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{
"pop":{
"antonyms":[
"big",
"crowd-pleasing",
"du jour",
"faddish",
"faddy",
"fashionable",
"favorite",
"happening",
"hot",
"in",
"large",
"modish",
"popular",
"popularized",
"red-hot",
"vogue",
"voguish"
],
"definitions":{
": a drink or shot of alcohol":[],
": a sharp explosive sound":[],
": a shot from a gun":[],
": a small portion of something that makes a vivid impression":[
"\u2026 clean lines \u2026 set off by bright pops of color \u2026",
"\u2014 Catherine Piercy"
],
": father":[],
": for each attempt":[
"rushed for an average of five yards a pop"
],
": for each one : apiece":[
"tickets at $10 a pop"
],
": having, using, or imitating themes or techniques characteristic of pop art":[
"pop movie"
],
": like or with a pop : suddenly":[
"\u2014 often used interjectionally"
],
": of or relating to pop art":[
"pop painter"
],
": of or relating to popular music":[
"pop singer"
],
": of or relating to the popular culture disseminated through the mass media":[
"pop psychology",
"pop grammarians",
"pop society"
],
": pop art":[],
": pop culture":[],
": pop fly":[],
": popular":[
"pop music"
],
": popular music":[],
": power to hit a baseball hard":[
"a hitter with some pop in his bat"
],
": soda pop":[],
": such as":[
"pop music"
],
": to be or become striking or prominent":[
"colors that pop",
"\u2026 a mild sauce punctuated with tiny dried shrimp that pop with salinity.",
"\u2014 John Kessler"
],
": to cause to explode or burst open":[
"popped some popcorn",
"pop the trunk"
],
": to escape or break away from something (such as a point of attachment) usually suddenly or unexpectedly":[
"The lid keeps popping off of the container.",
"A couple of screws popped loose.",
"The instant I felt the front tires lurch forward, I applied some throttle and the truck popped free.",
"\u2014 Slaton L. White"
],
": to fire at : shoot":[],
": to go, come, or appear suddenly":[
"images popping up on the screen",
"New businesses are popping up all over town.",
"( (figurative) ) We were discussing candidates for the job, and your name popped up.",
"She popped in for a visit.",
"We're going to pop next door for a minute.",
"The idea just popped into my head.",
"The chipmunk popped out of its burrow.",
"Her eyes popped open.",
"When I heard the siren, I popped straight up in bed."
],
": to hit a pop fly":[
"\u2014 often used with up or out"
],
": to make or burst with a sharp sound":[
"a balloon popped"
],
": to move suddenly from one position or state to another":[
"images popping up on the screen",
"New businesses are popping up all over town.",
"( (figurative) ) We were discussing candidates for the job, and your name popped up.",
"She popped in for a visit.",
"We're going to pop next door for a minute.",
"The idea just popped into my head.",
"The chipmunk popped out of its burrow.",
"Her eyes popped open.",
"When I heard the siren, I popped straight up in bed."
],
": to open with a pop":[
"pop a cold beer"
],
": to propose marriage":[],
": to protrude or seem to protrude from the sockets : to open very wide":[
"eyes popping with amazement"
],
": to push, put, or thrust suddenly or briefly":[
"pops a grape into his mouth",
"She popped her head in the door.",
"Pop the pastry in the oven for ten minutes."
],
": to shoot with a firearm":[],
": to strike or knock sharply : hit":[
"popped him in the jaw"
],
": to take (pills) especially frequently or habitually":[],
"point of purchase":[],
"population":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"We heard the sound of corks popping as the celebration began.",
"One of the buttons popped off my sweater.",
"Guns were popping in the distance.",
"We popped some popcorn in the microwave.",
"The popcorn is done popping .",
"I didn't mean to say that\u2014it just popped out.",
"Her shoulder popped out of its socket.",
"He opened the box, and out popped a mouse.",
"If you are busy, I can pop back in later.",
"My neighbor popped in for a visit.",
"Adjective",
"uninterested in the pop fiction that most of the other publishing houses happily churned out"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1828, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Noun",
"1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"circa 1625, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English poppen , of imitative origin":"Verb",
"by shortening":"Adjective",
"short for poppa":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4p"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blow",
"blow up",
"burst",
"crump",
"detonate",
"explode",
"go off"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044942",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"pop (in)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"to make a brief visit I just popped in to say hello"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-122535",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pop off":{
"antonyms":[
"breathe",
"live"
],
"definitions":{
": to die unexpectedly":[],
": to leave suddenly":[],
": to talk thoughtlessly and often loudly or angrily":[]
},
"examples":[
"just a matter of time before the geezer pops off , and his gold digger of a wife gets the money"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"check out",
"conk (out)",
"croak",
"decease",
"demise",
"depart",
"die",
"drop",
"end",
"exit",
"expire",
"fall",
"flatline",
"go",
"kick in",
"kick off",
"part",
"pass (on)",
"pass away",
"peg out",
"perish",
"step out",
"succumb"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020422",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"poppa":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": father":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4-p\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082243",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"poppycock":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": empty talk or writing : nonsense":[]
},
"examples":[
"That's a lot of poppycock !",
"starting with the cherry tree, much of what was written by Washington's early biographers was pure poppycock",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Skeptics pounced on the proclamation as pure poppycock \u2014and for understandable reasons. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
"Others dismiss the idea of such a romance as poppycock . \u2014 Colleen A. Sheehan, WSJ , 25 Nov. 2021",
"But simply passing off early losses as games that are not as important as later in the season is pure poppycock . \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 21 Aug. 2021",
"None of the poppycock from Texas politicians is of any help to the scores of Texans who spent long hours and days freezing in their homes. \u2014 Star Tribune , 22 Feb. 2021",
"Even if that proves to be poppycock , Republicans must use one hand to keep Trump voters engaged in politics and the other hand to block Trump from remaining in control of the GOP. \u2014 Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News , 25 Jan. 2021",
"Nor is such dangerous poppycock confined to western Europe. \u2014 The Economist , 12 Dec. 2020",
"Despite all the poppycock , the animosity, the headlines, the impeachment without a trial. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Dec. 2019",
"But the legend lives on, and that\u2019s not just plain poppycock . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 July 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1852, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Dutch dialect pappekak , literally, soft dung, from Dutch pap pap + kak dung":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4-p\u0113-\u02cck\u00e4k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003610",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"populace":{
"antonyms":[
"A-list",
"aristocracy",
"best",
"choice",
"corps d'elite",
"cream",
"elect",
"elite",
"fat",
"flower",
"pick",
"pink",
"pride",
"upper crust"
],
"definitions":{
": population":[],
": the common people : masses":[]
},
"examples":[
"The populace has suffered greatly.",
"high officials awkwardly mingling with the general populace",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Often, more affordable brands followed, making similar but lower-cost versions of those items for the general populace . \u2014 Jacey Duprie, The Week , 7 June 2022",
"Kim\u2019s pressure campaign hasn\u2019t been slowed by a COVID-19 outbreak spreading across his largely unvaccinated populace of 26 million amid a lack of public health tools. \u2014 Kim Tong-hyung, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
"To look at this phenomenon in purely capitalistic terms, this affects the health of the economy along with the general populace . \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
"But the sentiment Caruso is trying to convey \u2014 that the city is in dire straits, with a populace plagued by fear \u2014 is central to his insurgent campaign for mayor. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The allegations, analysts say, have cut through the typical scandal-of-the-moment furor that normally fades with the next day\u2019s headlines, resonating with a British populace that still vividly remembers the pandemic sacrifices it was asked to make. \u2014 Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
"With a thrifty populace living in such a temperate climate, box fans rigged to blow over ice and nighttime breezes off Puget Sound were enough to keep the peak of summer at bay. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2021",
"City officials estimate 2,500 to 5,000 residents have returned each day, even as Russian Grad rockets continue to terrorize the populace . \u2014 Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"The picture of the world these professional vaccine agitators paint \u2014 full of conspiracies and cover-ups, with a dangerous medicine being forced on the populace \u2014 could be seen as a form of advertising. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French, from Italian popolaccio rabble, augmentative of popolo the people, from Latin populus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4-py\u0259-l\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"commoners",
"commons",
"crowd",
"herd",
"hoi polloi",
"mass",
"millions",
"mob",
"multitude",
"people",
"plebeians",
"plebs",
"public",
"rank and file"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103618",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"popular":{
"antonyms":[
"out",
"unfashionable",
"unpopular"
],
"definitions":{
": adapted to or indicative of the understanding and taste of the majority":[
"a popular history of the war"
],
": commonly liked or approved":[
"a very popular girl"
],
": frequently encountered or widely accepted":[
"a popular theory"
],
": of or relating to the general public":[],
": suitable to the majority: such as":[],
": suited to the means of the majority : inexpensive":[
"sold at popular prices"
]
},
"examples":[
"They have names that were popular a century ago.",
"He is a popular guy in school.",
"Spicy foods have become increasingly popular .",
"That is a very popular misconception.",
"The word \u201cgroovy\u201d was popular in the 1960s but it's outdated now.",
"Her theories are popular among social scientists.",
"a popular history of physics",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The special laws allotted to the sports and the classical music and arts industries for mandatory military service must be extended to popular culture as well. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 22 June 2022",
"The show ended six years ago but continues to make its mark on popular culture. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 19 June 2022",
"Crypto had permeated much of popular culture before its recent tumble, with many Super Bowl ads touting the digital assets and celebrities and YouTube personalities routinely promoting it on social media. \u2014 Haleluya Hadero And Kelvin Chan, Chron , 18 June 2022",
"From the first season onward, the show made a significant impact on popular culture. \u2014 Karen Idelson, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"As a popular character, Kamala has participated in most of the major company crossovers since her creation in 2013. \u2014 Joe George, Men's Health , 14 June 2022",
"Even as the blackface minstrelsy industry faded from popular American culture in the 1890s, Soelberg said, Latter-day Saints kept the tradition alive well into the 1950s through performances put on by congregations and youth groups. \u2014 Tamarra Kemsley, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"The aim is to transform a popular culture that has always typecast or ignored people from lower castes. \u2014 Niha Masih, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, popular culture writes and rewrites religion\u2019s obituary. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin popularis , from populus the people, a people":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4-py\u0259-l\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for popular common , ordinary , plain , familiar , popular , vulgar mean generally met with and not in any way special, strange, or unusual. common implies usual everyday quality or frequency of occurrence a common error lacked common honesty and may additionally suggest inferiority or coarseness. common manners ordinary stresses conformance in quality or kind with the regular order of things. an ordinary pleasant summer day a very ordinary sort of man plain is likely to suggest homely simplicity. plain hard-working people familiar stresses the fact of being generally known and easily recognized. a familiar melody popular applies to what is accepted by or prevalent among people in general sometimes in contrast to upper classes or special groups. a writer of popular romances vulgar , otherwise similar to popular , is likely to carry derogatory connotations (as of inferiority or coarseness). souvenirs designed to appeal to the vulgar taste",
"synonyms":[
"big",
"crowd-pleasing",
"du jour",
"faddish",
"faddy",
"fashionable",
"favorite",
"happening",
"hot",
"in",
"large",
"modish",
"pop",
"popularized",
"red-hot",
"vogue",
"voguish"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213354",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"popular music":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": music written and marketed with the intention of achieving mass distribution and sales now principally in the form of recordings":[
"Though many early pieces of popular music shared general features with classical music of the day, they were briefer and simpler, making fewer demands on both performer and listener.",
"\u2014 Gregory D. Boothe et al., Musical Quarterly , Vol. 74 No. 3 , 1990"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132757",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"popular song":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a song written and marketed with the intention of achieving mass distribution and sales principally in the form of recordings":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-105507"
},
"popular sovereignty":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people":[],
": a pre-Civil War doctrine asserting the right of the people living in a newly organized territory to decide by vote of their territorial legislature whether or not slavery would be permitted there":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Critics such as Jonathan Rauch insist that a surfeit of popular sovereignty has tipped the delicate balance of self-governance in the direction of strongman ethnic nationalism. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Critics such as Jonathan Rauch insist that a surfeit of popular sovereignty has tipped the delicate balance of self-governance in the direction of strongman ethnic nationalism. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Critics such as Jonathan Rauch insist that a surfeit of popular sovereignty has tipped the delicate balance of self-governance in the direction of strongman ethnic nationalism. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Critics such as Jonathan Rauch insist that a surfeit of popular sovereignty has tipped the delicate balance of self-governance in the direction of strongman ethnic nationalism. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Critics such as Jonathan Rauch insist that a surfeit of popular sovereignty has tipped the delicate balance of self-governance in the direction of strongman ethnic nationalism. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Critics such as Jonathan Rauch insist that a surfeit of popular sovereignty has tipped the delicate balance of self-governance in the direction of strongman ethnic nationalism. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Critics such as Jonathan Rauch insist that a surfeit of popular sovereignty has tipped the delicate balance of self-governance in the direction of strongman ethnic nationalism. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Critics such as Jonathan Rauch insist that a surfeit of popular sovereignty has tipped the delicate balance of self-governance in the direction of strongman ethnic nationalism. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035012",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"popular taste":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the feelings that many or most have about what is appealing, attractive, etc.":[
"The movie is intended to appeal to popular taste ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030912",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"popularity":{
"antonyms":[
"disfavor",
"unpopularity"
],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being popular":[]
},
"examples":[
"the increasing popularity of cell phones",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But wealth doesn\u2019t always correlate with popularity on the platform. \u2014 Richard J. Chang, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"The announcement follows a years-long investigation into whether the brand may have helped fuel vaping's popularity among underage users. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Ziwe, age 30 and Nigerian American, is part of a recent wave of young comedians of color to acquire popularity first through social media and then leverage that newfound fame to land broadcasting deals. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
"European leaders are battling internal political turmoil, and some have seen their popularity dip and governing coalitions collapse amid economic concerns and fallout from the invasion. \u2014 Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times , 24 June 2022",
"There are also the reactions to the news \u2014 videos whose popularity rests less on their ability to inform or persuade than on their capacity to reflect raw emotion. \u2014 Reyhan Harmanci, New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"As cryptocurrency\u2019s popularity has grown, it has increasingly been targeted by criminals. \u2014 Taylor Telford, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"The album also dominates the Japan Hot Albums chart and the U.S. Billboard 200 tally this week, showcasing BTS\u2019 overwhelming global popularity once again. \u2014 Billboard Japan, Billboard , 22 June 2022",
"Jean Evans, a former chair of the Missouri Republican Party who is now a political consultant, attributes Greitens' popularity to a passionate slice of the base. \u2014 Will Mcduffie, ABC News , 22 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1574, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u00e4-py\u0259-\u02c8la-r\u0259-t\u0113",
"\u02ccp\u00e4-py\u0259-\u02c8ler-\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"fashionability",
"fashionableness",
"favor",
"hotness",
"modishness",
"vogue",
"voguishness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085820",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"popularity contest":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a contest or situation in which the person who wins or is most successful is the one who is most popular rather than the one who is most skillful, qualified, etc.":[
"The election was just a popularity contest . Voters didn't really care about the issues.",
"\u2014 often used to say that someone or something is not popular After laying off hundreds of workers, the company isn't going to win any popularity contests around here."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083540",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"popularize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to cater to popular taste":[],
": to cause to be liked or esteemed":[],
": to make popular: such as":[],
": to present in generally understandable or interesting form":[]
},
"examples":[
"a phrase that was popularized by its use in a hit TV show",
"Dream analysis was popularized by Sigmund Freud.",
"The book presents a popularized version of American history.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Celebrities like Scarlett Johansson and Chantal Jeffries have helped popularize the new (and finicky \u2014 helix piercings can take up to nine months to heal) style. \u2014 Leah Prinzivalli, Allure , 31 May 2022",
"Jefferson Avenue was within walking distance of War Memorial Stadium, the former home of the Buffalo Bills NFL team, and pioneering establishments like Wings N' Things, one of America's first chicken wing shops that helped popularize Buffalo wings. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"His exacting vision has helped popularize the rise of neo-Westerns \u2014 stories that take the conventions of the Western genre and place them in the present. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Smith helped popularize the Spanish Colonial Revival style in the region in private homes and public buildings that are now National Historic Landmarks. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The song helped popularize the lingo that truck drivers used over their citizens band radios. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The song helped popularize the lingo that truck drivers used over their citizens band, or CB, radios and is almost incomprehensible without a glossary of CB terms. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The national restaurant chain Chipotle helped to popularize this style of burrito across the country. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The scholarship, dedicated to the late reporter who helped popularize lacrosse in Massachusetts, is open to MIAA seniors who have played on at least one varsity team the past two years. \u2014 Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1593, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u00e4-py\u0259-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085415",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"popularized":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to cater to popular taste":[],
": to cause to be liked or esteemed":[],
": to make popular: such as":[],
": to present in generally understandable or interesting form":[]
},
"examples":[
"a phrase that was popularized by its use in a hit TV show",
"Dream analysis was popularized by Sigmund Freud.",
"The book presents a popularized version of American history.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Compared to California, Florida\u2019s economy is a popgun . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2021",
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"The manner of Guild\u2019s death was natural and the causes were pulmonary thromboembolus, a blood clot in the lung, and a thrombus in the left popliteal vein, a vein in the leg, according to the coroner. \u2014 Matt Sledge, NOLA.com , 18 Oct. 2020",
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"Lightweight linen blouses have a more easy, breezy feel to them whereas poplin blouses tend to feel a bit more structured and, thus, refined. \u2014 Eva Thomas, PEOPLE.com , 14 May 2022",
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"What Ludwinski knows is that the pastries will feature a buckwheat dough and a sour cherry- poppy seed filling. \u2014 Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press , 2 Mar. 2022",
"And Trader Joe\u2019s poppy seed stuff is a very similar dressing. \u2014 Alex Beggs, Bon App\u00e9tit , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Her 6-year-old daughter, Ivanka, dreamed of the poppy seed sweet rolls her mother had made before the war. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The pastry, however, wasn't baked into the holiday until the 16th century, when it was inspired by the German cookie mohntaschen (mohn meaning poppy seed and tash meaning pockets). \u2014 CBS News , 13 Mar. 2022",
"At Tuscan Caf\u00e9, an assortment of vanilla bean cream cheese, poppy seed and apricot fill a flour dough crust. \u2014 Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Rabbi Lipschultz's favorite is poppy seed , but the apricot version was a stunner, with a crumbly cookie crust that encased a lightly sweet filling. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 15 Mar. 2022"
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"Arched doorways of maple and poplar in the north addition of the St. George Utah Temple replicate original millwork in the historic temple. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Truffles are a type of subterranean fungus typically found among the roots of specific varieties of trees, including oak, hazelnut, beech, fir, pine and poplar . \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Truffles are a type of subterranean fungus typically found among the roots of specific varieties of trees, including oak, hazelnut, beech, fir, pine and poplar . \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 28 Dec. 2021",
"The poplar , which had a circumference of around 157 inches and may have been more than 100 years old, would not easily be replaced even by 100 theoretical trees, Eutsler said. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Truffles are a type of subterranean fungus typically found among the roots of specific varieties of trees, including oak, hazelnut, beech, fir, pine and poplar . \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Truffles are a type of subterranean fungus typically found among the roots of specific varieties of trees, including oak, hazelnut, beech, fir, pine and poplar . \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Truffles are a type of subterranean fungus typically found among the roots of specific varieties of trees, including oak, hazelnut, beech, fir, pine and poplar . \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Praise the infinite, nameless tellers of tales swaying from the poplar \u2019s limbs. \u2014 Michael Palmer, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The first photo shows the couple with their daughter as van Leeuwen helps Mint get ready to release a confetti popper . \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"Should the vehicle\u2019s air conditioner shut off while the dog is unattended, a door- popper system would let the dog outside to protect it from heat exhaustion. \u2014 Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 Feb. 2022",
"That said, the jalape\u00f1o popper flavors stood out, making for a very flavorful dish that left me wanting more. \u2014 Allaire Nuss, Health.com , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Air popping your popcorn in a pot on the stovetop or in an air- popper machine. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 7 Nov. 2021",
"Auburn\u2019s defense will challenge the Ole Miss offense, but Lane Kiffin should have his popcorn popper ready for this game. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Chances are, many of us have encountered a pompous collar- popper like Jake Lacy\u2019s Shane or an oblivious White man who bumbles through a defense of his privilege like Steve Zahn\u2019s Mark. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 15 Aug. 2021",
"The bubble popper and measurer will protect your food\u2019s freshness. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 19 May 2021",
"Dad can use this handy popcorn popper for his at-home movie nights and weekend camping trips. \u2014 Cheyann Neades, Better Homes & Gardens , 18 May 2021"
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": a raised ornament often in the form of a finial generally used on the tops of the upright ends of seats in Gothic churches":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Arched doorways of maple and poplar in the north addition of the St. George Utah Temple replicate original millwork in the historic temple. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Truffles are a type of subterranean fungus typically found among the roots of specific varieties of trees, including oak, hazelnut, beech, fir, pine and poplar . \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Truffles are a type of subterranean fungus typically found among the roots of specific varieties of trees, including oak, hazelnut, beech, fir, pine and poplar . \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 28 Dec. 2021",
"The poplar , which had a circumference of around 157 inches and may have been more than 100 years old, would not easily be replaced even by 100 theoretical trees, Eutsler said. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Truffles are a type of subterranean fungus typically found among the roots of specific varieties of trees, including oak, hazelnut, beech, fir, pine and poplar . \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Truffles are a type of subterranean fungus typically found among the roots of specific varieties of trees, including oak, hazelnut, beech, fir, pine and poplar . \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Truffles are a type of subterranean fungus typically found among the roots of specific varieties of trees, including oak, hazelnut, beech, fir, pine and poplar . \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Praise the infinite, nameless tellers of tales swaying from the poplar \u2019s limbs. \u2014 Michael Palmer, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022"
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"\u2014 Slaton L. White"
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"\u2014 John Kessler"
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"\u2014 Catherine Piercy"
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"\u02c8p\u00e4p"
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"blow",
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"du jour",
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"faddy",
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"favorite",
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"hot",
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"Verb",
"We heard the sound of corks popping as the celebration began.",
"One of the buttons popped off my sweater.",
"Guns were popping in the distance.",
"We popped some popcorn in the microwave.",
"The popcorn is done popping .",
"I didn't mean to say that\u2014it just popped out.",
"Her shoulder popped out of its socket.",
"He opened the box, and out popped a mouse.",
"If you are busy, I can pop back in later.",
"My neighbor popped in for a visit.",
"Adjective",
"uninterested in the pop fiction that most of the other publishing houses happily churned out"
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"definitions":{
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Robin Hood and the avenging bandido Murrieta, as well as novelist Baroness Orczy\u2019s entirely fictional Scarlet Pimpernel, the secret identity of the British popinjay who saves French aristocrats from the Reign of Terror. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Jan. 2021",
"There was a tiny popinjay of a man with a Windsor knot and a pink tie. \u2014 Rebecca Keegan, VanityFair.com , 21 Jan. 2017"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English papejay parrot, from Middle French papegai, papejai , from Arabic babgh\u0101'":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1528, in the meaning defined above":""
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": inferior or cheap whiskey":[]
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"pop entry 1 + skull":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Each semester, Hirata would give his students a pop quiz on identifying local fish ubiquitous to Hawaiian cuisine\u2014a test that showed Hirata how little knowledge of native ingredients and species was being passed on to younger generations. \u2014 Rachel Ng, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 May 2022",
"Ganbarg quickly gathered some of the other young staffers and held an impromptu pop quiz : Who were the brothers in The Kinks? \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Donnie reposted a pop quiz from the CBS Instagram account that asked fans to name a CBS star who has also directed an episode of their show. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Arizona not prepared for Detroit Lions' pop quiz ASU's 3-game win streak snapped as Sun Devils fall to San Francisco To suggest human-interest story ideas and other news, reach Obert at richard.obert@arizonarepublic.com or 602-316-8827. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The Williams who embodies stubbornness while chastising his daughters for it; and who can\u2019t even let a family rewatch of Cinderella go by without turning it into a pop quiz on morality. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 19 Nov. 2021",
"The first group date surprises the men with a pop quiz . \u2014 Mike Rose, cleveland , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Coaches relish how the balancing act that requires Parsons to study for two tests also demands opposing offensive coordinators remain ready for a pop quiz . \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The program will open with a citizenship pop quiz , which encourages viewers to think about what those not born in this country must learn in order to become Americans. \u2014 Hearst Television, Chron , 18 Mar. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1931, in the meaning defined above":""
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"definitions":{
": a day on which contributions for war veterans are solicited and artificial red poppies are given to the contributors":[]
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": an extract or decoction of poppy used medicinally":[],
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"\u02c8p\u00e4-p\u0113",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many others who had planted earlier succeeded in harvesting, going from plant to plant, slicing the poppy \u2019s bulb, then scooping up the sap that oozes out, the raw material for opium. \u2014 Abdul Khaliq, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 June 2022",
"The poppy is the official memorial flower of the American Legion, and their tradition of distributing red poppies on Memorial Day dates back more than a century, including in Anchorage. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
"Intrigued by the enthusiasm that the blue poppy generated, Elsie was among the first gardeners in North America to attempt to grow them, using seeds obtained from Edinburgh\u2019s Royal Botanic Gardens in the 1930s. \u2014 Jeanine Barone, Forbes , 27 June 2021",
"Learn about the significance of the poppy for Memorial Day and create a painting on canvas. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 6 May 2022",
"The red poppy officially became the national emblem of remembrance in 1920. \u2014 cleveland , 1 May 2022",
"Kate pinned a red remembrance poppy , which commemorates those who lost their lives in the war, to the dress's collar. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The Taliban, during their first tenure, virtually stamped out opium- poppy cultivation. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
"The product comes in five day-to-night shades including I'm Crushin (a hot poppy ) and a deep berry, appropriately named Bad Bleep. \u2014 Emily Burns, ELLE , 9 Feb. 2022"
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"He hit a high pop fly to the second baseman.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Zache recorded her 17th strikeout of the night before inducing a shallow pop fly to center to end the inning. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 11 June 2022",
"Second baseman Jake Cronenworth cherry-picked his own highlight of his teammate, when Kim hustled to cover third in Pittsburgh as Machado chased a pop fly down the line. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Junior Louisville commit Colton Hartman appeared to be out of a jam in the fourth inning, but a pop fly was dropped scoring Mason's Lefton for their first run. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 4 June 2022",
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"Manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday the veteran centerfielder is not expected to return this month from the strained right hamstring suffered making a running catch of a shallow pop fly May 31 against Detroit at American Family Field. \u2014 Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2021"
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"The wine\u2019s label is pure pop art , and the bottle is sealed with a metal crown cap. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Then came a call from an old friend, prominent pop art dealer Phil Selway \u2014 who hired King to move to his ranch and sell it because it wasn't being used. \u2014 CBS News , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Richly colored walls hold oversized pop art of musicians and Donyale Luna, the first African-American model on the cover of British Vogue. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Aug. 2021"
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"Turn the lights off, pop the popcorn and get ready to feel that October mood sink in. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"Here's who is taking home the golden popcorn so far ... \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 6 June 2022",
"That\u2019s the case with the Snak King popcorn recall from earlier this week. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Pop the popcorn and get ready for what could be one of the most unpredictable Oscar nights in recent memory. \u2014 cleveland , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"It\u2019s to the point where even movie theaters are projecting shortages of popcorn and other concession items. \u2014 Michael Peregrine, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
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"Despite the rocky start, the pair pulled off a first-place finish, and Antieau, cool as a summer breeze, celebrated with popcorn . \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 26 May 2022",
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"According to Perry, the suspects also went underneath the stage, raised the theater\u2019s organ and made popcorn . \u2014 Ryce Stoughtenborough, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The company has been dabbling in cryptocurrency and plans to sell its own popcorn brand at stores. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 16 Mar. 2022",
"DJ Cassidy is off to the races with his popular popcorn -style showcase of classic songs and legendary artists. \u2014 Essence , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Late in the second quarter, James could be seen sipping water from a bottle and in the third quarter he could be seen eating what looked to be popcorn . \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 5 Dec. 2021",
"This year, for example, the streamer also gave us everything from big, dumb, popcorn action-horror like Zack Snyder\u2019s Army of the Dead to foreign-language titles like A Classic Horror Story from Italy. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Creating the popcorn brand, from working with Rob and Greg to perfect the recipe to partnering up with The Naked Market earlier this year, was a process that took about 2.5 years. \u2014 Abigail Abesamis Demarest, Forbes , 5 Oct. 2021"
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"We're going to pop next door for a minute.",
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"\u2014 Slaton L. White"
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"\u2014 John Kessler"
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"\u2014 Catherine Piercy"
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"du jour",
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"faddy",
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"hot",
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"Verb",
"We heard the sound of corks popping as the celebration began.",
"One of the buttons popped off my sweater.",
"Guns were popping in the distance.",
"We popped some popcorn in the microwave.",
"The popcorn is done popping .",
"I didn't mean to say that\u2014it just popped out.",
"Her shoulder popped out of its socket.",
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"If you are busy, I can pop back in later.",
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"uninterested in the pop fiction that most of the other publishing houses happily churned out"
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"1828, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"noun"
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"noun"
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"the most populous state in the U.S.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Of the five most populous states, only Texas and Pennsylvania lack a red flag law. \u2014 Tyler Kingkade, NBC News , 26 May 2022",
"Ideally, populous states on the East Coast will follow those examples and create their own programs to encourage wider use of SAF. \u2014 Greg Fell, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"Ohio ranked fifth in the nation for the number of car crash deaths, outpacing more populous states like New York and Pennsylvania as more people returned to the road following the 2020 shutdowns. \u2014 cleveland , 18 May 2022",
"Among the 10 most populous states, California\u2019s cumulative death rate is the lowest of all. \u2014 Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
"In Monterey Bay, nature thrives in one our most populous states. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The lack of independent, dissenting voices in the mass media reflects the lack of viable political opposition to the BJP in the central government and in the most populous states. \u2014 Anjani Jain, Fortune , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Viewers\u2019 votes translate to actual points assigned to each contestant, so more populous states won't gain an unfair advantage. \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Almost $9 million of Arkansas' pandemic rent relief funds were taken back by the U.S. Treasury Department to be distributed to more populous states, the department announced this week. \u2014 Tess Vrbin, Arkansas Online , 19 Mar. 2022"
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"Middle English, from Latin populosus , from populus people":""
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"noun"
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": an extract or decoction of poppy used medicinally":[],
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"\u02c8p\u00e4-p\u0113",
"\u02c8p\u00e4p-\u0113"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many others who had planted earlier succeeded in harvesting, going from plant to plant, slicing the poppy \u2019s bulb, then scooping up the sap that oozes out, the raw material for opium. \u2014 Abdul Khaliq, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 June 2022",
"The poppy is the official memorial flower of the American Legion, and their tradition of distributing red poppies on Memorial Day dates back more than a century, including in Anchorage. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
"Intrigued by the enthusiasm that the blue poppy generated, Elsie was among the first gardeners in North America to attempt to grow them, using seeds obtained from Edinburgh\u2019s Royal Botanic Gardens in the 1930s. \u2014 Jeanine Barone, Forbes , 27 June 2021",
"Learn about the significance of the poppy for Memorial Day and create a painting on canvas. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 6 May 2022",
"The red poppy officially became the national emblem of remembrance in 1920. \u2014 cleveland , 1 May 2022",
"Kate pinned a red remembrance poppy , which commemorates those who lost their lives in the war, to the dress's collar. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The Taliban, during their first tenure, virtually stamped out opium- poppy cultivation. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
"The product comes in five day-to-night shades including I'm Crushin (a hot poppy ) and a deep berry, appropriately named Bad Bleep. \u2014 Emily Burns, ELLE , 9 Feb. 2022"
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"Middle English popi , from Old English pop\u00e6g, popig , modification of Latin papaver":""
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-113537"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-122657"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And so last week Sadr, a populist with hundreds of thousands of loyal followers, announced that his 74 parliamentary candidates, more than a fifth of the total, would be resigning altogether. \u2014 Mustafa Salim, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Former rebel Gustavo Petro is set to be Colombia's first leftist president after voters handed him a slim victory in Sunday's runoff election against Rodolfo Hern\u00e1ndez, a political outsider and populist . \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 20 June 2022",
"French President Emmanuel Macron comfortably won a second term Sunday, beating back a stronger-than-expected challenge from Marine Le Pen, a far-right populist who has attacked the European Union and NATO and expressed support for Russia. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Polls suggest that Macron will again prevail in Sunday\u2019s runoff vote against the nationalist- populist Le Pen, but by what could be a considerably closer margin than the last time around. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Palin, through the McCain campaign, had awakened a darkly populist and resentment-fueled sect of the Republican Party that many, including Barack Obama, connect directly to the rise of Donald Trump. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Carswell clashed with more populist Farage after being the first of only two U.K. Independence Party candidates ever elected to Parliament. \u2014 Leah Willingham, Star Tribune , 22 Jan. 2021",
"Jansa, a 63-year old former Marxist turned right-wing populist has led a career marked by surprising comebacks -- including a communist-era prison term and another after a 2013 corruption conviction that was overturned. \u2014 Jan Bratanic, Bloomberg.com , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a right-wing populist , gained almost 90,000 followers in the day after Musk\u2019s announcement. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Millions of migrants flee their communities each year, many heading for Europe, where nationalist politicians stoke populist rage against them in order to advance their own right-wing programs. \u2014 Helen Epstein, The New York Review of Books , 11 May 2022",
"Others pointed out that Le Pen did better in this French election than the one five years ago, and the conservative populist movement still has to be taken seriously in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Orban has become a powerful symbol of the global populist movement. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Back then, in 2005, the memory of Enron\u2019s 2001 collapse was still fresh and the enduring populist rage about the 2008 Wall Street bailout was on the horizon. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 6 Oct. 2021",
"In less than a month, the number of subscribers to the forum had nearly quadrupled, to more than five million, and the talk of squeezing the hedge funds had turned into a collective expression of populist rage. \u2014 Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker , 10 May 2021",
"Still, Marcos gained favor among Filipinos with his populist agenda. \u2014 Erik Ortiz, NBC News , 14 May 2022",
"His vice-presidential running mate and daughter of the outgoing populist leader, Sara Duterte, appeared to have also won with a massive margin. \u2014 Jim Gomez, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
"His vice-presidential running mate and daughter of the outgoing populist leader, Sara Duterte, appeared to have also won with a massive margin. \u2014 Jim Gomez, ajc , 13 May 2022"
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"Immigrants began to populate the area in the late 19th century.",
"Strange creatures populate the ocean depths.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These populate the spongy mucosal tissues of the nose, mouth and throat, where the COVID-causing coronavirus first lands. \u2014 Marla Broadfoot, Scientific American , 3 May 2022",
"Noisy birds, howling dogs and distrustful characters populate compositions with a concrete musical language based on improvisation, repetition and spontaneous vocal harmonies. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
"It\u2019s not too much of a stretch to see how Lichtenstein\u2019s interest in pop culture imagery could have led to the jet fighter pilots and femmes fatales that populate his Pop paintings. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The hosts, who change frequently, never paper over the diverse viewpoints of the Puerto Ricans who populate the stories. \u2014 Eric Mcquade, The Atlantic , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Not the actuality of it, but the people in it, the people who populate it. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 24 Apr. 2022",
"But unlike the many debunkers, explainers, and self-promotional plastic surgeons who populate the platform, Flanary\u2019s primary concern is with making people laugh. \u2014 Damian Garde, STAT , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Google\u2019s YouTube is folding its effort to create original programming and focusing on the millions of creators who populate the video platform with content. \u2014 Tripp Mickle, WSJ , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Many companies resorted to using multiple job boards like LinkedIn, Indeed, Handshake, and more to populate the top of their recruiting funnel. \u2014 Frederick Daso, Forbes , 3 June 2022"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a language family of the states of Oaxaca and Pueblo in Mexico comprising Popoloca and Chocho":[]
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"the most populous state in the U.S.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Of the five most populous states, only Texas and Pennsylvania lack a red flag law. \u2014 Tyler Kingkade, NBC News , 26 May 2022",
"Ideally, populous states on the East Coast will follow those examples and create their own programs to encourage wider use of SAF. \u2014 Greg Fell, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"Ohio ranked fifth in the nation for the number of car crash deaths, outpacing more populous states like New York and Pennsylvania as more people returned to the road following the 2020 shutdowns. \u2014 cleveland , 18 May 2022",
"Among the 10 most populous states, California\u2019s cumulative death rate is the lowest of all. \u2014 Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
"In Monterey Bay, nature thrives in one our most populous states. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The lack of independent, dissenting voices in the mass media reflects the lack of viable political opposition to the BJP in the central government and in the most populous states. \u2014 Anjani Jain, Fortune , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Viewers\u2019 votes translate to actual points assigned to each contestant, so more populous states won't gain an unfair advantage. \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Almost $9 million of Arkansas' pandemic rent relief funds were taken back by the U.S. Treasury Department to be distributed to more populous states, the department announced this week. \u2014 Tess Vrbin, Arkansas Online , 19 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And so last week Sadr, a populist with hundreds of thousands of loyal followers, announced that his 74 parliamentary candidates, more than a fifth of the total, would be resigning altogether. \u2014 Mustafa Salim, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Former rebel Gustavo Petro is set to be Colombia's first leftist president after voters handed him a slim victory in Sunday's runoff election against Rodolfo Hern\u00e1ndez, a political outsider and populist . \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 20 June 2022",
"French President Emmanuel Macron comfortably won a second term Sunday, beating back a stronger-than-expected challenge from Marine Le Pen, a far-right populist who has attacked the European Union and NATO and expressed support for Russia. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Polls suggest that Macron will again prevail in Sunday\u2019s runoff vote against the nationalist- populist Le Pen, but by what could be a considerably closer margin than the last time around. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Palin, through the McCain campaign, had awakened a darkly populist and resentment-fueled sect of the Republican Party that many, including Barack Obama, connect directly to the rise of Donald Trump. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Carswell clashed with more populist Farage after being the first of only two U.K. Independence Party candidates ever elected to Parliament. \u2014 Leah Willingham, Star Tribune , 22 Jan. 2021",
"Jansa, a 63-year old former Marxist turned right-wing populist has led a career marked by surprising comebacks -- including a communist-era prison term and another after a 2013 corruption conviction that was overturned. \u2014 Jan Bratanic, Bloomberg.com , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a right-wing populist , gained almost 90,000 followers in the day after Musk\u2019s announcement. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Millions of migrants flee their communities each year, many heading for Europe, where nationalist politicians stoke populist rage against them in order to advance their own right-wing programs. \u2014 Helen Epstein, The New York Review of Books , 11 May 2022",
"Others pointed out that Le Pen did better in this French election than the one five years ago, and the conservative populist movement still has to be taken seriously in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Orban has become a powerful symbol of the global populist movement. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Back then, in 2005, the memory of Enron\u2019s 2001 collapse was still fresh and the enduring populist rage about the 2008 Wall Street bailout was on the horizon. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 6 Oct. 2021",
"In less than a month, the number of subscribers to the forum had nearly quadrupled, to more than five million, and the talk of squeezing the hedge funds had turned into a collective expression of populist rage. \u2014 Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker , 10 May 2021",
"Still, Marcos gained favor among Filipinos with his populist agenda. \u2014 Erik Ortiz, NBC News , 14 May 2022",
"His vice-presidential running mate and daughter of the outgoing populist leader, Sara Duterte, appeared to have also won with a massive margin. \u2014 Jim Gomez, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
"His vice-presidential running mate and daughter of the outgoing populist leader, Sara Duterte, appeared to have also won with a massive margin. \u2014 Jim Gomez, ajc , 13 May 2022"
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": a clothing fabric that has a silk or rayon warp and a wool filling and resembles poplin or rep":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Our favorites include a breezy Capri-collar popover , striped terrycloth polo and roomy cotton-linen trousers. \u2014 Annie Davidson, Robb Report , 26 May 2022",
"In the surest sign yet that Casentino has gone mainstream, it\u2019s been picked up by basics brand Alex Mill in the form of a kangaroo pocket popover that no fleece-wearing dad would shy away from. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Anne\u2019s samples, an occasional Cinnabon, and the promise of cute tie-dyed linen popover shirts at the Gap for thirty-five per cent off. \u2014 Alex Baia, The New Yorker , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Go ahead and make this frittata or a sweet breakfast popover knowing your pan can handle the heat. \u2014 Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens , 18 Nov. 2021",
"For something a little different, consider this plaid popover shirt with a quarter-length button closure on the front, a chest pocket on the left, and a rounded hemline with subtle slits on the side. \u2014 Eden Lichterman, PEOPLE.com , 15 Oct. 2021",
"One of her creations from Futuro, the custard churrover \u2014 a baked popover rolled in cinnamon sugar and filled with vanilla custard \u2014 has become a Dinersaur staple. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 9 Sep. 2021",
"This French-California brasserie has added something decidedly English in origin to its menu: a popover with cheddar and pecorino delicately folded inside. \u2014 Valerie Demicheva And Flora Chang, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 July 2021",
"That being this eye-catching cross between a popover and a crepe, which is simultaneously both richer and more delicate than the average flapjack. \u2014 Nicole Hvidsten, Star Tribune , 16 July 2021"
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": the sum of the factors (as increase in numbers or excessive food consumption) within a population that reduce the ability of an environment to support the population and that therefore tend to result in migration and expansion of range or in extinction or decline of the population":[]
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"definitions":{
": a food of the Marquesas islands similar to Hawaiian poi but commonly made of both fresh and preserved cooked and pounded breadfruit":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But as growth soars in the major metro areas, spillover from the population explosion has led to a development boon in the Hill Country. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Despite all the challenges of making a home here, the island has seen something of a recent population explosion , at least in percentage terms. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Jan. 2022",
"The 15-member panel tasked with redrawing county commission boundaries in the wake of Orange County\u2019s population explosion over the last decade appears to have settled on a map, which would keep Hispanic voting majorities in two districts. \u2014 Stephen Hudak, orlandosentinel.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Both also acknowledged that will pose major challenges, especially in light of Herriman\u2019s population explosion and the problems that have come with it. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Oct. 2021",
"In late October 1971, Parks appears in another Sentinel article, this time as part of a series of vignettes about Central Florida\u2019s population explosion . \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Oct. 2021",
"People of color fueled the state\u2019s population explosion since 2010, with much of the growth concentrated in cities and suburbs, census data show. \u2014 Sami Sparber, Dallas News , 4 Oct. 2021",
"The population explosion that followed the successful fair cemented demand for the sturdy dwellings fronted by covered porches and substantial columns. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Oct. 2021",
"The population explosion that followed the successful fair cemented demand for the sturdy dwellings fronted by covered porches and substantial columns. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Oct. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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