West, The Searchers) or less obvious. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
"For a truly coordinated self-care experience while traveling, pack Charlotte Tilbury's cult-classic magic cream inside this canvas pouch covered in kisses from the brand. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 16 June 2022",
"This inflatable tube is not only affordable but also stylish, versatile, and easy to pack . \u2014 Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
"The cans are slim and light, and easy to pack for a beach party or a picnic ($8.99 to $12.99 for a 4-pack of 12 oz. cans). \u2014 Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"In our Lab tests, Travelpro bags were easy to pack with a full list of clothing and travel gear and performed well with high durability ratings. \u2014 Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Pricing starts at $54,795 for an LS model, although our favorite is the mid- pack RST trim, which can be fitted with the diesel engine as well as four-wheel drive. \u2014 Nicholas Wallace, Car and Driver , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The result is more pack -style racing, with the drafting in practice looking eerily similar to restrictor-plate traffic jams at Daytona or Talladega. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Flatlock seams mean no irritation under pack shoulder straps. \u2014 Lisa Jhung, Outside Online , 30 July 2020",
"At Licking Creek near Etna appeared in 1801 a black-eyed young man leading a pack horse loaded with burlap bags. \u2014 cleveland , 30 Dec. 2021",
"It\u2019s specially designed for kids that have grown out of a pack -n-play but aren\u2019t quite ready for a full-sized mattress. \u2014 Korin Miller, Forbes , 8 June 2021",
"It\u2019s specially designed for kids that have grown out of a pack -n-play but aren\u2019t quite ready for a full-sized mattress. \u2014 Korin Miller, Forbes , 8 June 2021",
"The estimates do not include lone, or non- pack associated, wolves. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2021",
"It\u2019s specially designed for kids that have grown out of a pack -n-play but aren\u2019t quite ready for a full-sized mattress. \u2014 Korin Miller, Forbes , 8 June 2021"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1575, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1686, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, of Low German or Dutch origin; akin to Middle Low German & Middle Dutch pak pack":"Noun",
"obsolete pack to make a secret agreement":"Verb",
"perhaps from obsolete pack to make a secret agreement":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pak"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"backpack",
"kit bag",
"knapsack",
"packsack",
"rucksack"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175951",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to send (someone) away to a different place":[
"\u2014 usually + to Despite his protests, his mom packed him off to bed. parents packing their kids off to college"
]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013900",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to cause (large groups of people) to come to a show or performance":[
"His show still packs in (the) crowds.",
"The movie has been packing them in at theaters across the country."
],
": to cause (someone or something) to fit into a small space":[
"We were packed in the tiny room like sardines.",
"trying to pack one more thing in an already stuffed suitcase"
],
": to give up doing (something)":[
"He packed in his job and became a farmer.",
"They might pack in the project altogether."
],
": to put (a large amount of something) into (something)":[
"She packs a lot of information in her short essays."
],
": to stop using (something) forever":[
"She isn't packing in her skis just yet.",
"I decided to pack in my paintbrushes and go to business school."
]
},
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191616",
"type":[
"idiom"
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},
"pack (something) up":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to gather (things) together and place them in a case, holder, etc.":[
"You should pack up your tools at the end of the day."
],
": to give up doing (something)":[
"She packed up her teaching job after five years."
]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021548",
"type":[
"idiom"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to gather one's belongings together and put them in a suitcase or other container for traveling":[
"He packed up and left town."
],
": to stop or quit":[
"She packs up when things become difficult."
],
": to stop working properly":[
"The lift has packed up , so you'll have to take the stairs to her flat."
]
},
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175909",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
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": to gather one's belongings together and put them in a suitcase or other container for traveling",
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": to stop working properly"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-063741",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
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"pack the court":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to increase the number of justices on a court and especially the United States Supreme Court causing the ideological makeup of the Court to shift":[
"\"\u2026 But if you want to increase the size of the court\u2014 pack the court , as it were\u2014all you need is an act of Congress. \u2026\"",
"\u2014 David Kaplan",
"In the simplest terms, court packing is the mechanism of adding Supreme Court justices to a nine person Supreme Court. Packing the court is legal \u2026",
"\u2014 Adam Ramer",
"The Supreme Court has had nine justices for more than 150 years, but the Constitution does not require nine. Congress sets that number. \"Nine seems to be a good number. It's been that way for a long time,\" [Ruth Bader] Ginsburg told NPR in July 2019. \"I think it was a bad idea when President Franklin Roosevelt tried to pack the court .\"",
"\u2014 Megan Henney",
"Three new positions on the state Court of Appeals were created unlawfully by the Legislature and must be eliminated, a lawyer for a Republican state lawmaker told a judge Friday. Attorneys \u2026 argued \u2026 over what GOP legislators describe as a move by former Gov. Jim Hunt to pack the court with Democrats.",
"\u2014 Gary D. Robertson",
"President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously tried to pack the Supreme Court in 1937.",
"\u2014 Collin Peterson and Denver Riggleman"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232348",
"type":[
"idiomatic phrase"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a trip by horseback requiring one or more nights to be spent on the trail":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103046",
"type":[
"noun"
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"He packed up and left town."
],
": to stop or quit":[
"She packs up when things become difficult."
],
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]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022312",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
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": to cause (large groups of people) to come to a show or performance":[
"His show still packs in (the) crowds.",
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": to cause (someone or something) to fit into a small space":[
"We were packed in the tiny room like sardines.",
"trying to pack one more thing in an already stuffed suitcase"
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": to give up doing (something)":[
"He packed in his job and became a farmer.",
"They might pack in the project altogether."
],
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"She packs a lot of information in her short essays."
],
": to stop using (something) forever":[
"She isn't packing in her skis just yet.",
"I decided to pack in my paintbrushes and go to business school."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182259",
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"You should pack up your tools at the end of the day."
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"She packed up her teaching job after five years."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202158",
"type":[
"idiom"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to gain weight or a certain amount of weight":[
"Americans are continuing to pack on the pounds .",
"He hopes to pack on 20 pounds of muscle before the competition."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185639",
"type":[
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"pack%20one%27s%20bags":{
"antonyms":[],
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": to gather up one's belongings and leave a place":[
"She packed her bags and left.",
"I told him to shape up or he could pack his bags ."
],
": to put one's belongings in a suitcase or other container for traveling":[
"She packed her bags and left.",
"I told him to shape up or he could pack his bags ."
]
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183610",
"type":[
"idiom"
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": a small or moderate-sized pack : parcel":[],
": a travel arrangement contract that offers for a fixed price transportation, accommodations, and often sightseeing and entertainment":[],
": contract benefits gained through collective bargaining":[],
": package deal":[],
": something that suggests a package: such as":[],
": the act or process of packing":[],
": to enclose in a package or covering":[],
": to present (something, such as a product) in such a way as to heighten its appeal to the public":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"All ingredients are listed right on the package .",
"She ate the whole package of crackers for lunch.",
"The hotel, airfare, and museum fees were all part of our vacation package .",
"The financial aid packages we'll be awarding this year are smaller than we had hoped they would be.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Of the total committed by the G-7, the U.S. will commit $2.76 billion, which will come from the Ukraine aid package passed by Congress earlier this year, a senior U.S. administration official said. \u2014 Shannon Pettypiece, NBC News , 28 June 2022",
"President Biden will announce a new aid package this week that will include advanced medium- and long-range air defense systems, a top White House official confirmed, noting that Zelensky is eager to shorten a brutal war entering its fifth month. \u2014 Eli Stokolsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"As an on-campus housing option, a student's financial aid package can contribute to the cost of living at Trinity Woods. \u2014 Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
"The American aid package includes $350 million in rapid, off-the-shelf deliveries by the Pentagon and $650 million in other longer-term purchases. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Biden for the new aid package . \u2014 John Leicester And Yuras Karmanau, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
"Reflecting similar sentiments, 57 House Republicans voted against the Ukraine aid package , as did 11 Senate Republicans, including longtime anti-interventionist Rand Paul and upstarts Josh Hawley and Tom Cotton. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 13 June 2022",
"Republicans have argued that the Democratic Biden administration\u2019s policies, including its push to enact a $1.9 trillion pandemic aid package in early 2021, have helped fuel price increases. \u2014 Amara Omeokwe, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"The United States will send Ukraine advanced rocket systems as part of a new $700 million aid package , President Biden announced in an Op-Ed in The New York Times. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Companies package certain types of consumer and commercial debt such as auto and credit-card loans into securities and sell them to investors. \u2014 Kristin Broughton, WSJ , 17 Apr. 2022",
"The Appropriations Committees would package these submissions unchanged, along with the appropriations bills, into a single unified budget bill that would then move to the House floor for debate. \u2014 Adam A. Millsap, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Teen volunteers will package the PJs with a book, then distribute then to the Children\u2019s Center of Medina County. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Each week, the store's staffers package groceries for students who qualify for the Friday Backpack Program because their families need additional food for the weekend. \u2014 Luis Andres Henao, Star Tribune , 5 Mar. 2021",
"Rancho Guejito has now set up its own production chain to slaughter, process and package its beef. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"The proposal to raise the minimum age to a semi-automatic rifle is part of a larger gun control package the House Judiciary Committee is expected to pass Thursday. \u2014 Merdie Nzanga, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"Pass and package information for both online and in-person participation will be shared closer to the festival, as will detailed health safety and vaccination guidance. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 3 May 2022",
"Details on pass and package information, for both in-person and online viewing, will be announced closer to the festival dates \u2014 and will be accompanied with updated health and safety guidance, including rules for vaccination status. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 May 2022"
],
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"1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"circa 1510, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pa-kij"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bundle",
"pack",
"packet",
"parcel"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085117",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"packed":{
"antonyms":[
"bare",
"blank",
"devoid",
"empty",
"stark",
"vacant",
"void"
],
"definitions":{
": compressed":[
"packed snow"
],
": filled to capacity":[
"played to a packed house"
],
": that is crowded or stuffed":[
"\u2014 often used in combination an action- packed story"
]
},
"examples":[
"Add one cup of firmly packed brown sugar.",
"One half cup loosely packed fresh parsley",
"Oranges are packed full of vitamin C.",
"The theater is always packed when he performs there.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This coffin comes packed with 13 layers of ooey-gooey fun. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
"Instead of ground coffee, though, Beed\u2019s (recyclable) aluminum pods come pre- packed with ground cannabis flower that\u2019s been nitrogen-flushed to stay fresh for 18 months. \u2014 Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The first two products of the collection are the Yummy Skin Glow Serum ($34) and Yummy Skin Serum Foundation ($34), which are both packed with powerhouse hydrators hyaluronic acid and squalane. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 1 Mar. 2022",
"This means state and local crews will be largely unable to pre-treat the roads, and some of those roads may remain packed with snow and ice into the weekend. \u2014 Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Downtown Ottawa remained packed with rigs and cars Monday morning as protesters rallied against Covid-19 mandates and some legislators were set to return to Parliament Hill. \u2014 Paula Newton And Holly Yan, CNN , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Plus, the gorgeous wooden box even comes packed with a mother-of-pearl spoon to ensure every part of your dining experience is up to Goop standards. \u2014 Anna Tingley, Variety , 25 Jan. 2022",
"This welcome new edition of a 1978 original \u2014 in which Hall recalls time spent with some of the biggest poetry-making guns of their day \u2014 is so rich, so packed with ideas and incident, any page reveals gold. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Dec. 2021",
"On bars, Lee is favored to win an individual medal with a routine so packed with skills, viewers shouldn\u2019t blink. \u2014 Angela Vang/st. Paul, Time , 28 July 2021"
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"I received the packet of legal papers today.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Its revenues will get a big boost from a new packet of TV and streaming contracts with CBS Sports, NBC Sports, and ESPN worth $700 million a year, a 70% increase over the previous package. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 18 June 2022",
"The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max is slightly larger than a packet of chewing gum and can either plug directly into one of the TV\u2019s HDMI ports or one of the spare ports on a soundbar. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 8 May 2022",
"The Seattle Seahawks\u2019 starting quarterback is Drew Lock, whom the Denver Broncos tossed into the Russell Wilson trade like an extra packet of honey mustard with an order of chicken nuggets. \u2014 Mike Tanier, New York Times , 1 May 2022",
"Thirteen hours later, and 1,200 miles away, at a Minneapolis convenience store called Cup Foods, George Floyd, forty-four, paid for a packet of cigarettes with a $20 note. \u2014 Gary Younge, The New York Review of Books , 1 Oct. 2020",
"Once your meeting packet is ready, send it over to your board members through email. \u2014 Patrick Coleman, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The back of your packet should give you a maturity date. \u2014 Juno Demelo, Glamour , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Write a letter summarizing what\u2019s in your packet , and explaining why your claim should be paid. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
"August 1968 Donald Davies at the UK\u2019s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) demonstrates publicly for the first time a prototype packet -switching network. \u2014 Gil Press, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"Eric Pedersen trained the little mare to duck incoming fire, to carry a packsaddle loaded with shells and to retreat on command. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 8 Sep. 2017"
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"We supported a peace pact between the two countries.",
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"The target was due to be discussed during negotiations for a new post-2020 global biodiversity pact . \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 23 June 2022",
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"Former President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the deal in 2018 and reimposed sanctions in hopes of pushing Iran into a tougher pact . \u2014 Ian Talley, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"Indeed, Friday\u2019s agreement is the first trade pact the WTO has managed to cough up in seven years. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
"But just this week, the US also imposed new restrictions on Iranian oil in an effort to convince Tehran to rejoin a pact limiting its nuclear weapons development. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 17 June 2022",
"Under a pact unveiled recently, FX and its corporate siblings at Disney will televise XFL games between 2023 and 2027. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 16 June 2022",
"Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi conducted a tour of the Pacific islands last month in the hope of securing a sweeping regional trade and security pact , but the island nations were unable to reach a consensus on a deal. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
"Nike had been a big supporter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade pact negotiated under Obama. \u2014 Dan Alexander, Forbes , 11 June 2022"
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"the padding on the seat of the chairs",
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"If you remove the padding from his speech you can see that he offers no new ideas.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Note, however, that the extra padding could breathability and can trap a little bit of sweat and odor. \u2014 Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
"Mancini has twice lost a home run to the new wall, christening it with a double off the padding during Baltimore\u2019s first homestand. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
"The pitch from reliever Alexis Diaz skipped away from catcher Tyler Stephenson and deflected off the padding behind home plate with Myles Straw still in the batter\u2019s box. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
"For one, the Alpha is comfortable: the design doesn't clamp too hard on the head, and the ample soft padding on the headband and earcups keeps the headset comfortable to wear for hours at a time. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 12 Mar. 2022",
"With the RoundTrip, everything from the zipper to the padding is designed to maintain its structure and keep my gear in place. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 12 Mar. 2022",
"In the New York area, Renewable Recycling will pick up your mattress for a modest fee and repurpose its components, turning the padding into cushion fillings, the springs into appliances, and the wood frames into mulch. \u2014 Patricia Marx, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Jackson sat on the padding along the infield, appearing to shed a few tears with her head bowed. \u2014 CBS News , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Jackson sat on the padding along the infield, shedding a few tears with her head bowed. \u2014 al , 13 Feb. 2022"
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"Use the mixer's paddle attachment to mix the dough.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Add in eight action mounts and 20 D-rings built for gear attachments and these paddle boards are ready support any outing, from fishing and camping to yoga or snorkeling. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 29 June 2022",
"There are also paddle boards and surfboards, among other water sports accessories for exploring the Mediterranean, on board. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
"Just a short staircase away from the sandy bottom lake with a private dock, paddle boards and kayaks. \u2014 Elizabeth Hosang, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022",
"The Savannah River Queen and the Georgia Queen, the two giant red-white-and-blue paddle -wheel riverboats that are a fixture on the historic Savannah riverfront, are a great way to see Georgia\u2019s famous old port city. \u2014 Avery Newmark, AccessAtlanta , 17 June 2022",
"The box often felt a bit hunt-and-peck-y in traffic when in Auto mode\u2014less so when it was being hammered or cracking off manual paddle shifts. \u2014 Brett Berk, Car and Driver , 14 June 2022",
"Activities include camping, hiking, gardening, mountain biking, paddle boarding and rock climbing. \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
"At the resort, which presides over the pretty Kalemya Bay, all is quiet, apart from the splish-splashing of the waves and perhaps the faint tinkle of laughter of someone giving paddle boarding a go. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"There are also new paddle brush attachments, which are ideal for getting that sleek, straight look. \u2014 ELLE , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In addition to the blue holes, the spectacular 300 Springs, accessible only by the river, is a thrilling series of small waterfalls that are definitely worth the effort to paddle there. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2022",
"The absence of a top-level contest for women has meant little incentive for pro surfers to paddle out at Pipeline. \u2014 Outside Online , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The students had to enter the boat and paddle across two laps of the pool, allowing for a change of captain midway through. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"The gala includes dinner, reminiscing, drinks, entertainment, paddle raise and more. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 2 June 2022",
"That dream is what led the proud Dakar resident, a member of the Lebou ethnic group, to paddle out at age 14. \u2014 Danielle Pointdujour, Travel + Leisure , 2 June 2022",
"The great outdoors are beckoning, so perhaps this is an opportunity to lace up the hiking boots, take your official mascot for a constitutional, or paddle a boat somewhere. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 29 May 2022",
"Testers found that the extra volume under the chest made the board extremely easy to paddle , yet the shallow single to double concave V bottom allowed for a great mix of speed and control. \u2014 Zander Morton, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"High Roller Fun Rentals will rent canoes, kayaks and paddle boats at Fox Brook Park and Menomonee Park. \u2014 Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 2020 alone, 16 species were declared extinct, including the Chinese paddlefish . \u2014 Andrew Jeong, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"The bones of paddlefish and sturgeons who died in the Chicxulub Impact indicated that the asteroid struck in the spring, and a hadrosaur in Blagoveshchensk was presumed to have broken its ulna while eating leaves or mating. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"During was after the secrets inside the bones of the paddlefish and sturgeons preserved at Tanis. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The paddlefish is another close cousin to sturgeons and produces caviar that looks very similar. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Consistent oxygen isotope values indicate that the paddlefish at the Tanis site lived entirely in freshwater, rather than migrating from salt and freshwater. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Groomer sells caviar produced from trout, salmon, hackleback, paddlefish and bowfin ranging from $15 to $33.50 per jar. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The samples included three lower jaw bones and teeth from paddlefish and three sturgeon pectoral fins. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Scientists made this determination after studying the bones of paddlefish preserved in rocks in North Dakota. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 26 Feb. 2022"
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": a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph":[
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"\u2014 Edward Sackville-West"
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"his retirement party featured many paeans for his long years of service to the company",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Muti\u2019s concluding paean to the importance of culture was more heartfelt, if also more predictable. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"Not to mention asps, chickadees, raptors, ingenues, con artists and magicians, as well as a wide array of genres for nearly every taste and mood: poetry, history, memoir, fantasy, literary fiction and a paean to the natural world. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
"His book, a paean to Mr. Carter, is ironic and smart, a social history and a poignant coming-of-age story. \u2014 Moira Hodgson, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Composed shortly after Nazi Germany\u2019s defeat, there\u2019s little debate that Shostakovich did not deliver a noble paean to the people\u2019s struggle during the Great Patriotic War, upsetting Soviet officials. \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s a paean to adventure on foot and the pleasures of traveling light in every sense \u2014 a welcome tonic for wearying times. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Life on the Rocks is far more than a paean to coral. \u2014 Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Kelly's book is sublime, a true paean to the power of good food and even better love. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The meal, held before the latest wave of the pandemic, was conceived as both a celebratory pre-Christmas get-together and as a paean to the mother of all inspirations: nature. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Dec. 2021"
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"Reuse of Roman objects was not uncommon during the Middle Ages, although the discovery of ancient sculpture was usually a momentous event, and pagan images in particular provoked fearful responses.",
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"\u2014 Scott McMurray"
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"the Spanish conquistadores regarded the native peoples of the lands that they conquered as pagans who were uncivilized and inherently inferior",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Church officials decided to recognize Dec. 25 as his birthday, probably to coincide with the date of pagan festivals in an attempt to get pagans to accept Christianity as the official religion. \u2014 Atlanta Life, ajc , 10 Nov. 2017",
"While plague stalks the land, paranoid peasants swap cautionary folk tales about evil spirits, pagans , Jews and other outsiders. \u2014 Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Oct. 2017",
"Thomas Jefferson had strong views on religion, but his Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom disestablished the Church of England and established religious liberty for Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, even pagans . \u2014 Jonah Goldberg, National Review , 27 Sep. 2017",
"Thomas Jefferson had strong views on religion, but his Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom disestablished the Church of Englandand established religious liberty for Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, even pagans . \u2014 Jonah Goldberg, Alaska Dispatch News , 27 Sep. 2017",
"Lance Wallnau, a Christian author, claimed God spoke to him and showed him that Trump was like King Cyrus, who followed God\u2019s will despite being a pagan . \u2014 Colby Itkowitz, Washington Post , 23 Aug. 2017",
"To do Trumpzilla justice, the film should be blustery, spectacular, gold-garish, and neo- pagan , a Circus Maximus Cecil B. DeMille might have whipped up with his riding crop after a fever dream. \u2014 James Wolcott, HWD , 19 June 2017",
"To do Trumpzilla justice, the film should be blustery, spectacular, gold-garish, and neo- pagan , a Circus Maximus Cecil B. DeMille might have whipped up with his riding crop after a fever dream. \u2014 James Wolcott, HWD , 19 June 2017",
"To do Trumpzilla justice, the film should be blustery, spectacular, gold-garish, and neo- pagan , a Circus Maximus Cecil B. DeMille might have whipped up with his riding crop after a fever dream. \u2014 James Wolcott, HWD , 19 June 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Followers of paganism don special attire and flower garlands, which are believed to repel evil spirits, hold special rituals and start bonfires. \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Kyivans spoke a Slavic language that had no writing system, and practiced a paganism without idols or temples. \u2014 Timothy Snyder, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The time where the show takes place is at the breaking point of paganism right where Christianity is coming in. \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Its subject matter hints at one reason why Rubens was so fixated on classical history: Constantine was the first Roman emperor to throw polytheistic paganism overboard in favor of the monotheism of Christianity. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Dec. 2021",
"In all of these religions \u2013 which include Hellenic paganism , druidry and heathenism, among others \u2013 both the Earth and the spirits that are believed to reside in animate and inanimate objects are seen as sacred. \u2014 Helen A. Berger, The Conversation , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Wicca is one of the most popular forms of contemporary paganism , a set of religions whose practices are inspired by pre-Christian religions. \u2014 Helen A. Berger, The Conversation , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Glendalough, in County Wicklow, a seventh-century monastery, flourished when Saint Patrick began converting the Irish to Catholicism from paganism in the fifth century. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021",
"Manifesting sits alongside a smattering of belief systems \u2014 astrology, tarot, paganism and their metaphysical cousins \u2014 being resurrected by a youthful generation in the name of wellness. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Jan. 2021"
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"At Beatrice and Edo's wedding in July 2020, Wolfie served as a page boy in the royal wedding and as his father\u2019s best man. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 5 June 2022",
"Beatrice is his stepmother, and Wolfie played a key role in his dad's wedding to Princess Beatrice last summer, serving as both page boy and best man. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 19 May 2021",
"Prince George was a page boy , and Princess Charlotte was a bridesmaid at their aunt's wedding, adorably stealing the show. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Mar. 2021",
"Pippa, who wore a bespoke lace gown designed by Giles Deacon, had Prince George as a page boy and Princess Charlotte as a mini bridesmaid. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 Mar. 2021",
"The two older Cambridge kids have served as a page boy and a bridesmaid in a number of nuptials, both royal and civilian in recent years\u2014so their absence from Princess Beatrice's wedding portraits is particularly noticeable. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 18 July 2020",
"Buckingham Palace confirmed this morning that Edoardo\u2019s son Wolfie served as a page boy in the royal wedding and as his father\u2019s best man. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 18 July 2020",
"Wolfie, born in 2016, played an important role in Edoardo and Beatrice's surprise Windsor nuptials last week serving as both the best man and page boy . \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 July 2020",
"The young boy played a central role in the couple's recent Windsor wedding, acting as Mapelli Mozzi's best man and also the ceremony's page boy . \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 July 2020"
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"They disagreed with the pageant judges.",
"Their church puts on an annual Christmas pageant .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The former pageant star posted a collection of polaroids from the party on Instagram and tagged Duhamel in a cute selfie of the two of them. \u2014 Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
"LaBeija, a contestant in the 1967 Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant, walked off stage after coming in as third runner-up in a drag pageant system where people of color could compete but were rarely the winner. \u2014 Tiffany Cusaac-smith, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"The pageant , established by husband-and-wife team David and Elaine Marmel, focused on celebrating the role of married women in society. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 29 June 2022",
"Filipina beauty queen wins major transgender pageant Meet Fuschia Anne Ravena, the stunning transgender beauty queen who seeks to inspire. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 27 June 2022",
"Prince Louis, in particular, was practically the star of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee, where the four-year-old was photographed making cheeky faces during the Trooping the Colour and the final pageant event. \u2014 Whitney Perry, Glamour , 19 June 2022",
"The marque\u2019s restoration division, Jaguar Classic, debuted a beautiful 1965 Series 1 E-type roadster just in time for the event\u2019s 15-car pageant on Sunday. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 6 June 2022",
"Sunday\u2019s pageant began with a spectacular military parade featuring 200 horses marching down the Mall to Buckingham Palace. \u2014 Sylvia Hui, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"The extravagance will culminate Sunday in a \u00a315 million pageant carnival complete with celebrity performers. \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 4 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"I like the tradition and pageantry that come with graduations.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations were full of lavish pageantry to mark the British monarch's 70-year-reign. \u2014 Megan C. Hills, CNN , 6 June 2022",
"The ostensible purpose of all the pageantry was to celebrate the queen\u2019s birthday, which was in April. \u2014 Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"The ostensible purpose of all the pageantry was to celebrate the queen\u2019s birthday, which was in April. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"For a cool 360-degree video of the pageantry a few years ago, watch the below: This content is imported from YouTube. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 16 May 2022",
"More than 1,200 military officers and soldiers will put on a display of military pageantry on London\u2019s Horse Guards Parade, surrounded by hundreds of army musicians and around 240 horses. \u2014 Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 May 2022",
"The May 9 Victory Day Parade is an unavoidable moment of pageantry , putting Russia\u2019s military and Russia\u2019s leadership on a prominent world stage. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Open Queue Twenty-five years ago, Hong Kong returned to Chinese sovereignty amid scenes of high pageantry as Beijing pledged to leave the city\u2019s way of life unchanged for 50 years. \u2014 Louisa Lim, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Royal jubilees tend to be a high water mark for pageantry , which is saying a lot in Britain. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Jan. 2022"
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"He lost his factory job but received a payoff and a pension.",
"Verb",
"I finally paid off the loan.",
"she paid off the security guard so that she could steal whatever she liked",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That is the payoff from having made the effort to learn about the wants and needs of the other person. \u2014 Dale Renner, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The most successful loyalty networks deliver engaging customer experiences by offering convenience, personalization and flexibility, and for programs that meet these criteria, there is a big payoff . \u2014 Len Covello, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"For a coaching staff prepared to work through Woolen's lack of technical refinement, there could be a sizable payoff . \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Others believe the Turkish leader wants a payoff from Washington. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
"The color payoff is seriously impressive for a powder blush, especially when applied with the 140 Synthetic Face Brush. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 26 May 2022",
"With a four-week delay, Votto is now seeing the payoff . \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 26 May 2022",
"Figuring out ways to run operations more efficiently almost always seems like a good idea, but lately the potential payoff has been especially high. \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"Finance Director Karen Fegan said the city is looking at a 25-year payoff period for the bonds. \u2014 cleveland , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Moreover, Faith used the GoFundMe proceeds to pay off credit cards Lopez was using and sent Lopez and his family money and gifts, court documents state. \u2014 Julian Mark, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"In addition to using the cash as an inflation cushion and looking to avoid losing money on the markets right now, Brackson also used some of it to pay off her car loan. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Just over a quarter of customers used credit cards to pay off their purchases. \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"That money would be used to pay off the hotel\u2019s debts, according to documents filed this week in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"International sanctions have already enabled countries to seize or freeze Russian assets, which could be used to pay off outstanding debts. \u2014 Matthew Digiuseppe, The Conversation , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The proceeds will be used in part to pay off existing debt to ease pressure on the balance sheet of Ryman Hospitality. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Some of the money obtained through a program administered by the Illinois State Board of Education was used to pay off credit card bills, according to the indictment, returned Monday. \u2014 Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The temporary tax is estimated to generate $2.7 million a year for the city, which will be used to pay off $38.6 million in bonds. \u2014 Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online , 27 Feb. 2022"
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"1607, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That is the payoff from having made the effort to learn about the wants and needs of the other person. \u2014 Dale Renner, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The most successful loyalty networks deliver engaging customer experiences by offering convenience, personalization and flexibility, and for programs that meet these criteria, there is a big payoff . \u2014 Len Covello, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"For a coaching staff prepared to work through Woolen's lack of technical refinement, there could be a sizable payoff . \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Others believe the Turkish leader wants a payoff from Washington. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
"The color payoff is seriously impressive for a powder blush, especially when applied with the 140 Synthetic Face Brush. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 26 May 2022",
"With a four-week delay, Votto is now seeing the payoff . \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 26 May 2022",
"Figuring out ways to run operations more efficiently almost always seems like a good idea, but lately the potential payoff has been especially high. \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"Finance Director Karen Fegan said the city is looking at a 25-year payoff period for the bonds. \u2014 cleveland , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Indeed, had the money stayed in Haiti, it might have been invested in bridges, schools and hospitals \u2014 investments that pay off in the long run and boost a country\u2019s growth. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"Figuring out the best way to pay off your loans can be complicated. \u2014 Anne Tergesen, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
"Students then rack up exorbitant debt for degrees that might not pay off . \u2014 Anna Helhoski, Chicago Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"These are the kinds of investments that don\u2019t pay off unless they are used for decades, which is not in Europe\u2019s plan. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
"For many countries, including Ecuador, fossil fuel reserves are a relatively quick way to pay off creditors and fund basic services. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 20 Apr. 2022",
"It\u2019s an investment, but one that could pay off in the long run. \u2014 Lindy Theron, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"No other film series works in such intricate, multiple-installment arcs, planting details that will almost certainly pay off in forthcoming chapters. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The ruling came amid a fast approaching Thursday deadline for Wayne County residents with property tax debt from 2019 or prior years to pay off back taxes or enter into a payment plan to avoid foreclosure. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"\u2014 Morley Callaghan"
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"\u2014 Michael Cahlin",
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"Noun",
"The medication may upset your stomach but if you experience acute abdominal pain call your doctor.",
"I've had chronic back pain since the accident.",
"The medicine provides 12 hours of pain relief .",
"I feel a dull pain if I touch the bruise.",
"the pain of a difficult childhood",
"It is a story about the joys and pains of life.",
"Rush hour traffic is such a pain .",
"This orange is a pain to peel.",
"Verb",
"As much as it pains me to admit it, she was right.",
"my poor head was paining so from all that racket",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The suit, filed this week in federal court in Medford, seeks unspecified damages for Wolf\u2019s injuries, medical costs and his pain and suffering. \u2014 Fox News , 24 June 2022",
"Rafael Nadal might have to survive grass court specialists early on Coming off his 14th French Open title and now record 22nd overall Grand Slam, Nadal has apparently been able to treat his chronic foot pain well enough to give it a go at Wimbledon. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"His endurance inspired me and drove me past my own physical pain . \u2014 Ben Foster, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"The suit, filed this week in federal court in Medford, seeks unspecified damages for Wolf\u2019s injuries, medical costs and his pain and suffering. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
"In one activity, teenagers choose a rock to embody their inner turmoil and lug it up a mountain before throwing the rock off of the mountain's edge and symbolically releasing their pain . \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 21 June 2022",
"Education around the transplant experience has inspired a niche community of advocates; patients who are turning their pain into purpose. \u2014 Wunmi Bakare, Essence , 17 June 2022",
"But amid their pain , her family is honoring her legacy. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
"Joining the junior group was a chance to put her pain into action. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 12 June 2022",
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"Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman and Welket Bungu\u00e9 star in the feature, a dystopian tale set in a new future in which humans have become desensitized to pain and are merging with their artificial environment. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
"Side effects \u2014 mainly pain at the injection site, headaches and fatigue \u2014 were mild and infrequent. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"There have been some hints in previous studies that pain tolerance is a trainable trait, and that endurance training is one way of enhancing it. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 7 Oct. 2020",
"Your doctor may also prescribe medication, such as oral or topical steroids and/or pain relievers to help bring down the inflammation and ease your discomfort. \u2014 Naomi Barr, SELF , 31 Mar. 2022",
"More than 200,000 were left with damaged salivary glands, which causes difficultly and pain eating, swallowing, and speaking. \u2014 David Ropeik, STAT , 28 Feb. 2022",
"So the butterflies have to endure [the] pain themselves in order to flourish. \u2014 Dianna Mazzone, Allure , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Researchers found chimpanzees were soothing others wounds not for their benefit but in act of empathy for others pain . \u2014 Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The violence enables an easy physical intimacy, the fear and pain a demonstration of vulnerability. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 4 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Although this would be undoubtedly painful , there could be a small silver lining. \u2014 Shehan Chandrasekera, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"These reactions by outsiders could be painful for veterans. \u2014 Lindsey Fitzharris, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 July 2022",
"More painful , though, is that WIC recipients can't use their benefits to buy formula online at retailers like Amazon or Walmart.com that would ship it directly to their homes. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"According to AP News, Damond\u2019s family was disappointed that Noor\u2019s murder conviction was overturned, and the timing of his release \u2014 so close to the anniversary of Damond\u2019s death \u2014 is painful for them. \u2014 Essence , 27 June 2022",
"For others chestfeeding can be excruciatingly painful due to the baby having a tongue or lip ties, Gunyon Meyer says (think cracked, bleeding nipples). \u2014 Allison Tsai, SELF , 23 June 2022",
"And it\u2019s the part of the story that makes everything else so painful . \u2014 Lauren Segal, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"There are emotionally painful , ethically trying moments when people can't let go of a suffering pet \u2014 or, conversely, can't afford treatment that could be life-saving. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz, ajc , 18 June 2022",
"My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful and inexcusable. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"Although this would be undoubtedly painful , there could be a small silver lining. \u2014 Shehan Chandrasekera, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"These reactions by outsiders could be painful for veterans. \u2014 Lindsey Fitzharris, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 July 2022",
"More painful , though, is that WIC recipients can't use their benefits to buy formula online at retailers like Amazon or Walmart.com that would ship it directly to their homes. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"According to AP News, Damond\u2019s family was disappointed that Noor\u2019s murder conviction was overturned, and the timing of his release \u2014 so close to the anniversary of Damond\u2019s death \u2014 is painful for them. \u2014 Essence , 27 June 2022",
"For others chestfeeding can be excruciatingly painful due to the baby having a tongue or lip ties, Gunyon Meyer says (think cracked, bleeding nipples). \u2014 Allison Tsai, SELF , 23 June 2022",
"And it\u2019s the part of the story that makes everything else so painful . \u2014 Lauren Segal, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"There are emotionally painful , ethically trying moments when people can't let go of a suffering pet \u2014 or, conversely, can't afford treatment that could be life-saving. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz, ajc , 18 June 2022",
"My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful and inexcusable. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"In patches of rural Appalachia and the Rust Belt, the health authorities were sounding alarms that a powerful painkiller called Opana had become the drug of choice among people abusing prescription pills. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"Opioid pharmaceutical manufacturers, once hailed for producing a breakthrough painkiller , are now widely assailed for contributing to what authorities describe as an epidemic of addiction and overdose deaths. \u2014 Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
"So many of these tragedies may be traced back to one family, one company, one product and one lie: embers of the Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma, the company that makes and promoted OxyContin as a virtually non-addictive opioid painkiller . \u2014 Paul Pelletier, STAT , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Fentanyl was first developed in 1959 as a potent painkiller used in clinical settings via IV. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Davey Fest is put on by The Davey Foundation, formed in honor of Utah actor, director, producer, musician and community activist David Ross Fetzer, who died in 2012 at age 30 from an accidental prescription painkiller overdose. \u2014 Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"An approved painkiller , Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid trafficked principally by land across the US-Mexico border. \u2014 Amir Vera, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"Digital technologies that fall into the painkiller -versus-vitamin-pill trap will quickly discover just how skeptical some executives can be about the cost-versus-benefit of digital technology \u2013 even today. \u2014 Steve Andriole, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Street versions of fentanyl, an approved painkiller that\u2019s being produced illegally, largely come into the U.S. from Mexico. \u2014 Andy Miller, ajc , 6 May 2022"
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"I've had chronic back pain since the accident.",
"The medicine provides 12 hours of pain relief .",
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"the pain of a difficult childhood",
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"Rush hour traffic is such a pain .",
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"Verb",
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"my poor head was paining so from all that racket",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The suit, filed this week in federal court in Medford, seeks unspecified damages for Wolf\u2019s injuries, medical costs and his pain and suffering. \u2014 Fox News , 24 June 2022",
"Rafael Nadal might have to survive grass court specialists early on Coming off his 14th French Open title and now record 22nd overall Grand Slam, Nadal has apparently been able to treat his chronic foot pain well enough to give it a go at Wimbledon. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"His endurance inspired me and drove me past my own physical pain . \u2014 Ben Foster, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"The suit, filed this week in federal court in Medford, seeks unspecified damages for Wolf\u2019s injuries, medical costs and his pain and suffering. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
"In one activity, teenagers choose a rock to embody their inner turmoil and lug it up a mountain before throwing the rock off of the mountain's edge and symbolically releasing their pain . \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 21 June 2022",
"Education around the transplant experience has inspired a niche community of advocates; patients who are turning their pain into purpose. \u2014 Wunmi Bakare, Essence , 17 June 2022",
"But amid their pain , her family is honoring her legacy. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
"Joining the junior group was a chance to put her pain into action. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 12 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman and Welket Bungu\u00e9 star in the feature, a dystopian tale set in a new future in which humans have become desensitized to pain and are merging with their artificial environment. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
"Side effects \u2014 mainly pain at the injection site, headaches and fatigue \u2014 were mild and infrequent. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"There have been some hints in previous studies that pain tolerance is a trainable trait, and that endurance training is one way of enhancing it. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 7 Oct. 2020",
"Your doctor may also prescribe medication, such as oral or topical steroids and/or pain relievers to help bring down the inflammation and ease your discomfort. \u2014 Naomi Barr, SELF , 31 Mar. 2022",
"More than 200,000 were left with damaged salivary glands, which causes difficultly and pain eating, swallowing, and speaking. \u2014 David Ropeik, STAT , 28 Feb. 2022",
"So the butterflies have to endure [the] pain themselves in order to flourish. \u2014 Dianna Mazzone, Allure , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Researchers found chimpanzees were soothing others wounds not for their benefit but in act of empathy for others pain . \u2014 Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The violence enables an easy physical intimacy, the fear and pain a demonstration of vulnerability. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 4 Feb. 2022"
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"The book describes the election process in painstaking detail.",
"she was always painstaking about her work",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Investigating wrongful conviction cases, some of them decades old, is slow, painstaking work. \u2014 Steve Mills, ProPublica , 30 May 2022",
"Hand-duplicating votes from marred ballots onto fresh ones is painstaking , time-consuming work. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 May 2022",
"After decades of painstaking work, there are now 537 California condors, supported by a network of breeding centers and reintroduction sites from Baja California to Northern California. \u2014 Rosanna Xiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
"The discovery of the Manhush mass grave comes as investigators throughout Ukraine begin the painstaking work of identifying those killed and documenting potential war crimes. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The information collected through this painstaking door-to-door work has shown that the models can be drastically wrong. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"And, after roughly nine months of painstaking work, the singular overwater structure is finally complete. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 8 Apr. 2022",
"These projects have crept along because of the painstaking work of identifying and describing species\u2014as well as, in many cases, collecting samples of the organisms for DNA sequencing. \u2014 Katharine Gammon, Scientific American , 1 Mar. 2022",
"In its detail and pacing, Peritz\u2019s step-by-step account of the planning of Overt and the painstaking police work by which Scotland Yard learned what was afoot reads almost like a le Carr\u00e9 novel. \u2014 Kevin O\u2019kelly, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"It\u2019s all open road but painstaking going, with frequent military checkpoints. \u2014 Michael G. Seamans, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Decades of painstaking , sometimes dangerous, work by a handful of committed ranchers and animal scientists have helped restore the population to over 8,000. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Maybe that\u2019s why Keenan Scott II \u2014 who spent a dozen painstaking years perfecting the play that officially opened Wednesday at Broadway\u2019s Golden Theatre \u2014 identifies his characters by emotion, attribute or condition, rather than name. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Oct. 2021",
"And after that painstaking work, sharks like Freya can be monitored to give scientists invaluable information on their migratory patterns. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2021",
"Now the Suns have flourished in his painstaking , perfection-demanding wake. \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2021",
"Some marketers have been making their own painstaking , case-by-case evaluations of the platforms. \u2014 Nat Ives, WSJ , 13 Aug. 2020",
"Both Corker and Senator Orrin Hatch, Republican of Utah, credited McCarry with leading the painstaking , behind-the-scenes negotiations. \u2014 Joshua Goodman, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2018"
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"I need to paint the bookcase.",
"We're going to paint the room yellow.",
"The classroom wall was painted with clouds and rainbows.",
"He painted that portrait of his wife.",
"She painted the landscape on a square canvas.",
"I like to draw and my sister likes to paint .",
"The beauty of the world inspires me to paint .",
"He paints mostly in oils.",
"The study paints a bleak picture of the effects of pollution on animal life.",
"Noun",
"Apply paint to the canvas in a series of short strokes.",
"I need more blue paint .",
"The old walls are coated with several layers of paint .",
"a can of latex paint",
"The house needs a fresh coat of paint .",
"The store sells many different paints .",
"Did you chip the paint ?",
"The car's paint is cracking.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"On graffiti, the city would spend $1.6 million more than last year by adding six new employees and buying new vehicles and other equipment to help paint over the scrawls more quickly. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"The GIs washed the vehicles and equipment so Pasley and Stidham could paint them a dull green, covering the familiar desert tan. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 10 June 2022",
"Artists Luc Vidier, who is originally from France, and Crete Woman\u2019s Club member Julia Oehmke of Crete plan to paint in the St. John garden during the walk. \u2014 Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"This summer\u2019s work was going to pay to paint the back of the house. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
"There\u2019s a station where people can paint their own succulent plants as well, along with cookies that have words of affirmation stickers and lemonade. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"Routt runs Fishers Rocks, a Facebook group with 1,300 members who paint rocks and hide them outside in parks and on trails or inside at stores or libraries. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 3 June 2022",
"The ready-for-the-floor art-pop adventure sees the D.C.-born band and its collaborators paint liberally with jangly guitar, traveling bass lines, drum machine patter, and synths that shimmer one moment and wallop the next. \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"That includes protecting customers against toxic content that could be upsetting or paint your brand in a negative light. \u2014 Brian Hannon, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Virtually all of its volume comes from the Model 3 and Model Y and feature a minimal choice in trim options such as paint color, rims, and interior. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"Rust-toned paint color is dressed up by a brass faucet. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
"The example that Paolo styled features a special two-tone paint job, with dark blue and light blue down split up by an orange pinstripe. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
"The configurations include versions of the current paint scheme, according to a person familiar with the matter. \u2014 Andrew Tangel, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"The paint job that former President Donald Trump ordered is a major liability. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 9 June 2022",
"Playing with the paint scheme\u2014Benjamin Moore Black Panther in a flat finish on the bottom half of the wall and PPG Hot Stone on the stop\u2014creates some visual interest without fussy pattern. \u2014 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine , 8 June 2022",
"After all, there aren\u2019t many\u2014or any?\u2014readily available public photos of a fighter with this particular paint job. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Leffler, who was outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is best known for parading around in an antique tractor adorned with a patriotic paint job. \u2014 ABC News , 7 June 2022"
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": to treat with a liquid by brushing or swabbing":[
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"Verb",
"I need to paint the bookcase.",
"We're going to paint the room yellow.",
"The classroom wall was painted with clouds and rainbows.",
"He painted that portrait of his wife.",
"She painted the landscape on a square canvas.",
"I like to draw and my sister likes to paint .",
"The beauty of the world inspires me to paint .",
"He paints mostly in oils.",
"The study paints a bleak picture of the effects of pollution on animal life.",
"Noun",
"Apply paint to the canvas in a series of short strokes.",
"I need more blue paint .",
"The old walls are coated with several layers of paint .",
"a can of latex paint",
"The house needs a fresh coat of paint .",
"The store sells many different paints .",
"Did you chip the paint ?",
"The car's paint is cracking.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"On graffiti, the city would spend $1.6 million more than last year by adding six new employees and buying new vehicles and other equipment to help paint over the scrawls more quickly. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"The GIs washed the vehicles and equipment so Pasley and Stidham could paint them a dull green, covering the familiar desert tan. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 10 June 2022",
"Artists Luc Vidier, who is originally from France, and Crete Woman\u2019s Club member Julia Oehmke of Crete plan to paint in the St. John garden during the walk. \u2014 Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"This summer\u2019s work was going to pay to paint the back of the house. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
"There\u2019s a station where people can paint their own succulent plants as well, along with cookies that have words of affirmation stickers and lemonade. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"Routt runs Fishers Rocks, a Facebook group with 1,300 members who paint rocks and hide them outside in parks and on trails or inside at stores or libraries. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 3 June 2022",
"The ready-for-the-floor art-pop adventure sees the D.C.-born band and its collaborators paint liberally with jangly guitar, traveling bass lines, drum machine patter, and synths that shimmer one moment and wallop the next. \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"That includes protecting customers against toxic content that could be upsetting or paint your brand in a negative light. \u2014 Brian Hannon, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Virtually all of its volume comes from the Model 3 and Model Y and feature a minimal choice in trim options such as paint color, rims, and interior. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"Rust-toned paint color is dressed up by a brass faucet. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
"The example that Paolo styled features a special two-tone paint job, with dark blue and light blue down split up by an orange pinstripe. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
"The configurations include versions of the current paint scheme, according to a person familiar with the matter. \u2014 Andrew Tangel, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"The paint job that former President Donald Trump ordered is a major liability. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 9 June 2022",
"Playing with the paint scheme\u2014Benjamin Moore Black Panther in a flat finish on the bottom half of the wall and PPG Hot Stone on the stop\u2014creates some visual interest without fussy pattern. \u2014 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine , 8 June 2022",
"After all, there aren\u2019t many\u2014or any?\u2014readily available public photos of a fighter with this particular paint job. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Leffler, who was outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is best known for parading around in an antique tractor adorned with a patriotic paint job. \u2014 ABC News , 7 June 2022"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French paint, peint , past participle of peindre , from Latin pingere to tattoo, embroider, paint; akin to Old English f\u0101h variegated, Greek poikilos variegated, pikros sharp, bitter":"Verb"
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"examples":[
"They hung the painting in the living room.",
"The woman in that painting is my grandmother.",
"I like painting more than sculpture.",
"He is studying abstract painting .",
"She wants to devote all her time to painting .",
"The room is ready for painting .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In conjunction with Arts on the Avenue, Black Art Speaks and Blaz Atom, this music festival features great city views, an art gallery cocktail bar, face painting , adult games, food trucks, vendors, basketball tournament, live performances and DJs. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 3 July 2022",
"Support trying out many options, including drawing, painting , writing, acting, singing, cooking, crafts, or entrepreneurship. \u2014 Laurel Donnellan, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"The Arts Festival is a three-day juried event featuring the work of artists from a wide range of categories, including painting , photography, prints, jewelry, ceramics, glass, leather, sculpture, wood, and other materials. \u2014 cleveland , 1 July 2022",
"What: Performance by Slim & the Soulful Saints, face painting , food, fireworks display. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 1 July 2022",
"The women got together for a day of relaxation that included yoga, painting rocks, making essential oils, massages and much more. \u2014 Mary Compton, Chicago Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"With food trucks, live music, face- painting , pony rides and more, a Night at the Park will end with a fireworks show once the sun goes down. \u2014 Chloe Mcgowan, The Indianapolis Star , 27 June 2022",
"There are also booths with tie-dye tees, face- painting , and art products. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Christmas tree lighting ceremony, horse and carriage rides, amusements, school performances, face painting , arts and crafts, carolers and more. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022"
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"type":[
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"Noun",
"He blushed when he saw all three pairs of eyes watching him.",
"She won with a pair of aces.",
"I got my first pair of glasses when I was eight.",
"His two closest friends lived in the city and the pair of them visited him often.",
"The dance is usually performed by a male and female pair .",
"Those two kids make quite a pair .",
"Verb",
"The teacher paired students with partners for the assignment.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Layer a gray crop top over a blue oxford shirt and pair with some denim jeans. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"This pair of gold and garnet sword pyramid fittings were the first items of gold discovered during the 1939 Sutton Hoo excavations. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"The final few acts of the episode take place at the home of TNT, a fraternal twin pair of supes (Jack Doolan and Kristin Booth) who worked with Soldier Boy back in the day. \u2014 Alex Raiman, EW.com , 24 June 2022",
"Judge leads the big leagues with 27 home runs after hitting a pair in Wednesday night\u2019s comeback victory at Tampa Bay. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"As a part of a royal expedition, 22 orphans were split into pairs, and every nine or 10 days another pair was infected with the virus to produce the vaccine matter. \u2014 Jim Downs, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"The Miami Dolphins\u2019 pair of joint practices with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be held on Aug. 10 and 11 in Tampa, the Buccaneers announced Thursday as part of a release of their training camp schedule. \u2014 David Furones, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"Especially abbreviated is a pair by Y/Project that resembles a mashup of jeans and a bikini bottom. \u2014 Nancy Macdonell, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"The chain detail transforms this pair from a luxury flat to wearable art. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Right-hand makeup artist, Alexx Mayo, chose to pair her pink lips with a satin-finish nude eye shadow while defining the crease with undertones of purple. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 15 June 2022",
"When using this unscented formula, pair it with your favorite aftershave or cologne to add a pleasant fragrance. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Beautifully balanced and well-structured\u2014 pair it with lobster. \u2014 Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Whether it be cropped or oversized, pair yours with a bikini and board shorts for a day at the beach or a cute mini for an evening out. \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The devices, which cost $29 each, are simple to use: Users pair them with their phones, and the tags indicate where an item is located in real-time. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Georgia contracts with roughly a hundred agencies licensed to pair children with foster parents across the state. \u2014 Asia Simone Burns, ajc , 3 June 2022",
"They are tested under multiple light sources to make sur the colors pair back to every single black or white in your wardrobe (e.g. not too red, not too blue). \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"It\u2019s also easy to pair the mask up with any traditional VR headset. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"He blushed when he saw all three pairs of eyes watching him.",
"She won with a pair of aces.",
"I got my first pair of glasses when I was eight.",
"His two closest friends lived in the city and the pair of them visited him often.",
"The dance is usually performed by a male and female pair .",
"Those two kids make quite a pair .",
"Verb",
"The teacher paired students with partners for the assignment.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Layer a gray crop top over a blue oxford shirt and pair with some denim jeans. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"This pair of gold and garnet sword pyramid fittings were the first items of gold discovered during the 1939 Sutton Hoo excavations. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"The final few acts of the episode take place at the home of TNT, a fraternal twin pair of supes (Jack Doolan and Kristin Booth) who worked with Soldier Boy back in the day. \u2014 Alex Raiman, EW.com , 24 June 2022",
"Judge leads the big leagues with 27 home runs after hitting a pair in Wednesday night\u2019s comeback victory at Tampa Bay. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"As a part of a royal expedition, 22 orphans were split into pairs, and every nine or 10 days another pair was infected with the virus to produce the vaccine matter. \u2014 Jim Downs, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"The Miami Dolphins\u2019 pair of joint practices with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be held on Aug. 10 and 11 in Tampa, the Buccaneers announced Thursday as part of a release of their training camp schedule. \u2014 David Furones, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"Especially abbreviated is a pair by Y/Project that resembles a mashup of jeans and a bikini bottom. \u2014 Nancy Macdonell, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"The chain detail transforms this pair from a luxury flat to wearable art. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Right-hand makeup artist, Alexx Mayo, chose to pair her pink lips with a satin-finish nude eye shadow while defining the crease with undertones of purple. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 15 June 2022",
"When using this unscented formula, pair it with your favorite aftershave or cologne to add a pleasant fragrance. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Beautifully balanced and well-structured\u2014 pair it with lobster. \u2014 Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Whether it be cropped or oversized, pair yours with a bikini and board shorts for a day at the beach or a cute mini for an evening out. \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The devices, which cost $29 each, are simple to use: Users pair them with their phones, and the tags indicate where an item is located in real-time. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Georgia contracts with roughly a hundred agencies licensed to pair children with foster parents across the state. \u2014 Asia Simone Burns, ajc , 3 June 2022",
"They are tested under multiple light sources to make sur the colors pair back to every single black or white in your wardrobe (e.g. not too red, not too blue). \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"It\u2019s also easy to pair the mask up with any traditional VR headset. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 June 2022"
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"Noun",
"We've been pals since we were kids.",
"Come on\u2014be a pal and lend me the money.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Brit, 40, arrived in 2015 with every intention of returning to London upon fulfilling his nine-month contract to help launch a late night talk show with longtime pal and fellow British import James Corden. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"Dern wore a pair of cream sneakers from Veja, a brand with plenty of famous fans including her close pal Reese Witherspoon. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"Kardashian\u2019s sisters \u2014 Kim Kardashian, Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner \u2014 and mom Kris Jenner were all in attendance along with Barker\u2019s bandmate Mark Hoppus and close pal and collaborator Machine Gun Kelly. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 9 June 2022",
"Serve a sweet yet spunky look as Ash and Brock's best gal pal . \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 8 June 2022",
"Hungary\u2019s Prime Minister Viktor Orban\u2014an EU bugbear and pal of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2014had been the holdout. \u2014 Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ , 31 May 2022",
"Watch What Happens Live to talk about her pal Parton. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 3 May 2022",
"Chappelle\u2019s unscripted remarks offered the perspective of a fellow Comedy Central host and close pal . \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 25 Apr. 2022",
"This contrasts Martin\u2019s difficult upbringing \u2014 his father resorts to best- pal nostrums, the mother tries balancing tenderness and discipline. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 8 Apr. 2022"
],
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"Romani phral, phal brother, friend, from Sanskrit bhr\u0101t\u1e5b brother; akin to Old English br\u014dthor brother":"Noun"
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"The town's old movie palace has been torn down.",
"the billionaire's \u201csummer cottage\u201d turned out to be an over-the-top palace",
"Adjective",
"a palace railroad car that was built for a 19th-century robber baron",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Twenty-four Victoria Grove in Southsea was no palace , but for Jamshid bin Abdullah, who had escaped Zanzibar with sixty-one of his closest relatives and aides, London and its extravagant hotels proved too costly. \u2014 Nadifa Mohamed, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Amid the chaos and violence, a team of compassionate volunteers set out to find the zoo\u2019s missing inhabitants, including a pride of lions tracked down to Uday Hussein\u2019s palace and a pack of Arabian horses located in the heart of the war zone. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 21 June 2022",
"Watch the January 6 hearing from my splendid hotel suite, and get ready for tonight\u2019s gala, held at the Palacio de Liria, a private palace in the center of town, still occupied by the Dukes of Berwick and Alba and their families. \u2014 Lynn Yaeger, Vogue , 21 June 2022",
"Acquired in 2005 from a Portuguese royal palace 40 miles north of Rio de Janeiro, it was always shown at LACMA hanging flat on the wall, like a painting. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"The theater \u2014 a rococo palace of gold braid, red Lyonnais velvet, chandeliers and mirrors \u2014 was about a third full as a result of security restrictions. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
"A month after his arrest, M-19 snuck into the palace of justice and unleashed a bloody rampage. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"James Bond was about to drive an invisible car through a melting ice palace . \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
"The brief was to design around the 16th-century Spanish Renaissance palace of Alhambra, the structure of which was heavily influenced by the dominant Islamic culture of the time. \u2014 Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor , 13 June 2022"
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"Middle English palais , from Anglo-French, from Latin palatium , from Palatium , the Palatine Hill in Rome where the emperors' residences were built":"Noun"
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},
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"an idealistic paladin seeking better treatment for the homeless",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One of our recent books has a trans man paladin on the cover. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 19 Oct. 2021",
"Samara is this universe\u2019s approximation of a paladin , a Justicar. \u2014 Jhaan Elker, Washington Post , 4 June 2021",
"But who was this paladin of the West going to protect civilization from? \u2014 Kanishk Tharoor, The New Republic , 22 Feb. 2021",
"President Donald Trump, who has seized on the protests to recast himself as a paladin of order, said in tweet Tuesday afternoon that the incursion was reason to bring soldiers into the city. \u2014 Max Abelson, Bloomberg.com , 3 June 2020",
"The more productive theater of the Chicken Sandwich War has played out among Twitter's paladins , with random users dragging Bojangles' and invoking the unassailable opinions of the ultimate chicken sandwich deciders: their grandmothers. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 20 Aug. 2019",
"Her first character was a priest of Mystra in the 2nd Edition, and her favorite character is a 3.5 Edition half-dragon monk that is now a paladin . \u2014 Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star , 5 Aug. 2018",
"In Book One: A Journey Through the Heavens, a hidden celestial kingdom faces its greatest adversary as a paladin from beyond the blue uncovers a secret that could unravel their very existence. \u2014 Tara Knight, The Root , 13 May 2018",
"In short order, this and his agrarian subject matter combined with a national mood of restive nostalgia to make Wood a paladin \u2014routinely yoked with the Missourian Thomas Hart Benton and the Kansan John Steuart Curry\u2014of anti-modernist regionalism. \u2014 Steven Strogatz, The New Yorker , 5 Mar. 2018"
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"Middle French, from Italian paladino , from Old French palatin , from Medieval Latin palatinus courtier, from Late Latin, imperial official \u2014 more at palatine":""
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"advocate",
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"disagreeable",
"unsatisfactory"
],
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"attempted to make physics palatable to a broader range of students"
],
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"The restaurant's chicken dishes are quite palatable ."
]
},
"examples":[
"a less than palatable beer",
"I did not find the idea of moving again very palatable .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The absurdity of the premise is made palatable by Lola\u2019s natural skepticism, which allows Crosley to have some fun orchestrating the twists and turns of the plot. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Now, 10 cases per 100,000 seems more palatable , given how few of those cases are winding up in the hospital or intensive care. \u2014 Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Yet in the immediate aftermath of Jan. 6, the Council for National Policy circulated in its newsletter a memo, written by one of its members, that outlined strategies to make the Capitol riot seem more palatable . \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Holding the roads and bridges together with proposals to raise taxes and provide other expansions of social programs makes the massive expansion of social programs Biden rolled out more palatable to moderates. \u2014 Lauren Fox And Phil Mattingly, CNN , 3 May 2021",
"To make the bill more palatable , it was caged with multi-million-dollar incentives to bring apparel assembly business back to the USA. \u2014 Rick Helfenbein, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"The future picks make Harris\u2019 ugly deal more palatable . \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"But there are ways workers and employers can leverage their power to reach an agreement that may be more palatable for all, labor law experts told us. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
"University officials hope that graduated approach will be more palatable for students than the double-digit hikes that were common a decade ago at the height of the recession. \u2014 Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 July 2021"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for palatable palatable , appetizing , savory , tasty , toothsome mean agreeable or pleasant especially to the sense of taste. palatable often applies to something that is found to be merely agreeable. butterflies that birds find palatable appetizing suggests a whetting of the appetite and applies to aroma and appearance as well as taste. appetizing hors d'oeuvres savory applies to both taste and aroma and suggests piquancy and often spiciness. dumplings with savory fillings tasty implies a pronounced taste. a tart and tasty pie toothsome stresses the notion of agreeableness and sometimes implies tenderness or daintiness. an enticing array of toothsome desserts",
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"agreeable",
"all right",
"alright",
"copacetic",
"copasetic",
"copesetic",
"ducky",
"fine",
"good",
"hunky-dory",
"jake",
"OK",
"okay",
"satisfactory"
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"adverb",
"noun"
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"disagreeable",
"unsatisfactory"
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"attempted to make physics palatable to a broader range of students"
],
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"The restaurant's chicken dishes are quite palatable ."
]
},
"examples":[
"a less than palatable beer",
"I did not find the idea of moving again very palatable .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The absurdity of the premise is made palatable by Lola\u2019s natural skepticism, which allows Crosley to have some fun orchestrating the twists and turns of the plot. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Now, 10 cases per 100,000 seems more palatable , given how few of those cases are winding up in the hospital or intensive care. \u2014 Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Yet in the immediate aftermath of Jan. 6, the Council for National Policy circulated in its newsletter a memo, written by one of its members, that outlined strategies to make the Capitol riot seem more palatable . \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Holding the roads and bridges together with proposals to raise taxes and provide other expansions of social programs makes the massive expansion of social programs Biden rolled out more palatable to moderates. \u2014 Lauren Fox And Phil Mattingly, CNN , 3 May 2021",
"To make the bill more palatable , it was caged with multi-million-dollar incentives to bring apparel assembly business back to the USA. \u2014 Rick Helfenbein, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"The future picks make Harris\u2019 ugly deal more palatable . \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"But there are ways workers and employers can leverage their power to reach an agreement that may be more palatable for all, labor law experts told us. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
"University officials hope that graduated approach will be more palatable for students than the double-digit hikes that were common a decade ago at the height of the recession. \u2014 Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 July 2021"
],
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"1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8pa-l\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for palatable palatable , appetizing , savory , tasty , toothsome mean agreeable or pleasant especially to the sense of taste. palatable often applies to something that is found to be merely agreeable. butterflies that birds find palatable appetizing suggests a whetting of the appetite and applies to aroma and appearance as well as taste. appetizing hors d'oeuvres savory applies to both taste and aroma and suggests piquancy and often spiciness. dumplings with savory fillings tasty implies a pronounced taste. a tart and tasty pie toothsome stresses the notion of agreeableness and sometimes implies tenderness or daintiness. an enticing array of toothsome desserts",
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"alright",
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"copesetic",
"ducky",
"fine",
"good",
"hunky-dory",
"jake",
"OK",
"okay",
"satisfactory"
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"noun"
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"ascetic",
"ascetical",
"austere",
"humble",
"no-frills",
"spartan"
],
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"a palatial home"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hubler mansion on the market for $2.95 million: The palatial Hubler House, owned by Howard F. Hubler of the Hubler Automotive Group fame, is on sale. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 24 May 2022",
"Personal sanctions have hit the pocketbooks and portfolios of many Russian oligarchs, as the U.S., the EU and the U.K. go after their palatial homes, private jets and audacious yachts. \u2014 John Hyatt, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Jane also testified that she was regularly abused by Epstein and took part in orgies that included both Maxwell and Epstein at Epstein\u2019s palatial homes in Palm Beach, Florida, and New York City and on his New Mexico ranch. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Hungarian billionaire Steven Udvar-Hazy, who made his fortune in the airplane leasing industry, is responsible for the palatial estate. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"For the first five minutes of the episode, we're greeted by movers emptying what appears to be a palatial estate once owned by Saul. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Obviously, the advent of online shopping caused many suburban shopping malls, once palatial monuments to American capitalism, to shutter, and the pandemic has all but written their eulogy. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Decorated in gold, velvet, marble and crystal, the Napa tasting room fully embodies Boisset\u2019s signature palatial design style. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Hosted inside the palatial Snuck Farm barn, the fundraiser featured a seven course dinner prepared by chefs from local restaurants with ingredients supplied by local producers. \u2014 Luke Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022"
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"circa 1722, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Babylonian",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hubler mansion on the market for $2.95 million: The palatial Hubler House, owned by Howard F. Hubler of the Hubler Automotive Group fame, is on sale. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 24 May 2022",
"Personal sanctions have hit the pocketbooks and portfolios of many Russian oligarchs, as the U.S., the EU and the U.K. go after their palatial homes, private jets and audacious yachts. \u2014 John Hyatt, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Jane also testified that she was regularly abused by Epstein and took part in orgies that included both Maxwell and Epstein at Epstein\u2019s palatial homes in Palm Beach, Florida, and New York City and on his New Mexico ranch. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Hungarian billionaire Steven Udvar-Hazy, who made his fortune in the airplane leasing industry, is responsible for the palatial estate. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"For the first five minutes of the episode, we're greeted by movers emptying what appears to be a palatial estate once owned by Saul. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Obviously, the advent of online shopping caused many suburban shopping malls, once palatial monuments to American capitalism, to shutter, and the pandemic has all but written their eulogy. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Decorated in gold, velvet, marble and crystal, the Napa tasting room fully embodies Boisset\u2019s signature palatial design style. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Hosted inside the palatial Snuck Farm barn, the fundraiser featured a seven course dinner prepared by chefs from local restaurants with ingredients supplied by local producers. \u2014 Luke Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022"
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"circa 1722, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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],
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},
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"Noun",
"Enough of this palaver . We have a lot to discuss.",
"seemingly endless palaver between the negotiating parties",
"Verb",
"mothers palavering and drinking coffee while watching their children play",
"I let the salesclerk at the electronics store palaver me into a service contract that I didn't need.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Brooks Brothers Riot, as the event would be called\u2014on account of the shirts and blazers worn by many in the angry crowd\u2014briefly became the subject of high-minded Washington palaver . \u2014 Benjamin Wofford, Wired , 10 Mar. 2022",
"And up from under the palaver there is golden food. \u2014 John Ashbery, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
"And up from under the palaver there is golden food. \u2014 John Ashbery, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
"And up from under the palaver there is golden food. \u2014 John Ashbery, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
"And up from under the palaver there is golden food. \u2014 John Ashbery, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
"And up from under the palaver there is golden food. \u2014 John Ashbery, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
"The more the industry tries to make electric cars achieve ICE-type high-speed cruising levels and long-range, the more electric CO2 advantages are diluted with ever bigger batteries and the polluting palaver notched up along the way. \u2014 Neil Winton, Forbes , 12 Sep. 2021",
"Perhaps one upside of the palaver is that Radnor residents have become more politically engaged. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"On the one hand, Hrabal\u2019s palavering bears a direct relation to reality. \u2014 Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker , 19 Nov. 2019"
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"1713, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"1735, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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"Portuguese palavra word, speech, from Late Latin parabola parable, speech":"Noun and Verb"
},
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"-\u02c8l\u00e4-",
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"argument",
"argumentation",
"argy-bargy",
"back-and-forth",
"colloquy",
"confab",
"confabulation",
"conference",
"consult",
"consultation",
"council",
"counsel",
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"deliberation",
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"parley",
"talk"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104900",
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"verb"
]
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"by folk etymology from palbri , native name in Australia":""
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"\u02c8pal-\u2014 see berry"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105954",
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},
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"Tagalog":""
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"p\u00e4l\u02c8d\u00e4(\u02cc)\u014d",
"-\u02c8dau\u0307"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"dark",
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"gay",
"rich"
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],
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"a pale sun shining through the fog"
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"\u2014 see paleo-":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"the pale wood of the table",
"The walls were painted a pale blue.",
"She has a pale complexion.",
"Her illness had left her pale and weak.",
"She grew pale with fright.",
"Are you feeling well? You look pale .",
"the pale light of dawn",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Zornitza, a member of the Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux hotel consortium, sprawls out across softly rolling pale -green hills that are striated with more than 100 acres of grapevines. \u2014 Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
"In the collaged screenprint, grimly industrious pale -skinned men in masks apparently run the show, even seeming to process unmasked people through a machine. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Cook is tall and trim, with pale -blue eyes, and a practiced, confident bearing. \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Spring is the perfect time to put on your botanist hat and look for the pale -pink petals of the showy orchid, one of Maryland\u2019s dozens of orchid species. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Adina De Zavala, pale -skinned and blue-eyed, was one-quarter Mexican. \u2014 USA Today , 28 Sep. 2021",
"My father migrated from India to the UK in the late \u201860s and met my bright-eyed, pale -skinned Welsh mother in the \u201880s. \u2014 Yasmine Summan, refinery29.com , 15 July 2021",
"In a medium bowl, whisk the sugar, egg yolk, egg, cornstarch and malted milk powder together until the mixture is pale , about 1 minute. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Check its underside, ears and tail for frostbitten skin, which is pale or gray. \u2014 Gene Myers, USA TODAY , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Minogue's Ros\u00e9 is an elegant pale pink with aromas of pink grapefruit, watermelon and lemon blossom. \u2014 Linda Marx, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"The chain\u2019s potential pitfalls at home pale in comparison with those abroad, though. \u2014 Spencer Jakab, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
"So here James sits sipping a gin and tonic at the Polo Lounge in Beverly Hills, her pale -lavender nails clashing playfully against her black leather jacket, discussing the show that\u2019s launched her career into the stratosphere. \u2014 Amy Nicholson, Rolling Stone , 9 Feb. 2022",
"But early tests of conditioning pale in comparison to the rigors of last season for Scherr and her teammates. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Many are familiar with Alibaba\u2019s highly celebrated singles day, which makes Amazon\u2019s AMZN +0.5% Prime Day sales pale by comparison. \u2014 Sanford Stein, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
"A few hours east, Salem, Massachusetts, has capitalized on its haunted history of criminalizing witchcraft\u2014code for anything that fell outside the puritanical pale of normality (think Hocus Pocus, Practical Magic, and The Witch). \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Kateryna, pale -faced and with a girlish side-braid in her hair, even seemed to take some pleasure in it, often pulling out her phone to show a picture of this or that calamity. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Over time, the build-up of toxins in your body can cause your skin to change to an unhealthy pale , yellowish or gray color, says the AAD. \u2014 Hallie Levine, Health.com , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Those numbers pale in comparison to the annual $55 million economic impact the tournaments generated in Charlotte via spending at area restaurants, lodging, museums, attractions and other city landmarks. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 1 June 2022",
"All those figures pale in comparison to the fees coming Diesel\u2019s way. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022",
"The figures pale in comparison to the Fortune 500, where women secured 26.5% of board seats in 2020 and women of color held 5.7%. \u2014 Nimah Quadri, Fortune , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The Industry photos pale in comparison to those recently released of Endurance, which sank in 10,000 feet of frigid Antarctic water a century ago and is incredibly well preserved. \u2014 Jay Reeves, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The Industry photos pale in comparison to those recently released of Endurance, which sank in 10,000 feet of frigid Antarctic water a century ago and is incredibly well preserved. \u2014 CBS News , 23 Mar. 2022",
"All these issues pale in comparison to the reputational risk of a massive athletics scandal, as Penn State learned over 10 years ago. \u2014 Karen Weaver, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Apple and Samsung phones pale in comparison with these numbers. \u2014 Sascha Segan, PCMAG , 28 Feb. 2022",
"In the hierarchy of vital news stories on Tuesday, the ex-President's boastful ramblings pale in significance to the alarming events in Eastern Europe. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 23 Feb. 2022"
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
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"Middle English pale, paal, palle, borrowed from Anglo-French pale, palle, paille (also continental Old French), borrowed (with loss of unstressed -id- ) from Latin pallidus \"pale, colorless,\" formed with the adjective suffix -idus from the same base as pall\u0113re \"to be pale or bloodless, have a pale color,\" pallor \"paleness of complexion, loss of color\" \u2014 more at fallow entry 1":"Adjective",
"Middle English palen, borrowed from Anglo-French palir (continental Old French palir, palo\u00efr ), going back (with conjugation change) to Latin pall\u0113scere \"to grow pale, turn a pale color,\" inchoative derivative of pall\u0113re \"to be pale or bloodless, have a pale color\" \u2014 more at fallow entry 1":"Verb",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French pel, pal stake, from Latin palus \u2014 more at pole":"Noun and Verb"
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"\u02c8p\u0101(\u0259)l",
"\u02c8p\u0101l"
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"verb"
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"Adjective",
"the pale wood of the table",
"The walls were painted a pale blue.",
"She has a pale complexion.",
"Her illness had left her pale and weak.",
"She grew pale with fright.",
"Are you feeling well? You look pale .",
"the pale light of dawn",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Zornitza, a member of the Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux hotel consortium, sprawls out across softly rolling pale -green hills that are striated with more than 100 acres of grapevines. \u2014 Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
"In the collaged screenprint, grimly industrious pale -skinned men in masks apparently run the show, even seeming to process unmasked people through a machine. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Cook is tall and trim, with pale -blue eyes, and a practiced, confident bearing. \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Spring is the perfect time to put on your botanist hat and look for the pale -pink petals of the showy orchid, one of Maryland\u2019s dozens of orchid species. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Adina De Zavala, pale -skinned and blue-eyed, was one-quarter Mexican. \u2014 USA Today , 28 Sep. 2021",
"My father migrated from India to the UK in the late \u201860s and met my bright-eyed, pale -skinned Welsh mother in the \u201880s. \u2014 Yasmine Summan, refinery29.com , 15 July 2021",
"In a medium bowl, whisk the sugar, egg yolk, egg, cornstarch and malted milk powder together until the mixture is pale , about 1 minute. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Check its underside, ears and tail for frostbitten skin, which is pale or gray. \u2014 Gene Myers, USA TODAY , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Minogue's Ros\u00e9 is an elegant pale pink with aromas of pink grapefruit, watermelon and lemon blossom. \u2014 Linda Marx, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"The chain\u2019s potential pitfalls at home pale in comparison with those abroad, though. \u2014 Spencer Jakab, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
"So here James sits sipping a gin and tonic at the Polo Lounge in Beverly Hills, her pale -lavender nails clashing playfully against her black leather jacket, discussing the show that\u2019s launched her career into the stratosphere. \u2014 Amy Nicholson, Rolling Stone , 9 Feb. 2022",
"But early tests of conditioning pale in comparison to the rigors of last season for Scherr and her teammates. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Many are familiar with Alibaba\u2019s highly celebrated singles day, which makes Amazon\u2019s AMZN +0.5% Prime Day sales pale by comparison. \u2014 Sanford Stein, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
"A few hours east, Salem, Massachusetts, has capitalized on its haunted history of criminalizing witchcraft\u2014code for anything that fell outside the puritanical pale of normality (think Hocus Pocus, Practical Magic, and The Witch). \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Kateryna, pale -faced and with a girlish side-braid in her hair, even seemed to take some pleasure in it, often pulling out her phone to show a picture of this or that calamity. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Over time, the build-up of toxins in your body can cause your skin to change to an unhealthy pale , yellowish or gray color, says the AAD. \u2014 Hallie Levine, Health.com , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Those numbers pale in comparison to the annual $55 million economic impact the tournaments generated in Charlotte via spending at area restaurants, lodging, museums, attractions and other city landmarks. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 1 June 2022",
"All those figures pale in comparison to the fees coming Diesel\u2019s way. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022",
"The figures pale in comparison to the Fortune 500, where women secured 26.5% of board seats in 2020 and women of color held 5.7%. \u2014 Nimah Quadri, Fortune , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The Industry photos pale in comparison to those recently released of Endurance, which sank in 10,000 feet of frigid Antarctic water a century ago and is incredibly well preserved. \u2014 Jay Reeves, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The Industry photos pale in comparison to those recently released of Endurance, which sank in 10,000 feet of frigid Antarctic water a century ago and is incredibly well preserved. \u2014 CBS News , 23 Mar. 2022",
"All these issues pale in comparison to the reputational risk of a massive athletics scandal, as Penn State learned over 10 years ago. \u2014 Karen Weaver, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Apple and Samsung phones pale in comparison with these numbers. \u2014 Sascha Segan, PCMAG , 28 Feb. 2022",
"In the hierarchy of vital news stories on Tuesday, the ex-President's boastful ramblings pale in significance to the alarming events in Eastern Europe. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 23 Feb. 2022"
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"Middle English palen, borrowed from Anglo-French palir (continental Old French palir, palo\u00efr ), going back (with conjugation change) to Latin pall\u0113scere \"to grow pale, turn a pale color,\" inchoative derivative of pall\u0113re \"to be pale or bloodless, have a pale color\" \u2014 more at fallow entry 1":"Verb",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French pel, pal stake, from Latin palus \u2014 more at pole":"Noun and Verb"
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"\u02c8p\u0101l"
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"combining form",
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"verb"
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"left-winger",
"lefty",
"liberal",
"progressive"
],
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": a conservative espousing traditional principles and policies":[]
},
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"paleoconservatives who would never sanction gambling casinos in their state",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The New York Times columnist has penned an unusually smart article identifying the late paleoconservative writer Samuel T. Francis as a prophet of Trumpism. \u2014 Jeet Heer, New Republic , 22 Sep. 2017",
"In his final act of excommunication, Buckley took a stand against the paleoconservative Pat Buchanan in 1991 for expressing opposition to the Persian Gulf war in terms that were both incendiary and undeniably anti-Semitic. \u2014 Damon Linker, New York Times , 8 May 2017"
],
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"1981, in the meaning defined above":""
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"rightist",
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": to fortify with palisades":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the palisades that line the west bank of the Hudson River for about 15 miles",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Also discovered during excavation was physical evidence of a palisade , or defensive wall. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
"Foreman said there\u2019s not a more appropriate boundary for the Alamo to interpret than the palisade , which links the mission era to both sides of the war between Texas and Mexico. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 30 Dec. 2021",
"That\u2019s why Travis assigned Crockett to the palisade , Foreman said. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 30 Dec. 2021",
"According to Davis, Alamo commander William Barret Travis may have stationed Crockett and other Tennessee volunteers at the palisade . \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 16 Dec. 2021",
"It was surrounded by a palisade of wooden posts that eventually decayed, leading the mound to collapse. \u2014 Isis Davis-marks, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Somewhere, out there, beyond the immediate palisade , the fighting continues. \u2014 Alan Cowell, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Mar. 2021",
"Somewhere, out there, beyond the immediate palisade , the fighting continues. \u2014 Alan Cowell, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Mar. 2021",
"Somewhere, out there, beyond the immediate palisade , the fighting continues. \u2014 Alan Cowell, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Mar. 2021"
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"bluff",
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"crag",
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": palisade":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish palizada , from Old Proven\u00e7al palissada":"Noun"
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"\u02ccpal\u0259\u02c8s\u0101(\u02cc)d\u014d",
"\""
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"transitive verb"
]
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": brazilian rosewood":[]
},
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"deep",
"gay",
"rich"
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],
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"British culture survived even within the Roman pale ."
],
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"a pale pink"
],
": light in color especially relative to others of its kind":[
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"a pale sun shining through the fog"
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"\u2014 see paleo-":[]
},
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"Adjective",
"the pale wood of the table",
"The walls were painted a pale blue.",
"She has a pale complexion.",
"Her illness had left her pale and weak.",
"She grew pale with fright.",
"Are you feeling well? You look pale .",
"the pale light of dawn",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Zornitza, a member of the Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux hotel consortium, sprawls out across softly rolling pale -green hills that are striated with more than 100 acres of grapevines. \u2014 Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
"In the collaged screenprint, grimly industrious pale -skinned men in masks apparently run the show, even seeming to process unmasked people through a machine. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Cook is tall and trim, with pale -blue eyes, and a practiced, confident bearing. \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Spring is the perfect time to put on your botanist hat and look for the pale -pink petals of the showy orchid, one of Maryland\u2019s dozens of orchid species. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Adina De Zavala, pale -skinned and blue-eyed, was one-quarter Mexican. \u2014 USA Today , 28 Sep. 2021",
"My father migrated from India to the UK in the late \u201860s and met my bright-eyed, pale -skinned Welsh mother in the \u201880s. \u2014 Yasmine Summan, refinery29.com , 15 July 2021",
"In a medium bowl, whisk the sugar, egg yolk, egg, cornstarch and malted milk powder together until the mixture is pale , about 1 minute. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Check its underside, ears and tail for frostbitten skin, which is pale or gray. \u2014 Gene Myers, USA TODAY , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Minogue's Ros\u00e9 is an elegant pale pink with aromas of pink grapefruit, watermelon and lemon blossom. \u2014 Linda Marx, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"The chain\u2019s potential pitfalls at home pale in comparison with those abroad, though. \u2014 Spencer Jakab, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
"So here James sits sipping a gin and tonic at the Polo Lounge in Beverly Hills, her pale -lavender nails clashing playfully against her black leather jacket, discussing the show that\u2019s launched her career into the stratosphere. \u2014 Amy Nicholson, Rolling Stone , 9 Feb. 2022",
"But early tests of conditioning pale in comparison to the rigors of last season for Scherr and her teammates. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Many are familiar with Alibaba\u2019s highly celebrated singles day, which makes Amazon\u2019s AMZN +0.5% Prime Day sales pale by comparison. \u2014 Sanford Stein, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
"A few hours east, Salem, Massachusetts, has capitalized on its haunted history of criminalizing witchcraft\u2014code for anything that fell outside the puritanical pale of normality (think Hocus Pocus, Practical Magic, and The Witch). \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Kateryna, pale -faced and with a girlish side-braid in her hair, even seemed to take some pleasure in it, often pulling out her phone to show a picture of this or that calamity. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Over time, the build-up of toxins in your body can cause your skin to change to an unhealthy pale , yellowish or gray color, says the AAD. \u2014 Hallie Levine, Health.com , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Those numbers pale in comparison to the annual $55 million economic impact the tournaments generated in Charlotte via spending at area restaurants, lodging, museums, attractions and other city landmarks. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 1 June 2022",
"All those figures pale in comparison to the fees coming Diesel\u2019s way. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022",
"The figures pale in comparison to the Fortune 500, where women secured 26.5% of board seats in 2020 and women of color held 5.7%. \u2014 Nimah Quadri, Fortune , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The Industry photos pale in comparison to those recently released of Endurance, which sank in 10,000 feet of frigid Antarctic water a century ago and is incredibly well preserved. \u2014 Jay Reeves, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The Industry photos pale in comparison to those recently released of Endurance, which sank in 10,000 feet of frigid Antarctic water a century ago and is incredibly well preserved. \u2014 CBS News , 23 Mar. 2022",
"All these issues pale in comparison to the reputational risk of a massive athletics scandal, as Penn State learned over 10 years ago. \u2014 Karen Weaver, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Apple and Samsung phones pale in comparison with these numbers. \u2014 Sascha Segan, PCMAG , 28 Feb. 2022",
"In the hierarchy of vital news stories on Tuesday, the ex-President's boastful ramblings pale in significance to the alarming events in Eastern Europe. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 23 Feb. 2022"
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"Middle English pale, paal, palle, borrowed from Anglo-French pale, palle, paille (also continental Old French), borrowed (with loss of unstressed -id- ) from Latin pallidus \"pale, colorless,\" formed with the adjective suffix -idus from the same base as pall\u0113re \"to be pale or bloodless, have a pale color,\" pallor \"paleness of complexion, loss of color\" \u2014 more at fallow entry 1":"Adjective",
"Middle English palen, borrowed from Anglo-French palir (continental Old French palir, palo\u00efr ), going back (with conjugation change) to Latin pall\u0113scere \"to grow pale, turn a pale color,\" inchoative derivative of pall\u0113re \"to be pale or bloodless, have a pale color\" \u2014 more at fallow entry 1":"Verb",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French pel, pal stake, from Latin palus \u2014 more at pole":"Noun and Verb"
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"\u02c8p\u0101(\u0259)l",
"\u02c8p\u0101l"
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"pastel",
"washed-out",
"washy"
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": wallflower sense 4":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French, palisander":""
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"type":[
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": a square of linen usually stiffened with cardboard that is used to cover the chalice":[],
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"\u2014 Francis Atterbury"
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": to deprive of pleasure in something by satiating":[
"The choicest delicacies pall the stomach in time."
],
": to lose in interest or attraction":[
"his humor began to pall on us",
"He found that his retirement hobbies began to pall after a couple of years."
],
": to lose strength or effectiveness":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"bearing her husband's pall were her four brothers and two nephews",
"a persistent pall of distrust has overtaken this administration and will remain until the president resigns",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The piling-one-emergency-atop-another structure \u2014 always a tricky thing to sustain \u2014 does begin to pall in the later going as inspiration tapers off a bit. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 2 June 2022",
"For some, this too muchness, married to Wilder\u2019s bookish mischief, will pall . \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"If there was no Venice, does that mean that the overall attraction of an Adriatic cruise would pall ? \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 8 May 2021",
"Reduced to highlights and stripped of distinction, Percy\u2019s adventures with Furies, oracles, Medusa, Ares and Hades quickly pall . \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 16 Oct. 2019",
"After a while, though, Inuk Mathaussen found even that started to pall . \u2014 New York Times , 16 Sep. 2019",
"Grant\u2019s drinking is handled so repetitively that the subject begins to pall . \u2014 Janet Maslin, New York Times , 10 Oct. 2017",
"Jenny is lovably hateful, but eventually, even the pleasure of inwardly hissing at her begins to pall . \u2014 Charles Isherwood, New York Times , 22 Mar. 2016",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The assault was the latest in a string of ethnic attacks that have cast a pall on Ethiopia, raising into question the Horn of Africa nation\u2019s long-term stability, its regional standing, and the ability of its many ethnic groups to coexist in peace. \u2014 Abdi Latif Dahir, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"Soon, a shocking \u2014 but also questionable \u2014 accusation would scandalize the Eastern Seaboard, cast a pall over the U.S. Senate and leave a legendary political career in tatters. \u2014 James Kirchick, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"New listings in China are breaking records even as turbulent markets cast a pall over the global initial-public-offering business. \u2014 Dave Sebastian, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
"That cast a pall over my intense and growing affection for her. \u2014 Ron Winters, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"The shadow of war in Europe continued to cast a pall over the high-impact networking of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, as leaders criticized Russia\u2019s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"When her name surfaced during the federal trial in March itwas the first time Alexander had faced any public scrutiny in connection with the bribery scandal that cast a pall over the administration of former Mayor Kasim Reed. \u2014 Wilborn Nobles, ajc , 4 May 2022",
"The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union appealed that result, claiming a Postal Service mailbox at the warehouse cast a pall over voters. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
"In numerous polls, inflation has cast a pall over Biden\u2019s approval ratings, with Republicans Democrats\u2019 sprawling stimulus efforts for the overheating. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022"
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"Middle English, cloak, mantle, from Old English p\u00e6ll , from Latin pallium":"Noun",
"Middle English, short for appallen to become pale \u2014 more at appall":"Verb"
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"\u02c8p\u022fl"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for pall Verb (1) satiate , sate , surfeit , cloy , pall , glut , gorge mean to fill to repletion. satiate and sate may sometimes imply only complete satisfaction but more often suggest repletion that has destroyed interest or desire. years of globe-trotting had satiated their interest in travel readers were sated with sensationalistic stories surfeit implies a nauseating repletion. surfeited themselves with junk food cloy stresses the disgust or boredom resulting from such surfeiting. sentimental pictures that cloy after a while pall emphasizes the loss of ability to stimulate interest or appetite. a life of leisure eventually begins to pall glut implies excess in feeding or supplying. a market glutted with diet books gorge suggests glutting to the point of bursting or choking. gorged themselves with chocolate",
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"sarcophagus"
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": to cover by excuses and apologies":[
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],
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"trying to palliate the boredom",
"did nothing to palliate the bitter disputes"
]
},
"examples":[
"treatments that can palliate the painful symptoms of the disease",
"don't try to palliate your constant lying by claiming that everybody lies",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rhys drank heavily to palliate her burdens, and was known for tirades and other skunky behavior. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
"The friends are teen-agers, both outcasts of a kind, lonely and looking for ways to palliate their solitude. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"Those would likely be limited to economic benefits to palliate the loss of crops and revenues for farmers. \u2014 Emilio Morenatti, ajc , 13 Feb. 2022",
"In an effort to palliate these advocates, legislators offered a work-around, passing legislation to relax the restrictions on bail funds, allowing them to post higher bails and to bail out people facing Class-A felony charges. \u2014 Nick Pinto, The New Republic , 6 Apr. 2020",
"And growing evidence of its propensity to palliate pain and nausea fueled the push for medical marijuana. \u2014 Special To The Oregonian, OregonLive.com , 12 Dec. 2017"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Late Latin palliatus , past participle of palliare to cloak, conceal, from Latin pallium cloak":""
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"\u02c8pa-l\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
"\u02c8pal-\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
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"deodorize",
"excuse",
"explain away",
"extenuate",
"gloss (over)",
"gloze (over)",
"whitewash"
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"verb"
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"florid",
"flush",
"full-blooded",
"glowing",
"red",
"rosy",
"rubicund",
"ruddy",
"sanguine"
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": deficient in color : wan":[
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],
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"The movie is a pallid version of the classic novel."
]
},
"examples":[
"The movie is a pallid version of the classic novel.",
"a pallid man who looked as though he'd never seen the sun",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the Cooke, Hope\u2019s tone is pleasant enough \u2014 if a touch too pallid to match the soulfulness of Joy Denalane\u2019s vocals. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"This simultaneously put at risk the habitats of pallid sturgeon and West Indian manatees. \u2014 Reid Singer, Outside Online , 15 May 2021",
"My memories are of a distinctly uncharismatic, warehouse-y building bathed in pallid fluorescent light. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"My first attempts \u2014 tough, bland, ungainly, sometimes all three \u2014 were pallid imitations of Raich\u2019s handiwork. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Most of the other wrinkles, frankly, including the machinations of Penelope's devious mother, Lady Portia (Polly Walker), feel relatively pallid compared to those two primary prongs. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The star this time is Robert Pattinson, the former vampire prince of the Twilight movies, still a pallid gothic creature but now sculpted rather than slender, with muscles in his long pale arms and broad shoulders that have never seen the sun. \u2014 Ross Douthat, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Sometimes all that flair tips into pure silliness (see the 1996 alien-invasion farce Mars Attacks!) or gets smothered under its own art direction (2019's pallid live-action Dumbo). \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Others, their pallid skin shades of blue and gray, were still\u2014save for their skeletal rib cages silently rising and falling. \u2014 Jane Ferguson, The New Yorker , 5 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin pallidus \"pale, colorless\" \u2014 more at pale entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pa-l\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ashen",
"ashy",
"blanched",
"cadaverous",
"doughy",
"livid",
"lurid",
"mealy",
"pale",
"paled",
"pasty",
"peaked",
"wan"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092959",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"palm":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a flat expanded part especially at the end of a base or stalk (as of an anchor)":[],
": a unit of length based on the breadth or length of the hand":[],
": an act of palming (as of cards)":[],
": an addition to a military decoration in the form of a palm frond especially to indicate a second award of the basic decoration":[],
": any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves":[],
": something (such as a part of a glove) that covers the palm of the hand":[],
": the somewhat concave part of the human hand between the bases of the fingers and the wrist or the corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal":[],
": to allow (a basketball) to come to rest momentarily in the hand while dribbling thus committing a violation":[],
": to conceal in or with the hand":[
"palm a card"
],
": to hand stealthily":[
"palmed him a dollar bill"
],
": to impose by fraud":[
"a second imposter to be palmed upon you",
"\u2014 Sir Walter Scott"
],
": to stroke with the palm or hand":[],
": to take or pick up stealthily":[],
": to touch with the palm: such as":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The store's owner had seen one of the girls palm a lipstick before heading for the door.",
"To do the card trick, you have to learn to palm one of the cards.",
"He was called for palming the ball.",
"The kick was palmed away by the goalkeeper."
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English paume, palme , from Anglo-French, from Latin palma":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Old English, from Latin palma palm of the hand, palm tree; from the resemblance of the tree's leaves to the outstretched hand; akin to Greek palam\u0113 palm of the hand, Old English folm , Old Irish l\u00e1m hand":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4(l)m",
"\u02c8p\u00e4lm",
"\u02c8p\u022flm",
"\u02c8p\u022fm",
"\u02c8p\u00e4m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"fob off",
"foist",
"palm off",
"pass off",
"wish"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061134",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"palm off":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": pass off sense 2":[
"palming himself off as a minister",
"\u2014 Toni Morrison"
],
": to dispose of usually by trickery or guile":[]
},
"examples":[
"please stop trying to palm off your leftovers onto me"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"fob off",
"foist",
"palm",
"pass off",
"wish"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051257",
"type":[
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"palmy":{
"antonyms":[
"failed",
"unsuccessful"
],
"definitions":{
": abounding in or bearing palms":[],
": marked by prosperity : flourishing":[
"the palmy days of the British drama",
"\u2014 Oscar Wilde"
]
},
"examples":[
"they knew her in her palmy days when she was living high",
"a palmy suburb with lots of new homes and shopping malls",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Remember those palmy days when conservative conspiracy theorists outside elective politics spread the word that Democrats wanted to molest your children? \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 13 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u022f-",
"\u02c8p\u00e4l-",
"\u02c8p\u022fl-",
"\u02c8p\u00e4-m\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"flourishing",
"going",
"prosperous",
"successful",
"thriving",
"triumphant"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213214",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"palooka":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an inexperienced or incompetent boxer":[],
": oaf , lout":[]
},
"examples":[
"I wish he wouldn't bring over here that bunch of palookas he calls his friends.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sylvester Stallone's underdog tale about a struggling palooka given one shot at the heavyweight championship is a stirring sports movie with a level of charm and sweetness that dissipated in the rounds (and rounds) of sequels that followed. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 25 July 2019",
"All this real guts and glory in Philadelphia, yet one of the big tourist attractions is to run up the Art Museum steps the way a palooka named Rocky Balboa did on the silver screen. \u2014 Bill Livingston, cleveland.com , 1 Jan. 2018",
"The jokes (by screenwriters Van Robichaux and Evan Susser) have all the wit of a punch-drunk palooka . \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, The Denver Post , 17 Feb. 2017",
"Without it, director Phillipe Falardeau's film would be a fairly unremarkable, fairly familiar ride, telling the tale of a big-hearted but undisciplined palooka whose biggest hurdle in life is his own bad judgment. \u2014 Mike Scott, NOLA.com , 17 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1920, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-k\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"clod",
"clodhopper",
"gawk",
"hulk",
"lout",
"lubber",
"lug",
"lump",
"Neanderthal",
"oaf"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105117",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"palpable":{
"antonyms":[
"impalpable",
"imperceptible",
"inappreciable",
"indistinguishable",
"insensible",
"undetectable"
],
"definitions":{
": capable of being touched or felt : tangible":[
"palpable lymph nodes"
],
": easily perceptible : noticeable":[
"a palpable difference",
"The attraction between them was palpable ."
],
": easily perceptible by the mind : manifest":[]
},
"examples":[
"A positive patch-test result, measured by a visible and palpable localized response, denotes a delayed hypersensitivity response \u2026 \u2014 Simon Kallal et al. , New England Journal of Medicine , 7 Feb. 2008",
"There's a palpable feeling of community here: owner Lee McLemore stocks the store with a surprisingly large wine selection, police chief Andy Williams moonlights in the prepared-foods section and barbecues in the parking lot, and George Watkins personally fills the shelves with his superb tupelo honey. \u2014 Todd Coleman , Saveur , October 2006",
"When I'm back in nature after months of walking around on concrete and living in boxes, I feel a palpable internal shift. \u2014 Al Gore , An Inconvenient Truth , 2006",
"I felt a palpable sense of relief.",
"The attraction between them was palpable .",
"There was a palpable excitement in the air as the town prepared for the festival.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But discussing it is a different story; her enthusiasm for Irma Vep, in all its versions, is palpable over the phone. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 22 June 2022",
"All at once, lunchtime felt easy and comfortable, even fun, a relief that remains palpable to him. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"The mutable Earth sign energy of a Virgo rising is most palpable in their desire to learn about themselves, others, and the world around them. \u2014 Glamour , 27 May 2022",
"The pain was still palpable at the limestone church. \u2014 Claire Bryan, San Antonio Express-News , 27 May 2022",
"Studies show weight bias from providers is palpable for patients. \u2014 Ashley Andreou, Scientific American , 26 May 2022",
"But Yoon\u2019s novel is no spoof; the survivor\u2019s panic is too palpable for that. \u2014 Ilana Masad, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"While a sense of disquiet about all this is palpable among both the general population and the country\u2019s strategic affairs community, what\u2019s revealing is that there has been no overt opposition to India gaining leverage. \u2014 Raknish Wijewardene, Quartz , 16 May 2022",
"The excitement was palpable on the sidewalk behind the Fairfax County Courthouse on a recent Thursday morning, even in 39-degree temps with a below-freezing wind chill. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Late Latin palpabilis , from Latin palpare to stroke, caress \u2014 more at feel":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pal-p\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for palpable perceptible , sensible , palpable , tangible , appreciable , ponderable mean apprehensible as real or existent. perceptible applies to what can be discerned by the senses often to a minimal extent. a perceptible difference in sound to a careful listener sensible applies to whatever is clearly apprehended through the senses or impresses itself strongly on the mind. an abrupt, sensible drop in temperature palpable applies either to what has physical substance or to what is obvious and unmistakable. the tension in the air was almost palpable tangible suggests what is capable of being handled or grasped both physically and mentally. no tangible evidence of UFOs appreciable applies to what is distinctly discernible by the senses or definitely measurable. an appreciable increase in income ponderable suggests having definitely measurable weight or importance. exerted a ponderable influence on world events",
"synonyms":[
"appreciable",
"apprehensible",
"detectable",
"discernible",
"discernable",
"distinguishable",
"perceptible",
"sensible"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060928",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"palpitancy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being palpitant":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"palpitant + -cy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-lp\u0259t\u0259n- also -t\u1d4an-",
"\u02c8palp\u0259t\u0259ns\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190349",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"palpitant":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": marked by trembling or throbbing":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1837, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pal-p\u0259-t\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223505",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"palpitate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to beat rapidly and strongly : throb":[
"My heart began to palpitate when I was announced as the winner."
]
},
"examples":[
"My heart began to palpitate when I was announced as the winner.",
"the man's heart began to palpitate , and he feared another attack was coming on",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The matte, phosphorescent sigils painted onto his robe appeared to palpitate in the low light. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"In one of the raciest vignettes, a man buys and eats fresh dumplings on a train, intermittently palpitating his sore gums with his fingers. \u2014 Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books , 8 May 2020",
"My heart palpitates at the seriousness of his tone. \u2014 Kelly Meldrum, Washington Post , 30 Sep. 2019",
"Angelica Hern\u00e1ndez\u2019s heart hasn\u2019t stopped palpitating for a week. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Jan. 2020",
"Angelica Hern\u00e1ndez's heart hasn't stopped palpitating for a week. \u2014 Author: Arelis R. Hern\u00e1ndez, Cristina Corujo, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Jan. 2020",
"The past three seasons, their games were marked by palpitating comebacks. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Nov. 2019",
"Anyway, back to the point: Rachel Bilson bumped into Adam Brody at JFK Airport, and the hearts of millennials across the globe promptly stopped, palpitated , or completely exploded. \u2014 Emily Dixon, Marie Claire , 14 Aug. 2019",
"Not to get all misty about hallowed visual-effects goldentimes, but Ray Harryhausen\u2019s stop-motion skeletons made for a heart- palpitating battle in Jason and the Argonauts. \u2014 Mary H. K. Choi, WIRED , 28 Feb. 2011"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1623, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin palpitatus , past participle of palpitare , frequentative of palpare to stroke":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pal-p\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"beat",
"pit-a-pat",
"pitter-patter",
"pulsate",
"pulse",
"throb"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065527",
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"palpitatingly":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": so as to palpitate or cause palpitation":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"palpitating (present participle of palpitate ) + -ly":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112628",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"palpitation":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Not as dirty as a rectal palpitation mishap, mind you, but dirty nonetheless. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 5 May 2022",
"Look no further than his rectal palpitation mishap. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Unless that flip-flop feeling is accompanied by chest pain, dizziness, or fainting, an occasional heart palpitation is probably nothing to worry about\u2014especially in young, healthy athletes and frequent exercisers. \u2014 Amanda Macmillan, Outside Online , 5 Dec. 2014",
"Kwok, then a senior research investigator at the National Biomedical Research Foundation, described experiencing numbness, weakness and palpitation lasting for about two hours after eating at Chinese restaurants. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Aug. 2021",
"If someone else is depending on you, then making a deadline, and doing it so early that nobody has a heart attack, or even a palpitation , is a skill worth studying. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 28 June 2021",
"That is because of the similarity between bodily effects of exercise, specifically high-intensity exercise, and those of anxiety, including shortness of breath, heart palpitation , and chest tightness. \u2014 Arash Javanbakht, Quartz , 12 June 2021",
"He was transported in the ambulance from the courthouse after suffering chest pains, heart palpitations and other maladies Monday afternoon, defense attorney Donna Rotunno told CNN. \u2014 Lauren Del Valle, CNN , 25 Feb. 2020",
"Blue, the woman from Flint, has been out of the hospital for nearly a month but still gets short of breath and suffers heart palpitations and anxiety. \u2014 Author: Lenny Bernstein, Ariana Eunjung, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Apr. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpal-p\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"beat",
"beating",
"pulsation",
"pulse",
"throb"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003027",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"palsy":{
"antonyms":[
"amicable",
"bonhomous",
"buddy-buddy",
"chummy",
"collegial",
"companionable",
"comradely",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"hail-fellow",
"hail-fellow-well-met",
"hearty",
"matey",
"neighborly",
"palsy-walsy",
"warm",
"warmhearted"
],
"definitions":{
": a condition that is marked by uncontrollable tremor and quivering of the body or one or more of its parts":[
"\u2014 not used technically \u2026 an involuntary shake that was to prove the prelude to age's palsy . \u2014 Angus Wilson"
],
": palsy-walsy":[],
": paralysis":[
"\u2014 used chiefly in combination oculomotor palsy"
],
": to affect with or as if with palsy":[],
"\u2014 see bell's palsy , cerebral palsy":[
"\u2014 used chiefly in combination oculomotor palsy"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"palsy can sometimes be caused by a brain injury",
"Adjective",
"the salesman changed his palsy attitude when he realized that I wasn't buying",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"My symptoms \u2014 which came suddenly, and have included trouble swallowing solid food, a paralysed left vocal cord, Bell\u2019s palsy , and partial hearing loss \u2014 have left me physically exhausted and emotionally rattled. \u2014 Carmen Cusido, refinery29.com , 20 June 2022",
"In the early 2000s, a nasal flu vaccine licensed and used in Switzerland was linked to Bell\u2019s palsy , a temporary facial paralysis. \u2014 Marla Broadfoot, Scientific American , 3 May 2022",
"Cerebral palsy is caused by abnormal development of the brain and affects a person\u2019s ability to move and maintain balance, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \u2014 Omar Abdel-baqui, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Bell\u2019s palsy is fairly common, striking about 40,000 people a year in the United States. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Trying to enhance the vaccine with an extra ingredient, called an adjuvant, inflamed the nasal mucosa and led to Bell\u2019s palsy in some people. \u2014 Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Cerebral palsy was long considered a children\u2019s condition. \u2014 Jeremy Klemin, The New Republic , 3 Jan. 2022",
"While the vaccines were found to result in an increase of neurological complications, like Bell\u2019s palsy and Guillain-Barr\u00e9 syndrome, the study found that contracting Covid presented an even bigger risk. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Back pain, Bell\u2019s palsy or insomnia may go away during a course of acupuncture treatment, but these problems might also have healed or disappeared without acupuncture \u2014 or medication or surgery. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Things Became Difficult\u2019 A doctor can usually diagnose Bell\u2019s palsy just by looking at a person, but may decide to do a blood test, MRI, or CT scan to rule out other causes of facial paralysis, like diabetes or tumors. \u2014 Sarah Klein, PEOPLE.com , 26 July 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Ramsay Hunt has a more severe form of facial paralysis than the typical Bell\u2019s palsy [a condition that causes sudden weakness in the muscles on one side of the face]. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 16 June 2022",
"Founded in 1998 by Starr and his wife Barbara Starkey, the Lotus Foundation aims to help a multitude of causes, including Substance abuse, Cerebral palsy , homelessness and animals in need, according to his web site. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
"Jerome Darwin Bird, a retired television and video producer who had been education director for the Pride of Baltimore II, died of progressive supranuclear palsy Dec. 21 at Edenwald Senior Living in Towson. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com , 31 Dec. 2021",
"First, award-winning children\u2019s book illustrator Melissa Sweet crafted homemade lobster rolls the size of my arms in her palsy -walsy Maine home. \u2014 Kwame Alexander, Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 May 2021",
"Miller battled progressive supranuclear palsy and died surrounded by immediate family on March 1. \u2014 Susan Du, Star Tribune , 5 Apr. 2021",
"Fact-checking group PolitiFact has said that the Bell\u2019s palsy story has been exaggerated and distorted by social media users. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Dec. 2020",
"While the original news article was accurate, fact-checking group PolitiFact has said that the Bell\u2019s palsy story has become exaggerated and distorted. \u2014 Rachel Lerman, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Dec. 2020",
"In this very chummy palsy -walsy letter to Kim Jong-un. \u2014 Fox News , 25 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1615, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1951, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English palesie , alteration of parlesey , from Anglo-French paralisie , from Latin paralysis":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pal-z\u0113",
"\u02c8p\u022fl-z\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"paralysis"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013746",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"palsy-walsy":{
"antonyms":[
"antagonistic",
"hostile",
"unfriendly"
],
"definitions":{
": being or appearing to be very intimate":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1933, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"reduplication of palsy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpal-z\u0113-\u02c8wal-z\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"amicable",
"bonhomous",
"buddy-buddy",
"chummy",
"collegial",
"companionable",
"comradely",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"hail-fellow",
"hail-fellow-well-met",
"hearty",
"matey",
"neighborly",
"palsy",
"warm",
"warmhearted"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202906",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"palta":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": avocado":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"American Spanish, from Quechua":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u022flt\u0259",
"\u02c8p\u00e4l-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023400",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"palter":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": haggle , chaffer":[],
": to act insincerely or deceitfully : equivocate":[]
},
"examples":[
"unwilling to palter over the price of the car"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u022fl-t\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for palter lie , prevaricate , equivocate , palter , fib mean to tell an untruth. lie is the blunt term, imputing dishonesty. lied about where he had been prevaricate softens the bluntness of lie by implying quibbling or confusing the issue. during the hearings the witness did his best to prevaricate equivocate implies using words having more than one sense so as to seem to say one thing but intend another. equivocated endlessly in an attempt to mislead her inquisitors palter implies making unreliable statements of fact or intention or insincere promises. a swindler paltering with his investors fib applies to a telling of a trivial untruth. fibbed about the price of the new suit",
"synonyms":[
"bargain",
"chaffer",
"deal",
"dicker",
"haggle",
"horse-trade",
"negotiate"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083240",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"palterly":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": paltry , shabby":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration (influenced by palter & -ly ) of paltry":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u022flt\u0259(r)l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194742",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"paltock":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a man's doublet or tunic worn in the 14th and 15th centuries":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"Middle English paltok":""
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"\u02c8pal\u02cct\u00e4k"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": in a paltry manner : so as to be paltry":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u0259\u0307li",
"\u02c8p\u022fl\u2027tr\u0259\u0307l\u0113"
],
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"type":[
"adverb"
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"admirable",
"commendable",
"creditable",
"laudable",
"meritorious",
"praiseworthy"
],
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": inferior , trashy":[
"built paltry houses unfit for occupancy"
],
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"made a paltry donation",
"Sales have increased by a paltry two percent."
],
": mean , despicable":[
"a paltry trick"
],
": trivial":[
"a paltry excuse",
"they in their greatness don't have to bother with such paltry restrictions",
"\u2014 Vanessa Feltz"
]
},
"examples":[
"a paltry , underhanded scheme to get someone fired",
"the hotel's shabby, outdated exercise room was its paltry attempt at a health spa",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These donations are paltry in the scale of government spending. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 25 June 2022",
"After gobbling up government bonds and mortgage securities during the Great Recession, the Fed started reducing its balance sheet \u2014 which then contained a comparatively paltry $4.5 trillion in assets \u2014 in late 2017. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 1 June 2022",
"Republican lawmakers, who voted for the plan \u2014 stickers and all \u2014 to avoid going on the record against tax breaks, say the savings will be paltry . \u2014 Dan Petrella, chicagotribune.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Their payroll is so paltry that the Dodgers, Mets, Yankees, Phillies and Padres are spending more per month on their payroll than the A\u2019s for the entire season. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 3 Apr. 2022",
"In early 2020, Houston\u2019s estate sent a holographic version of the singer on tour, hoping that an uncanny valley version of Whitney would provide the income stream that her relatively paltry musical vaults had not. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The employee engagement market is projected to be only $370 million, which is pretty paltry compared to the money spent on customer engagement. \u2014 Arvind Jain, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Meanwhile, workers taking entry-level jobs saw comparably paltry growth of just 2.5%. \u2014 Q.ai - Make Genius Money Moves, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
"The author sees climate change as an imminent threat to which the response has been paltry . \u2014 New York Times , 23 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"obsolete paltry trash, from dialect palt, pelt piece of coarse cloth, trash; akin to Middle Low German palte rag":""
},
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"\u02c8p\u022fl-tr\u0113"
],
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"cheap",
"contemptible",
"cruddy",
"deplorable",
"despicable",
"dirty",
"grubby",
"lame",
"lousy",
"mean",
"nasty",
"pitiable",
"pitiful",
"ratty",
"scabby",
"scummy",
"scurvy",
"sneaking",
"sorry",
"wretched"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062454",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"pampa":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an extensive generally grass-covered plain of temperate South America east of the Andes : prairie":[]
},
"examples":[
"a folktale about gauchos on the pampas"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1674, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"American Spanish, from Quechua":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4m-",
"\u02c8pam-p\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"campo",
"champaign",
"down(s)",
"grassland",
"heath",
"lea",
"ley",
"llano",
"moor",
"plain",
"prairie",
"savanna",
"savannah",
"steppe",
"tundra",
"veld",
"veldt"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045741",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"abuse",
"ill-treat",
"ill-use",
"maltreat",
"manhandle",
"mishandle",
"mistreat",
"misuse"
],
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": gratify , humor":[
"enabled him to pamper his wanderlust",
"\u2014 New Yorker"
],
": to cram with rich food : glut":[],
": to treat with extreme or excessive care and attention":[
"pampered their guests",
"pamper a pet"
]
},
"examples":[
"They really pamper their guests at that hotel.",
"She pampered herself with a day at the spa.",
"He was pampered all his life and doesn't know how to function in the real world.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Opened in Summer 2020, this stylish remodel is bright, bold and eager to pamper you and your pet. \u2014 Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"These are some of the ways participants pamper their roses in advance of the Portland Rose Society\u2019s Annual Spring Rose Show. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
"Too With sandals season quickly approaching, there\u2019s no better time to pamper your feet. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 17 May 2022",
"This Hilton Honors resort in Aruba is ready to pamper couples with a special Mother\u2019s Day vacation package. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Use this shaving cream on its own for an effortless shave, or pamper yourself with the full three-step routine and turn shaving into an essential part of your self-care ritual. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"Spring skiing guests can pamper themselves by staying at Omni Mount Washington Resort, a historic and beloved New England resort built in 1902. \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Beyond ship will pamper their first guests in late April 2022. \u2014 Zachary Laks, CNN , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Guests staying at the Sea Island resort can choose from The Cloister Main Building and Wings, The Cloister Beach Club, or The Cloister Ocean Residences, all of which are finely detailed, spacious, and ready to pamper . \u2014 Avery Newmark, ajc , 20 Mar. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, probably of Dutch origin; akin to Dutch dialect pamperen to pamper":""
},
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"\u02c8pam-p\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for pamper indulge , pamper , humor , spoil , baby , mollycoddle mean to show undue favor to a person's desires and feelings. indulge implies excessive compliance and weakness in gratifying another's or one's own desires. indulged myself with food at the slightest excuse pamper implies inordinate gratification of desire for luxury and comfort with consequent enervating effect. pampered by the amenities of modern living humor stresses a yielding to a person's moods or whims. humored him by letting him tell the story spoil stresses the injurious effects on character by indulging or pampering. foolish parents spoil their children baby suggests excessive care, attention, or solicitude. babying students by grading too easily mollycoddle suggests an excessive degree of care and attention to another's health or welfare. refused to mollycoddle her malingering son",
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"baby",
"cocker",
"coddle",
"cosset",
"dandle",
"indulge",
"mollycoddle",
"nurse",
"spoil",
"wet-nurse"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101639",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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": the quality or state of being pampered":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134632",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pampero":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a strong cold wind from the west or southwest that sweeps over the pampas":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1771, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"American Spanish, from pampa":""
},
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"pam-\u02c8per-(\u02cc)\u014d",
"p\u00e4m-"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070614",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pamphlet":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an unbound printed publication with no cover or with a paper cover":[]
},
"examples":[
"pamphlets about common safety precautions that we all can put into use",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The extensive pamphlet covers finances, infrastructure (streets and sewers), parks, community services, economic development and safety forces. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
"When a beloved nephew died last month, Celestine began designing a sky-blue pamphlet with his image. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
"In 1968, the Air Force wrote a pamphlet to help people identify the source of their UFO sightings. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 24 May 2022",
"Changshi, or Common Sense, was founded in 2010, and the name is partly in homage to Thomas Paine\u2019s pamphlet . \u2014 Peter Hessler, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"The doctor Jessica goes to resists prescribing medication, handing her patient a religious pamphlet instead. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Now, Sweden\u2019s Civil Contingencies Agency is testing its air-raid warning system and circulating a Cold War-era-style precautionary pamphlet . \u2014 New York Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"That year, the Rand Corporation published a pamphlet called Cyberwar Is Coming!, by the international-politics analysts John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 26 Feb. 2022",
"There also appeared to be a pamphlet of some kind that made reference to water power facilities for the city of Manchester, a community south of Richmond. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English pamflet unbound booklet, from Pamphilus seu De Amore Pamphilus or On Love, popular Latin love poem of the 12th century":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pam(p)-fl\u0259t",
"\u02c8pam-fl\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"booklet",
"brochure",
"circular",
"flyer",
"flier",
"folder",
"leaflet"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184012",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or of the character of a pamphlet":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-l\u0259\u02ccter\u0113"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192905",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"antonyms":[],
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": a writer of pamphlets attacking something or urging a cause":[],
": to engage in partisan arguments indirectly in writings":[],
": to write and publish pamphlets":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Now Corliss Lamont, an American pamphleteer , challenged the law. \u2014 Anupam Chander, Wired , 21 Sep. 2020",
"When recounting the music of the Revolutionary period, Meacham and McGraw mostly make do with repurposed hymns; poets, and pamphleteers like Thomas Paine, held far greater sway than did songwriters. \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019",
"When recounting the music of the Revolutionary period, Meacham and McGraw mostly make do with repurposed hymns; poets, and pamphleteers like Thomas Paine, held far greater sway than did songwriters. \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019",
"When recounting the music of the Revolutionary period, Meacham and McGraw mostly make do with repurposed hymns; poets, and pamphleteers like Thomas Paine, held far greater sway than did songwriters. \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019",
"When recounting the music of the Revolutionary period, Meacham and McGraw mostly make do with repurposed hymns; poets, and pamphleteers like Thomas Paine, held far greater sway than did songwriters. \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019",
"When recounting the music of the Revolutionary period, Meacham and McGraw mostly make do with repurposed hymns; poets, and pamphleteers like Thomas Paine, held far greater sway than did songwriters. \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019",
"When recounting the music of the Revolutionary period, Meacham and McGraw mostly make do with repurposed hymns; poets, and pamphleteers like Thomas Paine, held far greater sway than did songwriters. \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019",
"When recounting the music of the Revolutionary period, Meacham and McGraw mostly make do with repurposed hymns; poets, and pamphleteers like Thomas Paine, held far greater sway than did songwriters. \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Bernard Bailyn, the great historian of the pre-revolution politics of the U.S. colonies, showed through a deep reading of colonial pamphleteering that the early Americans were ardently resentful of distant, central authority. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 12 July 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1614, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpam(p)-fl\u0259-\u02c8tir"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100557",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": to write a pamphlet on":[],
": to write pamphlets":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082144",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pan":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a Greek god of pastures, flocks, and shepherds usually represented as having the legs, horns, and ears of a goat":[
"Pan is often depicted playing a panpipe."
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": advocating or involving the union of a (specified) group":[
"Pan- Slavism"
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": all : completely":[
"pan chromatic"
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": any of various similar usually metal receptacles: such as":[],
": either of the receptacles in a pair of scales":[],
": face":[],
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": involving all of a (specified) group or region":[
"Pan- American"
],
": steel drum":[],
": the hollow part of the lock in a firelock or flintlock gun that receives the priming":[],
": the process of panning a motion-picture or video camera":[],
": to criticize severely":[
"the show was panned"
],
": to pan a motion-picture or video camera":[],
": to place in a pan":[],
": to rotate (a camera, such as a motion-picture camera) so as to keep an object in the picture or secure a panoramic effect":[],
": to separate (a substance, such as gold) by panning":[],
": to undergo panning":[],
": to wash in a pan for the purpose of separating heavy particles":[],
": to wash material (such as earth or gravel) in a pan in search of metal (such as gold)":[],
": to yield precious metal in the process of panning":[
"\u2014 usually used with out"
],
": whole : general":[
"pan leukopenia"
],
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},
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"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1832, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1913, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"circa 1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek, from pan , neuter of pant-, pas all, every; akin to Tocharian B pont- all":"Combining form",
"Hindi & Urdu p\u0101n , from Sanskrit par\u1e47a wing, leaf \u2014 more at fern":"Noun",
"Latin, from Greek":"Noun",
"Middle English panne , from Old English (akin to Old High German phanna pan), from Latin patina , from Greek patan\u0113":"Noun",
"short for panorama":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8p\u00e4n",
"\u02c8pan"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093220",
"type":[
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"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"pan grave":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a shallow grave characteristic of an ancient people with Nubian associations included in the inhabitants of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"pan entry 1":""
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124612",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pan out":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"the eagerly anticipated kayaking trip never panned out",
"the investment scheme didn't quite pan out"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1865, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"pan entry 2":""
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"come out",
"fall out",
"prove",
"shake out",
"turn out"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181818",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pan-fired":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": steamed and then rolled in metal pans over the fire \u2014 compare basket-fired":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220439",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"pancake":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a flat cake made of thin batter and cooked (as on a griddle) on both sides":[],
": to cause to pancake":[],
": to knock flat":[],
": to make a pancake landing":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"We had blueberry pancakes and sausage for breakfast.",
"She wore sequins, false eyelashes, and pancake onstage.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Chicken Guy is adding a pancake and chicken tender sandwich and other breakfast offerings to its Winter Park restaurant\u2019s menu starting today. \u2014 Austin Fuller, Orlando Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
"Funniest football moment: Watching my QB get a pancake block. \u2014 Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online , 19 May 2022",
"Add another 1/4 cup of filling, then top with another pancake . \u2014 Southern Kitchen, USA TODAY , 2 Apr. 2022",
"My current employer\u2019s [The Rock] previous chef had given me their pancake recipe because the family really liked that particular recipe. \u2014 Elijah Rawls, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
"As France's biggest-hitting entry to the global pancake catalog, crepes have a uniquely versatile quality. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"The Holiday Inn Express brand kept its pancake and cinnamon roll station, for example. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"First, even if your batter is runny, your pancake can only spread so far. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 11 May 2022",
"On Easter, the restaurant will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Brunch highlights include French toast, crab cakes, and eggs topped with lobster bisque as well as Hazel's pancake offerings of buttermilk, blueberry or chocolate, and banana. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In the coming minutes, some sections will pancake , while others will topple completely. \u2014 Bruce Barcott, Outside Online , 25 Aug. 2011",
"My own view is that this is the time to be safe while earning some yield and rolling down the front end of the yield curve which will be the first one to pancake when something breaks. \u2014 Vineer Bhansali, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"It is not supposed to crack your ribs and pancake your brain against the back of your skull. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Try stirring some into an espresso or add some nibs to pancake batter; sprinkle on top of ice cream or yogurt for a bittersweet kick. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Mar. 2021",
"Some cookies could pancake , while others might turn out overly cakey. \u2014 Sarah Jampel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 18 Dec. 2020",
"Be sure to use pure maple syrup, not pancake syrup. \u2014 Chris Ross, chicagotribune.com , 2 Dec. 2019",
"Watch him pancake the blitzer from Georgia in another. \u2014 Zak Keefer, Indianapolis Star , 27 Apr. 2018",
"Cottage cheese can be baked into muffins and added to pancake batter \u2014 and no one will ever know. \u2014 Martina Schimitschek, sandiegouniontribune.com , 25 Apr. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1911, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pan-\u02cck\u0101k"
],
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"flapjack",
"griddle cake",
"hotcake",
"slapjack"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184548",
"type":[
"noun",
"trademark",
"verb"
]
},
"pancake bell":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a bell rung in some English churches about noon on Shrove Tuesday sometimes regarded as a signal to stop work and prepare pancakes":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002435",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pancake%20landing":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a landing in which the airplane is stalled usually unintentionally above the landing surface causing it to drop abruptly in an approximately horizontal orientation with little forward motion":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1928, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185156",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": to cause to pancake":[],
": to knock flat":[],
": to make a pancake landing":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"We had blueberry pancakes and sausage for breakfast.",
"She wore sequins, false eyelashes, and pancake onstage.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Chicken Guy is adding a pancake and chicken tender sandwich and other breakfast offerings to its Winter Park restaurant\u2019s menu starting today. \u2014 Austin Fuller, Orlando Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
"Funniest football moment: Watching my QB get a pancake block. \u2014 Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online , 19 May 2022",
"Add another 1/4 cup of filling, then top with another pancake . \u2014 Southern Kitchen, USA TODAY , 2 Apr. 2022",
"My current employer\u2019s [The Rock] previous chef had given me their pancake recipe because the family really liked that particular recipe. \u2014 Elijah Rawls, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
"As France's biggest-hitting entry to the global pancake catalog, crepes have a uniquely versatile quality. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"The Holiday Inn Express brand kept its pancake and cinnamon roll station, for example. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"First, even if your batter is runny, your pancake can only spread so far. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 11 May 2022",
"On Easter, the restaurant will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Brunch highlights include French toast, crab cakes, and eggs topped with lobster bisque as well as Hazel's pancake offerings of buttermilk, blueberry or chocolate, and banana. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In the coming minutes, some sections will pancake , while others will topple completely. \u2014 Bruce Barcott, Outside Online , 25 Aug. 2011",
"My own view is that this is the time to be safe while earning some yield and rolling down the front end of the yield curve which will be the first one to pancake when something breaks. \u2014 Vineer Bhansali, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"It is not supposed to crack your ribs and pancake your brain against the back of your skull. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Try stirring some into an espresso or add some nibs to pancake batter; sprinkle on top of ice cream or yogurt for a bittersweet kick. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Mar. 2021",
"Some cookies could pancake , while others might turn out overly cakey. \u2014 Sarah Jampel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 18 Dec. 2020",
"Be sure to use pure maple syrup, not pancake syrup. \u2014 Chris Ross, chicagotribune.com , 2 Dec. 2019",
"Watch him pancake the blitzer from Georgia in another. \u2014 Zak Keefer, Indianapolis Star , 27 Apr. 2018",
"Cottage cheese can be baked into muffins and added to pancake batter \u2014 and no one will ever know. \u2014 Martina Schimitschek, sandiegouniontribune.com , 25 Apr. 2018"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"\u02c8pan-\u02cck\u0101k"
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"griddle cake",
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"slapjack"
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"1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Late Latin Pandectae , the Pandects, digest of Roman civil law (6th century a.d. ), from Latin, plural of pandectes encyclopedic work, from Greek pandekt\u0113s all-receiving, from pan- + dechesthai to receive; akin to Greek dokein to seem, seem good \u2014 more at decent":""
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"a global pandemic",
"Influenza pandemics seem to strike every few decades and to kill by the million\u2014at least 1m in 1968; perhaps 100m in the \"Spanish\" flu of 1918-19.",
"\u2014 The Economist"
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"We have been talking about the pandemic of racism for centuries.",
"\u2014 Roger Griffith",
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"\u2014 Stephanie Landsman"
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"\u2026 globalization, the most thoroughgoing socioeconomic upheaval since the Industrial Revolution, which has set off a pandemic of retrogressive nationalism, regional separatism, and religious extremism. \u2014 Martin Filler , New York Review of Books , 24 Sept. 2009",
"\u2026 it also hopes to utilize this cultural investigation to better understand strategies to reduce the massive pandemic we now understand cigarette smoking to produce. \u2014 Allan M. Brandt , The Cigarette Century , 2007",
"There is evidence that this gambling pandemic is going global. \u2014 Gerri Hirshey , New York Times Magazine , 17 July 1994",
"In ten years that it raged, this pandemic took or ravaged the lives of nearly five million people before it disappeared, as mysteriously and suddenly as it had arrived, in 1927. \u2014 Oliver Sacks , Awakenings , 1973",
"The 1918 flu pandemic claimed millions of lives.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Here are three tips on buying a manufacturing business in a post- pandemic world. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Migrants \u2014 largely from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador \u2014 have been expelled more than 2 million times under the pandemic -era rule in effect since March 2020 that denies a chance to seek asylum. \u2014 Eric Gay And, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"And monitoring the contents of each of the millions of packages coursing through the national postal system is unrealistic in a post- pandemic world where healthcare has moved beyond brick-and-mortar clinics. \u2014 Aurora Almendral, Quartz , 27 June 2022",
"The collapse of a pandemic -era boom in bonds that can turn into stocks is punishing investors and pressuring some rapidly growing companies to start delivering profits. \u2014 Sam Goldfarb, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
"Top Gun 2, which earlier this week crossed the $900 million mark globally, achieved yet another milestone on Friday when becoming only the second Hollywood release of the pandemic era to fly past $500 million domestically. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 June 2022",
"The agency increased access in December by making permanent a pandemic -era rule that allows telehealth prescribing and mail shipments. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Christopher Rowland, Anchorage Daily News , 25 June 2022",
"Last week, real estate giants Redfin and Compass, which flourished in the pandemic era of low mortgage rates and ravenous demand, announced major cuts. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"The pandemic -era waivers, which have helped millions of children get access to meals both in school and during the summer over the last two years, are set to expire June 30. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"However, many of the institutions were awarded grants for projects that had virtually little to do with addressing recovery efforts from the pandemic . \u2014 Jessica Chasmar, Fox News , 30 June 2022",
"The fallout from the pandemic has impacted everyone. \u2014 Marie Hattar, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"In this, the third year of the pandemic , almost all of us have reached what some are calling goblin mode at least once. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"But the rapid economic recovery from the pandemic provided the perfect backdrop for many workers to trade up into higher-paying jobs. \u2014 Dana Peterson For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"Biden had sought to reassure Americans that the government, guided by experts, could reassert its control over events, from the pandemic to the crisis in energy supply. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 28 June 2022",
"Whole Foods Market aims to re-emphasize its messages on sustainability and food quality as the grocer emerges from the pandemic , the company\u2019s incoming chief executive said at The Wall Street Journal\u2019s Global Food Forum on Tuesday. \u2014 Jaewon Kang, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
"Thousands of people have been arriving daily from Central America, driven by violence, natural disasters and the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic . \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
"Amid a record year for production levels after bouncing back from the pandemic , studios are grappling over how to build sets within budget and on time. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 June 2022"
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"noun derivative of pandemic entry 1 , after epidemic entry 2":"Noun"
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"\u2014 J. A. Morris, born 1904"
],
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},
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"People would still be tempted to pander to fear and anger to try to get retweets. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Indeed, neither candidate seemed eager to pander in any flagrant way to voters who had supported far-left candidate Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon in the first round. \u2014 Arthur Goldhammer, The New Republic , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Today, the way to get your Average Joe or Jane to tune in to the Oscars is not to pander to him or her with an award decided on Twitter or with presenters from walks of life unrelated to the movies. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Preston has gone out of his way to pander to Utah election conspiracy theorists who wrongly insist there was massive election fraud, despite no actual proof. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
"In an effort to pander to a certain type of consumer, wineries making inexpensive Chardonnay often overemphasize two specific flavors: oak and butter. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The dispute between Bush and Guzman is a blatant attempt to pander to Trump's far right supporters -- especially since the Texas attorney general has no authority to fund or build a wall, on the border or anywhere else in the state. \u2014 James Moore, CNN , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Others said Ukraine shouldn\u2019t pander to either side. \u2014 Vivian Salama, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2022",
"If there is a representational trap for shows by non-white, gender non-conforming people to pander to those who would dismiss them outright, Sort Of sets its own rhythms. \u2014 E. Alex Jung, Vulture , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This is America\u2019s political game, blame and divide, point and pander . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Critics say this is a pander to Donald Trump, but Trump lost in 2020 under either standard. \u2014 Star Tribune , 2 June 2021",
"Critics say this is a pander to Donald Trump, but Mr. Trump lost in 2020 under either standard. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 31 May 2021",
"But of course showbiz politics won the day \u2014 and persisted through the presidencies of Democrats too, notably pander -bear Bill Clinton and dashing Barack Obama. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan Los Angeles Times, Star Tribune , 23 Apr. 2021",
"Unlike Trump, Napoleon did not deny the plague, pander false cures, or ignore the suffering around him. \u2014 Robert Klitzman, STAT , 25 June 2020",
"The giant pander -fest that is the Democratic primary is just getting started. \u2014 Michael Tanner, National Review , 28 Aug. 2019",
"Its initial emphasis on high fashion\u2014and the pander to the one-percent with the five-figure versions\u2014seemed a bit tone-deaf. \u2014 Steven Levy, WIRED , 27 June 2019",
"Trump announced his steel and aluminum tariffs in the campaign\u2019s final days, the most microtargeted pander to Rust Belt voters imaginable. \u2014 Frank Rich, Daily Intelligencer , 14 Mar. 2018"
],
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"1523, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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"\u02c8pan-d\u0259r"
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"wrote a panegyric on the centennial of the Nobel laureate's birth",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At Night Market, a young Filipina chef named Strawberry conjured a mouthwatering panegyric to Middle East cuisine. \u2014 Christopher P. Baker, Travel + Leisure , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Leave it to Grant Park Music Festival artistic director Carlos Kalmar to make sense of a head-scratcher of a season closer: A sprawling, somewhat obscure military panegyric by Handel. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com , 21 Aug. 2021",
"Yet, once the protagonist Vellitt Boe leaves her capricious, cruel fantasy realm behind, there follows a panegyric to this world. \u2014 Siddhartha Deb, The New Republic , 19 Mar. 2021",
"As this panegyric suggests, Charles\u2019s political career in the United States was dead on arrival. \u2014 David Klion, The New Republic , 24 Sep. 2019",
"And all of the above is unbeknownst to Grace, who, in her speech at the wedding feast, delivers a panegyric to her parents for their total fabulosity, and whose life is about to be upended. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2019",
"Schlesinger\u2019s liberal panegyrics can still be read with pleasure, even if one winces at his reluctance to abide any serious criticism of his idols. \u2014 Michael Kazin, New York Times , 2 Nov. 2017"
],
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"1603, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Latin panegyricus , from Greek pan\u0113gyrikos , from pan\u0113gyrikos of or for a festival assembly, from pan\u0113gyris festival assembly, from pan- + agyris assembly; akin to Greek ageirein to gather":""
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"dithyramb",
"encomium",
"eulogium",
"eulogy",
"homage",
"hymn",
"paean",
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"tribute"
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": a flat usually rectangular piece of construction material (such as plywood or precast masonry) made to form part of a surface":[],
": a group of entertainers or guests engaged as players in a quiz or guessing game on a radio or television program":[
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": a group of persons selected for some service (such as investigation or arbitration)":[
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"a government advisory panel"
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": a schedule containing names of persons summoned as jurors":[],
": a section of a switchboard (as for circuit breakers or for a telephone exchange)":[
"\u2026 he entered the basement to work on the electrical panel and circuits \u2026",
"\u2014 Thomas J. Nardi"
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": a vertical section of fabric (such as a gore)":[],
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": the group of persons so summoned":[
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": to furnish or decorate with panels":[
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]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The university is hosting a panel on free speech.",
"Tonight's show features a panel of famous chefs.",
"Three of the members on the panel are doctors.",
"The advisory panel has recommended that the drug be approved.",
"A panel of judges selected the book for this year's award.",
"The room was visible through the door's glass panel .",
"One of the ceiling panels needs to be replaced.",
"Each of the skirt's five panels is a different color.",
"Sew the two panels together to form a tablecloth.",
"Aside from a dent in one of the side panels the car is in good shape.",
"Verb",
"We paneled the living room with oak.",
"The walls were paneled in oak.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Gomez's black mini dress included a sheer lace panel , giving the business piece a surprise, hot-girl twist. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 1 July 2022",
"The city\u2019s chief ethics officer, Delant\u00e9 Spencer Thomas, will lead the five-member panel applicants are given 30-minute interviews. \u2014 Robert Higgs, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
"The operators at Three Mile Island, for instance, encountered a control panel that was issuing more than 100 alarms simultaneously, many of which were off the scale. \u2014 Audra J. Wolfe, The New Republic , 30 June 2022",
"But there were also multiple new records set, including for Fox\u2019s 5 pm ET panel show The Five. \u2014 Andy Meek, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"The survey was fielded using Qualtrics Insights Platform and panel was sourced from Lucid. \u2014 Aaa Smart Homes, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"According to NBC News, that panel attracted 135,000 viewers on livestream, as well as 2,000 people in the audience. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 29 June 2022",
"In February, a 5th Circuit panel refused to block Brown\u2019s ruling pending appeal. \u2014 Kevid Mcgill, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2022",
"But the feature that caught our experts' attention is the user-friendly control panel with its simple, intuitive interface. \u2014 Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping , 28 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In Firefox, click the menu button (the three lines in the upper right corner) then on Settings. Click Sync from the menu options to open the sync settings panel to make sure it\u2019s turned on. \u2014 Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic , 20 June 2022",
"Those stark words, spoken by former U.S. Secretary of State and Senator John Kerry, set the tone for the Safeguarding Our Planet and People panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday. \u2014 Dan Reilly, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
"Speaking at an independent producers panel the Berlinale Series Market, Hiersemenzel was outspoken about the need for need for new regulations. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Murray possibly leaving the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions panel to become the top Democrat on Appropriations could cause something of a domino effect. \u2014 al , 15 Nov. 2021",
"The projects could see Whitehall in both on-screen and off-screen roles and include a range of non-scripted genres from blue chip documentaries to panel shows, singles and events to returning series. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 11 Oct. 2021",
"The twenty-second New Yorker Festival kicks off on Monday, welcoming audiences virtually and in person to panel discussions, musical performances, a film screening, and more. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 Oct. 2021",
"Chest physicians panel : In 2012, the American College of Chest Physicians issued guidelines for treating atrial fibrillation. \u2014 John Fauber And Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Aug. 2021",
"Swamy and Okri joined writers Carribean Fragoza and Deesha Philyaw for a Los Angeles Times Festival of Books panel about the art of the short story, moderated by Times reporter Dorany Pineda. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English, piece of cloth, jury list on a piece of parchment, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *pannellus , diminutive of Latin pannus":"Noun and Verb"
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"\u02c8pan-\u1d4al",
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},
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},
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"a panel discussion on capital punishment",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At a panel discussion Thursday, UC San Francisco infectious-disease expert Dr. Peter Chin-Hong expressed hope that there would be another lull in the pandemic soon. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"On May 24, The Courier Journal, the Frazier Kentucky History Museum and Lean Into Louisville will host a panel discussion about the case, seeking to share lessons that can be applied today. \u2014 Bailey Loosemore, The Courier-Journal , 16 May 2022",
"Collaborator Steve Martin moderated a panel discussion about the mystery-comedy series second season on Hulu. \u2014 ELLE , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Hiddleston attended a panel discussion about Loki that the Royal Television Society hosted. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 5 Mar. 2022",
"On Thursday, in advance of the multi-day holiday, the Bling Empire star and comedian and actor participated in a panel discussion about their Asian culture and Lunar New Year traditions. \u2014 Tara Massouleh Mccay, PEOPLE.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Luc Vandenbulcke, chief executive of Belgian offshore wind installer DEME, participated in a panel discussion after signing an agreement to bring interns from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy over to Europe, starting in September. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Costa-Gavras will also take part in a panel discussion in Locarno on Aug. 12. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
"Last week, Rizzo took part in a panel discussion to discuss her grief and love for the Full House alum, who was determined to have died from head trauma consistent with some kind of fall. \u2014 Lanford Beard, PEOPLE.com , 17 May 2022"
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]
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": a small food fish (such as a sunfish) usually taken with hook and line and not available on the market":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jigs tipped with maggots or waxworks and suspended under a small float will catch panfish of all sizes, as well as rainbow trout. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022",
"After an unsuccessful effort to catch a few largemouth bass, Jim and McKenna set up for panfish and were immediately into the fish. \u2014 Jim Gronaw, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 5 Dec. 2021",
"Most folks haven\u2019t heard of a small panfish called a flier. \u2014 Jim Gronaw, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 14 Nov. 2021",
"The popular Lake Erie yellow perch fishing began to heat up last week as schools of the green-and-gold panfish finally began moving to near-shore waters. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Dwayne Dooley, of Chicago, reeled in the biggest panfish , which was recorded at 10.75 inches. \u2014 Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Just like bluegills and other panfish , the flaky white fillets are delightful. \u2014 cleveland , 2 Sep. 2021",
"There is a chance of catching the largemouth bass of a lifetime and a bonus of fast-action panfish . \u2014 John Goodspeed, San Antonio Express-News , 24 June 2021",
"The panfish had recently spawned in the area and moved out to the heavy vegetation. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1796, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8pan-\u02ccfish"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"panforte":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a holiday bread that is hard in texture and is made with honey and nuts":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian, from pane bread + forte strong, from Latin fortis":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u00e4n\u02c8f\u022frt(\u02cc)\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041648",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"panfry":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to cook in a frying pan with a small amount of fat":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For leftover dressing or stuffing: Slice the leftover dressing or stuffing into 1/2-inch thick slices, lengthwise six inches or longer and panfry until crisp. \u2014 Dana Mcmahan, The Courier-Journal , 27 Nov. 2019",
"Remove the skin and trim all fat from the areas shown in the Don't panfry or deep fry. \u2014 Leada Gore, AL.com , 11 July 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1916, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"pan-\u02c8fr\u012b",
"\u02c8pan-\u02ccfr\u012b"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091747",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"panful":{
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": as much or as many as a pan will hold":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pan-\u02ccfu\u0307l"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090447",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pang":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a brief piercing spasm of pain":[
"the pangs of childbirth"
],
": a sharp attack of mental anguish":[
"pangs of remorse",
"a pang of guilt",
"a pang of disappointment"
],
": to cause to have pangs : torment":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"those hunger pangs that strike you in the middle of the afternoon",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For a moment, that thought gave me a pang of betrayal. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"But there was also a pang in the pit of my stomach. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Nonetheless, there will surely be a pang of regret felt at Old Trafford if Lingard, Martial and van de Beek all go on to shine for another club having struggled so badly for Manchester United. \u2014 Graham Ruthven, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Yet for all of Anderson\u2019s effort to place his film in a New York free of modern markers, one pang of recognition was unintended but unavoidable. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Dec. 2021",
"New Year\u2019s Day 2021 started with a pang of sadness for Aida Bueno. \u2014 Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Shiv, who leads the siblings\u2019 charge, feels a pang of envy that their dad has kept her brother closer all season and moves to sweet-talk him in the room. \u2014 Hunter Harris, Vulture , 13 Dec. 2021",
"One wonders whether the seafarers were drawn as much by a subconscious pang of obligation as by the ethereality of the music. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 17 Nov. 2021",
"There\u2019s my family, brave and resilient and hurting with the constant pang of distance. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Its sonic trappings are in vogue, but thanks in large part to front-woman Fox Rodemich\u2019s memorable voice, which pangs around the record like a cave bellow, there\u2019s an outlying classic quality to these songs. \u2014 Dylan Owens, The Know , 16 Feb. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1502, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pa\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ache",
"pain",
"prick",
"shoot",
"smart",
"sting",
"stitch",
"throe",
"tingle",
"twinge"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025537",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"pang cymbal":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a suspended cymbal with a small bell and an upturned or flat outer flange usually lacking rivets":[
"Additional cymbals to the basic set-up could include an 18\u2033 Chinese (pang) cymbal , a small choke or splash cymbal (10\u2033 or 12\u2033) and a cymbal with rivets (a sizzle cymbal) \u2026",
"\u2014 James Blades and Johnny Dean , How to Play Drums , 1995"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1981, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175355",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"panga":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": machete":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The sportfishing boat remained with the panga until the Coast Guard helicopter arrived. \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Journeys by panga are often quite perilous, with smugglers tending to travel farther from shore, at night or when there is fog, to avoid being seen. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Apr. 2022",
"On May 20, one person drowned when a panga stalled off the coast of La Jolla and its occupants were instructed to swim to shore. \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Eleven males and one female were detained after the panga came ashore and taken to a Border Patrol station. \u2014 Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2021",
"On Monday, 23 people were rescued off a panga intercepted near Sunset Cliffs. \u2014 Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2021",
"The panga was seized and the investigation is ongoing, officials said. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2021",
"The 20 men and three women were taken to San Diego lifeguard headquarters and the panga was towed there. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2021",
"Personnel from the Coast Guard vessel later located the panga about 15 miles west of Sunset Cliffs, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection public affairs. \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1811, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1925, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Swahili":"Noun",
"probably borrowed from Panamanian Spanish; further origin uncertain":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8p\u00e4\u014b-g\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091127",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pangane":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an East African bowstring hemp ( Sansevieria kirkii )":[],
": the strong leaf fiber of the pangane used for cordage":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from Pangani , river and town in Tanganyika Territory, East Africa":""
},
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"p\u00e4\u014b\u02c8g\u00e4(\u02cc)n\u0101"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061019",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"definitions":{
": a disproven hypothetical mechanism of heredity in which the cells throw off particles that collect in the reproductive products or in buds so that the egg or bud contains particles from all parts of the parent":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1868, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin":""
},
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"(\u02c8)pan-\u02c8jen-\u0259-s\u0259s",
"\u02ccpan-\u02c8je-n\u0259-s\u0259s"
],
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"pangi":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a Malayan tree ( Pangium edule ) having seeds that are edible after long boiling to remove their poisonous principle":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Bugi":""
},
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"\u02c8pan\u02ccj\u012b"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183515",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": having or causing no pang":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pai\u014b-",
"\u02c8pa\u014bl\u0259\u0307s"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192901",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"panglima":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a Malay noble of secondary rank : a petty raja":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Malay p\u0115nglima":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u00e4n\u02c8gl\u0113m\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093320",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pangola grass":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a rapid-growing perennial grass ( Digitaria decumbens ) of southern Africa that has been introduced into the southern U.S. as a pasture grass":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1948, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration of Pongola grass , from the Pongola River, South Africa":""
},
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"pa\u014b-",
"pan-\u02c8g\u014d-l\u0259-"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111516",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pangolin":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of a family (Manidae of the order Pholidota) of Asian and African toothless mammals having the body covered dorsally with large imbricated horny scales":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Congolese pangolin -scale traffickers tend to be multilingual. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's Magazine , 22 June 2021",
"Bjorkman and co-workers chose a portion of spike from a range of beta coronaviruses: SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2, a virus isolated from a pangolin , and five bat viruses. \u2014 Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS , 15 Apr. 2021",
"Another possible-to-likely scenario is direct transmission from one of the animals known to carry a similar coronavirus, such as a bat or a pangolin . \u2014 Ivana Kottasov\u00e1, CNN , 31 Mar. 2021",
"Scientists still debate whether the SARS-CoV-2 virus originated in a bat or a pangolin . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 24 Aug. 2020",
"In fact, while some researchers go gaga over a cute panda or pangolin , Kwak has a thing for parasites. \u2014 Eric Niiler, Wired , 13 Aug. 2020",
"The remaining five species, including the Indian pangolin , are listed as either vulnerable or endangered. \u2014 Ben Westcott, CNN , 10 June 2020",
"Up to a third of the pangolin species may have played host to the virus. \u2014 Ivana Kottasov\u00e1, CNN , 30 May 2020",
"Researchers determined that the SARS-CoV-2 virus emerged from horseshoe bats rather than a biowarfare lab, and generally agreed that pangolins , rather than snakes, were the likely intermediary carriers, although some support was voiced for turtles. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's Magazine , 25 May 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1774, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Malay dialect p\u0115ngguling":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pa\u014b-g\u0259-l\u0259n",
"\u02c8pan-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011735",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pangram":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a short sentence containing all 26 letters of the English alphabet":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1873, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"pan- + -gram":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccgram",
"-a\u014bg-",
"\u02c8pangr\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085342",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"panhandler":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a narrow projection of a larger territory (such as a state)":[
"the Oklahoma Panhandle"
],
": to accost on the street and beg from":[],
": to get by panhandling":[],
": to stop people on the street and ask for food or money : beg":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The Texas Panhandle is the northernmost part of the state.",
"Verb",
"He panhandled for his bus fare.",
"There is a law against panhandling in the subway.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Florida\u2019s cheapest gas remains on the panhandle , and the most expensive is in Palm Beach County, which averaged about $4.33. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 2 May 2022",
"Situated in Florda\u2019s panhandle , Eglin is a lot closer than Langley, about 360 miles from the Space Coast show in Titusville - less than an hour\u2019s flight away in the Raptor. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"Florida\u2019s lowest gas prices were found around the panhandle with Okaloosa County having the lowest average of $4.36 with the highest average of $4.70 found in Palm Beach County. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
"Located in Northwest Florida along the panhandle , Walton County is one of the largest counties in Florida, touching both Alabama to its north and the Emerald Coast to its south, meaning there's plenty of places for Airbnb travelers to explore. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 12 May 2022",
"In southern Southeast Alaska \u2014 the lower half of Alaska\u2019s panhandle \u2014 alone, that figure was close to 58,000 acres. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2022",
"After weeks of violence in Miami, city officials believe those bad actors have traveled to Florida's panhandle . \u2014 Rebekah Castor, Fox News , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The greatest risk for tornadoes Wednesday is in the Florida panhandle , southeastern Georgia and the Carolinas, Shackelford said. \u2014 Kelly Mccleary, CNN , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Later Friday, the National Weather Service Tallahassee issued tornado and thunderstorm warnings for parts of southwest Georgia and Florida's panhandle as storms continued their easterly swept through the Deep South. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The interaction proved to be inspirational for all participants, who afterward set up their boxes and started to panhandle on the corners. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Keith Smith implored city leaders to protect other families from the men and women who panhandle for money on the streets of Baltimore. \u2014 Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Krivonishchenko was briefly detained by police for playing his mandolin and pretending to panhandle in the train station. \u2014 Douglas Preston, The New Yorker , 10 May 2021",
"The department has also spent nearly $8,000 on the city's Keys to Work program, which taps people experiencing homelessness or those who panhandle to clean up litter, to clean up around NCAA locations. \u2014 Amelia Pak-harvey, The Indianapolis Star , 18 Mar. 2021",
"City outreach workers found most people who panhandle are experiencing homelessness. \u2014 Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News , 3 Feb. 2021",
"Council member Casey Thomas said the city has to find different solutions to address why people panhandle . \u2014 Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News , 3 Feb. 2021",
"Montgomery has agreed to halt its practice of arresting or ticketing people who panhandle . \u2014 Connor Sheets | Csheets@al.com, al , 24 Nov. 2020",
"People will not be allowed to panhandle within 50 feet of a business or public monument, and e-cigarette and tobacco stores will have to pay greater fines for selling to underage customers starting July 1. \u2014 Anne Snabes, The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1846, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1890, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"back-formation from panhandler , probably from panhandle , noun; from the extended forearm":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pan-\u02cchan-d\u1d4al"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222519",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"panic":{
"antonyms":[
"affright",
"alarm",
"alarum",
"fright",
"frighten",
"horrify",
"scare",
"scarify",
"shock",
"spook",
"startle",
"terrify",
"terrorize"
],
"definitions":{
": a sudden unreasoning terror often accompanied by mass flight":[
"widespread panic in the streets"
],
": a sudden widespread fright concerning financial affairs that results in a depression of values caused by extreme measures for protection of property (such as securities)":[],
": of or relating to the god Pan":[
"Panic rites"
],
": of, relating to, or arising from a panic":[
"panic buying",
"panic selling",
"a panic retreat"
],
": of, relating to, or resembling the mental or emotional state believed induced by the god Pan":[
"panic fear"
],
": someone or something that is very funny : riot":[],
": to affect with panic":[],
": to be affected with panic":[],
": to cause to laugh uproariously":[
"panic an audience with a gag"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He was in a panic when he realized how late he was.",
"There's no reason to get into a panic .",
"The villagers fled in panic from the approaching army.",
"The crowd was in a state of panic .",
"She has panic attacks whenever she has to speak in public.",
"Verb",
"If something goes wrong, don't panic .",
"The deer, panicked by the headlights, ran in front of the car.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Cox Medical Center Branson in Missouri acknowledged in September that violence against its workers had tripled over the past year, prompting the facility to give employees panic buttons. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Jan. 2022",
"When it was reported a few hours before Friday's game that Xavier would likely be without several key players, the reaction on social media was largely panic . \u2014 Adam Baum, The Enquirer , 28 Nov. 2021",
"If that happens, the most important thing Marvel can do is not panic . \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Hours before the class gathering, Vu texted Karen Blodgett in a semi- panic . \u2014 oregonlive , 6 July 2020",
"The disease is spreading quickly; panic spreads quicker. \u2014 Anastasia Edel, The New York Review of Books , 22 Mar. 2020",
"And the more the items disappeared off the shelves, the more panic buying set in. \u2014 Robert Higgs, cleveland , 9 Apr. 2020",
"A week earlier, people panic -purchased aisle after aisle of toilet paper and hand sanitizer. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Mar. 2020",
"In 2018, Democratic members of Congress introduced a bill that would ban gay and trans panic defenses in federal court. \u2014 Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News , 22 Jan. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"False reports of an active shooter sent fans into a panic early Sunday morning (May 29) during a boxing match at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 1 June 2022",
"In Newton, a doctor who had been planning to wear a lacy black sheath and platform sandals was thrown into sartorial panic when the formal invite to the event arrived. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
"But in the market for cryptocurrencies, unease has morphed into full-on panic , catching the attention of regulators in Washington tasked with maintaining financial stability. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 12 May 2022",
"With the nationwide shortage of baby formula sending parents into panic , many are looking for a solution to feed their little ones. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 12 May 2022",
"Log4j rightly sent many IT professionals into a panic . \u2014 Carlos Morales, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"The dog bites sent students into a panic and the school into lockdown, reports said. \u2014 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press , 29 Apr. 2022",
"But authorities indicated that Spencer\u2019s online footprint provided insight into the shooting that sent one of the busiest avenues in D.C. into panic and launched armored vehicles and helicopters into the area during a frantic search for the gunman. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
"And this little girl came running up to her dad in a panic . \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Through interviews with rip-current survivors, Brander learned that most people panic and try to swim straight back to shore, against the current. \u2014 Chloe Williams, The Atlantic , 20 June 2022",
"That would reinforce the recession and cause people to panic . \u2014 Walter Loeb, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Love said people shouldn\u2019t panic when health officials warn about low ICU capacities. \u2014 Michael Williams, Dallas News , 22 Sep. 2021",
"Some people panic at the sights of large crews descending on their block. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Analysts say that, for now, long-term stock holders don't need to panic about selling, even if the declines continue. \u2014 Rob Wile, NBC News , 20 May 2022",
"While the framework is in place to deal with an economic downturn, lawmakers don\u2019t need to panic just yet. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
"The bottom line: At this point, there\u2019s no need to panic . \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 4 May 2022",
"Last-minute shoppers don\u2019t need to panic to find the best gifts for Valentine\u2019s Day. \u2014 Nicole Charky-chami, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Noun",
"1780, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French panique , from Greek panikos , literally, of Pan, from Pan":"Adjective and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pa-nik",
"\u02c8pan-ik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for panic Noun fear , dread , fright , alarm , panic , terror , trepidation mean painful agitation in the presence or anticipation of danger. fear is the most general term and implies anxiety and usually loss of courage. fear of the unknown dread usually adds the idea of intense reluctance to face or meet a person or situation and suggests aversion as well as anxiety. faced the meeting with dread fright implies the shock of sudden, startling fear. fright at being awakened suddenly alarm suggests a sudden and intense awareness of immediate danger. view the situation with alarm panic implies unreasoning and overmastering fear causing hysterical activity. the news caused widespread panic terror implies the most extreme degree of fear. immobilized with terror trepidation adds to dread the implications of timidity, trembling, and hesitation. raised the subject with trepidation",
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"alarm",
"alarum",
"anxiety",
"dread",
"fear",
"fearfulness",
"fright",
"horror",
"scare",
"terror",
"trepidation"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033523",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"panorama":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a comprehensive presentation of a subject":[
"a panorama of American history"
],
": a mental picture of a series of images or events":[],
": a picture exhibited a part at a time by being unrolled before the spectator":[],
": an unobstructed or complete view of an area in every direction":[
"provides a panorama of the entire bay"
],
": cyclorama sense 1":[],
": range":[
"faced a panorama of problems"
]
},
"examples":[
"we admired the breathtaking panorama from the top of the mountain",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Images from the city have revealed a broad panorama of destruction \u2014 entire apartment blocks and a shopping center, as well as the theater housing those seeking refuge, ravaged by attacks. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Park at the Kolob Canyon Viewpoint, and hike the trail that climbs above it for a front-row panorama (and a little more solitude). \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 19 Dec. 2019",
"In another video, Mandi shot a panorama \u2014 and in the distance, the singer was briefly captured walking. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Stretching to the east, just beyond the back terrace, is a breathtaking panorama of the Youghiogheny River Gorge and the beautiful Laurel Highlands mountains. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"At first glance, Eugene artist Liza Mana Burns\u2019 latest mural is a bright and colorful panorama depicting Oregon\u2019s diverse landscape. \u2014 Steven Tonthat, oregonlive , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Scrolling below us was a mesmerizing, diaphanous panorama of rainbow parrotfish and blue angelfish darting in and out of the reef. \u2014 Tom Vanderbilt, Outside Online , 2 July 2019",
"The details of a meager existence, the dented and stolen aluminum trays on which the family eats, the turds that must be dodged on the way to the sewer come together in Mishra\u2019s prose to create an unforgivable panorama of want. \u2014 Rafia Zakaria, The New Republic , 5 May 2022",
"One primo viewing spot provides the quintessential Flagstaff panorama . \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 24 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"pan- + Greek h\u00f3r\u0101ma \"something seen, sight, spectacle,\" from hor\u0101-, stem of hor\u00e2n \"to look, see\" + -ma, resultative noun suffix \u2014 more at ware entry 2":""
},
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"-\u02c8r\u00e4-",
"\u02ccpa-n\u0259-\u02c8ra-m\u0259"
],
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"command",
"lookout",
"outlook",
"perspective",
"prospect",
"view",
"vista"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172948",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": comprehensive in scope or range of coverage":[
"Once upon a time, surely before the advent of tenure, historians were disposed to write panoramic accounts of an important idea, synthesizing huge amounts of scholarship in a language accessible to nonspecialists.",
"\u2014 Alan Wolfe",
"\u2026 a splendid book, which plays to all its author's best qualities: the encyclopedic yet never oppressive knowledge; the bold panoramic grasp of vast periods \u2026",
"\u2014 Peter Green"
],
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"a panoramic photograph of the Grand Canyon",
"panoramic views of the water"
]
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"first_known_use":{
"1796, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02ccpa-n\u0259-\u02c8ra-mik",
"-\u02c8r\u00e4-"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113336",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
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": a throbbing or puffing sound":[],
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],
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"a pant leg"
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": to move with or make a throbbing or puffing sound":[],
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": to utter with panting : gasp":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Dogs pant when they are hot.",
"The hikers were panting by the time they reached the top of the hill."
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1892, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
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"Greek, from pant-, pas \u2014 more at pan-":"Combining form",
"Middle English, modification of Anglo-French panteiser , from Vulgar Latin *phantasiare to have hallucinations, from Greek phantasioun , from phantasia appearance, imagination \u2014 more at fancy":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8pant"
],
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"blow",
"gasp",
"heave",
"hyperventilate",
"puff",
"wheeze"
],
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"adjective",
"combining form",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy teenage gamers panting after the latest video game"
],
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"verb"
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": a British theatrical entertainment of the Christmas season based on a nursery tale and featuring topical songs, tableaux, and dances":[],
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"a ballet that is part dance and part pantomime"
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": pantomimist":[],
": the art or genre of conveying a story by bodily movements only":[],
": to engage in pantomime":[],
": to represent by pantomime":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"In the game of charades, one player uses pantomime to represent a word or phrase that the other players have to try to guess.",
"We saw pantomimes at the fair.",
"a ballet that is part dance and part pantomime",
"Verb",
"He pantomimed someone talking on the phone.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"He is woefully outmaneuvered by the polymath Doja Cat, who brings theatricality and whimsy to her pantomime of a jet-setting fling. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
"But Sternberg plays out a Cold War pantomime that parallels the hot war of male\u2013female relations. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 8 June 2022",
"Prince George made a surprise appearance along with the rest of his family at the London Palladium, to see a special performance of a pantomime . \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 4 June 2022",
"Howe had previously visited Hartford\u2019s American Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, an incubator for what would soon emerge as American Sign Language, but dismissed signing as little more than pantomime . \u2014 Andrew Leland, The New Yorker , 12 May 2022",
"The drums are locked in an easy rhythm here, giving us time to mull the possibilities, but then the horns start bleating in weird places and Le Bon decides to warp and curl her melodies in pantomime . \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The young prince seemed to enjoy the pantomime \u2014a farcical play, often staged around the holidays in Britain\u2014watching from his mom Kate's lap with sister Charlotte looking on. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Her arms seem very loose, and Yeoh starts to sort of shuffle in her seat \u2014 a pantomime of movement that suggests both great purpose and the weight of the world on her back. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 7 Apr. 2022",
"In the 1944 picture, the two princesses pose with the full cast of Old Mother Red Riding Boots, a Christmastime pantomime play held at Windsor Castle for Armed Forces personnel and local children to raise spirits during World War II. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Although Barry never took murder lightly, per se, the show mined plenty of comedy from the ensemble surrounding its sullen protagonist, as Barry strained to pantomime the sunniness around him. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"That might be why some studies have found that the J&J shot is especially good at tickling certain types of T cells, which prefer to take their lessons from vaccines that will pantomime infected cells. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Because audience members interact at close range with the actors, who wear face masks, their monologues and dialogue were prerecorded for audio clarity, and the actors pantomime most of the words. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Feb. 2022",
"As the play clock ticked down toward zero, American Heritage quarterback Blake Murphy took the snap and appeared to pantomime a spike into the ground, consistent with feigning a frustrated reaction to a delay-of-game penalty. \u2014 Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com , 11 Sep. 2021",
"What\u2019s happening with the jacobins has a distant parallel in damselflies, insects whose females pantomime the patterns of males to stave off excessive copulation. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 26 Aug. 2021",
"For example, Cogdill might ask applicants to pantomime a scene, such as walking across a frozen pond without skates. \u2014 Sara Mosle, The Atlantic , 9 Sep. 2020",
"But unlike other classic Harmonix games, which ask you to pantomime your favorite bands, Fuser opens players up to a DJ's unique creation process. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 30 June 2020",
"Mostert celebrates his touchdowns by pantomiming a surfer catching a wave. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 19 Jan. 2020"
],
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"1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1768, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
},
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"Latin pantomimus , from pant- + mimus mime":"Noun and Verb"
},
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"\u02c8pan-t\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bm"
],
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"gesticulation",
"gesture",
"mime",
"sign",
"signal"
],
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"adjective",
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"verb"
]
},
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": a composer of pantomimes":[],
": an actor or dancer in pantomimes":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The hat will be put to good use this weekend when Hager pays tribute to Red Skelton, the late pantomimist and radio and television comedian. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Aug. 2019",
"Image Reo King Sanshiro, a pantomimist , was standing outside a Chinese restaurant on a busy street in Kumamoto City. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Oct. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8pan-t\u0259-\u02ccm\u012b-mist",
"-\u02ccmi-"
],
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"mime",
"mimic",
"mummer",
"pantomime"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170433",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": giving equal importance to each of the 12 semitones of the octave : dodecaphonic":[]
},
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"pan- + tonal":""
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"(\u02c8)pan+"
],
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": the quality or state of being pantonal":[]
},
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"pan\u2027\u02c8t\u014dn\u1d4al\u02cciz\u0259m"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104234",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"definitions":{
": a room (as in a hotel or hospital) for preparation of foods on order":[],
": a room or closet used for storage (as of provisions) or from which food is brought to the table":[]
},
"examples":[
"homemade jams and pickles are stored in a separate pantry off the kitchen",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At a high school party in the first episode, Juliette and Calliope make out in a pantry , which was changed from a closet in the short story. \u2014 Max Gao, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, the home\u2019s gourmet kitchen\u2014with minimalist white cabinetry and Wolf appliances\u2014is generously sized and includes a butler\u2019s pantry with plenty of storage. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 21 June 2022",
"The Bread of Life Rescue Mission in Oceanside served its last meal to homeless people on Wednesday as the nonprofit shuttered its dining hall, pantry , thrift store and offices after 17 years at its Apple Street location. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"The interior contains pillars in the living room, picture framing in the dining room and a butler\u2019s pantry in addition to hardwood floors and a wood-burning fireplace. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 25 May 2022",
"Your kitchen counter mostly likely gets too much light, but a cellar, pantry , basement, or garage that is dry and ventilated is perfect. \u2014 Beth Branch, Country Living , 24 May 2022",
"The pantry , dressed with a charming shade of bright blue, surprises against the otherwise neutral palette. \u2014 Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 May 2022",
"The ground-floor pantry stocked with complimentary snacks and beverages. \u2014 Katie Chang, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The pantry , situated between the kitchen and dining room, combines all three with glossy cabinetry and millwork painted in Farrow & Ball's Hague Blue, and a mahogany countertop is trimmed with brass banding and fitted with a copper sink. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 20 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English panetrie , from Anglo-French paneterie , from paneter servant in charge of the pantry, from pain bread, from Latin panis \u2014 more at food":""
},
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"\u02c8pan-tr\u0113"
],
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"closet",
"cuddy",
"cupboard",
"press"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194051",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": father":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a proud papa of newborn twins",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"With the den\u2019s honey reserves and surrounding hives running out, Teddy convinces papa bear sets off to find the Golden Land which is believed to harbor an endless source of honey. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 4 May 2022",
"Eminem is one proud papa , speaking about his support for his daughter in an interview on Hotboxin' with Mike Tyson in March 2020. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Season 4 picks drops us off at Hawkins Laboratory in 1979 where Dr. Matthew Brenner ( papa ) is going about his daily tests of subject, including 10. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
"According to a statement shared by the royal family at the time, the baby was born at the Portland Hospital, and the proud papa was present for the birth. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 17 May 2022",
"Her son told her that his papa had already gone away. \u2014 Nancy Ramsey, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Among the social cuts for YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, there's application tips, bloopers, and the cutest appearance from her papa , who steps in to open up a package for her. \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 12 May 2022",
"If the proud papa on your list is looking to add some extra veggies to his meals, this grill basket from Kona is a great addition to his set of culinary tools. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 12 May 2022",
"Her son told her that his papa had already gone away. \u2014 Nancy Ramsey, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1677, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1952, in the meaning defined above":"Communications code word"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French (baby talk)":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8p\u00e4-p\u0259",
"p\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4",
"chiefly British p\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4"
],
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"dad",
"daddy",
"father",
"old man",
"pa",
"pater",
"pop",
"sire"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063738",
"type":[
"communications code word",
"noun"
]
},
"paper":{
"antonyms":[
"formal",
"nominal",
"titular"
],
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": a felted sheet of usually vegetable fibers laid down on a fine screen from a water suspension":[],
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"presented a scholarly paper at the meeting"
],
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": a piece of written schoolwork":[],
": a similar sheet of other material (such as plastic)":[],
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": existing only in theory : nominal":[
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],
": figured at face value":[
"on paper the stock was worth nearly a million dollars"
],
": finished with a crisp smooth surface similar to that of paper":[
"paper taffeta"
],
": in theory":[
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],
": in writing":[
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],
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"a paper bag"
],
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": paperback":[],
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": the negotiable notes or instruments of commerce":[],
": to cover (an area) with advertising bills, circulars, or posters":[],
": to fill by giving out free passes":[
"paper the theater for opening night"
],
": to fold or enclose in paper":[],
": to hang wallpaper":[],
": to put down or describe in writing":[],
": wallpaper sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"We'll need pens, glue, and some paper .",
"Be sure to print the letter on good paper .",
"He scribbled the number on a scrap of paper .",
"a crumpled piece of paper",
"The border guards asked to see my papers .",
"They published a landmark paper in 1995.",
"The teacher was busy grading papers .",
"She did well on her history paper .",
"Adjective",
"Their accounts showed lots of paper profits, but they went bankrupt anyway.",
"there's a paper boycott of that company's products that nobody seems to be honoring",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"During an appearance in Manhattan Criminal Court on Sunday, the paper reported that prosecutors said McKelley has failed to appear in court 27 times for past arrests and has five other pending cases. \u2014 Fox News , 28 June 2022",
"Write your special wish on the special paper , light it to see your wish fly. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 27 June 2022",
"During the shutdown, advertisement revenue dried up, and the shops where the paper was normally distributed were now closed. \u2014 Anuz Thapa, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"Soon enough, the paper will open up like a spider web. \u2014 Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping , 27 June 2022",
"However, the paper \u2019s new modeling suggests that even planets with their original primordial atmospheres of hydrogen and helium (something Earth also once had) can be potentially habitable for long periods of their history. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Last week, Zion was helping Lemmer put out the paper during the transition. \u2014 Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"Daily circulation grew from about 1,400 copies in 1855 to as high as 40,000 during the Civil War, when the paper was a strong supporter of President Lincoln and emancipation. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
"The balloons matched the black and gold tablecloths and the white and gold wrapping paper that Huda Alsidnawi had carefully folded around the gifts for her brother Ahmad the night before. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Images of Hathaway in a beehive hairdo, cat-eye sunglasses, and a Gucci minidress now paper the internet\u2014a near caricature of fabulous stardom. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
"Orange, purple and yellow cloth circles paper the walls. \u2014 Jay Parini, CNN , 7 Aug. 2021",
"Murphy did not name names and Rylov, who was sitting next to him during the press conference, tried to paper the remark over. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Bad people give away money, if only to paper their badness. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 21 July 2021",
"So, take a pen to paper and write down all your fears and anxieties. \u2014 Seventeen Editors, Seventeen , 7 July 2021",
"Policies and procedures mean little to organizational culture change (and relatedly, profitability) if their only purpose is to paper the file for the lawyers. \u2014 Ellevate, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
"Are any characters in the book actually paper versions of themselves? \u2014 David Oliver, USA TODAY , 1 June 2021",
"Don\u2019t try to paper it over like a moldy wall in a Starbucks bathroom. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 24 Mar. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Some theater owners have told customers that certain sizes are available only in those non- paper options. \u2014 Erich Schwartzel, WSJ , 31 May 2022",
"During 2020's surges, Kate O'Neill, a professor in the department of environmental science, policy and management at UC Berkeley, explained to CNN how non- paper condiment packets are nearly impossible to recycle. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 27 Sep. 2021",
"That means choosing cards without any non- paper embellishments like foil or ribbon. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 24 Nov. 2020"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
"1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1594, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English papir , from Anglo-French, from Latin papyrus papyrus, paper, from Greek papyros papyrus":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8p\u0101-p\u0259r"
],
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"synonyms":[
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"document",
"form"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050943",
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"verb"
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": to gloss over, explain away, or patch up (differences, disparities, etc.) especially in order to maintain a semblance of unity or agreement":[]
},
"examples":[
"the differences between the two factions are too great to be papered over in the name of party unity",
"the company tried to paper over its red ink, issuing assurances that it was still financially sound"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1910, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"brush (aside ",
"condone",
"discount",
"disregard",
"excuse",
"forgive",
"gloss (over)",
"gloze (over)",
"ignore",
"overlook",
"overpass",
"pardon",
"pass over",
"remit",
"shrug off",
"whitewash",
"wink (at)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073324",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"broad",
"fat",
"wide"
],
"definitions":{
": extremely thin":[
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]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1928, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8p\u0101-p\u0259r-\u02ccthin"
],
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"hairline",
"narrow",
"needlelike",
"skinny",
"slender",
"slim",
"slim-jim",
"thin",
"ultrathin"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041023",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small solid usually conical elevation of the skin":[]
},
"examples":[
"the reddish, itchy papules that are characteristic of the rash",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Soldiers marching to Rome from Mesopotamia in late 165 AD were ill, many covered in red and black papules that eventually would scab over and fall off. \u2014 Fox News , 22 Apr. 2020",
"The symptoms, described by famous Roman physician Galen, were unpleasant: diarrhea, coughing, fever, dry throat and the aforementioned papules . \u2014 Fox News , 22 Apr. 2020",
"The researchers concluded that both formulations were effective at treating rosacea, especially the papules and pustules associated with the condition. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 5 Mar. 2019",
"For those with mainly papules and pustules, there are over-the-counter treatment solutions that work. \u2014 Molly Nover-baker, Redbook , 27 Dec. 2016",
"Just like non-inflammatory acne, salicylic acid can help those suffering with papules and postules, as well as exfoliants like alpha hydroxy acids (glycolic and lactic acids among others). \u2014 Molly Nover-baker, Redbook , 27 Dec. 2016",
"Even Angi\u2019s skin seemed possessed of that perfect sense of motion: ivory pale and patterned purple-red by the papules that spiraled up and down her arms, legs, and cheeks like a paisley print. \u2014 Sarah Harris, The Cut , 6 Apr. 2018",
"Ren\u00e9e says there are a few different ways to approach this kind of blemish, formally known as papules . \u2014 Brooke Shunatona, Cosmopolitan , 7 Mar. 2018",
"Cysts are also common, and like penile papules , generally not a big deal. \u2014 Jenna Birch, Health.com , 16 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1821, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin papula":""
},
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"\u02c8pa-(\u02cc)py\u00fcl",
"\u02c8pap-(\u02cc)y\u00fcl"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
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"fester",
"hickey",
"pimple",
"pock",
"pustule",
"whelk",
"zit"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023856",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": common level : equality":[
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],
": not unusual : normal":[
"It's par for the course that she's late to the meeting."
],
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"Noun",
"He made par on the ninth hole.",
"She finished the 18th hole three strokes under par .",
"He made a par on the ninth hole.",
"She made nine pars in a row.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The company lost more than $539 million last year and is struggling to hold on to a market cap of about $350 million (on par with comparatively tiny, struggling consumer products maker The Honest Co). \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"Jebaraj said last month that the federal budget deficit level in April was on par with fiscal 2019 prior to the pandemic, and predicted wages will keep rising this year. \u2014 Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online , 11 June 2022",
"Fox News Channel averaged 3 million viewers over the two hours with its counter programming, on par with what the hosts attract on a typical night. \u2014 Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"Only a couple of dozen people out of nearly 3.3 million voters have been charged with fraud, numbers on par with past elections. \u2014 Kathleen Foody And Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"One of the most famous paintings of all time, its renown is on par with Leonardo da Vinci\u2019s Mona Lisa and Vincent van Gogh\u2019s Sunflowers. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
"Republicans say the issue represents a deep vulnerability for Democrats \u2014 on par with inflation and the economy. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"Micato is also seeing an uptick in solo women travelers that is now on par with pre-COVID levels. \u2014 Allison Olmsted, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Amazon also surpasses the 30% quota in Germany, Switzerland and Italy, and is on par with Netflix in the U.K. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 7 June 2022"
],
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"1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1950, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
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"Latin, one that is equal, from par equal":"Noun and Verb"
},
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"\u02c8p\u00e4r"
],
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"bar",
"barometer",
"benchmark",
"criterion",
"gold standard",
"grade",
"mark",
"measure",
"metric",
"standard",
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"yardstick"
],
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"verb"
]
},
"par excellence":{
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"atrocious",
"awful",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"pathetic",
"poor",
"rotten",
"terrible",
"vile",
"wretched"
],
"definitions":{
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"a chef par excellence"
]
},
"examples":[
"sophisticated cuisine that is obviously the work of a chef par excellence",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To the friendly audience at the Bush Center, the Iraq-Ukraine mix-up landed as a Bushism par excellence , a harmless and endearing slip-up. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"Principal horn David Cooper, brass shapeshifter par excellence , shone throughout. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Of course, eventually Jack makes the sunglasses indoors look a permanent fixture of his steez, which is absolutely a freak move par excellence . \u2014 Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Klaus Fuchs defended Party dogma even as the Party was turning his East Germany into the surveillance state par excellence . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Consider his case study of tiny Barbados (21 miles long, 19 miles wide), the sugar-island par excellence . \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Possibly the most vocal in his admiration is former Reagan administration official and paleoconservative par excellence , Pat Buchanan. \u2014 Joseph S. Laughon, National Review , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Burnett is also a poet, and her sensory descriptions are par excellence . \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 24 Jan. 2022",
"This retrospective sent a collective shivering depth charge through viewers\u2019 psyches and showed that Neel was the painter par excellence of modern life. \u2014 Jerry Saltz, Vulture , 17 Dec. 2021"
],
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"1695, in the meaning defined above":""
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"French, literally, by excellence":""
},
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"\u02c8p\u00e4r-\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4\u207fs",
"\u02c8p\u00e4r-\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4ns"
],
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"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
"banner",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"blue-ribbon",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"dandy",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"excellent",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"peachy",
"peachy keen",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093819",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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},
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"p\u00e4r-\u0101g-z\u00e4\u207fpl\u1d4a"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083843",
"type":[
"French phrase"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": para fuchsine":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"para rosaniline":""
},
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"\u00a6par\u0259-"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211519",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"parable":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"He told the children a parable about the importance of forgiveness.",
"the parable of the Good Samaritan",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That\u2019s essentially the political parable of Corinthian Colleges, as told by Kamala Harris. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
"An involved apocalyptic anti-war parable narrating the fight to the death between religious zealot teddy bears and environmentalist unicorns. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 2 May 2022",
"This old-fashioned parable of sobriety, in which the untreated drunk is a scoundrel and not a wellness entrepreneur, showed up in an unexpected place this year: a sitcom on Hulu called Single Drunk Female. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The 2021 Robinhood-GameStop stock controversy may be the perfect modern parable for the redistribution of power between businesses and consumers. \u2014 Euan Davis, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The two volumes of Maus, published in 1986 and 1992, envision Jews as mice and Nazis as cats in an unflinching parable championed for its effectiveness in conveying the horrors of the Holocaust to readers of all ages. \u2014 Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Feb. 2022",
"There's a little bit of a parable in this fishing thing. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Today, the expedition stands as a parable of astounding courage and the poignancy of dreams not quite realized. \u2014 Jody Rosen, New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The British exit from Dunkirk, partly on a flotilla of small civilian boats that transformed a humiliating defeat into a national parable of resilience, was followed four years later by the Allied invasion that freed Europe from repression. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 18 Aug. 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Middle English parable, parabol \"allegorical narrative, proverb, speech,\" borrowed from Anglo-French parable, going back to Late Latin parabola \"comparison, allegory, proverb, discourse, speech,\" going back to Latin, \"explanatory illustration, comparison,\" borrowed from Greek parabol\u1e17 \"juxtaposition, comparison,\" \"proverb\" (Septuagint), \"parable\" (New Testament), from parabol-, stem in noun derivation of parab\u00e1llein \"to cast before (as fodder for a horse), expose, set beside, compare,\" from para- para- entry 1 + b\u00e1llein \"to reach by throwing, let fly, strike, put, place\" \u2014 more at devil entry 1":""
},
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"\u02c8pa-r\u0259-",
"\u02c8per-\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"allegory",
"apologue",
"fable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110113",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"file",
"march",
"pace",
"stride"
],
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": a place for strolling (such as a public walk or square)":[],
": a place where troops assemble regularly for parade":[],
": a pompous show : exhibition":[
"The male booby may walk around using exaggerated, deliberate-looking leg movements, displaying his bright-blue legs and feet. Actually his parade is closer to the pick 'em up and put 'em down gait of \u2026 scuba divers.",
"\u2014 Michael H. Robinson"
],
": a usually long series of people or things":[
"\u2026 the American people watched a parade of witnesses expose the details of a political crime \u2026",
"\u2014 Karen De Witt",
"The movie does have one campy casting conceit: a parade of cameos by stars of old TV Western series \u2026",
"\u2014 David Hiltbrand",
"Our antipasto was a parade of little dishes containing black olives, fresh sheep cheeses, \u2026 and prosciutto.",
"\u2014 Robert Riche",
"( (British) ) \u2026 went to see the new street art, which is on the \u2026 end of a parade of shops \u2026",
"\u2014 Tim Lewis"
],
": masquerade":[
"myths which parade as modern science",
"\u2014 M. R. Cohen"
],
": promenade":[],
": show off":[],
": the ceremonial formation of a body of troops before a superior officer":[
"Handcrafted reproductions of miniature 18th-century tin soldiers, \u2026 these Austrian horsemen assume dramatic poses of battle and parade .",
"\u2014 The Smithsonian Catalog"
],
": those who promenade":[],
": to cause to maneuver or march : marshal":[],
": to exhibit ostentatiously":[],
": to march in or as if in a procession":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the annual Thanksgiving Day parade",
"After the team won the championship, the city threw a parade for them.",
"The town will put on a parade .",
"The marching band lined up for the homecoming parade .",
"Verb",
"The team and its fans paraded down the street.",
"Protesters paraded in front of City Hall.",
"The models paraded up and down the runway.",
"She paraded around on the beach in her bikini.",
"The victors paraded the prisoners through the streets.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"On Saturday, there\u2019s a 5k run and a parade planned from 7 a.m. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"That\u2019s how much trash Warriors fans left behind on Monday along San Francisco\u2019s Market Street following the team\u2019s championship parade . \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
"The city will hold its annual Pride celebration and parade this weekend. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
"For more information on the street closures and parade , see the city's website. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"Unlike my memory of past LXs, the LX 600 F Sport\u2019s steering effort was agreeably light at low speeds, making this parade -day pachyderm easier to park. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
"However, members of the department will respect the parade organizers' request and will not participate in uniform. \u2014 Fox News , 23 June 2022",
"There was also a kazoo parade that allowed folks to participate in the music-making themselves. \u2014 Melanie Savage, Hartford Courant , 22 June 2022",
"Carpentersville\u2019s Independence Day parade steps off at 10 a.m. at Village Hall, 1200 L.W. Besinger Drive, and ends at Carpenter Park, 275 Maple Ave., Carpentersville. \u2014 Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Pool's attorneys say Campo then encouraged others to view his actions and proceeded to parade around the office with a KKK hat and said Pool would have to wear the hat on his next call. \u2014 Justin Gamble, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"The four-day jubilee festivities will culminate Sunday with street parties planned across Britain and a pageant featuring celebrities, dancers and circus acts set to parade around the palace. \u2014 Rhoda Kwan, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
"And why does the director have to parade Alana Haim around in a bikini when everyone else is fully clothed in a furniture store? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"But what the plot really does is give the film co-directors Loren Bouchard (who created the show) and Bernard Derriman an excuse to parade favorite characters before us. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022",
"In mid-November, Jefferson officials were still hoping to parade as usual in February while trying to abide by social distancing guidelines. \u2014 Doug Maccash And Chad Calder | Staff Writers, NOLA.com , 25 Nov. 2020",
"The group doesn\u2019t actually parade Mobile\u2019s streets, but the ball does features elaborate miniature floats that roll onto the Convention Center\u2019s floor. \u2014 al , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Instead, the vaccines instruct our cells to manufacture SARS-CoV-2\u2019s spike, a protein that normally decorates the virus\u2019s surface, and parade those spikes in front of immune cells, partially simulating an infection. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Fifth, watch the school children parade through the art museums on their field trips. \u2014 Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al , 29 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1649, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Noun",
"1686, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from French, \"show, display (of an object to demonstrate its value), show of military force, cavalry procession,\" going back to Middle French, from parer \"to prepare, adorn, dress (a person) with care\" (going back to Old French) + -ade -ade \u2014 more at pare":"Noun",
"derivative of parade entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for parade Verb show , exhibit , display , expose , parade , flaunt mean to present so as to invite notice or attention. show implies no more than enabling another to see or examine. showed her snapshots to the whole group exhibit stresses putting forward prominently or openly. exhibit paintings at a gallery display emphasizes putting in a position where others may see to advantage. display sale items expose suggests bringing forth from concealment and displaying. sought to expose the hypocrisy of the town fathers parade implies an ostentatious or arrogant displaying. parading their piety for all to see flaunt suggests a shameless, boastful, often offensive parading. nouveaux riches flaunting their wealth",
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"cort\u00e8ge",
"procession"
],
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"noun",
"verb"
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},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an example of a conjugation or declension showing a word in all its inflectional forms":[]
},
"examples":[
"And the paradigm of a thing to be philosophical about is death. \u2014 Jim Holt , New York Times Book Review , 15 Feb. 2009",
"Such problems drive home a critical flaw in the paradigm of energy independence\u2014namely, that energy isn't a zero-sum game anymore. \u2014 Paul Roberts , Mother Jones , May/June 2008",
"That the biomedical paradigm of single cause and single disease was a chimera was well understood by even its most vigorous advocates. \u2014 Allan M. Brandt , The Cigarette Century , 2007",
"Her recent book provides us with a new paradigm for modern biography.",
"the Freudian paradigm of psychoanalysis",
"a new study that challenges the current evolutionary paradigm",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For some, his rise seemed to reflect a troubling paradigm shift in the entertainment business \u2014 the marginalization of content-creation executives and empowerment of operations apparatchiks pushing data and algorithms. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
"During the pandemic, when everything slowed down and our health and mortality came into question, my relationship with my children took a huge paradigm shift. \u2014 Jennifer Chen, SELF , 18 June 2022",
"People want to earn a comfortable living at the core of their work/life balance paradigm . \u2014 Landon Eckles, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Many families will need to shift their entire paradigm concerning their children\u2019s education. \u2014 Rachel Lu, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
"There have been significantly fewer requests on those major thoroughfares, Parker said previously, which is where the department has shifted its paradigm in recent years from strip patching to deeper road reconstruction. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The creation of our current paradigm is a very long story\u2014one that seems to begin, as a great many things did last century, with World War I. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Barry goes light on the mechanics of his multiversal paradigm , coating the dynamic, suspenseful action with a light frosting of metaphysics. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 July 2021",
"Now with a paradigm shift in consumer habits, what does the road to recovery look like? \u2014 Rebecca Souw, Variety , 19 May 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin paradigma , from Greek paradeigma , from paradeiknynai to show side by side, from para- + deiknynai to show \u2014 more at diction":""
},
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"also -\u02ccdim",
"\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccd\u012bm",
"\u02c8pa-r\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195352",
"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"anti-utopia",
"dystopia",
"hell"
],
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": an intermediate place or state where the souls of the righteous await resurrection and the final judgment":[],
": eden sense 2":[],
": heaven":[],
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"unincorporated population center just south of Las Vegas in southern Nevada population 223,167":[]
},
"examples":[
"Their marriage was very happy at first, but now there's trouble in paradise .",
"a marsh that is a birdwatcher's paradise",
"This shop is an antique collecting paradise !",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Within seconds, the world is transformed forever, not into a paradise but into a collision of desires as varied as the humans who made them \u2014 from getting superpowers and seeing dinosaurs to having a parent come back to life and looking pretty. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
"Citrus established our reputation as a subtropical paradise and also sowed the seeds of political activism for Mexican Americans who tired of toiling in orchards. \u2014 Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"Sailors' paradise Since Morpheus has been gone, several dreams and nightmares have ended up scattered across the mortal realm. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 7 June 2022",
"The upgrade to 5G was supposed to bring a paradise of speedy wireless. \u2014 Peter Elkind, ProPublica , 26 May 2022",
"These are the best hummingbird feeders that will turn your outdoor space into a paradise . \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 14 Apr. 2022",
"As a popular weekend getaway for East Coasters - not only for flyers but for boaters - this will prove to make last minute getaways to the 16-island paradise easier to navigate. \u2014 Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"This invigorating fruity fragrance from Tommy Bahama transports you to a Caribbean island paradise . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"This tropical paradise is a tropical dry forest with more than 180 native plant species. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 10 Mar. 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English paradis, paradise \"the Garden of Eden, heaven,\" borrowed from Anglo-French paradis, borrowed from Late Latin parad\u012bsus, borrowed from Greek par\u00e1deisos \"enclosed park or pleasure ground\" (Xenophon), \"the Garden of Eden\" (Septuagint), \"the abode of the blessed, heaven\" (New Testament), borrowed from an Iranian word (perhaps Median *paridaiza- ) cognate with Avestan pairida\u0113za- \"enclosure,\" nominal derivative of pairida\u0113z- \"build a barrier around,\" from pairi- \"before, around\" (going back to Indo-European *per-i, whence also Sanskrit p\u00e1ri \"around, about,\" Greek p\u00e9ri \"around, in excess\") + -da\u0113za- \"heap up, build\" (occurring only with prefixes), going back to Indo-European *dhoi\u032f\u01f5h-\u00e9i\u032fe-, iterative derivative of *dhei\u032f\u01f5h- \"knead, shape\" \u2014 more at peri- , feign":""
},
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"-\u02ccd\u012bz",
"\u02c8pa-r\u0259-",
"\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccd\u012bs"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"Camelot",
"Cockaigne",
"Eden",
"Elysium",
"empyrean",
"fantasyland",
"heaven",
"lotusland",
"never-never land",
"New Jerusalem",
"nirvana",
"promised land",
"Shangri-la",
"utopia",
"Zion",
"Sion"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214704",
"type":[
"adjective",
"geographical name",
"noun"
]
},
"paradox":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a self-contradictory statement that at first seems true":[],
": a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true":[],
": a tenet contrary to received opinion":[],
": an argument that apparently derives self-contradictory conclusions by valid deduction from acceptable premises":[],
": one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases":[]
},
"examples":[
"For the actors, the goal was a paradox : real emotion, produced on cue. \u2014 Claudia Roth Pierpont , New Yorker , 27 Oct. 2008",
"Again and again, he returns in his writing to the paradox of a woman who is superior to the men around her by virtue of social class though considered inferior to them on account of her gender. \u2014 Terry Eagleton , Harper's , November 2007",
"She was certainly far from understanding him completely; his meaning was not at all times obvious. It was hard to see what he meant for instance by speaking of his provincial side\u2014which was exactly the side she would have taken him most to lack. Was it a harmless paradox , intended to puzzle her? or was it the last refinement of high culture? \u2014 Henry James , The Portrait of a Lady , 1881",
"Mr. Guppy propounds for Mr. Smallweed's consideration the paradox that the more you drink the thirstier you are and reclines his head upon the window-sill in a state of hopeless languor. \u2014 Charles Dickens , Bleak House , 1852-53",
"It is a paradox that computers need maintenance so often, since they are meant to save people time.",
"As an actor, he's a paradox \u2014he loves being in the public eye but also deeply values and protects his privacy.",
"a novel full of paradox",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The project felt like a Zeno's paradox , inching tantalizingly closer, yet never quite complete. \u2014 Brendan Mcaleer, Car and Driver , 3 July 2022",
"Europe\u2019s energy strategy and the deluge of interest and investments for Africa present a paradox . \u2014 Ariel Cohen, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"The new season, premiering June 22 on the streaming service, finds the Umbrella Academy facing off against the mysterious Sparrow Academy via a paradox that loops together multiple timelines. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 19 May 2022",
"Although Pritchard\u2019s queen appears simultaneously present and absent, this is neither a quantum paradox nor image manipulation. \u2014 Susana Martinez-conde, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
"But Stephen Hawking calculated that information is destroyed as a black hole evaporates \u2014 creating a paradox . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Middle-class refugees can seem like a paradox ; money and education are supposed to be bulwarks against such a fate. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"That kind of captures the paradox and complexity of this industry. \u2014 Serena Puang, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"The defining moment went viral: the cheekiness and unpredictability of the post showcased the paradox of pole dancing and the Ivy League. \u2014 Karin Eldor, Forbes , 15 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1540, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin paradoxum , from Greek paradoxon , from neuter of paradoxos contrary to expectation, from para- + dokein to think, seem \u2014 more at decent":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pa-r\u0259-",
"\u02c8par-\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4ks",
"\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4ks"
],
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"contradiction",
"dichotomy",
"incongruity"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213740",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": a model of excellence or perfection":[
"was a paragon of goodness",
"a paragon of a wife"
],
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"Noun",
"in Arthurian legend, Sir Galahad is depicted as the one knight who is a paragon of virtue",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Eventually, blacksmith upgrades become directly tied to your paragon level. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"To those unfamiliar, pickleball doesn\u2019t sound like the paragon of elegance\u2014its name fails to connote the cach\u00e9 of lavish golf fairways, or the social hierarchy of tennis. \u2014 Todd Plummer, Town & Country , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Ella wonders often about the exam, always held at the end of the first year, that determines a student\u2019s marvel or special magical talent, which is tied to a particular sense (known as a paragon ) such as vision, sound or taste. \u2014 Mary Quattlebaum, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"Then there are flu viruses\u2014so often held up as the paragon of endemicity, but actually a better example of just how absurdly confusing endemicity can get. \u2014 Jacob Stern, The Atlantic , 1 Feb. 2022",
"To me, Shackleton remains a paragon of the virtues and abilities that comprise leadership in its most effective form. \u2014 Alex Lazarow, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
"The 1946 film remains a paragon of depicting the challenges that soldiers face readjusting to life back home, in part because Russell's life was incorporated into Homer's story. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 Nov. 2021",
"The nation is hardly a paragon on environmental virtue. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Verdugo has not exactly been a paragon of patience towards the season\u2019s end. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Oct. 2021"
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"circa 1548, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"Middle French, from Old Italian paragone , literally, touchstone, from paragonare to test on a touchstone, from Greek parakonan to sharpen, from para- + akon\u0113 whetstone, from ak\u0113 point; akin to Greek akm\u0113 point \u2014 more at edge":"Noun and Verb"
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"\u2014 Oscar Handlin"
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"\u2026 the standing committee systems in the two Houses are reasonably parallel \u2026",
"\u2014 Harold Zink",
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"\u2014 Percy Winner"
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"\u2014 Harold Zink",
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"\u2014 Percy Winner"
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"Adjective",
"the parallel careers of the two movie stars",
"These two sentences are parallel in structure.",
"Notice the parallel development of the two technologies.",
"Noun",
"These myths have some striking parallels with myths found in cultures around the world.",
"There are many parallels between the stories.",
"Most of the United States is south of the 49th parallel .",
"Verb",
"Their test results parallel our own.",
"Rising prices parallel increasing fuel costs.",
"Spending is paralleled by an increase in the number of loans given.",
"The highway parallels the river.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The road runs parallel to I-35, a major north-south route in the central United States for traffic and commerce from the southern border. \u2014 Nicole Chavez, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"Viktor's transition journey runs parallel to the one for Page, who came out as transgender in December 2020. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Montgomery County transportation officials adjusted the traffic signal timing at Frederick Road, which is Maryland State Road 355 and runs parallel to I-270, to accommodate more cars. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Santa Teresa has one main road that runs parallel to the beach. \u2014 Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
"About $5 million will be used to widen Mount Comfort Road from two lanes to four lanes at Broadway, also known as Pendleton Pike, which runs parallel to the tracks. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Ribbons of expressway and high-voltage power lines crisscross the countryside too, and the high-speed line sometimes runs parallel to tracks for another six trains. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
"That was especially true in the first part of the sixth season, which found Kim on parallel spiritual tracks co-orchestrating the elaborate long con against Patrick Fabian\u2019s Howard Hamlin and looking to expand her pro bono platform. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
"Experts warned against trying to compare Moderna\u2019s vaccine with Pfizer\u2019s for elementary, middle and high schoolers, even though the two vaccines have largely followed parallel tracks. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In a very big way: Their new Polar initiatives include the wide-open spaces above or below the 66th parallel . \u2014 Ann Abel, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Understated, but a sophisticated take on the cuisines of the 36th parallel . \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
"Astride the 45\u00baN parallel , Wisconsin is halfway between the equator and the North Pole. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 May 2022",
"The parallel to Mandel herself, who is also the married mother of a young daughter, has to be intentional. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
"To drive home the parallel , Schumer showed up on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Friday dressed exactly like her predecessor. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Former Syrian fighters warn of another parallel between their battle and Ukraine\u2019s \u2013 the West\u2019s unwillingness to become fully involved, and to support a resistance struggle that could wane. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The skirmish was playing out in a kind of parallel with the war in Ukraine \u2014 more genteel surroundings, equally high stakes. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
"In perhaps the clearest parallel to Jan. 6, an anti-Abraham Lincoln mob attempted to break into the Capitol in 1861 to disrupt the electoral vote count. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Tectonic plates in fracture zones, however, move side to side and parallel with each other, leading to much smaller earthquakes on average, Gomberg said. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 June 2022",
"The show\u2019s storylines have taken viewers on unpredictable journeys, from time jumps and parallel universes to fake deaths and sacrificial offerings. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 19 May 2022",
"Not surprisingly, both sides are playing on the fear that the war could spread, in propaganda campaigns that parallel the ongoing war on the ground. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Because her personal and family experiences in so many ways parallel the song, this book can be characterized as a love letter \u2014 but one with tears in the eyes \u2014 to the commonwealth of Kentucky. \u2014 Richard H.c. Clay, The Courier-Journal , 27 Apr. 2022",
"On a planet ravaged by climate change, a global pandemic, powder-keg wars and the rise of fascism, what is an inability to parallel park but an insult added to injury? \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
"Among its more desirable options are a head-up display as well as a feature that allows drivers to remotely parallel park the vehicle. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 20 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s because 2022 is shaping up to parallel Ashanti\u2019s 2002 as the singer sets out on a slate of projects. \u2014 Alex Gonzalez, Variety , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Catty-corner across the intersection was the Hall Hotel, where West learned to parallel park. \u2014 Tessa Duvall, The Courier-Journal , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"And while his career wouldn't quite live up to its early promise, if Saka's goes on to run parallel then few at the Emirates will be complaining. \u2014 SI.com , 23 Sep. 2019",
"Let your upper arm go parallel to the ground before returning to the starting position. \u2014 Ajc Homepage, ajc , 16 Aug. 2017",
"Power generated at the San Vicente facility could be delivered via electrical lines parallel and interconnected to San Diego Gas & Electric\u2019s Sunrise Power Link. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, sandiegouniontribune.com , 31 July 2017"
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"1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1646, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"Latin parallelus , from Greek parall\u0113los , from para beside + all\u0113l\u014dn of one another, from allos \u2026 allos one \u2026 another, from allos other \u2014 more at else":"Adjective, Noun, Verb, and Adverb"
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"\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02cclel",
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"connate",
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"ditto",
"like",
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"resembling",
"similar",
"such",
"suchlike"
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"\u2014 E. P. Sanders"
],
": resemblance , correspondence":[
"parallelism between obesity and hypertension",
"\u2014 H. M. Marvin"
],
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": the quality or state of being parallel":[
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]
},
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"There is some degree of parallelism between the lives of the two women.",
"There is a certain parallelism in the development of the two technologies.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As shown with Heron, systems can be linked together with classical parallelism using chip-to-chip links for multiple modules or extend the size of individual units with long range coupling. \u2014 Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Two of the most useful literary devices for creating persuasive appeal as a leader are parallelism in combination with triads. \u2014 Dan Bullock, Quartz , 6 July 2021",
"To make supply chains resilient, multiple paths or parallelism should be deployed. \u2014 Cyrus Hadavi, Forbes , 4 June 2021",
"Using parallelism helps others to mentally group information, while heightening their senses to predict your next statement. \u2014 Dan Bullock, Quartz , 6 July 2021",
"There is a clear parallelism between Balak and events in the Book of Exodus. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 21 June 2021",
"Moving away from an electronic model of data storage and computation and toward one based on chemistry promises tremendous improvements in physical density, portability and data parallelism . \u2014 Hyunjun Park, Forbes , 4 June 2021",
"This parallelism boosts overall computing brain power to process huge volumes of data to perform complex computational calculations, explained Devgan. \u2014 Russ Banham, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2021",
"However, edge compute performance does bring decreases in costs and increases in parallelism , while deep learning brings increases in efficiency and more capabilities into the reach of commercial scenarios. \u2014 Cyra Richardson, Forbes , 7 Apr. 2021"
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"1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8par-\u0259-\u02cclel-\u02cciz-\u0259m, -l\u0259l-",
"-l\u0259-\u02ccli-",
"\u02c8pa-r\u0259-",
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"1565, in the meaning defined above":""
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"examples":[
"The disease causes a paralysis of the legs.",
"The whole country is in a state of paralysis .",
"They are trying to end the political paralysis that has been gripping the country.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Bennett administration prided itself on making government functional again after a period of paralysis during Netanyahu\u2019s last two years in office. \u2014 Patrick Kingsley, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
"Yet as the events of that day unfolded, his colleagues said at the time, Mr. Meadows seemed completely overwhelmed, at times to the point of paralysis . \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"Before the polio vaccine, outbreaks were common in the country, with some 8,000 instances of paralysis caused by the virus reported annually during the 1950s. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 June 2022",
"In the early 1950s, the CDC reports, before polio vaccines were available, polio outbreaks caused more than 15,000 cases of paralysis each year. \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Results not only dealt a blow to Hezbollah, but have also left Lebanon with high prospects of political paralysis as the country remains strained by economic collapse. \u2014 Tamara Qiblawi, CNN , 20 May 2022",
"The most immediate impact of the vote will likely be months of political paralysis . \u2014 Max Colchester, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"Sixty people died at the Route 91 Harvest music festival in 2017, and the tragedy seemed to plunge all of country music into a brief state of paralysis . \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The rocket warning app, called Alarm and developed for Ukrainian citizens, plunged her into a minute-by-minute anguish of war that only amplified her sense of paralysis . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Mar. 2022"
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"p\u0259-\u02c8ral-\u0259-s\u0259s",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"And about 2 percent to 10 percent of people with paralytic polio will die because the paralysis will affect their ability to breathe. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
"But health officials say Alaskans who self-harvest shellfish should still be aware of the risks of paralytic shellfish poisoning. \u2014 Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Between one and three in every million recipients of the flu vaccine will be stricken by a terrifying paralytic condition called Guillain-Barr\u00e9 syndrome. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"McGuire and others consider the usual culprits that cause injuries among birds, such as paralytic shellfish poisoning and domoic acid toxins from algae blooms. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"However, around a hundred of the Alaska Native hunters died, killed by paralytic shellfish poison, or PSP, produced by the algae consumed by shellfish. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Because vecuronium should only be used on patients who have a breathing tube inserted, some hospitals have moved it and other paralytic drugs out of automatic dispensing cabinets. \u2014 CBS News , 30 Mar. 2022",
"During that time frame, at least one child was identified with paralytic polio and 19 other children have been infected, but not paralyzed, according to the United Nations Children's Fund. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Two children with paralytic polio have been identified, and 19 more were identified as infected with the virus but did not develop paralysis. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The state's lethal injection protocol uses a combination of the drugs midazolam as a sedative, vecuronium bromide as a paralytic , and potassium chloride to stop the heart. \u2014 Andy Rose And Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"The state's lethal injection protocol uses a combination of the drugs midazolam as a sedative, vecuronium bromide as a paralytic , and potassium chloride to stop the heart. \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe, Amanda Musa And Raja Razek, CNN , 7 June 2022",
"In another error, reported mere weeks after Vaught\u2019s arrest, a hospital employee mixed up the same drugs as Vaught did \u2014 Versed, a sedative, and vecuronium, a dangerous paralytic . \u2014 Brett Kelman, CNN , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The three drugs are: midazolam, a sedative; vecuronium bromide, a paralytic ; and potassium chloride, which stops the heart. \u2014 Sean Murphy, USA TODAY , 29 Oct. 2021",
"That drug was followed by two more: vecuronium bromide, a paralytic , and potassium chloride, which stops the heart. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 Nov. 2021",
"That drug was followed by two more: vecuronium bromide, a paralytic , and potassium chloride, which stops the heart. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Oct. 2021",
"That drug was followed by two more: vecuronium bromide, a paralytic , and potassium chloride, which stops the heart. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 Nov. 2021",
"That drug was followed by two more: vecuronium bromide, a paralytic , and potassium chloride, which stops the heart. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Oct. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"\u02ccpar-\u0259-\u02c8lit-ik",
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"\u2014 Rudyard Kipling"
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"\u2014 F. A. Ogg & Harold Zink"
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"\u2014 Evelyn Whitehead"
]
},
"examples":[
"The snake's venom paralyzed the mouse.",
"The air strikes have paralyzed the city's transportation system.",
"The company was paralyzed by debt.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"High fuel prices threaten to paralyze ground transport of goods. \u2014 Colleen Barry, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 May 2022",
"Leaders who are unable to make decisions can paralyze a company and prevent it from moving forward. \u2014 Stuart Andrews, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide, to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2022",
"Experts have warned that any disruption to Taiwan's chip supply could paralyze production of key equipment, impacting almost everyone in the world. \u2014 Eric Cheung, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Today, 76% of Ukraine\u2019s children are considered fully vaccinated against polio, but that still leaves nearly 1 in 4 vulnerable to a disease that can paralyze children and cause death or lifelong disability. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
"But that fix could paralyze the software in urban environments, where pedestrians are everywhere. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide, to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. \u2014 CBS News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide, to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Apr. 2022"
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"1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French paralyser , back-formation from paralysie paralysis, from Latin paralysis":""
},
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"\u02c8pa-r\u0259-",
"\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
],
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"cripple",
"disable",
"hamstring",
"immobilize",
"incapacitate",
"prostrate"
],
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"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
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"If the right hemisphere of the brain is badly damaged in its sensory (parietal) areas, patients may show \u2026 an unawareness that anything is the matter, even though the left side of their body is senseless or paralyzed .",
"\u2014 Oliver Sacks",
"Thousands of paralyzed people worldwide are in the socially closed-off state.",
"\u2014 Christen Brownlee"
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"I was not found by the teacher until what seemed to me hours later but was probably five minutes, paralyzed with fright.",
"\u2014 Kay Boyle",
"Those who uncover plagiarism become paralyzed with embarrassment, letting the culprit escape rather than confronting him.",
"\u2014 Walter Kendrick"
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"1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8pa-r\u0259-",
"\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bzd"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031526",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": in a paralyzed manner":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-z(\u0259\u0307)dl\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112926",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"paramagnet":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a paramagnetic substance":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Spin liquids lie between ordinary magnets (spin solids), in which the directions of spins are rigidly aligned, and paramagnets and diamagnets (spin gases), in which the spin orientations are almost completely independent of one another. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 28 Feb. 2017"
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"1856, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"back-formation from paramagnetic":""
},
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"\u02c8pa-r\u0259-",
"\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccmag-n\u0259t"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073012",
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": being or relating to a magnetizable substance (such as aluminum) that has small but positive susceptibility which varies little with magnetizing force":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lipids are also not ferromagnetic, but can be paramagnetic if certain specific conditions are met. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 23 June 2021",
"This sort of behavior is very similar to the behavior of, for instance, the orientation of magnetic spins during a paramagnetic phase transition. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 16 Jan. 2018",
"This sort of behavior is very similar to the behavior of, for instance, the orientation of magnetic spins during a paramagnetic phase transition. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 16 Jan. 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
"1845, in the meaning defined above":""
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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"\u02ccpar-\u0259-mag-\u02c8net-ik",
"\u02ccper-\u0259-mag-\u02c8ne-tik",
"\u02ccpa-r\u0259-"
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"noun"
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"last",
"least"
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],
"city in southwestern California north of Long Beach population 54,098":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"the paramount goal is to restore the colonial-era house with complete historical accuracy",
"maintaining the secrecy of the agreement is of paramount importance",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"To many white American feminists, the issue of gender equality is paramount . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Consequently, the ability to quickly add, remove and update digital features and content on a single solution is paramount . \u2014 Joshua Titus, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Lujan Grisham told Mayorkas that border issues and flaws in the immigration system need to be addressed and that public safety and health are paramount . \u2014 Susan Montoya Bryan, ajc , 15 June 2022",
"Freshness is paramount at every step, Svetlik says. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Documenting travel history and contact with other people or environments where a parasite may be picked up is paramount , as is a careful skin exam. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
"They are overthrown when an individual or a group decides that personal power is paramount . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"Pelosi and her fellow Democrats are thus correct that the need to talk with voters about inflation and the larger economy is paramount . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 8 June 2022",
"Secondly, your attention to provider experience is paramount to ensure a healthy and sustainable workforce to attract talent. \u2014 Corey Scurlock, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
],
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"1530, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1616, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"Anglo-French paramont , from par by (from Latin per ) + amunt above, from a to (from Latin ad ) + munt mountain \u2014 more at for , at , mount":"Adjective and Noun"
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"\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccmau\u0307nt",
"\u02c8pa-r\u0259-"
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"foremost",
"grand",
"great",
"greatest",
"highest",
"key",
"leading",
"main",
"master",
"number one",
"No. 1",
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"noun"
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"least"
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"Unemployment was the paramount issue in the election."
],
"city in southwestern California north of Long Beach population 54,098":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"the paramount goal is to restore the colonial-era house with complete historical accuracy",
"maintaining the secrecy of the agreement is of paramount importance",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"To many white American feminists, the issue of gender equality is paramount . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Consequently, the ability to quickly add, remove and update digital features and content on a single solution is paramount . \u2014 Joshua Titus, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Lujan Grisham told Mayorkas that border issues and flaws in the immigration system need to be addressed and that public safety and health are paramount . \u2014 Susan Montoya Bryan, ajc , 15 June 2022",
"Freshness is paramount at every step, Svetlik says. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Documenting travel history and contact with other people or environments where a parasite may be picked up is paramount , as is a careful skin exam. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
"They are overthrown when an individual or a group decides that personal power is paramount . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"Pelosi and her fellow Democrats are thus correct that the need to talk with voters about inflation and the larger economy is paramount . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 8 June 2022",
"Secondly, your attention to provider experience is paramount to ensure a healthy and sustainable workforce to attract talent. \u2014 Corey Scurlock, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
],
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"1530, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1616, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"Anglo-French paramont , from par by (from Latin per ) + amunt above, from a to (from Latin ad ) + munt mountain \u2014 more at for , at , mount":"Adjective and Noun"
},
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"\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccmau\u0307nt",
"\u02c8pa-r\u0259-"
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"chief",
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"great",
"greatest",
"highest",
"key",
"leading",
"main",
"master",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"overbearing",
"overmastering",
"overriding",
"predominant",
"preeminent",
"premier",
"primal",
"primary",
"principal",
"prior",
"sovereign",
"sovran",
"supreme"
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"noun"
]
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"natural"
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},
"examples":[
"there are rumors that the old deserted mansion is the site of paranormal activity",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Having just one paranormal experience is extremely unlikely. \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Earlier in the interview, the musician explained the inspiration behind Conjuring Kesha, which follows her Kesha and the Creepies podcast as the latest paranormal content in her career. \u2014 Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
"The Mystery Shack \u2014 begin to investigate the town\u2019s various local mysteries involving paranormal incidents and supernatural creatures. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"Rather than featuring superhuman powers or paranormal phenomena, Nightmare Alley depicts humans pretending to be supernatural. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 16 Sep. 2021",
"The Heinzens had operated a business renting the house to overnight visitors who styled themselves as paranormal investigators. \u2014 Paul Edward Parker, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
"After learning of the events at the home, paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren volunteered to assist the investigation. \u2014 Erika Mailman, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"Kristen Stewart has opened the gates for her paranormal reality series, calling on ghost hunters and mediums to audition for the upcoming production. \u2014 J. Kim Murphy, Variety , 7 June 2022",
"Kesha is bringing her out-of-this-world passion for the supernatural and paranormal to Discovery+. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 2 June 2022"
],
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"1905, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02ccper-\u0259-\u02c8n\u022fr-m\u0259l",
"\u02ccpar-\u0259-\u02c8n\u022fr-m\u0259l",
"\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccn\u022fr-",
"\u02c8pa-r\u0259-",
"\u02ccpa-r\u0259-"
],
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"metaphysical",
"otherworldly",
"preternatural",
"supernatural",
"transcendent",
"transcendental",
"unearthly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181116",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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},
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"Mind if we pick through your personal effects? The King of Scrounge, an American serviceman, has crammed his local apartment with enough salvaged paraphernalia to equip a battalion. \u2014 Garry Trudeau , New York Times , 25 June 1991",
"There were odd knickknacks (strange that the Hebrew naknik should mean sausage)\u2014 \u2026 shell ashtrays from Brighton, all my stepmother's paraphernalia . \u2014 Anthony Burgess , Wilson Quarterly , Spring 1991",
"To an Englishman, accustomed to the paraphernalia of Westminster Hall, an American Court of Law is as odd a sight as, I suppose, an English Court of Law would be to an American. Except in the Supreme Court at Washington (where the judges wear a plain black robe), there is no such thing as a wig or gown connected with the administration of justice. \u2014 Charles Dickens , American Notes , 1842",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The inmate had been charged with first-degree robbery, obstruction of governmental operations, possession of drug paraphernalia , attempting to elude and third-degree escape, the sheriff\u2019s office said. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"Supporters say the change in law will help drug users avoid overdoses by testing for fentanyl without the risk of being charged with possession of drug paraphernalia . \u2014 Fox News , 21 June 2022",
"Frank Nicholas, 58, of the 3700 block of South Indiana Avenue in Chicago was charged with forgery and possession of drug paraphernalia June 7. \u2014 Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Officers responded to Taco Bell June 3 for a report of a man asleep behind the wheel of his vehicle and discovered the driver was in possession of drug paraphernalia and was driving under suspension. \u2014 cleveland , 9 June 2022",
"The suit claims Warner would force his employees to appear in videos wearing Nazi paraphernalia and say damaging or offensive things as potential blackmail. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 19 May 2021",
"The approach will not only target outright hate speech and Nazi paraphernalia , but less obvious references to white supremacist groups as well. \u2014 Mike Isaac, New York Times , 23 Oct. 2020",
"His office space is modestly furnished, without any movie paraphernalia . \u2014 Niha Masih, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"The driver was located and arrested on charges of possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia , operating a vehicle under the influence and driving under suspension. \u2014 Cheryl Higley, cleveland , 6 June 2022"
],
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"1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Medieval Latin, ultimately from Greek parapherna bride's property beyond her dowry, from para- + phern\u0113 dowry, from pherein to bear \u2014 more at bear":""
},
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"\u02ccper-\u0259-f\u0259r-\u02c8n\u0101l-y\u0259",
"-f\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101l-y\u0259",
"\u02ccpa-r\u0259-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190706",
"type":[
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]
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": a pattern of recurring sexually arousing mental imagery or behavior that involves unusual and especially socially unacceptable sexual practices (such as sadism or pedophilia)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For those with paraphilia , the burglary is a cover story. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive.com , 22 June 2019",
"It's estimated that roughly one third of the population experiments with some form of paraphilia at least once in their lives, with 17 percent regularly engaging in their kinks. \u2014 Andrew Paul, GQ , 24 Apr. 2018",
"More commonly discussed types of paraphilia are things like pedophilia, zoophilia, and objectophilia. \u2014 Eliza Thompson, Cosmopolitan , 14 Feb. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1925, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"New Latin":""
},
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"\u02ccpa-r\u0259-",
"-\u02c8fil-\u0113-\u0259",
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135750",
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"noun"
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},
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": a consonance or joint melodic progression of fourths and fifths":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek paraph\u014dnia , from paraph\u014dnos sounding beside (from para- para- entry 1 + ph\u014dn\u0113 sound) + -ia -y":""
},
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"\u02ccpar\u0259\u02c8f\u014dn\u0113\u0259"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183728",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213017",
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"adverb"
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},
"paraphrase":{
"antonyms":[
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"reword",
"translate"
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"The teacher asked the students to write a paraphrase of the poem."
],
": the use or process of paraphrasing in studying or teaching composition":[
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"\u2014 Times Literary Supplement"
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},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"This is just a paraphrase of what he said, not an exact quote.",
"your essays on human rights should have some original thought and not be simply a paraphrase of what's in the textbook",
"Verb",
"I'm paraphrasing , but he did say something like that.",
"could you paraphrase your diagnosis of my medical condition, using simpler language?",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That\u2019s a paraphrase of a Jeff Goldblum line from the original Jurassic Park, as his Malcolm lectures Sir Richard Attenborough\u2019s John Hammond on the ethics of spawning dinosaurs in a modern world. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
"Goldman\u2019s three-word distillation turned out to be perhaps the greatest paraphrase in Hollywood history. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"The third section is a paraphrase of archaeologist Howard Carter describing his experience in 1922 of peering through an opening to discover King Tut\u2019s tomb. \u2014 A.j. Jacobs, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2022",
"That's a paraphrase of a line usually attributed to military strategist Sun-Tzu. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 1 Mar. 2022",
"In paraphrase , analysts at the firm reasoned that neither Covid-19, nor the ruinous 9.9% contraction experienced by the United Kingdom, were necessarily the actual problem. \u2014 Will Nicoll, Forbes , 22 Jan. 2022",
"To share another paraphrase of Marous, data and how it is used creates the foundation of a strong financial relationship in today\u2019s world. \u2014 Monica Hovsepian, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022",
"If, as Flannery O\u2019Connor once said, a good story resists paraphrase , then The Chair is well on its way to earning such a distinction. \u2014 Roxanne Fequiere, Vulture , 1 Sep. 2021",
"That heading is a paraphrase of something Gertrude Stein said about the difference between poetry and prose. \u2014 New York Times , 15 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"There are those who take photos and those who make photos, to paraphrase the legendary photographer Ansel Adams. \u2014 CNN , 7 June 2022",
"To paraphrase Katy Waldman\u2019s critique of self-awareness in contemporary fiction, awareness doesn\u2019t equal atonement. \u2014 Ben Sandman, The New Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
"To paraphrase JP Morgan banker Jamie Dimon\u2019s advice to investors and analysts this week, everything looks pretty good except the possibility that something really bad could happen. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 15 Apr. 2022",
"To paraphrase Han Solo cruising in the Millennium Falcon, never tell Wisconsin Lutheran jumper and two-time state triple jump champion Jaiah Hopf the odds. \u2014 Michael Whitlow, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"To paraphrase the late Senator Everett Dirksen, that could add up to a lot of money. \u2014 Martin F. Shapiro And Sidney M. Wolfe, STAT , 24 May 2022",
"To paraphrase Shakespeare, this is the summer of new-car shoppers\u2019 discontent. \u2014 Jim Gorzelany, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"And to paraphrase a quote, mycelium is a way of life that challenges the animal imagination, and that's because mycelium has no central organization. \u2014 Extra Spicy Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 May 2022",
"Why is this meal different from other meals, to paraphrase the start to the four questions asked during the Passover seder, the eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the exodus of Jewish people from Egypt? \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
},
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},
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"\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccfr\u0101z",
"\u02c8pa-r\u0259-"
],
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"verb"
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},
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"p\u0259\u02c8rafr\u0259s\u0259\u0307s"
],
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]
},
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin paraphrastes , from Greek paraphrast\u0113s , from paraphrazein to paraphrase":""
},
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"\u02c8par\u0259\u02ccfrast"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181947",
"type":[
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]
},
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},
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"circa 1623, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"\u02ccper-\u0259-\u02c8fra-stik",
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"International Scientific Vocabulary, from parasite entry 1":""
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": parasitic":[]
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": parasitic":[]
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"parasit- + -ary":""
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"\u00a6par\u0259\u00a6s\u012bt\u0259r\u0113"
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": an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host entry 3 sense 2a )":[
"Now the death of its host is certainly a setback to any parasite . To some (like the tapeworm) it is fatal; but smarter ones (like the louse) simply go off in search of a new host.",
"\u2014 David Jones",
"The fungus is an obligate parasite , that is, it must have a living host (tobacco) on which to grow and complete its life cycle.",
"\u2014 G. B. Lucas",
"The blood schizogonic cycle of human malaria parasites has thus far been the most exhaustively studied phase of parasite development.",
"\u2014 Dominique Mazier et al.",
"Sadly, the vireo is vulnerable to a nest parasite , the brown-headed cowbird \u2026 . The cowbird lays its much-larger eggs in the vireo's nest, which hatch first and place such a high food demand on its tiny \"parents\" that the vireo young go unfed.",
"\u2014 Karen D. Fishler",
"Unlike bacteria or viruses, parasites undergo a metamorphosis during their life cycles that presents the human immune system with a moving target.",
"\u2014 Lawrence M. Fisher",
"Like all viruses, the human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV ) is an intracellular parasite : the virus particle itself is inert and cannot propagate or do any damage until it enters a host cell.",
"\u2014 Jonathan N. Weber and Robin A. Weiss",
"Salmonella species are intracellular parasites , and it is thought that these bacteria gain access to their host by penetrating through intestinal epithelial cells.",
"\u2014 B. Brett Finlay et al."
],
": someone or something that resembles a biological parasite in living off of, being dependent on, or exploiting another while giving little or nothing in return":[
"But the frequent and familiar companions of the great, are those parasites , who practise the most useful of all arts, the art of flattery \u2026",
"\u2014 Edward Gibbon",
"Their lyrics \u2026 convey a bilious contempt for the city's wealthy parasites \u2026",
"\u2014 Philip Montoro",
"In their view, the country is afflicted with a class of parasites \u2014\"Career politicians,\" who devote their lives to perpetuating themselves in office by spending the people's money.",
"\u2014 Hendrick Hertzberg",
"Regulatory agencies have stripped Holyfield of his boxing license now, protecting him from his pride and from the parasites who can still squeeze money out of the faded neon in his name.",
"\u2014 Dan Le Batard"
],
"\u2014 see also ectoparasite , endoparasite":[
"Now the death of its host is certainly a setback to any parasite . To some (like the tapeworm) it is fatal; but smarter ones (like the louse) simply go off in search of a new host.",
"\u2014 David Jones",
"The fungus is an obligate parasite , that is, it must have a living host (tobacco) on which to grow and complete its life cycle.",
"\u2014 G. B. Lucas",
"The blood schizogonic cycle of human malaria parasites has thus far been the most exhaustively studied phase of parasite development.",
"\u2014 Dominique Mazier et al.",
"Sadly, the vireo is vulnerable to a nest parasite , the brown-headed cowbird \u2026 . The cowbird lays its much-larger eggs in the vireo's nest, which hatch first and place such a high food demand on its tiny \"parents\" that the vireo young go unfed.",
"\u2014 Karen D. Fishler",
"Unlike bacteria or viruses, parasites undergo a metamorphosis during their life cycles that presents the human immune system with a moving target.",
"\u2014 Lawrence M. Fisher",
"Like all viruses, the human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV ) is an intracellular parasite : the virus particle itself is inert and cannot propagate or do any damage until it enters a host cell.",
"\u2014 Jonathan N. Weber and Robin A. Weiss",
"Salmonella species are intracellular parasites , and it is thought that these bacteria gain access to their host by penetrating through intestinal epithelial cells.",
"\u2014 B. Brett Finlay et al."
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},
"examples":[
"Many diseases are caused by parasites .",
"She's a parasite who only stays with him for the money.",
"These new companies are parasites feeding off the success of those who spent the last decade establishing the industry.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another focus was on some relatively new food borne illnesses caused by a virus and an unusual parasite called Cyclospora cayetanesis. \u2014 Steven Savage, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"The silver lining, again, is that this talented parasite has not made its way into Georgia\u2019s state lines. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 9 June 2022",
"That could be a sign of an atypical infection (such as from a parasite ), depending on your activities while traveling. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
"As science journalist Rachel Nuwer writes, as many as 40 to 50 percent of all animal species are parasites, and almost every other species has at least one parasite that has evolved to parasitize it. \u2014 Laura Helmuth, Scientific American , 1 May 2022",
"So in 2017, when Reclamation was looking to launch a project to find a naturally occurring lethal parasite , the agency reached out to him with a proposal. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Four of these dogs tested positive for Giardia, a parasite that is spread through contact with contaminated feces or soil, according to the Centers for Disease Control. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
"But the raging population of crazy ants may have finally met their match: a deadly fungal parasite . \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Apr. 2022",
"As a young curator, Kurant dreamed up experimental projects: an exhibition inside a film, an exhibition as parasite that would take over its host museum. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Nov. 2021"
],
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"1539, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle French, from Latin parasitus , from Greek parasitos , from para- + sitos grain, food":""
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"\u02c8par-\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bt",
"\u02c8pa-r\u0259-",
"\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bt"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for parasite parasite , sycophant , toady , leech , sponge mean a usually obsequious flatterer or self-seeker. parasite applies to one who clings to a person of wealth, power, or influence or is useless to society. a jet-setter with an entourage of parasites sycophant adds to this a strong suggestion of fawning, flattery, or adulation. a powerful prince surrounded by sycophants toady emphasizes the servility and snobbery of the self-seeker. cultivated leaders of society and became their toady leech stresses persistence in clinging to or bleeding another for one's own advantage. a leech living off his family and friends sponge stresses the parasitic laziness, dependence, and opportunism of the cadger. a shiftless sponge , always looking for a handout",
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"bloodsucker",
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"hanger-on",
"leech",
"moocher",
"sponge",
"sponger"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232712",
"type":[
"noun"
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": the portion of the drag of an airplane that does not include the induced drag of the wings":[]
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"\u2026 manipulated and glorified by self-serving, parasitic northern bureaucrats.",
"\u2014 Edward Friedman"
],
": laying eggs in the nest of another bird":[
"The cowbird and the cuckoo are parasitic birds."
],
": living on another organism in parasitism":[
"Some caterpillars even sport white spots that resemble the eggs of the parasitic wasps that prey upon caterpillars \u2026",
"\u2014 Mary Parker Sonis",
"a parasitic yeast/plant",
"Filariasis, caused by parasitic worms in the human lymphatic system and carried in mosquitoes, infects some eighty million people in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.",
"\u2014 Wayne Biddle"
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": of, relating to, or being a parasite : such as":[],
": of, relating to, or constituting a speech sound that is interposed between two other sounds usually as a by-product of transition from one place of articulation to another":[
"The \\\u0259\\ in \\\u02c8el\u0259m\\ for elm or in \\\u02c8ath\u0259\u02ccl\u0113t\\ for athlete , the \\t\\ in \\fents\\ for fence , and the \\b\\ and b in \\\u02c8nimb\u0259l\\ nimble from Middle English nimel are parasitic ."
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An allegory about the perils of a parasitic music industry? \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
"Blood tests such as an eosinophil level -- a type of blood cell that is increased in many parasitic diseases -- can be helpful, and occasionally stool tests are of benefit. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
"The parasitic plant is only found in two states \u2014 North and South Carolina. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 9 June 2022",
"Capillariid are a type of parasitic worm that typically infects rodents, followed by both wild and domestic carnivores, though human infection is relatively rare. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"Five of those coprolites contained parasitic eggs\u2014four coprolites from dogs, one from a human. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 20 May 2022",
"Yes, the former parasitic figures who helped gut Ukraine over the past few decades, often acting as foot-soldiers for the Kremlin, are supposedly now extremely interested in upholding Ukrainian democracy and Ukrainian sovereignty. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 12 May 2022",
"The reverse osmosis filter removes impurities down to 1/10,000 of a micron, reducing arsenic, lead, parasitic cysts, copper and more. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 3 May 2022",
"This period of growth was soon interrupted by a devastating threat to the whole of Napa\u2019s wine industry: phylloxera, a parasitic insect that destroyed roughly half of Napa Valley\u2019s vineyard acreage by the early 1990s. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 May 2022"
],
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"1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02ccpa-r\u0259-",
"\u02ccpar-\u0259-\u02c8sit-ik",
"\u02ccper-\u0259-\u02c8si-tik"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190914",
"type":[
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"noun"
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"parasitic castration":{
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"definitions":{
": inhibition of function or development of gonads by infestation of a host with parasites":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140919",
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"\u2026 manipulated and glorified by self-serving, parasitic northern bureaucrats.",
"\u2014 Edward Friedman"
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": laying eggs in the nest of another bird":[
"The cowbird and the cuckoo are parasitic birds."
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"Some caterpillars even sport white spots that resemble the eggs of the parasitic wasps that prey upon caterpillars \u2026",
"\u2014 Mary Parker Sonis",
"a parasitic yeast/plant",
"Filariasis, caused by parasitic worms in the human lymphatic system and carried in mosquitoes, infects some eighty million people in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.",
"\u2014 Wayne Biddle"
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": of, relating to, or constituting a speech sound that is interposed between two other sounds usually as a by-product of transition from one place of articulation to another":[
"The \\\u0259\\ in \\\u02c8el\u0259m\\ for elm or in \\\u02c8ath\u0259\u02ccl\u0113t\\ for athlete , the \\t\\ in \\fents\\ for fence , and the \\b\\ and b in \\\u02c8nimb\u0259l\\ nimble from Middle English nimel are parasitic ."
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},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An allegory about the perils of a parasitic music industry? \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
"Blood tests such as an eosinophil level -- a type of blood cell that is increased in many parasitic diseases -- can be helpful, and occasionally stool tests are of benefit. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
"The parasitic plant is only found in two states \u2014 North and South Carolina. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 9 June 2022",
"Capillariid are a type of parasitic worm that typically infects rodents, followed by both wild and domestic carnivores, though human infection is relatively rare. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"Five of those coprolites contained parasitic eggs\u2014four coprolites from dogs, one from a human. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 20 May 2022",
"Yes, the former parasitic figures who helped gut Ukraine over the past few decades, often acting as foot-soldiers for the Kremlin, are supposedly now extremely interested in upholding Ukrainian democracy and Ukrainian sovereignty. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 12 May 2022",
"The reverse osmosis filter removes impurities down to 1/10,000 of a micron, reducing arsenic, lead, parasitic cysts, copper and more. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 3 May 2022",
"This period of growth was soon interrupted by a devastating threat to the whole of Napa\u2019s wine industry: phylloxera, a parasitic insect that destroyed roughly half of Napa Valley\u2019s vineyard acreage by the early 1990s. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 May 2022"
],
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"1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02ccpa-r\u0259-",
"\u02ccpar-\u0259-\u02c8sit-ik",
"\u02ccper-\u0259-\u02c8si-tik"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200545",
"type":[
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"noun"
]
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": to boil briefly as a preliminary or incomplete cooking procedure":[]
},
"examples":[
"Parboil the potatoes before you roast them.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ralph Stayer, retired CEO of Johnsonville, said his brat grilling method skips parboiling in favor of enjoying a cocktail while grilling the brats. \u2014 Daniel Higgins, USA TODAY , 25 May 2020",
"Fresh potatoes can be frozen if soaked in cold water (with a little lemon juice or vinegar) and then blanched/ parboiled . \u2014 Mary Bergin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 May 2020",
"Industrially produced frozen versions, tricks like doctoring parboiled rice with coloring additives in place of saffron, and nontraditional ingredients like lobster and chorizo are a common, dispiriting sight. \u2014 Jeff Koehler, Saveur , 20 July 2017",
"Weiss Lake, like all waters of Alabama at present, is hot enough to parboil any fish brave enough to prowl the shallows, with average water temperatures in the high 80's and even the 90's in shallow, dark-bottomed backwaters. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, AL.com , 28 July 2017",
"Or grill zucchini and parboiled potatoes for the salad with burrata. \u2014 Sacbee, sacbee.com , 20 June 2017",
"The artichokes can be parboiled in advance; bring them to room temperature when ready to grill. \u2014 OregonLive.com , 3 July 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Middle English, from parboilen to boil thoroughly, from Anglo-French parboiler, perboillir , from Late Latin perbullire , from Latin per- thoroughly (from per through) + bullire to boil, from bulla bubble \u2014 more at for":""
},
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"\u02c8p\u00e4r-\u02ccb\u022fi(-\u0259)l"
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"boil",
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"poach",
"simmer",
"stew"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233935",
"type":[
"verb"
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},
"parcel":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a company, collection, or group of persons, animals, or things : lot":[
"The whole story was a parcel of lies.",
"a parcel of giddy young kids",
"\u2014 Mark Twain"
],
": a tract or plot of land":[
"a parcel of real estate"
],
": a unit of salable merchandise":[
"a parcel in an auction"
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": a volume of a fluid (such as air) considered as a single entity within a greater volume of the same fluid":[],
": a wrapped bundle : package":[
"The parcel was shipped today."
],
": fragment , portion":[
"sold his stocks by parcels"
],
": part-time , partial":[],
": partly":[],
": to cover (something, such as a rope) with strips of canvas or tape":[],
": to divide into parts : distribute":[
"\u2014 often used with out"
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": to make up into a parcel : wrap":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a parcel of real estate",
"her absurd explanation for the collision was a parcel of lies",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Though the proposal didn\u2019t actually include McCoy Stadium itself, which is on a different parcel of land, Johnson\u2019s proposal got picked in late 2019. \u2014 Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"More broadly, Harris-Dawson said, Hussle\u2019s story inspired South L.A. residents to pursue their own businesses, hoping to mirror the rapper\u2019s journey from selling CDs on a parcel of land to owning that same plot. \u2014 James Queallystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"The property includes a double oceanfront lot with two homes, as well as a vacant parcel of land across the street. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
"The tract houses were there because, according to the author Michelle Chihara, Joan and her family had once again sold a parcel of land. \u2014 Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
"Smith Rock State Park Twenty-six miles east of Bend is a 650-acre parcel of towering rock formations. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 16 May 2022",
"These two lots were blended over a period of three months before a small parcel of 7-year-old barrels were added to complete the blend. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 29 Apr. 2022",
"In 1967, a group of doctors bought a parcel of land in Monroe, New York, about fifty miles northwest of the city, and spent the next five years seeking the necessary approvals\u2014for such municipal necessities as water and sewers\u2014with the town board. \u2014 Gideon Lewis-kraus, The New Yorker , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The main character, Syd, has been tasked with restoring a small parcel of land in Upstate New York, transforming a barren waste into a functional ecosystem. \u2014 Geoffrey Bunting, Wired , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Lenders typically parcel out leveraged loans to institutional investors such as collateralized loan obligation managers and mutual funds, as well as to other banks. \u2014 Laura Cooper, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Part and parcel with that was his understanding that a documentary \u2013 a cinematic rendering of his story \u2013 is very different from a YouTube video. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 7 Apr. 2022",
"In Odisha, the state\u2019s commission has earmarked common household items such as stools, kettles and lamps to parcel out. \u2014 Rajesh Roy, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Networks often parcel out bits and pieces of big interviews and stories over their various platforms. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 13 Feb. 2022",
"The benefit children provide to a society is similarly difficult to parcel out. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Week , 26 Nov. 2021",
"The NGDVs have more cargo room than the LLVs and are built to carry more packages, as the Postal Service pivots its focus from mail to parcel delivery. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Now, if Victor Oladipo is able to return, then the Heat could effectively parcel out those remaining available Caleb games. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 7 Nov. 2021",
"Much of the resources in public health trickle down from the CDC, which distributes money to states, which then parcel it out to counties. \u2014 Talia Herman, ProPublica , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The current record, of $147 million, was for a multi- parcel purchase by investor Barry Rosenstein. \u2014 Amy Dobson, Forbes , 6 Apr. 2021",
"While parcel demand for the Black Friday and Cyber Monday retail peaks was higher than expected, the threat of industrial action caused customers to divert holiday packages to other companies, Royal Mail said in a statement. \u2014 Anthony Palazzo, Bloomberg.com , 29 Apr. 2020"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4a":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French parcele , from Vulgar Latin *particella , from Latin particula small part \u2014 more at particle":"Noun, Verb, Adjective, and Adverb"
},
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"\u02c8p\u00e4r-s\u0259l"
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"array",
"assemblage",
"band",
"bank",
"batch",
"battery",
"block",
"bunch",
"clot",
"clump",
"cluster",
"clutch",
"collection",
"constellation",
"group",
"grouping",
"huddle",
"knot",
"lot",
"muster",
"package",
"passel",
"set",
"suite"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035701",
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},
"parcel (out)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to divide or share (something) among different people, groups, etc.":[
"The money was parceled out to local charities.",
"They plan to parcel the tickets out in a lottery.",
"We need to stop parceling out the blame for this problem and start working on a solution."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044756",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"parch":{
"antonyms":[
"hydrate",
"wash",
"water",
"wet"
],
"definitions":{
": to become dry or scorched":[],
": to dry or shrivel with cold":[],
": to shrivel with heat":[],
": to toast under dry heat":[]
},
"examples":[
"The hot desert sun had parched the land.",
"the heat has really parched my throat",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Global warming creates drier air and helps parch vegetation that fuels horrific wildfires. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The liquid goes on like a velvet gloss, dries to a transfer-proof matte that endures through multiple meals and, thrillingly, doesn\u2019t parch the lips in the process. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ , 4 June 2021",
"If that deficit is cranked up for a long time, soils and vegetation will parch . \u2014 Alejandra Borunda, National Geographic , 17 Sep. 2020",
"Courtesy of Walmart Even frequent hand-washing won\u2019t parch your skin thanks to hemp seed, rich in vitamin E and omega fatty acid. \u2014 Erica Metzger, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 Sep. 2020",
"In recent years, California\u2019s fall wildfire season has extended to much of the year with wet winters and springs followed quickly by hot, dry summers, which parch the natural fuel that flourished with the rains. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Oct. 2019",
"Parts of the Andes Mountains and foothills down to the coast have been parched by an unprecedented 10-year dry spell that has cut some river flows by up to 80 percent. \u2014 Bob Berwyn, ExpressNews.com , 16 Apr. 2020",
"According to dermatologist Hadley King, MD, cocoa butter is rich in fatty acids, which help thoroughly nourish parched , cracked, and ashy skin. \u2014 Aimee Simeon, refinery29.com , 16 Mar. 2020",
"Humidifiers can make dry climes and winters less... parched . \u2014 Popular Science , 31 Jan. 2020"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English":""
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"\u02c8p\u00e4rch"
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"dehydrate",
"desiccate",
"dry",
"scorch",
"sear"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013432",
"type":[
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},
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"antonyms":[
"forgive"
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"definitions":{
": a release from the legal penalties of an offense":[],
": an official warrant of remission of penalty":[
"a royal pardon later released him from a death sentence",
"\u2014 American Guide Series: Maryland"
],
": excuse or forgiveness for a fault, offense, or discourtesy":[
"I beg your pardon",
"She asked my pardon for taking up so much of my time."
],
": indulgence sense 4":[],
": the excusing of an offense without exacting a penalty":[
"offered a pardon to the draft evader"
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": to absolve from the consequences of a fault or crime":[],
": to allow (an offense) to pass without punishment : forgive":[],
": to relieve of a penalty improperly assessed":[],
": tolerate":[]
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"The governor granted him a pardon .",
"He asked my pardon for taking so much of my time.",
"Verb",
"he eventually pardoned his sister for interfering in his marriage",
"I'm willing to pardon a little sloppiness of dress in such a kind and loving person.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Then in 2020, President Trump gave him a full pardon . \u2014 Will Yakowicz, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"But that is only because former Virginia governor Ralph Northam (D) granted him a conditional pardon , resulting in his release in March 2021. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Eastman made the request to be put on the list of potential pardon recipients a few days after a Jan. 7 conversation with White House lawyer Eric Herschmann. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"Eastman, the focus of much of the House Jan. 6 committee\u2019s hearing on Thursday, never received that pardon . \u2014 Zach Everson, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Rich had already fled the U.S. for Switzerland and never returned, but famously received a pardon in 2001 from then President Bill Clinton on his last day in office. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 4 May 2022",
"A social hour will follow the 45-minute show and include a chance to help those sentenced to death find a pardon , according to the press release. \u2014 Alison Cross, Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
"If a pardon is granted, the death penalty can be commuted to life or 25 years in prison, according to the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti. \u2014 Paulina Villegas, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"The Arizona Board of Executive Clemency voted unanimously on Tuesday to deny Frank Atwood's request for commutation of sentence, reprieve or pardon . \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Emails have emerged detailing how Eastman unsuccessfully asked Giuliani if Trump might be able to pardon him ahead of possible criminal investigations. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"Matt Bevin to pardon Dayton Jones for sodomizing an unconscious boy. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 7 May 2022",
"In the days leading up to the final pardons, there was rampant speculation that Trump might pardon family members or even himself. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner , 20 Jan. 2021",
"Biggs, the panel said, was also part of discussions for Trump to pardon people charged with trying to overturn the election. \u2014 Bart Jansen, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
"President Biden used his power to pardon federal offenders for the first time on Tuesday, The Associated Press reports. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Greg Lopez, a former mayor of a Denver suburb, was the top vote-getter for the party's gubernatorial nomination after promising to pardon Peters if he were elected governor. \u2014 Nicholas Riccardi, ajc , 10 Apr. 2022",
"On International Women\u2019s Day in 2020, the two launched a campaign called Witches of Scotland, which pushed for the Scottish Parliament to pardon and memorialize the accused. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 Apr. 2022",
"To pardon the pun, at the start there won't be any excess of XeSS. \u2014 Chris Stobing, PCMAG , 30 Mar. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French pardun, pardoun , from parduner":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French parduner , from Late Latin perdonare to grant freely, from Latin per- thoroughly + donare to give \u2014 more at parboil , donation":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8p\u00e4r-d\u1d4an"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for pardon Verb excuse , condone , pardon , forgive mean to exact neither punishment nor redress. excuse may refer to specific acts especially in social or conventional situations or the person responsible for these. excuse an interruption excused them for interrupting Often the term implies extenuating circumstances. injustice excuses strong responses condone implies that one overlooks without censure behavior (such as dishonesty or violence) that involves a serious breach of a moral, ethical, or legal code, and the term may refer to the behavior or to the agent responsible for it. a society that condones alcohol but not narcotics pardon implies that one remits a penalty due for an admitted or established offense. pardon a criminal forgive implies that one gives up all claim to requital and to resentment or vengeful feelings. could not forgive their rudeness",
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"absolution",
"amnesty",
"forgiveness",
"remission",
"remittal"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034841",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"indefensible",
"inexcusable",
"mortal",
"unforgivable",
"unjustifiable",
"unpardonable"
],
"definitions":{
": admitting of being pardoned : excusable":[
"pardonable offenses"
]
},
"examples":[
"It was a pardonable mistake.",
"the new parents' gushing pride was pardonable",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What happened, then, was surely a result of a pardonable misunderstanding. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Feb. 2020",
"In this case, to be fair, the length is a pardonable fault, for there is plenty here on which to feast. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2019",
"However, no one went hungry, and after a wholly pardonable delay all were accommodated. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Sep. 2019",
"But now, without any provocation, and without the justification of reprisal or retaliation, a refusal to outlaw the use of the bomb save in reprisal is making a political purpose of its possession; this is hardly pardonable . \u2014 Rosa Inocencio Smith, The Atlantic , 2 Aug. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4r-d\u1d4an-\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8p\u00e4rd-n\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"condonable",
"excusable",
"forgivable",
"remissible",
"remittable",
"venial"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012729",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
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"pare":{
"antonyms":[],
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": to diminish or reduce by or as if by paring":[
"pare expenses",
"the novel was pared down to 200 pages"
],
": to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of":[
"pare apples",
"paring his nails"
]
},
"examples":[
"The company has to find a way to pare expenses.",
"pared the stray branches on the tree",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Duguid said Osaka might actually pare down her endorsement portfolio. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"More:Brewers add right-hander Luis Perdomo to the bullpen, option Keston Hiura to Class AAA Nashville Brosseau, meanwhile, had been optioned out Sunday with teams needing to pare their roster sizes from 28 players down to 26. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 May 2022",
"The biggest, of course, was Zillow\u2019s home-flipping implosion last November\u2014one that caused even eternal growth optimist Cathie Wood to pare her positions in Zillow Z -2.59% Group and Opendoor Technologies. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"Industry observers expect the company to combine the support staff for the two streaming services, Discovery+ and HBO Max, and pare the ranks of executives who oversee the domestic cable TV channels. \u2014 Meg James, Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The Federal Reserve released the minutes from its March meeting this week, which showed officials discussed ways to pare the central bank\u2019s balance sheet. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
"With vacation season in full swing, there\u2019s no better time to pare down your beauty assortment to curate your must-have travel makeup essentials. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
"That disruption is undermining the country\u2019s fight against climate change and Biden\u2019s efforts to pare greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector. \u2014 Ari Natter, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"At a War Memorial Park campaign event on Sunday, Little Rock mayoral hopeful Steve Landers Sr. called for improving outdoor recreation options in Little Rock and suggested the city might need to pare down its parks. \u2014 Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English paren, borrowed from Anglo-French parer \"to make, prepare, adorn, trim, cut off,\" going back to Latin par\u0101re \"to supply, provide, make ready,\" probably verbal derivative of a nominal base *paro- , formed from parere \"to give birth to, bring into being, produce\" \u2014 more at parturient":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8per"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bob",
"clip",
"crop",
"cut",
"cut back",
"dock",
"lop (off)",
"nip",
"poll",
"prune",
"shave",
"shear",
"snip",
"trim"
],
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"pare to the bone":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to reduce as much as possible":[
"The budget has been pared to the bone ."
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232044",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
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"parentage":{
"antonyms":[
"issue",
"posterity",
"progeny",
"seed"
],
"definitions":{
": derivation , origin":[
"a tradition of uncertain parentage"
],
": descent from parents or ancestors : lineage":[
"a person of noble parentage"
],
": parenthood":[]
},
"examples":[
"they were pleased that their son's girlfriend was of good parentage",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This situation is not that uncommon, but the aspect that continually surprises me is why parentage is kept a secret. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 1 June 2022",
"But by then, the rumors of Maria\u2019s parentage had begun to circulate and the artist, who reviled Mr. Putin for his undercutting of democracy and violent crackdowns, demurred. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
"That trip sparks all kind of questions about Violet\u2019s past, Robert\u2019s parentage , and the legitimacy of his title, Lord Grantham. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Ukrainians have moved increasingly toward a civic understanding of Ukrainian identity, centered on citizenship as opposed to parentage . \u2014 Amelia Glaser, CNN , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Chemnick had been double-checking the parentage of each chick that had hatched since the program began, using DNA obtained from blood samples. \u2014 Sara Harrison, Wired , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Although 23andMe was not designed specifically to help people confirm parentage or find biological parents, our DNA Relatives tool does help people find and connect with participating genetic relatives. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Even on the streets of the capital, Pyongyang, where criticizing the Kim dynasty is verboten, whispers arose about his youth, inexperience and murky parentage . \u2014 Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
"As the khawaja sira community replaces the biological family, bringing proof of parentage to register for CNIC proves difficult. \u2014 Rida Qadri, Wired , 11 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Anglo-French, from parent parent entry 1 + -age -age":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8per-\u0259n-tij"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ancestry",
"birth",
"blood",
"bloodline",
"breeding",
"descent",
"extraction",
"family tree",
"genealogy",
"line",
"lineage",
"origin",
"pedigree",
"stock",
"strain"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174731",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"parenthesis":{
"antonyms":[
"continuation",
"continuity"
],
"definitions":{
": a remark or passage that departs from the theme of a discourse : digression":[
"The speaker inserted some often amusing parentheses during his speech."
],
": an amplifying (see amplify sense 1 ) or explanatory word, phrase, or sentence inserted in a passage from which it is usually set off by punctuation":[
"explained further in a parenthesis"
],
": interlude , interval":[
"The parenthesis of war interrupted the course of his life."
],
": one or both of the curved marks ( ) used in writing and printing to enclose a parenthetical expression or to group a symbolic unit in a logical or mathematical expression":[
"The plant's common name is followed by its Latin name in parentheses ."
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter\u2019s name is in parenthesis for identification. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Apr. 2022",
"If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter\u2019s name is in parenthesis for identification. \u2014 Katie Atkinson, Billboard , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Ranking in the postseason early Top 25 in parenthesis . \u2014 Erick Smith, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022",
"Meanwhile, seven cities on Biz2Credit\u2019s new Top 25 ranking for 2020 dropped off the list (2020 rank in parenthesis ): Raleigh (15), St. Louis (18), Charlotte (19), Chicago (20), Minneapolis-St. \u2014 Rohit Arora, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Times are estimated based on an average of the past five years, with those times listed in parenthesis from most recent to oldest. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Apr. 2022",
"One business executive left the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace thinking the war in Ukraine represented a parenthesis in Western trade ties with Russia, not an uncoupling. \u2014 Nick Kostov, wsj.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
"If a player was on the list last month, his past ranking is in parenthesis . \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 6 Jan. 2022",
"The man was bent like a parenthesis , with a bald head that shined like the rock that was split open on Rudy Kauffmann's desk, onto which the ancient fellow now tossed a sheaf of papers. \u2014 CBS News , 6 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin, from Greek, literally, act of inserting, from parentithenai to insert, from para- + en- en- + tithenai to place \u2014 more at do":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8ren(t)-th\u0259-s\u0259s",
"p\u0259-\u02c8ren-th\u0259-s\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"discontinuity",
"gap",
"hiatus",
"hiccup",
"hiccough",
"interim",
"interlude",
"intermission",
"interregnum",
"interruption",
"interstice",
"interval"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230945",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"paresthesia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a sensation of pricking, tingling, or creeping on the skin that has no objective cause":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Weakness and tingling in the hands and feet, medically known as paresthesia , are usually its first symptoms. \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 18 May 2020",
"The most common were dizziness, nausea, headache and paresthesia \u2014 electric-shock sensations in the brain that many people call brain zaps. \u2014 Benedict Carey And Robert Gebeloff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Apr. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1860, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from para- + -esthesia (as in anesthesia )":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccper-\u0259s-\u02c8th\u0113-zh\u0259",
"\u02ccpa-r\u0259s-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133535",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"pareu":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a wraparound skirt usually made from a rectangular piece of printed cloth and worn by men and women throughout Polynesia":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Before Matthias left France, a tattoo artist made an exception to tattoo the young boy's arm with the depiction of a kneeling Tahitian woman wearing a flower pareu (pareo) and crown. \u2014 Terry Ward, CNN , 24 Dec. 2021",
"At the one-of-a-kind Deep Ocean Spa, the first thalassotherapy center in French Polynesia, you\u2019re given a pareu and flip-flops as an alternative to the staid robe and slippers. \u2014 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 Oct. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1850, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Tahitian":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4r-\u0101-(\u02cc)\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085207",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pareunia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": coitus":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek pareunos lying beside, bedfellow (from par- para- entry 1 + eun\u0113 bed) + New Latin -ia":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259\u02c8r\u00fcn\u0113\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104536",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pareve":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": made without milk, meat, or their derivatives":[
"pareve margarine"
],
"\u2014 compare fleishig , milchig":[
"pareve margarine"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1933, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Yiddish parev":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4r-(\u0259-)v\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021722",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"parfait":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a cold dessert made of layers of fruit, syrup, ice cream, and whipped cream":[],
": a flavored custard containing whipped cream and syrup frozen without stirring":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Feral bakes raspberry, Earl Grey parfait featuring vanilla custard, raspberry Earl Grey sauce, vanilla cake, coconut whipped cream and topped with shortbread crumble For more info and tickets, go to freep.com/top10. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
"Lucky are chocolate lovers in particular, who can choose between a lovely tiramisu, served as a parfait in a clear glass cup, or a glossy round of ganache, from which brushstrokes of chocolate sauce end with a golden garnish of popcorn brittle. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Pair with veal or a mint chocolate parfait dessert. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Try this buffet-style yogurt parfait bar for a light, fruity start to the day. \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 4 May 2022",
"The Rancho Bernardo Inn\u2019s fine-dining restaurant will offer a four-course prix-fixe brunch with items that include langoustine tartare and brioche toast, as well as pea parfait and caviar, and poached cod. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The new restaurant \u2014 with chef Jesus Mendez, formerly of Cole\u2019s Chop House, at the helm \u2014 has a raw bar serving oysters, lobster and a caviar and salmon parfait . \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Set in the modern winery barn, the Rooted tasting ($95, offered daily) features six courses with pairings, like Pinot Noir with a chicken liver parfait and an unoaked Chardonnay with Dungeness Crab salad. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Mar. 2022",
"That means as a garnish for a salad, juiced for a marinade, dipped in chocolate, layered into a yogurt parfait (the list goes on). \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, literally, something perfect, from parfait perfect, from Latin perfectus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u00e4r-\u02c8f\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231850",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"parfait amour":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a violet-colored liqueur flavored principally with lemon, vanilla, cloves, and coriander":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, literally, perfect love":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225335",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"parfait glass":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a tall narrow glass with a short stem":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To prepare parfaits: Divide the pomegranate compote among six 6-ounce (3/4 cup) parfait glasses , ramekins or other small dessert cups. \u2014 Romney Steele, chicagotribune.com , 12 Dec. 2019",
"Assemble parfaits: Divide half of pumpkin mixture among 12 small parfait glasses . \u2014 Ina Garten, Good Housekeeping , 2 Oct. 2015",
"Tip: Use iced tea spoons to fill the parfait glasses . \u2014 Susan Nicholson, ajc , 23 Feb. 2018",
"Layer Spicy Hot Fudge Sauce, brittle, and scoops of ice cream in parfait glasses . \u2014 Marian Cooper Cairns, Country Living , 4 Jan. 2018",
"To serve, spoon about 1/2 cup of fruit into each small bowl or parfait glass . \u2014 Debbie Arrington, sacbee , 18 Dec. 2017",
"In 6 parfait glasses , layer brownies, ice cream mixture, and fudge sauce, repeating as desired. Garnish with additional chopped Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. \u2014 Redbook , 24 Sep. 2014"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1907, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113359",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pariah":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of a low caste of southern India":[],
": one that is despised or rejected : outcast":[]
},
"examples":[
"For decades, African states longed for the day when South Africa would be liberated from its status as the apartheid pariah and become the economic engine that would pull Africa out of its mire of poverty and underdevelopment, much as Japan did for the Pacific Rim. \u2014 Allister Sparks , Wilson Quarterly , Spring 2001",
"Once they began to migrate to the United States, especially after this country conferred citizenship on them in 1917, they discovered what it meant to be a pariah in the country that had adopted them. \u2014 John Hope Franklin , \"The Land of Room Enough,\" 1981 , in Race and History , 1989",
"Even as her star was rising in the outside world, she was becoming more and more a pariah in her own village, where her isolation and sense of rejection made her, for a time, a prisoner in her house, a victim of agoraphobia. \u2014 Judy Oppenheimer , New York Times Book Review , 3 July 1988",
"He's a talented player but his angry outbursts have made him a pariah in the sport of baseball.",
"I felt like a pariah when I wore the wrong outfit to the dinner party.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Will somehow turned being the house's biggest pariah into an asset, and, at the end, a $500,000 payday, even after telling the jury everything that was wrong with them. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 28 June 2022",
"This unrepentant stance undoubtedly informed how Peaky Blinders portrayed the controversial figure who became a social pariah in Britain in the 1930s. \u2014 Emma Fraser, Town & Country , 11 June 2022",
"Why should the American movie industry keep placating a cultural pariah ? \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 7 June 2022",
"Tony Blair remains a virtual pariah to this day, David Cameron a figure of open disdain, and Thatcher a source of such continuing hostility that a statue honoring her is egged by protesters. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 June 2022",
"The clash turned him into a GOP pariah , and even other Republicans on the outs with Trump, including Gov. Brian Kemp, kept their distance. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"One early Season 3 reveal is that Gene is a total pariah in Hollywood. \u2014 Peter Fisher, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"Just a few years before her show launched, DeGeneres was a Hollywood pariah . \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
"The airport talks have demonstrated how countries are seeking to assert their influence in Afghanistan even as the hardline Islamist group largely remains an international pariah and its government not formally recognized by any nation. \u2014 Sophie Tremblay, CNN , 25 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Tamil pa\u1e5faiyan , literally, drummer":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8r\u012b-\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"castaway",
"castoff",
"leper",
"offscouring",
"outcast",
"reject"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110914",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"paritor":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": apparitor":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin paritor servant, attendant, from Latin paritus (past participle of par\u0113re to come forth, be visible, attend) + -or":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8par\u0259t\u0259(r)"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073920",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"parity":{
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"definitions":{
": an equivalence between farmers' current purchasing power and their purchasing power at a selected base period maintained by government support of agricultural commodity prices":[
"\u2026 parity is the price calculated to give the farmer a fair return in relation to the things he must buy.",
"\u2014 New York Times"
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": equivalence of a commodity price expressed in one currency to its price expressed in another":[
"The two currencies are approaching parity for the first time in decades."
],
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": the property of an integer with respect to being odd or even":[
"3 and 7 have the same parity"
],
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": the quality or state of being equal or equivalent":[
"Women have fought for parity with men in the workplace."
],
": the state of being odd or even used as the basis of a method of detecting errors in binary-coded data (see binary entry 2 sense 5 )":[],
": the symmetry of behavior in an interaction of a physical entity (such as a subatomic particle) with that of its mirror image (see mirror image sense 1a )":[]
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"1877, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"-parous":"Noun",
"Latin paritas , from par equal":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8pa-r\u0259-",
"\u02c8par-\u0259t-\u0113",
"\u02c8per-\u0259-t\u0113"
],
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"type":[
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]
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": a bit (see bit entry 4 ) added to an array of bits (as on magnetic tape) to provide parity as a means of error checking":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Each receipt is represented by one single bit, in other words, which researchers call a parity check or parity bit . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 24 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1955, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182056",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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": a space occupied by military vehicles, materials, or animals":[],
": a tract of land that often includes lawns, woodland, and pasture attached to a country house and is used as a game preserve and for recreation":[],
": an area designed for a specified type of use (such as industrial, commercial, or residential use)":[
"amusement parks"
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": an area maintained in its natural state as a public property":[],
": an enclosed arena or stadium used especially for ball games":[],
": an enclosed piece of ground stocked with game and held by royal prescription or grant":[],
": over the fence for a home run":[
"swung at a fastball and hit/knocked it out of the park",
"\u2014 often used figuratively",
"You're about to start a race or step onstage, and you want to knock it out of the park . [=to excel; to perform extremely well]",
"\u2014 Jeanine Detz",
"Pepi is doing a great job lately making inexpensive white wines, and with this Sauvignon Blanc, the winery really knocks it out of the park .",
"\u2014 Steve Heimoff"
],
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": to park a vehicle":[],
": to place, settle, or establish especially for a considerable time":[
"kids parked in front of the TV"
],
": to set and leave temporarily":[
"parked his book on the chair"
],
"Mungo 1771\u20131806 Scottish explorer":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"We went for a walk in the park .",
"New York City's Central Park .",
"The nation's parks are a popular destination for tourists.",
"He hit the ball out of the park .",
"a rugby game in Eden Park",
"Verb",
"I couldn't find anywhere to park .",
"I parked on the street.",
"I parked the car on the street.",
"Cars are only allowed to park on the right side of this street.",
"The bus parked behind the museum.",
"Park your bags in the hallway.",
"She parked the money in a savings account and forgot about it for several years.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Bison are huge animals that can weigh up to 2,000 pounds and run up to 30 miles per hour, according to the park . \u2014 al , 29 June 2022",
"The woman had puncture wound and other injuries, according to the park . \u2014 Claire Cardona, NBC News , 29 June 2022",
"The draconian response is likely to be repeated should a positive result be traced to the park again. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
"Larry Langford, chief spokesman for the Fire Department, said the agency initiated an EMS Plan 1 \u2014 which automatically sends at least five ambulances to a scene, in this case to the park near Irving Park Road at Cumberland Avenue \u2014 at 6:55 p.m. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"Select a spot along US 60 or bring a blanket/chair to the park . \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 27 June 2022",
"Vendors hawking chicken on a stick and other San Antonio delicacies were on hand to sate appetites of those who couldn\u2019t wait until they were admitted to the park . \u2014 Caroline Tien, San Antonio Express-News , 25 June 2022",
"Access to the park is $30 for vehicles and $15 per person, according to NPS.gov. \u2014 Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Local dancers, youth groups, cheerleaders, high school athletes, classic cars and the Footwork roller skating dancers entertained residents down South Hawkins Avenue to the park . \u2014 John Kuntz, cleveland , 19 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In case of inclement weather, food trucks will park near the front doors of the Dwyer Senior Center, 300 Bryson Lane in Bay Village. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
"Oakridge Dairy will park its largest farm tractor right in the middle of the market. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 27 May 2022",
"Unlike the McDonald\u2019s drive-through proposal, no motorized vehicles will be allowed on the property of Westside Square except the food trucks, which will not park there overnight. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"There will be 310 parking spaces in an inside parking garage that will be planned so people will park on the same level as their apartment unit. \u2014 Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Employees and visitors to that building will now park at the North Side Employee Lot located at the corner of Washington Street and Pacific Highway. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Furthermore, Shoup intended to level the open field so everyone could park safely. \u2014 Donna Reiner, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
"A week ago Thursday night, witnesses saw Sparks park the Audi in the lot of the Denny\u2019s at Southeast 105th Avenue and Stark Street. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 June 2022",
"The Public Works Department handles everything from street paving, to park maintenance, waste collection, recreation centers, special event permitting, traffic engineering and other tasks. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 1 June 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1526, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin parricus , from pre-Latin *parra pole, trellis":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4rk"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"demesne",
"ground",
"premises",
"premisses",
"yard"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192714",
"type":[
"adjective",
"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"colloquy",
"conference",
"council",
"forum",
"panel",
"panel discussion",
"round-robin",
"roundtable",
"seminar",
"symposium"
],
"definitions":{
": a conference for discussion of points in dispute":[],
": a conference with an enemy":[],
": discussion":[],
"Peter \u2014 see Samuel Griswold goodrich":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"in an effort to win the goodwill of the locals, the developers parleyed with them before finalizing plans for the massive mall",
"Noun",
"held a parley to debate the proposed change in the town's zoning laws",
"can we meet for an informal parley to see if we can effect a compromise?",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In May, delegates from the Dobson Noise Coalition parleyed with delegates from CyrusOne, including an acoustic consultant the company had hired. \u2014 Bianca Bosker, The Atlantic , 8 Oct. 2019",
"Generations of Indian bureaucrats had parleyed with them to try winning over Kashmiris, greasing the wheels with subsidies. \u2014 The Economist , 8 Aug. 2019",
"The tectonic buzz and growl of a didgeridoo, played with athletic skill by Harry Wilson, parleyed with the music, then settled beneath it like bedrock. \u2014 Matthew Guerrieri, Washington Post , 17 Oct. 2019",
"Iran\u2019s reluctance to parley comes from the very top. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Aug. 2019",
"But they are flattered that outsiders are interested, and insist on their right to parley with all comers. \u2014 The Economist , 24 Aug. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Still, that failed Kendall and Logan parley is on another level from everything else in the hour. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Still, the mood surrounding Biden\u2019s European parley is certain to represent an improvement over the recent past. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2021",
"It has been built on the side of a canal inside the Arsenale, the spiked tops of its piles visible from a distance, with the hopes that both Mapuche and Chileans could travel to Venice and hold a parley , or traditional negotiation. \u2014 Colleen Barry, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 May 2021",
"The 2020 Republican convention focused on issues in a way that the Democratic parley did not. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 30 Aug. 2020",
"Zarif has said the U.S. must lift sanctions before such a parley . \u2014 Eli Lake, Twin Cities , 12 Sep. 2019",
"Those categories are for individuals who do not seek to join the U.S., but rather represent nations seeking to parley with\u2014or conquer\u2014it. \u2014 Jess Bravin, WSJ , 30 Oct. 2018",
"North Korea is also threatening to scrap the Singapore parley unless denuclearization is taken off the agenda. \u2014 Nicholas Eberstadt, WSJ , 23 May 2018",
"Three days before Christmas 1945, Marshall arrived at a small stone bungalow in Chongqing to begin a series of parleys aimed at ending 18 years of civil war. \u2014 James D. Hornfischer, WSJ , 3 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1576, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"circa 1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English parlay \"speech,\" borrowed from Anglo-French parlee, parly \"speech, conversation, debate,\" probably noun derivative from feminine of parl\u00e9, past participle of parler \"to speak, talk,\" going back to early Medieval Latin parabol\u0101re, noun derivative of Late Latin parabola \"comparison, allegory, proverb, discourse, speech\" \u2014 more at parable":"Noun",
"derivative of parley entry 2":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8p\u00e4r-l\u0113"
],
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"advise",
"confab",
"confabulate",
"confer",
"consult",
"counsel",
"treat"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055620",
"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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": a similar assemblage in another nation or state":[],
": an assemblage of the nobility, clergy, and commons called together by the British sovereign as the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom":[],
": one of several principal courts of justice existing in France before the Revolution of 1789":[],
": the British House of Commons":[],
": the supreme legislative body of a usually major political unit that is a continuing institution comprising a series of individual assemblages":[]
},
"examples":[
"The parliament has authority over the armed forces.",
"The issue was debated in Parliament .",
"The law was passed in the present parliament .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In its place is a new clause granting parliament the authority to legislate pregnancy terminations. \u2014 Erin Cunningham, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"While keeping him busy at home, the situation at parliament is not expected to destabilize Macron's international agenda. \u2014 Sylvie Corbet, ajc , 21 June 2022",
"Now with one stroke, the real power in France is no longer the imperial presidency but a fragmented and cacophonous parliament . \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, an independent international commission sent by the United Nations to Ukraine to investigate war crimes committed by Russian forces arrived in the nation Saturday, according to the deputy head of Ukraine\u2019s parliament . \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
"Statue of imperialist king taken down in Belgium June 30, 202001:25 Belgium\u2019s parliament established a commission soon after to examine the historical record. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
"Supporters celebrate after Iraq's parliament passed a law criminalizing normalization of relations with Israel in Baghdad, May 26. \u2014 Joseph Braude, WSJ , 5 June 2022",
"However, the parliament report said there was a lack of data to judge how serious the issue is. \u2014 Fox News , 2 June 2022",
"In 1997, Sweden\u2019s parliament encoded this connection between speed and mortality in a groundbreaking package of legislation called Vision Zero, whose reforms promised to save lives by slowing down traffic. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English parlement, parliament \"discourse, conversation, conference, assembly, assembly of the lay and ecclesiastical aristocracy, the Parliament of England or Ireland,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, from parler \"to speak\" + -ment -ment \u2014 more at parley entry 2":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"also \u02c8p\u00e4rl-y\u0259-",
"\u02c8p\u00e4r-l\u0259-m\u0259nt",
"\u02c8p\u00e4r-l\u0259-m\u0259nt, \u02c8p\u00e4rl-y\u0259-"
],
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"synonyms":[
"congress"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055333",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"parlor":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a conference chamber or private reception room":[],
": a room in a private dwelling for the entertainment of guests":[],
": a room in an inn, hotel, or club for conversation or semiprivate uses":[],
": a room used primarily for conversation or the reception of guests: such as":[],
": any of various business places":[
"a funeral parlor",
"a beauty parlor"
],
": fostered or advocated in comfortable seclusion without consequent action or application to affairs":[
"parlor bolshevism"
],
": given to or characterized by fostering or advocating something (such as a doctrine) in such a manner":[
"parlor socialist"
],
": used in or suitable for a parlor":[
"parlor furniture"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"an ice cream parlor with an old-timey theme",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Browndog got its start in 2015 as an artisan ice cream parlor . \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
"Inside is also an ice cream parlor which includes an ice cream truck. \u2014 Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"The chocolate shop dates back to 1942, when Cornelius and Helen Vanderlinden bought an ice cream parlor . \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"There, on the parlor floor of a 1906 building, German artist Katharina Grosse fashioned Apollo, Apollo, a shimmering floor-to-ceiling textile that references Fortuny fabrics and terrazzo mosaics. \u2014 Erik Maza, Town & Country , 11 June 2022",
"Chances are you'll be directed to an actual pizza parlor . \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 18 May 2022",
"Returning home to her family's funeral parlor , she's perplexed to find a ghost at their front door \u2014 the ghost of her editor to be precise. \u2014 EW.com , 12 May 2022",
"The parlor floor looks out onto the East and Hudson rivers, and the panoramic view is majestic. \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Those who\u2019ve gotten themselves inked may be transported back to the tattoo parlor after their first spray. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Kyle Green kgreen@idahostatesman.com Parlor bird cage at the Jones/Eld house in East Boise. \u2014 Anna Webb, idahostatesman , 14 Apr. 2017"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
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"Middle English parlour, parlur \"room off a hall set aside for private conversation, room (as in a monastery) where speech is permitted,\" borrowed from Anglo-French parlur, parlour, from parler \" to speak, talk\" + -ur, -or (continental Old French -oir ), going back to Latin -\u014drius -ory entry 1 \u2014 more at parley entry 2":"Noun",
"from attributive use of parlor entry 1":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8p\u00e4r-l\u0259r"
],
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"establishment",
"joint",
"place",
"salon"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024414",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"harmless",
"innocent",
"innocuous",
"nonhazardous",
"nonthreatening",
"safe",
"unthreatening"
],
"definitions":{
": dangerously shrewd or cunning":[],
": full of danger or risk":[]
},
"examples":[
"The company is in a parlous financial situation.",
"He talked about the parlous state of the country.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What\u2019s already been laid bare is that Chelsea is unviable in its current form without the largesse of its billionaire patron, a reflection of a sport whose parlous finances would sink just about any other industry. \u2014 David Hellier, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"On a visit to the Hasakah prison in 2019, The Washington Post found parlous conditions. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Jan. 2022",
"The state of American diplomacy was parlous , as the Nazis established a firm and apparently permanent foothold in most of Western Europe. \u2014 Ronald C. Rosbottom, WSJ , 15 Oct. 2021",
"So, given its parlous financial state, how will the company pay for it? \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 6 Oct. 2021",
"As with so many mid-tier clubs in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, Sampdoria\u2019s finances are parlous . \u2014 New York Times , 16 July 2021",
"To the rest of the world, however, the state of Indian democracy looks increasingly parlous . \u2014 Sadanand Dhume, WSJ , 15 Apr. 2021",
"In trouble is, for a kid, a parlous state, fraught with terror. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 9 Mar. 2021",
"One day, while walking the dog, Joel weighed in on the parlous state of the federal minimum wage. \u2014 Belinda Luscombe, Time , 19 Feb. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, variant of perilous perilous (through loss of medial syllable and regular lowering and backing of e )":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4r-l\u0259s"
],
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"dangerous",
"grave",
"grievous",
"hazardous",
"jeopardizing",
"menacing",
"perilous",
"risky",
"serious",
"threatening",
"unhealthy",
"unsafe",
"venturesome"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162715",
"type":[
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]
},
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"antonyms":[
"broad-minded",
"catholic",
"cosmopolitan",
"liberal",
"open",
"open-minded",
"receptive",
"tolerant"
],
"definitions":{
": confined or restricted as if within the borders of a parish : limited in range or scope (as to a narrow area or region) : provincial , narrow":[],
": of or relating to a church parish":[
"our pastor and other parochial leaders"
],
": of or relating to a parish as a unit of local government":[
"parochial authorities serve the inhabitants of Louisiana's parishes"
]
},
"examples":[
"It has never been clearer that the country's best self is a global inheritance, its worst a parochial self-certainty. \u2014 Jedediah Purdy , New York Times Book Review , 22 Feb. 2009",
"There is no patience for the parochial , the small-time, the stay-in-place, not in Los Angeles. \u2014 Richard Hoffer , Sports Illustrated , 8 Sept. 2008",
"\u2026 during the mid-1780s, Madison had two great goals. The first was to inculcate an enlightened sense of national interest in legislators whose political instincts were innately parochial . \u2014 Jack N. Rakove , Original Meanings \u2026 , 1996",
"our pastor and other parochial leaders",
"voters worried about their own parochial concerns",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Viewed in isolation, this is a parochial notion, since the history of English verse shows a wonderfully witty tradition of near-rhyme. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"But that parochial assumption has been called into question in recent years. \u2014 Nate Hochman, National Review , 19 May 2022",
"The test of that promise is whether Congress will act swiftly, or let the weapons get bogged down in a parochial fight over Covid-19 funding. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"The limits were not enough for some lawmakers who were wary of the optics of claiming federal money for parochial goodies. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
"And National Review, its pages filled with stylish reactionary chatter well to the right of the Republican mainstream, remained a relatively parochial concern. \u2014 Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Many of the group\u2019s opponents are also outspoken supporters of school choice programs that direct tax dollars to parochial , private and charter schools. \u2014 Laura Meckler, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Jan. 2022",
"For reasons that are political, parochial and irrelevant to the decision, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken a hard line in his efforts to derail the prospective members. \u2014 Joe Lieberman, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"The Home Scholars and parochial schools are light years ahead. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English parochiall , from Anglo-French parochial , from Late Latin parochialis , from parochia parish \u2014 more at parish":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-k\u0113-\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"illiberal",
"insular",
"Lilliputian",
"little",
"narrow",
"narrow-minded",
"petty",
"picayune",
"provincial",
"sectarian",
"small",
"small-minded"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080227",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"parody":{
"antonyms":[
"burlesque",
"caricature",
"do",
"imitate",
"mimic",
"mock",
"send up",
"spoof",
"travesty"
],
"definitions":{
": a feeble or ridiculous imitation":[
"a cheesy parody of a classic western"
],
": a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule":[
"wrote a hilarious parody of a popular song"
],
": to compose a parody on":[
"parody a poem"
],
": to imitate in the manner of a parody":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He has a talent for writing parodies .",
"a writer with a talent for parody",
"Verb",
"It was easy to parody the book's fancy language.",
"She parodied her brother's poetry.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Someone has parodied the NFT market by purporting to sell NFTs of images of individual Olive Garden restaurants, but it\u2019s the kind of parody that gets at the essential truth of the target. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"The most elaborate piece may be the one by Marisol Escobar, the Venezuelan-American sculptor who created a kind of Mount Rushmore parody in pink marble of Nixon and his national security adviser, Henry Kissinger. \u2014 Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Apr. 2022",
"In time, though, that trade became more about export and the town became something of a parody of itself. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
"That element of parody comes across clearly in the Columbus show. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Obviously, the lack of creativity in sequel-minded Hollywood is ripe for parody , but all the coy asides would probably play better at a film-industry premiere than at home via Netflix. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Alas, there\u2019s no market for parodying the aspects most in need of parody . \u2014 WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Juxtaposed with Jeff Bezos, one of the richest men on Earth, launching into space on his own rocket last year \u2014 a trip back-dropped by pandemic devastation (and a passing blip on the cultural radar) \u2014 is beyond parody \u2026 almost. \u2014 Maya Salam, New York Times , 23 Jan. 2022",
"That\u2019s right \u2014 the Harry Potter alum has been tapped to portray the accordian-playing and multi-Grammy-winning maestro of musical parody in an upcoming Roku Channel biopic co-produced by Funny or Die and Tango. \u2014 Josh Weiss, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The film is made to parody 1950\u2019s celebrity and political culture as well as give a quirky perspective on the era\u2019s famous personas. \u2014 Swarna Gowtham, Town & Country , 28 June 2022",
"More recently, he's begun posting TikTok videos that lovingly parody common movie and TV tropes. \u2014 USA Today , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Rifkin\u2019s Festival is a comic retrospective about a film professor (played by Wallace Shawn) who, in his pathetic senior years, sees his life in terms of old films \u2014 flashbacks and fantasies that parody the classic canon. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Both the costumes and the photos actually parody the sort of images Westerners once made of Middle Eastern women. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2021",
"However, the memo was meant to parody legislation in the U.S. restricting women's reproductive rights, and Rabb told USA TODAY his bill was never intended to pass. \u2014 Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY , 2 Oct. 2021",
"To poke a hole in Instagram\u2019s artificial veneer, Kite suggests encouraging your teen to follow people who parody social media\u2019s toxic culture, such as comedic critics like @hicaitlinreilly. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Sep. 2021",
"However no one attempted to parody Smart's role as the Fruit Ninja-loving, manhattan-chugging great-grandmother Helen, because why mess with perfection? \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 16 June 2021",
"The blonde 31-year-old is known in downtown circles for the ability to lightly parody a ditzy life of iced matchas and Brandy Melville shopping sprees while also being the smartest voice on luxury timepieces for women. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 19 May 2021"
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"convulsed \u2026 in the paroxysms of an epileptic seizure",
"\u2014 Thomas Hardy"
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"a paroxysm of laughter"
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"He went into paroxysms of laughter.",
"a paroxysm of laughter greeted the pratfall",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When word got out last month that Angel\u2019s Share might close after nearly 30 years, the city \u2014 or at least a very vocal slice that was devoted to artisanal cocktails \u2014 spun into a paroxysm of despair. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Much better, the patient exclaimed, but then exploded into a paroxysm of coughing. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The events themselves took a matter of minutes to unfold in a paroxysm of one-sided gunfire that snuffed out more than a dozen lives, each one of them a new martyr in Northern Ireland\u2019s somber annals of loss. \u2014 Alan Cowell, BostonGlobe.com , 29 Jan. 2022",
"The events themselves took a matter of minutes to unfold in a paroxysm of one-sided gunfire that snuffed out more than a dozen lives, each one of them a new martyr in Northern Ireland\u2019s somber annals of loss. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Jan. 2022",
"If scientists can collect ash that was produced both prior to and during the paroxysm , the different chemical and textural features of both sets of particles will reveal the explosion\u2019s trigger. \u2014 Robin Andrews, Wired , 20 Jan. 2022",
"As these images played to a global audience riveted by the drama at the airport, the West, in a paroxysm of regret, opened its arms to Afghan refugees. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Foreign leaders are wondering just how long the break from Trumpism will last and whether the nation that once stabilized the world will pitch it into a new paroxysm of populist nationalism if Trump is reelected in 2024. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 1 Nov. 2021",
"This, in turn, touched off a paroxysm of media takes about whether such confrontations broke the bounds of civility. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 9 Oct. 2021"
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"convulsed \u2026 in the paroxysms of an epileptic seizure",
"\u2014 Thomas Hardy"
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"He went into paroxysms of laughter.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When word got out last month that Angel\u2019s Share might close after nearly 30 years, the city \u2014 or at least a very vocal slice that was devoted to artisanal cocktails \u2014 spun into a paroxysm of despair. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Much better, the patient exclaimed, but then exploded into a paroxysm of coughing. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The events themselves took a matter of minutes to unfold in a paroxysm of one-sided gunfire that snuffed out more than a dozen lives, each one of them a new martyr in Northern Ireland\u2019s somber annals of loss. \u2014 Alan Cowell, BostonGlobe.com , 29 Jan. 2022",
"The events themselves took a matter of minutes to unfold in a paroxysm of one-sided gunfire that snuffed out more than a dozen lives, each one of them a new martyr in Northern Ireland\u2019s somber annals of loss. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Jan. 2022",
"If scientists can collect ash that was produced both prior to and during the paroxysm , the different chemical and textural features of both sets of particles will reveal the explosion\u2019s trigger. \u2014 Robin Andrews, Wired , 20 Jan. 2022",
"As these images played to a global audience riveted by the drama at the airport, the West, in a paroxysm of regret, opened its arms to Afghan refugees. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Foreign leaders are wondering just how long the break from Trumpism will last and whether the nation that once stabilized the world will pitch it into a new paroxysm of populist nationalism if Trump is reelected in 2024. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 1 Nov. 2021",
"This, in turn, touched off a paroxysm of media takes about whether such confrontations broke the bounds of civility. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 9 Oct. 2021"
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"Middle English paroxism , from Medieval Latin paroxysmus , from Greek paroxysmos , from paroxynein to stimulate, from para- + oxynein to provoke, from oxys sharp \u2014 more at oxygen":""
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"\u02c8par-\u0259k-\u02ccsiz-\u0259m also p\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4k-",
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"Verb",
"Some of the students were just parroting what the teacher said.",
"the toddler parroted everything her father said, often to the latter's embarrassment",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The parrot species is native to South America, Panama, and Trinidad and Tobago, and is a popular exotic pet due to the bird's high intelligence and ability to mimic what people say. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"Resorts, liquor, casinos, RV parks and myriad minutiae bear the stamp of a parrot and palm tree synonymous with the singer\u2019s multibillion dollar empire. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"The unlikely collaboration came about after Wayne Coyne kept noticing a 12-year-old Nell, dressed in a parrot costume, in the front row of Flaming Lips shows, singing every song with her parents. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 3 May 2022",
"In a statement shared with PEOPLE, the 72-year-old actor \u2014 known for voicing the evil Grand vizier Jafar alongside Gottfried's fast-talking parrot Iago in Aladdin \u2014 recalls his friendship with the late comedian, who died on Tuesday at age 67. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Watching these films, Ms Young and her collaborators scored and calculated the frequency of each parrot \u2019s beak-, tail- and wing-use across each of the substrate conditions (Figure 1). \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"These brilliant hyacinth macaws, photographed in Ja\u00fa National Park in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, have the largest wingspan of any parrot on the planet. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The ghost bat is a nocturnal hunter that uses a combination of keen eyesight and echolocation to hunt and catch prey, wrapping its winglike arms around it, and in the case of budgies (a type of small parrot ), eating it head-first. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Actor Don Darryl Rivera, who portrays Iago \u2014 the parrot character Gottfried voices in Disney's 1992 animated film version of Aladdin \u2014 stood in front of the rest of the show's cast and delivered a heartfelt speech about the former SNL star. \u2014 Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Republican voters in this week\u2019s primary races demonstrated a willingness to nominate candidates who parrot Donald J. Trump\u2019s election lies and who appear intent on exerting extraordinary political control over voting systems. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"Axios parrot Biden's 'ultra-MAGA' label to target certain GOPers. \u2014 Jack Durschlag, Fox News , 20 May 2022",
"The comment left many people \u2014 including me \u2014 ice cold, since to deploy Malinche\u2019s name as an insult is to parrot a gross misogynist trope. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"Finally, Putin and his cronies have seized the opportunity to silence the few outlets in the country brave enough to not parrot the official line. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 9 Mar. 2022",
"And, of course, so does Vladimir Putin, which is why Carlson (and others) parrot it. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Misinformation researchers say the accounts frequently parrot misleading or false talking points that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his top deputies have used to justify the conflict. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
"During the 2016 election, Trump seized on the pardon power as a campaign rallying cry, getting the press to parrot his conspiracy theory that Hillary Clinton would be pardoned by President Barack Obama for alleged crimes. \u2014 Jake Bernstein, The New York Review of Books , 23 Apr. 2020",
"Arguments at local school-board meetings parrot the outrages manufactured every day on national talk radio and national cable news. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 24 Nov. 2021"
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},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The birds also could transmit diseases to humans, such as psittacosis ( parrot fever ), avian flu and salmonella, The Guardian reported. \u2014 Fox News , 9 Oct. 2019"
],
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"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Verb",
"Some of the students were just parroting what the teacher said.",
"the toddler parroted everything her father said, often to the latter's embarrassment",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The parrot species is native to South America, Panama, and Trinidad and Tobago, and is a popular exotic pet due to the bird's high intelligence and ability to mimic what people say. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"Resorts, liquor, casinos, RV parks and myriad minutiae bear the stamp of a parrot and palm tree synonymous with the singer\u2019s multibillion dollar empire. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"The unlikely collaboration came about after Wayne Coyne kept noticing a 12-year-old Nell, dressed in a parrot costume, in the front row of Flaming Lips shows, singing every song with her parents. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 3 May 2022",
"In a statement shared with PEOPLE, the 72-year-old actor \u2014 known for voicing the evil Grand vizier Jafar alongside Gottfried's fast-talking parrot Iago in Aladdin \u2014 recalls his friendship with the late comedian, who died on Tuesday at age 67. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Watching these films, Ms Young and her collaborators scored and calculated the frequency of each parrot \u2019s beak-, tail- and wing-use across each of the substrate conditions (Figure 1). \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"These brilliant hyacinth macaws, photographed in Ja\u00fa National Park in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, have the largest wingspan of any parrot on the planet. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The ghost bat is a nocturnal hunter that uses a combination of keen eyesight and echolocation to hunt and catch prey, wrapping its winglike arms around it, and in the case of budgies (a type of small parrot ), eating it head-first. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Actor Don Darryl Rivera, who portrays Iago \u2014 the parrot character Gottfried voices in Disney's 1992 animated film version of Aladdin \u2014 stood in front of the rest of the show's cast and delivered a heartfelt speech about the former SNL star. \u2014 Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Republican voters in this week\u2019s primary races demonstrated a willingness to nominate candidates who parrot Donald J. Trump\u2019s election lies and who appear intent on exerting extraordinary political control over voting systems. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"Axios parrot Biden's 'ultra-MAGA' label to target certain GOPers. \u2014 Jack Durschlag, Fox News , 20 May 2022",
"The comment left many people \u2014 including me \u2014 ice cold, since to deploy Malinche\u2019s name as an insult is to parrot a gross misogynist trope. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"Finally, Putin and his cronies have seized the opportunity to silence the few outlets in the country brave enough to not parrot the official line. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 9 Mar. 2022",
"And, of course, so does Vladimir Putin, which is why Carlson (and others) parrot it. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Misinformation researchers say the accounts frequently parrot misleading or false talking points that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his top deputies have used to justify the conflict. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
"During the 2016 election, Trump seized on the pardon power as a campaign rallying cry, getting the press to parrot his conspiracy theory that Hillary Clinton would be pardoned by President Barack Obama for alleged crimes. \u2014 Jake Bernstein, The New York Review of Books , 23 Apr. 2020",
"Arguments at local school-board meetings parrot the outrages manufactured every day on national talk radio and national cable news. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 24 Nov. 2021"
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"A society that is parsimonious in its personal charity (in terms of both time and money) will require more government welfare. \u2014 William J. Bennett , The Death of Outrage , 1998",
"Their merchant princes were supposed to be parsimonious and austere: fustian in apparel and coarse in diet. \u2014 Simon Schama , The Embarrassment of Riches , 1988",
"With saints, Dante is apathetic. They are written with a dry pen, and parsimonious vision. \u2014 Robert Lowell , Collected Prose , 1987",
"a parsimonious woman who insists that charity begins\u2014and ends\u2014at home",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The string of modest contracts left them vulnerable to critics who felt Bloom had the Sox behaving more like parsimonious Tampa Bay than a team with one of the largest revenue streams \u2014 and one of the largest payrolls \u2014 in the game. \u2014 Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"There is a parsimonious version of the defense of free speech that holds that the only thing that Americans should worry about is infringement by the state. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The centre, which should be transferring part of its tax revenues or borrowing and passing it on to states, given the dire emergency, has been parsimonious in sharing resources. \u2014 Rajrishi Singhal, Quartz , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Scottish and, even at those comparatively generous latitudes, coping with parsimonious winter daylight is a challenge for most, and impossible for some. \u2014 Travel , 29 Dec. 2021",
"By comparison, the Philippines\u2019 near neighbors are more parsimonious : Thailand\u2019s consumption rate is 53%, and Indonesia\u2019s 59%, according to the most recent data by the World Bank. \u2014 Aurora Almendral, Quartz , 25 Nov. 2021",
"This blueprint, called a schema, keeps data entry reliable, search efficient, and the system parsimonious . \u2014 Rida Qadri, Wired , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United have spent a lot, and therefore their prospects are brighter than the (comparatively parsimonious ) Liverpool. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Aug. 2021",
"But these days, the Daily News, owned by the parsimonious Tribune Publishing Company, which itself was just devoured by a hedge fund, is a shadow of its former self. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 28 May 2021"
],
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]
},
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"The charity was surprised by the parsimony of some larger corporations.",
"her parsimony was so extreme that she'd walk five miles to the store to save a few cents on gas",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His record in the Premier League, in particular, in recent years has been built as much on defensive parsimony as attacking threat. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"At the conference this year, delegates from developing countries said this parsimony had undermined their trust in the U.N. process. \u2014 Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor , 19 Nov. 2021",
"The likely answer is that what\u2019s true today has always been true: parsimony is the surest path to wealth. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Perhaps there is some megolamania in Diller\u2019s act of philanthropy, but philanthropy still serves us better than selfish parsimony or profligate self-indulgence. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Aug. 2021",
"The speculation about Chinese owner Suning considering selling Inter could be fueling the parsimony . \u2014 Rob Harris, Star Tribune , 1 Feb. 2021",
"Canada\u2019s stance overall was one of government generosity to persons and parsimony to businesses. \u2014 Philip Cross, National Review , 12 Aug. 2020",
"In the battle of the post-war memoirs, Montgomery still blamed him for his parsimony (while admitting to mistakes of his own). \u2014 The Economist , 24 May 2018",
"Consider, for example, the 1947 debut of Christian Dior\u2019s New Look, using yards and yards of fabric to create full calf-length skirts \u2014 utterly shocking after the necessary parsimony of wartime. \u2014 Lauren Elkin, New York Times , 4 May 2018"
],
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"Middle English parcimony, borrowed from Latin parsim\u014dnia, from pars-, perfect stem of parcere \"to act sparingly, be thrifty (with), refrain from\" (of uncertain origin) + -i- -i- + -m\u014dnia, suffix of abstract nouns (going back to the Indo-European noun-forming suffix *-m\u0115\u0304n-/*m\u014f\u0304n- + the abstract noun formative *-i- )":""
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"\u2014 Mary McCarthy"
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"\u2014 Samuel Johnson"
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"\u2014 Mark 9:40 (King James Version)"
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": to keep separate":[
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],
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"if aught but death part thee and me",
"\u2014 Ruth 1:17 (King James Version)"
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"objected to the government's part in the strike"
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"I don't remember him saying that. I must have missed that part .",
"The mechanic had to order the part from the manufacturer.",
"The parts of a radio include the speaker, dials, and antenna.",
"Do you have any spare parts for this model of car?",
"the moving parts of the machine",
"parts of the human body",
"My favorite part of the chicken is the drumstick.",
"a diagram labeling the different parts of the flower",
"Come join us and be part of a winning team.",
"Verb",
"The crowd parted to let the president through.",
"The rain stopped and the clouds parted .",
"The big red curtains parted to reveal a new car!",
"The Bible tells the story of how God parted the Red Sea.",
"She closed her eyes and parted her lips.",
"She parts her hair on the side.",
"His dark hair was parted down the middle.",
"The two lovers parted at dawn.",
"Tomorrow we shall part and, I fear, never see each other again.",
"She couldn't bear the thought of parting from her family.",
"Adverb",
"The story is part science and part fiction.",
"The Chimera is a monster in Greek mythology that is part lion, part goat, and part serpent.",
"Adjective",
"The claim is a part truth\u2014there is more to the story than they are telling you.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Attending a charity polo match that Prince William and Prince Harry took part in at Cirencester Park Polo Club. \u2014 ELLE , 24 June 2022",
"The app has also sparked conversations on larger social media platforms, with some users joking that their notification to take a snapshot comes during the most boring part of their day or at an inconvenient time. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"And part of that is investing in programs and investing in youth sports. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"Hays\u2019 night was part of a collective defensive showcase from the Orioles\u2019 outfield, with center fielder Cedric Mullins and left fielder Anthony Santander also ranging for several difficult catches to support Baltimore\u2019s pitching staff. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"This is part two of a STAT investigation on the dismissal of Black doctors from residency programs. \u2014 Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"The urgency on Bartlett\u2019s part comes with ASU losing eight players to the transfer portal this offseason. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
"The oil and energy business is also an important part of Berkshire's overall operating business. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"Having spent most of her life in Texas, Danya considers the Lone Star State her home, with Mexico remaining an important part of her life. \u2014 Danya Perez, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In the same year Disney was looking to part ways with the Angels, the team put up its most memorable season, defeating the Giants in the 2002 World Series. \u2014 Elvia Lim\u00f3n, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"That lack of March success was a driving force in the program\u2019s decision to part ways with Smart after six seasons and hire Beard away from Texas Tech. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Metro is pondering the redevelopment of all or part the Portland Expo Center. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
"Bloys took the week to do so but ultimately the decision was made to part ways with the series for which Abrams had sought a budget north of $200 million. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
"But with Brown\u2019s contract entering its final season, Tennessee chose to part with the wide receiver, and Philadelphia signed him to a four-year, $100 million extension. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 5 June 2022",
"There was criticism for the manner in which the departure was handled, but at the time of the transaction, the front office staff felt it in the best interest of all involved to part ways with Pujols. \u2014 Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"But not being polygamous, the band had to part ways with Klinghoffer. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 31 Mar. 2022",
"New Orleans is set to lose several players on the open market and may have to part with other key pieces of the roster just to get under the cap. \u2014 Nicholas Mcgee, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Fran\u00e7ois Girard\u2019s take \u2014 part mysterious, part mystifying \u2014 on Wagner\u2019s last opera is one of the Met\u2019s most interesting productions of the last decade or so, and returns for the first time since its premiere in 2013. \u2014 David Allen, New York Times , 1 Feb. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Brian Galvin, who serves as Chief Academic Officer for Varsity Tutors, says that students who want to avoid or minimize debt should treat their scholarship search like a part -time job. \u2014 Robert Farrington, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Mangan, who is a licensed EMT paramedic in Massachusetts, worked part -time as an EMT for an ambulance service company. \u2014 Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"The city hopes to create one part -time job, according to its records. \u2014 Anita Lee, ProPublica , 24 June 2022",
"However, there is a small possibility that a new job would work out for my husband, which would give me the opportunity to not return from leave and instead pursue a part -time opportunity. \u2014 Roxane Gay, New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"With no other family, her part -time job as a cashier was her main source of human interactions, and these weren\u2019t satisfying. \u2014 T. Salewa Oseni, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"The festivals surveyed, on average, boasted 8.2 full-time employees, 3.1 part -time employees, 10.4 seasonal employees and 7.9 independent contractors, with about 1.4 positions currently open. \u2014 Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"White began his career of more than two decades in 1985, working with Andre the Giant on a part -time basis. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
"Flandro, who was working part -time at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., had been tasked with finding the most efficient way to send a space probe to Jupiter or perhaps even out to Saturn, Uranus or Neptune. \u2014 Tim Folger, Scientific American , 18 June 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French partir , from Latin partire to divide, from part-, pars":"Verb"
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"section",
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"verb"
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],
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"The band members parted ways after releasing their third album.",
"\u2014 often + with She has since parted ways with the organization."
],
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"We said our goodbyes and parted ways ."
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"divide",
"fork",
"separate",
"spread"
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": as far as one's share or interest is concerned":[
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"\u2014 Mary McCarthy"
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"for the most part the crowd was orderly"
],
": in some degree : partially":[],
": leave , quit":[],
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": one of the often indefinite or unequal subdivisions into which something is or is regarded as divided and which together constitute the whole":[
"\u2026 the road was passable only part of the year \u2026",
"\u2014 Samuel Johnson"
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"he that is not against us is on our part",
"\u2014 Mark 9:40 (King James Version)"
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"one must do one's part"
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"The stomach is part of the digestive system."
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": partly":[],
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"His part was on the left side of his head."
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": to become separated, detached, or broken":[],
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"\u2014 Ruth 1:17 (King James Version)"
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"The entire book is good, but the best part is the ending.",
"I don't remember him saying that. I must have missed that part .",
"The mechanic had to order the part from the manufacturer.",
"The parts of a radio include the speaker, dials, and antenna.",
"Do you have any spare parts for this model of car?",
"the moving parts of the machine",
"parts of the human body",
"My favorite part of the chicken is the drumstick.",
"a diagram labeling the different parts of the flower",
"Come join us and be part of a winning team.",
"Verb",
"The crowd parted to let the president through.",
"The rain stopped and the clouds parted .",
"The big red curtains parted to reveal a new car!",
"The Bible tells the story of how God parted the Red Sea.",
"She closed her eyes and parted her lips.",
"She parts her hair on the side.",
"His dark hair was parted down the middle.",
"The two lovers parted at dawn.",
"Tomorrow we shall part and, I fear, never see each other again.",
"She couldn't bear the thought of parting from her family.",
"Adverb",
"The story is part science and part fiction.",
"The Chimera is a monster in Greek mythology that is part lion, part goat, and part serpent.",
"Adjective",
"The claim is a part truth\u2014there is more to the story than they are telling you.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Attending a charity polo match that Prince William and Prince Harry took part in at Cirencester Park Polo Club. \u2014 ELLE , 24 June 2022",
"The app has also sparked conversations on larger social media platforms, with some users joking that their notification to take a snapshot comes during the most boring part of their day or at an inconvenient time. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"And part of that is investing in programs and investing in youth sports. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"Hays\u2019 night was part of a collective defensive showcase from the Orioles\u2019 outfield, with center fielder Cedric Mullins and left fielder Anthony Santander also ranging for several difficult catches to support Baltimore\u2019s pitching staff. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"This is part two of a STAT investigation on the dismissal of Black doctors from residency programs. \u2014 Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"The urgency on Bartlett\u2019s part comes with ASU losing eight players to the transfer portal this offseason. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
"The oil and energy business is also an important part of Berkshire's overall operating business. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"Having spent most of her life in Texas, Danya considers the Lone Star State her home, with Mexico remaining an important part of her life. \u2014 Danya Perez, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In the same year Disney was looking to part ways with the Angels, the team put up its most memorable season, defeating the Giants in the 2002 World Series. \u2014 Elvia Lim\u00f3n, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"That lack of March success was a driving force in the program\u2019s decision to part ways with Smart after six seasons and hire Beard away from Texas Tech. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Metro is pondering the redevelopment of all or part the Portland Expo Center. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
"Bloys took the week to do so but ultimately the decision was made to part ways with the series for which Abrams had sought a budget north of $200 million. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
"But with Brown\u2019s contract entering its final season, Tennessee chose to part with the wide receiver, and Philadelphia signed him to a four-year, $100 million extension. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 5 June 2022",
"There was criticism for the manner in which the departure was handled, but at the time of the transaction, the front office staff felt it in the best interest of all involved to part ways with Pujols. \u2014 Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"But not being polygamous, the band had to part ways with Klinghoffer. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 31 Mar. 2022",
"New Orleans is set to lose several players on the open market and may have to part with other key pieces of the roster just to get under the cap. \u2014 Nicholas Mcgee, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Fran\u00e7ois Girard\u2019s take \u2014 part mysterious, part mystifying \u2014 on Wagner\u2019s last opera is one of the Met\u2019s most interesting productions of the last decade or so, and returns for the first time since its premiere in 2013. \u2014 David Allen, New York Times , 1 Feb. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Brian Galvin, who serves as Chief Academic Officer for Varsity Tutors, says that students who want to avoid or minimize debt should treat their scholarship search like a part -time job. \u2014 Robert Farrington, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Mangan, who is a licensed EMT paramedic in Massachusetts, worked part -time as an EMT for an ambulance service company. \u2014 Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"The city hopes to create one part -time job, according to its records. \u2014 Anita Lee, ProPublica , 24 June 2022",
"However, there is a small possibility that a new job would work out for my husband, which would give me the opportunity to not return from leave and instead pursue a part -time opportunity. \u2014 Roxane Gay, New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"With no other family, her part -time job as a cashier was her main source of human interactions, and these weren\u2019t satisfying. \u2014 T. Salewa Oseni, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"The festivals surveyed, on average, boasted 8.2 full-time employees, 3.1 part -time employees, 10.4 seasonal employees and 7.9 independent contractors, with about 1.4 positions currently open. \u2014 Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"White began his career of more than two decades in 1985, working with Andre the Giant on a part -time basis. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
"Flandro, who was working part -time at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., had been tasked with finding the most efficient way to send a space probe to Jupiter or perhaps even out to Saturn, Uranus or Neptune. \u2014 Tim Folger, Scientific American , 18 June 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French & Old English, both from Latin part-, pars ; perhaps akin to Latin parare to prepare \u2014 more at pare":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French partir , from Latin partire to divide, from part-, pars":"Verb"
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"\u02c8p\u00e4rt"
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"portion",
"section",
"segment"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181318",
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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"were invited to partake of a dinner"
],
": to possess or share a certain nature or attribute":[
"the experience partakes of a mystical quality",
"partake in each other's sorrows and joys"
],
": to take part in":[
"adventurers who were willing to partake his fortunes",
"\u2014 A. W. Kinglake"
],
": to take part in or experience something along with others":[
"partake in the revelry",
"partake of the good life"
]
},
"examples":[
"a story that partakes of the nature of poetry",
"we should all partake of the city's rich cultural offerings while we have the opportunity",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Junior Jace Schow, who didn\u2019t have to partake in the commencement ceremony, pitched six innings, allowing six hits, one run, walking one and striking out 11. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 June 2022",
"Per the Independent, ten million people across the nation are expected to partake in parties and other festivities to celebrate. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 5 June 2022",
"Though the show deals with some very serious themes, the cast had a blast filming on location in Pittsburgh and even got to partake in a baseball boot camp together. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"The 81-year-old musician, who was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music in Boston last week, is still scheduled to partake in his annual Peace and Love Birthday Celebration on July 7. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"Almost all Mexicans partake in the annual tradition, but perhaps no one does with more style than Clase Azul Spirits, the luxury brand behind an eponymous line of tequilas and mezcals. \u2014 Shivani Vora, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021",
"Creating a marketplace where brands and sponsors can select intelligent, attractive female talent to partake in product advertisements is not. \u2014 Frederick Daso, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Not even Julia Roberts, who is currently filming a new movie with Ethan Hawke and Mahershala Ali in upstate New York, could resist a brief two-day interlude to the sunny Riviera to partake in the action. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 1 June 2022",
"The sun stays up the latest this month, so best to take advantage of it and continue to partake long into the night. \u2014 Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine , 31 May 2022"
],
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"verb"
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"to take in as food anyone planning to partake of the vegetarian meal needs to sign up for it beforehand"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-174539",
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"verb"
]
},
"parti pris":{
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"impartiality",
"neutrality",
"objectivity",
"open-mindedness",
"unbiasedness"
],
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": a preconceived opinion : prejudice":[]
},
"examples":[
"the longer a president is dead, the better we are able to evaluate without parti pris his political achievements",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Whereas Galgut\u2019s clarity of vision can seem sometimes almost unworldly, Diski is nothing if not parti pris . \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine , 16 Mar. 2021"
],
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"The partial ban on immigration has been lifted.",
"His latest play was deemed only a partial success by the critics.",
"a partial eclipse of the sun",
"He wears a partial denture.",
"She suggested a partial solution to the problem.",
"A referee must not be partial toward either team.",
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"For months, cities across China -- including Beijing and Shanghai -- have been placed under full or partial lockdown because of the strict zero-Covid policy, wreaking havoc on economic activity and hurting the job market. \u2014 Wayne Chang, Hannah Ritchie And Yong Xiong, CNN , 27 June 2022",
"The full or partial suspension of operations had more than a nominal effect on the taxpayer\u2019s business operations. \u2014 Daniel Mayo, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Whether the billionaire will now get full or partial access to Twitter's firehose \u2014 a millions-deep trove of daily tweet data \u2014 remains unclear, but the disclosure is bound to complicate any attempt from Musk to be released from the acquisition. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 9 June 2022",
"According to Japanese investment bank Nomura, at least 130 million residents are still in full or partial lockdowns across 16 cities in China, hammering supply chains and consumer confidence. \u2014 Karson Yiu, ABC News , 1 June 2022",
"There will be one more total lunar eclipse and a partial solar eclipse in 2022, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac. \u2014 Megan Marples And Ashley Strickland, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"The moon set in the morning during the partial lunar eclipse behind the Frauenkirche and the dome of the Kunstakedmie in Dresden, Germany. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
"The moon sets in the morning during a partial lunar eclipse behind the dome of the Kunstakedmie in Dresden, Germany on Monday. \u2014 Rachel Elbaum, NBC News , 16 May 2022",
"Jamal Murray missed the entire 2021-22 season after tearing his ACL in mid-April last year, while Kawhi Leonard missed the entire 2021-22 season after undergoing surgery to repair a partial ACL tear last July. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In Malaysia, however, officials went ahead with the partial reopening of a bridge connecting it to the island city-state of Singapore. \u2014 Fox News , 30 Nov. 2021",
"In Malaysia, officials went ahead with the partial reopening of a bridge connecting it to the city-state of Singapore. \u2014 Raf Casert And Mari Yamaguchi, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Nov. 2021",
"In Malaysia, officials went ahead with the partial reopening of a bridge connecting it to the city-state of Singapore. \u2014 Raf Casert And Mari Yamaguchi, USA TODAY , 29 Nov. 2021",
"About 40% of students continued virtual learning during the partial reopening this spring. \u2014 Rory Linnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 Aug. 2021",
"What followed the 2017 broadcast was a partial , and mostly secretive, reckoning, in Como and at the Vatican. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 12 July 2021",
"What followed the 2017 broadcast was a partial , and mostly secretive, reckoning, in Como and at the Vatican. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 July 2021",
"If their spousal rate is higher than their retirement benefit rate, they could then be paid an additional partial , or excess, spousal benefit. \u2014 Laurence Kotlikoff, Forbes , 6 June 2021",
"Authorities later found Zghoul\u2019s partial remains in Johnston\u2019s car. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2021"
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"But sports have rarely been about honesty and have always been about partiality . \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 26 June 2022",
"Some legal scholars who have studied the impact of empathy on court decision making have found it as a necessary factor for avoiding partiality . \u2014 Devin Dwyer, ABC News , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Among the many costs of the department\u2019s laxity toward Hillary Clinton in 2016 is that any enforcement of the law against Trump now will be seen, with some justification, as partiality . \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
"O\u2019Toole\u2019s is a wildly ambitious project, one that accounts for inevitable partiality precisely through this invocation of the personal. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The theorists feel great crimes have been committed but\u2014by reason of the instability of language, and the partiality of those who speak it\u2014there can be no possibility of an indictment. \u2014 Will Self, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
"The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court for the First Department unanimously affirmed Cohen\u2019s decision last October, ruling the Orioles failed to establish evident partiality in the second arbitration panel. \u2014 baltimoresun.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
"So deep is her partiality that during a virtual Q&A with press earlier in the day, Paulson became noticeably agitated by a reporter\u2019s assessment of Tripp\u2019s unlikability in the series \u2014 and in life. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Roy DeCarava was a mentor, one whose influence on Bey is plain in his partiality to shadow and contrast. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Aug. 2021"
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"\u02ccp\u00e4r-sh\u0113-\u02c8a-l\u0259-t\u0113",
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},
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"I guess I'm partially responsible for what happened.",
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"It was driven by a 15% rise in the non-trading revenues, partially offset by a 6% drop in the market services (trading revenues). \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Wes piloted the boat across the Maryland state line and into Virginia and rounded a bend partially obscuring the rookery on Chesapeake Bay Foundation land. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"Fans were bracing for some major deaths in the finale, partially because of numerous ominous comments from the cast and crew. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 1 July 2022",
"But there are signs that CEOs might end up getting their way, at least partially . \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
"As of December 2021, employment had only partially recovered to 42,000. \u2014 Mike Gousha And John D. Johnson, Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
"Gun ownership spiked in 2020 during the pandemic amid the summer's riots and protests, partially driven by first-time gun owners from different racial and political backgrounds. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2022",
"Now, a growing body of evidence suggests that a prolonged period of dryness known as the Great Drought is to blame, at least partially , for their exodus. \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"If the insurance ban sends prices even higher, that could partially offset whatever pain the new rule could inflict. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 21 June 2022"
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"\u2014 Edith Wharton"
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"\u2014 Frank Thilly"
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},
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"Most people joined the game, but a few chose not to participate .",
"eager to participate in the city's cultural life",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The collective invites audience members to participate in connecting to the work and movement to discover their own in-between in the process. \u2014 Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Later in the day, Kate and Prince William will participate in the first-ever Cambridgeshire County Day at the July Racecourse. \u2014 Stephanie Petit And Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"Point Mallard Water Park will also participate in 13th Annual World\u2019s Largest Swimming Lesson event on Thursday, June 23. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"The youth member can participate in discussions, ask questions and cast preferential votes, though the youth representative\u2019s vote does not count. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"The San Francisco Police Officers' Pride Alliance also said its members would not participate in the parade, one of the city's marquee events. \u2014 Fox News , 23 June 2022",
"Hopkins did not participate in any on-field drills with the Cardinals during offseason workouts, including the team\u2019s recently completed mandatory mini-camp. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
"Traditionally, about 15,000 people participate in the summertime festivities that celebrate the city\u2019s vibrancy. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
"Three-quarters of boys participate in high school sports, compared to 60 percent of girls. \u2014 Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 June 2022"
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"p\u00e4r-",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8ti-s\u0259-\u02ccp\u0101t",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Their issue becomes one not only of women\u2019s bodies, but also of gender roles and labour force participation . \u2014 Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"The push for equal access to sports for boys and girls in high schools comes as overall participation for girls has exploded since the law took hold. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"Over the next decade, his advocacy on equal education rights and civil participation drew Chinese media attention \u2014 and increasing official scrutiny. \u2014 Christian Shepherd, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"To be successful, any federal office leading the program will need to be dedicated to scientific independence, transparency, and stakeholder participation . \u2014 Lindsay Morton, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"Kline Morgan said that highlights of the summer program include hiring summer social workers who are embedded at each camp location to help the Parks and Recreation staff work with kids to support their mental health and successful participation . \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"According to the 2021 Outdoor Industries of America participation trends report, the sport grew at a rate double that of any other wilderness sport. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"In a world where remote work is something that's much more mainstream and allows frankly, participation and a very different type of work and reality for work in the future which is really [inaudible]. \u2014 Fortune Editors, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"The second requires high schools to join colleges in reporting athletic participation numbers to the Department of Education and changes the way schools report those numbers. \u2014 Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022"
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"There is not a particle of truth in what he said.",
"The phrasal verb \u201clook up\u201d consists of the verb \u201clook\u201d and the adverbial particle \u201cup.\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Essentially, light has both a particle and a wave nature, and these two natures are inseparable. \u2014 Stav Dimitropoulos, Popular Mechanics , 29 June 2022",
"Another other notable anomaly is in the mass of the W-boson, a subatomic particle involved in the action of the weak nuclear force that governs some types of radioactivity. \u2014 Tom Metcalfe, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
"Harnessing a particle 's velocity for computing is not an entirely new idea. \u2014 Philip Ball, Scientific American , 29 Mar. 2022",
"And in this case, the process involved everything from out-of-date particle accelerators to one of the most exciting developments in general relativity, the detection of gravitational waves. Nature, 2022. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
"With no way of predicting its mass, and hence the amount of energy required to stir it into activity, the hope at the time lay in building ever larger particle accelerators. \u2014 Andrew Crumey, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
"Hai-Bo Yu, a theoretical particle physicist at the University of California, Riverside, fell into that camp. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The 23-meter-wide mural, inspired by the work of Duke University particle physicist Ayana Arce, who is Black, imagines women building bridges to each other, just as quarks that are unpaired after intense proton-proton collisions find other quarks. \u2014 Meredith Wadman, Science | AAAS , 24 June 2021",
"However, he was trained not as a cosmologist but as a particle physicist, as was Alan Guth. \u2014 Alan Lightman, The Atlantic , 8 Feb. 2021"
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"\u02c8p\u00e4rt-i-k\u0259l",
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"crumb",
"dab",
"dram",
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"glimmer",
"hint",
"lick",
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],
": affirming or denying a predicate to a part of the subject":[
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"\u2014 Ron Fimrite"
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],
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],
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": nice in taste : fastidious":[
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],
": of, relating to, or being a single person or thing":[
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": of, relating to, or concerned with details":[
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],
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},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The computer program will be of particular interest to teachers.",
"Pay particular attention to the poet's choice of words.",
"Our teacher is very particular when it comes to punctuation.",
"Noun",
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"requested a bill of particulars for the care he received in the hospital",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Higgs had spent two to three years really trying to understand a particular problem. \u2014 Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American , 24 June 2022",
"One nugget in the consumer sentiment report could carry particular weight for markets. \u2014 Alex Veiga, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"The disease doesn't only impact people who identify as LGBT or Q and the illness does not seem to be connected to one particular event. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"That particular non-playing staff employee had a major issue keeping her hands to herself. \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"The perennial variety 'Black & Blue' is a particular favorite of landscape designer Daniel McCurry of Father Nature Landscapes in Birmingham, Alabama. \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
"For the average shopper, this opacity can magnify the sense that a particular style has become inescapable overnight, largely unbidden. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
"In their decision, the justices struck down a New York law requiring people to demonstrate a particular need for carrying a gun in order to get a license to carry one in public. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"This particular matching-numbers example was delivered new to Caracas, Venezuela. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The observation has held up over the ages, and there\u2019s no better time to be wary of it than at this particular ... \u2014 Joanna Stern, WSJ , 25 June 2020",
"Milken\u2019s pardon in particular was backed by many longtime Trump allies. \u2014 Author: Ellen Milligan, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Feb. 2020",
"Trade in soybeans and pork in particular has been hit hard as tensions have escalated between the world's two largest economies. \u2014 Michelle Toh, CNN , 16 Jan. 2020",
"But many of the other particulars \u2013 whether to provide hand sanitizer, how to arrange the aisles, how to handle waiting in line -- falls to local businesses, to corporate executive, to individual shoppers across Alabama. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 30 Apr. 2020",
"In typical Putin style, the particulars were left vague, to be decided later. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 12 Mar. 2020",
"The particulars vary, but drivers often recount having received a ticket for an expired meter, despite paying for time with the Parkmobile app, which became a payment option for many of the city's parking meters in 2015. \u2014 Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press , 24 Oct. 2019",
"With so much unknown about the particulars and the practicality of a season, there is no blueprint to even start talks between the league and the players. \u2014 Tyler Kepner, New York Times , 18 Apr. 2020",
"Here\u2019s a look at the particulars for other cities: * Anniston had 30.62 inches of rain over the past three months, which is the wettest on record. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 1 Apr. 2020"
],
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},
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"-k(\u0259-)l\u0259r",
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for particular Adjective circumstantial , minute , particular , detailed mean dealing with a matter fully and usually point by point. circumstantial implies fullness of detail that fixes something described in time and space. a circumstantial account of our visit minute implies close and searching attention to the smallest details. a minute examination of a fossil particular implies a precise attention to every detail. a particular description of the scene of the crime detailed stresses abundance or completeness of detail. a detailed analysis of the event special , especial , specific , particular , individual mean of or relating to one thing or class. special stresses having a quality, character, identity, or use of its own. special ingredients especial may add implications of preeminence or preference. a matter of especial importance specific implies a quality or character distinguishing a kind or a species. children with specific nutritional needs particular stresses the distinctness of something as an individual. a ballet step of particular difficulty individual implies unequivocal reference to one of a class or group. valued each individual opinion Noun item , detail , particular mean one of the distinct parts of a whole. item applies to each thing specified separately in a list or in a group of things that might be listed or enumerated. every item on the list detail applies to one of the small component parts of a larger whole such as a task, building, painting, narration, or process. leave the details to others particular stresses the smallness, singleness, and especially the concreteness of a detail or item. a description that included few particulars",
"synonyms":[
"choosy",
"choosey",
"dainty",
"delicate",
"demanding",
"exacting",
"fastidious",
"finical",
"finicking",
"finicky",
"fussbudgety",
"fussy",
"nice",
"old-maidish",
"pernickety",
"persnickety",
"picky"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203838",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"particularity":{
"antonyms":[
"generality"
],
"definitions":{
": a minute detail : particular":[],
": attentiveness to detail : exactness":[],
": the quality or state of being fastidious in behavior or expression":[],
": the quality or state of being particular as distinguished from universal":[]
},
"examples":[
"The actors studied all of the particularities of the script.",
"the special particularities of the South",
"The particularities of the job take some time to get used to.",
"She described the scene with great particularity .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Roots of Imagination, open until July 15, is an ode to Togo\u2019s youth and selfhood that celebrates the power of collective imagination and the progress that comes with valuing the particularity of each individual. \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Though its tone and scope have changed over time, that genre consistently focuses on the particularity of the area: its cultural beauty, its idiosyncrasies, the poverty of many of its people, and the cruelty of its racial regime. \u2014 Imani Perry, The Atlantic , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Over time, however, the particularity of the dispute seems irrelevant. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Instead, a generation of Jews is confronting head-on the tension between Jewish universalist principles and the idea of Jewish particularity \u2014 that Jews possess special obligations toward one another. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
"The work required professionalism and stamina, the ability to hold a pose, to erase one\u2019s particularity , to suppress or exaggerate emotions, and to defend one\u2019s ego and body against male painters who would exploit both. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Still, what is on one level an encounter with the reality of the workshops of Litzmannstadt is on another level the erasure of its particularity through the return of the Moirai. \u2014 Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2021",
"And the particularity of the tone is psychoanalysis at its best\u2014nothing to say. \u2014 Jamieson Webster, The New York Review of Books , 1 Apr. 2020",
"This vote, supposedly an obligatory primary to force all political parties to partake and thus minimize the fragmentation of parties to serve individuals, has the particularity of actually having a very real impact on the election. \u2014 Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"also (\u02cc)p\u00e4r-",
"p\u0259-",
"-\u02c8la-r\u0259-",
"p\u0259r-\u02ccti-ky\u0259-\u02c8ler-\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"explicitness",
"specificity"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214559",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"particularized":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to go into details":[],
": to state in detail : specify":[]
},
"examples":[
"My lawyer advised me to particularize all my complaints against my landlord.",
"He said he had been treated rudely, then went on to particularize .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wagner works hard to particularize these women, but the play, which has over the years lost an intermission and been streamlined into one 95-minute act, has trouble getting started. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Within this prison, Ms. Nwandu has been careful to particularize and humanize her main characters so that the tragedy is not just theoretical or surreal. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 22 Aug. 2021",
"His Democratic opponent was quick to particularize the term for low-information voters: Barbour had lobbied not only for Big Oil, nuclear power plants, and some more-or-less savory foreign governments. \u2014 Neal B. Freeman, National Review , 19 Dec. 2019",
"The Justice Department, which intervened on Trump\u2019s behalf in New York, has taken a narrower approach, saying Vance must prove \u2018\u2018 particularized need\u2019\u2019 for the records before they are released to a grand jury. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Nov. 2019",
"That\u2019s a problem built into the bloated mash-up of genres: Comedy is based on particularizing human behavior, but allegory is based on generalizing it. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Oct. 2019",
"Photojournalists have deployed a familiar toolbox of artful devices to distill these panoramas of destruction down to human scale, particularize the war and speak to a wider public. \u2014 Michael Kimmelman, New York Times , 3 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1593, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-",
"p\u0259r-\u02c8ti-k(y\u0259-)l\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz",
"also p\u00e4r-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174041",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"particularly":{
"antonyms":[
"generally"
],
"definitions":{
": in a particular manner : in detail":[],
": in particular : specifically":[
"The tools were useful, particularly the knife."
],
": to an unusual degree":[
"a particularly dry summer",
"particularly stormy weather"
]
},
"examples":[
"Pay particularly close attention to the second paragraph.",
"all of you, but particularly anyone with a problem, should feel free to contact me at any time",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is particularly relevant for brands targeting a global audience. \u2014 Stefan Smulders, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"In 2013, Caltrans opened the Tom Lantos Tunnels, which bypassed a particularly treacherous stretch of the highway and promised to make the road safer. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
"Because bonds are particularly sensitive to economic conditions, reflecting shifts in inflation and interest rates more directly than stocks, this is perhaps an even more worrying sign about the state of the economy. \u2014 Isabella Simonetti, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
"Optimism is tempered by concerns about inflation, and particularly the cost of gas. \u2014 Anthony Salvanto, CBS News , 30 June 2022",
"Similar fears loomed large over the party\u2019s attempts to address drug costs last year, particularly their proposals to cap the price of insulin, the fate of which remains unclear as bipartisan talks remain under way. \u2014 Tony Romm, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
"There are many reasons lawmakers should prioritize child-care funding, particularly as congressional Democrats take a final stab at passing a portion of President Biden\u2019s legislative agenda before the midterm elections. \u2014 Elliot Haspel, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"Since mid-May, that count has been particularly close, per an NBC News analysis. \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 30 June 2022",
"This is particularly true of companies in countries such as Japan and Germany, which are already experiencing shrinking workforces as a result of aging populations. \u2014 Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic , 29 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8ti-ky\u0259-(l\u0259r-)l\u0113",
"-\u02c8ti-k(\u0259-)l\u0113",
"-\u02c8ti-ky\u0259-l\u0259-l\u0113",
"also p\u00e4r-",
"p\u0259-\u02c8ti-ky\u0259-(l\u0259r-)l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"especially",
"specifically"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195607",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"parting":{
"antonyms":[
"farewell",
"valedictory"
],
"definitions":{
": a place or point where a division or separation occurs":[],
": a place or time at which a choice must be made":[],
": a point of separation or divergence":[],
": given, taken, or done at parting":[
"a parting kiss"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"I feared the morning, for I knew that our parting would be difficult.",
"On parting , he took my hand and promised to return.",
"\u201cGood-night, good-night! Parting is such sweet sorrow\u2026\u201d",
"\u2014 Shakespeare , Romeo and Juliet",
"the parting of the Red Sea",
"Adjective",
"His parting words to me were \u201cBe patient.\u201d",
"As her parting shot , she said that the other candidate simply did not understand the needs of the city's citizens.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The procession formed a circle around a leader who would offer parting words. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 13 June 2022",
"In a recent conversation with THR, Smith also discusses the process of filming Ignacio\u2019s parting words, as well as the slippery slope that Kim and Jimmy are sliding down. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Start by dotting the color on in a line along your section parting and then pushing the dots into your roots first for maximum coverage, being careful not to accidentally rub the color off. \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 19 June 2022",
"But the heart behind the familiar rom-com choices \u2014 the parting of two flames, the last-second pursuit to save a relationship and the happy ending that follows \u2014 cannot be doubted. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"But the heart behind the familiar rom-com choices: the parting of two flames, the last-second pursuit to save a relationship and the happy ending that follows \u2014 cannot be doubted. \u2014 Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Showing off her penchant for a deep side parting , Fanning\u2019s barrettes even rivaled her Chopard diamonds. \u2014 Hannah Coates, Vogue , 20 May 2022",
"So, this album talks about that transitional period of a boy turning into an adult, and this boy is experiencing the emotions of going through a breakup or a parting . \u2014 Tanu I. Raj, Billboard , 19 May 2022",
"There also was a parting moment with Stevens, who then was Celtics coach and now oversees Boston\u2019s front office. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 19 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1562, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4r-ti\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"farewell",
"leave-taking",
"separation"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202938",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"partisan":{
"antonyms":[
"disinterested",
"equal",
"equitable",
"evenhanded",
"fair",
"impartial",
"neutral",
"nonpartisan",
"objective",
"unbiased",
"unprejudiced"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of a body of detached light troops making forays and harassing an enemy":[
"Peasant partisans assaulted the French army."
],
": a member of a guerrilla band operating within enemy lines":[
"Polish partisans had blown up two trains",
"\u2014 Springfield (Massachusetts) Union"
],
": a weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries with long shaft and broad blade":[],
": feeling, showing, or deriving from strong and sometimes blind adherence to a particular party, faction, cause, or person : exhibiting, characterized by, or resulting from partisanship":[
"partisan politics",
"partisan loyalty",
"Secularism is indeed correlated with greater tolerance of gay marriage and pot legalization. But it's also making America's partisan clashes more brutal.",
"\u2014 Peter Beinart",
"The editorial page of the newspaper captured the mood of an America frustrated by partisan division \u2026",
"\u2014 Joseph Cress",
"The modern Democratic party may honor the cerebral Jefferson as one of its founders, but the true paternity lies with the fiercely partisan Jackson. He made it a fighting electoral force.",
"\u2014 Bernard A. Weisberger"
],
": of, carried on by, or being military partisans":[
"partisan fighters",
"partisan warfare"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1542, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1708, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French partisan , from north Italian dialect parti\u017aan , from part part, party, from Latin part-, pars part":"Noun",
"Middle French partisane , from north Italian dialect parti\u017aana , feminine of parti\u017aan":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02cczan",
"\u02c8p\u00e4r-t\u0259-z\u0259n",
"-s\u0259n",
"chiefly British \u02ccp\u00e4r-t\u0259-\u02c8zan"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for partisan Noun (1) follower , adherent , disciple , partisan mean one who gives full loyalty and support to another. follower may apply to people who attach themselves either to the person or beliefs of another. an evangelist and his followers adherent suggests a close and persistent attachment. adherents to Marxism disciple implies a devoted allegiance to the teachings of one chosen as a master. disciples of Gandhi partisan suggests a zealous often prejudiced attachment. partisans of the President",
"synonyms":[
"biased",
"one-sided",
"parti pris",
"partial",
"prejudiced"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224918",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"partisanship":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being partisan : strong and sometimes blind adherence to a particular party, faction, cause, or person":[
"political partisanship",
"The Court is so riven by partisanship that justices even pick their law clerks in ways influenced by ideology \u2026",
"\u2014 Anthony Lewis",
"The succession of Civil War, Reconstruction and the Gilded Age was marked by bitter partisanship , endemic corruption, appalling violence and a general sense that democracy was failing.",
"\u2014 Jon Grinspan"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1798, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4r-t\u0259-z\u0259n-\u02ccship",
"-\u02cczan-",
"-s\u0259n-",
"chiefly British \u02ccp\u00e4r-t\u0259-\u02c8zan-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083624",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"partition":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one of the parts or sections of a whole":[
"The estate was divided into three partitions ."
],
": the action of parting : the state of being parted : division":[
"the partition of Korea into North and South Korea"
],
": to divide (a place, such as a country) into two or more territorial units having separate political status":[],
": to divide into parts or shares":[],
": to separate or divide by a partition (such as a wall)":[
"\u2014 often used with off"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"A thin partition separates the two rooms in the cabin.",
"Folding partitions separate the different banquet halls in the building.",
"The bank teller sat behind a glass partition .",
"the partition of former Yugoslavia",
"the partition of Korea into North and South Korea",
"Verb",
"It was necessary to partition the work to be done to make the job easier to accomplish.",
"The room is partitioned into four sections.",
"After the war, the country was partitioned .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Tomb of Sand narrates the story of an 80-year-old woman who, after losing her husband, decides to visit Pakistan to confront the unresolved trauma of the India-Pakistan partition . \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 27 May 2022",
"After more than one hundred years of partition , Gabriel Narutowicz, the first Polish President, was assassinated by a nationalist fanatic. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The Kremlin\u2019s Plan B, as suggested by its own generals, still appears to be some form of partition \u2014 or keeping parts of Ukraine, if not the entire nation, under long-term Russian control. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Out of that partition of the Indian subcontinent, Pakistan was born. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
"By 1947, the time of U.N. partition , the Zionist community in Palestine already had a de facto government ready to serve the people of their reborn land. \u2014 WSJ , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Behind a glass partition , flames surge from the grill as chef Yoshiya Tomori lines its grate with skewered chicken thighs, gizzards and hearts. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Seated behind a clear plastic partition , the two older women share confidences that expose some hard knocks of experience. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 2 June 2022",
"Employees stand behind a glass partition where dozens of noodle baskets hang from a large vat of boiling water. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In November 1947, the United Nations approved a plan to partition Palestine. \u2014 James R. Hagerty And Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
"The Palestinians fear Israel plans to take over the site or partition it. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, ajc , 30 May 2022",
"The Palestinians have long feared that Israel plans to eventually take over the site or partition it. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2022",
"The Palestinians have long feared that Israel plans to eventually take over the site or partition it. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, ajc , 6 May 2022",
"Such practices have fueled concerns among Palestinians that Israel is plotting to take over the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound or partition it. \u2014 Time , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Such practices have fueled concerns among Palestinians that Israel is plotting to take over the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound or partition it. \u2014 Josef Federman, ajc , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Such practices have fueled concerns among Palestinians that Israel is plotting to take over the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound or partition it. \u2014 Josef Federman, chicagotribune.com , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Palestinians have long feared that Israel plans to take over the site or partition it. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259r-\u02c8ti-sh\u0259n",
"p\u00e4r-\u02c8tish-\u0259n",
"p\u00e4r-",
"p\u0259r-",
"p\u00e4r-\u02c8ti-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"member",
"part",
"portion",
"section",
"segment"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201050",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"partizan":{
"antonyms":[
"disinterested",
"equal",
"equitable",
"evenhanded",
"fair",
"impartial",
"neutral",
"nonpartisan",
"objective",
"unbiased",
"unprejudiced"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of a body of detached light troops making forays and harassing an enemy":[
"Peasant partisans assaulted the French army."
],
": a member of a guerrilla band operating within enemy lines":[
"Polish partisans had blown up two trains",
"\u2014 Springfield (Massachusetts) Union"
],
": a weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries with long shaft and broad blade":[],
": feeling, showing, or deriving from strong and sometimes blind adherence to a particular party, faction, cause, or person : exhibiting, characterized by, or resulting from partisanship":[
"partisan politics",
"partisan loyalty",
"Secularism is indeed correlated with greater tolerance of gay marriage and pot legalization. But it's also making America's partisan clashes more brutal.",
"\u2014 Peter Beinart",
"The editorial page of the newspaper captured the mood of an America frustrated by partisan division \u2026",
"\u2014 Joseph Cress",
"The modern Democratic party may honor the cerebral Jefferson as one of its founders, but the true paternity lies with the fiercely partisan Jackson. He made it a fighting electoral force.",
"\u2014 Bernard A. Weisberger"
],
": of, carried on by, or being military partisans":[
"partisan fighters",
"partisan warfare"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1542, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1708, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French partisan , from north Italian dialect parti\u017aan , from part part, party, from Latin part-, pars part":"Noun",
"Middle French partisane , from north Italian dialect parti\u017aana , feminine of parti\u017aan":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02cczan",
"\u02c8p\u00e4r-t\u0259-z\u0259n",
"-s\u0259n",
"chiefly British \u02ccp\u00e4r-t\u0259-\u02c8zan"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for partisan Noun (1) follower , adherent , disciple , partisan mean one who gives full loyalty and support to another. follower may apply to people who attach themselves either to the person or beliefs of another. an evangelist and his followers adherent suggests a close and persistent attachment. adherents to Marxism disciple implies a devoted allegiance to the teachings of one chosen as a master. disciples of Gandhi partisan suggests a zealous often prejudiced attachment. partisans of the President",
"synonyms":[
"biased",
"one-sided",
"parti pris",
"partial",
"prejudiced"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220314",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"partly":{
"antonyms":[
"all",
"altogether",
"completely",
"entirely",
"fully",
"perfectly",
"quite",
"totally",
"utterly",
"wholly"
],
"definitions":{
": in some measure or degree : partially":[]
},
"examples":[
"The project failed partly because of a lack of funds.",
"What you say is only partly true.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And that\u2019s partly because DeVoto himself was so very good at re-creating the lives and thoughts of others. \u2014 Christoph Irmscher, WSJ , 1 July 2022",
"This provision is partly a reaction to a Texas law that creates a private right of action for anyone to sue patients or providers involved in abortions performed after a fetal heartbeat is detected, generally about six weeks. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 28 June 2022",
"Sunday should be partly to mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with highs in the mid-80s to near 90. \u2014 Matt Rogers, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"That's partly because judicial confirmations became more contentious, and more partisan, over the past couple decades, Marcosson said. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal , 24 June 2022",
"That could partly be because some risk-averse corporate buyers want to stick with a familiar design to avoid rocking the boat. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
"The loss of two days was partly to blame for last year's attendance woes, some theorized. \u2014 Isaac Yu, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"The story loses some traction and starts drifting once friction intrudes on Casey and Tib\u2019s nascent relationship, partly because the cowboy is unable to show support when Tib needs it. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
"This is partly a matter of the Mount Whitney area being within driving distance from Hollywood, so that even in the days before flying, film crews could easily get there. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 20 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1523, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4rt-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"half",
"halfway",
"incompletely",
"part",
"partially",
"partway"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211643",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"partner":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person with whom one shares an intimate relationship : one member of a couple":[
"Evan and his partner are going on a Caribbean cruise."
],
": either of two persons who dance together":[],
": one associated with another especially in an action : associate , colleague":[
"our military partners throughout the world"
],
": one of the heavy timbers that strengthen a ship's deck to support a mast":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
],
": one of two or more persons who play together in a game against an opposing side":[
"partners in card games"
],
": one that shares : partaker":[],
": to join as a partner":[],
": to join or associate with another as partner":[],
": to provide with a partner":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"His partner , his wife of 20 years, was shocked to hear about his accident.",
"They are partners in the real estate business.",
"Singapore's most important trading partner is Indonesia.",
"She was a senior partner at the Wall Street firm.",
"We were each assigned a partner for the project.",
"Verb",
"The sporting goods store partnered with the newspaper to sponsor the road race.",
"She partnered with her sister, and they opened a candy shop together.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Benefits Of The Venture Studio Model Instead of starting with an initial business idea, my partner and I built a digital agency. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Dear Amy: My partner and I are in the habit of watching TV together in the evenings. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
"Dear Amy: My partner and I are in the habit of watching TV together in the evenings. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
"Dear Amy: My partner and I are in the habit of watching TV together in the evenings. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"The Relais & Ch\u00e2teaux property's new wellness program is ready to take you and your partner on a journey together. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure , 19 June 2022",
"Joey McCutchen of Fort Smith had initially requested $13,912.50 in attorneys' fees for himself and his law partner , Stephen Napurano. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
"The church put him and his partner up in a spare room, providing food and shelter in exchange for volunteer work. \u2014 Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"After coming to terms with this, my partner and I decided to move to Mexico. \u2014 Nydia Simone, refinery29.com , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"New opportunities to partner (romantically and in business) will be presenting themselves to you. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 July 2022",
"Dolphin males will partner for life, and the pair will occasionally bring in a female to mate before going their own ways. \u2014 Eliot Schrefer, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"Several companies partner with HomeAid San Diego to offer interview opportunities to the graduates, though hiring for these positions is not necessarily guaranteed. \u2014 Angelina Hicks, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"Throughout the series, contestants will partner with Fallon and other celebrities to face off in a game of words. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 30 June 2022",
"Alcohol delivery services typically partner with producers or retail stores to access bottles. \u2014 Rich Manning, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
"By opening their application programming interfaces (APIs), banks can partner with other financial institutions and emerging fintech companies to offer compelling new services and applications and drive new revenue streams. \u2014 Roey Eliyahu, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Dennett will partner with Hogan on growth in all international markets. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 29 June 2022",
"The district will partner with parents to ensure students are taught America is founded on the premise of equality. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 22 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun",
"circa 1616, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English partener , alteration of parcener , from Anglo-French, coparcener \u2014 more at parcener":"Noun and Verb"
},
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"\u02c8p\u00e4rt-n\u0259r",
"also \u02c8p\u00e4rd-"
],
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"better half",
"consort",
"mate",
"significant other",
"spouse"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"partnership":{
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"disaffiliation",
"dissociation"
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": a legal relation existing between two or more persons contractually associated as joint principals in a business":[
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": a relationship resembling a legal partnership and usually involving close cooperation between parties having specified and joint rights and responsibilities":[
"The band has maintained a successful partnership for 10 years."
],
": the persons joined together in a partnership":[
"the partnership computes its net income \u2026 in a manner similar to that of an individual",
"\u2014 J. K. Lasser"
],
": the state of being a partner : participation":[
"scientists working in partnership with each other"
]
},
"examples":[
"two people joined in partnership",
"scientists working in partnership with each other",
"The company is developing a new car in partnership with leading auto manufacturers in Japan.",
"Their marriage is a partnership that has remained strong despite family illness.",
"The singing duo has maintained a successful partnership for 20 years.",
"a notable partnership between two experienced scientists in the field",
"He joined the partnership last year.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Coqbull in Spitalfields Market is offering a very fun and floral Summer Sessions terrace in partnership with Tanqueray Flor de Sevilla Distilled Gin, a bright and bittersweet infusion perfect for G&Ts with a Mediterranean flair. \u2014 Nicole Trilivas, Forbes , 4 July 2022",
"Launched in 2009, the Cannes Festival/Film Market initiative, organized in partnership with Argentina\u2019s INCAA agency, looks vital to regional rebuild in Latin America. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 4 July 2022",
"The program is presented in partnership with the Rocky River Historical Society. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 4 July 2022",
"One of Africa\u2019s largest telcos, Safaricom, launched a virtual card in partnership with Visa in June. \u2014 Tawanda Karombo, Quartz , 4 July 2022",
"The Oxon Hill rally, organized in partnership with D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. \u2014 Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post , 3 July 2022",
"Last November, Jason Smolarek expanded his Florida rental management business to southeastern Wisconsin, in partnership with his mother, a longtime area resident. \u2014 Joanne Cleaver, Chicago Tribune , 3 July 2022",
"In addition to employing 50 people from the area at their 2019 festival, the organizers entrusted young residents in Cherry Hill with designing the fireworks show in partnership with Image Engineering, an event production company in Curtis Bay. \u2014 Sanya Kamidi, Baltimore Sun , 3 July 2022",
"Gogh Code, in partnership with the Dragon Kim Foundation and Code With Her. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 July 2022"
],
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"1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"also \u02c8p\u00e4rd-",
"\u02c8p\u00e4rt-n\u0259r-\u02ccship"
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"affiliation",
"alliance",
"association",
"collaboration",
"confederation",
"connection",
"cooperation",
"hookup",
"liaison",
"linkup",
"relation",
"relationship",
"tie-up",
"union"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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": the quality or state of being parturient":[
"parturiency with respect to politics and public counsels",
"\u2014 George Berkeley"
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},
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"parturient + -cy":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135835",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": a parturient individual":[],
": bringing forth or about to bring forth young":[],
": of or relating to parturition":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There\u2019s something though, in this ceremony, that usually stays buried: the struggle of the parturient that accompanies the tremble of creation; the mother\u2019s womb where poetry blooms, from shape to shape. \u2014 Eliza Huber, refinery29.com , 19 May 2020"
],
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"1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1947, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"borrowed from Latin parturient-, parturiens, present participle of partur\u012bre \"to be in labor, be ready to give birth,\" from partus (past participle of parere \"to give birth to, bring into being, produce\") + -ur\u012bre, desiderative suffix; parere, going back to Indo-European *perh 3 -/*pr\u0325h 3 - \"bring forth, give rise to, produce,\" whence also Old Irish ernaid \"(s/he) bestows, grants,\" Greek \u00e9poron \"(s/he) provided, gave, granted,\" Sanskrit p\u1e5b\u1e47\u0101\u0301ti \"(s/he) gives, bestows\"":"Adjective",
"derivative of parturient entry 1":"Noun"
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"-\u02c8tyu\u0307r-",
"p\u00e4r-\u02c8tu\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259nt",
"p\u00e4r-\u02c8t(y)u\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259nt"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200623",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
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": inducing parturition":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin parturi re to be in labor + English -facient":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001500",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the action or process of giving birth to offspring : childbirth":[]
},
"examples":[
"parturition can sometimes proceed more quickly than anticipated",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Few women can relate to platformed parturition , but most understand Ms. Haart\u2019s quest for comfort. \u2014 Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ , 27 Oct. 2021",
"His mother paced the spacious birthing stall, working off the pains of parturition , with half the placenta, neatly tied up by an attending stable hand, still hanging out of her. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 15 May 2021",
"The main event\u2014 parturition \u2014has yet to happen, but we are alerted to the Virgin\u2019s readiness for it. \u2014 Willard Spiegelman, WSJ , 12 Oct. 2018",
"Their physical needs were considered to be concerned only with conception and parturition . \u2014 Longreads , 8 May 2018",
"The modesty costumes worn by the women of Gilead are derived from Western religious iconography \u2014 the Wives wear the blue of purity, from the Virgin Mary; the Handmaids wear red, from the blood of parturition , but also from Mary Magdalene. \u2014 Margaret Atwood, New York Times , 10 Mar. 2017"
],
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"1646, in the meaning defined above":""
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"borrowed from Medieval Latin partur\u012bti\u014dn-, partur\u012bti\u014d \"act of giving birth\" (Late Latin, \"bringing forth, travail\"), from Latin partur\u012bre \"to be in labor, be ready to give birth\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at parturient":""
},
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"\u02ccp\u00e4r-tyu\u0307-",
"\u02ccp\u00e4r-ch\u0259-\u02c8ri-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccp\u00e4rt-\u0259-\u02c8rish-\u0259n",
"\u02ccp\u00e4r-t\u0259-",
"\u02ccp\u00e4r-ch\u0259-"
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"accouchement",
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"childbirth",
"delivery",
"labor",
"travail"
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"adjective",
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": the mountains are in labor, (and) an absurd mouse will be born":[]
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"p\u00e4r-\u02c8tu\u0307r-\u0113-\u02ccu\u0307nt-\u02c8m\u022fn-\u02cct\u0101s n\u00e4s-\u02c8k\u0101-\u02cctu\u0307r-ri-\u02ccdi-ku\u0307-lu\u0307s-\u02c8m\u00fcs"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014723",
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"Latin quotation from Horace"
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"all",
"altogether",
"completely",
"entirely",
"fully",
"perfectly",
"quite",
"totally",
"utterly",
"wholly"
],
"definitions":{
": at a point in the way or distance":[
"partway through the trip they met some friends"
],
": to some extent : partially , partly":[]
},
"examples":[
"I was partway to school when I realized I had forgotten my book.",
"Partway down the mountain, he sprained his ankle.",
"The team got a new coach partway through the season.",
"They met up with some friends partway through the trip.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Palin resigned as governor in 2009, partway through her term. \u2014 Becky Bohrer, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"Bauer\u2019s suspension, if upheld in arbitration, ends partway through the 2024 campaign. \u2014 Louise Radnofsky, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
"Dolly Parton, despite asking partway through voting to be taken off the ballot, still made the 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 4 May 2022",
"Hilary walked me partway down the road to the next section of trail, another 3,000-foot climb up the Buncombe Horse Trail. \u2014 Brendan Leonard, Outside Online , 8 May 2020",
"Often the best campsites will be partway up a slope rather than at its bottom. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 22 July 2019",
"His dismissal came partway through production, and Greenwood will now reshoot scenes involving Roderick Usher. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Heading back means using sharp hand pruners to cut branches partway back, not down to the ground. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Maxwell was walked partway into the courtroom around 9:25 a.m., wearing a burgundy turtleneck and clutching a green folio. \u2014 James Hill, ABC News , 29 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8p\u00e4rt-\u02c8w\u0101"
],
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"half",
"halfway",
"incompletely",
"part",
"partially",
"partly"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185326",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"party":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a detail of soldiers":[
"The infantry repulsed a landing party from the ship."
],
": a group of persons organized for the purpose of directing the policies of a government":[
"political parties with opposing agendas"
],
": a particular individual : person":[
"an old party approaching 80"
],
": a person or group participating in an action or affair":[
"a mountain-climbing party",
"a party to the transaction"
],
": a person or group taking one side of a question, dispute, or contest":[
"The parties in the lawsuit reached an agreement."
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"We are having a party .",
"a high school dance party",
"Were you invited to her party ?",
"Our New Year's Eve party was a huge success.",
"political parties with opposing agendas",
"The senator is loyal to his party .",
"the two parties in the marriage contract",
"The parties in the lawsuit reached a settlement.",
"Verb",
"He spent the weekend partying with his friends.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Fifteen Republicans \u2014 a remarkably high number for a party that has derailed gun curbs for years \u2014 joined all 50 Democrats, including their two independent allies, in approving the bill. \u2014 Alan Fram, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
"Fifteen Republicans \u2014 a remarkably high number for a party that has derailed gun curbs for years \u2014 joined all 50 Democrats, including their two independent allies, in approving the bill. \u2014 Alan Fram, Chron , 24 June 2022",
"But the losses will be worrisome for the party , with signs of anti-Tory tactical voting and defeats in constituencies with symbolic importance. \u2014 Karla Adam, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Guests also get free cookies and hot cocoa across the park, as well as shorter lines for attractions like Space Mountain, which is getting a special holiday twist just for the party . \u2014 Eve Chen, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"County Sheriff Ed Gonzelz told ABC13 KTRK that prior to his death, the 5-year-old went to the store with his mother to prepare for his 8-year-old sister's birthday party . \u2014 Tommy Mcardle, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
"The 2022 midterms will almost certainly be very bad for the party and will likely be a bloodbath. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 21 June 2022",
"Georgia, which President Biden won by less than half a percentage point, still leans Republican and could be an easy pickup for the party in a difficult year for Democrats. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"At other times, the report says, men were forced to make decorations for a graduation party for Hermeyer\u2019s and Melvin\u2019s kids and to make eyeglasses for Melvin\u2019s relatives. \u2014 Shannon Heffernan, ProPublica , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And since the pandemic, the desire to party hard again has notched the tempo way faster. \u2014 Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
"Hope Sharon Kennedy, who\u2019s a complete shill for the probable can party . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"Gomez, playing a teenager trying to party with her friends \u2014 while babysitting her sleeping baby siblings \u2014 finds out what happens when self soothing completely fails. \u2014 Ashley Iasimone, Billboard , 15 May 2022",
"Tolmachov had a plan though -- his staff agreed to stay through the night so patrons could party until the small hours. \u2014 Ivana Kottasov\u00e1 And Rob Picheta, CNN , 14 May 2022",
"Did British military officials really party as elegantly as depicted in the film? \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
"Fortunately, Casa Loto is more than ready to meet the pent-up need to party for a cause. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Rocco\u2019s Tacos invites revelers to party with the restaurant\u2019s owner, Rocco Mangel, at the Orlando location. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 4 May 2022",
"In just two years, Elsa Majimbo has gained 2.5 million Instagram followers by eating potato chips in bed, encouraging her followers to party to the point of reporting fraudulent activity to their banks and laughing maniacally. \u2014 Alexandra Sternlicht, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1919, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English partie part, party, from Anglo-French, from partir to divide \u2014 more at part":"Noun and Verb"
},
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"\u02c8p\u00e4r-t\u0113"
],
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"affair",
"bash",
"binge",
"blast",
"blowout",
"do",
"event",
"fete",
"f\u00eate",
"function",
"get-together",
"reception",
"shindig"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-121020",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"party politics":{
"antonyms":[],
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": political activities, decisions, etc., that relate to or support a particular political party":[
"Party politics played a large role in determining who would be chosen for the position."
]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125703",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"party pooper":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Don't be such a party pooper !",
"a party pooper who insisted they turn the music down",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So costume parties aren't really your thing, go as a party pooper ! \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"Jennifer Connelly's Melanie Cavill returned, virtually from the dead, on Monday night's episode of TNT's science fiction show Snowpiercer, but swiftly proved a literal party pooper . \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Extensive nutritional information is included in the recipes, which have cute names like talkin\u2019 turkey wraps, one minute man enchiladas and party pooper prawns. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Then, professional party pooper Lana appears to block all the fun. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 28 June 2021",
"Some party pooper analysts, like David Trainer, CEO of investment research firm NewConstructs, say the business is worthless. \u2014 Robert Hackett, Fortune , 3 June 2021",
"To be conservative often consists in being a party pooper . \u2014 Itxu D\u00edaz, National Review , 19 Sep. 2020",
"Your new best friend is complicated, and often accused of being a party pooper . \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 3 Apr. 2020",
"Or \u2014 party pooper alert \u2014 should common sense win out with a flyer hung at the entrance, an eviction notice that one of 2018\u2019s hottest joints has closed its doors? \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 8 Nov. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1947, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"poop entry 1 + -er":""
},
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"-\u02c8p\u00fc-p\u0259r"
],
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"synonyms":[
"drag",
"grinch",
"killjoy",
"spoilsport",
"wet blanket"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015509",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"party question":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a subject characterized by differences of opinion resulting from party allegiances rather than other factors":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182534",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"party vote":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a vote (as in a legislature) cast along party lines":[
"strict party votes occur \u2026 on the organization of the House and Senate",
"\u2014 Dean Acheson"
]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012654",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"party wall":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a wall which divides two adjoining properties and in which each of the owners shares the rights":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1674, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084014",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"paspy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of paspy variant of passepied"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-174030",
"type":[]
},
"pasqueflower":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of several anemones with palmately compound leaves and large usually white or purple early spring flowers":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for alpine flowers like Davidson's Penstemon, western pasqueflower , sticky cinquefoil, Newberry's fleece flower, and others. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure , 12 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1597, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"modification of Middle French passefleur , from passer to pass + fleur flower":""
},
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"\u02c8pask-\u02ccflau\u0307(-\u0259)r"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082639",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pasquil":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": pasquinade":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin pasquillus , from Italian pasquillo , from Pasquino":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8paskw\u0259\u0307l"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093510",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"\u2014 M. A. S. Hume"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French, from Italian Pasquino , name given to a statue in Rome on which anonymous lampoons were posted":""
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"\u02c8paskw\u0259\u0307n"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054102",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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},
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"a pasquinade of Washington society that features thinly disguised portraits of several political power brokers"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1658, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle French, from Italian pasquinata , from Pasquino , name given to a statue in Rome on which lampoons were posted":""
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"\u02ccpa-skw\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101d"
],
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"type":[
"noun",
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]
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": a transference of objects by sleight of hand or other deceptive means":[],
": a usually distressing or bad state of affairs":[
"what has brought you to such a pass ?"
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"A flock of geese were passing overhead.",
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"The ships passed each other in the night.",
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"She passed two other runners just before the finish line.",
"He passed the slower cars on the highway.",
"The drug passes quickly into the bloodstream.",
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"The airplane passed out of sight."
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"The main road is passable but most others are still covered with snow.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Accessing the falls requires a moderate-to-difficult 6.7-mile hike (roundtrip), but the trail is open year-round and easily passable as early as March. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The initiative was also meant to make sidewalks cleaner and more passable , as well as increase access to behavioral health services. \u2014 Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Salt spreaders have been working since Friday evening to ensure that main roads are safe and passable for motorists and buses, according to a release. \u2014 Deanese Williams-harris, chicagotribune.com , 15 Jan. 2022",
"This is, at best, an incomplete definition\u2014hardly even a passable use of TED\u2019s thought-leader airtime, much less a cogent rationale for a takeover bid equivalent to the G.D.P. of Turkmenistan. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Faced with starvation, my father now makes coffee, eggs, toast, and passable suppers of fried meat with corn-on-the-cob. \u2014 Longreads , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Patrick also posted a photo of the end result, which was surprisingly passable , no matter how unconventional the barber's tactics were. \u2014 Katie Dupere, Men's Health , 19 Feb. 2022",
"The road\u2019s supporters seethed: If the highway had been passable , oxygen would have arrived in time. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Dennis Birge, Bentonville transportation director, said main city streets were passable , but had a thin coating of sleet on them as of about 3 p.m. Wednesday. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 24 Feb. 2022"
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"The main road is passable but most others are still covered with snow.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Accessing the falls requires a moderate-to-difficult 6.7-mile hike (roundtrip), but the trail is open year-round and easily passable as early as March. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The initiative was also meant to make sidewalks cleaner and more passable , as well as increase access to behavioral health services. \u2014 Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Salt spreaders have been working since Friday evening to ensure that main roads are safe and passable for motorists and buses, according to a release. \u2014 Deanese Williams-harris, chicagotribune.com , 15 Jan. 2022",
"This is, at best, an incomplete definition\u2014hardly even a passable use of TED\u2019s thought-leader airtime, much less a cogent rationale for a takeover bid equivalent to the G.D.P. of Turkmenistan. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Faced with starvation, my father now makes coffee, eggs, toast, and passable suppers of fried meat with corn-on-the-cob. \u2014 Longreads , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Patrick also posted a photo of the end result, which was surprisingly passable , no matter how unconventional the barber's tactics were. \u2014 Katie Dupere, Men's Health , 19 Feb. 2022",
"The road\u2019s supporters seethed: If the highway had been passable , oxygen would have arrived in time. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Dennis Birge, Bentonville transportation director, said main city streets were passable , but had a thin coating of sleet on them as of about 3 p.m. Wednesday. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 24 Feb. 2022"
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"\u2014 Clive Bell"
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"\u2014 C. A. Willoughby"
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"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
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"Noun",
"We squeezed through a narrow passage between the rocks.",
"Special ships clear passages through the ice.",
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"the passage of food through the digestive system",
"the passage of air into and out of the lungs",
"the passage from life to death",
"the passage of the seasons",
"He left after the passage of a few hours.",
"With the passage of time , the number of children suffering with the disease has decreased dramatically.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Rzepka called for the passage of a federal law to give car owners easy access to their vehicles\u2019 telematic data. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"Cory and Shari Foltz continue to meet with legislators, pushing for the passage of an anti-hazing bill designed to prevent future deaths. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"The Congressional Black Caucus and Democrats on Capitol Hill have pushed for passage of H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act. \u2014 Donna M. Owens, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"In a consequential development, 20 senators, including 10 Republicans, released a statement calling for passage . \u2014 Alan Fram, ajc , 12 June 2022",
"Similar legislation has been introduced in the Senate, but the timeline for passage is uncertain. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"In a consequential development, 20 senators, including 10 Republicans, released a statement calling for passage . \u2014 Alan Fram, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"In a significant development, 20 senators, including 10 Republicans, released a statement calling for passage . \u2014 Alan Fram, Chron , 12 June 2022",
"Legislators are nearing an agreement on new data privacy laws that would further empower the FTC, but the prospects for passage are dwindling as midterms approach. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Attention remains squarely focused on Manchin and Sinema, two centrist Democrats who helped steer that bipartisan bill to passage , but have concerns that Biden's overall bill is too big. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Attention remains squarely focused on Manchin and Sinema, two centrist Democrats who helped steer that bipartisan bill to passage , but have concerns that Biden\u2019s overall bill is too big. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Attention remains squarely focused on Manchin and Sinema, two centrist Democrats who helped steer that bipartisan bill to passage , but have concerns that Biden's overall bill is too big. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, ajc , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, centrist Democrats who helped steer that bipartisan bill to passage , but are concerned about the overall size of Biden's plan. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, centrist Democrats who helped steer that bipartisan bill to passage , but a concern that the overall size of Biden\u2019s plan. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, chicagotribune.com , 30 Sep. 2021",
"The result: Testy divisions between the Democrats\u2019 two ideological factions, and knotty questions for party leaders about how to resolve them and push a pandemic package to passage . \u2014 Alan Fram, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022",
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"The Recovering America's Wildlife Act drew one step closer to passage last week when it was approved by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Apr. 2022"
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"Light tumbles in at every turn in this crisp passageway . \u2014 Nathalie Kirby, House Beautiful , 2 June 2022",
"Workers have been observed digging a new passageway at the Punggye-ri site where North Korea conducted all six of its previous nuclear tests, South Korean media including the DongA Ilbo newspaper reported. \u2014 Jeong-ho Lee, Bloomberg.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"For Mira, a passageway between her regular life and the land of make-believe is Irma Vep\u2019s catsuit, here rendered not in latex but in a silky fabric closer to the serial\u2019s version. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
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"The penthouse takes up the ninth and tenth floors of The SkyView tower and is said to feature a 39-foot rooftop infinity pool, a private car elevator and a passageway leading to a smaller condo with a flight simulator, office and gym. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 16 Mar. 2021",
"Bolstering this library\u2019s appeal is its connection to the family room through a passageway that includes a wet bar. \u2014 James Alexander, courant.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"The coruscating passagework made a nice complement to Ravel\u2019s piano writing. \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Oct. 2021",
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"Jackiw also dispatched acrobatic passagework with absolute control, clearly brought out each note in double and triple stops \u2014 even in rapid sections \u2014 and spun out the silkiest of legatos in the slow movement. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 9 Jan. 2021",
"Rainey and Hoops showcased their warm, mellifluous tones, expertly shaped songful melodies and nailed the rapid passagework . \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 11 Nov. 2020",
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"The coruscating passagework made a nice complement to Ravel\u2019s piano writing. \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Oct. 2021",
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"Jackiw also dispatched acrobatic passagework with absolute control, clearly brought out each note in double and triple stops \u2014 even in rapid sections \u2014 and spun out the silkiest of legatos in the slow movement. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 9 Jan. 2021",
"Rainey and Hoops showcased their warm, mellifluous tones, expertly shaped songful melodies and nailed the rapid passagework . \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 11 Nov. 2020",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The clip is part of a passel of special features on the new 4k Ultra HD release of The Godfather trilogy. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Imagine being the eldest of 15 children, the first girl followed by five brothers and then a passel of more children. \u2014 Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Mar. 2022",
"As Corleone family consigliere Tom Hagen, Duvall shared many scenes with Brando, an acting legend among a passel of young newcomers. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The Central Valley was plagued by a passel of train robberies in the last decade or so of the 19th century. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Casual means different things to different people, and for those who spend their days trafficking in important antiques and exquisite passementerie , the concept of informality rarely jibes with the barefoot fantasies of the hoi polloi. \u2014 Mayer Rus, ELLE Decor , 8 Apr. 2011"
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"The comedian was famously outspoken about his struggles with substance abuse before his passing in 2005 at the age of 65. \u2014 Topher Gauk-roger, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
"While not referencing Noriega's death explicitly in her post about Summerfest, an Instagram post two weeks ago illustrates how deeply his passing had affected her. \u2014 Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
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"Maybe this looks like partaking in your own at-home religious or cultural ceremony to signify their passing . \u2014 Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"The use and interpretation of Title IX have, in fact, been inconsistent since its passing , tossed like a political football under changing administrations. \u2014 Tara Adhikari, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 June 2022",
"Millions mourned his untimely passing on March 25, with passionate and sincere tributes coming from fans as well as musicians Taylor idolized. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"Milan flagship, the Modular Imagination installation was composed of two different sized building blocks imagined by the late Virgil Abloh (which were completed before his passing ). \u2014 David Graver, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
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"His passing -efficiency rating of 104.5 is the second-best in NFL history. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 8 Mar. 2022",
"In 2021, after Odell Beckham Jr. left the Browns, Peoples-Jones couldn\u2019t exactly fill the deep threat role the Browns needed -- but how much of that was due to his own limitations and how much of it was due to a passing game that was broken? \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 21 May 2022",
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"Strome gave the Blackhawks a two-goal lead at 4:07 of the third, converting Jones\u2019 cross-ice feed to complete a pretty passing sequence. \u2014 Matt Carlson, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Police said a gunman in a passing white car sprayed bullets at a group of men on Sept. 20, killing a 34-year-old man and injuring another man. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Feb. 2022",
"How, exactly, will a passing wave distort space-time? \u2014 Katie Mccormick, Quanta Magazine , 8 Dec. 2021",
"At the time his career ended held or shared the OSU records for most passing yards and touchdowns in a game, and season. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 9 Apr. 2022"
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"If anyone had asked me what my passions were, I would have said building fires, climbing cliffs, going on long hikes in the woods \u2026 \u2014 Paul Theroux , Newsweek , 6 Aug. 2001",
"The gods themselves had passions and frailties\u2014these are the stuff of the myths. \u2014 James Salter , New Yorker , 4 Aug. 1997",
"The skin is dry and as chaste and beautiful as old paper. But I remember the passion inspired by those fingers, their gifted, sly, infinitely provocative caresses and gestures. \u2014 Richard Selzer , Discover , February 1994",
"Polo was the Khan's passion . He cared for little else, and when his armies moved, he moved with them, because he couldn't stand to be without the game. \u2014 Hunter S. Thompson , Rolling Stone , 15 Dec. 1994",
"Everyone could see the passion in his approach to the work.",
"a controversy that has stirred passions in Congress",
"Her performance is full of passion and originality.",
"She spoke with passion about preserving the building.",
"The crime was committed in a fit of passion .",
"Music has always been his passion .",
"She developed a passion for opera.",
"a student with a passion for literature",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Visitors with a passion for the skies even can book a ride on a historic aircraft during the event. \u2014 Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
"Purpose without intention is a hard combination to use for driving results, but purpose coupled with passion is what changes the world. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"That's in line with his passion : Fish, reptiles, amphibians and other aquatic life. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
"The daily press, thriving on hourly sensations, inflames readers with a passion for putting down the wicked abroad. \u2014 Charles Austin Beard, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"In subsequent years, with artists like Celine Dion and Lady Gaga singing her tunes, Warren has always been a favorite contender, an artist who works every awards season with passion . \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 21 June 2022",
"The San Diego Master Chorale sang the Requiem with passion , but in the opening movements, they were often overpowered by the orchestra in what appeared to be sound mixing issues. \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"In January, Nguyen took their at-large seat with a passion to build community and cultivate a culture of advocacy and justice. \u2014 Jene\u00e9 Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"These adventure honeymoons are merging their celebration of love with their passion for culture and nature. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 19 June 2022"
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"emotionless",
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"burning",
"charged",
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"fervent",
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"flaming",
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"impassioned",
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"\u2014 H. E. Scudder"
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"\u2014 G. D. Brown"
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"He gave a passionate speech on tax reform.",
"She has a passionate interest in animal rights.",
"She is passionate about art.",
"We were moved by his passionate plea for forgiveness.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Successful call centers also have leaders who are truly passionate about their work\u2014people who don\u2019t want to coast but would rather dive in. \u2014 Robert W. Bache, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"McLarens have become far more passionate in behavior and appearance since the MP4-12C kicked off the company's contemporary incarnation in 2011. \u2014 Brett Berk, Car and Driver , 14 June 2022",
"P\u00e9rez-Moreno is most passionate about enterprise and narrative journalism. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"The initiative is an early intervention program led by Action for Children, one of the causes Kate is most passionate about, and aims to help young children build empathy. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 11 May 2022",
"According to information from the organization\u2019s website, Drew was deeply passionate about music and on several occasions, made anonymous donations to Music on a Mission, a non-profit in his hometown. \u2014 cleveland , 8 May 2022",
"Progressive are challenging incumbents everywhere but are particularly passionate about taking out Mr. Cuellar\u2014the sole remaining pro-life Democrat in the House and a vocal supporter of border control. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Though board President Sheri Jesiel had little to say after the vote and the closed session, union President Susan Kinsman was passionate in her remarks after the meeting and in the closed session. \u2014 Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"He was tasked with diversifying the roster and became passionate about seeing more women in the role. \u2014 Alexandra Irving, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"hot",
"hypersexual",
"itchy",
"lascivious",
"lecherous",
"lewd",
"libidinous",
"licentious",
"lubricious",
"lubricous",
"lustful",
"oversexed",
"randy",
"salacious",
"satyric",
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"\u2014 Jonathan Franzen",
"Clyburn has argued passionately for lowering the prices of prison phone calls and extending broadband access to the poor.",
"\u2014 Brian Fung",
"He is filled with the rhetoric of dissent. He is passionately against war and passionately for peace.",
"\u2014 Leon Wieseltier"
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"They fell passionately in love."
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"\u2014 H. E. Scudder"
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"\u2014 G. D. Brown"
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"He gave a passionate speech on tax reform.",
"She has a passionate interest in animal rights.",
"She is passionate about art.",
"We were moved by his passionate plea for forgiveness.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Successful call centers also have leaders who are truly passionate about their work\u2014people who don\u2019t want to coast but would rather dive in. \u2014 Robert W. Bache, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"McLarens have become far more passionate in behavior and appearance since the MP4-12C kicked off the company's contemporary incarnation in 2011. \u2014 Brett Berk, Car and Driver , 14 June 2022",
"P\u00e9rez-Moreno is most passionate about enterprise and narrative journalism. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"The initiative is an early intervention program led by Action for Children, one of the causes Kate is most passionate about, and aims to help young children build empathy. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 11 May 2022",
"According to information from the organization\u2019s website, Drew was deeply passionate about music and on several occasions, made anonymous donations to Music on a Mission, a non-profit in his hometown. \u2014 cleveland , 8 May 2022",
"Progressive are challenging incumbents everywhere but are particularly passionate about taking out Mr. Cuellar\u2014the sole remaining pro-life Democrat in the House and a vocal supporter of border control. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Though board President Sheri Jesiel had little to say after the vote and the closed session, union President Susan Kinsman was passionate in her remarks after the meeting and in the closed session. \u2014 Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"He was tasked with diversifying the roster and became passionate about seeing more women in the role. \u2014 Alexandra Irving, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Apr. 2022"
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},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The ingredients in these treats include chamomile, passionflower , and L-theanine. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 May 2022",
"The tincture is elegantly flavored with relaxing and lavender and passionflower , while the soft gels provide a consistent dose with every capsule. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Coral vine is several times more aggressive than the native passionflower . \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Sep. 2021",
"Each patch is infused with 15mg of industrial hemp extract along with other soothing botanicals such as passionflower and ashwagandha to provide stress relief for up to 12 hours. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 28 May 2021",
"Other ingredients include organic ginger root, organic passionflower , L-tryptophan (which our bodies change to serotonin), and valerian root. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Travel + Leisure , 17 Mar. 2021",
"The passionflower and lemon balm promote restful sleep and soothes mild anxiety, while also combatting inflammation. \u2014 Jasmin Perez, Sunset Magazine , 4 Apr. 2020",
"Purple passionflower and milkweed are among the plants incorporated specifically to attract butterflies and serve as a comfortable breeding ground. \u2014 Georgann Yara, azcentral , 23 Jan. 2020",
"The entrance to the house is defined by an arched tunnel supporting kiwi vines, cardinal flowers and a hardy passionflower . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Sep. 2019"
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"1633, in the meaning defined above":""
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"from the fancied resemblance of parts of the flower to the instruments of Christ's crucifixion":""
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"If anyone had asked me what my passions were, I would have said building fires, climbing cliffs, going on long hikes in the woods \u2026 \u2014 Paul Theroux , Newsweek , 6 Aug. 2001",
"The gods themselves had passions and frailties\u2014these are the stuff of the myths. \u2014 James Salter , New Yorker , 4 Aug. 1997",
"The skin is dry and as chaste and beautiful as old paper. But I remember the passion inspired by those fingers, their gifted, sly, infinitely provocative caresses and gestures. \u2014 Richard Selzer , Discover , February 1994",
"Polo was the Khan's passion . He cared for little else, and when his armies moved, he moved with them, because he couldn't stand to be without the game. \u2014 Hunter S. Thompson , Rolling Stone , 15 Dec. 1994",
"Everyone could see the passion in his approach to the work.",
"a controversy that has stirred passions in Congress",
"Her performance is full of passion and originality.",
"She spoke with passion about preserving the building.",
"The crime was committed in a fit of passion .",
"Music has always been his passion .",
"She developed a passion for opera.",
"a student with a passion for literature",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Visitors with a passion for the skies even can book a ride on a historic aircraft during the event. \u2014 Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
"Purpose without intention is a hard combination to use for driving results, but purpose coupled with passion is what changes the world. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"That's in line with his passion : Fish, reptiles, amphibians and other aquatic life. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
"The daily press, thriving on hourly sensations, inflames readers with a passion for putting down the wicked abroad. \u2014 Charles Austin Beard, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"In subsequent years, with artists like Celine Dion and Lady Gaga singing her tunes, Warren has always been a favorite contender, an artist who works every awards season with passion . \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 21 June 2022",
"The San Diego Master Chorale sang the Requiem with passion , but in the opening movements, they were often overpowered by the orchestra in what appeared to be sound mixing issues. \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"In January, Nguyen took their at-large seat with a passion to build community and cultivate a culture of advocacy and justice. \u2014 Jene\u00e9 Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"These adventure honeymoons are merging their celebration of love with their passion for culture and nature. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 19 June 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin passion-, passio suffering, being acted upon, from Latin pati to suffer \u2014 more at patient":""
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for passion passion , fervor , ardor , enthusiasm , zeal mean intense emotion compelling action. passion applies to an emotion that is deeply stirring or ungovernable. gave in to his passions fervor implies a warm and steady emotion. read the poem aloud with great fervor ardor suggests warm and excited feeling likely to be fitful or short-lived. the ardor of their honeymoon soon faded enthusiasm applies to lively or eager interest in or admiration for a proposal, cause, or activity. never showed much enthusiasm for sports zeal implies energetic and unflagging pursuit of an aim or devotion to a cause. preaches with fanatical zeal synonyms see in addition feeling",
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"If anyone had asked me what my passions were, I would have said building fires, climbing cliffs, going on long hikes in the woods \u2026 \u2014 Paul Theroux , Newsweek , 6 Aug. 2001",
"The gods themselves had passions and frailties\u2014these are the stuff of the myths. \u2014 James Salter , New Yorker , 4 Aug. 1997",
"The skin is dry and as chaste and beautiful as old paper. But I remember the passion inspired by those fingers, their gifted, sly, infinitely provocative caresses and gestures. \u2014 Richard Selzer , Discover , February 1994",
"Polo was the Khan's passion . He cared for little else, and when his armies moved, he moved with them, because he couldn't stand to be without the game. \u2014 Hunter S. Thompson , Rolling Stone , 15 Dec. 1994",
"Everyone could see the passion in his approach to the work.",
"a controversy that has stirred passions in Congress",
"Her performance is full of passion and originality.",
"She spoke with passion about preserving the building.",
"The crime was committed in a fit of passion .",
"Music has always been his passion .",
"She developed a passion for opera.",
"a student with a passion for literature",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Visitors with a passion for the skies even can book a ride on a historic aircraft during the event. \u2014 Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
"Purpose without intention is a hard combination to use for driving results, but purpose coupled with passion is what changes the world. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"That's in line with his passion : Fish, reptiles, amphibians and other aquatic life. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
"The daily press, thriving on hourly sensations, inflames readers with a passion for putting down the wicked abroad. \u2014 Charles Austin Beard, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"In subsequent years, with artists like Celine Dion and Lady Gaga singing her tunes, Warren has always been a favorite contender, an artist who works every awards season with passion . \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 21 June 2022",
"The San Diego Master Chorale sang the Requiem with passion , but in the opening movements, they were often overpowered by the orchestra in what appeared to be sound mixing issues. \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"In January, Nguyen took their at-large seat with a passion to build community and cultivate a culture of advocacy and justice. \u2014 Jene\u00e9 Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"These adventure honeymoons are merging their celebration of love with their passion for culture and nature. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 19 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin passion-, passio suffering, being acted upon, from Latin pati to suffer \u2014 more at patient":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pa-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for passion passion , fervor , ardor , enthusiasm , zeal mean intense emotion compelling action. passion applies to an emotion that is deeply stirring or ungovernable. gave in to his passions fervor implies a warm and steady emotion. read the poem aloud with great fervor ardor suggests warm and excited feeling likely to be fitful or short-lived. the ardor of their honeymoon soon faded enthusiasm applies to lively or eager interest in or admiration for a proposal, cause, or activity. never showed much enthusiasm for sports zeal implies energetic and unflagging pursuit of an aim or devotion to a cause. preaches with fanatical zeal synonyms see in addition feeling",
"synonyms":[
"affection",
"attachment",
"devotedness",
"devotion",
"fondness",
"love"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033258",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"passive":{
"antonyms":[
"protesting",
"resistant",
"resisting",
"unyielding"
],
"definitions":{
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": acted upon by an external agency":[],
": asserting that the grammatical subject of a verb is subjected to or affected by the action represented by that verb":[
"the passive voice"
],
": containing or yielding a passive verb form":[],
": exhibiting no gain or control":[],
": existing or occurring without being active, open, or direct":[
"passive support"
],
": induced by an outside agency":[
"passive exercise of a paralyzed leg"
],
": lacking in energy or will : lethargic":[],
": latent":[],
": not active or operating : inert":[],
": of, relating to, or being business activity in which the investor does not actively participate in the generation of income":[],
": of, relating to, or making direct use of the sun's heat usually without the intervention of mechanical devices":[
"a passive solar house"
],
": receiving or enduring without resistance : submissive":[],
": receptive to outside impressions or influences":[],
": relating to the detection of an object through its emission of energy or sound":[
"passive sonar"
],
": tending not to take an active or dominant part":[],
": the passive voice of a language":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The destructive myth/legend of Herbert Hoover strikes again. The nation's 31st President has chronically been portrayed as passive in the face of the Great Depression and his successor, Franklin Roosevelt, as the exact opposite\u2014an activist who, if he didn't actually cure the Depression, at least profoundly improved the nation's battered psychology. \u2014 Steve Forbes , Forbes , 30 June 2008",
"He believes that the time has come for Europeans to discard their passive role with respect to the United States and that Americans must be made to understand why. \u2014 Nicholas Fraser , Harper's , May 2006",
"Throughout the streets of Moscow last Wednesday, word of the ignominious flight of the Soviet Union's would-be junta brought a sense not of jubilation, but of quiet relief that a bloody civil war had been averted, and of satisfaction that the myth of the passive , obedient Russian people might be laid to rest. \u2014 Fred Hiatt , Washington Post , 26 Aug.-1 Sept. 1991",
"\u201cHits\u201d in \u201cShe hits the ball\u201d is active, while \u201chit\u201d in \u201cThe ball was hit\u201d is passive .",
"In \u201cHe was hit by the ball,\u201d \u201chit\u201d is a passive verb.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The woofer and passive radiator in the Passif 50 have cast aluminum baskets that resist flexing. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenkyy warned Minsk against entering the war and promised there would be repercussion for acting as even a passive participant. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 1 July 2022",
"Plants that are harvested frequently tend to do best in passive hydroponics systems. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 30 June 2022",
"Nationwide, there are 130,000 passive railroad crossings, Homendy said. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
"Missouri has 3,311 railway crossings, and about half are considered passive , or without lights, Horn said. \u2014 Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
"Westinghouse said the reactor would be safer because of passive systems that rely on gravity and other natural forces to cool the core in case of an accident. \u2014 Matthew Dalton, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
"Portman recruited actors like Eva Longoria and Jessica Chastain to attend, but that kind of passive visibility wasn\u2019t moving the needle nearly enough for her liking. \u2014 Adam B. Vary, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"The framework means that Congress is doing something, rather than just continuing to be the passive observer of a national shootout. \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 19 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Smart companies recognize that in recent years, their customers have shifted from a passive to an active role. \u2014 Ildeme Mahinay Koch, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"The redistricting conflict comes two months after Cortez abandoned his fellow Democrats during a quorum break in Washington, D.C., to block the passive of a restrictive GOP election bill. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Oct. 2021",
"Janet Randall, a psycholinguist at Northeastern University, has found that rendering these instructions in plain English, stripping out passives and legalese especially, makes them much easier to interpret. \u2014 The Economist , 14 Apr. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Adjective",
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin passivus , from passus , past participle of pati":"Adjective and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pa-siv",
"\u02c8pas-iv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for passive Adjective inactive , idle , inert , passive , supine mean not engaged in work or activity. inactive applies to anyone or anything not in action or in operation or at work. on inactive status as an astronaut inactive accounts idle applies to persons that are not busy or occupied or to their powers or their implements. workers were idle in the fields inert as applied to things implies powerlessness to move or to affect other things; as applied to persons it suggests an inherent or habitual indisposition to activity. inert ingredients in drugs an inert citizenry passive implies immobility or lack of normally expected response to an external force or influence and often suggests deliberate submissiveness or self-control. passive resistance supine applies only to persons and commonly implies abjectness or indolence. a supine willingness to play the fool",
"synonyms":[
"acquiescent",
"nonresistant",
"resigned",
"tolerant",
"tolerating",
"unresistant",
"yielding"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092925",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"passless":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": impassable":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"pass entry 1 + -less":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pasl\u0259\u0307s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115005",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"passman":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a student enrolled in a pass course at a British university":[
"they are not educated: they are only college passmen",
"\u2014 G. B. Shaw"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccmaa(\u0259)n",
"-m\u0259n",
"\u02c8pasman"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011942",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"passometer":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an instrument, shaped like a watch that is used to count the number of a person's steps \u2014 compare pedometer":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin passus step + English -o- + -meter":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pa\u02c8s\u00e4m\u0259t\u0259(r)"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193527",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"passport":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a document of identification required by law to be carried by persons residing or traveling within a country":[],
": a formal document issued by an authorized official of a country to one of its citizens that is usually necessary for exit from and reentry into the country, that allows the citizen to travel in a foreign country in accordance with visa requirements, and that requests protection for the citizen while abroad":[],
": a license issued by a country permitting a foreign citizen to pass or take goods through its territory : safe-conduct":[],
": a permission or authorization to go somewhere":[],
": something that secures admission, acceptance, or attainment":[
"education as a passport to success"
]
},
"examples":[
"meeting that movie director could be your passport to a big acting career",
"to its followers, the cult seemed like their passport to heaven",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"He was finally caught while using a fake passport in Greece in 2019 and extradited to Israel where he was charged with theft, fraud and forgery of documents stemming from a 2011 crime spree. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Diego Vanegas, who won the men\u2019s race, has used his passion for running as a travel passport . \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
"Also dismissed as part of the plea deal were two counts of making a false statement in application and use of a passport , as well as another count of making a false statement. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 17 June 2022",
"Some can be flagged with the terrorism designation for as little as paying their electricity bill to the Taliban, paying money to get through a Taliban checkpoint or obtaining a passport issued by the Taliban. \u2014 Hamed Aleazizstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Winnie is now involved in a counterfeit luxury handbag scheme, and needs the help of someone with a U.S. passport . \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
"Fewer than half of Americans carry a valid passport , according to the State Department. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
"The passport will give different passengers access to various spaces throughout the boat as the performance progresses. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 8 June 2022",
"But traveling as a woman with a Salvadoran passport has its challenges. \u2014 Jessica Diaz-hurtado, refinery29.com , 3 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English (Scots) pasport , from Middle French passeport , from passer to pass + port port, from Latin portus \u2014 more at ford":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pas-\u02ccp\u022frt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"gateway",
"key",
"open sesame",
"secret",
"ticket"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172114",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"password":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a sequence of characters required for access to a computer system":[],
": a spoken word or phrase required to pass by a guard":[],
": something that enables one to pass or gain admission: such as":[],
": watchword":[]
},
"examples":[
"You need to enter your password to check your e-mail.",
"the password for the all-night rave will be changed next week",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In response to a government subpoena, Theranos in 2018 turned over an encrypted hard drive with a password but there was a separate private key necessary to access the database itself, according to the court testimony. \u2014 Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"These things, which bots can\u2019t imitate very well, include unlocking your device with a password or Face ID or Touch ID and they\u2019re likely signed in with their Apple ID. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Access to a crypto wallet is governed by a private key, which is a long string of characters that effectively acts as a password . \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
"The image quickly drew the attention of researchers who marveled at the power of an exploit that allows the execution of root commands without a password . \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 9 May 2022",
"For seven years anyone with a Netflix password could spend hours watching two of Hollywood\u2019s most brilliant performers nail first-class comedic banter and soul-raking revelations. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"Speculation about a LastPass breach began Monday, with users reporting illegitimate login attempts from multiple locations with a correct master password . \u2014 Bonnie Kristian, The Week , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Hackers can use the Log4j hack to get into computer servers without a password . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 16 Dec. 2021",
"The company has pushed alternatives to passwords that use authenticators on your phone, biometric data, or even a PIN which\u2014if stored in a TPM\u2014can be more secure than a password and easier to use. \u2014 Eric Ravenscraft, Wired , 9 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pas-\u02ccw\u0259rd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"countersign",
"watchword",
"word"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110104",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pass\u00e9":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": behind the times":[],
": outmoded":[],
": past one's prime":[]
},
"examples":[
"That style of music is now considered pass\u00e9 .",
"that literary style is a bit pass\u00e9 nowadays",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The band paid their Hollywood dues for years, including a late \u201870s to early \u201880s period when hard-rock/metal was considered completely passe . \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 19 May 2022",
"Right now, the thought of a single-purpose device like the iPod can feel hopelessly passe . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"Sticking to remote work where one\u2019s spare bedroom becomes the backdrop to important business meetings is becoming quite passe . \u2014 Michael Alpiner, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
"La visibilit\u00e9 trans, et donc la lutte contre la transphobie, passe aussi par l'exercice de responsabilit\u00e9s politiques ou publiques. \u2014 NBC News , 24 May 2020",
"Stock exchange businesses reliant on volatile volumes are increasingly passe in a world of computerized trading. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Sep. 2019",
"Start-up incubators are a bit passe and involve actual work. \u2014 Naomi Datta, Quartz India , 15 Dec. 2019",
"Printed books aren\u2019t just passe , they have been unfairly associated with ideas about elitism and the life of mind, which terrify museum professionals on this side of the Atlantic. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 31 Oct. 2019",
"Post-independence, Indians adopted it as an alternative to the business suit, although it\u2019s now seen as passe . \u2014 Nancy Macdonell, WSJ , 23 Jan. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from past participle of passer":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pa-\u02c8s\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"antiquated",
"archaic",
"dated",
"d\u00e9mod\u00e9",
"demoded",
"fossilized",
"kaput",
"kaputt",
"medieval",
"mediaeval",
"moribund",
"mossy",
"moth-eaten",
"neolithic",
"Noachian",
"obsolete",
"out-of-date",
"outdated",
"outmoded",
"outworn",
"prehistoric",
"prehistorical",
"rusty",
"Stone Age",
"superannuated"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164805",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"past":{
"antonyms":[
"beyond",
"over"
],
"definitions":{
": a verb form in the past tense":[],
": after":[
"half past two"
],
": ago":[
"12 years past",
"started working on this project 10 years past"
],
": at the farther side of : beyond":[],
": beyond the age for or of":[
"past playing with dolls"
],
": beyond the capacity, range, or sphere of":[
"past belief"
],
": having existed or taken place in a period before the present : bygone":[
"In past winters, we have had much more snow."
],
": having served as a specified officer in an organization":[
"past president",
"past champions"
],
": in a course or direction going close to and then beyond":[
"drove past the house"
],
": just gone or elapsed":[
"for the past few months",
"I spoke with him this past weekend."
],
": more than":[],
": of, relating to, or constituting a verb tense that is expressive of elapsed time and that in English is usually formed by internal vowel change (as in sang ) or by the addition of a suffix (as in laughed )":[],
": so as to reach and go beyond a point near at hand":[
"drove past"
],
": something that happened or was done in the past":[
"regret the past"
],
": the past tense of a language":[],
": time gone by":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She was hired based on her past experience in sales.",
"a past editor of the newspaper",
"Preposition",
"The office is two blocks past the intersection.",
"Turn left just past the stairs.",
"We drove past the house.",
"I must have walked right past her.",
"He looked past me to the next customer.",
"Noun",
"Past , present, and future are all linked together.",
"The past of \u201cwalk\u201d is \u201cwalked.\u201d",
"Adverb",
"Several weeks went past before we heard from her.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Last week, Ramirez shared cellphone photos of past displays. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 4 July 2022",
"Coolers without wheels were allowed past security, backpacks were not. \u2014 Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com , 4 July 2022",
"The sheer variety and abundance of her ideas\u2014almost always underpinned by art past and present\u2014inspired successive generations of designers and couturiers whose tributes also feature throughout the show. \u2014 Amy Verner, Vogue , 4 July 2022",
"Flanked by a slew of past Wimbledon champions, Federer was on hand only briefly, but no player received a louder greeting. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 4 July 2022",
"Look back at past fireworks displays in Los Angeles. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 July 2022",
"After three years, Jason Gill was fired as USC's baseball coach at the end of this past season. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 3 July 2022",
"The Australian is undefeated in his past 22 bouts, including 12-0 in the UFC. \u2014 Danny Segura, USA TODAY , 3 July 2022",
"Armed with the genealogists\u2019 data, Boustan and Abramitzky have methodically dismantled the myths that have grown up around past generations and revealed some surprising truths. \u2014 Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"The woman was driving home from her job at a Lake Oswego assisted living facility about 11 p.m. Jan. 25 when Chance suddenly sped past her on Country Club Road, then reversed into her car, damaging the bumper, the affidavit said. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
"The value of all unsold real estate on Alabama\u2019s lakes shot past the $1 billion mark for the summer season, according to the latest report, rising in value by 25% in just the last three months. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
"Pump prices have been rising steadily for months, shooting past the $4 mark in early March. \u2014 David Koenig, ajc , 9 June 2022",
"Pump prices have been rising steadily for months, shooting past the $4 mark in early March. \u2014 David Koenig, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"Pump prices have been rising steadily for months, shooting past the $4 mark in early March. \u2014 David Koenig, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
"This partnership with the Clippers elevated Daktronics past the $800 million mark for orders in a single fiscal year \u2013 a first for the company that\u2019s been in the business dating back to 1968. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Elsewhere, Russian forces continued their push to take ground in eastern Ukraine, with missile and airstrikes carried out on cities and villages of the Luhansk region, with the war now past the 100-day mark. \u2014 CBS News , 5 June 2022",
"Russia continued its deadly assault in Ukraine's east Saturday as the war stretched past the 100-day mark and experts warned of a grinding conflict with no end in sight. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Gastrointestinal illness cases have been reported at the Grand Canyon in the past , but the reach of the recent numbers is alarming. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"The country has seen bids for phone numbers and car plates run into millions of dirhams in the past . \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"The Indigenous protesters of Ecuador have been credited in the past with bringing the country to its knees \u2014 and chasing three presidents from office. \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Hackers have targeted blockchain bridges in the past . \u2014 Omar Abdel-baqui, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"Perhaps the legacy of Black music in Cincinnati has been overlooked in the past , but Hamilton County Commission Vice President Alicia Reece seeks to change the narrative with the creation of the Cincinnati Black Music Walk of Fame. \u2014 Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
"But unlike in the past , the battlefield is no longer in the courts. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"In a statement to The Salt Lake Tribune, Alan Crooks, a general consultant for Reyes who has served as his campaign manager in the past , confirmed Reyes attended a party with Gobert over the weekend. \u2014 Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"After all, body donation has gone awry in the past . \u2014 Monique Brouillette, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"During the wait, a group of four-wheelers drove past . \u2014 Bob Robinson, Arkansas Online , 23 May 2022",
"At one point Tuesday, a Jackson Police Department patrol car drove slowly past , which a clinic escort said was a rare occurrence. \u2014 Jon Schuppe, NBC News , 4 May 2022",
"Brooks drove past , while Casey ran after the Escape and radioed other police officers as the SUV began hitting people. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Nov. 2021",
"What better way to start the process of moving past two blowout losses to Western Conference foes than to play a weak Eastern Conference team that will be without its best player. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Apr. 2021",
"Eligible property owners and residents could receive up to $3,000 to pay past -due or future housing obligations, the county said. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Nov. 2020",
"In years way past , this would be my call to write a nasty column about the need to eradicate the yellow plague. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
"Across New England, temperatures soared near and past 90 degrees. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
"Johnson was here last year with NBC, watching the cars whiz past . \u2014 Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star , 17 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Preposition",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1799, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from past participle of passen to pass":"Adjective, Preposition, Noun, and Adverb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8past"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"erstwhile",
"former",
"late",
"old",
"once",
"onetime",
"other",
"quondam",
"sometime",
"whilom"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002723",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"preposition"
]
},
"past master":{
"antonyms":[
"amateur",
"inexpert",
"nonexpert"
],
"definitions":{
": one who has held the office of worshipful master in a lodge of Freemasons or of master in a guild, club, or society":[],
": one who is expert : adept":[]
},
"examples":[
"He's a past master at finding ways to get out of trouble.",
"They are past masters of the art of propaganda.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Does this past master of starting crazes see the Reddit phenomenon as a long-overdue democratization of the stock market, or a frenzy detached from the fundamentals of investing? \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 22 Mar. 2021",
"The locked-room mystery\u2014not just a whodunnit but a how-done-it\u2014pays homage to past masters such as John Dickson Carr and Gaston Leroux. \u2014 The Economist , 18 Dec. 2019",
"When the ensemble made its first national tour, playing Orchestra Hall in September 1992, Marsalis and friends were trying to show that America needed a world-class jazz orchestra that could honor past masters while forging future ones. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 16 Nov. 2019",
"Like Carmela, museums are past masters at putting a respectable face on barbarism. \u2014 Rhonda Lieberman, The New Republic , 23 Sep. 2019",
"After all, the big fees that credit card companies and banks extract from merchants are ripe for disruption\u2013\u2013and Sprecher's a past master at making an array of transactions faster and cheaper. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 20 Sep. 2019",
"The projects that make up the bond propositions have been identified by residents through the citizen satisfaction survey, past master plans and citizen boards. \u2014 Roy Kent, Houston Chronicle , 29 Aug. 2019",
"Mr Haradinaj is a past master at snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. \u2014 The Economist , 25 July 2019",
"Then there\u2019s Chicago trumpeter Orbert Davis\u2019 homage to one of the South Side\u2019s most revered past masters , pianist Willie Pickens. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 7 June 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"ace",
"adept",
"artist",
"authority",
"cognoscente",
"connoisseur",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"dab",
"dab hand",
"expert",
"fiend",
"geek",
"guru",
"hand",
"hotshot",
"maestro",
"master",
"maven",
"mavin",
"meister",
"proficient",
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"Noun",
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"In all, the Oroville Lake Marinas company removed 130 houseboats; floating recreation palaces such as the Monte-Carol and La Bella Vita now sit in a parking lot on stacks of pasteboard props. \u2014 Scott Wilson, Washington Post , 19 June 2021",
"Tickets are all mobile \u2014 no pasteboard stubs to keep for the scrapbook anymore. \u2014 Madalyn Mendoza, San Antonio Express-News , 13 Mar. 2021",
"If theme parks, with their pasteboard main streets, reek of a bland, safe, homogenized, white bread America, the Renaissance Faire is at the other end of the social spectrum, a whiff of the occult, a flash of danger and a hint of the erotic. \u2014 Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 June 2020",
"The film draws on Sayat Nova\u2019s imagery: angels with flat halos and wooden wings, a pasteboard cloud descending as a vision, the constant repetition of key props including books, silver balls and ornate rugs. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2018",
"The thin strips of pasteboard nailed to the walls was a ramshackle form of insulation, and textbook tinder. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star , 20 Dec. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Inside the building were wooden and pasteboard boxes filled with roughly 88,000 negatives taken by Pruitt between 1916 and 1960. \u2014 Janine Latus, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Feb. 2022",
"All visible objects, man, are but as pasteboard masks. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 31 Jan. 2018"
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"Mint Meltaways date to 1963 and have a peppermint center with milk chocolate or green pastel confection coating. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
"Oscillate between centuries with French contemporary artist Alexandre-Benjamin Navet, whose playful work spans fine art, fashion, and design using textiles and decoration, oil pastel frescoes, objets d'art, drawings, and watercolors. \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
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"All this to say, the pale pastel looks great on brunette Middleton, which might be why the shade is also a favorite of the most sarcastic Bridgerton daughter. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 25 May 2022",
"This pastel short sleeve midi is great for any spring or summer wedding. \u2014 Raena Loper, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"Other music conjures pastel feelings, soft and in-between. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 May 2022",
"This isn\u2019t the only pastel tweed look Gomez has worn to an event for the show. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 18 May 2022",
"The list also includes ruffles, chunky knits, cheeky messages, upholstery fabrics, vintage wallpaper prints, and pastel ginghams. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Criales-unzueta, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Its main hall is filled with orange padded chairs, a mural depicting a sunrise in pastel colors, and four ceiling fans from which paper lanterns hung. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
"Today, Valencia makes tortillas in pastel colors, pressing flowers and herbs like sage leaves, nasturtium and violas into their centers, depending on what\u2019s in season, and what\u2019s in her own garden. \u2014 Andrea Aliseda, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 June 2022",
"And while Stella Delaughter\u2019s semi-sheer lace pieces and bra may not be church attire, there was a primness to her cuts that and bright pastel colors that channeled the Southern charm that region is known for. \u2014 Vogue , 25 May 2022",
"Whether in a midi dress mixing green florals with hot-pink accents, or a mini dress coated in pastel blossoms, this second collaboration is pure summer fun, with prints that embody a lighter, breezier season. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 May 2022",
"The windmill room has been converted into a sumptuous boudoir, swathed in pastel curtains and adorned with fin de si\u00e8cle artifacts and atmospheric nods to the nightclub below -- from vintage costumes and perfume bottles to a paper stage. \u2014 Francesca Street, CNN , 4 May 2022",
"The town was well known to Ukrainians for its historic cobblestone streets and charming pastel townhouses. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"Butter London's Pop Orange ($18) sounds bright but is actually on the softer side of squash, offering a creaminess that ups its pastel perception without fading away too much. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The counter has moved and the walls have been painted in pastel designs. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This metaphysical tradition gets picked up today by the Portuguese-British pastelist Paula Rego, who emerges as a star of this Biennale with an entire gallery of her fraught scenes of domestic violence, where love and fear make humans act like dogs. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Over the rainy weekend, thirty-seven oil painters, watercolorists, pastelists and acrylic artists descended on Northbrook to paint the town as part of an annual four-day painting festival. \u2014 Anna Kim, chicagotribune.com , 2 Oct. 2019",
"Share These Dishes and Desserts Green tea alfajor cookies with dulce de leche, mini matcha bundt cakes and pastelist with sweet green tea cream cheese filling at Yoko Matcha. \u2014 Linda Bladholm, miamiherald , 9 Jan. 2018"
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"His earlier building designs were pastiches based on classical forms.",
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"Like the clever, catchy pastiche songs, the choreography identifies its sources without quoting directly. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"But as the Eighties horror pastiche returns this week after a nearly three-year absence, the show and the streamer seem to be going in opposite directions. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 24 May 2022",
"His classic studies of the body in a time of postmodern pastiche and cerebral deconstructions of ornament and sentimentality were a sensation, and a small revolution. \u2014 Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"Returning songwriters Tom Mizer and Curtis Moore were tasked with creating a pastiche of sounds, including calypso, period-appropriate pop, a Broadway tune and several striptease numbers. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 23 May 2022",
"In the hands of just about any other rapper, the song would read as nothing more than post Playboi Carti-era pastiche , but Kendrick finds new terrain, retracing over unexplored horizons. \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 16 May 2022",
"The results are exhilarating, transcending pastiche with the polish and commitment Mr. Hedley brings to the performances. \u2014 Barry Mazor, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
"Jane Inc quickly established itself as an output for Bezic\u2019s complex dance and pop songwriting sensibilities \u2014 overflowing with rich, deep grooves and structured around deep emotional truths with a pastiche of personal and political lyrics. \u2014 Niko Stratis, SPIN , 26 Apr. 2022",
"This complex pastiche reemerged during lockdown as parents had a lot more time to doom-scroll. \u2014 ELLE , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"hash",
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"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"mac\u00e9doine",
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"m\u00e9lange",
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"scramble",
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"\u2014 Roy McMullen"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The extraordinary pastness of our story results from its having taken place before a certain turning point, on the far side of a rift that has cut deeply through our lives and our consciousness. \u2014 David Treuer, The New York Review of Books , 6 July 2020"
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": either of the two apartments at the sides of the bema that are found in contemporary Greek churches as well as in early Christian churches":[]
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"\u2014 J. M. Mogey"
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"\u2014 Betty Fussell"
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"Adjective",
"The house is situated in a charming pastoral setting.",
"Her favorite painting in the collection is a pastoral landscape.",
"The bishop outlined the church's views in a pastoral letter.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Standards for pastoral care should be as high as those set for secular professionals, Wednesday's resolution stated. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 16 June 2022",
"The vice president\u2019s daughter said pastoral care is needed to address those who deny there is a crisis. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
"Built in the 17th century, and endowed with its original statuary and ceiling murals, the church has provided pastoral care since 2011 to Ukrainian soldiers and their families through the country\u2019s military chaplaincy. \u2014 Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Apr. 2022",
"But, at midday comes a disturbance in this pastoral scene \u2014 the notes of a marching band warming up. \u2014 Freep.com , 10 June 2022",
"In place of the Euro-centric pastoral scenes typically depicted on toile du jouy, Glemaud\u2019s Toussaint Toile features portraits of the Haitian Revolution leader, alongside drawings of the Caribbean island nation\u2019s flowers, foliage, and landscapes. \u2014 Alison S. Cohn, Harper's BAZAAR , 9 June 2022",
"This Washington County gem has classic cheeseburgers, baseball on TV and outdoor seating (around back) in a pastoral setting just 15 miles from downtown Portland. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 June 2022",
"Gradually, however, in the 1980s, Duplin\u2019s pastoral idyll becomes a mephitic dead zone, thanks to the nightmarish business scheme of an ambitious hog farmer named Wendell H. Murphy. \u2014 Jeff Calder, ajc , 3 June 2022",
"While many of Charlottesville's best hotels lean into the pastoral nature of the area, Omni Charlottesville Hotel blends a modern aesthetic \u2014 featuring a seven-story glass atrium lobby \u2014 into its narrative. \u2014 Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The pastoral of Shakespeare lies deep beneath the play\u2019s surface, and below that are even older cultural strains. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 19 June 2022",
"Watkins is a necessary writer for a changing American pastoral . \u2014 Hillary Kelly, Vulture , 15 Dec. 2021",
"In considering the relationship between Sublimity and the English pastoral , there appeared to be two schools of thought. \u2014 Henry Wismayer, Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Nothing takes me back to the Midwestern pastoral of my youth quite like the smells of springtime: freshly cut grass with an edge of lawnmower fuel, the sweet ozone of an imminent thunderstorm. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 3 June 2021",
"The Golden Globes\u2019 decision to place the film, an American pastoral , in its foreign-language category only underscores the continual unbelonging of Asian Americans. \u2014 Anne Anlin Cheng, The Atlantic , 19 Feb. 2021",
"This is not Baz Luhrmann\u2019s 1996 adaptation Romeo + Juliet\u2014with its psychedelic dystopia and doomed romanticism\u2014but an agrarian pastoral of blues and oranges and blacks. \u2014 Tiana Reid, The New York Review of Books , 20 June 2020",
"Now a new documentary will look at the history of this genre, in which the pastoral is routinely entwined with the painful. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 10 July 2019",
"However, Hamilton's Thomas Kail lost out in the best directing race to Sam Mendes for Jez Butterworth's modern Irish pastoral , The Ferryman, which is scheduled to transfer to Broadway in the fall. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Apr. 2018"
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"put the cows out on the back pasturage",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Here in rural Somalia, where about 50% of the people depend on animals for their livelihoods, the locusts are eating the pasturage . \u2014 NBC News , 9 Feb. 2020",
"Except for some lands offering timber or pasturage , the far greater part of the land west of the line was by itself essentially not farmable. \u2014 Johnforristerross, Longreads , 2 July 2018"
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"circa 1522, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8pas-ch\u0259-rij"
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"ley",
"pasture",
"range"
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"browse",
"forage",
"graze",
"rustle"
],
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": to feed (animals, such as cattle) on pasture":[],
": to use as pasture":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The horses were grazing in the pasture .",
"Most of their land is pasture .",
"Verb",
"The horses are pastured on several acres of land.",
"pasturing sheep on town lands was actually a cheaper alternative to mowing",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There were no predators circling the cow pasture , no military helicopters patrolling above the ranch, no explosions coming from the silo over the hill. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
"But the most curious thing that happened in that Cullman county pasture might not have been Brooks running off the Trumpist tracks. \u2014 al , 15 June 2022",
"At this Wicklow coastal farm, salty breezes from the Irish Sea wash over the pasture , giving a rich flavor to the full-fat milk and double cream used to make this cheese. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Lopez got out and ran across a pasture to a wooded area, the agency has said. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
"In southern Alberta, drought has scorched pasture grasses and cropland in the past year. \u2014 Megan Durisin, Jen Skerritt, Michael Hirtzer, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
"There are clear pasture areas, a boat ramp, a boat dock at Medina Lake, and a helicopter pad. \u2014 Gabriel Romero, Chron , 14 May 2022",
"But Israel argued that Palestinian residents began squatting in the area after it was declared Firing Zone 918, and that until then it was only used as seasonal pasture land for their livestock. \u2014 Abeer Salman, CNN , 6 May 2022",
"Pasture-quality data Developed by the Image Processing and Geoprocessing Laboratory of the Federal University of Goi\u00e1s (Lapig/UFG), the Atlas das Pastagens maps pasture areas in Brazil and their quality. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And, of course, on some farms, K went out to pasture being called college basketball\u2019s coaching GOAT. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Baby boomers aren\u2019t going to tolerate being put out to pasture . \u2014 Nancy Keates, WSJ , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Even under normal conditions, come spring, livestock would have been too weak to move, requiring farmers to carry them back out to pasture to graze once the snow melted, per CNN. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 Apr. 2022",
"In the six-part series, based on Mike Herron\u2019s novel of the same name, Oldman plays Jackson Lamb, an MI5 boss relegated to administrative purgatory in Slough House, where sub-par agents are put out to pasture . \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The point is that as people are living longer, there remains no valid reason for fashion to put them out to pasture . \u2014 New York Times , 18 Jan. 2022",
"BlackBerry's classic devices, which once ruled the smartphone landscape years before the rise of iPhone and Android, will officially be put out to pasture this week. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
"They had been regarded as averse to pasture , intolerant of cattle and able to survive only in natural prairie. \u2014 Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com , 5 Dec. 2021",
"Every morning, the herds of buffalo are brought out of their enclosures and taken to pasture . \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 7 Nov. 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin pastura , from Latin pastus , past participle of pascere to feed \u2014 more at food":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8pas-ch\u0259r"
],
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"ley",
"pasturage",
"range"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013427",
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"verb"
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": a prickly shrub ( Rosa carolina ) of eastern North America that has compound leaves, showy pink flowers, and globose sticky hairy fruit":[]
},
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": an American thistle ( Cirsium pumilum ) that has large heads of purple flowers":[]
},
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]
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": a new and better place or situation":[
"She is looking for pastures new ."
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"type":[
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]
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"blooming",
"florid",
"flush",
"full-blooded",
"glowing",
"red",
"rosy",
"rubicund",
"ruddy",
"sanguine"
],
"definitions":{
": a meat pie":[],
": turnover sense 4":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The mixture has a pasty consistency.",
"She has a pasty complexion.",
"You look a little pasty . Are you feeling OK?",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Use cool water to rinse any pasty saliva out of her mouth. \u2014 Outside Online , 19 July 2021",
"Transfer the pasty to the prepared baking sheet and repeat with the remaining dough and filling. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2021",
"Sean Nichols won the pasty -eating contest by eating nearly three Saturday in Calumet. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Our thoughts: One of the few alfredo sauces that did not start out as pasty . \u2014 cleveland , 14 July 2021",
"In the worst of cases the pasta sticks together, the sauce is tasteless or the whole recipe comes out tasting pasty . \u2014 Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online , 2 June 2021",
"As brown skin encompasses a range of dark and light hues with warmer and cooler tones, choosing the right tint and base shade is optimal to prevent melanated skin from looking pasty or orangey. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, SELF , 26 Mar. 2021",
"On the other, les Anglo-Saxons: the pasty , beef-eating Philistines whose history has been one long Brexit, and who prefer their fellow hypocrites, les Am\u00e9ricains. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 12 June 2020",
"Four dancers, in short shorts and pasties , perform under cover of an outdoor tent in the club parking lot, while customers wait for their orders in their cars. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Apr. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Your complexion tends to grow paler with age, so a matching shade can leave you looking pasty or ashy. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
"Geekiness is next to godliness for the women, girls, LGBTQ folks and people of color who are joined in the film\u2019s record-collecting cast by \u2014 sure \u2014 some pasty , middle-aged, Comic Book Guy-looking types. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Because Miles and her pasty team typically arrived at 5:30 in the morning to begin their workday, though, they were long gone by the time guests indulged in their after-dinner desserts. \u2014 Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al , 3 Mar. 2022",
"My pasty winter skin was noticeably more even-toned, for starters. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Some is more pasty , some is dry, some is yellow, brown or black. \u2014 Henry Ou, The Conversation , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The brisket was a weird pasty gray color, and the sausage wound up in a pool of grease after my first bite. \u2014 Chris O'connell, Chron , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Pulse a few times until the ingredients are integrated but not pasty . \u2014 The View, ABC News , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Its skin was pasty white, with a layer of lard at least two inches thick. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1607, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
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"Middle English pastee , from Anglo-French past\u00e9 , from paste dough, paste":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8pa-st\u0113",
"\u02c8p\u0101-st\u0113"
],
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"ashy",
"blanched",
"cadaverous",
"doughy",
"livid",
"lurid",
"mealy",
"pale",
"paled",
"pallid",
"peaked",
"wan"
],
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"noun"
]
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"I don't know what she sees in that pasty-faced loser."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170312",
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": declared unfit for Jewish ceremonial use according to rabbinic law : defective":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Hebrew p\u0101s\u016bl disqualified":""
},
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"p\u0259\u02c8s\u00fcl",
"\u02c8p\u022f\u02ccsu\u0307l"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083558",
"type":[
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"fondle",
"gentle",
"love",
"pet",
"stroke"
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],
": learned, mastered, or memorized exactly":[],
": reduced to a simple or mechanical form : standard , trite":[
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],
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": suspiciously appropriate : contrived":[
"a pat ending"
],
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": to strike lightly with a flat instrument":[],
": to strike or beat gently":[],
": to tap or stroke gently with the hand to soothe, caress, or show approval":[],
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"point after touchdown":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She gave the dog a quick pat .",
"Adverb",
"after months of practicing for the competition, the cheerleaders have their moves down pat",
"Verb",
"The child gently patted the dog's head.",
"He patted my knee and told me everything would be fine.",
"He patted his hair down.",
"She patted the dough into a square.",
"He patted the lettuce dry with a paper towel.",
"Adjective",
"The movie's pat ending was a disappointment.",
"His explanation was too pat to be believable.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The invasiveness of the court\u2019s digital pat -down, reports Biskupic, is unclear at this point. \u2014 Erik Wemple, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"First things first: Give yourself a pat on the back, because while your life may feel overrun by others\u2019 demands, what a lot of us wouldn\u2019t give to have a co-worker/sister/daughter like you! \u2014 Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 22 May 2022",
"Dear Dealing With a Dud: First off, give yourself a pat on the back. \u2014 cleveland , 21 May 2022",
"Check in to see your progress\u2014give yourself a pat on the back and let that success carry you forward. \u2014 Outside Online , 10 Apr. 2020",
"For its part, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will implement gender-neutral screening procedures at airport checkpoints, designed to limit the number of false alarms and invasive pat -downs, in the coming months. \u2014 Nicole Sganga, CBS News , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Still, both that guess and orbit earned me a \u2018solid choice\u2019 pat on the back from ye olde bot. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Oh man, putting a pat of it on some warm rye toast was life-changing for me. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 May 2022",
"Add a pat of butter into the skillet and move around to coat the bottom of the pan. \u2014 CNN , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The 2016 draft was the last time the Bengals stayed pat through all seven rounds. \u2014 Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com , 21 Apr. 2020",
"To use, soak the disc about 15 minutes, pat dry, and snap in place. \u2014 Jean Kressy, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Sep. 2019",
"Drain onions, pat dry, and add to tomatoes along with the parsley, dill, and mint. \u2014 Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com , 17 July 2019",
"When the grill is nice and hot, pat dry the scallops with a paper towel. \u2014 Multiple Authors, House Beautiful , 1 May 2010",
"Using a slotted spoon, transfer asparagus to a bowl of ice water to cool; pat dry. \u2014 Bon Appetit , 14 May 2018",
"Remove the small side muscle from the scallops, rinse with cold water and thoroughly pat dry. \u2014 Fox News , 14 Feb. 2018",
"The use of police pat -downs declined as a result starting in late 2015, according to Cassell and Fowles. \u2014 Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post , 14 May 2018",
"The use of police pat -downs declined as a result starting in late 2015, according to Cassell and Fowles. \u2014 Salvador Rizzo, chicagotribune.com , 14 May 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"After removing the sheet, gently pat the remaining serum onto your skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"To get rid of any excess water, gently squeeze out water from the straps and back or pat it (including the cups) with a towel. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 18 May 2022",
"Some are sensory books that young readers can touch and pat ; others are chapter books that older readers can buy, and there are favorites that feature cartoon characters, monster trucks, and dinosaurs. \u2014 Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al , 13 Apr. 2022",
"However, instead of leaving your baby to cry themselves to sleep, the approach instructs parents to, if their babies are crying in their cribs, enter the room at various intervals to pat their baby and reassure them (without picking them up). \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022",
"WeTV\u2019s Chinese dramas helped drive its Thai customer growth in 2021 and period romantic Chinese dramas are popular on both WeTV and iQIY, with customers willing to pat for premium Chinese content. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Dab your finger into remaining egg white, then moisten and pat each mound to make them all as smooth and round as possible. \u2014 Odette Williams, WSJ , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Then put some on your fingers, rub them together and pat the Miracle Balm onto your cheeks to add luminosity. \u2014 Hannah Coates, Vogue , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Do not just pat them on the head and sweetly smile at them. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Despite speculation that the team might trade one of its stars or rotation pieces away, or at least purchase a pick in the second round, the front office stands pat aside from two minor moves. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"At the beginning of David Santos Donaldson\u2019s debut novel Greenland, its narrator, Kip\u2014a Black British ex- pat studying in New York\u2014holes himself up in his basement study to churn out his first book in three weeks. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
"If Congress again stands pat on major guns laws, the anger and gun control momentum of this week is probably going to have to manifest itself at the ballot box in November if real change is going to happen. \u2014 Dante Chinni, NBC News , 29 May 2022",
"Backed into an impossible situation, the script betrays the brutally nihilist foundation on which it has been built, jettisoning that tone for a pat happy ending. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"Much to her credit, Conis does not end her book with some pat lesson or underdeveloped call to arms. \u2014 Scott W. Stern, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
"And finally, his pat , sentimental appraisal of his wife feels more like an act of obliteration than appreciation. \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"There is no way pat , the wine should be ruling on his dad\u2019s gerrymandering case. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 10 May 2022",
"The Bank of England, which expects inflation to hit 10 percent this year, began raising rates in 2021 even as the Fed stood pat , and started shrinking its bond portfolio in March, three months ahead of Powell\u2019s timetable. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Washington Post , 13 May 2022"
],
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"1533, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1578, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English patte , probably of imitative origin":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8pat"
],
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"faultlessly",
"flawlessly",
"ideally",
"immaculately",
"impeccably",
"perfectly"
],
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"noun",
"verb"
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": a dealt hand in draw poker (as a straight, flush, or full house) that usually cannot be materially improved by drawing one or two cards":[],
": a hand in draw poker on which one stands pat":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210640",
"type":[
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]
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"definitions":{
": of or relating to a patagium":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin patagi um + English -al":""
},
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"p\u0259\u02c8t\u0101j\u0113\u0259l"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin patagi um + English -ate":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u0113\u02cc\u0101t",
"-\u0113\u0259\u0307t"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103624",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"definitions":{
": the fold of skin connecting the forelimbs and hind limbs of some tetrapods (such as flying squirrels)":[],
": the fold of skin in front of the main segments of a bird's wing":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Flying squirrels don\u2019t have their own means of propulsion, like a bird or bat, but glide using a furry membrane called the patagium that connects at their wrists down to their ankles. \u2014 National Geographic , 21 Aug. 2020",
"The presence of a patagium \u2014the skin linking the upper arm to the lower\u2014helps generate lift and is an adaptation generally thought to be necessary for gliding or flight. \u2014 National Geographic , 28 Feb. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin, gold edging on a tunic":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103115",
"type":[
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"patch":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a minor correction or modification in a computer program":[],
": a part or area distinct from that about it":[
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": a period of time : spell":[
"was going through a rough patch"
],
": a piece of material (such as adhesive plaster) used medically usually to cover a wound":[],
": a piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or a weak spot":[],
": a shield worn over the socket of an injured or missing eye":[],
": a small piece : scrap":[],
": a temporary connection in a communication system (such as a telephone hookup)":[],
": a tiny piece of black silk or court plaster worn on the face or neck especially by women to hide a blemish or to heighten beauty":[],
": a usually disk-shaped piece of material that is worn on the skin and contains a substance (such as a drug) that is absorbed at a constant rate through the skin into the bloodstream":[
"a nicotine patch"
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": someone or something equal or comparable":[
"\u2014 usually used in negative constructions the new chairman isn't a patch on his predecessor"
],
": to apply a patch to (a computer program)":[],
": to connect (a person, a message, etc.) to a communication system especially temporarily":[
"they patched him into the conference call"
],
": to connect (things, such as circuits) by a patch cord":[],
": to make of patches or fragments":[],
": to mend or put together especially in hasty or shabby fashion":[
"\u2014 usually used with up"
],
": to mend, cover, or fill up a hole or weak spot in":[],
": to provide with a patch":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The fence needs to be patched .",
"They patched him into the conference call."
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1549, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English pacche":"Noun",
"perhaps by folk etymology from Italian dialect paccio":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pach"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for patch Verb mend , repair , patch , rebuild mean to put into good order something that is injured, damaged, or defective. mend implies making whole or sound something broken, torn, or injured. mended the torn dress repair applies to the fixing of more extensive damage or dilapidation. repaired the back steps patch implies an often temporary fixing of a hole or break with new material. patch worn jeans rebuild suggests making like new without completely replacing. a rebuilt automobile engine",
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"doctor",
"fix",
"mend",
"recondition",
"renovate",
"repair",
"revamp"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094802",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"patch (together)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to put (something) together usually in a quick or careless way":[
"She patched a meal together from what was in the cupboard.",
"They quickly patched together a new plan."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002234",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"patch reef":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small flat table reef":[
"patch reefs \u2026 are by far the most numerous of the reefs around Australia",
"\u2014 Journal of Geology"
]
},
"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191857",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patch test":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a test for determining allergic sensitivity that is made by applying to the unbroken skin small pads soaked with the allergen to be tested":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Perform a patch test with your body cleanser before using it on your whole body. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Be sure to do a patch test on a small area of skin to check for irritation or reactions before using it on larger areas. \u2014 Tatiana Velasco, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
"Just be sure to do a patch test before applying one of these to your skin, and don't leave it on for longer than the instructions direct, the Beauty Lab recommends. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 26 Apr. 2022",
"With that being said, sensitive skin types should patch test this shampoo before washing their hair with it. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 23 Mar. 2022",
"To solidify a diagnosis, your doctor may recommend a skin patch test , which involves placing small amounts of potential allergens and irritants on your skin during a medical appointment, according to the AAD. \u2014 Claire Gillespie, SELF , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The reaction's placement can inform which part of the device causes the problem, and an allergist- or dermatologist-issued allergy patch test can confirm the allergen. \u2014 Dana Rose Falcone, Allure , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Three Ships does recommend conducting a patch test before introducing the product into your skincare routine. \u2014 Lauren Rearick, Travel + Leisure , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Always do a patch test a few days prior to Halloween to see if the makeup product causes any reactions before using it on your face or body, suggests Dr. Shirazi. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"She patched up his wounded arm."
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": something composed of miscellaneous or incongruous parts : hodgepodge":[]
},
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"The valley is a patchwork of family farms.",
"A patchwork of laws prevent the land from being developed.",
"a patchwork system of laws",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Right now, the global patchwork of carbon markets means the price fluctuates wildly, and is hard to pin down with precision. \u2014 Sam Gill, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"But the patchwork of laws limits the effectiveness of such restrictions because gun purchasers can travel to a neighboring state with fewer rules. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"But the patchwork of laws limits the effectiveness of such restrictions because gun purchasers can travel to a neighboring state with fewer rules. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
"During his latest artistic project, Trinity Christian College professor John Bakker learned what a rich patchwork of people live in Chicago\u2019s Roseland neighborhood, though that South Side community isn\u2019t always portrayed that way in the media. \u2014 Janice Neumann, chicagotribune.com , 5 Mar. 2022",
"In the meantime, many creators rely on a patchwork of services promising to give influencers a more direct line to their audience. \u2014 Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"Pursuing a patchwork of corporate subsidies and punitive trade protections isn\u2019t the answer, though. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 10 May 2022",
"Within a little more than a year, the TSA \u2014 which in 2003 shifted to the new Department of Homeland Security from the Transportation Department \u2014 had replaced a patchwork of private security companies. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"The decision created a confusing patchwork of rules for passengers across the U.S. \u2014 Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"the essay isn't so much a cogent argument as a patchwork quilt of the writer's random musings",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kittelson imagined the arrangement of young American faces as a patchwork quilt \u2014 something that doesn't exist in Europe. \u2014 Alicia Eler, Star Tribune , 22 Oct. 2020",
"As Tezeno and her fellow Louisianans try to mentally prepare for hurricanes yet to come, two years after Laura, Lake Charles \u2013 45 miles north of Cameron Parish \u2013 still looks like a blue patchwork quilt . \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"But a bird soaring above the ground below would see a patchwork quilt of white and green interwoven within the broad stretches of dusty brown that define the terrain. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Unable to attend in person, Soleymani was still very much a part of the multi-colored patchwork quilt bringing so many universes together under one three-letter banner: NFT. \u2014 Larry Dvoskin, Rolling Stone , 7 Dec. 2021",
"With track runtimes rarely exceeding two minutes, the Brit somehow manages to weave together a patchwork quilt of sounds from snippets of \u201890s bangers, classic R&B and alt-rock anthems. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 24 Nov. 2021",
"In 1996, a patchwork quilt made by Adeline Harris Sears of Rhode Island was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art for its American Wing. \u2014 Laura Jacobs, WSJ , 18 Sep. 2021",
"As the plane dipped below the clouds, an endless patchwork quilt of green fields and russet hedges stretched out beneath me. \u2014 Carolyn Wells, Longreads , 18 June 2020",
"Typically, VPNs are provisioned manually, for each and every user \u2014 ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands \u2014 and there's little way to centrally manage this patchwork quilt of secure tunnels. \u2014 Francis Dinha, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021"
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"1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"crazy quilt",
"farrago",
"gallimaufry",
"grab bag",
"gumbo",
"hash",
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"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"mac\u00e9doine",
"medley",
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],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1706, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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"French, literally, paste, from Old French paste":"Noun",
"Middle English":"Noun"
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"pa-",
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"\u02c8p\u00e4t",
"\u02c8p\u0101t"
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"bean",
"block",
"dome",
"head",
"mazard",
"mazzard",
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"noddle",
"noggin",
"noodle",
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"poll"
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"type":[
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},
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"ambiguous",
"clouded",
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"mysterious",
"nonobvious",
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"unclear"
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": making exclusive or proprietary claims or pretensions":[
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],
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": protected by a patent : made under a patent":[
"patent locks",
"a patent coffee maker"
],
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"patent drugs"
],
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"his patent sincerity",
"a patent falsehood"
],
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"\u2014 Friedel Strauss"
],
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": to grant a privilege, right, or license to by patent":[],
": to obtain or grant a patent right to":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The company settled a patent dispute last year.",
"the licensing of patent rights",
"They were sued for patent infringement.",
"His explanation turned out to be a patent lie.",
"She acted with patent disregard for the rules.",
"Noun",
"The product is protected by patent .",
"Verb",
"The product was patented by its inventor.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The caveat that Edison filed in 1890 was the latest in a long line of pre- patent applications. \u2014 Nat Segnit, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Tech companies file patent infringement lawsuits all the time \u2014 BlackBerry just sued Facebook for patent infringement last week. \u2014 Kurt Wagner, Recode , 17 Mar. 2018",
"The researchers gathered data on how many different provisions of patent law each examiner invoked, on the theory that a more effective examiner would invoke more patent law provisions, on average. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 5 Mar. 2018",
"Aspiring entrepreneurs will receive help in gaining access to business mentors, prototyping services, legal and patent advice and business plan development. \u2014 Karen Farkas, cleveland.com , 15 Dec. 2017",
"While that didn\u2019t result in any new federal law, many states ultimately passed laws limiting how patent demand letters can be used. \u2014 Joe Mullin, Ars Technica , 9 Oct. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Since 2016, Saudi regulators have authorized domestic companies to manufacture generic versions of nearly a dozen pharmaceuticals still under patent or regulatory data protections. \u2014 Justin Scheck, WSJ , 15 Jan. 2022",
"His areas of accountability will include litigation, compliance, transactional law, securities law, regulatory matters, privacy protection, global ethics, and patent , copyright, and trademark issues, among others. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Dominique Ansel holds the patent and trademark, so at Sugar Dough, they\u2019ll be called croissant doughnuts. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Moderna also used patent and nonexclusive rights that the government made available to the company to make this Covid-19 vaccine. \u2014 Carrie Teicher, STAT , 5 Nov. 2021",
"As attorney general, Frosh proposed a bill \u2014 the first of its kind in the country \u2014 that gives him the power to take legal action against drug companies that dramatically increase the price of off- patent or generic drugs. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Opinions can differ on the topics addressed at Gene Epstein\u2019s Soho Forum, i.e., legalizing prostitution and abolishing all patent and copyright laws. \u2014 Martin Fridson, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"By 1765, Hatcher had built a house on the land as required by Fairfax as a condition of the deed, or patent . \u2014 Kathy Orton, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"And freeing Covid-19 vaccines from profit and patent is the key. \u2014 Muhammad Yunus, STAT , 29 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Grivel couldn\u2019t patent the new designs because mice had eaten the original drawings, but the family company, Grivel, continued to improve upon the design. \u2014 Andrew Freeman, Outside Online , 21 May 2012",
"And patent it all Apple did\u2014right down to the slide-to-unlock feature and beveled edges. \u2014 Nat Watkins, Wired , 15 Mar. 2022",
"In other words, Prometheus hadn\u2019t sought to patent a natural phenomenon like metabolization. \u2014 Paul R. Michel, STAT , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Cui applied for a grant, won it, and went on to patent his new fabric technology. \u2014 Corey Buhay, Outside Online , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Eric Wooldridge and Daniel Bailey had filed an application to patent the technology in 2012. \u2014 Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Scientists and advocacy groups alike have fiercely opposed past iron-addition experiments, over concerns that for-profit companies would patent and commercialize the technology and that the extra iron would trigger blooms of toxic algae. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Where research and collaboration on earlier viral outbreaks such as SARS and H5N1 were stymied by races to patent their genetic sequences, this did not occur with SARS-CoV-2. \u2014 Jorge L. Contreras, CNN , 21 Oct. 2021",
"You\u2019re not allowed to patent any herbal ingredient. \u2014 The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic , 23 June 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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},
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"\u02c8pa-t\u1d4ant",
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"\u02c8pat-\u1d4ant",
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"sense 4 \u02c8p\u0101-",
"\u02c8pa-",
"sense 5 \u02c8p\u0101-",
"British also \u02c8p\u0101-",
"\u02c8pat-\u1d4ant, 3 also \u02c8p\u0101t-",
"\u02c8p\u0101-",
"for 2 \u02c8pa-",
"for 1 \u02c8pa-t\u1d4ant or \u02c8p\u0101-",
"\u02c8pat-\u1d4ant, British usually \u02c8p\u0101t-",
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"clear",
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"manifest",
"nonambiguous",
"obvious",
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"palpable",
"pellucid",
"perspicuous",
"plain",
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"straightforward",
"transparent",
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"unequivocal",
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"general",
"generic",
"popular",
"public",
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": originated by or peculiar to one person or group : individualized":[]
},
"examples":[
"the radio commentator went into one of his patented tirades after an astute caller questioned his knowledge of the facts",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Their patented hair treatment system, the Bond Builder, restores damaged, broken hair and boosts hair health. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"The energy recovery system is a patented onboard system that takes the heat generated by EV batteries and uses it to warm the cabin, create more efficient charging conditions, and even increase vehicle acceleration, Reuss said. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Through a patented leaching process, the mass is liquefied, microplastics and graphite are filtered out, and nickel and cadmium are removed and collected for reuse. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The Pro Flight carbon fiber paddle uses two patented technologies\u2014one that distributes weight and one that dampens shock and vibration\u2014to minimize the risk of wrist, elbow, and shoulder injuries. \u2014 Bronwyn Barnes, Travel + Leisure , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The real highlight of this dish is the patented , locking lid that is leakproof and watertight. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 7 June 2021",
"Additionally, every patented vaccine uses a host of underlying technologies, all of which the manufacturer has licensed from other patent holders. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 6 May 2021",
"This complex is a patented technology that acts as the secret sauce to all of the Augustinus Bader skincare. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"The float features safety valves, dual air chambers, and a patented inner spring for additional stability. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 19 May 2022"
],
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"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"British also \u02c8p\u0101-",
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"particular",
"peculiar",
"personal",
"personalized",
"private",
"privy",
"separate",
"singular",
"subjective",
"unique"
],
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"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": paternoster":[],
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},
"examples":[
"Pater had promised to pay for military school after third form.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Unlike the more enthusiastic Hannah Ann, Madison seems to take her pater familias\u2019 concerns to heart, coming away from the evening unsure how to proceed. \u2014 Lisa Bonos, Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2020",
"Both movies deal with the wife and children\u2019s reaction to their pater familias\u2019 act of cowardice, as well as his failure to acknowledge it. \u2014 Laura Demarco, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2020",
"There is something wonderful about watching Greg emotionally shrink in front of pater familias Logan Roy, while still physically towering over him. \u2014 Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country , 14 Aug. 2019",
"Here\u2019s a curated list of restaurants with different cuisines and price points (and a few take-home suggestions) for your pater -celebrater event. \u2014 Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com , 7 June 2019",
"Yet critics maintain that the Packers have betrayed not only the country but also the pater familias of football: legendary Green Bay coach Vince Lombardi. \u2014 Johnny Smith, Slate Magazine , 30 Sep. 2017",
"For example, the p sound frequently changes to f, and the t sound to th\u2014suggesting that the Latin word pater is, well, the father of the English word father. \u2014 Elizabeth Norton, WIRED , 7 May 2013"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0101-t\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"dad",
"daddy",
"father",
"old man",
"pa",
"papa",
"poppa",
"pop",
"sire"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210701",
"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": a sequence of arcs in a network that can be traced continuously without retracing any arc":[],
": a track specially constructed for a particular use":[
"a garden path of flagstones"
],
": a trodden way":[
"a winding path through the woods"
],
": a way of life, conduct, or thought":[
"decided on a career path in medicine"
],
": course , route":[
"the path of a meteor"
],
": one perceiving":[
"tele path"
],
": one suffering from a disorder (of such a part or system)":[
"psycho path"
],
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"the optic path from the retina to the cerebral cortex"
],
": practitioner of a (specified) system of medicine that emphasizes one aspect of disease or its treatment":[
"naturo path"
],
": the continuous series of positions or configurations that can be assumed in any motion or process of change by a moving or varying system":[],
"pathological ; pathology":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"We followed a winding path through the woods.",
"The path led down the hill.",
"The car skidded into the path of an oncoming truck.",
"The fire destroyed everything in its path .",
"The cars moved aside to clear a path for the ambulance.",
"He tried to leave but one of the guards blocked his path .",
"They are heading down a dangerous path that could lead to war.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Despite the low valuation, Netflix now has a path to monetizing 50% more subscribers (100 million) including 30 million in the United States and Canada that are currently sharing passwords. \u2014 Beth Kindig, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"When Braddock shocks the boxing community by knocking out the upstart in three rounds, fate presents a path to a heavyweight title shot. \u2014 Michael Loynd, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"Suddenly, a viable career path opened up to Swanson. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"Su\u00e1rez, who opened a path for Mexican drivers, built that bridge to Latino fans too. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Dabney ultimately did blaze a better path for himself, going to college and becoming a hospital chaplain in Chicago. \u2014 Aaron Morrison, ajc , 23 June 2022",
"However, if the Pacers act on one of these trade rumors, there\u2019s a realistic path for Sochan to join them. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
"Ukraine has long pushed for a path to membership, but Russia\u2019s invasion added a new sense of urgency. \u2014 Karina Tsui, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"Over the final month of the Ravens\u2019 offseason workout program, with questions hanging over his future in Baltimore, quarterback Lamar Jackson took a path that was at once controversial and defensible. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English p\u00e6th ; akin to Old High German pfad path":"Noun",
"borrowed from Greek -path\u0113s \"experiencing, undergoing or suffering (as designated by the initial element),\" adjectival derivative from p\u00e1thos \"experience, misfortune, emotion\" \u2014 more at pathos":"Noun combining form"
},
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"\u02c8p\u00e4th",
"\u02c8path, \u02c8p\u0227th",
"\u02c8path"
],
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"synonyms":[
"course",
"line",
"pathway",
"route",
"routeway",
"steps",
"track",
"way"
],
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"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"noun combining form"
]
},
"pathbreaking":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": trailblazing":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Espy mentioned those remarks in his announcement video, emphasizing his pathbreaking role as Mississippi's first black congressman since Reconstruction. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Nov. 2019",
"In her 2008 run, Clinton had been reluctant to emphasize her pathbreaking role. \u2014 Jeet Heer, New Republic , 14 Sep. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8path-\u02ccbr\u0101-ki\u014b"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023547",
"type":[
"adjective"
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": emotional":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek path\u0113matikos , from path\u0113mat- path\u0113ma suffering, emotion (from path- , stem of paschein to experience, suffer) + -ikos -ic":""
},
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"\u00a6path\u0259\u00a6matik"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
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"pathet":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of six modes in Javanese gamelan music characterized by specific cadential patterns, emphasized notes, and melodic formulas in the pelog and slendro tunings":[
"A large variety of pathet are used in Javanese and Balinese gamelan, each of them based on pitch material extracted from either the pelog scale or the slendro scale.",
"\u2014 Jan Laurens Hartong , Musical Terms Worldwide , 2006"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8p\u00e4-\u02cctet"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"pathetic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": absurd , laughable":[
"a pathetic costume"
],
": having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity":[],
": marked by sorrow or melancholy : sad":[],
": pitifully inferior or inadequate":[
"the restaurant's pathetic service"
]
},
"examples":[
"The spectacle seen in the theater of the news presented the American President as a failed suppliant instead of a conquering hero\u2014an ailing and pathetic figure dismissed with the smile of pity and the gift of some sweet candies shaped as miniature sculptures of the President's two dogs. \u2014 Lewis H. Lapham , Harper's , March 1992",
"They were brave, and bravely she served them a pathetic meal of nothing but limitless bowls of little potatoes boiled in their jackets \u2026 \u2014 M. F. K. Fisher , With Bold Knife and Fork , 1969",
"Her face looked pale and extinguished, as if dimmed by the rich red of her dress. She struck Archer, of a sudden, as a pathetic and even pitiful figure. \u2014 Edith Wharton , The Age of Innocence , 1920",
"The blind, old dog was a pathetic sight.",
"The team was pretty bad last year, but this year they're downright pathetic .",
"The story he told was a pathetic attempt to cover up a lie.",
"His car is a pathetic piece of junk.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Their rhetoric in the wake of the Uvalde massacre has been as pathetic as Wednesday\u2019s testimony was heartbreaking, full of evasions and laughable claims and ridiculous false analogies. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
"Um, liberal on this man, Whaley who\u2019s running against him for governor called his proposals pathetic and an abdication of leadership. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
"The series is also a showcase for the affect that Richardson has become known for, an extra-beatific quality that verges on pathological but is never pathetic or cloying, even when the goofiness runs sweet. \u2014 The New Yorker , 29 May 2022",
"The final message of Men is that for all their scary intent and brute-force behavior, men are inherently, almost cosmically pathetic creations. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 25 May 2022",
"Some of the encounters \u2014 such as one in which Lola and T heap their own misplaced fury on another pathetic patient played by Marilyn Torres \u2014 are histrionic. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Readers may recall a pathetic non-apology issued in Washington two years ago. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"As Mother always had yearned for a mother of her own, her desire to be accepted and loved by Sara Delano Roosevelt was almost pathetic . \u2014 James Roosevelt, Good Housekeeping , 5 May 2022",
"But to Alice, who is young and ambitious, 11 states in 60 years seems pathetic . \u2014 Marilyn Stasio, Variety , 6 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French pathetique \"provoking emotion,\" borrowed from Late Latin path\u0113ticus \"affecting the emotions,\" borrowed from Greek path\u0113tik\u00f3s \"capable of feeling, emotional, receptive, passive,\" from path\u0113t\u00f3s \"subject to suffering, liable to external influence\" (verbal adjective from the base path- \"experience, undergo, suffer\") + -ikos -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at pathos":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8the-tik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for pathetic moving , impressive , poignant , affecting , touching , pathetic mean having the power to produce deep emotion. moving may apply to any strong emotional effect including thrilling, agitating, saddening, or calling forth pity or sympathy. a moving appeal for contributions impressive implies compelling attention, admiration, wonder, or conviction. an impressive list of achievements poignant applies to what keenly or sharply affects one's sensitivities. a poignant documentary on the homeless affecting is close to moving but most often suggests pathos. an affecting deathbed reunion touching implies arousing tenderness or compassion. the touching innocence in a child's eyes pathetic implies moving to pity or sometimes contempt. pathetic attempts to justify misconduct",
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"heartbreaking",
"heartrending",
"miserable",
"piteous",
"pitiable",
"pitiful",
"poor",
"rueful",
"sorry",
"wretched"
],
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
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"pathetic fallacy":{
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"definitions":{
": the ascription of human traits or feelings to inanimate nature (as in cruel sea )":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The problem begins when that feeling is passed off as fact, in a kind of reverse pathetic fallacy , as if our emotions reflected the state of the planet. \u2014 Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker , 5 July 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1856, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075612",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": pathetic expression or conduct":[
"our wretched, shameful sentimentalities and pathetics go on smouldering",
"\u2014 Bernard DeVoto"
]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"|iks"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115727",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"pathway":{
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"definitions":{
": path , course":[],
": the sequence of usually enzyme-catalyzed reactions by which one substance is converted into another":[
"metabolic pathways"
]
},
"examples":[
"We walked along a winding pathway .",
"we parked our car near a rambling pathway that led down to the pond",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Henry's pathway to music illustration was and is uncommon. \u2014 Richard Fowler, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Don't let the pathway to your patio be an afterthought. \u2014 Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens , 27 June 2022",
"But on paper, Williams did not get the easiest pathway to a deep run. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"With limited draft assets, no salary cap space and a roster full of empty spots, the pathway back to a championship requires some major moves. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"The lead organizer for the next vote was Maddie Wesley, 23, whose pathway to Amazon was in so many ways the opposite of Smalls\u2019s. \u2014 Greg Jaffe, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
"Videos posted on social media show rain falling through the ceiling over the packed crowd waiting for the show, water overflowing into the concert pit, and the pathway to the venue swamped with fast-running water. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
"In a popular TEDx Talk, Aaron Stark describes being diverted from the pathway to violence by a blueberry-peach pie. \u2014 Time , 7 June 2022",
"Along the whole pathway to export, from the wells where companies drill to the ships getting loaded with LNG, methane \u2014 the powerful greenhouse gas that's the primary ingredient of natural gas \u2014 can escape. \u2014 Cathy Bussewitz And Martha Irvine, Chron , 2 June 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8p\u00e4th-",
"\u02c8path-\u02ccw\u0101",
"\u02c8path-\u02ccw\u0101, \u02c8p\u0227th-"
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"footpath",
"path",
"trace",
"track",
"trail"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042534",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"patience":{
"antonyms":[
"impatience"
],
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},
"examples":[
"To be a biographer is a somewhat peculiar endeavor. It seems to me it requires not only the tact, patience , and thoroughness of a scholar but also the stamina of a horse. \u2014 Nancy Milford , Vanity Fair , August 2001",
"\u2026 in this time of bioethical conundrums, it is good to know that patience , good will, and personal morality will untie far more intellectual knots than the disarray of rancor, conflict, and special interests \u2026 \u2014 Sherwin B. Nuland , New Republic , 13 Dec. 1999",
"Mind-numbing delays and irrelevant search results are enough to try the patience of the most saintly Web surfers. \u2014 Neil Gross et al. , Business Week , 14 June 1999",
"After a while, their ideological certitudes tried the patience of their own peoples \u2026 \u2014 Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. , New Yorker , 16 Nov. 1992",
"I don't have the patience to wait in line for hours just to buy a ticket.",
"Investors need to have patience . The economy will improve soon.",
"She treated her students with great patience and humor.",
"I don't have the patience to do crossword puzzles.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Travelers heading to Europe this summer will have to pack a healthy supply of patience in addition to their passports. \u2014 Zach Wichter, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
"While crypto spring may be coming, startups in the ecosystem, as well as their investors, may want to stockpile a good amount of patience alongside their cash. \u2014 Kevin Kelleher, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
"For fliers experiencing a delay or layover, waiting in an airport can be a test of patience . \u2014 Sharon Waters, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"The hard part is the patience and consistency required from you. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 10 June 2022",
"But the most important ingredient for success is patience -- like any good stew, boeuf Bourguignon is best when left overnight before serving. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"The artist\u2019s brother and wife were among his most frequent subjects\u2014the new exhibit suggests that few others had the patience to model for his long, strenuous sessions. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 15 June 2022",
"What Brentford has focused on over the last several years is a culture that understands itself and has the patience to be a work in progress. \u2014 Chris Foster, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"His process requires collaboration with actors who have the patience , time and communal spirit to develop a film together. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 31 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see patient entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0101-sh\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8p\u0101-sh\u0259ns"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"forbearance",
"long-suffering",
"sufferance",
"tolerance"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113332",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"patience plant":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": balsam sense 4":[]
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"examples":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193159",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patiency":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being patient or passive":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin patientia":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-ns\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020438",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"patient":{
"antonyms":[
"case"
],
"definitions":{
": able or willing to bear":[
"\u2014 used with of"
],
": an individual awaiting or under medical care and treatment":[
"cancer patients",
"psychiatric patients"
],
": bearing pains or trials calmly or without complaint":[],
": manifesting forbearance under provocation or strain":[],
": not hasty or impetuous":[],
": one that is acted upon":[
"are agents as well as patients and observers in the world",
"\u2014 C. H. Whiteley"
],
": steadfast despite opposition, difficulty, or adversity":[],
": susceptible , admitting":[
"patient of one interpretation"
],
": the recipient of any of various personal services":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"To pry apart violent Islamic radicals, the United States has to become knowledgeable about internal cleavages and be patient in exploiting them. \u2014 Samantha Power , New York Times Book Review , 29 July 2007",
"I pack them into the compartment for a visit, pack till it's full far beyond capacity and weep with them, share with them my scanty bit of good fortune, tell them I care, tell them be patient , tell them I'm on their side \u2026 \u2014 John Edgar Wideman , Harper's , December 2003",
"There's no sense being patient with people who make you wait, because they'll only make you wait longer the next time. \u2014 Andrew A. Rooney , And More by Andy Rooney , (1979) 1982",
"I hate having to stand in long lines. I'm just not very patient .",
"The teacher treated her students in a patient and understanding way.",
"\u201cAren't you finished yet?\u201d \u201cBe patient . I'll be done soon.\u201d",
"Proofreading requires patient attention to detail.",
"They put in years of patient labor on the project.",
"Noun",
"Several patients were waiting to see the doctor.",
"the nurse asked the patient to change into a paper gown",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"On Sunday, Mayor Daniel Horrigan (D) urged Akron residents to be patient and reserve their judgment until the investigation is complete. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 3 July 2022",
"The 6-foot-1 player already has several offers, but is is being patient before picking his college. \u2014 Franco Panizo, Sun Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"The president encouraged Americans to stay patient . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 17 June 2022",
"And if share prices don\u2019t rebound in the medium-term, Wall Street will only stay patient with corporate investors for so long. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
"Whereas Road America and Portland forced him to overcome, or at least stay patient , Barber was a testament to capitalizing on the car he\u2019d been given. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Make sure to set long-term goals, and stay patient through any short-term changes. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The company is listening to its employees and their demands to ensure better working conditions and urges its workers to stay patient as more changes are planned, Moran said. \u2014 Talia Soglin, chicagotribune.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Ukraine has sought for Russia to be excluded from SWIFT, but several European leaders would prefer to stay patient because a ban could make international trade more difficult and hurt their economies. \u2014 CBS News , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As far back as 2014, a different JAK inhibitor was reported to induce dramatic hair re-growth in an alopecia areata patient , a young man who had lost all the hair on his body. \u2014 Steven Salzberg, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"The patient , who was not identified because of privacy concerns, is isolated and health officials are working to check on close contacts. \u2014 Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star , 19 June 2022",
"Another female patient , also in her 30s, had her children taken away from her because of her substance use problems. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
"Among those who got caught up in it were Trump supporters -- including a cancer patient -- who saw their bank accounts drained. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"Over the course of two days, Taylor was hired to pick up about 40 people from the local airport, including a cancer patient , two pregnant women, and a man who recently had a stroke. \u2014 Hannah Phillips, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"Bader, who has been candid about her recent out- patient treatment for binge eating disorder, declined to comment further on the incident. \u2014 Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
"Connecticut also reported another case of POWV in March where the patient , a man in his 50s, recovered from the illness. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"An official said Thursday that investigators did not have further information on the other patient \u2019s condition. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English pacient , from Anglo-French, from Latin patient-, patiens , from present participle of pati to suffer; perhaps akin to Greek p\u0113ma suffering":"Adjective and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0101-sh\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"long-suffering",
"stoic",
"stoical",
"tolerant",
"uncomplaining"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110555",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"patient dumping":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": dumping sense 2":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Bob Erlenbusch, executive director of Sacramento Regional Coalition to End Homelessness, said his group's survey found the practice of patient dumping rampant. \u2014 Ed Fletcher, sacbee , 22 Feb. 2018",
"On her watch as executive editor, The Bee was a Pulitzer finalist for feature photography in 2013 and stories about Nevada\u2019s patient dumping in 2014. \u2014 sacbee , 12 Jan. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1973, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190054",
"type":[
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"patient zero":{
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"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1987, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001517",
"type":[
"noun"
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"patientless":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having no patients":[]
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"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-tl\u0259\u0307s"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173105",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"patiently":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": in a patient manner : with calmness or without complaint or hurry in spite of delays, difficulties, tedium, etc.":[
"The bank customers waited patiently for the next teller.",
"She very patiently answered all our questions.",
"It wasn't until I was in my late teens, when my brother Caleb patiently taught me to play racquetball, that I realized I was coordinated enough to participate in athletic endeavors.",
"\u2014 Rhoda Janzen"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Long-suffering shareholders in Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SGRE 6.24% will likely be spared the decision of whether to quit or wait patiently for the renewable-energy revolution. \u2014 Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"That's just a short train ride away from her awesome house, where her genial hubby and goofy son wait patiently . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 10 May 2022",
"And while fans patiently wait for the pair to drop the song\u2019s music video, here are the full lyrics translated to English below. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Each year, home enthusiasts and interior design mavens patiently wait in anticipation as brands such as Pantone and Behr announce their color of the year. \u2014 Danielle Harling, House Beautiful , 20 Feb. 2022",
"The path will be unveiled for those foliage fanatics who patiently wait each year for the tour. \u2014 Scott Luxor, sun-sentinel.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Others, however\u2014notably long-time Bush fans of a certain generation, who have patiently sat through many decades of radio silence from a musician notorious for taking long hiatuses and doing minimal press\u2014rolled their eyes. \u2014 Vogue , 30 May 2022",
"However, Wednesday night, Marriotts Ridge was the more methodical and composed unit, patiently working the ball around for the right shot. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 26 May 2022",
"Diwan approaches her subject patiently and without judgement. \u2014 Nadine Zylberberg, ELLE , 25 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0101-sh\u0259nt-l\u0113"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115548",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"patimokkha":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of patimokkha variant of pratimoksha"
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131403",
"type":[]
},
"patina":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a superficial covering or exterior":[
"The toast was spread with a patina of butter."
],
": a surface appearance of something grown beautiful especially with age or use":[
"the beautiful patina of this antique table"
],
": a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color":[],
": an appearance or aura that is derived from association, habit, or established character":[
"the criminal has acquired a patina of respectability by his friendship with well-known businessmen"
]
},
"examples":[
"although the winery is brand-new, it has been constructed and decorated to give it a patina of old-world quaintness",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Each coaster is unique, with its own individual markings and patina . \u2014 Shane Barker, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Notably, Lively\u2019s Versace gown unfolded from copper to turquoise to mimic the patina that the State of Liberty has undergone over time. \u2014 Vogue , 7 May 2022",
"The staining employed develops into a patina that makes every pair unique. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Thus, Lee and the Hong Kong authorities have spent the past few weeks partaking in an elaborate charade to ensure that his elevation maintained a patina of legitimacy. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 8 May 2022",
"The bronze was salvaged from the Eilean when it was restored and each element is expected to take on a unique patina over time, according to the brand. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Also consider your appetite for the inevitable patina . \u2014 Alice Welsh Doyle, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Better to have the children add the patina themselves. \u2014 Elizabeth Holmes, ELLE , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The needle-threading nature of hostage diplomacy has opened the door for people like Bill Richardson, who, as a former U.S. official, can give the patina of legitimacy that isolated authoritarians crave. \u2014 Joel Simon, The New Yorker , 13 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1748, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian, from Latin, shallow dish \u2014 more at paten":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113-n\u0259",
"\u02c8pa-t\u0259-n\u0259"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"air",
"ambience",
"ambiance",
"aroma",
"atmosphere",
"aura",
"climate",
"flavor",
"halo",
"karma",
"mood",
"nimbus",
"note",
"odor",
"smell",
"temper",
"vibration(s)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085315",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patina green":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a light to moderate yellowish green":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234518",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patinaed":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having a patina":[
"a leather snap purse patinaed like old silver",
"\u2014 William Faulkner"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-n\u0259d",
"-\u1d4an\u0259d"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Burnish and patinate and apply wax to color and protect. \u2014 Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"The zinc countertop is nonporous, naturally antibacterial, and will patinate in time. \u2014 Victoria Hagan And David Colman, House Beautiful , 22 Sep. 2021",
"The color scheme was muted with rich woods, deep greens, and patinated silvers. \u2014 Jesse Sparks, Bon App\u00e9tit , 6 Nov. 2019",
"Far above the statue, which is a dark patinated bronze, a white woman on a white horse rode through a sunlit landscape in a perfume ad for Lancome. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 27 Sep. 2019",
"Masterpieces are dotted across the lawn: There is a massive and rustily patinated 180-ton Richard Serra sculpture, Sidewinder, anchoring the front yard, its two curving steel walls shadowing each other. \u2014 Ted Loos, WSJ , 24 May 2018",
"Daigle has a face like an oilskin raincoat, patinated from life on the land moonlighting for mining companies\u2014chasing other people\u2019s dreams. \u2014 Genesee Keevil, Popular Mechanics , 17 May 2018",
"Whealon layers items from different periods and cultures, artfully mixing the pristine and the patinated . \u2014 Devin Alessio, ELLE Decor , 23 May 2016",
"Porto itself, in all its patinated , out-of-time beauty, may effectively be the third star of this fractured two-hander, but the film is no gilded travelogue. \u2014 Guy Lodge, chicagotribune.com , 11 Jan. 2018"
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"1857, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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"\u02c8pa-t\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
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"the medical patois that the hospital staffers used among themselves was incomprehensible to me",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is pride in Cantonese, the patois of Hong Kong, rather than the Mandarin of the mainland. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"Drake is pop music\u2019s most famous genre burglar \u2014 from U.K. grime to drill to Afrobeats and Jamaican dub patois . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"Chet Hanks took a break from his troublesome patois imitations to offer a less racially insensitive but nearly as uncomfortable impersonation while stopping by Showtime's Ziwe over the weekend. \u2014 Mike Miller, EW.com , 13 May 2022",
"Amusingly, that mural is between the restrooms, so people waiting in line can brush up on their patois . \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
"When Corbett arrived in 2005, his long hair, black leather jacket, penchant to drink more than sacramental wine and fluency in port patois endeared him to dockworkers. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Newell lays it on a bit thick, his thick Caribbean patois verging into caricature at times. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 2 Dec. 2021",
"In this case Adrien Brody \u2014 fresh off his Best Actor Oscar win in 2003 for the Holocaust drama The Pianist \u2014 donning fake dreads and doing a woeful Jamaican patois while introducing Sean Paul. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Populating the novel is the usual cast of characters, foremost among them the cop shop\u2019s inimitable secretary, Agatino Catarella, who blends obsequiousness, prudery and verbal ineptitude into a patois all his own. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Oct. 2021"
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"1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"\u02c8p\u00e4-",
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"argot",
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"language",
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"type":[
"noun"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"\"",
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"type":[
"noun"
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": an Aztec board game similar to pachisi":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish, from Nahuatl":""
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"p\u0259\u02c8t\u014dl(y)\u0113"
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"\u2014 usually used postpositively"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"p\u0259\u02c8t\u00e4n(t)s"
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"\u2026 they spent freely on virtually everything that could be acquired to accommodate a patrician life-style.",
"\u2014 Simon Schama",
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"\u2014 Peter Oborne",
"More common than middle-class organizations in the mid-nineteenth century, however, were the exclusive patrician male enclaves, such as Boston's Somerset club \u2026",
"\u2014 Howard P. Chudacoff"
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},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the Southern patricians who once resided in these stately plantation homes",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Bush, a New England patrician , was hardly a comedian. \u2014 Noah Biermanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Only Goode seems to be having any fun, strutting around as Hollywood royalty while wrapping everything in Evans\u2019 patrician -with-a-head-cold voice. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Alice was a New England patrician , with a degree from Smith College, who appears to have had an ardent but melancholic relationship with Jean, exacerbated by the turbulence of their era. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The suggestion that the first President Bush was some elitist patrician who didn\u2019t know his way around a modern grocery store continues to rankle Barr three decades later. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Published in German during the 15th century, it was then said to describe the pilgrimage of Gabriel Muffel, son of a Nuremburg patrician . \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Jan. 2020",
"People around town have never much cared for caricatures of the place\u2014the starchy patricians , the chinless wonders, the history of exclusion\u2014even when there is truth in them. \u2014 Evan Osnos, The New Yorker , 3 May 2020",
"For the dearth, / The gods, not the patricians , make it, and / Your knees to them, not arms, must help. \u2014 James Shapiro, The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2020",
"Belgravia, named for the tony London neighborhood still home to Britain's most affluent patricians , begins in Brussels on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 Apr. 2020"
],
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"1533, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English patricion , from Anglo-French patrician , from Latin patricius , from patres senators, from plural of pater father \u2014 more at father":"Noun"
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"p\u0259-\u02c8tri-sh\u0259n"
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"aristocrat",
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"proletarians",
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": a patrician class":[],
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},
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"the patriciate regarded patronage of the arts as a moral and social duty"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"see patrician entry 1":""
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"-\u02cc\u0101t",
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"aristocracy",
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": an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor":[
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"\u2014 D. H. Lawrence"
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": an estate or endowment belonging by ancient right to a church":[
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"\u2014 T. J. Reese"
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"These historic landmarks are an important part of our cultural patrimony ."
]
},
"examples":[
"These historic landmarks are an important part of our cultural patrimony .",
"her patrimony was the family's newspaper business",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The idealized nudity of classical sculptures, the sturdy realism of Roman portrait heads, and the proportions and decorations of classical architecture were all taken up in Florence as a kind of patrimony . \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"Fashion, after all, is part of the bedrock of the French economy and its patrimony , and Louis Vuitton plays a very specific role in both. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The 1989 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act required the return of sacred objects, objects of cultural patrimony , and human remains to Indigenous peoples. \u2014 Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Mar. 2022",
"In addition to taking lives, the destruction of cultural patrimony is a way of eliminating a culture\u2019s narratives. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
"But the 24-year-old wasn't just granted his muscular frame solely on the basis of his patrimony . \u2014 Brett Williams, Men's Health , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Norma Marshall, who teaches tribal history at the College of the Muscogee Nation; and Turner Hunt, who handles thousands of tribal- patrimony inquiries annually, joined her in a call from Okmulgee, Oklahoma. \u2014 Michael Warren, ajc , 7 Feb. 2022",
"In late October, the emperor Charles VI had died without a male heir, leaving the chaotic jumble of territories that made up the Habsburg patrimony to his 23-year-old daughter, Maria Theresa. \u2014 A. Wess Mitchell, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
"What Silva is exploring is patrimony , which in his case is a minefield of loss. \u2014 David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English patrimoine, patrimonie , from Anglo-French patremoine , from Latin patrimonium , from patr-, pater father":""
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"\u02c8pa-tr\u0259-\u02ccm\u014d-n\u0113"
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"definitions":{
": a handful of leaves or grass thrown down at intervals by Romany people to indicate their course":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Romany patrin , literally, leaf, from Sanskrit patra wing, feather, leaf; akin to Sanskrit patati he flies":""
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"\u02c8pa\u2027tr\u0259\u0307n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074309",
"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one who loves and supports his or her country":[
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"\u2014 W. R. Hearst, Jr."
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"examples":[
"He was a great patriot who devoted his life to serving his country.",
"the contention that true patriots would be willing to do anything for their country",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Putin is a patriot , or a nationalist, who loves Russia \u2013 or so many claim. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Former Trump national security adviser Robert O'Brien tells \u2018The Story with Martha MacCallum\u2019 that Ukrainian president Zelenskyy is a true \u2018 patriot ,\u2019 compared to Putin who\u2019s invading his country. \u2014 Fox News , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Watkins was moved from the patriot wing to a women\u2019s unit in the District of Columbia jail at her own request. \u2014 Andrea Bernstein, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"Set in 1901, an ambitious portrait of Alexey Alchevsky, founder of Russia\u2019s first mortgage bank and Ukrainian Donbas patriot , framed through a procedural narrative of a young policeman investigating his mysterious death. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 6 June 2022",
"Ruby Ridge has been cited often by militia and patriot groups since. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"Ruby Ridge has been cited often by militia and patriot groups since. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"Ruby Ridge has been cited often by militia and patriot groups since. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 May 2022",
"Ruby Ridge has often been cited by militia and patriot groups since. \u2014 Sarah Rumpf, Fox News , 14 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1577, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Middle French patriote compatriot, from Late Latin patriota , from Greek patri\u014dt\u0113s , from patria lineage, from patr-, pat\u0113r father":""
},
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"\u02c8p\u0101-tr\u0113-\u0259t",
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"-\u02cc\u00e4t"
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"noun"
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": one who makes an ostentatious show of patriotism from venal or degraded motives : an insincere, misguided, or spurious patriot : flag-waver":[
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"\u2014 Dorothy Thompson",
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"\u2014 S. V. Ben\u00e9t",
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"\u2014 Stanley Walker"
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"examples":[
"A patriotic fervor swept the country.",
"hanging a flag outside one's home is a patriotic gesture",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Days after Russian forces occupied the southern Ukrainian city of Berdyansk, residents gathered in the main city square with Ukrainian flags to sing patriotic songs and tell the troops looking on to go home. \u2014 Thomas Grove, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"When news emerged of his history, Bianco tried to portray the Oath Keepers as just a club of patriotic , law-abiding Americans. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"There's still time to DIY 4th of July crafts with the kids, make 4th of July party decorations, and choose some patriotic songs to put on the playlist. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living , 8 June 2022",
"The concert paid tribute to the families of the explosion\u2019s victims in a brief video, and patriotic songs were performed as part of a broader call to unite the country, which has seen its economy devasted in recent years. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"The Santa Fe Christian School Band will perform patriotic songs. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"While in the Canadian port of Victoria on one Fourth of July, the ship\u2019s resident keyboardist drunkenly played American patriotic songs in the middle of the night. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
"Features patriotic music by the 13th Army Band, guest speakers and food trucks. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
"San Marcos VFW Post 3795 will host a ceremony with patriotic music, color guard and speakers at 10 a.m. Monday at San Marcos Cemetery, 1021 Mulberry Drive. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1737, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02ccp\u0101-tr\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-tik",
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": a master (see master entry 1 sense 2g ) in ancient times who freed a person he had held in slavery but retained some rights over that person":[],
": a person chosen, named, or honored as a special guardian, protector, or supporter":[
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],
": a social or financial sponsor of a social function (such as a ball or concert)":[
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],
": a wealthy or influential supporter of an artist or writer":[
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"\u2014 D. D. R. Owen"
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": one that uses wealth or influence to help an individual, an institution, or a cause":[
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": one who buys the goods or uses the services offered especially by an establishment":[
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": the holder of the right of presentation to an English ecclesiastical benefice":[],
": the proprietor of an establishment (such as an inn) especially in France":[]
},
"examples":[
"She is a well-known patron of the arts.",
"the wealthy philanthropist is one of the city's most generous patrons of its symphony orchestra",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has a new patron : Paris Hilton. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Famously, Chanel was a great patron of artists and friends with Jean Cocteau and Salvador Dali, amongst others. \u2014 Grace Banks, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"The queen is a patron \u2014and avid spectator\u2014of the annual sporting event, which is held in May or June each year. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 20 Apr. 2022",
"South Hilo officers responded to a report of a disorderly bar patron , where Miller had become unruly and yelled obscenities while other patrons sang karaoke. \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Pence's endorsement of Kemp \u2013 and his potential ambitions for 2024 \u2013 drew a sharp rebuke from Team Trump, which issued a statement faulting the former vice president for a lack of political gratitude to his patron . \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
"Now, on Monday outside Atlanta, Mr. Pence is taking his boldest and most unambiguous step toward confronting his former political patron . \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"Maclay also belonged to a San Francisco vigilante group, and became a state legislator as well as a self-dealing opportunist who bought up the de Celis land on behalf of his patron , the railroad bigshot Leland Stanford. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
"In addition, the Queen has given permission for The Not Forgotten Association Annual Garden Party to be hosted by their patron Princess Anne on Thursday May 12. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 5 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin patronus patron saint, patron of a benefice, pattern, from Latin, defender, from patr-, pater":""
},
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"for sense 6 also pa-\u02c8tr\u014d\u207f",
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": a saint to whose protection and intercession a person, a society, a church, or a place is dedicated":[],
": an original leader or prime exemplar":[]
},
"examples":[
"St. David is the patron saint of Wales.",
"St. Christopher is the patron saint of travelers.",
"The success of her books has made her the patron saint of a new literary movement.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Each of the three parts of Russia\u2019s nuclear force structure\u2014land, sea and air\u2014has received a patron saint . \u2014 Francis X. Rocca, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
"C\u00e9zanne\u2019s admirers, especially his role as patron saint of the 20th century and abstraction. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"For more than a decade, Sarma Melngailis was known as the patron saint of vegan haute cuisine. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Elena Zuniga didn\u2019t go searching for the patron saint of anxiety, depression and mental illness, but St. Dymphna found her anyway. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
"Originally built in 1780, Borgo San Vincenzo, which was named after the patron saint of winemaking, will feature 21 luxury studios and suites with balconies and patios perfect for enjoying gorgeous sunsets views and alfresco dining. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 21 Apr. 2022",
"San Pancho hosts a weekly artisanal market and (in normal years) festivals celebrating music, art and the town\u2019s patron saint . \u2014 Sara Clemence, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Prince William and Kate Middleton have embarked on a day trip to Wales for the Feast of St. David, Wales's patron saint . \u2014 Meg Donohue, Town & Country , 1 Mar. 2022",
"However, some are surprised to learn that the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland was never canonized as saint by the Catholic Church. \u2014 Jill Gleeson, Country Living , 28 Jan. 2022"
],
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"1703, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"nonpareil",
"paragon"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232325",
"type":[
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},
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],
": jobs distributed by patronage":[
"the government's vast network of patronage"
],
": kindness done with an air of superiority":[
"The prince deigned to bestow his patronage on the composer."
],
": the distribution of jobs on the basis of patronage":[
"The governor filled the vacated positions through patronage ."
],
": the power to make appointments to government jobs especially for political advantage":[
"oust his enemies from office and use the patronage to support his policies",
"\u2014 H. K. Beale"
],
": the support or influence of a patron":[
"the patronage of science by universities"
]
},
"examples":[
"The college relied on the patronage of its wealthy graduates to expand its funds.",
"They thanked her for her patronage of the new hospital.",
"The city should do more to encourage patronage of local businesses.",
"a system of political patronage",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In addition to her arts patronage , Horten also served as president of the KAC, an Austrian hockey team, and sat on the board of Helmut Horten Stiftung, a charitable foundation supporting medical research and health care institutions. \u2014 Anna Kaplan, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"The livestreaming platform for gamers helped pioneer the patronage systems that prop up so much of the internet today. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 6 June 2021",
"Supporters say change is needed to fill rash of vacancies; critics warn of potential for patronage , corruption. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The dismembering of manuscripts is part of a larger story, a tale of extractive patronage and the passage of empires. \u2014 Naib Mian, The New Yorker , 1 June 2022",
"The fear is that rule by two children of strongmen would reinforce a system of patronage , weaken democratic institutions and emphasize that only a candidate\u2019s last name matters. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Yet while Tammany Hall, a New York City political machine that endured for nearly two centuries, owed its longevity to its spreading around of patronage , Mr. Trump can be downright stingy. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, announcing her patronage of U.K. charity the Maternal Mental Health Alliance. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 9 May 2022",
"She's been seen in them on a number of occasions, including a visit to her patronage the Natural History Museum in 2021. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 24 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8pa-tr\u0259-nij",
"\u02c8p\u0101-",
"\u02c8p\u0101-tr\u0259-"
],
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"aegis",
"egis",
"auspice",
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"sponsorship"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": to act as patron of : provide aid or support for":[
"The government patronized several local artists."
],
": to adopt an air of condescension toward : treat haughtily or coolly":[],
": to be a frequent or regular customer or client of":[
"a restaurant much patronized by celebrities"
]
},
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"For the court to come around, at this late date, to acknowledging our existence as \"free persons\" is shockingly patronizing ; it's condescension that has been cast as liberation. \u2014 John Cloud , Time , 7 July 2003",
"She spoke dryly, but she had to admit that the girl did not mean to patronize , and was pleasant, the way she talked right to Stephen instead of across him the way most people did. \u2014 Ursula K. Le Guin , New Yorker , 28 Sept. 1987",
"My feelings seem to have been confused and blurred, tinged with sentimentality, colored by a great deal of folklore, and wobbling always between a patronizing affection, fostered by my elders, and downright hostility. \u2014 William Styron , This Quiet Dust and Other Writings , (1953) 1982",
"The family patronizes the arts.",
"He hated being patronized and pitied by those who didn't believe his story.",
"\u201cI'm sure you did your best even though you failed.\u201d \u201cPlease don't patronize .\u201d",
"I patronize the library regularly.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Swimmers are not advised to patronize North Queensland waters, because of the presence of tiny but venemous Irukandji jellyfish. \u2014 Madeleine Watts, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"Lauerman said public employees don't have the same kind of stress as employees of private businesses, where customers can simply decide not to patronize a business for an extended period of time. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
"One of the social media influencers behind the Airbnb effort also has encouraged his followers to patronize Ukrainian merchants on Etsy but ask sellers not to ship any goods. \u2014 Faith Karimi And Samantha Kelly, CNN , 5 Mar. 2022",
"While the overnight stay is free, members are encouraged to patronize the business where they\u2019re parked. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The core of the plan is those ages 5 and older must be vaccinated to patronize any business that serves food or drink, or gyms, spas and dance studios. \u2014 George Castle, chicagotribune.com , 28 Dec. 2021",
"As a result, we coffee house aficionados who are champing at the bit to be among the first to patronize the new Red Cedar coffee house, will likely have to wait awhile longer. \u2014 Rich Heileman, cleveland , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Among the notables to patronize the cafes were writers Honore de Balzac and Arthur Rimbaud, as well as painters including Eugene Delacroix and Edouard Manet. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Here anyone can gather to watch games or concerts on the arena\u2019s exterior video board, or patronize the project\u2019s 250,000 square feet of shops and restaurants. \u2014 Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Dec. 2021"
],
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"1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"see patron":""
},
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"\u02c8pa-tr\u0259-",
"\u02c8p\u0101-tr\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz",
"\u02c8pa-"
],
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"condescend",
"lord (it over)",
"talk down (to)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185246",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"patsy":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a person who is easily manipulated or victimized : pushover":[]
},
"examples":[
"They treated us like a bunch of patsies .",
"an Internet newbie who's the perfect patsy for a cyber scam",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Normally in a position of power on screen, Liotta plays the patsy beautifully. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 26 May 2022",
"The Maxwells strongly assert the U.S. justice system is making a patsy of their youngest sister. \u2014 Mallika Sen, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The Maxwells strongly assert the U.S. justice system is making a patsy of their youngest sister. \u2014 Mallika Sen, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The Maxwells strongly assert the U.S. justice system is making a patsy of their youngest sister. \u2014 Mallika Sen, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The Maxwells strongly assert the U.S. justice system is making a patsy of their youngest sister. \u2014 Mallika Sen, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The Bills are no longer the Patriots patsy that occurred during a lengthy run from 2000 to \u201819, which coincided with coach Bill Belichick\u2019s arrival and Tom Brady\u2019s final season in New England. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 15 Jan. 2022",
"The Maxwells strongly assert the U.S. justice system is making a patsy of their youngest sister. \u2014 Mallika Sen, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The Maxwells strongly assert the U.S. justice system is making a patsy of their youngest sister. \u2014 Mallika Sen, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps from Italian pazzo fool":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pat-s\u0113"
],
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"chump",
"dupe",
"gull",
"mug",
"pigeon",
"pushover",
"sap",
"soft touch",
"sucker",
"tool"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045313",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": a quick succession of light sounds or pats":[],
": empty chattering talk":[],
": the rapid-fire talk of a comedian":[],
": the spiel of a street hawker or of a circus barker":[],
": the talk with which an entertainer accompanies a routine":[],
": the words of a comic song or of a rapidly spoken usually humorous monologue introduced into such a song":[],
": to cause to patter":[],
": to recite prayers (such as paternosters) rapidly or mechanically":[],
": to run with quick light-sounding steps":[],
": to say or speak in a rapid or mechanical manner":[],
": to speak or sing rapid-fire words in a theatrical performance":[],
": to strike or pat rapidly and repeatedly":[],
": to talk glibly and volubly":[]
},
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"1611, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1822, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English patren , from paternoster":"Verb",
"frequentative of pat entry 3":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pa-t\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192947",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"pattern":{
"antonyms":[],
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"foreign policy patterns"
],
": a form or model proposed for imitation : exemplar":[],
": a length of fabric sufficient for an article (as of clothing)":[],
": a natural or chance configuration":[
"frost patterns",
"the pattern of events"
],
": a prescribed route to be followed by a pass receiver in football":[],
": a reliable sample of traits, acts, tendencies, or other observable characteristics of a person, group, or institution":[
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"spending patterns",
"the prevailing pattern of speech"
],
": an artistic, musical, literary, or mechanical design or form":[
"the geometrical pattern of the carpet",
"the strict pattern of rhythm and rhyme for a sonnet",
"\u2014 Gigi Marino"
],
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"a pattern of violence"
],
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": match":[],
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"a dressmaker's pattern"
],
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": the flight path prescribed for an airplane that is coming in for a landing":[],
": the grouping made on a target by bullets":[],
": to form a pattern":[],
": to furnish, adorn, or mark with a design":[],
": to make, adapt, or fashion according to a pattern":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The dishes have a floral pattern around the rim.",
"The fabric comes in different colors and patterns .",
"The rug is decorated with a geometric pattern .",
"The shadows made a pattern of lines on the ground.",
"They are studying behavior patterns among high-school students.",
"Analysts are noticing different spending patterns by consumers.",
"The trees followed a characteristic pattern of growth.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The mixed pattern bristles give hair height and body; the longer plastic bristles detangle hair while the shorter, bushier bristles smooth hair into a glossy sheet. \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"Farmers aren't the only ones who have seen the dry pattern . \u2014 Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2022",
"Your patio or porch deserves some color, too\u2014and this indoor/outdoor medallion pattern area rug is available in several bold colors to choose from. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022",
"Once the helicopter reaches the drop zone, players will drop down into the water, swim to the puzzle station, and recreate the pattern . \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
"The prototype the marque brought to the English event was covered in an intricate camouflage pattern that serves to hide many details. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
"The waffle pattern and twist knot detail give it extra style points compared to other tank tops on the market, some of which are plain and look more like an undershirt; by contrast, this top is easy to dress up for various occasions. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"British artist Jamie Coreth painted the Duke of Cambridge wearing a black suit with a teal tie and the duchess wearing an emerald green silk gown from The Vampire's Wife, detailing the texture and pattern with each stroke. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, the monochrome tie-dye pattern is sure to be a conversation starter. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Defenders including Tony Allen, Shane Battier, Bruce Bowen, Michael Cooper and Derek Harper would become guys that young players might pattern themselves after. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Focus on the only number that VCs can pattern match off, which is revenue growth. \u2014 Diana Tsai, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
"The most effective way to kill a giant whitetail is to pattern him on trail camera and hunt him to the exclusion of all others. \u2014 Will Brantley, Field & Stream , 5 Jan. 2021",
"Cox explained that this partnership unfolded as the state tried to pattern its handling of the pandemic after South Korea\u2019s example. \u2014 Taylor Stevens, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Sep. 2020",
"When scouting, remember that the goal is not to bump and push hogs out of an area, but simply to pattern their movements in order to formulate a hunting strategy. \u2014 Mike Dickerson, Outdoor Life , 4 Aug. 2020",
"The community is now a destination for art lovers and people wanting to learn to make the exquisite, colorfully patterned quilts. \u2014 Kelly Kazek | Kkazek@al.com, al , 1 June 2020",
"Maisonette has brightly printed and patterned cotton face masks in small, medium and large sizes. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 May 2020",
"Her inspiration: the signature patterned silk scarves that Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, showcases in the near-daily press conferences led by the president. \u2014 Rory Satran, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"circa 1586, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English patron , from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin patronus":"Noun and Verb"
},
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"\u02c8pat-\u0259rn",
"\u02c8pa-t\u0259rn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for pattern Noun model , example , pattern , exemplar , ideal mean someone or something set before one for guidance or imitation. model applies to something taken or proposed as worthy of imitation. a decor that is a model of good taste example applies to a person to be imitated or in some contexts on no account to be imitated but to be regarded as a warning. children tend to follow the example of their parents pattern suggests a clear and detailed archetype or prototype. American industry set a pattern for others to follow exemplar suggests either a faultless example to be emulated or a perfect typification. cited Joan of Arc as the exemplar of courage ideal implies the best possible exemplification either in reality or in conception. never found a job that matched his ideal",
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"design",
"figure",
"motif",
"motive"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084357",
"type":[
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"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"patternless":{
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"foreign policy patterns"
],
": a form or model proposed for imitation : exemplar":[],
": a length of fabric sufficient for an article (as of clothing)":[],
": a natural or chance configuration":[
"frost patterns",
"the pattern of events"
],
": a prescribed route to be followed by a pass receiver in football":[],
": a reliable sample of traits, acts, tendencies, or other observable characteristics of a person, group, or institution":[
"a behavior pattern",
"spending patterns",
"the prevailing pattern of speech"
],
": an artistic, musical, literary, or mechanical design or form":[
"the geometrical pattern of the carpet",
"the strict pattern of rhythm and rhyme for a sonnet",
"\u2014 Gigi Marino"
],
": frequent or widespread incidence":[
"a pattern of dissent",
"a pattern of violence"
],
": imitate":[],
": match":[],
": something designed or used as a model for making things":[
"a dressmaker's pattern"
],
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": the distribution of shrapnel, bombs on a target, or shot from a shotgun":[],
": the flight path prescribed for an airplane that is coming in for a landing":[],
": the grouping made on a target by bullets":[],
": to form a pattern":[],
": to furnish, adorn, or mark with a design":[],
": to make, adapt, or fashion according to a pattern":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The dishes have a floral pattern around the rim.",
"The fabric comes in different colors and patterns .",
"The rug is decorated with a geometric pattern .",
"The shadows made a pattern of lines on the ground.",
"They are studying behavior patterns among high-school students.",
"Analysts are noticing different spending patterns by consumers.",
"The trees followed a characteristic pattern of growth.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The mixed pattern bristles give hair height and body; the longer plastic bristles detangle hair while the shorter, bushier bristles smooth hair into a glossy sheet. \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"Farmers aren't the only ones who have seen the dry pattern . \u2014 Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2022",
"Your patio or porch deserves some color, too\u2014and this indoor/outdoor medallion pattern area rug is available in several bold colors to choose from. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022",
"Once the helicopter reaches the drop zone, players will drop down into the water, swim to the puzzle station, and recreate the pattern . \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
"The prototype the marque brought to the English event was covered in an intricate camouflage pattern that serves to hide many details. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
"The waffle pattern and twist knot detail give it extra style points compared to other tank tops on the market, some of which are plain and look more like an undershirt; by contrast, this top is easy to dress up for various occasions. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"British artist Jamie Coreth painted the Duke of Cambridge wearing a black suit with a teal tie and the duchess wearing an emerald green silk gown from The Vampire's Wife, detailing the texture and pattern with each stroke. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, the monochrome tie-dye pattern is sure to be a conversation starter. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Defenders including Tony Allen, Shane Battier, Bruce Bowen, Michael Cooper and Derek Harper would become guys that young players might pattern themselves after. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Focus on the only number that VCs can pattern match off, which is revenue growth. \u2014 Diana Tsai, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
"The most effective way to kill a giant whitetail is to pattern him on trail camera and hunt him to the exclusion of all others. \u2014 Will Brantley, Field & Stream , 5 Jan. 2021",
"Cox explained that this partnership unfolded as the state tried to pattern its handling of the pandemic after South Korea\u2019s example. \u2014 Taylor Stevens, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Sep. 2020",
"When scouting, remember that the goal is not to bump and push hogs out of an area, but simply to pattern their movements in order to formulate a hunting strategy. \u2014 Mike Dickerson, Outdoor Life , 4 Aug. 2020",
"The community is now a destination for art lovers and people wanting to learn to make the exquisite, colorfully patterned quilts. \u2014 Kelly Kazek | Kkazek@al.com, al , 1 June 2020",
"Maisonette has brightly printed and patterned cotton face masks in small, medium and large sizes. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 May 2020",
"Her inspiration: the signature patterned silk scarves that Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, showcases in the near-daily press conferences led by the president. \u2014 Rory Satran, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2020"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"circa 1586, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English patron , from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin patronus":"Noun and Verb"
},
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"\u02c8pat-\u0259rn",
"\u02c8pa-t\u0259rn"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for pattern Noun model , example , pattern , exemplar , ideal mean someone or something set before one for guidance or imitation. model applies to something taken or proposed as worthy of imitation. a decor that is a model of good taste example applies to a person to be imitated or in some contexts on no account to be imitated but to be regarded as a warning. children tend to follow the example of their parents pattern suggests a clear and detailed archetype or prototype. American industry set a pattern for others to follow exemplar suggests either a faultless example to be emulated or a perfect typification. cited Joan of Arc as the exemplar of courage ideal implies the best possible exemplification either in reality or in conception. never found a job that matched his ideal",
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"design",
"figure",
"motif",
"motive"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083520",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"pattie":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a little pie":[],
": a small flat cake of chopped food":[
"a hamburger patty"
],
": a small flat candy":[
"a peppermint patty"
],
": patty shell":[]
},
"examples":[
"the enticing aroma of sausage patties sizzling in the skillet",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The gregarious host of The Burger Show serves up his fool-proof method for making a perfect patty this summer. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Within TD Garden, Latimer said the arena is gearing up for the big games by unveiling new menu specials (including a burger with a Celtics green patty ), retail items, and fan experiences. \u2014 Annie Probert, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"The optional sausage patty or bacon (or both) are just that: optional. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
"Place a few lettuce leaves on each plate; top each with a salmon patty . \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Use the plastic wrap to help fold the meat over the cheese and press to form a patty . Repeat the process as needed (if making more than one) and wrap the patties individually in plastic to store. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"The dish is a Japanese iteration of the French croquette: a patty of mashed potatoes, simmered vegetables and protein. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"Both methods will reward you with a crisp crust on the outside while keeping your patty moist and juicy on the inside. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 7 June 2022",
"Sandwiches and burgers are $15.50 to $17, and for $2 extra, any of the meat patties can be substituted for a Beyond burger patty . \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 4 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French p\u00e2t\u00e9 p\u00e2t\u00e9":""
},
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"\u02c8pa-t\u0113"
],
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"cake",
"croquette",
"cutlet",
"fritter",
"galette"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024229",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patty":{
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": patty shell":[]
},
"examples":[
"the enticing aroma of sausage patties sizzling in the skillet",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The gregarious host of The Burger Show serves up his fool-proof method for making a perfect patty this summer. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Within TD Garden, Latimer said the arena is gearing up for the big games by unveiling new menu specials (including a burger with a Celtics green patty ), retail items, and fan experiences. \u2014 Annie Probert, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"The optional sausage patty or bacon (or both) are just that: optional. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
"Place a few lettuce leaves on each plate; top each with a salmon patty . \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Use the plastic wrap to help fold the meat over the cheese and press to form a patty . Repeat the process as needed (if making more than one) and wrap the patties individually in plastic to store. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"The dish is a Japanese iteration of the French croquette: a patty of mashed potatoes, simmered vegetables and protein. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"Both methods will reward you with a crisp crust on the outside while keeping your patty moist and juicy on the inside. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 7 June 2022",
"Sandwiches and burgers are $15.50 to $17, and for $2 extra, any of the meat patties can be substituted for a Beyond burger patty . \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 4 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French p\u00e2t\u00e9 p\u00e2t\u00e9":""
},
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"\u02c8pa-t\u0113"
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"cutlet",
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"galette"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223344",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"paucity":{
"antonyms":[
"abundance",
"adequacy",
"amplitude",
"opulence",
"plenitude",
"plenty",
"sufficiency",
"wealth"
],
"definitions":{
": smallness of number : fewness":[],
": smallness of quantity : dearth":[]
},
"examples":[
"If you had one of those Yugoslav names with a paucity of vowels, you might sprinkle in a few \u2026 \u2014 Calvin Trillin , Time , 22 May 2000",
"For my part, I find increasingly that I miss the simplicity, the almost willful paucity , of the English way of doing things. \u2014 Bill Bryson , I'm a Stranger Here Myself , 1999",
"This relative paucity of freeloaders and deadbeats means that rookie Americans, as a group, more than pay their way. \u2014 Jaclyn Fierman , Fortune , 9 Aug. 1993",
"a paucity of useful answers to the problem of traffic congestion at rush hour",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Other countries have been quicker to embrace the practice, like Japan, with a rate of almost 100%, in part because of its high density and paucity of burial grounds. \u2014 Karen Heller, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Today, by contrast, there is an ominous paucity of available petroleum. \u2014 Steve Forbes, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Lynch indicated the 49ers used their initial picks on a pass rusher, running back and wide receiver because there was a paucity of interior linemen who warranted being picked in that part of the draft. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 May 2022",
"One trend likely here to stay for in the near-term is a paucity of available pilots for hire in the U.S. market. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The paucity of foundational players on defense is reflected by the Cardinals' drop-off on defense after Watt suffered the shoulder injury that kept him out of the rest of the regular season. \u2014 Nicholas Mcgee, Forbes , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Their paucity of space and equipment meant that activities typically done at home, like eating and socializing, would instead be conducted out on the street. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The situation on other Tongan islands remains uncertain due to a paucity of information that stems from power blackouts and loss of communications. \u2014 Stephen Wright, WSJ , 16 Jan. 2022",
"The influx of big releases, combined with some calendar catch-up, could mean the paucity of brand new 2022 hits may not last for much longer. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, Billboard , 11 Apr. 2022"
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"Middle English paucite , from Latin paucitat-, paucitas , from paucus little \u2014 more at few":""
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"\u02c8p\u022f-s\u0259-t\u0113"
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"examples":[
"He sat with his hands folded over his paunch .",
"He used to be very thin but now he has a slight paunch .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The carefree, six-pack wild child of the late 1980s is now a reflective and sober man with a middle-aged paunch and gait. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 26 May 2022",
"Not enough time to fall in love with gluten, grow a slight paunch , tame his golf swing, or find a wooden bench outside a tackle shop where everyone gossips and drinks sludge coffee. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The bartender was a big, nasty-looking old guy with an enormous paunch , a flat-top haircut four inches high, and an unlit cigar turned backwards in his mouth. \u2014 Jamie Kitman, Car and Driver , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Beavis, on the other hand, has just a slight paunch and a few wrinkles to go with his reading glasses. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 5 Jan. 2022",
"The leader of all this non-action is the middle-aged Agent Garrick, a shambolic, avuncular presence with a paunch and a nervous cough. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 18 Oct. 2021",
"The portly patriarch of paunch persevered to pulverize the Baron of Beardonkadonk in the final match of #FatBearWeek 2021. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Raymond taught the Phanatic what became his signature moves: how to whomp his paunch , how to suction a plunger to the head of a bald man, how to stand at a distance and land rings on the plunger. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Aug. 2021",
"Gone was the Bear, and in his place was a lean man, skinny even, though with a paunch that came with the years, nearly 73 at the time. \u2014 John Penner, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"\u02c8p\u022fnch",
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"\u2014 Robert Bixby"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"De Le\u00f3n noted that when Villaraigosa beat incumbent Hahn in 2005, Hahn was a pauper compared with Caruso. \u2014 Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
"Touching on the completely unhinged nature of the privileged and the pauper when pushed to the brink, social structures are called into question, the elite and working-class each struggling to avoid collateral damage. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Miles, the eldest, is a top lawyer and yuppie who becomes a drug addict and pauper , then turns his life around and becomes a state senator. \u2014 Mark Greif, The Atlantic , 15 Mar. 2022",
"No one was charged with Randolph\u2019s murder and his body was buried in an unmarked grave in the pauper \u2019s cemetery of the local almshouse. \u2014 Clint Smith, The Atlantic , 2 Feb. 2022",
"If the ashes are not picked up, the county buries them together in a single pauper \u2019s grave. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
"If the ashes are not picked up, the county buries them together in a single pauper \u2019s grave. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Poe was a pauper in his lifetime, but now that his work is out of copyright and anyone can reprint it for free, his popularity is flourishing as never before. \u2014 Catherine Baab-muguira, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Synonyms for beggar include hobo, pauper , tramp, vagrant, derelict, mendicant, bum, supplicant, deadbeat, borrower. \u2014 Stephen Miller, WSJ , 11 Oct. 2021"
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"1516, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"De Le\u00f3n noted that when Villaraigosa beat incumbent Hahn in 2005, Hahn was a pauper compared with Caruso. \u2014 Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
"Touching on the completely unhinged nature of the privileged and the pauper when pushed to the brink, social structures are called into question, the elite and working-class each struggling to avoid collateral damage. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Miles, the eldest, is a top lawyer and yuppie who becomes a drug addict and pauper , then turns his life around and becomes a state senator. \u2014 Mark Greif, The Atlantic , 15 Mar. 2022",
"No one was charged with Randolph\u2019s murder and his body was buried in an unmarked grave in the pauper \u2019s cemetery of the local almshouse. \u2014 Clint Smith, The Atlantic , 2 Feb. 2022",
"If the ashes are not picked up, the county buries them together in a single pauper \u2019s grave. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
"If the ashes are not picked up, the county buries them together in a single pauper \u2019s grave. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Poe was a pauper in his lifetime, but now that his work is out of copyright and anyone can reprint it for free, his popularity is flourishing as never before. \u2014 Catherine Baab-muguira, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Synonyms for beggar include hobo, pauper , tramp, vagrant, derelict, mendicant, bum, supplicant, deadbeat, borrower. \u2014 Stephen Miller, WSJ , 11 Oct. 2021"
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"1516, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ironically, in Cuba, a country pauperized by a Marxist model for the past 61 years, there is a growing public cry demanding change. \u2014 Otto Reich, National Review , 8 Apr. 2020"
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"1806, in the meaning defined above":""
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"He hit pause on the player and explained the significance of the song's lyrics.",
"Please hit the pause button on the remote control.",
"Verb",
"She paused for a few seconds before crossing the street.",
"We paused briefly to look at the scenery.",
"He talked for over an hour without pausing .",
"He picked up the remote control and paused the movie.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Excluding the student loan payment pause , Biden has canceled more than $25 billion of student loans. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"President Biden weighs canceling student debt ahead of the end of the repayment pause on Aug 31. \u2014 Medora Lee, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"Managing the length of the pause is a balancing act. \u2014 Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"An extension of the federal student loan payment pause through Aug. 31, 2022. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"But someday the student loan pause will end, just like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s rent moratorium. \u2014 Arit Johnstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2022",
"Initially, like everything, there was a brief moment of pause back in the spring of 2020. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
"The Biden administration has extended the federal student loan payment pause , which fixes interest rates at 0% through at least August 31. \u2014 Sarah Ewall-wice, CBS News , 17 May 2022",
"Federal student-loan payments are suspended through Aug. 31, with some betting the Biden administration will extend the payment pause until after the November midterm election. \u2014 Anne Tergesen, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In a note to clients Tuesday, Ian Shepherdson, the chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, a research group, said that while at least one more 0.5 percent rate hike is likely for June, the Fed may pause in July. \u2014 Rob Wile, NBC News , 11 May 2022",
"Let\u2019s pause for a moment to appreciate this achievement. \u2014 Karen Kaplan Science And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Drop to a squat, with your thighs parallel with the ground (or slightly lower), then rise a quarter of the way back up, pause , go back to parallel, then rise all the way back up. \u2014 Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
"The idea of receivership for the schools gives me pause for many reasons, but hubris is high on the list. \u2014 Adrian Walker, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"If \u2014 and this a big unknown \u2014 economic growth or inflation end up slowing down more than expected, Adams said, there's a possibility that the Fed could pause a bit in September. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
"The joystick-style controller can be used to adjust volume levels, pause the music, skip tracks or replay that tune that\u2019s begging to be heard again. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Giants like Meta, Salesforce, and Microsoft have had to slow and pause hiring in some parts of the businesses, while others such as Robinhood, Netflix, and Tesla have laid workers off. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
"Some analysts had thought the policymakers might then even pause their rate hikes altogether after comments by Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, had seemed to suggest as much. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 13 June 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"Middle English, from Latin pausa , from Greek pausis , from pauein to stop":"Noun"
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"\u02c8p\u022fz"
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"he was infinitely pavid and stingy",
"\u2014 Antonio Barolini"
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"\u02c8pav\u0259\u0307d"
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"adjective",
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"probably alteration of paw entry 3":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"\u2014 A. H. Layard"
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"\u2014 Gertrude Stein"
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},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The World's Fair had numerous pavilions .",
"the park's pavilions may be rented for wedding receptions and other social gatherings",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The park includes a playground, pavilion , exercise equipment, concrete table tennis, cornhole, a small grassy area and a walking track. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 May 2022",
"The area also includes a concession stand, restrooms, pavilion , and playground. \u2014 Shirley Macfarland, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
"The neo-classical architecture of the outside of the pavilion is also a new work of art. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"A full afternoon of live music will kick off at 1 p.m. under the open-air cover of the pavilion . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Makov; his wife; his mother; Tatiana Borzunova, the graphic designer of the pavilion \u2019s catalog; her mother; and a cat all piled into his car, with only a few personal effects, choices dictated by the madness of the moment. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The Party was shown at the Venice Biennale in 1968 as part of the Venezuelan pavilion . \u2014 Grace Edquist, Vogue , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The finished work will be installed outdoors in Venice, in the forecourt of the U.S. pavilion . \u2014 The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
"There was also a spike in stories carried by Syrian state media about the success of the Syrian pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Mar. 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"Middle English pavilloun, pavillioun , from Anglo-French, from Latin papilion-, papilio butterfly; perhaps akin to Old High German f\u012bfaltra butterfly":"Noun"
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"\u00a6p\u00e4v\u0113\u00a6y\u014d\u207f"
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": turkish crescent":[]
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"1858, in the meaning defined above":""
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": pavement":[]
},
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"The driveway was covered with concrete paving .",
"They had to break up the paving to lay a new gas line.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Due to arrive soon, the vehicle includes a 40-inch cold planer for asphalt removal during in-house paving projects. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 27 Apr. 2022",
"In other matters, town engineer Steve King said construction season is about to begin, with a number of projects scheduled, including $4.9 million in street paving in Wards 2 and 6. \u2014 Karen Caffarini, chicagotribune.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Years of old asphalt paving disappeared, as did a flag pole. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun , 7 May 2022",
"New lighting, landscaping and brick paving will also be installed. \u2014 Michelle Mullins, chicagotribune.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
"The budget is about $1 million for the division\u2019s move, including such things as cabling, paving , office furnishings and more. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Some HOAs are responsible for expenses like street paving and lighting that might otherwise fall to local governments, and Smith said HOAs can\u2019t pay for that kind of work if homeowners are not keeping up. \u2014 ProPublica , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Commissioners approved a request Thursday from the Department of Recreation and Parks to award a $303,318.10 contract with White Pine Paving of Hampstead for parking lot and roadway paving at the Hashawha/Bear Branch Nature Center in Westminster. \u2014 Madison Bateman, Baltimore Sun , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Caddy, who worked with Zoltanski to derail the paving project, said her friend taught her how to advocate for her interests. \u2014 Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Jan. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130324",
"type":[
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": one that can be used to further the purposes of another":[],
": something delivered to or deposited with another as security for a loan":[],
": something used as a pledge : guaranty":[],
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": the state of being pledged":[],
": to deposit in pledge or as security especially in exchange for money":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She was forced to pawn her diamond ring.",
"he pawned his antique watch in order to pay off his gambling debt"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"circa 1566, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English paun , from Middle French dialect (Walloon, Flanders) pan":"Noun",
"Middle English pown , from Anglo-French peoun, paun , from Medieval Latin pedon-, pedo foot soldier, from Latin ped-, pes foot \u2014 more at foot":"Noun"
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"\u02c8p\u022fn",
"\u02c8p\u00e4n"
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": the nuchal ligament of a quadruped":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English paxwax , alteration of faxwax , probably from fax hair of the head (from Old English feax ) + wax growth, from waxen to grow":""
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],
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"You have to do what they say because they are paying the piper ."
],
": to bring in as a return":[
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],
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],
": to earn a right or position through experience, suffering, or hard work":[
"He's paid his dues and deserves a promotion."
],
": to engage for money : hire":[
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],
": to give in return for goods or service":[
"pay wages"
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"pay the penalty"
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": to give, offer, or make freely or as fitting":[
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],
": to make a disposal or transfer of (money)":[
"paid a few dollars weekly into a savings account"
],
": to make compensation (see compensation sense 2 ) for":[
"His trouble was well paid in the end."
],
": to make due return to for services rendered or property delivered":[
"paid the pizza deliverer"
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"I took a significant pay cut when I took this job, but I think it was worth it.",
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"That however is not the smallest amount of teams to pay in a single season - that record was instead set in 2016/17, when only Dallas ($24,773,953) and the Clippers ($3,632,580) paid anything at all. \u2014 Mark Deeks, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"Furthermore, street vendors compete directly with brick-and-mortar businesses that must pay taxes, rent and employee benefits, thus creating an unfair competitive situation. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"Leigh Dickey, advocacy director for Alaska Legal Services, noted that the federal dollars to pay the benefit still exist. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
"The tragedy, of course, is the price others pay for such principle. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 30 June 2022",
"Tax bills for the second half of 2021 were mailed out last week, and the deadline to pay is July 14. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
"Access to some data are available only to companies that pay a fee. \u2014 Amanda Shendruk, Quartz , 29 June 2022",
"The mailers are also anonymous, breaking election laws that require the naming of the groups that pay for campaign mailers. \u2014 Fox News , 28 June 2022",
"Hence, the West is desperate to find a way to cap the amount of money that countries can pay for their Russian oil, while allowing the stuff to keep flowing to a degree that avoids shortages. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Reigns has not defended either of his world championships on pay -per-view since WrestleMania 38. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
"Those without a subscription can sign up annually for ESPN+ and order the UFC 274 pay -per-view for a bundle price of $99.98. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 2 July 2022",
"The match, which was broadcast on Showtime, sold 1 million pay -per-view buys, and demand crashed the network's servers. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"Paul will compete in the ring at multiple WWE premium live events (formerly called pay -per-views by the company) and will make TV appearances in between based on storylines. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 30 June 2022",
"Berrios, who also previously headed up the Cook County Democratic Party, fought continuous allegations of nepotism and pay -to-play. \u2014 Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"Restaurant workers quit en masse in 2020, complaining about low pay , obnoxious customers, lack of benefits, and the risk of covid, among other issues. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 24 June 2022",
"When workers weigh whether to take a job, there\u2019s pay , benefits and, of course, the gig itself. \u2014 Marcus Crowder, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
"The top reasons for quitting: low pay , little path to advancement, disrespectful bosses, and lack of childcare. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The hope is that CNN+ will serve as a gateway to a post- pay TV world, connecting the brand\u2019s familiar red and white letters to a generation of viewers who are growing up without cable. \u2014 Stephen Battaglio Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The drug is so expensive at the wholesale level that private insurers place it in the highest co- pay categories; some won\u2019t allow doctors to prescribe it without their prior approval, further narrowing patients\u2019 access. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
"More than 775 people have already signed up for the company's pre- pay membership, Precompose. \u2014 Eileen Finan, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2021",
"Or an expansion of co- pay coupons to Medicare, where they\u2019re now banned? \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 16 Oct. 2020"
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"Both teams traded three-and-outs on the next two possessions and found little success afterward until Marshall found pay dirt near the end of the half. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 14 Nov. 2021",
"On their return to Manchester, the Ting Tings decided to give music another shot and hit pay dirt almost immediately. \u2014 Mike Wass, Variety , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The need to protect network security is certainly urgent; every day that passes without an effective solution is another day of opportunity for attackers to hit pay dirt . \u2014 Carlos Morales, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
"First, the Hugh Jackman miracle (which opened with $8.8 million over Fri-Sun and $13.5 million over Wed-Sun) bled right into Christmas and hit pay dirt when kids were out of school and adults were mostly off work during the holidays. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 12 Dec. 2021",
"That stop led to Boone junior Exavian Westbrook finding pay dirt on a 46-yard run on Boone\u2019s first offensive possession. \u2014 Dominique Smith, orlandosentinel.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
"Two plays later O\u2019Brien hit Elijah Burns over the middle and the wide receiver broke a tackle and sprinted 81 yards to pay dirt . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Oct. 2021",
"The senior helped christen a new turf field at Alumni Stadium by taking four of his five carries to pay dirt , finishing with 85 rushing yards in a 42-7 South Coast win over Bourne. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Oct. 2021",
"Credell, who scored all three Aberdeen touchdowns, ran 65 yards to pay dirt with the Eagles\u2019 first snap. \u2014 Randy Mcroberts, baltimoresun.com , 9 Oct. 2021"
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"Immigrant workmen gave up a pay envelope , schoolchildren put in pennies \u2014 upward of 150,000 people in all, each name and each donation noted by Pulitzer\u2019s New York World, and almost each one under a dollar. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2021",
"Frustrated by the limits of collective bargaining, Reuther came to complain that bargaining, once so promising, had come to focus on just another nickel in the pay envelope . \u2014 John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press , 19 Oct. 2019",
"Roosevelt tied Landon to employers who had been slipping anti-Social Security propaganda into their workers\u2019 pay envelopes . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Sep. 2019"
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"\u2014 John Cassidy",
"\u2014 often used figuratively The unanswerable questions ascend into the skies, far above your pay grade , whatever it may be. \u2014 Robert W. Lucky Unfortunately \u2026 he appears to think the task of community development is below his pay grade . \u2014 Faith Bautista No one will read this book and come away wondering if steroids really work. Oh, they work. They bump a competitor up a whole pay grade \u2014from finishing in the middle of the pack in the final heat to breaking the tape and collecting the winner's bonus. \u2014 Michael Sokolove"
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"He lost his factory job but received a payoff and a pension.",
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"I finally paid off the loan.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That is the payoff from having made the effort to learn about the wants and needs of the other person. \u2014 Dale Renner, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The most successful loyalty networks deliver engaging customer experiences by offering convenience, personalization and flexibility, and for programs that meet these criteria, there is a big payoff . \u2014 Len Covello, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"For a coaching staff prepared to work through Woolen's lack of technical refinement, there could be a sizable payoff . \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Others believe the Turkish leader wants a payoff from Washington. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
"The color payoff is seriously impressive for a powder blush, especially when applied with the 140 Synthetic Face Brush. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 26 May 2022",
"With a four-week delay, Votto is now seeing the payoff . \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 26 May 2022",
"Figuring out ways to run operations more efficiently almost always seems like a good idea, but lately the potential payoff has been especially high. \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"Finance Director Karen Fegan said the city is looking at a 25-year payoff period for the bonds. \u2014 cleveland , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Moreover, Faith used the GoFundMe proceeds to pay off credit cards Lopez was using and sent Lopez and his family money and gifts, court documents state. \u2014 Julian Mark, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"In addition to using the cash as an inflation cushion and looking to avoid losing money on the markets right now, Brackson also used some of it to pay off her car loan. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Just over a quarter of customers used credit cards to pay off their purchases. \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"That money would be used to pay off the hotel\u2019s debts, according to documents filed this week in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"International sanctions have already enabled countries to seize or freeze Russian assets, which could be used to pay off outstanding debts. \u2014 Matthew Digiuseppe, The Conversation , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The proceeds will be used in part to pay off existing debt to ease pressure on the balance sheet of Ryman Hospitality. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Some of the money obtained through a program administered by the Illinois State Board of Education was used to pay off credit card bills, according to the indictment, returned Monday. \u2014 Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The temporary tax is estimated to generate $2.7 million a year for the city, which will be used to pay off $38.6 million in bonds. \u2014 Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online , 27 Feb. 2022"
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"\u2014 often used figuratively The unanswerable questions ascend into the skies, far above your pay grade , whatever it may be. \u2014 Robert W. Lucky Unfortunately \u2026 he appears to think the task of community development is below his pay grade . \u2014 Faith Bautista No one will read this book and come away wondering if steroids really work. Oh, they work. They bump a competitor up a whole pay grade \u2014from finishing in the middle of the pack in the final heat to breaking the tape and collecting the winner's bonus. \u2014 Michael Sokolove"
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"The most successful loyalty networks deliver engaging customer experiences by offering convenience, personalization and flexibility, and for programs that meet these criteria, there is a big payoff . \u2014 Len Covello, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
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"Moreover, Faith used the GoFundMe proceeds to pay off credit cards Lopez was using and sent Lopez and his family money and gifts, court documents state. \u2014 Julian Mark, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"In addition to using the cash as an inflation cushion and looking to avoid losing money on the markets right now, Brackson also used some of it to pay off her car loan. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Just over a quarter of customers used credit cards to pay off their purchases. \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"That money would be used to pay off the hotel\u2019s debts, according to documents filed this week in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"International sanctions have already enabled countries to seize or freeze Russian assets, which could be used to pay off outstanding debts. \u2014 Matthew Digiuseppe, The Conversation , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The proceeds will be used in part to pay off existing debt to ease pressure on the balance sheet of Ryman Hospitality. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Some of the money obtained through a program administered by the Illinois State Board of Education was used to pay off credit card bills, according to the indictment, returned Monday. \u2014 Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The temporary tax is estimated to generate $2.7 million a year for the city, which will be used to pay off $38.6 million in bonds. \u2014 Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online , 27 Feb. 2022"
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"Write a check payable to Razom and mail it before April 30 to: Clatter Valley Studio, 74 Prattling Pond Road, Farmington, CT 06032. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 12 Apr. 2022",
"To subscribe or renew for a flag posting, go to https://troop11-406289.square.site/ or mail a check payable to Boy Scout Troop 11 to Wesley UMC, 14 N. May St., Aurora, IL 60506. \u2014 David Sharos, chicagotribune.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"To order tickets for the event, make a check payable to Lakewood-Rocky River Sunrise Rotary Foundation and mail it, along with your contact information, to Lakewood-Rocky River Sunrise Rotary Foundation, P.O. Box 16684, Rocky River, Ohio, 44116. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The total Child Tax Credit is $3,600 for each child under age 6 and $3,000 for each child aged 6-17, payable in monthly installments of $300 and $250, respectively. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Since the first $2,500 is payable this month, the description of them as retention bonuses was spurious, Stefanowski said. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
"To make a donation in Adel\u2019s memory, checks should be payable to Phoenix Rotary Club Charities. \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 6 May 2022",
"Under the terms of the trust, all trust income is payable to Dad's surviving spouse, Mom, and Mom has a power of appointment to redirect the trust assets upon her death. \u2014 Alan Gassman, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Checks should be payable to Committee to Support Green Schools. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022"
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"They beat our team last year, so we've got to beat them this year as payback .",
"we are hoping to get payback for the humiliating defeat we suffered at the hands of our rivals during our last matchup",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Williams tells this story in a split timeline, covering what led to Bull and Norm\u2019s feud as well as what happens after the antihero aims for payback . \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
"What investments can be quickly implemented with a sure knowledge of strong payback ? \u2014 Jon Younger, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Ethics experts say that such a deal creates the appearance of potential payback for Mr. Kushner\u2019s actions in the White House \u2014 or of a bid for future favor if Mr. Trump seeks and wins another presidential term in 2024. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Could this be payback for having written Short People? \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Could this be payback for having written \u2018Short People\u2019? \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Yeah, all this is fine except for the fact that Aaron is somehow still mad at Tammy and gloats that this is all payback for Tammy going after Thomas. \u2014 Ali Barthwell, Vulture , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Using these Japanese ships as nuke fodder was about payback to a large extent, and that is acknowledged. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 3 Aug. 2021",
"Celtics fans no doubt saw the free throws as payback for the controversial non-shooting foul call Smart drew in Game 3. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022"
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"I went to the office to pick up my paycheck .",
"Your weekly paycheck will be almost $600 after taxes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The steady retirement paycheck , a staple of the old-fashioned pension plan, is staging a comeback inside the 401(k). \u2014 Anne Tergesen, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"So who are the reclusive brothers who are cashing in this huge paycheck ? \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"And Larionov had to quit the NHL for a year because the half of his paycheck that was being taken by Mother Russia \u2014 supposedly to fund youth sports programs \u2014 was instead going toward cell phones for Soviet bureaucrats. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
"In addition, users can automatically invest a percentage of their paycheck . \u2014 Cheryl Winokur Munk, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Under the current proposal, workers making $290 weekly would receive 90% of their paycheck . \u2014 Kelsey Butler, Bloomberg.com , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Payday lenders typically make short-term, high-interest loans to be paid back from the borrower\u2019s next paycheck . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"The Expendables 2 \u2013 Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck , but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 1 June 2022",
"But the majority of passive investors who stow away some retirement savings into target funds each paycheck do have exposure to these companies. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 1 June 2022"
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},
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"Is this Friday a payday ?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Things have changed, but Lydia Ko says not enough. Mallon would win that tournament and earn the record-breaking payday . \u2014 Steve Reed, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"The payday seems high for a player who finished third on the team in 2021 with 36 receptions for 475 yards, and finished first with four TD catches. \u2014 cleveland , 1 June 2022",
"In lockstep with Penske's record-setting total purse, Ericsson took home $3.1 million, the highest payday for a 500 winner in the race's history. \u2014 Nathan Brown, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"In lockstep with Penske's record-setting total purse, Ericsson took home $3.1 million, the highest payday for a 500 winner in the race's history. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 30 May 2022",
"Two \u200b\u200bprominent proxy advisory firms, Glass, Lewis & Co. and Institutional Shareholder Services, campaigned heavily against the bonuses, arguing that the huge payday didn't line up with the bank's recent performance. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"The payday for winning the Kentucky Derby was $1.86 million. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 7 May 2022",
"Her nights became sleepless, but Garzilli kept chasing the next big payday . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"On Dear Media's Trading Secrets podcast Monday, the 35-year-old actor spoke about his salary on the Nickelodeon hit, and said the payday wasn't as much as fans might expect. \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022"
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"The payee must endorse the back of the check.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Users who claim a refund on their taxes from the government must show a TDS certificate issued to the payee within 15 days from the due date of reporting the tax, the government has clarified. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 24 June 2022",
"In instances of checkwashing, the suspects come across a check, often lately stolen in the mail, and use chemicals to remove the amount and the name of the payee . \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 6 May 2022",
"The payee \u2019s name on the checks is not known to the man. \u2014 cleveland , 30 Mar. 2022",
"McPhearson allegedly deposited them into an account that didn't belong to the payee listed on the checks. \u2014 Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The payee \u2019s name had been altered and the check cashed for $5,753.56. \u2014 cleveland , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The payee name and amounts on the checks were changed so that $13,200 was withdrawn from his father\u2019s account, Mirza said. \u2014 Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 19 Jan. 2022",
"State agencies submit employee reimbursements and supplemental payments to the controller without payee information. \u2014 Adam Andrzejewski, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Fleming then began dispersing that money weeks later on Jan. 7, 2019, sending a check in the amount of $403,500 to a payee named Forge, according to Tuesday\u2019s filing. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 7 Oct. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"UnitedHealth is both a provider of medical care services and a payer for healthcare services and employs tens of thousands of clinicians throughout its operation. \u2014 Bruce Japsen, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"On Tuesday, California Democrats\u2019 single- payer healthcare plan passed its first hurdle. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
"As a cash payer , he was charged much more than what an insurance company would be charged for the same treatment for some services. \u2014 WSJ , 6 July 2021",
"To see how, look to the inspiration for Sen. Sanders's single- payer vision\u2014Canada. \u2014 Sally Pipes, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"On Thursday, the Western Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Virginia ruled the death of James Madison softball payer Lauren Bernett, 20, to be by suicide. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
"In 2020, the single- payer bills and other legislation before the committee died amid a House-Senate feud over extensions in the committee. \u2014 Katie Lannan, BostonGlobe.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"First, since single- payer is the most efficient and effective way to fund healthcare, what would be wrong with that? \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"That's wishful thinking\u2014as Canada's single- payer system proves. \u2014 Sally Pipes, Forbes , 23 May 2022"
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": to give, offer, or make freely or as fitting":[
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"Noun",
"He has been suspended without pay pending the results of the investigation.",
"Each pay period begins on the first of the month.",
"Workers received a $4,000 pay increase .",
"I took a significant pay cut when I took this job, but I think it was worth it.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That however is not the smallest amount of teams to pay in a single season - that record was instead set in 2016/17, when only Dallas ($24,773,953) and the Clippers ($3,632,580) paid anything at all. \u2014 Mark Deeks, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"Furthermore, street vendors compete directly with brick-and-mortar businesses that must pay taxes, rent and employee benefits, thus creating an unfair competitive situation. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"Leigh Dickey, advocacy director for Alaska Legal Services, noted that the federal dollars to pay the benefit still exist. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
"The tragedy, of course, is the price others pay for such principle. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 30 June 2022",
"Tax bills for the second half of 2021 were mailed out last week, and the deadline to pay is July 14. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
"Access to some data are available only to companies that pay a fee. \u2014 Amanda Shendruk, Quartz , 29 June 2022",
"The mailers are also anonymous, breaking election laws that require the naming of the groups that pay for campaign mailers. \u2014 Fox News , 28 June 2022",
"Hence, the West is desperate to find a way to cap the amount of money that countries can pay for their Russian oil, while allowing the stuff to keep flowing to a degree that avoids shortages. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Reigns has not defended either of his world championships on pay -per-view since WrestleMania 38. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
"Those without a subscription can sign up annually for ESPN+ and order the UFC 274 pay -per-view for a bundle price of $99.98. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 2 July 2022",
"The match, which was broadcast on Showtime, sold 1 million pay -per-view buys, and demand crashed the network's servers. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"Paul will compete in the ring at multiple WWE premium live events (formerly called pay -per-views by the company) and will make TV appearances in between based on storylines. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 30 June 2022",
"Berrios, who also previously headed up the Cook County Democratic Party, fought continuous allegations of nepotism and pay -to-play. \u2014 Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"Restaurant workers quit en masse in 2020, complaining about low pay , obnoxious customers, lack of benefits, and the risk of covid, among other issues. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 24 June 2022",
"When workers weigh whether to take a job, there\u2019s pay , benefits and, of course, the gig itself. \u2014 Marcus Crowder, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
"The top reasons for quitting: low pay , little path to advancement, disrespectful bosses, and lack of childcare. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The hope is that CNN+ will serve as a gateway to a post- pay TV world, connecting the brand\u2019s familiar red and white letters to a generation of viewers who are growing up without cable. \u2014 Stephen Battaglio Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The drug is so expensive at the wholesale level that private insurers place it in the highest co- pay categories; some won\u2019t allow doctors to prescribe it without their prior approval, further narrowing patients\u2019 access. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
"More than 775 people have already signed up for the company's pre- pay membership, Precompose. \u2014 Eileen Finan, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2021",
"Or an expansion of co- pay coupons to Medicare, where they\u2019re now banned? \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 16 Oct. 2020"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French paier , from Latin pacare to pacify, from pac-, pax peace":"Verb , Noun, and Adjective",
"obsolete French peier , from Latin picare , from pic-, pix pitch \u2014 more at pitch":"Verb"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for pay Verb (1) pay , compensate , remunerate , satisfy , reimburse , indemnify , repay , recompense mean to give money or its equivalent in return for something. pay implies the discharge of an obligation incurred. paid their bills compensate implies a making up for services rendered. an attorney well compensated for her services remunerate clearly suggests paying for services rendered and may extend to payment that is generous or not contracted for. promised to remunerate the searchers handsomely satisfy implies paying a person what is required by law. all creditors will be satisfied in full reimburse implies a return of money that has been spent for another's benefit. reimbursed employees for expenses indemnify implies making good a loss suffered through accident, disaster, warfare. indemnified the families of the dead miners repay stresses paying back an equivalent in kind or amount. repay a favor with a favor recompense suggests due return in amends, friendly repayment, or reward. passengers were recompensed for the delay",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055842",
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"verb"
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"The truck is carrying a payload of 2,580 pounds.",
"the space shuttle can carry a maximum payload of approximately 50,000 pounds",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After very lengthy inter-planetary orbits, the Centaur and its payload , including Dr. Chapman\u2019s ashes, will become the first extra-terrestrial columbarium to forever orbit the sun. \u2014 Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"For this debut flight, Vega-C will carry as its primary payload the LARES-2 satellite, a scientific mission of the Italian Space Agency. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
"How Gaylord came together after a deadly tornado The second stage kept going into space, with its payload of small satellites and the ashes of 47 people. \u2014 Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press , 26 May 2022",
"At the sophisticated end, perpetrators of the HermeticWiper attack craftily acquired a valid certificate to digitally sign their dangerous payload . \u2014 Neil J. Rubenking, PCMAG , 19 May 2022",
"Drivers should factor in the 10,550 pound gross vehicle weight rating (the weight of the vehicle plus its payload ) when selecting recovery gear and planning recoveries. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 12 Apr. 2022",
"From the configuration downloaded by the dropper, ThreatFabric was able to confirm that this dropper family continues to adopt this malware family as its payload . \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The Astra Space rocket that launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday but ultimately failed to deliver its payload to orbit ended up crashing into the ocean, according to a report from the Associated Press. \u2014 Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Its squeeze is weak and can pump only a fraction of its usual payload of blood into the body. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0101-\u02ccl\u014dd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"burden",
"cargo",
"draft",
"freight",
"haul",
"lading",
"load",
"loading",
"weight"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004509",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"payment":{
"antonyms":[
"nonpayment"
],
"definitions":{
": requital":[],
": something that is paid : pay":[],
": the act of paying":[]
},
"examples":[
"Payment is due on the first of every month.",
"Prompt payment of your bill ensures that you will not have to pay any additional fees.",
"We require payment in advance for all goods purchased.",
"a payment plan to reduce your debt",
"cash, credit cards, and other methods of payment",
"Our records show that we received a payment of $215.36 in May.",
"Buy this product for three easy payments of only $19.95!",
"It took me five years to pay off the car, but I never missed a payment .",
"making payments on a loan",
"The credit card company just increased the penalty on late payments .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Today, scammers prefer \u2013 and are successful \u2013 in getting payment through untraceable methods such as gift cards, cryptocurrency, prepaid cards and now mobile payments. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"Under the outgoing system, that payment comes within the first nine to 15 months. \u2014 Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"When a voice solution gets integrated into the existing systems of a company, proper integration with legacy systems such as telephony, payment gateways and CRM is crucial to success. \u2014 Sourabh Gupta, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Elon Musk cited a Fortune article on its CO2 footprint as justification for withdrawing Tesla\u2019s payment support for it. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
"It was not specified how but believed that the suspect was able to confuse the cashier into selecting a cash payment option when making the purchase with what was believed to be a fake credit card. \u2014 cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"Noyle published a response promising payment while pointing the blame at the company\u2019s complicated web of corporate ownership. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
"This page will be pre-populated with your payment information from Roku Pay. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 21 June 2022",
"Other companies seem to have executive payment better aligned with long-term shareholder interests. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 20 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0101-m\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"compensation",
"disbursement",
"giving",
"paying",
"remitment",
"remittance",
"remuneration"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224530",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"payment by intervention":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": intervention sense 2 a":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114052",
"type":[]
},
"payment of honor":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": payment of a protested bill or draft by someone other than the primary debtor made with the purpose of saving the credit of such debtor":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-074155",
"type":[]
},
"payne's gray":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a grayish to dark grayish blue":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"after William Payne , flourished 1800 English artist, its inventor":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0101nz-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102533",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"paynim":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English painim , from Anglo-French paenisme heathendom, from Late Latin paganismus , from paganus pagan":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0101-n\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190319",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"paynimry":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": pagandom":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English paynimery, paynimrie , from painim + -ery or -rie -ry":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233819",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"payoff":{
"antonyms":[
"ante (up)",
"balance",
"clear",
"discharge",
"foot",
"liquidate",
"meet",
"pay",
"pay up",
"pony up",
"quit",
"recompense",
"settle",
"spring (for)",
"stand"
],
"definitions":{
": a decisive fact or factor resolving a situation or bringing about a definitive conclusion":[],
": bribe":[],
": profit , reward":[],
": retribution":[],
": the act or occasion of receiving money or material gain especially as compensation or as a bribe":[],
": to allow (a thread or rope) to run off a spool or drum":[],
": to inflict retribution on":[],
": to pay (a debt or a creditor) in full":[],
": to yield returns":[],
": yielding results in the final test : decisive":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"You'll have to work hard but there'll be a big payoff in the end.",
"We expected more of a payoff for all our hard work.",
"We made a lot of sacrifices with little payoff .",
"Several city officials have been accused of receiving payoffs from the company.",
"He lost his factory job but received a payoff and a pension.",
"Verb",
"I finally paid off the loan.",
"she paid off the security guard so that she could steal whatever she liked",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That is the payoff from having made the effort to learn about the wants and needs of the other person. \u2014 Dale Renner, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The most successful loyalty networks deliver engaging customer experiences by offering convenience, personalization and flexibility, and for programs that meet these criteria, there is a big payoff . \u2014 Len Covello, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"For a coaching staff prepared to work through Woolen's lack of technical refinement, there could be a sizable payoff . \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Others believe the Turkish leader wants a payoff from Washington. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
"The color payoff is seriously impressive for a powder blush, especially when applied with the 140 Synthetic Face Brush. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 26 May 2022",
"With a four-week delay, Votto is now seeing the payoff . \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 26 May 2022",
"Figuring out ways to run operations more efficiently almost always seems like a good idea, but lately the potential payoff has been especially high. \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"Finance Director Karen Fegan said the city is looking at a 25-year payoff period for the bonds. \u2014 cleveland , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Moreover, Faith used the GoFundMe proceeds to pay off credit cards Lopez was using and sent Lopez and his family money and gifts, court documents state. \u2014 Julian Mark, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"In addition to using the cash as an inflation cushion and looking to avoid losing money on the markets right now, Brackson also used some of it to pay off her car loan. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Just over a quarter of customers used credit cards to pay off their purchases. \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"That money would be used to pay off the hotel\u2019s debts, according to documents filed this week in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"International sanctions have already enabled countries to seize or freeze Russian assets, which could be used to pay off outstanding debts. \u2014 Matthew Digiuseppe, The Conversation , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The proceeds will be used in part to pay off existing debt to ease pressure on the balance sheet of Ryman Hospitality. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Some of the money obtained through a program administered by the Illinois State Board of Education was used to pay off credit card bills, according to the indictment, returned Monday. \u2014 Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The temporary tax is estimated to generate $2.7 million a year for the city, which will be used to pay off $38.6 million in bonds. \u2014 Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online , 27 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1607, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1932, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0101-\u02cc\u022ff"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"earnings",
"gain",
"lucre",
"net",
"proceeds",
"profit",
"return"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180230",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"paywall":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a system that prevents Internet users from accessing certain Web content without a paid subscription":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some worry removing games from local airwaves and putting them behind a paywall could have the opposite impact. \u2014 Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"The Washington Post has lifted its paywall for readers in Russia and Ukraine. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Another change: Executives expect Netflix and others to start selling programs to cable and broadcast channels, rather than keeping them behind a subscription paywall indefinitely. \u2014 Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"Like other features of this type, it's locked behind a paywall \u2014in this case, the $10-a-month Fitbit Premium subscription service. \u2014 Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica , 30 Apr. 2022",
"In order to make the service really tempting, Twitter will need to lock up currently free features behind the paywall (like fan-favorite TweetDeck) or introduce something so tempting that a glut of new users will sign up. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 25 Apr. 2022",
"According to one survey, 88% of job seekers ( paywall ) were looking for employers that offered complete flexibility in hours and location. \u2014 John Case, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"The other big thing for us, at least initially, is that this is free, in front of a paywall . \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Compact\u2019s website, which features a spiffy design by Pentagram, will be updated daily, with no paywall for the first few weeks. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"2004, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"pay entry 1 + fire wall":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u0101-\u02ccw\u022fl"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182046",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"payyetan":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an author of liturgical poems forming part of the Jewish liturgy on special Sabbaths and festivals \u2014 compare piyyut":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Hebrew pay\u0115\u1e6d\u0101n , from piyy\u016b\u1e6d poem":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185217",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
}
}
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