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{
"Mindanao":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"island of the southern Philippines area (including adjacent islands) 38,254 square miles (99,078 square kilometers), population 13,966,000":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8nau\u0307",
"\u02ccmin-d\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-\u02cc\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130918",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Mindoro":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"island of the central Philippines southwest of Luzon area 3759 square miles (9773 square kilometers), population 473,940":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"min-\u02c8d\u022fr-(\u02cc)\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122246",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Mingo":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": iroquois":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"of Algonquian origin; akin to Delaware Mingwe Iroquois, literally, stealthy, treacherous":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mi\u014b(\u02cc)g\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102731",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Mingrelian":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of such people":[],
": a people of the Kutais region of the Caucasus related to the Georgians whose physical beauty they share":[],
": the South Caucasic language of the Mingrelian people":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"mi\u014b\u02c8-",
"min\u02c8gr\u0113l\u0113\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102642",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Minicoy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"island of India in the Arabian Sea":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mi-ni-\u02cck\u022fi"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180442",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Minidoka Internment National Monument":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"site in south central Idaho to which Japanese Americans were forced to relocate during World War II":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccmi-n\u0259-\u02c8d\u014d-k\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174410",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Minton ware":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": ceramic tableware produced in the Minton factory in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Thomas Minton \u20201836 and Herbert Minton \u20201858 English pottery manufacturers":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mint\u1d4an-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103829",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minatory":{
"antonyms":[
"unthreatening"
],
"definitions":{
": having a menacing quality":[]
},
"examples":[
"the novel's protagonist is haunted by a minatory black specter",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Among the richest of the novel\u2019s many pleasures are just such minor characters, including some irresistibly vain and grasping thespians and the minatory Appleby brothers, talent agents of sorts who shamelessly throw their considerable weight around. \u2014 Daniel Akst, WSJ , 15 Jan. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1532, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Late Latin min\u0101t\u014drius, from Latin minor, min\u0101r\u012b \"to threaten, speak or act menacingly, hold out the threat of\" (verbal derivative of minae, plural only, \"threats, menaces, portents of evil\") + -t\u014drius, deverbal adjective suffix originally forming derivatives from agent nouns ending in -t\u014dr-, -tor ; minae probably, if originally \"projecting points, overhang,\" noun derivative of the verbal base *men- seen in \u0113min\u0113re \"to stick out, protrude,\" of uncertain origin":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u012b-",
"\u02c8mi-n\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"baleful",
"dire",
"direful",
"doomy",
"foreboding",
"ill",
"ill-boding",
"inauspicious",
"menacing",
"ominous",
"portentous",
"sinister",
"threatening"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033531",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"minaudi\u00e8re":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small decorative case for carrying small articles (such as cosmetics or jewelry)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Karl Lagerfeld + ModelCo is available at nordstrom.com, karl.com and modelco.com and ranges in price from $10 for collectible puffer stickers to $195 for a minaudiere with mini lip kit. \u2014 Meg Hemphill, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 May 2018",
"As the product \u2014 including eye, lip and face makeup, along with brushes and a minaudiere \u2014 are only being made once, the collectibles are expected to sell out. \u2014 Meg Hemphill, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 May 2018",
"The diamond buckles on her Manolos matched, and a sparking minaudiere completed the ensemble. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 27 Jan. 2018",
"The interior showcases its iconic rope and hook bracelet, as well as a library and mini-museum of historical items such as vintage clocks and minaudieres from the brand\u2019s archives. \u2014 Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, feminine of minaudier affected, coquettish, from minauder to mince":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccm\u0113-n\u014dd-\u02c8yer"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105822",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minaul":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of minaul variant spelling of monal"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-043822",
"type":[]
},
"minaway":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": minuet":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French menuet":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8min\u0259\u02ccw\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043948",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minbar":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a Muslim pulpit":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Arabic minbar":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8min\u02ccb\u00e4r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034202",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mince":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": hamburger sense 1a":[],
": minimize":[],
": to cut or chop into very small pieces":[
"She minced the garlic."
],
": to restrain (words) within the bounds of decorum":[
"minced no words in stating his dislike",
"\u2014 J. T. Farrell"
],
": to utter or pronounce with affectation":[
"minced the word in the manner of the old lady"
],
": to walk with short steps in a prim affected manner":[
"The comedian minced across the stage."
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The recipe says that you should mince the onions.",
"minced some garlic and added it to the stew",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Whatever the dangers, Dr. Fortun makes no effort to mince her words. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
"Serebrennikov does not mince words in his defense of the oligarch. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"Gillman takes care in rendering her characters\u2019 exploration of their identities and takes young readers seriously enough not to mince important topics. \u2014 Erin Berger, Outside Online , 3 Apr. 2020",
"Jocelyn Alo doesn\u2019t mince words, and the Sooners\u2019 ever-candid slugger wasn\u2019t going to hold back in the wake of top-seeded Oklahoma routing Texas in Game 1 of the Women\u2019s College World Series finals Wednesday night. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 9 June 2022",
"Herrington doesn\u2019t mince words in talking about Stewart. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 6 June 2022",
"Jonah Williams didn't mince words about protecting Joe Burrow Think about it. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 12 May 2022",
"Another favorite of Jeon's, Fenty Beauty doesn't mince on quality. \u2014 ELLE , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Stallings didn't mince words about the current state of college football. \u2014 Nick Kelly, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"According to Omega, this model can produce nut milks and butters, grind coffee beans, make frozen desserts and mince herbs and garlic. \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
"Cut 8 thin slices from cut sides of fresh lemon halves, then mince lemon slices. \u2014 Kitty Greenwald, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"Rahna Epting, the executive director of MoveOn, which organizes progressive activists, didn\u2019t mince words in an interview with NBC News' Benjy Sarlin. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Kirill Petrenko, conductor, The Berliner Philharmonic\u2019s Russian-Austrian maestro didn\u2019t mince words in his criticism of the Russian attack. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 2 Mar. 2022",
"And in the opinion published 50 years ago Friday, Wright didn\u2019t mince words. \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Mike Woodson didn\u2019t mince words Tuesday night in explaining his decision to suspend five players for the Hoosiers\u2019 loss at Northwestern. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 11 Feb. 2022",
"On the eve of National Signing Day, Lane Kiffin didn\u2019t mince words when talking about the state of recruiting. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Dressing Instructions: In a food processor mince the garlic, anchovy, salt, and black pepper. \u2014 Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French mincer , from Vulgar Latin *minutiare , from Latin minutia smallness \u2014 more at minutia":"Verb and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mins",
"\u02c8min(t)s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"chop",
"dice",
"hash"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225430",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"mincemeat":{
"antonyms":[
"building",
"construction",
"erection",
"raising"
],
"definitions":{
": a finely chopped mixture (as of raisins, apples, and spices) sometimes with meat that is often used as pie filling":[],
": a state of destruction or annihilation":[
"\u2014 used in the phrase make mincemeat of"
],
": minced meat":[]
},
"examples":[
"the artillery quickly made mincemeat of the enemy's fortifications",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Officially known as the 2023 Mercedes-AMG G63 4\u00d74\u00b2 (or 4\u00d74 Squared), the luxury SUV is designed to make mincemeat of any terrain by adding higher ground clearance to its solid powertrain. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 20 June 2022",
"Kyle O\u2019Reilly\u2019s chest after this match looked like mincemeat . \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Meanwhile, former Gator great Billy Horschel made mincemeat of Jack Nicklaus\u2019 demanding setup to earn a 4-shot win at the Memorial Tournament and set the table for a big summer for Florida\u2019s volunteer assistant coach. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel Podcasts, Orlando Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
"Modern drinking has made a mincemeat of the old ways. \u2014 Jordan Michelman, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The burly four-wheeler has a unibody chassis, which means the frame and the body are built as one piece, along with massive 35-inch tires designed to make mincemeat of unforgiving terrain. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 8 Dec. 2021",
"For a special treat, slather your mincemeat in some aspic. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Nonetheless, the fruits of their labors were enjoyed by all once Megoulas served giant Cuore di Bue tomatoes stuffed with rice, pine nuts and capers alongside potatoes, rather than the traditional Athenian mincemeat . \u2014 New York Times , 13 Oct. 2021",
"There are umpteen apple cakes (Dutch, French, Mecklenburg, Dorset, whole-meal, mincemeat , polenta, caraway) and pages of marmalades. \u2014 Charlotte Mendelson, The New Yorker , 15 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mins-\u02ccm\u0113t",
"\u02c8min(t)s-\u02ccm\u0113t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"annihilation",
"decimation",
"demolishment",
"demolition",
"desolation",
"destruction",
"devastation",
"extermination",
"extinction",
"havoc",
"loss",
"obliteration",
"ruin",
"ruination",
"wastage",
"wreckage"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101421",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mind":{
"antonyms":[
"attend",
"hark",
"harken",
"hear",
"hearken",
"heed",
"listen"
],
"definitions":{
": a conscious substratum or factor in the universe":[],
": a person or group embodying mental qualities":[
"the public mind"
],
": attention":[
"pay him no mind"
],
": dislike":[
"I don't mind going"
],
": disposition , mood":[
"He's in a bad state of mind ."
],
": god sense 1b":[],
": intellectual ability":[
"the works of men of mind",
"\u2014 Alfred Tennyson"
],
": intend , purpose":[],
": intention , desire":[
"I changed my mind"
],
": opinion , view":[
"was urged to speak his mind"
],
": recollection , memory":[
"keep that in mind",
"time out of mind"
],
": remember":[],
": remind":[],
": the conscious mental events and capabilities in an organism":[],
": the element or complex (see complex entry 1 sense 1 ) of elements in an individual that feels, perceives, thinks, wills, and especially reasons":[
"Keep your mind active as you grow older."
],
": the normal or healthy condition of the mental faculties":[
"Who in their right mind would try such a stunt"
],
": the organized conscious and unconscious adaptive mental activity of an organism":[],
": to attend to closely":[],
": to be attentive or wary":[],
": to be careful : see":[
"mind you finish it"
],
": to be cautious about":[
"mind the broken rung"
],
": to be concerned about":[],
": to become aware of : notice":[],
": to become concerned : care":[],
": to follow the orders or instructions of":[],
": to give heed to attentively in order to obey":[],
": to give protective care to : tend":[],
": to pay obedient heed or attention":[],
": to regard with attention : consider important":[
"\u2014 often used in the imperative with following you for emphasis I'm not against inspiration, mind you; I simply refuse to sit and stare at a blank page waiting for it \u2014 Dennis Whitcomb"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He read great literature to develop his mind .",
"It's important to keep your mind active as you grow older.",
"He went for a walk to help clear his mind .",
"the mysteries of the human mind",
"My mind is always open to new ideas.",
"You can't argue with him. His mind is closed.",
"I can't concentrate: my mind is always wandering and I can't keep it focused on anything.",
"The smell of pine sends my mind back to childhood.",
"The sound of her voice jerked my mind back to the present.",
"My mind tells me it can't work, but my heart tells me I want to try it.",
"Verb",
"It was raining, but I didn't mind .",
"I don't mind very much what happens.",
"\u201cWhy is he so angry",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Fudd believes that carries over to their UConn team and is something to keep in mind for this upcoming season. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"For leather seats, wipe the seats with a leather cleaner manufactured with cars in mind . \u2014 Hearst Autos Research, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
"Wear and tear tends to happen faster with plastic bowls, but keep in mind that ceramic and even stainless steel are only scratch-resistant, not scratch-proof. \u2014 Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
"The staff chose individuals based on their accomplishments in high school sports and beyond, trying to keep various sports in mind . \u2014 Alex Harrison, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
"With all this in mind , below are 12 pregnancy-safe sunscreens for all your skincare woes. \u2014 ELLE , 24 June 2022",
"In order to have your voice rise above the din and reach your target market of listeners, new podcasters need to have a clear vision and niche in mind for the messaging. \u2014 Ginni Saraswati, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
"With all that in mind , the breast is best message is harmful to new mothers and mothering folks for a number of reasons. \u2014 Allison Tsai, SELF , 23 June 2022",
"With families in mind , the organizers hope to spark conversations between young and old. \u2014 Lucia Cheng, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"At first glance, the shape of the super-perro Jurado constructs at his 4-month-old restaurant Selva in Long Beach calls to mind an enormous mouth stuffed with potato chips. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"After spending a few months in Florian\u00f3polis, and with the fading summer giving way to fall, the canyons came to mind again. \u2014 R.t. Watson, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"The design, by Coldefy & Associ\u00e9s, a firm based in Lille, France, brings to mind Oscar Niemeyer\u2019s Bras\u00edlia. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"Never mind the uneven nature of their friendship: Selina has dutifully written to Julia over the years, while Julia can barely keep up with the goings-on of her friend\u2019s life. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
"When your body and mind experience stress, levels of the hormone cortisol increase, which stimulates the skin\u2019s sebaceous glands to produce more oil. \u2014 Stacey Colino, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"For those that don\u2019t mind a hint of fruit flavoring to go along with their bitters, HOP WTR is worthy of exploration. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"For the California born-and-bred pro, shaggy fringe calls to mind the characters of a groovy Paul Thomas Anderson films while also nodding to Jane Birkin in the French Riviera circa summer 1973. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
"Pictures of her in scuba gear bring to mind a Bond girl, with a Ph.D. in the macroalgae of the Gulf of Mexico. \u2014 Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English gemynd ; akin to Old High German gimunt memory, Latin ment-, mens mind, mon\u0113re to remind, warn, Greek menos spirit, mnasthai, mimn\u0113skesthai to remember":"Noun and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u012bnd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"brain",
"cerebrum",
"head",
"psyche",
"thinker"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212738",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"mind one's manners":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to behave in a polite and proper way":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110227",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"mind one's p's and q's":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to be careful about behaving in a polite or proper way":[
"We knew to mind our p's and q's around our aunt."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104032",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"mind one's tongue/language":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to stop saying offensive or improper things":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121753",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"mind the store":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to be in charge of a place when the person who is usually in charge is not there":[
"Who's minding the store while the boss is away"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110042",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"mind's eye":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"there was a disturbing detail that he kept seeing in his mind's eye of the accident scene",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In my mind's eye , and in my father's absence, Sidney epitomized what a man should be: unflappable and courageous, eloquent and proud, charming and handsome. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Picture a calm and peaceful spot in your mind's eye and fill it with specific objects, colors and sounds. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 13 Mar. 2022",
"In my mind's eye , and in my father's absence, Sidney epitomized what a man should be: unflappable and courageous, eloquent and proud, charming and handsome. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 Jan. 2022",
"In my mind's eye , and in my father's absence, Sidney epitomized what a man should be: unflappable and courageous, eloquent and proud, charming and handsome. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 Jan. 2022",
"In my mind's eye , and in my father's absence, Sidney epitomized what a man should be: unflappable and courageous, eloquent and proud, charming and handsome. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 Jan. 2022",
"In my mind's eye , and in my father's absence, Sidney epitomized what a man should be: unflappable and courageous, eloquent and proud, charming and handsome. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 Jan. 2022",
"In my mind's eye , and in my father's absence, Sidney epitomized what a man should be: unflappable and courageous, eloquent and proud, charming and handsome. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 Jan. 2022",
"In my mind's eye , and in my father's absence, Sidney epitomized what a man should be: unflappable and courageous, eloquent and proud, charming and handsome. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abstraction",
"cogitation",
"concept",
"conception",
"idea",
"image",
"impression",
"intellection",
"notion",
"picture",
"thought"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041411",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mind-altering":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": psychoactive":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1961, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u012bn(d)-\u02cc\u022fl-t(\u0259-)ri\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163027",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"mind-bending":{
"antonyms":[
"unexciting"
],
"definitions":{
": mind-blowing":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"thrilling"
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"in most David vs. Goliath contests, people are generally minded to side with the underdog",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Spurs selected Jeremy Sochan, versatile, defensive- minded former forward from Baylor, with the ninth overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. \u2014 Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2022",
"The pesky, defensive- minded forward was born in Oklahoma, raised in England, attended school in Germany, played high school hoops in Indiana and spent his lone collegiate season with Baylor in Waco, Tx. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
"Imagine a quieter, more civically minded social media. \u2014 Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic , 17 May 2022",
"There were also the clashes between younger, more progressively minded Times staffers and more veteran institutionalists that occurred during Baquet\u2019s reign. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Kippy is intelligent and open- minded enough to accept Darren, even to congratulate him on seizing his freedom. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Subsequent waves of occupying Celts and Romans were equally nautically minded . \u2014 Adam Graham, Robb Report , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The Vikings probably wouldn\u2019t have minded trading Cousins in the final year of his contract. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The move to bind Cruise more closely to the Detroit carmaker follows the ouster in December of Dan Ammann, Cruise\u2019s independently minded chief executive. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 21 Mar. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u2014 often used in the imperative with following you for emphasis I'm not against inspiration, mind you; I simply refuse to sit and stare at a blank page waiting for it \u2014 Dennis Whitcomb"
]
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"Noun",
"He read great literature to develop his mind .",
"It's important to keep your mind active as you grow older.",
"He went for a walk to help clear his mind .",
"the mysteries of the human mind",
"My mind is always open to new ideas.",
"You can't argue with him. His mind is closed.",
"I can't concentrate: my mind is always wandering and I can't keep it focused on anything.",
"The smell of pine sends my mind back to childhood.",
"The sound of her voice jerked my mind back to the present.",
"My mind tells me it can't work, but my heart tells me I want to try it.",
"Verb",
"It was raining, but I didn't mind .",
"I don't mind very much what happens.",
"\u201cWhy is he so angry",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Fudd believes that carries over to their UConn team and is something to keep in mind for this upcoming season. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"For leather seats, wipe the seats with a leather cleaner manufactured with cars in mind . \u2014 Hearst Autos Research, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
"Wear and tear tends to happen faster with plastic bowls, but keep in mind that ceramic and even stainless steel are only scratch-resistant, not scratch-proof. \u2014 Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
"The staff chose individuals based on their accomplishments in high school sports and beyond, trying to keep various sports in mind . \u2014 Alex Harrison, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
"With all this in mind , below are 12 pregnancy-safe sunscreens for all your skincare woes. \u2014 ELLE , 24 June 2022",
"In order to have your voice rise above the din and reach your target market of listeners, new podcasters need to have a clear vision and niche in mind for the messaging. \u2014 Ginni Saraswati, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
"With all that in mind , the breast is best message is harmful to new mothers and mothering folks for a number of reasons. \u2014 Allison Tsai, SELF , 23 June 2022",
"With families in mind , the organizers hope to spark conversations between young and old. \u2014 Lucia Cheng, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"At first glance, the shape of the super-perro Jurado constructs at his 4-month-old restaurant Selva in Long Beach calls to mind an enormous mouth stuffed with potato chips. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"After spending a few months in Florian\u00f3polis, and with the fading summer giving way to fall, the canyons came to mind again. \u2014 R.t. Watson, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"The design, by Coldefy & Associ\u00e9s, a firm based in Lille, France, brings to mind Oscar Niemeyer\u2019s Bras\u00edlia. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"Never mind the uneven nature of their friendship: Selina has dutifully written to Julia over the years, while Julia can barely keep up with the goings-on of her friend\u2019s life. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
"When your body and mind experience stress, levels of the hormone cortisol increase, which stimulates the skin\u2019s sebaceous glands to produce more oil. \u2014 Stacey Colino, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"For those that don\u2019t mind a hint of fruit flavoring to go along with their bitters, HOP WTR is worthy of exploration. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"For the California born-and-bred pro, shaggy fringe calls to mind the characters of a groovy Paul Thomas Anderson films while also nodding to Jane Birkin in the French Riviera circa summer 1973. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
"Pictures of her in scuba gear bring to mind a Bond girl, with a Ph.D. in the macroalgae of the Gulf of Mexico. \u2014 Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022"
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},
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"Middle English, from Old English gemynd ; akin to Old High German gimunt memory, Latin ment-, mens mind, mon\u0113re to remind, warn, Greek menos spirit, mnasthai, mimn\u0113skesthai to remember":"Noun and Verb"
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"be mindful of how you use your power",
"\u2014 Ayesha Grice"
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"a stirring and important book for all mindful Americans",
"\u2014 New Republic"
]
},
"examples":[
"a truly considerate person, always mindful of the needs of others",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jonathan Dean, an airport spokesman, urges passengers to be mindful of that when traveling over the Fourth of July weekend and the rest of the summer and consider taking morning flights if possible. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun , 30 June 2022",
"Any payment company operating internationally needs to be aware of different local payment methods, but with BNPL companies also need to be mindful of differences in expectations around checkout experiences and trust. \u2014 Daniel Webber, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"During the upcoming holiday, Townsend said visitors should be mindful of their neighbors, exercise patience and follow safety regulations. \u2014 Olivia Alexander, Arkansas Online , 27 June 2022",
"Please be mindful of what your co-workers may be feeling and, as always, treat each other with respect. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 24 June 2022",
"If out, be mindful of the potential for visibility to rapidly change. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Given the one-two punch of a bear market and record inflation, being mindful of spending is especially important, advisors say. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
"Drive with an empty trunk when possible, and be mindful of vehicle modifications that would add extra weight to your ride. \u2014 J.j. Mccorvey And Veronica Dagher, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Taylor said also to be mindful of these weaknesses not just when thinking about the LGBTQ community but in being an ally with all people. \u2014 Ryan Bergeron, CNN , 17 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8m\u012bnd-f\u0259l",
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": the quality or state of being mindful":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Gain control through mindfulness , bringing presentness to each moment and trying to sip in the beauty all around you. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 July 2022",
"The same elements hold true regarding mindfulness in the adult world of parents and business. \u2014 Rod Berger, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"There's so much focus on presence, on mindfulness , and on awareness of doing things very deliberately, taking time, and reveling in the experience of life. \u2014 Owen Myers, EW.com , 30 June 2022",
"So in addition to his grueling training and work schedule, Horton found time to add in mindfulness , too. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 21 June 2022",
"While the mindfulness aspect is more about seeing what arises, the embodiment aspect is about moving it: energetic expression and emotional catharsis. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 14 June 2022",
"There\u2019s a reason why people have been turning to mindfulness . \u2014 Kiersten Willis, ajc , 13 June 2022",
"The groups, now spread across the country, meet virtually and host mindfulness workshops, group discussions, and community building exercises. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
"There will be a mindfulness and stretch break led by Scripps fitness instructor, followed by a discussion on nutrition and fitness for wellness. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022"
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"The article was a mindless piece of nonsense.",
"The movie has been criticized for its mindless violence.",
"a mindless waste of time",
"He seemed to be completely mindless of the danger he was facing.",
"She was mindless of her appearance.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Vecna as the Big Bad who\u2019s always been trying to get through the gates back into the real world is a much more compelling idea than some giant, voiceless, mindless monster. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"TikTok videos are dross \u2013 mindless nonsense or worse. \u2014 Ryan Craig, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"But all the mindless Instagram scrolling that comes with feeling the big sads was good for one thing. \u2014 Alaina Demopoulos, Allure , 19 May 2022",
"In order to save time from mindless scrolling and to keep things current, Stacker offers a look at five films produced by and streaming on Netflix that have been released in April 2022. \u2014 Stacker.com, cleveland , 6 May 2022",
"With the emergence of artificial intelligence in the workplace, many mindless administrative tasks can be automated, enabling employees to focus on the more important tasks of their day. \u2014 Eric Sydell, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The result is something both cinema studies kids and mindless violent movie fans can agree to love. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 23 May 2022",
"Ring toss is the kind of mindless , repetitive game that (counter-intuitively) can keep people of all ages engaged for hours. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 21 May 2022",
"Instead of mindless consumption of content, try to work through it, take it apart, draw conclusions and form judgments. \u2014 Tatiana Melnichuk, Forbes , 20 May 2022"
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"\u02c8m\u012bn(d)-l\u0259s",
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"nimble",
"quick",
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": marked by a lack of mind or consciousness":[
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"The article was a mindless piece of nonsense.",
"The movie has been criticized for its mindless violence.",
"a mindless waste of time",
"He seemed to be completely mindless of the danger he was facing.",
"She was mindless of her appearance.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Vecna as the Big Bad who\u2019s always been trying to get through the gates back into the real world is a much more compelling idea than some giant, voiceless, mindless monster. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"TikTok videos are dross \u2013 mindless nonsense or worse. \u2014 Ryan Craig, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"But all the mindless Instagram scrolling that comes with feeling the big sads was good for one thing. \u2014 Alaina Demopoulos, Allure , 19 May 2022",
"In order to save time from mindless scrolling and to keep things current, Stacker offers a look at five films produced by and streaming on Netflix that have been released in April 2022. \u2014 Stacker.com, cleveland , 6 May 2022",
"With the emergence of artificial intelligence in the workplace, many mindless administrative tasks can be automated, enabling employees to focus on the more important tasks of their day. \u2014 Eric Sydell, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The result is something both cinema studies kids and mindless violent movie fans can agree to love. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 23 May 2022",
"Ring toss is the kind of mindless , repetitive game that (counter-intuitively) can keep people of all ages engaged for hours. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 21 May 2022",
"Instead of mindless consumption of content, try to work through it, take it apart, draw conclusions and form judgments. \u2014 Tatiana Melnichuk, Forbes , 20 May 2022"
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"\u02c8m\u012bn(d)-l\u0259s",
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"airheaded",
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"dense",
"dim",
"dim-witted",
"doltish",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"dorky",
"dull",
"dumb",
"dunderheaded",
"empty-headed",
"fatuous",
"gormless",
"half-witted",
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"lamebrain",
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"obtuse",
"opaque",
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"thick",
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"thickheaded",
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"larva that mines leaves"
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"But bitcoins also need to be generated in the first place. Bitcoins are \" mined \" when you set your Bitcoin client to a mode that has it compete to update the public log of transactions. All the clients set to this mode race to solve a cryptographic puzzle by completing the next \"block\" of the shared transaction log. Winning the race to complete the next block wins you a 50-Bitcoin prize.",
"\u2014 Tom Simonite"
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],
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"mine old records for more details"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"a baseball fanatic who is a mine of fascinating trivia about the game",
"the soldiers were careful to disarm any mines they found in their path",
"Verb",
"The area was soon filled with prospectors who were mining for gold.",
"Prospectors mined the region for diamonds.",
"Local people were hired to mine the gold.",
"The enemy had mined the harbor.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Historically great purchases of mine have been made when the world is theoretically about to cave in. \u2014 Jim Osman, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Right now a friend of mine also has his boat there. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"An old colleague of mine used to tell me that life is too short to be low maintenance. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 18 June 2022",
"Two of them are based on books of mine , one of them called 7 Ancient Wonders and the other called Cobalt Blue. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
"Anna Quindlen, author, former NYTimes columnist, personal hero of mine , was supposed to address the Villanova Class of 2000. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
"Another favorite of mine is the Monstera deliciosa. \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 13 June 2022",
"Last September, two friends of mine relayed their travel plans to me before heading into the backcountry to elk hunt. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 9 June 2022",
"Bringing great accessibility into art has always been a passion of mine , for many different reasons. \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"It\u2019s a sandbox game, designed in the style of old 8-bit video games, where players can mine , fight, build and do just about anything. \u2014 Kat Tenbarge, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
"Will more programs follow the path traveled by North Carolina, Maryland and Boston College and mine the transfer portal",
"Or Haller could do what the Broncos did a decade ago in hiring Blashill and mine the Tier 1 USHL junior programs for young coaches and personnel executives on the rise. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The big question surrounding the purchase is whether Amazon intends to invest in the studio (including a commitment to release films in theaters and sell shows to other streaming services or networks), or simply mine the IP for its own platforms. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Mar. 2022",
"China has turned some of that attention towards space, previously disclosing plans to mine asteroids for resources worth potentially trillions of dollars. \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 27 May 2022",
"Cambridge's estimate does not include energy used to mine other cryptocurrencies. \u2014 Amy Beth Hanson, Chron , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Cambridge\u2019s estimate does not include energy used to mine other cryptocurrencies. \u2014 Amy Beth Hanson, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"In the film Don\u2019t Look Up (spoiler alert), the world ends because a tech tycoon played by Mark Rylance wants to mine a comet set to collide with Planet Earth. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 25 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Pronoun, singular or plural in construction"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English min , from Old English m\u012bn \u2014 more at my":"Adjective and Pronoun, singular or plural in construction",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *mina , probably of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh mwyn ore":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8m\u012bn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"argosy",
"cornucopia",
"gold mine",
"mother lode",
"treasure trove",
"wellspring"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100319",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"pronoun",
"pronoun, singular or plural in construction",
"verb"
]
},
"mineral spring":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a spring with water containing much mineral matter in solution that is usually enough and of such kinds as to be noticeable to the taste":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103148",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mineral surveyor":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a surveyor appointed under federal law and authorized to make official surveys of mineral lands":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084126",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ming tree":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1948, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps from Ming":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mi\u014b-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085759",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mingle":{
"antonyms":[
"break down",
"break up",
"separate",
"unmix"
],
"definitions":{
": to become mingled":[
"white and Douglas fir trees mingle with the pines",
"\u2014 Karen Thure"
],
": to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix":[
"The story mingles fact with fiction."
],
": to come into contact : associate":[
"he mingles only with millionaires",
"\u2014 H. J. Laski"
],
": to move about (as in a group)":[
"mingled with the guests"
],
": to prepare by mixing : concoct":[]
},
"examples":[
"The story mingles fact and fiction.",
"Several flavors mingle in the stew.",
"It's a story in which fact mingles with fiction.",
"The host was too busy to mingle during the party.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Enjoy food truck flavors and the opportunity to mix and mingle with neighbors. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"Pieces of Jamaica, 4-7 p.m. June 23, Meet the artists mingle , showcase. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"These fruits, much more than any others, mingle with and enhance that side of the beer in a beautiful way. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
"Eventually, these groups would mingle and settle in the Shire. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 14 June 2022",
"Entry-level jobs also give teens the opportunity to learn how to handle money and to mingle with colleagues and customers from diverse economic and cultural backgrounds. \u2014 Paul Wiseman And Mae Anderson, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"Those looking to mingle with the chefs in attendance, for example, will be able to find them at the signature Barefoot BBQ and Beach Bash events. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 1 June 2022",
"To conclude Monday\u2019s event, a 21-gun salute was conducted by the Utah National Guard on the Capitol lawn, the smoke from each blast seeming to mingle with the gray clouds. \u2014 Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"There is space to mingle with friends as the Bridge is adjacent to Hopbrook Landing Park, which overlooks the Farmington River. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 26 May 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English menglen , frequentative of mengen to mix, from Old English mengan ; akin to Middle High German mengen to mix, Greek massein to knead":""
},
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"\u02c8mi\u014b-g\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mingle mix , mingle , commingle , blend , merge , coalesce , amalgamate , fuse mean to combine into a more or less uniform whole. mix may or may not imply loss of each element's identity. mix the salad greens mix a drink mingle usually suggests that the elements are still somewhat distinguishable or separately active. fear mingled with anticipation in my mind commingle implies a closer or more thorough mingling. a sense of duty commingled with a fierce pride drove her blend implies that the elements as such disappear in the resulting mixture. blended several teas to create a balanced flavor merge suggests a combining in which one or more elements are lost in the whole. in his mind reality and fantasy merged coalesce implies an affinity in the merging elements and usually a resulting organic unity. telling details that coalesce into a striking portrait amalgamate implies the forming of a close union without complete loss of individual identities. refugees who were readily amalgamated into the community fuse stresses oneness and indissolubility of the resulting product. a building in which modernism and classicism are fused",
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"amalgamate",
"blend",
"combine",
"comingle",
"commingle",
"commix",
"composite",
"concrete",
"conflate",
"fuse",
"homogenize",
"immingle",
"immix",
"incorporate",
"integrate",
"interfuse",
"intermingle",
"intermix",
"meld",
"merge",
"mix"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054551",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mingy":{
"antonyms":[
"bounteous",
"bountiful",
"charitable",
"freehanded",
"generous",
"liberal",
"munificent",
"openhanded",
"unsparing",
"unstinting"
],
"definitions":{
": mean , stingy":[]
},
"examples":[
"a mingy portion of food",
"the company's mingy Christmas bonuses haven't exactly helped sagging employee morale",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There was nothing mingy or minimalist about their aesthetic. \u2014 Carl Swanson, Town & Country , 3 Oct. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1911, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps blend of mean entry 1 and stingy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8min-j\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cheap",
"chintzy",
"close",
"closefisted",
"mean",
"miserly",
"niggard",
"niggardly",
"parsimonious",
"penny-pinching",
"penurious",
"pinching",
"pinchpenny",
"spare",
"sparing",
"stingy",
"stinting",
"tight",
"tightfisted",
"uncharitable",
"ungenerous"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085054",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"mini":{
"antonyms":[],
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": minicar":[],
": minicomputer":[],
": miniskirt":[],
": of short length or duration : brief":[],
": small in relation to others of the same kind":[],
": smaller or briefer than usual, normal, or standard":[
"mini course",
"mini bus"
],
": something small of its kind: such as":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"A few months ago, she was spotted wearing an Abercrombie & Fitch mini skirt with a thick grommeted belt. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 23 June 2022",
"Gamma Street and J Street mini parks have already been completed. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Kiermaier has persevered through two front office regimes and several mini -rebuilds with the Rays, and is about to complete an unprecedented feat. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, has the virus spread abated after a recent mini -surge in Cuyahoga County",
"The mini reefs carry a potential eco-friendly solution toward cleaning up the water within the surrounding area. \u2014 al , 19 June 2022",
"This glass bath is shallow enough for birds of all sizes to splash and also includes a pleasant mini waterspout in the center. \u2014 Rena Behar, Better Homes & Gardens , 17 June 2022",
"Hold mini meet-up sessions about a specific topic each week to help employees connect, get to know and support each other as humans and friends, not just colleagues. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"The Best Deals on Amazon Smart Home Devices Blink Outdoor Camera Kits ($60 to $130 off) Through June 16, save $65 to $130 on Blink camera kits and bundles, which are going for $115 for two to $250 for a five-camera kit with a Blink mini . \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The group filled boxes with nonperishable goods to give to First United Methodist Church of Oak Lawn for their mini -pantry program. \u2014 Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"And that's led to a mini -boom in the construction industry. \u2014 Russell Flannery, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Princess Beatrice made three trips to the Royal Ascot this year, providing a mini -fashion fair of garden looks. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 June 2022",
"Moves like the world\u2019s greatest stretch, single-leg glute bridges, and monster walks with a mini -band can help prime your body for this routine, says Jamison. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 18 June 2022",
"Bieber's video came shortly after his wife Hailey Bieber, 25, was hospitalized after suffering a mini -stroke. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
"For years, Cline has been able to do his artwork full time, creating sculptures for amusement parks, mini -golf courses and private collectors. \u2014 Kelly Kazek | Kkazek@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
"Rather than clamp directly onto a customer\u2019s satellite, the MRV will use a robotic arm developed by Darpa to attach a mini -fridge sized unit called a Mission Extension Pod (MEP) onto the spacecraft. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
"After Yang, have initiated a mini -trend, bringing new relevance to the title credits sequence as an art form. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1960, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1963, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"mini-":"Noun",
"miniature":"Combining form"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mi-n\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174624",
"type":[
"adjective",
"combining form",
"noun",
"prefix"
]
},
"miniature":{
"antonyms":[
"atomic",
"bitsy",
"bitty",
"infinitesimal",
"itty-bitty",
"itsy-bitsy",
"little bitty",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee",
"weeny",
"weensy"
],
"definitions":{
": a copy on a much reduced scale":[
"The designer displayed a miniature of the Washington, D.C. Mall."
],
": a painting in an illuminated (see illuminate entry 1 sense 4 ) book or manuscript":[],
": a very small portrait or other painting (as on ivory or metal)":[
"The lady wore a locket containing a miniature of her mother."
],
": being or represented on a small scale":[],
": in a greatly diminished size, form, or scale":[],
": something small of its kind":[
"The little boy looked like his father in miniature ."
],
": the art of painting miniatures":[
"The artist excelled in miniature ."
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a diorama filled with miniatures of town buildings as they looked in the 19th century",
"Adjective",
"a collection of miniature books",
"The little boy looks like a miniature version of his father.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The San Francisco stew is in some respects a miniature of the complex situation nationally: genuine grassroots discontent, Democratic divisions and an aggressive new push from conservatives. \u2014 Ronald Brownstein, CNN , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Public records and real estate databases tell the story in miniature : The owners listed it for $338,500 in the summer of 2021. \u2014 Lance Lambert, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"Here in miniature is the condition of the jungle, where the umbrella\u2014symbol of civilized life, the elegant invention that shields humankind from the elements\u2014has been reduced to tatters by the island\u2019s relentless downpours. \u2014 Ryu Spaeth, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
"In a way, a bonsai tree is an artistic effort to mimic nature, the grandness of a full-grown tree, in miniature . \u2014 al , 13 May 2022",
"Along the brilliant blue and gold embroidered runner sat eight miniature feathered and sequined lion figurines amid branches of kumquats, which were sourced from Tarsadia Organic Farms in nearby Riverside. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"One looks like a credit card that has both a touchscreen keypad and a miniature , Kindle-style electronic ink display. \u2014 Gilad Edelman, Wired , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The first Faberge egg contained a diamond miniature of the crown and a tiny ruby egg. \u2014 CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Portraits have always been a medium of intimate communication; Henry VIII wooed Anne Boleyn by sending her a miniature of himself. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The company is also already plotting its next vehicle, with plans for something even smaller than the already miniature Sp\u00e9irling. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 27 June 2022",
"Two miniature people crawl under the door, laughing psychotically. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"Instead, his fiancee, Jessica Jaramillo, planned a miniature ceremony, inviting friends and family and delivering a commencement speech herself. \u2014 Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
"Leaders of some colleges have said the DeVos rules are too prescriptive and force them to turn campus discipline systems into miniature courtrooms. \u2014 Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Among the keepsakes are her baptism water, a tiny pink-and-white knit beanie, final photos, and a card listing Everleigh\u2019s birth details, ink-stamped with her miniature footprints. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Bring your family and friends out to the Lester Rail Trail for train rides around a miniature railroad and station house. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"For more than 15 years, the 90-year-old Shaffer has spent countless hours sitting at her kitchen table creating miniature hats for newborn babies at UPMC Western Maryland. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 July 2021",
"This summer, Charlevoix will also see the grand opening of Hungry Ducks Farm, a petting zoo where families can feed baby ducks, meet miniature goats, fluffy chickens and water buffalo. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1714, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian miniatura art of illuminating a manuscript, from Medieval Latin, from Latin miniatus , past participle of miniare to color with minium, from minium red lead":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mi-n\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
"-\u02cctu\u0307r",
"-ch\u0259r",
"\u02c8min-y\u0259-",
"\u02c8mi-ni-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
"-\u02cctyu\u0307r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for miniature Adjective small , little , diminutive , minute , tiny , miniature mean noticeably below average in size. small and little are often interchangeable, but small applies more to relative size determined by capacity, value, number. a relatively small backyard little is more absolute in implication often carrying the idea of petiteness, pettiness, insignificance, or immaturity. your pathetic little smile diminutive implies abnormal smallness. diminutive bonsai plants minute implies extreme smallness. a minute amount of caffeine in the soda tiny is an informal equivalent to minute . tiny cracks formed in the painting miniature applies to an exactly proportioned reproduction on a very small scale. a dollhouse with miniature furnishings",
"synonyms":[
"model"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000746",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"minicourse":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a brief course of study usually lasting less than a semester":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1970, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mi-n\u0113-\u02cck\u022frs"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140801",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minidisc":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a miniature optical disk":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1989, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mi-n\u0113-\u02ccdisk"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181653",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minidress":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a short close-fitting dress":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Along with a slew of other A-listers, the supermodel attended ELLE and Dolce & Gabbana's 2022 Women in Music event wearing a metallic minidress designed by Peter Dundas. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 10 June 2022",
"Seemingly taken during the reception, the sweet photo sees the two women leaning in, with Spears in a short red minidress and Madonna, 63, rocking a rainbow frock. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
"Between house-hunting with fianc\u00e9 Ben Affleck and eating green lollipops on camera for the fans, Lopez made time for both her girlies and the Saint Laurent minidress of our dreams. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 25 Apr. 2022",
"For a night out in Lisbon, Lipa wore a warm-toned minidress , patterned with palm trees and sandy beaches, layering a black lace thong under the sheer piece. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 June 2022",
"The Poosh founder wore a minidress , stiletto heels, and a veil whereas the Blink 182 drummer was in all black. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 16 May 2022",
"This week, Kelly wore a flattering minidress by Balmain. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 10 May 2022",
"On Monday, the Marry Me actress again wore another brightly patterned outfit, this time a red, white, and blue minidress from Valentino. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 31 May 2022",
"Kourtney Kardashian's 'epic' Vegas wedding ceremony with Travis Barker For that ceremony, Kardashian chose a white strappy minidress with a red heart adorning the bodice and a traditional veil. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mi-n\u0113-\u02ccdres"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170600",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minifer":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of minifer dialectal variant of miniver"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8min\u0259f\u0259(r)"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-171921",
"type":[]
},
"minification":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the action or process of minifying":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from minify , after such pairs as English magnify : magnification":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccmin\u0259f\u0259\u0307\u02c8k\u0101sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191509",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minifloppy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a floppy disk that is 5\u00b9/\u2084 inches in diameter":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1977, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"mini- + floppy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065131",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minify":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": lessen":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1874, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin min us less + English -ify":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mi-n\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033550",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"minikin":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small or dainty creature":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1761, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"obsolete Dutch minneken darling, ultimately from Middle Dutch minne love, beloved; akin to Old English gemynd mind, memory \u2014 more at mind":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mi-ni-k\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012926",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"minilab":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a retail outlet offering rapid on-site film development and printing":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1982, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mi-n\u0113-\u02cclab"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192225",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minim":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a unit of capacity equal to \u00b9/\u2086\u2080 fluid dram \u2014 see Weights and Measures Table":[],
": half note":[],
": something very minute":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin minimus least":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8min-\u0259m",
"\u02c8mi-n\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194941",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"minimal":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": relating to or being a minimum : such as":[],
": the least possible":[
"a victory won with minimal loss of life"
],
": barely adequate":[
"a minimal standard of living"
],
": very small or slight":[
"a minimal interest in art"
],
": of, relating to, or being minimal art or minimalism":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8min-\u0259-m\u0259l",
"\u02c8mi-n\u0259-m\u0259l"
],
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"fewest",
"littlest",
"lowest",
"minimum",
"minutest",
"slightest",
"smallest",
"tiniest"
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"biggest",
"full",
"greatest",
"hugest",
"largest",
"maximum",
"most",
"top",
"topmost",
"utmost"
],
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"examples":[
"The storm caused minimal damage.",
"areas at minimal risk for flooding",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The minimal height on the shoes helps to provide comfort for extended wear, making these the perfect summer shoes for everywhere from the office to the farmers market. \u2014 Olivia O'bryon, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
"The Irish airline expects minimal disruption to flights to and from Spain in July because of the dispute, the carrier said in a statement Sunday. \u2014 Swetha Gopinath, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
"Bonnie is a minimal tropical storm, packing winds of 40 mph. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"Ryan has a league-leading three assists this season, a surprising feat considering her minimal playing time. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 June 2022",
"Detroit held on to the stars of its previous contenders too long \u2014 squeezing out minimal returns for Justin Verlander, J.D. Martinez and others. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 30 June 2022",
"Speaking of simplicity, the singer kept her accessories minimal with gold drop earrings and an array of tiny gold rings which accentuated her iridescent pearl pink manicure and matching baby pink phone case. \u2014 Nitya Rao, Seventeen , 30 June 2022",
"But states should at least be able to set minimal ethical standards that apply equally to in-state and out-of-state companies. \u2014 Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic , 29 June 2022",
"The experiment, however, only showed minimal gains\u2014the 61 participants who took the 20-minute reading test only registered a marginal 4% improvement in reading speeds, and a decrease in comprehension. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 28 June 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1666, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193632"
},
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"acclaim",
"applaud",
"exalt",
"extol",
"extoll",
"glorify",
"laud",
"magnify",
"praise"
],
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": to reduce or keep to a minimum":[
"minimize costs",
"minimize delays"
],
": to replace (a window) on a computer display with a small button or icon which will restore the window when selected":[],
": to underestimate intentionally : play down , soft-pedal":[
"minimizing losses in our own forces while maximizing those of the enemy"
]
},
"examples":[
"We need to minimize the chance of error.",
"The company will work to minimize costs.",
"I don't want to minimize the contributions he has made to the company.",
"During the interview, she minimized her weaknesses and emphasized her strengths.",
"Please minimize all open windows.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Use your data to make predictions, run scenarios, identify unnecessary resource consumption, respond faster to changes in demand and minimize the impact of internal and external shocks. \u2014 Shameek Ghosh, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"This in no way means to minimize racism's impact on Black people. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 19 June 2022",
"Companies around the world are also doing their part to minimize their impact, and 4ocean, specifically, is on a mission to end the ocean plastic crisis through their extensive cleanup efforts. \u2014 Eva Thomas, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
"Still, the truth is that there\u2019s still good reason to make efforts to minimize the climate impact of every private flight. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 21 May 2022",
"Paving and striping will take place between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. to minimize impact on motorists, said Jeff Miller, executive director of the West Virginia Parkways Authority. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"Under California law, any project that affects coastal resources must take measures to avoid or minimize its negative impact. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 May 2022",
"Those firms can now draw on that Western expertise in advising Russian companies on how best to minimize the impact of sanctions. \u2014 Jean Eaglesham, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
"China\u2019s President Xi has indicated a possible shift in the country\u2019s COVID-Zero strategy, in a bid to minimize the economic impact of anti-COVID measures. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 18 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8mi-n\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bz"
],
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"bad-mouth",
"belittle",
"cry down",
"decry",
"denigrate",
"deprecate",
"depreciate",
"derogate",
"diminish",
"dis",
"diss",
"discount",
"dismiss",
"disparage",
"kiss off",
"play down",
"poor-mouth",
"put down",
"run down",
"talk down",
"trash",
"trash-talk",
"vilipend",
"write off"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
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": the least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible":[
"Keep expenses to a bare minimum .",
"He was sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in prison."
],
": the lowest degree or amount of variation (as of temperature) reached or recorded":[],
": the lowest speed allowed on a highway":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The league minimum is around $60,000, or what an NBA player would leave in the glove box of his Bentley. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"Access to critical systems and data allows just the minimum required, bound by time and risk-adaptive rulesets. \u2014 Emil Sayegh, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"An Exhibit 10 deal is a non-guaranteed one-year deal worth the league minimum , often allowing an undrafted player to compete for the 17-man roster during the offseason and have their contract converted into a two-way deal for the regular season. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 28 June 2022",
"Both go 6-5/205, and both are restricted free agents who will get raises from the minimum . \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"Washed up at 28 when the Warriors signed him for the veteran minimum . \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 June 2022",
"Just 108,000 of Oregon workers earned the minimum last year, 5.1% of the workforce, according to a new report by Anna Johnson, economist with the Oregon Employment Department. \u2014 Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 26 June 2022",
"Mayor Lori Lightfoot\u2019s allies used a parliamentary maneuver Wednesday to delay a vote on raising the minimum for speeding citations. \u2014 Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"She was taken to jail, where she was found to have a blood-alcohol content of .001, well below the state minimum for drunk driving of .08. \u2014 cleveland , 22 June 2022"
],
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"1646, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
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"Latin, neuter of minimus smallest; akin to Latin minor smaller \u2014 more at minor":""
},
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"\u02c8min-\u0259-m\u0259m",
"\u02c8mi-n\u0259-m\u0259m"
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"noun"
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": a servile dependent, follower, or underling":[
"He's one of the boss's minions ."
],
": a subordinate (see subordinate entry 1 sense 1 ) or petty official":[
"government minions"
],
": one highly favored : idol":[
"his great charity to the poor renders him the minion of the people",
"\u2014 Jonas Hanway"
]
},
"examples":[
"one of the boss's minions",
"most of the top appointments went to the new governor's personal minions and political cronies",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That only one visionary can bring a game into this world and everyone else that works on it is some kind of minion . \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
"These women often work with the movie's villain as their primary minion . \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 9 Oct. 2021",
"Justified fans will certainly recall his season-six arc as Choo-Choo, the war vet and minion of one of that season\u2019s heels (of the non-wrestling variety). \u2014 Kimberly Potts, Vulture , 15 Aug. 2021",
"True fans of the original show will remember Nelly as Blair's academic rival turned minion . \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 5 Aug. 2021",
"In one spot, gymnast Simone Biles - who just won her seventh national women's all-around title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, the most wins by any American woman ever - instantly makes a fan out of one minion . \u2014 Jethro Nededog, EW.com , 10 June 2021",
"In the spot, Dressel gets the last laugh on a pesky minion . \u2014 Jethro Nededog, EW.com , 10 June 2021",
"Mal is led by this minion into Baghra's cave, where Tofin has already been murdered, and a fight breaks out. \u2014 Nick Schager, EW.com , 23 Apr. 2021",
"That includes overtly turning the towering, new-look villain Steppenwolf (voiced by Ciaran Hinds) into a minion of Darkseid, the Thanos-like conqueror of worlds created by the legendary writer-artist Jack Kirby. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 15 Mar. 2021"
],
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"circa 1500, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French mignon darling":""
},
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"\u02c8min-y\u0259n"
],
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"darling",
"fave",
"favorite",
"pet",
"preference",
"speed"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a miniature ski worn by a skibobber":[],
": a short ski worn especially by beginners":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1965, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"mini- + ski entry 1":""
},
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"-n\u0259\u0307+\u02cc",
"\u02c8min\u0113"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111242",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"miniskirt":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a woman's short skirt with the hemline several inches above the knee":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Anne Boleyn actress dazzled in a crystal chain bra paired with a pink pleated chiffon skirt over a fringed miniskirt . \u2014 Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 May 2022",
"The outfit will look especially cool next to a dreamy miniskirt . \u2014 Vogue , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The miniskirt is making a comeback, with hemlines rising in harmony with our cautiously climbing spirits. \u2014 Lauren Mechling, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
"After the rise\u2014literally and figuratively\u2014of the Miu Miu miniskirt , the only natural evolution was revolution. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The post was accompanied by a picture of a trans woman in a miniskirt , with shoulder length brown hair, who bears an at-best-passing resemblance to social media profile pictures that have been attributed to Ramos. \u2014 Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone , 25 May 2022",
"Off the runway there was an abundance of sweater vests, worn layered, or alone and with the requisite miniskirt . \u2014 Irene Kim, Vogue , 14 May 2022",
"As for Bella Hadid, the model once again committed to the '90s aesthetic with a pinstripe miniskirt set with a hint of lace. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 24 Apr. 2022",
"When her set ended, Tokischa, beaming, pulled her panties off from under her miniskirt and tossed them to a woman in the audience. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1962, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mi-n\u0113-\u02ccsk\u0259rt"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103823",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"ministate":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a small independent nation":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His ministate is hierarchical, patriarchal and militaristic, a utilitarian utopia rather than a revolutionary experiment. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2021",
"Karen insurgents, who had once controlled a ministate within Myanmar, lost most of their territory. \u2014 Hannah Beech, New York Times , 12 Oct. 2020",
"Islamic State also tried to establish a ministate of its own in the Indonesian regency of Poso, on Sulawesi island, in 2015. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 7 June 2018",
"These are central Africa\u2019s ministates \u2014 overlapping and unrecognized fiefdoms in a Texas-size country riven by disorder, situated in one of the world\u2019s worst neighborhoods. \u2014 Jack Losh, Washington Post , 26 Mar. 2018",
"The Mali cases have their roots in 2012, when armed rebels and homegrown Islamic jihadists set up a ministate in Northern Mali around Timbuktu that lasted about a year. \u2014 Marlise Simons, New York Times , 4 Apr. 2018",
"Within this unwieldy land, rebel groups may well possess tools for military enforcement and economic extraction, but their ministates remain combustible and profoundly limited, lacking reliable public utilities and transparent justice systems. \u2014 Jack Losh, Washington Post , 26 Mar. 2018",
"The Aida refugee camp is a warren of alleys, a scene of frequent clashes between Palestinian youth and Israeli soldiers \u2014 and a welfare ministate . \u2014 William Booth, Washington Post , 19 May 2017",
"That country also has a long-disadvantaged Kurdish minority, which exploited the chaos to carve out its own de facto ministate . \u2014 Max Fisher, New York Times , 29 June 2016"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mi-n\u0113-\u02ccst\u0101t"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103431",
"type":[
"noun"
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"minister":{
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": a clergyman or clergywoman especially of a Protestant communion":[],
": a diplomatic representative (such as an ambassador) accredited to the court (see court entry 1 sense 1c ) or seat of government of a foreign state":[],
": a diplomatic representative ranking below an ambassador":[],
": a high officer of state entrusted with the management of a division of governmental activities":[
"the British Minister of Defence"
],
": agent":[
"the angels are ministers of the divine will",
"\u2014 H. P. Liddon"
],
": one officiating or assisting the officiant in church worship":[],
": the assistant to the rector or the bursar of a Jesuit house":[],
": the superior (see superior entry 2 sense 1 ) of one of several religious orders":[],
": to function as a minister of religion":[],
": to give aid or service":[
"minister to the sick"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the British ministers at the international peace conference",
"our minister gives an interesting sermon every week",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister of Scotland, announced on Tuesday that her government wants to hold a nationwide referendum on independence from the United Kingdom. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 29 June 2022",
"Among her various engagements this week, the queen will attend a garden party with royal family members, honor various Scottish figures at a ceremony, and likely hold an audience with Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister of Scotland. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 June 2022",
"He was appointed, not elected, chief minister of the state of Gujarat. \u2014 Arundhati Roy, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"Poland\u2019s minister of agriculture said that such a project, if details could be worked out, would take three to four months to complete. \u2014 Alistair Macdonald, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
"Yves Montand plays G\u00e9rard, a figure based on Artur London, a former deputy minister of foreign affairs, one of the loyal Communists who complied with the trial-by-terror, so great was their loyalty to the Communist Party. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 15 June 2022",
"When Heemstede opened in 1971, the Dutch justice minister tried to shut it down, and women\u2019s groups routinely clashed with riot police officers just outside its gates. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"Rodrigo Lara S\u00e1nchez, running mate to conservative Federico Guti\u00e9rrez, is the son of a justice minister who was killed by Pablo Escobar\u2019s hit men in 1984. \u2014 Diana Dur\u00e1n, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
"The rule-breaking has led to growing dissent in the ranks of Johnson\u2019s Conservative party, including the resignation of a junior justice minister . \u2014 Fortune , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Some churches had to close when a priest died or retired, or were grouped together with other churches served by traveling priests who minister to multiple parishes. \u2014 Fox News , 5 Jan. 2022",
"The group, all of which have signed multi-year commitments to minister in Haiti included 12 adults ranging in age from 18 to 48, and five children, ages 8 months (at the time of the incident), 3, 6, 13 and 15 years old. \u2014 Amy L. Knapp, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
"French armed forces minister Florence Parly said in September. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2021",
"And now, my calling is primarily to minister at the Haven of Rest, Akron\u2019s Christian city mission. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 6 Dec. 2021",
"For Greene, a member of Grace Apostolic since 1984, participation in the ecumenical choir is another opportunity to minister to someone who may be in need. \u2014 Justin L. Mack, The Indianapolis Star , 4 July 2021",
"Borns returned to his South Dallas neighborhood and tried to minister to the homeless and downtrodden. \u2014 Jennifer Emily, Dallas News , 13 May 2021",
"The Archdiocese claims that its constitutional rights are being violated by not being able to minister to prisoners seeking services. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 May 2021",
"Some are dramatic stories of recovery, starring nurses and first responders who minister to the victims, and starring those victims who manage to come back from the precipice. \u2014 Melissa Fay Greene, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English ministre \"servant, ecclesiastic, priest, official serving a superior, agent,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin minister \"servant, ecclesiastic (short for De\u012b minister \"servant of god\"), agent, official,\" going back to Latin, \"servant, priest's attendant, agent,\" formed from minor-, minus \"less, lesser\" (with the suffix of location and opposition -ter ) after magister \"manager, master entry 1 \" \u2014 more at minus entry 1":"Noun",
"Middle English ministren, borrowed from Anglo-French ministrer, borrowed from Latin ministr\u0101re \"to act as a servant, serve, supply\" (Late Latin, \"to serve as an ecclesiastic\"), derivative of minister \"servant, minister entry 1 \"":"Verb"
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"\u02c8mi-n\u0259-st\u0259r"
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"agent",
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"delegate",
"emissary",
"envoy",
"legate",
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"type":[
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"The nurse ministered to his wounds."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163123",
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": a director of music in a church or synagogue usually responsible for training the choir and often for service as an organist":[]
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": a British governmental official having a status between a minister and a parliamentary secretary and usually appointed to relieve a minister of portions of his departmental work":[
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"\u2014 Herbert Morrison"
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"type":[
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a diplomatic agent ranking below an ambassador but possessing full power and authority":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Nigeria's Ministry of Aviation did not respond to a request for comment but Godfrey Odudigbo, minister plenipotentiary at the Nigerian embassy in Addis Ababa, said that negotiations over Arik could be concluded by the end of the year. \u2014 Kieron Monks, CNN , 31 Aug. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1783, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103651",
"type":[
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a diplomatic agent resident at a foreign court or seat of government and ranking below a minister plenipotentiary":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1794, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111235",
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]
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": a member of a ministry to whom no special department is assigned":[]
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"type":[
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]
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"definitions":{
": the upper half of a hog's head with jowls, eyes, and usually ears and nose removed":[]
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"type":[
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]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the principal governmental minister usually chosen by the legislature in a number of German l\u00e4nder and resembling a prime minister in power and status":[
"the minister-president \u2026 appoints and heads a cabinet responsible to the legislature",
"\u2014 R. H. Wells"
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"lay",
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"secular",
"temporal"
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},
"examples":[
"She holds a ministerial office.",
"They function in a ministerial capacity in the embassy.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Johnson\u2019s fine marked the first time a sitting British prime minister was sanctioned for breaking the law and he has been accused of reworking the ministerial code of conduct to stave off resigning for breaking the rules. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Issued in March, the directive prohibits spouses and children of ministerial -level officials from holding\u2014directly or indirectly\u2014any real estate abroad or shares in entities registered overseas, the people said. \u2014 Chun Han Wong, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"White House press secretary Jen Psaki clarified later in the day that Yellen was referring to ministerial -level meetings and that the United States would not boycott the summit in its entirety. \u2014 Fatima Hussein, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"According to the ministerial code, such an eventuality would normally lead to a resignation. \u2014 Luke Mcgee, CNN , 4 May 2022",
"Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, arriving at NATO headquarters for ministerial talks that include U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, said his agenda was a simple one. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The Department for Culture, Media and Sport said the culture secretary had come to a decision and was now consulting with ministerial colleagues. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The ministerial trip to Paris set in motion an economic expansion and an integration with the rest of Europe that is open-ended and ongoing. \u2014 James Wood, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Leaders from the world of economics are in town for the big International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings, with G-20 finance ministers gathering Wednesday in the first ministerial meeting of the global grouping since the invasion. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Medieval Latin ministeri\u0101lis \"serving in an office (manorial or ecclesiastical),\" going back to Late Latin, \"serving, performing a duty,\" from Latin ministerium \"activity of a servant, ministry \" + -\u0101lis -al entry 1":""
},
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],
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"the British ministers at the international peace conference",
"our minister gives an interesting sermon every week",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister of Scotland, announced on Tuesday that her government wants to hold a nationwide referendum on independence from the United Kingdom. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 29 June 2022",
"Among her various engagements this week, the queen will attend a garden party with royal family members, honor various Scottish figures at a ceremony, and likely hold an audience with Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister of Scotland. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 June 2022",
"He was appointed, not elected, chief minister of the state of Gujarat. \u2014 Arundhati Roy, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"Poland\u2019s minister of agriculture said that such a project, if details could be worked out, would take three to four months to complete. \u2014 Alistair Macdonald, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
"Yves Montand plays G\u00e9rard, a figure based on Artur London, a former deputy minister of foreign affairs, one of the loyal Communists who complied with the trial-by-terror, so great was their loyalty to the Communist Party. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 15 June 2022",
"When Heemstede opened in 1971, the Dutch justice minister tried to shut it down, and women\u2019s groups routinely clashed with riot police officers just outside its gates. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"Rodrigo Lara S\u00e1nchez, running mate to conservative Federico Guti\u00e9rrez, is the son of a justice minister who was killed by Pablo Escobar\u2019s hit men in 1984. \u2014 Diana Dur\u00e1n, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
"The rule-breaking has led to growing dissent in the ranks of Johnson\u2019s Conservative party, including the resignation of a junior justice minister . \u2014 Fortune , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Some churches had to close when a priest died or retired, or were grouped together with other churches served by traveling priests who minister to multiple parishes. \u2014 Fox News , 5 Jan. 2022",
"The group, all of which have signed multi-year commitments to minister in Haiti included 12 adults ranging in age from 18 to 48, and five children, ages 8 months (at the time of the incident), 3, 6, 13 and 15 years old. \u2014 Amy L. Knapp, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
"French armed forces minister Florence Parly said in September. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2021",
"And now, my calling is primarily to minister at the Haven of Rest, Akron\u2019s Christian city mission. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 6 Dec. 2021",
"For Greene, a member of Grace Apostolic since 1984, participation in the ecumenical choir is another opportunity to minister to someone who may be in need. \u2014 Justin L. Mack, The Indianapolis Star , 4 July 2021",
"Borns returned to his South Dallas neighborhood and tried to minister to the homeless and downtrodden. \u2014 Jennifer Emily, Dallas News , 13 May 2021",
"The Archdiocese claims that its constitutional rights are being violated by not being able to minister to prisoners seeking services. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 May 2021",
"Some are dramatic stories of recovery, starring nurses and first responders who minister to the victims, and starring those victims who manage to come back from the precipice. \u2014 Melissa Fay Greene, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister of Scotland, announced on Tuesday that her government wants to hold a nationwide referendum on independence from the United Kingdom. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 29 June 2022",
"Among her various engagements this week, the queen will attend a garden party with royal family members, honor various Scottish figures at a ceremony, and likely hold an audience with Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister of Scotland. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 June 2022",
"He was appointed, not elected, chief minister of the state of Gujarat. \u2014 Arundhati Roy, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"Poland\u2019s minister of agriculture said that such a project, if details could be worked out, would take three to four months to complete. \u2014 Alistair Macdonald, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
"Yves Montand plays G\u00e9rard, a figure based on Artur London, a former deputy minister of foreign affairs, one of the loyal Communists who complied with the trial-by-terror, so great was their loyalty to the Communist Party. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 15 June 2022",
"When Heemstede opened in 1971, the Dutch justice minister tried to shut it down, and women\u2019s groups routinely clashed with riot police officers just outside its gates. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"Rodrigo Lara S\u00e1nchez, running mate to conservative Federico Guti\u00e9rrez, is the son of a justice minister who was killed by Pablo Escobar\u2019s hit men in 1984. \u2014 Diana Dur\u00e1n, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
"The rule-breaking has led to growing dissent in the ranks of Johnson\u2019s Conservative party, including the resignation of a junior justice minister . \u2014 Fortune , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Some churches had to close when a priest died or retired, or were grouped together with other churches served by traveling priests who minister to multiple parishes. \u2014 Fox News , 5 Jan. 2022",
"The group, all of which have signed multi-year commitments to minister in Haiti included 12 adults ranging in age from 18 to 48, and five children, ages 8 months (at the time of the incident), 3, 6, 13 and 15 years old. \u2014 Amy L. Knapp, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
"French armed forces minister Florence Parly said in September. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2021",
"And now, my calling is primarily to minister at the Haven of Rest, Akron\u2019s Christian city mission. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 6 Dec. 2021",
"For Greene, a member of Grace Apostolic since 1984, participation in the ecumenical choir is another opportunity to minister to someone who may be in need. \u2014 Justin L. Mack, The Indianapolis Star , 4 July 2021",
"Borns returned to his South Dallas neighborhood and tried to minister to the homeless and downtrodden. \u2014 Jennifer Emily, Dallas News , 13 May 2021",
"The Archdiocese claims that its constitutional rights are being violated by not being able to minister to prisoners seeking services. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 May 2021",
"Some are dramatic stories of recovery, starring nurses and first responders who minister to the victims, and starring those victims who manage to come back from the precipice. \u2014 Melissa Fay Greene, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Each session was part ministration , part duel, part dance. \u2014 James Poniewozik, New York Times , 21 May 2021",
"But are Neva\u2019s affectionate murmurings, fleshly ministrations and feats of surrender sincere? \u2014 Jen Mcdonald, New York Times , 18 Feb. 2020",
"The prized seats are the 12 spaces at the graphite-and-walnut sushi bar, with their up-close views of Park\u2019s ministrations , and five two-seat tables a few feet away. \u2014 Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com , 5 Dec. 2019",
"Gin\u2019ral Government and the ministration are going in cahoot to undermine and overrule the undertakings of the free People of Georgia. \u2014 Ben Zimmer, WSJ , 24 Jan. 2020",
"While Louis\u2019 piety and ministrations to the poor and lepers earned him sainthood, his reputation as a military leader is decidedly mixed. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 26 June 2019",
"Here goes: Paradoxically, Italy has benefited the most and the least from Mr. Draghi\u2019s ministrations , which include ultralow interest rates and direct lending subsidies alongside QE\u2019s asset purchases. \u2014 Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ , 3 Jan. 2019",
"This is especially true in the current monetary cycle because of the Fed\u2019s post-2008 ministrations . \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 18 Oct. 2018",
"Evelyn Hockstein/the Washington Post via Getty Images Despite the ministrations of on-site medics, Heydari was blinded for an hour. \u2014 Zack Beauchamp, Vox , 10 Aug. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In March, the model, 25, had a ministroke after a blood clot traveled from her heart to her brain. \u2014 Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"She was hospitalized on Day 31, developed a lung infection and septic shock on Day 36 and had a ministroke on Day 40. \u2014 John Fauber And Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Aug. 2021",
"But strokes and ministrokes (also called transient ischemic attacks) can occur in people as young as 45 and are rising in people between the ages of 50 and 65, according to the Texas Medical Center. \u2014 Julie Garcia, Houston Chronicle , 22 July 2019",
"After suffering a ministroke , Siete decided to retire from his courthouse job in 2005, his wife said. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com , 17 May 2017"
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"\u2014 Austin Phelps"
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": the body of ministers of religion : clergy":[
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"a member of the ministry",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The ministry said that group has been operating in waters near Japan since June 12. \u2014 Junko Ogura And Simone Mccarthy, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"On the Russian side, morale is depressed because of poor leadership and few opportunities for soldiers to rotate out of combat units, the ministry said. \u2014 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
"Later the same day, the ministry said an Israeli attack had targeted the infrastructure, damaging airstrips, navigational lights, and a hall inside the airport. \u2014 Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"The ministry said Ukraine had a major cholera outbreak in 1995 and other minor ones since, especially along the Azov coast where Mariupol lies. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 11 June 2022",
"Dozens of Russian vehicles were destroyed, the ministry said, including three tanks. \u2014 Ian Lovett, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"The ministry also said Russian sappers had de-mined a section of the coast of the Sea of Azov adjacent to the port of Mariupol, the Russian news agency Tass reported. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"That\u2019s how many Ukrainian soldiers are likely to have surrendered at the Azovstal steel plant, the ministry said. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"The ministry said Seoul is willing to provide the North with resources like vaccines, medicines, face masks, and diagnostic kits, and also share best practices for pandemic response. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022"
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": a midsize personal computer case that usually stands upright":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As winds blew and rain pelted, the team raised minitowers decked with instruments designed to measure ground-level gusts and turbulence. \u2014 Ashley Yeager, Washington Post , 16 Sep. 2017"
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"1987, in the meaning defined above":""
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"higher",
"major",
"more",
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"prime",
"senior",
"superior",
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"\u2014 Current Biography"
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"Adjective",
"Her role in the project was minor .",
"I'm not worried about minor details.",
"The grant covered only a minor part of the cost.",
"The delay will be minor .",
"He suffered a minor heart attack.",
"Noun",
"families with children who are still minors",
"The nightclub was shut down for selling alcohol to a minor .",
"She majored in chemistry with a minor in biology.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Got a lot of help from the coaches on the minor -league side. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 3 July 2022",
"With constant movement in the farm system, minor -league rosters are always in flux. \u2014 Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant , 2 July 2022",
"The Tigers signed right-hander Drew Hutchison to a minor -league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Toledo. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 1 July 2022",
"Jake Lamb\u2019s opportunity Ever since signing with the Dodgers on a minor -league deal this spring, Jake Lamb has been waiting to get back in the big leagues. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"There is still no timeline for his return, but manager Scott Servais said Monday that Lewis is getting close to going on a minor -league rehab assignment. \u2014 Shane Lantz, Baltimore Sun , 28 June 2022",
"Collin Theroux, in his first year on the Yankees\u2019 staff, spent the last six seasons playing in the A\u2019s minor -league system. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 June 2022",
"Pro career: After going undrafted, Mustain played for a number of indoor football teams and also briefly pursued a minor -league baseball career. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 25 June 2022",
"Hey, Hoynsie: When MLB eliminated 40 minor -league teams before the 2021 season, what happened to all the players who were with teams",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Alana's relationship with Carswell has been subject to criticism from fans who question their four-year age gap \u2014 while Alana is still legally a minor . \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"Huth was a minor at the time, a week away from her 17th birthday. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 7 June 2022",
"According to a new complaint, the actor is being accused of grooming a minor from the age of 12. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
"Kucherov was given a four-minute double minor for high sticking. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
"Officials declined to say if the child was under 1 year old and too young to be vaccinated or an older minor . \u2014 Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"The Hurricanes scored the game\u2019s first goal with 84 seconds left in the first period, then added a second 3:14 into the second period, just 12 seconds after the Bruins had killed off a 4-minute double- minor on Taylor Hall for high sticking. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
"Dean is charged with violation of nonparental custody order and harboring a minor . \u2014 Audrey Conklin, Fox News , 13 May 2022",
"Today, Beggs is a psychology major with a business minor and plans to get a doctorate degree in innovational psychology. \u2014 Erik Matuszewski, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Tens of thousands of times a year, hospitals charge enormously expensive trauma alert fees for injuries so minor the patient is never admitted. \u2014 Jay Hancock, CNN , 16 July 2021",
"In a news release, the school said students in the fall will be able to pursue a Bachelor of Arts or Science degree in public health and may also minor in public health. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 16 Mar. 2021",
"The weather map on Monday shows somewhat active weather across the Great Lakes and into the Northeast, where areas of rain will mix will minor snow accumulations. \u2014 Todd Nelson, Star Tribune , 28 Feb. 2021",
"Gardner, who is a strong catcher, plans to study business administration and hopes to minor in digital marketing. \u2014 Randy Mcroberts, baltimoresun.com , 7 Dec. 2020",
"Undergraduates now have two ways to pursue ethnic studies: Students majoring in history and literature can focus on the subject, and students can minor in ethnicity, migration, rights. \u2014 Kate Taylor, New York Times , 2 Jan. 2020",
"Jake hasn\u2019t decided on a future career, but may minor in music in college. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 17 Feb. 2020",
"Volunteer doctors and nurses, some of them migrants themselves, tend to minor illnesses and injuries from a rudimentary open-air clinic operated by Global Response Management, a small aid group. \u2014 ExpressNews.com , 17 Nov. 2019",
"Zeigler, who minored in journalism at the University Alabama in the 1970s, administered the Facebook page. \u2014 al , 1 Sep. 2019"
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"1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1926, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"Latin, smaller, inferior; akin to Old High German minniro smaller, Latin minuere to lessen":"Adjective and Noun"
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"\u02c8m\u012b-n\u0259r"
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"lower",
"smaller",
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"noun",
"verb"
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": a league of professional clubs in a sport other than the recognized major leagues":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Cincinnati Reds entered the 2022 season with one of the league's best minor league systems according to several outlets that cover prospects. \u2014 Joe Harrington, The Enquirer , 12 June 2022",
"Since its inception, the G League has been viewed mainly as an NBA minor league . \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 11 June 2022",
"In 650 minor league at-bats over three years, Rutschman hit .282 with 110 RBI and 20 home runs. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 May 2022",
"Take him out to a ballgame to see his favorite team or cheer on the local minor league . \u2014 Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 May 2022",
"Hey, Eddie, there\u2019s a shortstop coming from the minor league . \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Kjerstad suffered the injury during a minor league intrasquad game earlier this month when chasing down a line drive off the bat of catcher Adley Rutschman. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Although Ransom signed with the Warriors in 1979 he was cut after one exhibition game and spent three years in the Oakland A\u2019s minor league . \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Castonguay has also represented players at the junior, minor league and international levels. \u2014 Carol Schram, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022"
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"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"examples":[
"The proposal is opposed by a minority of voters.",
"The Republicans are now the minority in the Senate.",
"The group is becoming an influential minority in the community.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Building dialogue on the history and experiences of minority populations, moms, neuro-divergent learners, veterans, LGBT+ workers, and others can help to bridge employee differences. \u2014 Bryan Robinson, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"County schools remain highly segregated, and those with majority minority populations are often grossly underfunded. \u2014 Laura Jedeed, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
"My colleague Damon Linker has pointed out that Americans overestimate the size of minority populations. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 18 May 2022",
"That includes dismantling discriminatory policies in home-buying, raising the federal minimum wage, bolstering resources for small- and minority -owned businesses, and strengthening resources for students at HBCUs and MSIs. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
"Officials also argued the drawing would level the playing field and ensure small and minority -owned businesses can compete against big players. \u2014 Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer , 16 May 2022",
"The American Red Cross is observing National Minority Health Month by raising awareness about health problems that disproportionately affect racial and ethnic minority populations. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Still, certain districts with large minority populations have diminished representation under the new map. \u2014 Nami Sumida, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Federal law is complicated because those who draw election maps must not consider race in some instances but are required to do so in areas with large minority populations to ensure those voters can elect candidates of their choosing. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Mar. 2022"
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"m\u0259-\u02c8n\u022fr-\u0259-t\u0113",
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"adolescence",
"nonage"
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"noun"
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"newly minted doctors"
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]
},
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"Verb",
"coins that were minted before 1965",
"We mint coins out of copper.",
"Adjective",
"a mint baseball card that should be worth a lot to a collector"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1902, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English minte , from Old English, from Latin mentha, menta ; akin to Greek minth\u0113 mint":"Noun",
"Middle English mynt coin, money, from Old English mynet , from Latin moneta mint, coin, from Moneta , epithet of Juno; from the fact that the Romans coined money in the temple of Juno Moneta":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8mint"
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"brand-new",
"fresh",
"pristine",
"span-new",
"virgin",
"virginal"
],
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"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
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},
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": a variable color averaging a light green that is bluer and stronger than variscite green and paler and very slightly yellower than serpentine":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123133",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": julep sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The classic mint julep is a strong drink, which mellows with time. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
"The hardest part of making the mint julep at home is finding ingredients like fresh mint and collecting enough silver cups for your crowd. \u2014 cleveland , 5 May 2022",
"In 1938, the mint julep became the official drink of the Kentucky Derby. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
"The traditional drink of the Kentucky Derby, the mint julep , is served throughout the day at the track in the official glass that guests take home at the end of the day. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The mint julep has been the traditional drink at the annual race for nearly a century. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 6 May 2022",
"Muddle these ingredients together just like a mint julep , by mashing the fruit and mint with the sugar to draw out the juices. \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 26 Apr. 2022",
"How did the mint julep become the official drink of the Kentucky Derby",
"At NorthSouth Club's Kentucky Derby celebration, guests can play deck shuffleboard while watching the derby races \u2014 and sipping on a mint julep . \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a strong yellowish green":[],
": a variable color averaging a strong green that is very slightly yellower than pepper green, yellower and less strong than primitive green, and yellower, lighter, and slightly stronger than viridian":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081829",
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a special letter or mark placed upon a coin at the time of coinage to identify the mint":[
"The exergue map pattern \u2026 serves as a pictographic mintmark showing the location of the Sardinian mint with respect to the rest of the world.",
"\u2014 Mark A. McMenamin , Mercator's World , May/June 1997"
],
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},
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"noun",
"transitive verb"
]
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": one apt in or given to coining words":[
"custom, the sole mintmaster of current words",
"\u2014 Thomas Fuller"
],
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084534",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"debit",
"disadvantage",
"disbenefit",
"downside",
"drawback",
"handicap",
"incommodity",
"liability",
"negative",
"strike"
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"minus ten degrees"
],
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"minus his hat"
],
": diminished by : less":[
"seven minus four is three"
],
": falling low in a specified range":[
"B minus"
],
": having a negative quality":[],
": relating to or being a particular one of the two mating types that are required for successful fertilization in sexual reproduction in some lower plants (such as a fungus)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Preposition",
"He left the restaurant minus his hat.",
"a fruit that looks like a peach, minus the fuzz",
"Noun",
"She decided that the pluses of owning a home outweighed the minuses .",
"Some employers see a lack of experience as a real minus .",
"Put the minus to the left of the number.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"The package-free store, which opened on May 20 at 2310 N.E. Broadway, is one of a handful of new vendors around Portland that specialize in selling foods and household goods minus all the extraneous packaging. \u2014 Kristine De Leon, oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
"Our testing team wore this while ice climbing in the frigid Canadian Rockies, ski touring in New Mexico\u2019s Sandia Mountains, and resort skiing at Taos in temperatures that ranged from minus 10 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 11 Apr. 2020",
"The temperature in LaCrosse is forecast to drop to minus 17 overnight. \u2014 Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Wind chills are forecast to fall to minus 20 to minus 35 degrees. \u2014 Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Jan. 2022",
"With actual cash value, your insurer will only reimburse you for the value of possessions minus depreciation. \u2014 Ashley Kilroy, Robb Report , 3 Oct. 2021",
"Last year\u2019s team was good, but this year\u2019s team should be better in nearly every facet (maybe minus the kicking situation). \u2014 Hayden Grove, cleveland , 7 Sep. 2021",
"As the world is still adjusting to a new way of life, this year\u2019s festival is gong virtual for two weekends in a row \u2013 allowing for a similar experience minus the human interaction. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 28 June 2021",
"Ryan Coogler is back to direct, and much of the original cast will reportedly reprise their roles minus their leading man as Chadwick Boseman died in August 2020 from colon cancer at the age of 43. \u2014 Jason Lamphier, EW.com , 30 June 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Kessler also led the country in defensive box plus/ minus (8.0) and ranked third among all qualifying players in defensive rating (83.0). \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 21 June 2022",
"His cumulative individual plus- minus of plus-111 is the fourth-best figure in the league this postseason. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
"The engineering group completes similar report cards for 36 states, and Illinois was one of 15 to get an overall grade of C- minus , with six other states getting a D-plus or worse. \u2014 Clare Spaulding, Chicago Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"In addition, all four players had double digits in the plus- minus category (Ayton was plus-18; Bridges, Crowder, and Paul each were plus-10). \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
"By contrast, Georgetown University, which scored a B- minus , has a ratio of 0.64 based on most recent government data. \u2014 Emma Whitford, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"But the work on Saturday knocks the grade down a small bit down from an A- minus on Friday to a B-plus today. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 30 Apr. 2022",
"This writer graded each team and gave the Lions an A- minus for their Day 1 haul. \u2014 Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press , 29 Apr. 2022",
"From 2010 through 2019 shale firms spent roughly $1.1 trillion, according to Deloitte LLP, while losing nearly $300 billion as measured in free cash flow, or income minus investments and routine expenses. \u2014 Ryan Dezember, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"On the minus side: getting there and distractions from colleagues. \u2014 WSJ , 14 Aug. 2021",
"By mid-April, the space looked like a real kitchen, minus counters. \u2014 Joan Elovitz Kazan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"They were barely outrebounded by Rutgers and Purdue (both minus -two), two of the most physical teams in the Big Ten in January. \u2014 Marcus Fuller, Star Tribune , 11 Mar. 2021",
"Thomas is at minus -one, as is Collin Morikawa, who followed a 73 with a 70. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Start looking two or three hours before the low tide at minus levels. \u2014 Bill Monroe, oregonlive , 1 Apr. 2022",
"This was minus Chris Paul, who was out with a fractured right thumb, and Cam Johnson (quad). \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The Huskies played their first four games with a full roster ( minus junior Aubrey Griffin) before getting hit with the injury/COVID bug. \u2014 Alexa Philippou, courant.com , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Boston Public Schools closed Tuesday, as the city faced wind chills as low as minus 11 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the National Weather Service. \u2014 Omar Abdel-baqui, WSJ , 11 Jan. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Preposition",
"1708, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
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"Middle English, from Latin minus , adverb, less, from neuter of minor smaller \u2014 more at minor":"Preposition"
},
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"\u02c8m\u012b-n\u0259s"
],
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"absent",
"sans",
"wanting",
"without"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115155",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"preposition"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"astronomical",
"astronomic",
"colossal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"giant",
"gigantic",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"huge",
"immense",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"monster",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"planetary",
"prodigious",
"titanic",
"tremendous"
],
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": a lowercase letter":[],
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": very small":[
"minuscule amounts"
],
": written in or in the size or style of minuscules":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"public health officials have claimed that the chemical is harmless in such minuscule amounts",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Globally, hydrogen is still a minuscule part of the global energy mix, with the sum total of hydrogen electrolyzers in operation last year producing roughly 1GW of power. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"Other analysts countered that the defense would be successful in only a minuscule number of cases and that there is a difference between extreme intoxication and extreme intoxication akin to automatism. \u2014 Amanda Coletta, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"Nearly 200 years ago, a 13-year-old created a tiny book of poems in minuscule , print-like text and sewed it into a miniature book with needle and thread. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Opposing hitters are batting a minuscule .183 against him. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 16 Apr. 2022",
"There's beauty in the minuscule and mighty alike in Namibia \u2014 a photographer's paradise, even for amateurs. \u2014 Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure , 20 Mar. 2022",
"The minuscule margins for error in the sport took Jacobellis time to process and accept. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The number of coronavirus infections in Xi\u2019an \u2014 an ancient Silk Road city known for the terra-cotta warriors \u2014 may seem minuscule compared with other countries: Xi\u2019an reported 155 new cases on Wednesday, bringing its total to over 1,100. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Chiles has performed 24 consecutive routines this year without a major mistake, an amazing accomplishment in events with minuscule margins for error. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In 2019, Ukraine sent roughly 200,000 tons of steel to the US, minuscule compared to the 26.3 million tons of steel that the US imported in total that year. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 9 May 2022",
"This finally revealed a Latin inscription written in cursive Carolingian minuscule . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Parents who were predisposed not to vaccinate their child tended to dismiss the threat of serious illness from Covid as minuscule , saying that children who became seriously ill most likely had underlying conditions. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Parents who were predisposed not to vaccinate their child tended to dismiss the threat of serious illness from COVID as minuscule , saying that children who became seriously ill most likely had underlying conditions. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Those injuries made their margin for error minuscule , and that would be the margin that decided their season. \u2014 Ben Cohen, WSJ , 21 June 2021",
"With follower counts ranging from minuscule to massive, choosing the right partnerships can significantly impact a brand. \u2014 Kelly Ehlers, Forbes , 2 June 2021",
"Better, but only by the most minuscule of margins. 192. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 13 May 2021",
"Dambrogio had noticed minuscule , apparently intentional cuts and creases in a number of historical documents and eventually guessed their purpose. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 21 Apr. 2021"
],
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"1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1703, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective"
},
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"French, from Latin minusculus rather small, diminutive of minor smaller":"Noun and Adjective"
},
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"also mi-\u02c8n\u0259-",
"\u02c8mi-n\u0259-\u02ccsky\u00fcl"
],
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"synonyms":[
"atomic",
"bitsy",
"bitty",
"infinitesimal",
"itty-bitty",
"itsy-bitsy",
"little bitty",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"miniature",
"minute",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee",
"weeny",
"weensy"
],
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"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"minute":{
"antonyms":[
"blow-by-blow",
"circumstantial",
"detailed",
"elaborate",
"full",
"particular",
"particularized",
"thorough"
],
"definitions":{
": a brief note (as of summary or recommendation)":[
"He received a minute of instructions."
],
": a short space of time : moment":[
"Dinner will be ready in just a few minutes ."
],
": marked by close attention to details":[],
": memorandum , draft":[
"sent the president a minute explaining the problem"
],
": of small importance : trifling":[],
": the 60th part of a degree of angular measure":[
"Its latitude is 41 degrees 55 minute north."
],
": the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds":[],
": the distance one can traverse in a minute":[
"Five minutes down the road is a gas station."
],
": the official record of the proceedings of a meeting":[
"The secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting."
],
": to make notes or a brief summary of":[],
": very small : infinitesimal":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Bake the cake for 25\u201330 minutes .",
"We waited for several minutes , but no one came to the door.",
"I saw him a minute ago.",
"Dinner will be ready in just a few minutes .",
"One minute it was sunny, the next it was pouring rain.",
"My house is just a few minutes from here.",
"The secretary read the minutes of the last meeting.",
"Adjective",
"There were minute particles of dust in the air.",
"The test detected minute amounts of contamination.",
"The equipment is able to detect the minutest errors.",
"She told him what happened in minute detail.",
"a minute examination of the evidence",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Some of you may go on a last- minute trip, get asked to attend a live performance or event, find a new client or work opportunity, or even go on a few fun dates. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 July 2022",
"While the services affected represent only a small portion of the total, the last- minute cancellations add to the turmoil surrounding travel in Europe as staffing shortages upend timetables and labor unrest brews. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
"Nearly 30 Phoenix-area restaurants earned As in inspections The Clean Elections Commission also did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the last- minute change in debate plans. \u2014 Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic , 29 June 2022",
"The last- minute public hearing featuring former Trump administration aide Cassidy Hutchinson\u2019s testimony to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection offered a well of material for late night television Tuesday. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
"In the Republican race for attorney general, Kim got a last- minute endorsement Monday from his onetime boss, former GOP Gov. Jim Edgar, who represents the moderate wing of the party that has been losing ground to conservatives. \u2014 Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"The relaxed ceremony in Reagan\u2019s office contrasted with emotional hearings in the Legislature and the governor\u2019s own last- minute reservations about the bill. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, Trump made a last- minute endorsement for Shelby\u2019s former chief of staff, Katie Britt, who defeated Brooks in last week\u2019s primary runoff. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 27 June 2022",
"At a recent intimate listening session for a new Bob Dylan record, there was a last- minute mention from someone in the control room of L.A.\u2019s Village Studios that attendees should have their phones off. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Located in Gloucester on the North Shore, this picturesque curved white-sandy stretch is a popular destination for those willing to make the 40-or-so minute drive from the Boston area. \u2014 Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The fumes, an effect of off-gassing (the emission of minute amounts of volatile organic compounds), will go away in a few days. \u2014 Patricia Marx, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Eating the food confirmed a heap of differences, which meant the models had become a kind of growing physical archive of Japanese cuisine, documenting minute regional differences with every new custom order. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"This is how minute the differences from one house to the other can feel throughout. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 20 Jan. 2022",
"While there was initial speculation that material released by Hunga Tonga could have a similar effect, some experts were quick to point to the magnitude of its release being simply too comparatively minute . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2022",
"The awkwardness of their early interactions make up the beginnings of blood, which relishes the minute details of people getting to know one another. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022",
"That\u2019s crucial when multi- minute exposures could risk his life. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 25 Jan. 2019",
"The kind of faithful customers who knew the menu by heart, who knew when any alterations were made to a dish, no matter how minute . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Rosters change from hour to hour and minute to minute as players enter or leave the NBA\u2019s health and safety protocols. \u2014 Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times , 18 Dec. 2021",
"The first aspects of the Golden Door approach will be visible starting in January 2022 on SQ 37, the carrier\u2019s Los Angeles to Singapore 17 hour/50 minute nonstop, and progressively added to New York and San Francisco nonstops in the second quarter. \u2014 Laurie Werner, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Extremely disturbing is that many of these pesticides have active ingredients that are highly toxic to bees, and also to minute pirate bugs, lacewings and predatory mites or spiders that help us in our fight against this and other pests. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 July 2021",
"That kind of dynamism where people are making the decisions minute to minute whether to work simply does not exist in the traditional employment framework. \u2014 Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com , 11 July 2019",
"The turn of Slender-White\u2019s head or the flick of Burns\u2019 hand drew intense scrutiny, and the mind reeled at artists who would devote themselves to creating so minute a masterwork. \u2014 Claudia Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Dec. 2017",
"Hoffenheim came out the better in the second half and played some exceptional football in this match, however in the 62nd minute their good work was undone when defender Stefan Posch brought down Kagawa in the box, and Dortmund had a penalty. \u2014 SI.com , 16 Dec. 2017",
"It wasn't meant to be followed on a day to day, minute to minute basis. \u2014 Danielle Ofri, Slate Magazine , 19 Jan. 2017",
"A 1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer took first prize overall at the annual event, winning top honors for its owner\u2019s dedication to minute details of authenticity and provenance. \u2014 Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com , 21 Aug. 2017"
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"-\u02c8ny\u00fct",
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"\u02c8min-\u0259t",
"\u02c8mi-n\u0259t"
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"flash",
"heartbeat",
"instant",
"jiff",
"jiffy",
"moment",
"nanosecond",
"New York minute",
"second",
"shake",
"split second",
"trice",
"twinkle",
"twinkling",
"wink"
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": into very small pieces":[],
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"a minutely detailed analysis"
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"-\u02c8ny\u00fct-",
"m\u012b-\u02c8n\u00fct-l\u0113",
"\u02c8mi-n\u0259t-l\u0113",
"m\u0259-"
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"completely",
"comprehensively",
"detailedly",
"exhaustively",
"fully",
"inside out",
"roundly",
"sweepingly",
"systematically",
"thoroughly",
"through and through",
"totally"
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"examples":[
"Adverb",
"a minutely detailed analysis of the series of glitches that resulted in the blackout",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Richard Branson\u2019s Virgin Atlantic, however, is taking plane weight loss to a whole new, minutely fastidious level: The airline recently piloted a redesign of its meal trays. \u2014 Hannah Weinberger, Outside Online , 26 June 2014",
"This news desertification has been minutely chronicled by Penny Abernathy, a reporter turned scholar, and recently lamented by The Washington Post Magazine. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Erskine and Konkle starred in every episode, wrote the majority of the scripts, and were minutely involved in post-production. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Fifteen years ago, Alessandro Vespignani, a physicist at Northeastern, developed a model that simulates all human movement around the globe in order to predict, as minutely as possible, how diseases might spread. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 4 Dec. 2021",
"Like Kamali's Sleeping Bag Coat, the Diana Gown is a house staple\u2014one the designer first created in the 1970s and has only minutely adjusted in the years since. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 4 Nov. 2021",
"The death toll is minutely lower than the record 1,002 tallied on Saturday, but shows the country continuing to struggle with the virus as vaccination rates remain low. \u2014 Jim Heintz, ajc , 18 Oct. 2021",
"Much of it is available to see online (and is minutely documented on a website dedicated to the Gazzarri Dancers, who brought Sunset Strip energy into the studio). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Oct. 2021",
"There\u2019s a fatal unbalance as Alex spins out, in a minutely detailed personal and professional crisis, over a character depicted in broad and not particularly artful strokes. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 17 Sep. 2021"
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"verb"
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": the 60th part of a degree of angular measure":[
"Its latitude is 41 degrees 55 minute north."
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": the distance one can traverse in a minute":[
"Five minutes down the road is a gas station."
],
": a short space of time : moment":[
"Dinner will be ready in just a few minutes ."
],
": a brief note (as of summary or recommendation)":[
"He received a minute of instructions."
],
": memorandum , draft":[
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": the official record of the proceedings of a meeting":[
"The secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting."
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"\u02c8mi-n\u0259t",
"\u02c8min-\u0259t",
"m\u0259-"
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"eyeblink",
"flash",
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"jiffy",
"moment",
"nanosecond",
"New York minute",
"second",
"shake",
"split second",
"trice",
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"circumstantial",
"detailed",
"elaborate",
"full",
"particular",
"particularized",
"thorough"
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"Noun",
"Bake the cake for 25\u201330 minutes .",
"We waited for several minutes , but no one came to the door.",
"I saw him a minute ago.",
"Dinner will be ready in just a few minutes .",
"One minute it was sunny, the next it was pouring rain.",
"My house is just a few minutes from here.",
"The secretary read the minutes of the last meeting.",
"Adjective",
"There were minute particles of dust in the air.",
"The test detected minute amounts of contamination.",
"The equipment is able to detect the minutest errors.",
"She told him what happened in minute detail.",
"a minute examination of the evidence",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The waterproof toothbrush produces a whopping 40,000 vibrations per minute for an extra-deep cleaning. \u2014 Lauren Dana Ellman, Allure , 12 July 2022",
"Hospitalized for the first time two weeks before Thanksgiving, Stricker was diagnosed with pericarditis and an irregular heartbeat, which at one point reached 160 beats per minute and remained that high for two hours. \u2014 Marla Ridenour, USA TODAY , 6 July 2022",
"This home-office powerhouse prints twenty-two p.p.m. (that\u2019s pages per minute ) and has a paper-tray capacity of two hundred and fifty sheets. \u2014 Eli Burnstein, The New Yorker , 5 July 2022",
"MNOs permit vetted businesses to send much higher volumes of messages per minute \u2014almost up there with short code throughput. \u2014 Venky Balasubramanian, Forbes , 5 July 2022",
"What\u2019s not covered in your international plan is voice calls, which can cost 20-25 cents per minute , depending upon your plan. \u2014 Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic , 4 July 2022",
"Meaning, regulations back before there were guns that could fire scores \u2014 even hundreds \u2014 of bullets per minute ? \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"All riders are charged a $1 unlock fee and a per minute rate. \u2014 Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
"Almost a decade later, in 1931, an Isaly family member invented a machine called the Polarmatic, which automated the production and poured chocolate over each bar at a rate of 75 Klondikes per minute . \u2014 Parija Kavilanz, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Located in Gloucester on the North Shore, this picturesque curved white-sandy stretch is a popular destination for those willing to make the 40-or-so minute drive from the Boston area. \u2014 Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The fumes, an effect of off-gassing (the emission of minute amounts of volatile organic compounds), will go away in a few days. \u2014 Patricia Marx, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Eating the food confirmed a heap of differences, which meant the models had become a kind of growing physical archive of Japanese cuisine, documenting minute regional differences with every new custom order. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"This is how minute the differences from one house to the other can feel throughout. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 20 Jan. 2022",
"While there was initial speculation that material released by Hunga Tonga could have a similar effect, some experts were quick to point to the magnitude of its release being simply too comparatively minute . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2022",
"The awkwardness of their early interactions make up the beginnings of blood, which relishes the minute details of people getting to know one another. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022",
"That\u2019s crucial when multi- minute exposures could risk his life. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 25 Jan. 2019",
"The kind of faithful customers who knew the menu by heart, who knew when any alterations were made to a dish, no matter how minute . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Rosters change from hour to hour and minute to minute as players enter or leave the NBA\u2019s health and safety protocols. \u2014 Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times , 18 Dec. 2021",
"The first aspects of the Golden Door approach will be visible starting in January 2022 on SQ 37, the carrier\u2019s Los Angeles to Singapore 17 hour/50 minute nonstop, and progressively added to New York and San Francisco nonstops in the second quarter. \u2014 Laurie Werner, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Extremely disturbing is that many of these pesticides have active ingredients that are highly toxic to bees, and also to minute pirate bugs, lacewings and predatory mites or spiders that help us in our fight against this and other pests. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 July 2021",
"That kind of dynamism where people are making the decisions minute to minute whether to work simply does not exist in the traditional employment framework. \u2014 Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com , 11 July 2019",
"The turn of Slender-White\u2019s head or the flick of Burns\u2019 hand drew intense scrutiny, and the mind reeled at artists who would devote themselves to creating so minute a masterwork. \u2014 Claudia Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Dec. 2017",
"Hoffenheim came out the better in the second half and played some exceptional football in this match, however in the 62nd minute their good work was undone when defender Stefan Posch brought down Kagawa in the box, and Dortmund had a penalty. \u2014 SI.com , 16 Dec. 2017",
"It wasn't meant to be followed on a day to day, minute to minute basis. \u2014 Danielle Ofri, Slate Magazine , 19 Jan. 2017",
"A 1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer took first prize overall at the annual event, winning top honors for its owner\u2019s dedication to minute details of authenticity and provenance. \u2014 Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com , 21 Aug. 2017"
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"Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin minuta , from Latin minutus small, from past participle of minuere to lessen \u2014 more at minor":"Noun and Verb",
"Latin minutus":"Adjective"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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": a wanton woman":[]
},
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"a blond actress who was usually typecast as the minx in melodramas",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Herman pointed to cases of animals like minx and lions around the world that were severely affected by COVID-19. \u2014 Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 July 2021",
"The Survivor minx is a tired and true stereotype as attractive female contestants are often portrayed on the show as using their feminine wiles to get ahead in the game. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 14 Apr. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"chippy",
"doxy",
"doxie",
"fancy woman",
"floozy",
"floozie",
"hoochie",
"hussy",
"Jezebel",
"quean",
"tramp",
"trollop",
"wench"
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"noun"
]
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"mind the shop":{
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"idiom"
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"Who's minding the shop while the boss is away?"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-102713"
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"examples":[
"Congress will vote on a bill to raise the minimum wage .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Unions are the reason for the federal minimum wage , Social Security, child labor laws, occupational health and safety laws, unemployment insurance, worker\u2019s comp, the 40 hour work week and the weekend. \u2014 Errol Schweizer, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Its minimum wage \u2014 $46,000 a year on a full-time schedule \u2014 has gone up 45% since 2018, according to statements the company gave news outlets. \u2014 Eli M. Rosenberg, NBC News , 18 June 2022",
"While tipped workers earn the full minimum wage in states like California and Minnesota\u2014which can be as low as $7.25\u2014their hourly wages in a majority of states are well below the minimum. \u2014 Adam Reiner, Bon App\u00e9tit , 31 May 2022",
"Any inflation growth above 7 percent triggers an even higher minimum wage in California. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"California\u2019s minimum wage , already the highest in the country, is likely to hit $15.50 \u2014 50 cents an hour more than expected \u2014 on Jan. 1, according to the state Department of Finance. \u2014 Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 May 2022",
"Even if hypothetically they are all being paid California minimum wage ($15 per hour) for a three-hour game, that comes out to $58, 500 a night. \u2014 Tyler Small, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Most e-commerce warehouses also offer benefits, and wages pushing $20 an hour, which effectively makes that the minimum wage , at least around here. \u2014 CBS News , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Meanwhile the people who make the world\u2019s clothing \u2013 mostly women in the Global South \u2013 rarely earn above their country\u2019s minimum wage , which is less than $200 a month in many African countries. \u2014 Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 Apr. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151343"
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"minglement":{
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"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the action or an instance of mingling":[
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"\u2014 Times Literary Supplement"
]
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"\u02c8mi\u014bg\u0259lm\u0259nt"
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"first_known_use":{},
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"mintplace":{
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"noun"
],
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"old German towns that were once mintplaces"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152134"
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"minor order":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one of the Roman Catholic or Eastern clerical orders that are lower in rank and less sacred in character than major orders":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160952"
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],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161920"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a test of personal and social adjustment based on a complex scaling of the answers to an elaborate true or false test":[]
},
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"\u02ccmin-\u0259-\u02c8s\u014dt-\u0259-\u02ccm\u0259l-ti-\u02c8f\u0101-zik-, -\u02ccm\u0259l-\u02cct\u012b-",
"\u02ccmi-n\u0259-\u02c8s\u014d-t\u0259-\u02ccm\u0259l-ti-\u02c8f\u0101-zik-",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"University of Minnesota":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1943, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162208"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
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"a considerable difference between the market and mint prices of gold",
"\u2014 Louis Infield"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165842"
},
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"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
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"have minished their numbers",
"\u2014 Sir Walter Scott",
"would not \u2026 minish by a tittle the respect due to the Magistrate",
"\u2014 J. R. Lowell",
"without \u2026 muddling it up with myths which simply minish its interest",
"\u2014 George Saintsbury"
]
},
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"\u02c8minish"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English menusen, minishen , from Middle French menusier, menuiser to lessen, mince, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin minutiare to mince, from Latin minutia smallness, minuteness, from minutus minute + -ia -y":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174747"
},
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"noun"
],
"definitions":{
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},
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"idiom"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180256"
},
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"noun"
],
"definitions":{
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180807"
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"noun"
],
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": a scale in the minor mode":[]
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"noun"
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"\u2014 Don Murray",
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"\u2014 Bernard Smith"
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},
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"noun"
],
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": a regional group or association of ministers in the Evangelical and Reformed Church meeting periodically for fellowship and attending to problems of common interest":[]
},
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"\u02ccmin\u0259\u02c8stir\u0113\u0259m"
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"German, from Latin, service":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182927"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
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"The story mingles fact with fiction."
],
": to prepare by mixing : concoct":[],
": to become mingled":[
"white and Douglas fir trees mingle with the pines",
"\u2014 Karen Thure"
],
": to come into contact : associate":[
"he mingles only with millionaires",
"\u2014 H. J. Laski"
],
": to move about (as in a group)":[
"mingled with the guests"
]
},
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"\u02c8mi\u014b-g\u0259l"
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"amalgamate",
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"combine",
"comingle",
"commingle",
"commix",
"composite",
"concrete",
"conflate",
"fuse",
"homogenize",
"immingle",
"immix",
"incorporate",
"integrate",
"interfuse",
"intermingle",
"intermix",
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"merge",
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"break up",
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mingle mix , mingle , commingle , blend , merge , coalesce , amalgamate , fuse mean to combine into a more or less uniform whole. mix may or may not imply loss of each element's identity. mix the salad greens mix a drink mingle usually suggests that the elements are still somewhat distinguishable or separately active. fear mingled with anticipation in my mind commingle implies a closer or more thorough mingling. a sense of duty commingled with a fierce pride drove her blend implies that the elements as such disappear in the resulting mixture. blended several teas to create a balanced flavor merge suggests a combining in which one or more elements are lost in the whole. in his mind reality and fantasy merged coalesce implies an affinity in the merging elements and usually a resulting organic unity. telling details that coalesce into a striking portrait amalgamate implies the forming of a close union without complete loss of individual identities. refugees who were readily amalgamated into the community fuse stresses oneness and indissolubility of the resulting product. a building in which modernism and classicism are fused",
"examples":[
"The story mingles fact and fiction.",
"Several flavors mingle in the stew.",
"It's a story in which fact mingles with fiction.",
"The host was too busy to mingle during the party.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Enjoy food truck flavors and the opportunity to mix and mingle with neighbors. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"Pieces of Jamaica, 4-7 p.m. June 23, Meet the artists mingle , showcase. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"These fruits, much more than any others, mingle with and enhance that side of the beer in a beautiful way. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
"Eventually, these groups would mingle and settle in the Shire. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 14 June 2022",
"Entry-level jobs also give teens the opportunity to learn how to handle money and to mingle with colleagues and customers from diverse economic and cultural backgrounds. \u2014 Paul Wiseman And Mae Anderson, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"Those looking to mingle with the chefs in attendance, for example, will be able to find them at the signature Barefoot BBQ and Beach Bash events. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 1 June 2022",
"To conclude Monday\u2019s event, a 21-gun salute was conducted by the Utah National Guard on the Capitol lawn, the smoke from each blast seeming to mingle with the gray clouds. \u2014 Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"There is space to mingle with friends as the Bridge is adjacent to Hopbrook Landing Park, which overlooks the Farmington River. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 26 May 2022"
],
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"Middle English menglen , frequentative of mengen to mix, from Old English mengan ; akin to Middle High German mengen to mix, Greek massein to knead":""
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184005"
},
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"noun"
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": a television production of a story presented in sequential episodes":[]
},
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"\u02c8mi-n\u0113-\u02ccsir-(\u02cc)\u0113z"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This Nordic miniseries is set in Iceland, and follows a police detective who\u2019s paired with a foreign investigator to uncover the killer in the mysterious death of a man. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
"In this miniseries , Kamala is sucked into past continuity where Carol is the editor of women\u2019s magazine Woman (yes, that\u2019s the name) and has to fend off a hostile takeover from the alien Shi\u2019ar. \u2014 PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
"Based on a 2017 Hollywood Reporter investigation, this new miniseries attempts to tell the story behind the image. \u2014 Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone , 2 May 2022",
"Having proven his artistic skills on previous collaborations with writer Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta is now in the driver's seat for this new three-part miniseries . \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Pastry chef Stephanie Boswell draws on her own years of experience and expertise to help bakeries who are struggling to stay in business in this new miniseries . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
"This miniseries is packed with enough scandals to span multiple seasons. \u2014 Janaya Wecker, Good Housekeeping , 17 Mar. 2022",
"In this special miniseries , culled from his virtual 2021 pre-Grammy Gala events, sees Davis taking viewers through some of his favorite musical performances from the last few decades. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 9 Mar. 2022",
"This Danny Strong-helmed miniseries focused on the opioid crisis devastating the U.S. is guaranteed to kickstart some tough conversations among viewers. \u2014 Keaton Bell, Vogue , 26 Aug. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1963, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192552"
},
"mingled":{
"type":[
"verb"
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": to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix":[
"The story mingles fact with fiction."
],
": to prepare by mixing : concoct":[],
": to become mingled":[
"white and Douglas fir trees mingle with the pines",
"\u2014 Karen Thure"
],
": to come into contact : associate":[
"he mingles only with millionaires",
"\u2014 H. J. Laski"
],
": to move about (as in a group)":[
"mingled with the guests"
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},
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"\u02c8mi\u014b-g\u0259l"
],
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"amalgamate",
"blend",
"combine",
"comingle",
"commingle",
"commix",
"composite",
"concrete",
"conflate",
"fuse",
"homogenize",
"immingle",
"immix",
"incorporate",
"integrate",
"interfuse",
"intermingle",
"intermix",
"meld",
"merge",
"mix"
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"break up",
"separate",
"unmix"
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"examples":[
"The story mingles fact and fiction.",
"Several flavors mingle in the stew.",
"It's a story in which fact mingles with fiction.",
"The host was too busy to mingle during the party.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Enjoy food truck flavors and the opportunity to mix and mingle with neighbors. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"Pieces of Jamaica, 4-7 p.m. June 23, Meet the artists mingle , showcase. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"These fruits, much more than any others, mingle with and enhance that side of the beer in a beautiful way. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
"Eventually, these groups would mingle and settle in the Shire. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 14 June 2022",
"Entry-level jobs also give teens the opportunity to learn how to handle money and to mingle with colleagues and customers from diverse economic and cultural backgrounds. \u2014 Paul Wiseman And Mae Anderson, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"Those looking to mingle with the chefs in attendance, for example, will be able to find them at the signature Barefoot BBQ and Beach Bash events. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 1 June 2022",
"To conclude Monday\u2019s event, a 21-gun salute was conducted by the Utah National Guard on the Capitol lawn, the smoke from each blast seeming to mingle with the gray clouds. \u2014 Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"There is space to mingle with friends as the Bridge is adjacent to Hopbrook Landing Park, which overlooks the Farmington River. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 26 May 2022"
],
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"Middle English menglen , frequentative of mengen to mix, from Old English mengan ; akin to Middle High German mengen to mix, Greek massein to knead":""
},
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
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": the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds":[],
": the 60th part of a degree of angular measure":[
"Its latitude is 41 degrees 55 minute north."
],
": the distance one can traverse in a minute":[
"Five minutes down the road is a gas station."
],
": a short space of time : moment":[
"Dinner will be ready in just a few minutes ."
],
": a brief note (as of summary or recommendation)":[
"He received a minute of instructions."
],
": memorandum , draft":[
"sent the president a minute explaining the problem"
],
": the official record of the proceedings of a meeting":[
"The secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting."
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": to make notes or a brief summary of":[]
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"\u02c8mi-n\u0259t",
"-\u02c8ny\u00fct",
"m\u012b-\u02c8n\u00fct",
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"\u02c8min-\u0259t"
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"beat",
"eyeblink",
"flash",
"heartbeat",
"instant",
"jiff",
"jiffy",
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"nanosecond",
"New York minute",
"second",
"shake",
"split second",
"trice",
"twinkle",
"twinkling",
"wink"
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"circumstantial",
"detailed",
"elaborate",
"full",
"particular",
"particularized",
"thorough"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for minute Adjective small , little , diminutive , minute , tiny , miniature mean noticeably below average in size. small and little are often interchangeable, but small applies more to relative size determined by capacity, value, number. a relatively small backyard little is more absolute in implication often carrying the idea of petiteness, pettiness, insignificance, or immaturity. your pathetic little smile diminutive implies abnormal smallness. diminutive bonsai plants minute implies extreme smallness. a minute amount of caffeine in the soda tiny is an informal equivalent to minute . tiny cracks formed in the painting miniature applies to an exactly proportioned reproduction on a very small scale. a dollhouse with miniature furnishings 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",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Bake the cake for 25\u201330 minutes .",
"We waited for several minutes , but no one came to the door.",
"I saw him a minute ago.",
"Dinner will be ready in just a few minutes .",
"One minute it was sunny, the next it was pouring rain.",
"My house is just a few minutes from here.",
"The secretary read the minutes of the last meeting.",
"Adjective",
"There were minute particles of dust in the air.",
"The test detected minute amounts of contamination.",
"The equipment is able to detect the minutest errors.",
"She told him what happened in minute detail.",
"a minute examination of the evidence",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Some of you may go on a last- minute trip, get asked to attend a live performance or event, find a new client or work opportunity, or even go on a few fun dates. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 July 2022",
"While the services affected represent only a small portion of the total, the last- minute cancellations add to the turmoil surrounding travel in Europe as staffing shortages upend timetables and labor unrest brews. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
"Nearly 30 Phoenix-area restaurants earned As in inspections The Clean Elections Commission also did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the last- minute change in debate plans. \u2014 Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic , 29 June 2022",
"The last- minute public hearing featuring former Trump administration aide Cassidy Hutchinson\u2019s testimony to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection offered a well of material for late night television Tuesday. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
"In the Republican race for attorney general, Kim got a last- minute endorsement Monday from his onetime boss, former GOP Gov. Jim Edgar, who represents the moderate wing of the party that has been losing ground to conservatives. \u2014 Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"The relaxed ceremony in Reagan\u2019s office contrasted with emotional hearings in the Legislature and the governor\u2019s own last- minute reservations about the bill. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, Trump made a last- minute endorsement for Shelby\u2019s former chief of staff, Katie Britt, who defeated Brooks in last week\u2019s primary runoff. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 27 June 2022",
"At a recent intimate listening session for a new Bob Dylan record, there was a last- minute mention from someone in the control room of L.A.\u2019s Village Studios that attendees should have their phones off. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Located in Gloucester on the North Shore, this picturesque curved white-sandy stretch is a popular destination for those willing to make the 40-or-so minute drive from the Boston area. \u2014 Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The fumes, an effect of off-gassing (the emission of minute amounts of volatile organic compounds), will go away in a few days. \u2014 Patricia Marx, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Eating the food confirmed a heap of differences, which meant the models had become a kind of growing physical archive of Japanese cuisine, documenting minute regional differences with every new custom order. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"This is how minute the differences from one house to the other can feel throughout. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 20 Jan. 2022",
"While there was initial speculation that material released by Hunga Tonga could have a similar effect, some experts were quick to point to the magnitude of its release being simply too comparatively minute . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2022",
"The awkwardness of their early interactions make up the beginnings of blood, which relishes the minute details of people getting to know one another. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022",
"That\u2019s crucial when multi- minute exposures could risk his life. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 25 Jan. 2019",
"The kind of faithful customers who knew the menu by heart, who knew when any alterations were made to a dish, no matter how minute . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Rosters change from hour to hour and minute to minute as players enter or leave the NBA\u2019s health and safety protocols. \u2014 Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times , 18 Dec. 2021",
"The first aspects of the Golden Door approach will be visible starting in January 2022 on SQ 37, the carrier\u2019s Los Angeles to Singapore 17 hour/50 minute nonstop, and progressively added to New York and San Francisco nonstops in the second quarter. \u2014 Laurie Werner, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Extremely disturbing is that many of these pesticides have active ingredients that are highly toxic to bees, and also to minute pirate bugs, lacewings and predatory mites or spiders that help us in our fight against this and other pests. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 July 2021",
"That kind of dynamism where people are making the decisions minute to minute whether to work simply does not exist in the traditional employment framework. \u2014 Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com , 11 July 2019",
"The turn of Slender-White\u2019s head or the flick of Burns\u2019 hand drew intense scrutiny, and the mind reeled at artists who would devote themselves to creating so minute a masterwork. \u2014 Claudia Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Dec. 2017",
"Hoffenheim came out the better in the second half and played some exceptional football in this match, however in the 62nd minute their good work was undone when defender Stefan Posch brought down Kagawa in the box, and Dortmund had a penalty. \u2014 SI.com , 16 Dec. 2017",
"It wasn't meant to be followed on a day to day, minute to minute basis. \u2014 Danielle Ofri, Slate Magazine , 19 Jan. 2017",
"A 1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer took first prize overall at the annual event, winning top honors for its owner\u2019s dedication to minute details of authenticity and provenance. \u2014 Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com , 21 Aug. 2017"
],
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"Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin minuta , from Latin minutus small, from past participle of minuere to lessen \u2014 more at minor":"Noun and Verb",
"Latin minutus":"Adjective"
},
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1601, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194025"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a small thin steak that can be quickly cooked":[]
},
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"\u02c8mi-n\u0259t-"
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195045"
},
"Minnetonka":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city in southeastern Minnesota east of":[
"Lake Minnetonka (12 miles, or 19 kilometers, long)"
],
"population 49,734":[
"Lake Minnetonka (12 miles, or 19 kilometers, long)"
]
},
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"\u02ccmi-n\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4\u014b-k\u0259"
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195118"
},
"minimum rate":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": an insurance rate applied uniformly to all risks within a given group or class regardless of possible differences in hazards":[],
": the lowest permissible rate at which traffic may be handled by a carrier":[],
": the lowest wage rate assigned for a given task or to a given class of employees \u2014 compare minimum wage":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202525"
},
"minority leader":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the leader of the minority party in a legislative body":[]
},
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fourteen Republicans, including Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the minority leader , joined Democrats in advancing the bill. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022",
"Close behind are house minority leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), with 118 mentions, and Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), with 113. Democrats, none of whom are in the top 10 according to Quorum\u2019s data, have not completely shied away from the topic. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 18 Apr. 2022",
"House minority leader Kevin McCarthy, in conjunction with Michael McCaul, the ranking GOP member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, fired off a letter on Friday to Secretary of State Antony Blinken. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Many House Democrats expect Pelosi to honor her commitment, meaning the caucus could elect a new speaker or minority leader for the first time in 20 years not named Pelosi. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
"When Scott became minority leader , Youngkin sent a letter of congratulations. \u2014 Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
"Conway served in the California State Assembly representing District 26 from 2008 to 2014 and was minority leader from 2011 to 2014. \u2014 Erin Spencer Sairam, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Much of it had to do with the fact that McCarthy was the House minority leader at the time and, by extension, one of the country\u2019s most influential Republicans. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
"That's not the case for Abrams, whose loss vaulted her to a level of celebrity unusual for someone whose highest office so far is minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives. \u2014 CBS News , 5 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1909, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204559"
},
"mingle-mangle":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": a usually confused mixture or medley : hodgepodge":[],
": to make a mingle-mangle of":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"reduplication of mingle entry 2":"Noun"
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204748"
},
"minimal brain dysfunction":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": attention deficit disorder":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Other terms would follow, like minimal brain dysfunction . \u2014 Ryan D'agostino, Esquire , 27 Mar. 2014"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204937"
},
"minus sign":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a sign \u2212 used in mathematics to indicate subtraction (as in 8\u22126=2) or a negative quantity (as in \u221210\u00b0)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Each pair of digits can be connected by either nothing, a plus sign, or a minus sign . \u2014 Laura Feiveson, Popular Mechanics , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Each pair of digits can be connected by either nothing, a plus sign, or a minus sign . \u2014 Laura Feiveson, Popular Mechanics , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Each pair of digits can be connected by either nothing, a plus sign, or a minus sign . \u2014 Laura Feiveson, Popular Mechanics , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Each pair of digits can be connected by either nothing, a plus sign, or a minus sign . \u2014 Laura Feiveson, Popular Mechanics , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Each pair of digits can be connected by either nothing, a plus sign, or a minus sign . \u2014 Laura Feiveson, Popular Mechanics , 23 Sep. 2021",
"The birth of the plus sign goes back to the late 15th century, when mathematicians took the minus sign and added a cross to represent addition, according to Joseph Mazur, professor emeritus of mathematics at Marlboro College in Marlboro, Vt. \u2014 Star Tribune , 22 Dec. 2020",
"The symbol arrived more than a thousand years after the minus sign , according to Joseph Mazur, professor emeritus of mathematics at Marlboro College in Marlboro, VT. \u2014 Stephen Battaglio Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Dec. 2020",
"In the public open source records, a bee could be logged in the wrong location because someone misplaced a minus sign when documenting the species, for example, says Hughes. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 Nov. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1820, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211624"
},
"minute by minute":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": very quickly as time passes":[
"Things kept changing minute by minute ."
]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212347"
},
"Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a test of personal and social adjustment based on a complex scaling of the answers to an elaborate true or false test":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccmin-\u0259-\u02c8s\u014dt-\u0259-\u02ccm\u0259l-ti-\u02c8f\u0101-zik-, -\u02ccm\u0259l-\u02cct\u012b-",
"\u02ccmi-n\u0259-\u02c8s\u014d-t\u0259-\u02ccm\u0259l-ti-\u02c8f\u0101-zik-",
"-\u02ccm\u0259l-\u02cct\u012b-"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"University of Minnesota":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1943, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224538"
},
"minimalism":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a style or technique (as in music, literature, or design) that is characterized by extreme spareness and simplicity":[],
": minimal art":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mi-n\u0259-m\u0259-\u02ccli-z\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"My thought process with my brand is that nostalgia is objective, and minimalism is the aesthetic. \u2014 Jailynn Taylor, Essence , 23 May 2022",
"The song thrives with alluring minimalism , as a circular guitar riff, crisp drums, and limber bassline provide a portal into the heady wilderness of Adrianne Lenker\u2019s poetry. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 3 June 2022",
"Her sister Frances, played with clear-eyed minimalism by Joy Yvonne Jones, is a no-nonsense civil rights activist willing to risk her life to end segregation. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"At first, its Kinfolk-esque aesthetics alarmed me because the web was already awash with that sort of minimalism \u2014 often exemplified by Modernist interiors or the sleek bohemianism of luxury Airstreams. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Their drama was countered by the cool orderliness of winter whites, which are perhaps the maximal expression of minimalism ; the equivalent of a blank page. \u2014 Vogue , 14 Mar. 2022",
"This was the time of minimalism , black, leather, denim, and I was not giving that. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Criales-unzueta, Vogue , 20 Apr. 2022",
"While there are individuals who go their own way in each town, for the most part Copenhagen is known for creative minimalism , sustainability, and a certain sporting element to every look. \u2014 Darrel Hunter, Harper's BAZAAR , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Still too easily compared to West Coast minimalism , when their scale, their semblance to Japanese textiles and their disregard for the hard edge is its own language. \u2014 Christina Catherine Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 26 Jan. 2022"
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"Provide sensory play and cerebral development with their minimalist yet design pleasing Play Gym that helps babies explore the world with batting/teething toys, plenty of tummy time, and much more. \u2014 Tiffany Leigh, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"With the least cushioning of all the shoes in this lot\u2014just 16.5 millimeters in the heel for men and 15 millimeters for women\u2014the Kiger 8 feels minimalist on trail. \u2014 Cory Smith, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"Whether the look is modern farmhouse, elegant minimalist , or a luxurious personalized design, fixtures amp up the ambiance. \u2014 Kathleen Armentrout, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 Apr. 2022",
"This spring, there\u2019s something for everyone\u2014from those who wish to go minimalist to those who will embrace stand-out prints and vibrant colors. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 31 Mar. 2022",
"In the period following the 2009 publication of Christopher McDougall\u2019s bestseller Born to Run, one of the key claims made by the barefoot and minimalist running movement was that the design of conventional running shoes was not evidence based. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 7 May 2022",
"Burna Boy\u2019s frequent employ of an a cappella or minimalist arrangement meant the eager attendees could often be heard singing clearly, their voices as sweet as Burna\u2019s smile. \u2014 Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone , 29 Apr. 2022",
"For 30 years, the artist James Nares, now known as Jamie, has made paintings that each consist of a single, giant brushstroke, minimalist and maximalist at once. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Each design infuses Aurate\u2019s signature minimalist appeal with just a touch of that Old Hollywood, red carpet sparkle. \u2014 Amanda Randone, refinery29.com , 10 Nov. 2021",
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"This compact white desk fan has a small footprint and a streamlined, minimalist look, plus a solid lineup of features. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022",
"Lissoni\u2019s interior matches the minimalist look of the exterior with large open spaces and nonstop floor-to-ceiling windows. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
"Written like the best of minimalist theater, In Treatment is a masterclass in dialogue and worth more than one binge. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 17 May 2022",
"Belgian artist Luc Tuymans often adopts a minimalist black-suit-and-T-shirt look, while novelist Colson Whitehead paired a teal two-piece with a psychedelic turtleneck for an event last year. \u2014 Jamie Waters, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"To get in on this trend (and skip all the rules!), wear one garment that blends the both colours, as opposed to pairing two separate, contrasting pieces for a more minimalist look. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 1 May 2022",
"Jack Harlow kept things chic in a minimalist head-to-toe black Givenchy look, while Lil Nas X went baroque, taking his affinity for embellishment to new heights in Balmain\u2019s pearl-encrusted suit. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Eilish went for a minimalist look with a clean nude mani and square nail shape. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Nissan has gone for a minimalist look in the Ariya's cabin, opting for haptic controls embedded into the textured wooden plank that runs the length of the dashboard. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 23 Mar. 2022"
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"Uranium mining and milling was a major source of employment on the Navajo Nation in the mid-20th Century, when the federal government was heavily subsidizing uranium production for its nuclear weapons program. \u2014 Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"Overall, average annual emissions from bitcoin mining are about equal to total emissions from Greece. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 21 June 2022",
"The competitiveness of mining Bitcoin has gone up considerably, with the Bitcoin hash rate hitting an all-time high on Jun. 13. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
"The mining sector, big banks, Murdoch press, military and parliamentary power brokers together promote a facade of informal inclusion -- that in fact keeps masculine privilege unchallenged. \u2014 Susan Harris Rimmer, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"Issues in other parts of the U.S. \u2013 namely in rural areas in Tennessee and West Virginia \u2013 have emerged with bitcoin mining . \u2014 al , 14 May 2022",
"However, the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index estimates that in the past year, bitcoin mining used about what the state of Virginia used in 2020. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
"The Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index estimates bitcoin mining used about 109 terrawatt hours of electricity over the past year \u2014 close to the amount used in Virginia in 2020, according to the U.S. Energy Information Center. \u2014 Amy Beth Hanson, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Abseentism is also affecting the mining sector that produces many of Australia\u2019s biggest exports. \u2014 David Winning, WSJ , 1 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This vibrant detail emulates the team\u2019s car for the season and appears on the chronograph second hand, the chronograph minute hand and the top right pusher. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 12 May 2022",
"Hands are treated with Super-LumiNova that glows blue on the hour and seconds hands, green on the minute hand and white to cyan on the seconds hand. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The clock\u2019s minute hand ticked back and forth over the decades, following the development of even more destructive hydrogen bombs, cases of nuclear false alarms, and the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, perhaps the most dangerous standoff in history. \u2014 Ramin Skibba, Wired , 19 Jan. 2022",
"The hour can be changed without affecting the movement of the minute hand , thanks to a device that moves it forward or backward in increments of one hour. \u2014 Carol Besler, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
"The last time change was in 2018, when the minute hand crept 30 seconds toward midnight, resting just two minutes shy of the end of the world. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 24 Jan. 2020",
"In fact, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the world was arguably perched most precariously on the precipice of nuclear war, the infamous minute hand didn\u2019t move a bit. \u2014 Rachel Feltman, Popular Science , 23 Jan. 2020",
"Whether or not the clock's minute hand moves every year is decided by the organization's Science and Security Board alongside its Board of Sponsors \u2014 comprised of more than a dozen Nobel laureates, according to the organization. \u2014 Audrey Mcnamara, CBS News , 23 Jan. 2020",
"The clock tower is 235 feet high, and its minute hands are 11 feet long. \u2014 Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com , 31 Aug. 2019"
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"As difficult as all the moving around has been, Hager chooses to keep a positive mind frame . \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 29 May 2022",
"Data and insights from interviews and questionnaires will help researchers understand the drug\u2019s effect on the medical workers\u2019 mind frame . \u2014 NBC News , 16 Dec. 2021",
"And so many people are still stuck in that mind frame . \u2014 Mattie Kahn, Glamour , 10 Dec. 2019",
"Knowing exactly what was going to happen actually helped me get in the right mind frame . \u2014 Morgan Mandriota, Health.com , 8 Oct. 2019",
"But Gyllenhaal doesn\u2019t need to sit and ponder them to get into the right mind frame before going onstage. \u2014 Belinda Luscombe, Time , 8 Aug. 2019",
"Find a way to put ourselves in that mind frame and do that from the beginning of the game. \u2014 Dan Woike, sandiegouniontribune.com , 18 Oct. 2017"
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"The election will probably be close, analysts say, and could end in a hung Parliament, in which neither major party achieves a majority and must court independent or minor party candidates to form a government. \u2014 Michael E. Miller, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"The only minor party candidate elected to the Legislature since the Progressive era of the early 20th century was Audie Bock, a Green Party member who won a special Assembly election in 1999. \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Five coalition senators in November crossed the floor to back a minor party \u2019s bill against vaccine mandates, which was unsuccessful. \u2014 Stuart Condie, WSJ , 16 Jan. 2022",
"During the tea party wave, Haran became frustrated with the new activists\u2019 anti-government tilt and turned to the Constitution Party, a minor party that\u2019s to the right of the GOP. \u2014 Isaac Arnsdorf, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Oct. 2021",
"During the tea party wave, Haran became frustrated with the new activists\u2019 anti-government tilt and turned to the Constitution Party, a minor party that\u2019s to the right of the GOP. \u2014 Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica , 21 Oct. 2021",
"The deadline for independent and/or minor party candidates to qualify is November 16 at 5 p.m. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 30 Aug. 2021",
"Following changes in the Town Charter that reduced the term lengths from four to two years, the Secretary of State considered those positions as new, erasing minor party incumbencies. \u2014 courant.com , 19 Aug. 2021",
"This required minor party candidates to petition again for ballot placement. \u2014 courant.com , 19 Aug. 2021"
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"To gauge how thorough this baleen record is, Riekenberg and a team of scientists in the Netherlands recently examined baleen from five whales: three juvenile fin whales, one adult humpback whale and a minke whale of undetermined age. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 8 Dec. 2021",
"A few years earlier, in 2007, a young minke whale was spotted swimming near the mouth of the canal after a historic rainstorm. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 4 Aug. 2021",
"London residents were transfixed when a juvenile minke whale swam up the Thames last week and was injured on a lock. \u2014 James Hookway, WSJ , 16 May 2021",
"Interspersed between our expeditions (and pivotal to the routine) was the captain\u2019s gentle voice, cutting off conversations to share the sighting of a humpback whale waving its fluke or a minke whale coyly nudging up against the bow. \u2014 Danielle Bernabe, Fortune , 1 July 2020",
"The calls of minke whales , on the other hand, increased only marginally in the presence of loud noise. \u2014 Katherine Kornei, Science | AAAS , 18 Feb. 2020",
"Whale-watching income far outweighs the income from hunting fin and minke whales . \u2014 Joe Roman, The Conversation , 21 Jan. 2020",
"Over Labor Day weekend, another dead minke whale washed up in Duxbury. \u2014 USA TODAY , 13 Sep. 2019",
"The International Union for Conservation of Nature, which sets the conservation status of species, doesn\u2019t judge minke whales to be at risk. \u2014 Rachel Fobar, National Geographic , 15 Mar. 2019"
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"Just one minor suit \u2014 which shortened the period of time in which Pennsylvania voters could fix errors on certain mail ballots \u2014 was successful. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 13 Dec. 2020",
"If partner\u2019s jump-preference in your minor suit is invitational to game, pass. \u2014 Frank Stewart, The Mercury News , 23 Aug. 2019",
"Some experts would double (negative), suggesting length in the minor suits but not enough strength to bid at the level of three. \u2014 Frank Stewart, The Mercury News , 10 July 2019"
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"Edna St. Vincent Millay was unofficially the minstrel of Maine, as her poetry celebrates its coast and countryside.",
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"Batiste is not a reprobate minstrel like late-night regular Lil Nas X; yet the weakness of both is held in equivalent esteem by the cultural mainstream. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The first minstrel shows mimicked enslaved Africans on Southern plantations, depicting Black people as lazy, ignorant, cowardly or hypersexual, according to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Later, Texas Cowboys minstrel shows, first held in Hogg Auditorium in 1940 and later in Gregory Gym, featured renditions of the song in blackface. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Mar. 2021",
"Gilbert showed solid comic timing both vocally and physically as not-dead Fred, a very literal minstrel and a delicate prince. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 23 Dec. 2020",
"Quaker Oats retired Aunt Jemima, allowing her real-life forebearer, Nancy Green, to step out of the shadows of a minstrel past. \u2014 Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times , 13 Dec. 2020",
"Also shining in multiple roles: Scott Gilbert, who shows solid comic timing both vocally and physically as not-dead Fred, a very literal minstrel and a delicate prince. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 19 Sep. 2020",
"Back in June, Quaker Oats came under fire for their Aunt Jemima brand of syrup and pancake mix, which features a Black woman originally dressed as a minstrel character. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 1 Sep. 2020",
"The 130-year-old brand features a Black woman who was originally dressed as a minstrel character. \u2014 NBC News , 18 June 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The argument that one\u2019s environment, and the ensuing stimuli, will mold a child into an exceptional species comprises, in a metaphoric sense, the splash of paint, immersed in linseed oil and mineral spirits . \u2014 Jon Michail, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"Step 2 Fold the chain into the plastic jar, add degreaser or mineral spirits to cover, tighten the lid, and then shake it like a maraca for two minutes. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 6 Nov. 2020",
"Make sure to have mineral spirits on hand for cleanup. \u2014 Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Allow the mineral spirits to sink in and soften the sap (about 10 to 15 minutes). \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Dec. 2020",
"Vigorously rub the mineral spirits and the tree sap from the paint with a clean, damp cloth. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Dec. 2020",
"Clean your brushes with a solvent such as paint thinner or mineral spirits . \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 14 Dec. 2020",
"Wipe the tree sap generously with the mineral spirits . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Dec. 2020",
"If there\u2019s any sticky residue left behind, remove it with a white cloth dampened with mineral spirits or acetone. \u2014 Kevin Dupzyk And Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 24 Nov. 2020"
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"Prom activities will include a red carpet entrance, photo stations, a Class of 2021 memory project, a trackless train ride, the traditional announcement of prom king and queen, raffle baskets and performances by mind reader , Jacob Mayfield. \u2014 Zareen Syed, chicagotribune.com , 29 Apr. 2021",
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"Be prepared to compromise and don\u2019t expect your friends to be mind readers . \u2014 Nell Frizzell, refinery29.com , 19 Feb. 2020",
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"Conference attendance by federal employees has been under scrutiny since 2012, when it was revealed that the General Services Administration spent $823,000 on a Las Vegas conference that featured a mind reader and a $31,208 reception. \u2014 Sarah Kaplan, chicagotribune.com , 14 June 2018"
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"Explore the habitat and interesting adaptations of the American mink , a weasel often found near water. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"What sticks in my memory is that my mother brought her mink stole, as ladies did then for chilly summer nights. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Laboratory testing soon confirmed that the mink had the coronavirus. \u2014 Emily Anthes, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
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"Kassian had been assessed a minor penalty in the second period. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"With less than a minute left in the second, Calvin de Haan was issued a two-minute minor penalty for a hit that sent Mason Marchment reeling backward. \u2014 Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com , 20 Feb. 2022",
"With Dowd still serving the double- minor penalty , Marchand \u2014 gauze stuffed in his nostrils \u2014 sparked the comeback by setting up David Pastrnak for his first goal of the game on a 5-on-3 power play with 1:26 left in the first period. \u2014 Stephen Whyno, courant.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Landeskog was assessed a minor penalty for boarding with 3:38 left in Colorado\u2019s 4-2 home victory Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Oct. 2021",
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"On recommendations from committee members, teams will be warned for entering the ice before the officials at the start of any period, and could be subject to a bench minor penalty for further violations. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2021",
"Of the relatively minor penalty for the crime, Senior Assistant State\u2019s Attorney Ashley Pamer said that because the evidence was circumstantial, the state\u2019s attorney\u2019s office decided to pursue the most appropriate charge. \u2014 Yasmine Askari, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 13 May 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But an emerging threat becomes evident in early June as Friesen hauls up minnow traps and gillnets packed with carp, gizzard shad, green sunfish and, ominously, three smallmouth bass. \u2014 Brittany Peterson And John Flesher, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"Turns 1 and 2 are shaped differently from 3 and 4 (the result of a minnow pond that builder Harold Brasington contractually could not fill in), meaning racers can\u2019t rest easy entering the corners. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 8 May 2022",
"Russia is a minnow of a financial market by global terms. \u2014 Alexander Osipovich And Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Pupfish\u2014tiny, minnow -like fish that occupy pools and streams at various points along the Amargosa River\u2014were once thought to be extinct in Shoshone, but in 1986 they were rediscovered in a culvert next to the R.V. park. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Through player development and wise acquisitions, Nijkamp saw PEC Zwolle \u2013 a minnow of a club compared to some of its peers in the Netherlands \u2013 promoted and kept afloat in the top flight. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 18 Dec. 2021",
"King mackerel are a sure thing around bait schools 1 to 10 miles offshore\u2014pull a 6\u2033 Drone spoon behind a number 2 planer to get them, or drift a live cigar minnow over the artificial reefs; www.ateamfishing.com. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 27 Aug. 2021",
"This big minnow literally owns this popular fishing destination high on Utah\u2019s Cedar Mountain in Kane County. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Aug. 2021"
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"Sixty-nine percent of you voted for Balmain\u2019s crystal-embellished style over Dries Van Noten\u2019s slimmer and minimal pair . \u2014 Vogue , 19 Dec. 2018",
"This minimal pair is like a universal donor, looking right at home next to every style of sofa, from contemporary tuxedo to traditional Chesterfield. \u2014 Joanna Linberg, Sunset , 22 Jan. 2018"
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"Stevens said a few things that at the time passed as press conference minutia . \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"Got turned off by the constant flow of labor minutia . \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"That came after four straight days of largely fruitless negotiating sessions that focused on exchanging proposals in areas of relative minutia . \u2014 Ronald Blum, chicagotribune.com , 26 Feb. 2022",
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"In addition to the presidents and prime ministers, the summit has also attracted activists and experts who are able to engage on the minutia of emissions and who have been clanging the alarm on global warming for decades \u2014 or even just a few months. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Nov. 2021"
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"In 2017, Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) won a design competition to renovate and expand the headquarters of Italian mineral water brand San Pellegrino. \u2014 CNN , 4 Jan. 2022"
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"The whimsy of its kinetic minuet (pivotal not least to the symphony but to the future of third movements at large) carried over into an energetic finale that built from the violins and spread outward like a wildfire. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"Volkswagen kicked off its ID family of electric vehicles with the most mainstream of bodystyles\u2014the ID.4 compact SUV\u2014and then went a little wild with the funky, retro ID.Buzz minivan . \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 27 June 2022",
"Officers responded to reports of a shooting near the area of 36th and Bangor streets just after 11:30 p.m. and found the man and woman inside a minivan suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, police said. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 21 June 2022",
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"The two minivan passengers who died were identified as an 81-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Three-row, mid-size SUVs are replacing what families drove years ago -- the minivan , according to Tony Quiroga, editor-in-chief of Car and Driver. \u2014 Bymorgan Korn, ABC News , 8 May 2022",
"In America, it became associated with the Hippie movement, but the Bus also provided transportation for large families decades before the minivan was invented. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Stellantis, formerly Fiat Chrysler, reported normal operations, though the company had to cut shifts short the previous day at its Windsor minivan plant. \u2014 Rob Gillies And Tom Krisher, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Feb. 2022"
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"Plenty of people who got rich in Silicon Valley have bought vineyards or started wineries; few betray the obsessive attention to minutia that Harvey does. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Feb. 2022",
"That came after four straight days of largely fruitless negotiating sessions that focused on exchanging proposals in areas of relative minutia . \u2014 Ronald Blum, chicagotribune.com , 26 Feb. 2022",
"All this delving into the minutia obscures the main issue: Che Diaz is extremely annoying. \u2014 Louis Staples, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The public doesn\u2019t need to follow every minutia of City Hall or how their local County Commissioner approved last week\u2019s land sale. \u2014 Anthony Hennen, National Review , 26 Oct. 2021",
"In addition to the presidents and prime ministers, the summit has also attracted activists and experts who are able to engage on the minutia of emissions and who have been clanging the alarm on global warming for decades \u2014 or even just a few months. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Nov. 2021"
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"Last Knight benefits by shedding the obvious problems: No Beijing appeasement, no explicit minstrelsy . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"European blackface and American minstrelsy alike assume that performing blackness is a white birthright\u2014that the stage is a white domain in which blacks are not allowed to tell their own stories, or even enjoy basic dignities. \u2014 Ayanna Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Apr. 2021",
"Is this content a new kind of collaborative performance art \u2014 or modern minstrelsy ? \u2014 Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads , 16 Dec. 2020",
"The turn of the century represented the height of black minstrelsy , violent attacks on black communities, and the Supreme Court ruling on Plessy v. Ferguson, which made segregation the law of the land. \u2014 Kellie Carter Jackson, The Atlantic , 19 June 2020",
"The Elvis of early minstrelsy , Thomas Dartmouth Rice, was a son of Irish immigrants from the neighborhood\u2019s infamous Five Points slum. \u2014 John Strausbaugh, New York Times , 21 Feb. 2020",
"What better framing device for a racist travesty than minstrelsy , a theatrical form based on the grotesque caricature of blacks? \u2014 Andrea Simakis, cleveland , 16 Feb. 2020",
"In one scene, Jason reacts to the scandal of Gucci\u2019s offensive cluelessness in marketing a sweater evocative of blackface minstrelsy . \u2014 Troy Patterson, The New Yorker , 30 Aug. 2019"
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"Biolinq borrows from semiconductor industry to miniaturize electrochemical sensors, which can be manufactured at scale to keep costs down, according to the company . \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Nov. 2021",
"The defense said Holmes made mistakes while running the company that worked to miniaturize blood tests, but acted in good faith and never crossed the line into fraud. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Sep. 2021",
"For 2 decades, physicists have strived to miniaturize particle accelerators\u2014the huge machines that serve as atom smashers and x-ray sources. \u2014 Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS , 25 July 2021",
"To navigate union rules, pandemic concerns, and audience discomfort, a theatermaker might miniaturize her audience to a handful of people, or put the performers behind glass, or turn the theater into an installation space. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 17 July 2021",
"ZDNet explains that mmWave and intelligent algorithms allowed GuRu to miniaturize its transmitters and receivers. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 13 May 2021",
"Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have worked to unfold the future of textiles for years, coming up with ways to miniaturize batteries, microphones and semiconductors to stitch them onto a single strand of fabric. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2021",
"Moina Spooner from The Conversation Africa spoke with Dr. Mark D. Scherz, an amphibian and reptile specialist who focuses on Madagascar, to explain what causes these animals to miniaturize . \u2014 Mark D. Scherz, Quartz , 3 Apr. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An incredibly rare find, it was initially classed as a minor planet . \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"This piece of Vesta, the first from the minor planet that the Field Museum has had, was found in the Sahara desert and procured from a private meteorite collector, Terry Boudreaux, who frequently donates his findings to the Field Museum. \u2014 Mariah Rush, chicagotribune.com , 30 June 2021",
"Hence Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein\u2019s initial classification as a trans-Neptunian Object (TNO), which is defined as a minor planet or dwarf planet in the Solar System that orbits the Sun at a greater average distance than Neptune. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 24 June 2021",
"That\u2019s the minor planet , or asteroid -- located on the lengthy asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter -- that recently was named for South Euclid and Lyndhurst, thanks to the efforts of Jay Haarburger. \u2014 cleveland.com , 19 July 2019",
"Caltech\u2019s Konstantin Batygin, for one, does not think the Kuiper Belt objects have enough mass to pull minor planets and asteroid out of their orbit. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 6 June 2018",
"Monuments, squares, streets and even a minor planet discovered in 1968 were named after her. \u2014 Eva Sohlman, New York Times , 30 May 2018",
"Formed nearly a century ago to encourage international cooperation in the burgeoning field of astronomy, the IAU now regulates asteroid names\u2014along with planets, minor planets , comets, moons and geographical features on planets and moons. \u2014 Ben Panko, Smithsonian , 17 Mar. 2017",
"In 1960, a minor planet was named Mariacunitia in her honor by R. H. van Gent, and later, in 1973 when Richard Goldstein and his team at JPL discovered Venus to be covered in craters, Cunitz Crater received her name. \u2014 Leila Mcneill, Smithsonian , 2 Mar. 2017"
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"The rental agent listened to my concerns and matched me with the Harley Heritage Softail, a thinking man\u2019s bagger with leather panniers, weighing in at a mincing and elegant 700 pounds. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Pioneer Natural Resources founder and CEO Scott Sheffield isn\u2019t mincing words about a two-pronged threat pressuring independent oil and gas producers. \u2014 Dallas News , 27 Mar. 2020",
"This teenager isn't afraid to speak out David Hogg is not mincing words. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 15 Feb. 2018",
"As outrage mounts over the treatment of migrant families at the U.S.\u2013Mexico border, New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon is not mincing words. \u2014 Gabriella Paiella, The Cut , 22 June 2018",
"So, President Trump also talking immigration today, and not mincing words either. \u2014 Fox News , 17 May 2018",
"At a time when most of the artists on the island have been seduced by the market and many writers maintain a complicit silence, independent movies are not mincing words. \u2014 Sarah Moreno, miamiherald , 20 Mar. 2018",
"That doesn't mean the former Texas A&M quarterback isn't mincing words. \u2014 Mark Heim, AL.com , 21 Feb. 2018",
"Thank you, anonymous source, for not mincing words. \u2014 Tom Philip, GQ , 17 Jan. 2018"
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"Among those named for that genocidal villain who tried to wipe out half the population are two terriers, a miniature schnauzer , and a pub-beagle mix. \u2014 Robert Higgs, cleveland , 11 Dec. 2021",
"The singer shared the news on Wednesday that her 14-year-old miniature schnauzer died. \u2014 Essence , 2 Dec. 2021",
"In Las Vegas, a San Francisco Giants dog tag dangles from the neck of Buster, a 1-year-old brown miniature schnauzer . \u2014 Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Nov. 2021",
"The miniature schnauzer /wheaten terrier mix was brought into a rescue shelter after her breeder couldn't feed her properly. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 6 July 2021",
"Bonds and his sister Cheryl Dugan entered a miniature schnauzer named Rocky in the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, held over the weekend. \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 14 June 2021",
"Their miniature schnauzer and Hagrid also get along well. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 7 Dec. 2020",
"Pretzel, a miniature Schnauzer went missing from Lew\u2019s home on Feb. 29. \u2014 Claire Goodman, Houston Chronicle , 3 Mar. 2020",
"Caper, our 9-month-old miniature schnauzer , was desperate for a trim. \u2014 Hannah Beech, New York Times , 10 May 2020"
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"The formula is paraben-free, petrolatum-free, mineral oil -free, vegan and free from artificial colors. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"The formula is also 100 percent vegan and made without parabens, sulfates, fragrance, talc, GMOs, mineral oil and other irritants and allergens. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
"The best products are free from sulfates, phthalates, silicones, parabens, mineral oil and artificial dyes or colors. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"Use the climbing rope, rubber sheets and mineral oil to upgrade your rumpus. \u2014 Pat Myers, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"Free from parabens, phthalates, mineral oil , formaldehyde, petroleum, silicone, sulfate cleansers, and synthetic colors, this shampoo is a go-to for Hurtado. \u2014 Casey Clark, SELF , 6 June 2022",
"Like all Dermalogica products, BioLumn-C Serum is free from nasties like parabens, formaldehydes, phthalates, mineral oil , coal tar and sulfates. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"And of course, every product is made with clean, quality ingredients\u2014and without parabens, sulfates, mineral oil , phthalates, and silicones. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 5 May 2022",
"Sexture Beach Look Shampoo is a cruelty-free and vegan shampoo, free from sulfates, parabens, mineral oil , and petrolatum. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 May 2022"
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"According to Ziegler\u2019s report, the dog, a miniature pinscher named Harley, was an emotional service animal that Bob Flor Jr. had owned for eight years. \u2014 Marla Ridenour, USA TODAY , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Then a magazine marketing executive named William McCaffrey bought the house across from them in 2020, and moved in with Maxwell, his miniature pinscher . \u2014 New York Times , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Murphy, who is part miniature pinscher , part German shepherd, was about 2 years old when Little Dog Rescue of North Texas found him in Weatherford this spring. \u2014 Sarah Bahari, Dallas News , 17 Aug. 2021",
"So Papi, a 15-month-old chihuahua/ miniature pinscher mix, was sent to the Imperial County Animal Control shelter on a 30-day hold to allow his owner time to reclaim him after her detention. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 June 2021",
"Sturdivant also loved animals and his dogs: Lexi, a miniature pinscher and Socks, a pit bull. \u2014 Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press , 21 Feb. 2021",
"Danielson spoiled his two dogs \u2014 a Chihuahua named Pancake and a miniature pinscher named Journey \u2014 and even took them with him on moving jobs, the former girlfriend said. \u2014 Bryan Denson, ProPublica , 5 Nov. 2020",
"Odds are that Larry O\u2019Brien \u2014 the miniature pinscher who accompanies the team owner on RingCentral calls with employees \u2014 will be sitting in Lacob\u2019s lap. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com , 19 Aug. 2020",
"Midway through his drive home from the airport, Lacob called the woman in charge of placing the animals with families and told her to hold onto a young miniature pinscher who reminded him of his childhood dog. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com , 19 Aug. 2020"
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"Of course, there are also taxes and $15 per 24-hour parking, plus five-dollar coffees and the temptations of the minibar . \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The all-inclusive rate covers meals, snacks, 24-hour room service, and a minibar with soft drinks, beer, and snacks. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 6 Feb. 2022",
"No one is restocking the minibar or replacing the coffee pods, and with fewer guests coming and going, the front desk requires fewer workers. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Feb. 2022",
"There is also a minibar in every room featuring a range of complimentary local snacks and beverages. \u2014 Judy Koutsky, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Book a stay in one of the studio suites and you\u2019ll be greeted with a bottle of Sloe Gin from local craft darling Sipsmith\u2014to go along with a complimentary minibar . \u2014 Brad Japhe, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Everything from breakfast to the minibar is included. \u2014 Julia Buckley, Travel + Leisure , 7 July 2021",
"Fares for Emirates' iconic business-class seats, which feature fully closing doors, a personal minibar , and access to the in-flight shower spa on select planes, start at $2,099 from JFK to Milan, and $2,966 between Newark and Athens. \u2014 Jessica Puckett, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 8 June 2021",
"The counter area above the minibar and the remote control also had not been wiped between guests. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 1 July 2020"
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"The park-like estate includes a PGA-standard golf practice area, a regulation tennis court, a half basketball court, a freshwater pond, an 18-hole miniature golf course, a boat dock, a bird sanctuary and a butterfly garden. \u2014 Darrell Hofheinz, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"Usually players go to malt shops, church and play miniature golf after games. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Our miniature golf hole could be improved by subtraction. \u2014 Leidy Klotz, Scientific American , 12 May 2022",
"The Cranbook Art Museum's new nine-hole miniature golf course is set to open to the public May 25 in Bloomfield Hills. \u2014 Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press , 12 May 2022",
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"The rate includes three meals daily plus snacks, wine with lunch and dinner, tennis, snorkeling, sailing, windsurfing, miniature golf , horseback riding, and biking. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 6 Feb. 2022",
"The park included horseback riding, canoeing, miniature golf , a zip line over the water, a children's train and a pavilion. \u2014 Pete Corson, ajc , 16 May 2016",
"There's also a skating rink, a pallet maze and miniature golf ; when hunger or thirst strike, local food and beverage vendors will offer holiday treats for sale. \u2014 Alison Stanton, The Arizona Republic , 7 Dec. 2021"
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"The deal with Zero does not include motorcycles, but Polaris on Monday announced an all-new electric minibike for the youth market under its Indian Motorcycle nameplate. \u2014 Patrick Kennedy, Star Tribune , 29 Sep. 2020",
"Modeled after a flat-track racing bike from the Indian archives, the minibike developed with Razor USA will have two modes, low and high, geared for different age groups. \u2014 Patrick Kennedy, Star Tribune , 29 Sep. 2020",
"But that\u2019s not going to stop a few guys with minibikes outside the Harley-Davidson Museum and nearby Iron Horse Hotel on the night the announcement came down. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 Mar. 2020",
"The video released by Michigan State Police shows Norman riding his pocket motorcycle, also known as a minibike . \u2014 Janelle Griffith, NBC News , 8 Nov. 2019",
"Arnold Schwarzenegger was on TikTok, riding a minibike and chasing a miniature pony. \u2014 Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker , 23 Sep. 2019",
"In Dumb and Dumber, Lloyd Christmas trades his van for the minibike . \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics , 12 Sep. 2019",
"As a boy, Mr. Nordstrom was interested in mechanical things like minibikes and go-karts. \u2014 Suzanne Kapner, WSJ , 2 Jan. 2019",
"Mama Tried sends motorcycle, moped and minibikes around an oval race track is coated with syrup from Dr Pepper soda. \u2014 Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Feb. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Engelman frequently recommends minoxidil to her patients. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Overwhelmingly, all our experts recommended 5% minoxidil as the best treatment for Male Pattern Hair Loss. \u2014 Garrett Munce, Men's Health , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The trial lasted six months and participants used either rosemary oil or minoxidil to treat AGA. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Those treatments may include platelet-rich plasma (PRP), topical minoxidil , and exosome therapy. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Some women are able to see improvements in hair density by using minoxidil , although improvements can disappear if the hair-growth product is discontinued, Guttman said. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The study compared the effect of rosemary oil to that of Rogaine (2 percent minoxidil ) on 100 subjects. \u2014 Nicola Dall'asen, Allure , 21 Jan. 2022",
"The most effective, lasting results will always be from the prescriptive or procedural methods (including the over-the-counter minoxidil drops or spray). \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 15 Jan. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Days later, explosions destroyed two mosques and a minibus in the north of the country. \u2014 New York Times , 1 May 2022",
"But that changed in October, when she was approached in the courthouse parking lot by about eight men dressed in suits who had arrived on a minibus from the Chinese Embassy. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"For a change of scenery but the same glorious sea, walk to B\u00fcy\u00fck \u00c7ak\u0131l Beach or catch a minibus to Kaputa\u015f. \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Jennifer Mckechnie from Northern Ireland bought a minibus for \u00a32,300 (nearly $3,000) in 2019 and spent around \u00a33,500 (around $4,564) converting it into the campervan of her dreams. \u2014 Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The same day, her parents were able to get help from a Christian volunteer group and boarded a minibus with several others fleeing Kyiv, including a family friend, as well as their two pet dogs. \u2014 Angie Leventis Lourgos, chicagotribune.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Both barbers and business partners, Dillard and Mervin bring haircuts to the residents of Harlem, New York seven days a week on a reassembled white minibus on Lenox Avenue. \u2014 Samantha Chaney, CNN , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Just two weeks ago, a woman allegedly raped in Mumbai died of her injuries, after she was found lying unconscious inside an open minibus . \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 24 Sep. 2021",
"On Monday, a bomb targeting a minibus in Afghanistan\u2019s capital wounded at least 15 civilians, the Associated Press reported, part of a nationwide spike in violence. \u2014 USA Today , 17 Mar. 2021"
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"1958, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-050642"
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": fire red sense 1":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-051954"
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"minestra":{
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": Italian vegetable soup : minestrone":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-054128"
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"1952, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8mi-n\u0259-\u02ccsi\u014b-\u0259r",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-062256"
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],
": that which belongs to me":[
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": to process for obtaining a natural constituent":[
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": to seek valuable material in":[
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": to create or obtain more units of (a cryptocurrency) through a cryptographic process":[
"But bitcoins also need to be generated in the first place. Bitcoins are \" mined \" when you set your Bitcoin client to a mode that has it compete to update the public log of transactions. All the clients set to this mode race to solve a cryptographic puzzle by completing the next \"block\" of the shared transaction log. Winning the race to complete the next block wins you a 50-Bitcoin prize.",
"\u2014 Tom Simonite"
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"\u02c8m\u012bn"
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"gold mine",
"mother lode",
"treasure trove",
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"a baseball fanatic who is a mine of fascinating trivia about the game",
"the soldiers were careful to disarm any mines they found in their path",
"Verb",
"The area was soon filled with prospectors who were mining for gold.",
"Prospectors mined the region for diamonds.",
"Local people were hired to mine the gold.",
"The enemy had mined the harbor.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Here is the thing: A former friend of mine has been communicating with me via Facebook. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 6 July 2022",
"Here is the thing: A former friend of mine has been communicating with me via Facebook. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 6 July 2022",
"Here is the thing: A former friend of mine has been communicating with me via Facebook. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 6 July 2022",
"One of my biggest passions has always been music, art and hash making \u2014 collecting cannabis seeds, synthesizers and rare drums/cymbals and instruments has always been a passion of mine as a musician. \u2014 Andrew Deangelo, Forbes , 6 July 2022",
"Here is the thing: A former friend of mine has been communicating with me via Facebook. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 6 July 2022",
"Historically great purchases of mine have been made when the world is theoretically about to cave in. \u2014 Jim Osman, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Right now a friend of mine also has his boat there. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"An old colleague of mine used to tell me that life is too short to be low maintenance. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 18 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"It\u2019s a sandbox game, designed in the style of old 8-bit video games, where players can mine , fight, build and do just about anything. \u2014 Kat Tenbarge, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
"Will more programs follow the path traveled by North Carolina, Maryland and Boston College and mine the transfer portal? \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 26 May 2022",
"Or Haller could do what the Broncos did a decade ago in hiring Blashill and mine the Tier 1 USHL junior programs for young coaches and personnel executives on the rise. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The big question surrounding the purchase is whether Amazon intends to invest in the studio (including a commitment to release films in theaters and sell shows to other streaming services or networks), or simply mine the IP for its own platforms. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Mar. 2022",
"China has turned some of that attention towards space, previously disclosing plans to mine asteroids for resources worth potentially trillions of dollars. \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 27 May 2022",
"Cambridge's estimate does not include energy used to mine other cryptocurrencies. \u2014 Amy Beth Hanson, Chron , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Cambridge\u2019s estimate does not include energy used to mine other cryptocurrencies. \u2014 Amy Beth Hanson, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"In the film Don\u2019t Look Up (spoiler alert), the world ends because a tech tycoon played by Mark Rylance wants to mine a comet set to collide with Planet Earth. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 25 Feb. 2022"
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"Middle English min , from Old English m\u012bn \u2014 more at my":"Adjective and Pronoun, singular or plural in construction",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *mina , probably of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh mwyn ore":"Noun"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
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"noun"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Aromas of blue and red fruit and a beautiful midpalate of minestrone and blueberries. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Orange tart and minestrone and scents of a country hedgerow on the nose. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Minestre and minestrone , similar but not identical, are two common soup examples. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
"Powerful, crisp, dark and layered aromas of violets, minestrone , bourbon chocolate biscuits, tobacco and sage. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"The idea for a spring green spin on minestrone came to me after reading about minestras and pasta e fagioli, and generally about the muddled definitions of soups and stews in Italian and other cuisines. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Think licorice, cherry and minestrone aromas followed by a stew of mocha and blackberry flavors. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The biggest pitfall would have been turning what is a melodramatic, operatic minestrone into something too austere, too self-righteous. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Vegetarian kale minestrone soup Minestrone, the rustic Italian soup, is always a sneakily delicious way to get a day's worth of vegetables into your meal. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 27 May 2021"
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"borrowed from Italian, from minestra \"any of various soups or dishes similar to minestrone\" (noun derivative of minestrare, ministrare \"to provide, serve, dish up,\" going back to Latin ministr\u0101re \"to serve, minister entry 2 \") + -one, augmentative suffix (going back to Latin -\u014d, -\u014dn-, suffix of nouns denoting persons with a prominent feature)":""
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"\u2014 W. C. Tobie"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The company is spending $700 million to add a third electric arc furnace and a second caster for molten steel at its North Star minimill in Delta, Ohio. \u2014 Paul Hannon, WSJ , 21 June 2021"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-084719"
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"Little Minch"
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": to create or obtain more units of (a cryptocurrency) through a cryptographic process":[
"But bitcoins also need to be generated in the first place. Bitcoins are \" mined \" when you set your Bitcoin client to a mode that has it compete to update the public log of transactions. All the clients set to this mode race to solve a cryptographic puzzle by completing the next \"block\" of the shared transaction log. Winning the race to complete the next block wins you a 50-Bitcoin prize.",
"\u2014 Tom Simonite"
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"treasure trove",
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"a baseball fanatic who is a mine of fascinating trivia about the game",
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"Verb",
"The area was soon filled with prospectors who were mining for gold.",
"Prospectors mined the region for diamonds.",
"Local people were hired to mine the gold.",
"The enemy had mined the harbor.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Here is the thing: A former friend of mine has been communicating with me via Facebook. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 6 July 2022",
"Here is the thing: A former friend of mine has been communicating with me via Facebook. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 6 July 2022",
"Here is the thing: A former friend of mine has been communicating with me via Facebook. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 6 July 2022",
"One of my biggest passions has always been music, art and hash making \u2014 collecting cannabis seeds, synthesizers and rare drums/cymbals and instruments has always been a passion of mine as a musician. \u2014 Andrew Deangelo, Forbes , 6 July 2022",
"Here is the thing: A former friend of mine has been communicating with me via Facebook. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 6 July 2022",
"Historically great purchases of mine have been made when the world is theoretically about to cave in. \u2014 Jim Osman, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Right now a friend of mine also has his boat there. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"An old colleague of mine used to tell me that life is too short to be low maintenance. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 18 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Rajasthan, a state in the western part of the country, is hoping to mine the rare mineral, according to a report in Business Standard. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 28 June 2022",
"This legislation would help create a larger stockpile for the US military along with creating more incentives to mine these minerals in the US. \u2014 Jennifer Griffin, Fox News , 4 June 2022",
"Export Award in 2014, was able to mine its own back-catalog toward additionally lucrative ends. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 1 Apr. 2022",
"It\u2019s a sandbox game, designed in the style of old 8-bit video games, where players can mine , fight, build and do just about anything. \u2014 Kat Tenbarge, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
"Will more programs follow the path traveled by North Carolina, Maryland and Boston College and mine the transfer portal? \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 26 May 2022",
"Or Haller could do what the Broncos did a decade ago in hiring Blashill and mine the Tier 1 USHL junior programs for young coaches and personnel executives on the rise. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The big question surrounding the purchase is whether Amazon intends to invest in the studio (including a commitment to release films in theaters and sell shows to other streaming services or networks), or simply mine the IP for its own platforms. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Mar. 2022",
"China has turned some of that attention towards space, previously disclosing plans to mine asteroids for resources worth potentially trillions of dollars. \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 27 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
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"type":[
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": a small ship resembling a minelayer and formerly used by the U.S. Army to lay mines as part of harbor defense operations":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Concerns about Hibtac have recently intensified as the employer of 750 people is expected to run out of minable ore space by 2024. \u2014 Dee Depass, Star Tribune , 8 Feb. 2021",
"Hibbing Taconite is scheduled to run out of minable ore within five years. \u2014 Dee Depass, Star Tribune , 2 Dec. 2020",
"What is rare is finding these elements in a minable deposit. \u2014 Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American , 21 Sep. 2020",
"Of course, self-exploiters should have the agency to draw a barrier around that exploitation, to allow only people of their choosing to feed off their minable identity. \u2014 Richard Lawson, Vanities , 3 Apr. 2017"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1570, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-101348"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In most attics, that involves sealing all air leaks in the attic floor \u2014 including hard-to-reach ones behind chimneys, knee walls, and dormers \u2014 and laying down a thick layer of mineral wool or cellulose insulation. \u2014 Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"But that would require more layers of drywall, adding to costs, so Skender is sticking with its original plan while seeking more suppliers of mineral wool , said Andy Halik, a company vice president. \u2014 Lydia O\u2019neal, WSJ , 6 Oct. 2021",
"It can be effectively blown over existing insulation and is available in fiberglass, cellulose, and mineral wool . \u2014 Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics , 13 Jan. 2019"
],
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-103805"
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Which is why, earlier this year, Bancoult and a group of other Chagossians found themselves on a converted British minesweeper , now a private vessel named the Bleu de N\u00eemes, with those five homemade crosses. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"Kubb was an Army veteran who served as a radio operator on a minesweeper during the Korean War. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 20 Dec. 2021",
"There was Peter Ricci, 101 years old, who\u2019d been a minesweeper in the Navy on the USS Superior (AM311) in the Pacific. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Walsh\u2019s father-in-law had been aboard the minesweeper USS Pioneer, which rescued 606 Rohna survivors, and Walsh tracked down and interviewed dozens of them. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 June 2021",
"Walsh\u2019s father-in-law had been aboard the minesweeper USS Pioneer, which rescued 606 Rohna survivors, and Walsh tracked down and interviewed dozens of them. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 June 2021",
"Walsh\u2019s father-in-law had been aboard the minesweeper USS Pioneer, which rescued 606 Rohna survivors, and Walsh tracked down and interviewed dozens of them. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 June 2021",
"Walsh\u2019s father-in-law had been aboard the minesweeper USS Pioneer, which rescued 606 Rohna survivors, and Walsh tracked down and interviewed dozens of them. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 June 2021",
"Walsh\u2019s father-in-law had been aboard the minesweeper USS Pioneer, which rescued 606 Rohna survivors, and Walsh tracked down and interviewed dozens of them. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 June 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1904, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-104844"
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"Grown in the heart of Provence, on the foothills of the Massif des Maures, the terroir for Tourmaline brings a rather unique mineralogy to the wine. \u2014 Jeanette Hurt, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"The differences could indicate how the mineralogy of the meteorite changed over decades sitting on Earth, absorbing water from the atmosphere and undergoing chemical reactions. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Crafted for the face and body from Bian stone, expect to experience an array of benefits rooted in mineralogy to tone muscles, firm skin, and even treat TMJ (pain or tension of the jaw). \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 24 May 2022",
"With such close proximity to the Pacific Ocean, the soils there are rich with volcanic and marine sediments, which translates to a complex mineralogy that pairs brilliantly with oysters. \u2014 Jeanette Hurt, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
"The hunt will likely utilize all of the rover's numerous instruments, including the Mastcam-Z and Supercam which are used to provide both imaging and analysis of the surface's mineralogy and chemical composition. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 20 Feb. 2021",
"By this time, NASA also had much better map and mineralogy data from its orbiters. \u2014 Jatan Mehta, Scientific American , 17 Feb. 2021",
"The old courthouse will also have room for a library, research lab, mineralogy lab and community classroom. \u2014 USA TODAY , 22 Oct. 2019",
"Werner\u2019s chromatic notes intrigued many beyond the mineralogy circles artists including British painter Patrick Smye who charted and illustrated his notations with corresponding tints. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartzy , 11 Oct. 2019"
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"The differences could indicate how the mineralogy of the meteorite changed over decades sitting on Earth, absorbing water from the atmosphere and undergoing chemical reactions. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Crafted for the face and body from Bian stone, expect to experience an array of benefits rooted in mineralogy to tone muscles, firm skin, and even treat TMJ (pain or tension of the jaw). \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 24 May 2022",
"With such close proximity to the Pacific Ocean, the soils there are rich with volcanic and marine sediments, which translates to a complex mineralogy that pairs brilliantly with oysters. \u2014 Jeanette Hurt, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
"The hunt will likely utilize all of the rover's numerous instruments, including the Mastcam-Z and Supercam which are used to provide both imaging and analysis of the surface's mineralogy and chemical composition. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 20 Feb. 2021",
"By this time, NASA also had much better map and mineralogy data from its orbiters. \u2014 Jatan Mehta, Scientific American , 17 Feb. 2021",
"The old courthouse will also have room for a library, research lab, mineralogy lab and community classroom. \u2014 USA TODAY , 22 Oct. 2019",
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"The results show that the inexpensive mineral , which is easy to synthesize, also has high durability and multiple applications. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Nearly half of Americans are deficient in the mineral , which can help ease stress and relax the body\u2014among other benefits. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 June 2022",
"Two of the main types of sunscreen are chemical sunscreens, or physical ( mineral ) sunscreens. \u2014 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"Thus, a vitamin, mineral , or hormonal deficiency can occur in anyone. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"More than 12,000 years ago, the first inhabitants of present-day eastern Wyoming came across a fruitful deposit of hematite, or red ocher, and began digging out the valuable, blood-red mineral using animal bones and antlers. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
"There is a multi-spectral imager capable of producing sufficiently high-resolution images for scientists to tell the difference between the asteroid's metallic and silicate ( mineral ) constituents. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The wine itself was light-bodied, almost delicate, with a lacy texture and earthy, mineral , floral flavors. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"Sunscreen is a must in every beach bag, and this mineral broad-spectrum SPF 50 lotion has a reef-safe formula that\u2019s water resistant for up to 80 minutes. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
"There are also mineral pigments to soothe and soften lashes, as well as carnauba wax to guarantee it applies smoothly. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
"This can negatively impact water quality and local habitats, and the chemicals contained in this type of grass fertilizer can contribute to mineral depletion in your soil, waterway pollution, and air pollution. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 May 2022",
"Eco-friendly and mineral -rich scrubbing granules in the form of bamboo powder help to unclog pores, prevent ingrown hairs, and minimize shaving irritation. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 May 2022",
"From natural, mineral rich hot springs to rooftop yoga overlooking the majestic mountains\u2014there are no shortage of activities for the wellness seeker. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"This unscented, paraben-free, mineral -oil-free and silicone-free scrub works for all types of skin, whether oily, dry, combination or sensitive. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Those terms, while not unheard-of, were generous to Mr. Manchin, said Stefanie Hines, a lawyer who teaches at West Virginia University and specializes in mineral rights. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022"
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"The result is an ethical minefield , in which the identities of the people paying Trump substantial amounts of money may never be revealed. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 9 May 2022",
"Prince Harry has since followed in his mother's footsteps, becoming patron of the Trust in 2013 and recreating her 1997 walk through an active minefield in Angola in 2019. \u2014 Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton, Ann Dowd and Reed Birney navigate an emotional minefield . \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 4 Dec. 2021",
"But using wild animals to conduct scientific labor in the long-term is an ethical minefield that few would dare to cross\u2014such prolonged and intensive contact with humans may risk triggering changes in the animals\u2019 long-term behavior. \u2014 Robin Andrews, Wired , 29 Nov. 2021",
"The lack of specifics from Mr. Berg\u00e8s and the White House about the safeguards has done little to silence those who say the art exhibition is a potential ethical minefield . \u2014 New York Times , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Behind the yellow, wide-eyed emoji\u2019s grin lurks an intergenerational minefield . \u2014 Aiyana Ishmael, WSJ , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Some of Heiferman\u2019s most powerful pictures are of unassuming objects from around the couple\u2019s home, which has been transformed by Berger\u2019s death into a kind of emotional minefield . \u2014 Chris Wiley, The New Yorker , 4 May 2022",
"Some 65 years ago, long before TMZ turned the internet into a minefield of celebrity gossip and bad behavior, Confidential magazine traded in the sordid lives of the rich and famous. \u2014 Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Phil Hejtmanek, a former technician and technical manager at Channel 2, filled in on crews while Wallace did live shots for newscasts from a minicam truck. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com , 10 May 2021"
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"coins that were minted before 1965",
"We mint coins out of copper.",
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"a mint baseball card that should be worth a lot to a collector"
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"Middle English mynt coin, money, from Old English mynet , from Latin moneta mint, coin, from Moneta , epithet of Juno; from the fact that the Romans coined money in the temple of Juno Moneta":"Noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From the minutemen of the Revolution, to the last military defender of the day, bless them. \u2014 Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 12 Nov. 2019",
"Americans may produce films about the Greek city-states\u2019 stand against Persia, but long gone is the minuteman who shared features with his Athenian counterpart. \u2014 Steele Brand, Time , 20 Sep. 2019",
"The minutemen hold the ceremony two Saturdays before Patriots Day each year, opening the season of Revolutionary War reenactment events around the region, according to Jeannette Pothier, 75, of Bedford, who is sergeant quartermaster for the company. \u2014 Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Apr. 2018"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The panels store and mineralize the water, which is then filtered and runs into the homes or businesses to which it is connected. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Mar. 2021",
"The fish has a tough, albeit flexible, inner layer bound by collagen to mineralize the outer layer of scales. \u2014 Fox News , 18 Oct. 2019",
"It is then pumped underground into porous basalt rock, mineralizing in about two years \u2014 significantly faster than other carbon-capture and storage methods. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Sep. 2019",
"Strensiq replaces a deficient enzyme, alkaline phosphatase, and allows the bones to mineralize . \u2014 New York Times , 25 Aug. 2019",
"Parts of the trunks rotted away and then filled with sediments to create casts, while other parts, like the roots, mineralized into dark fossils that now stand in stark contrast to the muted rock surrounding them. \u2014 Deming Wang, National Geographic , 8 Aug. 2019",
"Warner is beyond meticulous about coffee, going so far as mineralizing water and selecting different beans for coffees with and without milk to optimize their flavors. \u2014 Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star , 14 May 2018",
"In the basalt, the CO2 had mineralized in a matter of years, making this a particularly attractive way to deal with the CO2 troll. \u2014 Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica , 13 Oct. 2017",
"That\u2019s because the soft tissues of the undercarriage are usually long gone by the time the harder exoskeletons mineralize into the distinctive alien-looking fossils. \u2014 National Geographic , 6 Feb. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ramsey played last season with injuries in both shoulders, according to a report by NFL.com. Ramsey participated in the Rams\u2019 minicamp this month before the team broke for summer. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"But Brown hasn\u2019t signed his tag, meaning his absence from minicamp was unpunishable. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"The Browns excused Mayfield from mandatory minicamp in a mutual decision between his camp and the club, which prevented him from being fined more than $95,000 for the three days. \u2014 cleveland , 15 June 2022",
"The Cleveland Browns have excused quarterback Baker Mayfield from next week's mandatory minicamp , the team has announced. \u2014 Chris Easterling, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
"Also missing from minicamp is the Allen Lazard, the Packers\u2019 top returning receiver and a restricted free agent who hasn\u2019t yet signed his contract tender. \u2014 Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"Friday, Dolphins rookie quarterback seventh-round draft pick Skylar Thompson got his first throws on Miami\u2019s practice field in rookie minicamp after signing in the morning. \u2014 David Furones, Sun Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
"Players not included on the Tigers' 40-man roster are permitted to participate in minicamp . \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Franklin emerged from the Bears\u2019 rookie minicamp with a contract on May 14, 2018, after trying out as a cornerback. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 17 Aug. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-021831"
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"\u02c8mi-n\u0259-r\u0259l",
"\u02c8min(-\u0259)-r\u0259l",
"\u02c8mi-n\u0259-",
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"Noun",
"an adequate supply of vitamins and minerals",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"When used carefully, muriatic acid can remove mineral , oil, paint, and rust stains, while also brightening concrete. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022",
"The results show that the inexpensive mineral , which is easy to synthesize, also has high durability and multiple applications. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Nearly half of Americans are deficient in the mineral , which can help ease stress and relax the body\u2014among other benefits. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 June 2022",
"Two of the main types of sunscreen are chemical sunscreens, or physical ( mineral ) sunscreens. \u2014 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"Thus, a vitamin, mineral , or hormonal deficiency can occur in anyone. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"More than 12,000 years ago, the first inhabitants of present-day eastern Wyoming came across a fruitful deposit of hematite, or red ocher, and began digging out the valuable, blood-red mineral using animal bones and antlers. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
"There is a multi-spectral imager capable of producing sufficiently high-resolution images for scientists to tell the difference between the asteroid's metallic and silicate ( mineral ) constituents. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The wine itself was light-bodied, almost delicate, with a lacy texture and earthy, mineral , floral flavors. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Pentagon officials said that meant Russia might not be able to make similar gains in neighboring Donetsk, which along with Luhansk forms the mineral -rich region of Donbas. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022",
"Sunscreen is a must in every beach bag, and this mineral broad-spectrum SPF 50 lotion has a reef-safe formula that\u2019s water resistant for up to 80 minutes. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
"There are also mineral pigments to soothe and soften lashes, as well as carnauba wax to guarantee it applies smoothly. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
"This can negatively impact water quality and local habitats, and the chemicals contained in this type of grass fertilizer can contribute to mineral depletion in your soil, waterway pollution, and air pollution. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 May 2022",
"Eco-friendly and mineral -rich scrubbing granules in the form of bamboo powder help to unclog pores, prevent ingrown hairs, and minimize shaving irritation. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 May 2022",
"From natural, mineral rich hot springs to rooftop yoga overlooking the majestic mountains\u2014there are no shortage of activities for the wellness seeker. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"This unscented, paraben-free, mineral -oil-free and silicone-free scrub works for all types of skin, whether oily, dry, combination or sensitive. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Those terms, while not unheard-of, were generous to Mr. Manchin, said Stefanie Hines, a lawyer who teaches at West Virginia University and specializes in mineral rights. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022"
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"Middle English, from Medieval Latin mineralis , from minera mine, ore, from Old French minere, miniere , from mine":"Adjective"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-023228"
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"Edna St. Vincent Millay was unofficially the minstrel of Maine, as her poetry celebrates its coast and countryside.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Batiste is not a reprobate minstrel like late-night regular Lil Nas X; yet the weakness of both is held in equivalent esteem by the cultural mainstream. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The first minstrel shows mimicked enslaved Africans on Southern plantations, depicting Black people as lazy, ignorant, cowardly or hypersexual, according to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Later, Texas Cowboys minstrel shows, first held in Hogg Auditorium in 1940 and later in Gregory Gym, featured renditions of the song in blackface. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Mar. 2021",
"Gilbert showed solid comic timing both vocally and physically as not-dead Fred, a very literal minstrel and a delicate prince. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 23 Dec. 2020",
"Quaker Oats retired Aunt Jemima, allowing her real-life forebearer, Nancy Green, to step out of the shadows of a minstrel past. \u2014 Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times , 13 Dec. 2020",
"Also shining in multiple roles: Scott Gilbert, who shows solid comic timing both vocally and physically as not-dead Fred, a very literal minstrel and a delicate prince. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 19 Sep. 2020",
"Back in June, Quaker Oats came under fire for their Aunt Jemima brand of syrup and pancake mix, which features a Black woman originally dressed as a minstrel character. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 1 Sep. 2020",
"The 130-year-old brand features a Black woman who was originally dressed as a minstrel character. \u2014 NBC News , 18 June 2020"
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"Middle English menestral, menstral, mynstral, borrowed from Anglo-French menestral, menestrel \"servant, attendant, official, workman, musical entertainer,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin ministeri\u0101lis \"servant, functionary in a lord's household, official,\" going back to Late Latin, \"imperial official,\" noun derivative of ministeri\u0101lis \"serving, performing a duty\" \u2014 more at ministerial":""
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": a tall slender tower of a mosque having one or more balconies from which the summons to prayer is cried by the muezzin":[]
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"\u02ccmi-n\u0259-\u02c8ret"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In his new apartment in Fort Worth, the call to prayer now comes from an app, not a minaret . \u2014 Giovanna Dell'orto And Mariam Fam, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Before Mariupol became a target of the biggest land conflict in Europe since World War II, the city promoted the white-walled building and its towering minaret as a scenic attraction. \u2014 Mstyslav Chernov And Yuras Karmanau, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Mar. 2022",
"While carbon dating has confirmed that some building fragments date back 1,400 years (even the still-standing minaret of Al-Shafi\u2019i Mosque dates back 900 years), most of Al-Balad\u2019s tower houses are 200 to 300 years old. \u2014 Nicole Trilivas, Forbes , 7 Oct. 2021",
"The new masjid and community center are still under construction, though its new minaret , more than 70 feet tall, towers over the street. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Sep. 2021",
"At dawn, the hopeful call to morning prayer rises from the village minaret . \u2014 jsonline.com , 30 Aug. 2021",
"The loudspeakers on the minaret of the small white-marbled mosque in the corner of the compound came to life, ejecting sharp, static noises. \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021",
"An international jury last month chose a project by Egyptian architects led by Salah El Din Samir Hareedy to rebuild the mosque, part of a UNESCO project that will also rebuild the Al-Habda minaret and the churches of Al-Tahera and Al-Saa'a. \u2014 Colleen Barry, Star Tribune , 22 May 2021",
"Three hundred yards to the east of the largest minaret , the archaeologists discovered the remains of a complex built around a courtyard, with pillars and vaulted passageways. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2021"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In Europe, the 500 minicar was offered with a similar treatment, with design inspiration and branding from yacht builder Riva. \u2014 Drew Dorian, Car and Driver , 30 Nov. 2021",
"The technology works through the now ubiquitous OnStar technology for GM cars and is applicable to all the EVs GM makes, from the Volt sedan to the new Spark EV minicar . \u2014 David Biello, Scientific American , 18 June 2013",
"Fitted with electronically adjustable dampers and optional 18-inch wheels, this minicar is a champion in tight corners, remarkably neutral, and easy to position. \u2014 Jens Meiners, Car and Driver , 1 June 2020",
"The Italian minicar 's vintage appeal is bolstered by the model's detailed interior, working convertible top, and decorative luggage rack complete with a suitcase covered in travel stickers. \u2014 Drew Dorian, Car and Driver , 29 Feb. 2020",
"Keep in mind that today the Fiat 500 is one the best-selling minicars in Europe, with total sales of nearly 200,000 vehicles per year. \u2014 Ed Wallace, star-telegram , 8 June 2018",
"The Renault Twizy is a road-legal electric minicar with scissor doors and delusions of grandeur. \u2014 Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics , 19 Apr. 2018",
"Nobody's stealing an underpowered electric minicar while marooned on an island. \u2014 Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics , 19 Apr. 2018",
"Other activities: To help keep kids entertained, there is a playground with minicars , along with falconry displays in the summer. \u2014 Michael Milne, Philly.com , 7 Feb. 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
"1948, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-062127"
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": having or characterized by minarets":[
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"\u2014 Robert Sherrod",
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"\u2014 R. M. Coates"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-075927"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But by 1992, the state\u2019s minicomputer makers were on the wrong side of the personal computer revolution. \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"What made programming the PDP-11 different was that the minicomputer 's design was elegant. \u2014 Andrew Hudson, Ars Technica , 14 Mar. 2022",
"This is the story of the PDP-11, the most influential and successful minicomputer ever. \u2014 Andrew Hudson, Ars Technica , 14 Mar. 2022",
"First published in 1981, the book reveals the inner workings of Data General in the 1970s as the company strives to design and release a successful next-generation minicomputer . \u2014 Simon Hill, Wired , 11 Dec. 2021",
"Faulkner wrote all the original code on a Data General Eclipse 16-bit minicomputer the size of a refrigerator. \u2014 Katie Jennings, Forbes , 8 Apr. 2021",
"To demonstrate his technique, Wouters assembled a breadbox-sized device that includes a Raspberry Pi minicomputer , a secondhand Model X BCM, a key fob, a power converter, and a battery. \u2014 Andy Greenberg, Wired , 23 Nov. 2020",
"The missilelike attack of the desktop computer wounded minicomputer -makers. \u2014 Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020",
"Similarly, the first personal computers were basically toys compared to the existing minicomputers and mainframes. \u2014 Michael Mandel, STAT , 27 Apr. 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
"1967, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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": franciscan":[]
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"from Friar Minor Franciscan":""
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"1537, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a people of the western plains constituting a division of the Teton Dakota":[]
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": a science dealing with minerals , their crystallography, properties, classification, and the ways of distinguishing them":[],
": the mineralogical characteristics of an area, a rock, or a rock formation":[]
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"-\u02c8ra-",
"\u02ccmi-n\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Grown in the heart of Provence, on the foothills of the Massif des Maures, the terroir for Tourmaline brings a rather unique mineralogy to the wine. \u2014 Jeanette Hurt, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"The differences could indicate how the mineralogy of the meteorite changed over decades sitting on Earth, absorbing water from the atmosphere and undergoing chemical reactions. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Crafted for the face and body from Bian stone, expect to experience an array of benefits rooted in mineralogy to tone muscles, firm skin, and even treat TMJ (pain or tension of the jaw). \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 24 May 2022",
"With such close proximity to the Pacific Ocean, the soils there are rich with volcanic and marine sediments, which translates to a complex mineralogy that pairs brilliantly with oysters. \u2014 Jeanette Hurt, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
"The hunt will likely utilize all of the rover's numerous instruments, including the Mastcam-Z and Supercam which are used to provide both imaging and analysis of the surface's mineralogy and chemical composition. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 20 Feb. 2021",
"By this time, NASA also had much better map and mineralogy data from its orbiters. \u2014 Jatan Mehta, Scientific American , 17 Feb. 2021",
"The old courthouse will also have room for a library, research lab, mineralogy lab and community classroom. \u2014 USA TODAY , 22 Oct. 2019",
"Werner\u2019s chromatic notes intrigued many beyond the mineralogy circles artists including British painter Patrick Smye who charted and illustrated his notations with corresponding tints. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartzy , 11 Oct. 2019"
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"probably from New Latin *mineralogia , irregular from Medieval Latin minerale + Latin -logia -logy":""
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"1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a fibrous variety of talc used as a filler in paper manufacture":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-111324"
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"Minas Basin":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
"landlocked bay in central Nova Scotia, Canada":[]
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"\u02c8m\u012b-n\u0259s"
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"noun"
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": malachite green sense 1a":[],
": scheele's green":[],
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"noun"
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": an Indonesian people in central Sumatra":[],
": a member of the Minangkabau people":[]
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"\u02ccm\u0113n\u00e4\u014bk\u0259\u02c8bau\u0307"
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"Malay":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-135524"
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"noun"
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": a psychological tactic used to manipulate or intimidate":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural played mind games with his opponent"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Our guys fall short in the mind game , an inability to construct points with deliberate placement of serves or volleys. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
"The mind game is so important in golf that most professionals employ mental coaches on their teams. \u2014 Carmine Gallo, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Play a little mind game with yourself to really get that heart rate up! \u2014 Kimberly Harrington, The New Yorker , 5 May 2022",
"Each has their own rules, aesthetic, and fanbase but all aim to puzzle the mind game strategists among us. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Petrified Forest can feel like a mind game for most visitors. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 5 May 2020",
"Not that running a good time trial is entirely a mind game . \u2014 Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online , 12 May 2020",
"Determining the proper pitch was a mind game with the batter. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Is a husband\u2019s memory of pineapple-induced rashes a real health concern or a dad-joke mind game ? \u2014 New York Times , 14 Oct. 2021"
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"1963, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-142028"
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": one that checks mines to determine the safety condition of working areas, equipment, ventilation, and electricity and to detect fire and dust hazards":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-151115"
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"mind-healer":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": one who endeavors to cure physical ills by exclusively mental processes":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a naval vessel for laying underwater mines":[]
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"\u02c8m\u012bn-\u02ccl\u0101-\u0259r",
"-\u02ccler"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Estonia\u2019s single minelayer and three minehunters, none displacing more than 500 tons, are defensive vessels. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
"The Navy assigned him to the Oglala, a minelayer converted from a World War I-era transport ship. \u2014 Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com , 7 Dec. 2020",
"One such sub was the UC-5, a German minelayer submarine with an impressive war record. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2019",
"She was designed to operate in coastal waters strictly as a minelayer , carrying twelve mines. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2019"
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"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
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"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
"state of eastern Brazil; capital Belo Horizonte area 226,707 square miles (587,171 square kilometers), population 19,597,330":[]
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"\u02ccm\u0113-n\u0259s-zh\u0259-\u02c8r\u012bs"
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"definitions":{
": a hydrous acid vanadyl sulfate (VO) 2 H 2 (SO 4 ) 3 .15H 2 O occurring as a blue efflorescent crust":[]
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"\u02ccm\u0113n\u00e4s\u02c8r\u00e4\u02ccgr\u012bt"
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"Minasragra , near Cerro de Pasco, Peru + English -ite":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-173702"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a tower or turret found especially in India":[]
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"Arabic man\u0101r":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-173946"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a mineral KAl 2 (PO 4 ).4H 2 O(?) consisting of a hydrous basic phosphate of potassium and aluminum found in Australia":[]
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"\u02c8miny\u0259\u02ccl\u012bt"
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"Minyulo Well, Dandaragan, Western Australia + English -ite":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-223823"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": one that professes or is held to be able to perceive another's thought without normal means of communication":[]
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"examples":[
"How was I supposed to know what you were thinking? I'm no mind reader .",
"\u201cI think we should eat out tonight.\u201d \u201cYou must be a mind reader : that's just what I was thinking myself!\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This person is the leader\u2019s eyes, ears and mind reader . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 17 May 2021",
"Prom activities will include a red carpet entrance, photo stations, a Class of 2021 memory project, a trackless train ride, the traditional announcement of prom king and queen, raffle baskets and performances by mind reader , Jacob Mayfield. \u2014 Zareen Syed, chicagotribune.com , 29 Apr. 2021",
"Express your goals: Your manager isn't a mind reader . \u2014 Kathryn Vasel, CNN , 1 Sep. 2020",
"Major, who grew up in Woodbine, makes his living as a mentalist and mind reader . \u2014 Mary Grace Keller, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 16 Aug. 2020",
"Be prepared to compromise and don\u2019t expect your friends to be mind readers . \u2014 Nell Frizzell, refinery29.com , 19 Feb. 2020",
"Its illusions and elegant frauds let Brown masquerade as a mind reader . \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 3 Dec. 2019",
"Speaking of which, this mind reader can tell a certain reporter is eyeing the bar set up in the back of his dressing room. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, PEOPLE.com , 30 Sep. 2019",
"Conference attendance by federal employees has been under scrutiny since 2012, when it was revealed that the General Services Administration spent $823,000 on a Las Vegas conference that featured a mind reader and a $31,208 reception. \u2014 Sarah Kaplan, chicagotribune.com , 14 June 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-235521"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the quorum required for Jewish communal worship that consists of ten male adults in Orthodox Judaism and usually ten adults of either sex in Conservative and Reform Judaism":[]
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"\u02c8min-y\u0259n"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Chabad offers a minyan every Shabbat and encourages the community to celebrate the holidays together. \u2014 Caleb A. Guedes-reed, sun-sentinel.com , 31 Mar. 2021",
"Reading from the Torah and saying certain prayers, including the kaddish, or mourner\u2019s prayer, must take place in a group with a quorum of 10, known as a minyan . \u2014 Religion News Service, oregonlive , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Without enough Jews to fulfill a minyan , or Jewish prayer group of 10 men, the building is now a trendy coffee shop. \u2014 Jordyn Haime, sun-sentinel.com , 2 Dec. 2021",
"With about a dozen members, the Jews of Vidin can barely form a minyan . \u2014 Jonah Goldman Kay, sun-sentinel.com , 11 Aug. 2021",
"This little shul, literally risen from the ashes as a symbol of Jewish perseverance, holds a minyan , or quorum, three times a day. \u2014 Josh Nass, WSJ , 15 July 2021",
"Now the law committee is preparing to formally consider whether the allowance for a Zoom minyan should outlive the pandemic. \u2014 Ben Harris, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Apr. 2021",
"What began with about a dozen people \u2014 barely more than a minyan \u2014 has grown to 100+ actors. \u2014 Giovanni Ren\u00e9 Rodriguez, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2021",
"Doing so technically violated a 2001 decision by the Conservative movement\u2019s Jewish law authority, which had voted by overwhelming majority to bar the convening of an online prayer quorum, or minyan . \u2014 Ben Harris, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Apr. 2021"
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"Hebrew miny\u0101n , literally, number, count":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1753, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-013111"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"the excuse and minoration of our actual impieties",
"\u2014 Jeremy Taylor"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-025058"
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"type":[
"transitive verb"
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"definitions":{
": to make less in estimation or value : diminish":[]
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"Late Latin minoratus , past participle of minorare , from Latin minor smaller":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-025612"
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"type":[
"plural noun"
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"definitions":{
": a family of pelagic sea anemones of southern oceans":[]
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"\u02ccmin\u0113\u02c8ad\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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"New Latin, from Minyad-, Minyas , type genus (from Greek Minyas , legendary founder of the city Orchomenus in northwest Boeotia) + -idae":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"mine entry 4 + -y":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-033240"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
": resembling or having the character of a minx":[]
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"-sish"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-035409"
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