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{
"Brobdingnagian":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by tremendous size"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccbr\u00e4b-di\u014b-\u02c8na-g\u0113-\u0259n",
"-dig-\u02c8na-"
],
"synonyms":[
"astronomical",
"astronomic",
"bumper",
"colossal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"cyclopean",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"galactic",
"gargantuan",
"giant",
"gigantesque",
"gigantic",
"grand",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"Himalayan",
"huge",
"humongous",
"humungous",
"immense",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"mega",
"mighty",
"monster",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"oceanic",
"pharaonic",
"planetary",
"prodigious",
"super",
"super-duper",
"supersize",
"supersized",
"titanic",
"tremendous",
"vast",
"vasty",
"walloping",
"whacking",
"whopping"
],
"antonyms":[
"bantam",
"bitty",
"diminutive",
"infinitesimal",
"Lilliputian",
"little bitty",
"micro",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"midget",
"miniature",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"pocket",
"pygmy",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee"
],
"examples":[
"a Brobdingnagian billboard stood at the entrance to the theme park"
],
"history_and_etymology":" Brobdingnag , imaginary land of giants in Gulliver's Travels , by Jonathan Swift",
"first_known_use":[
"1728, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195101"
},
"Bronx cheer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": raspberry sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u00e4\u014b(k)s-"
],
"synonyms":[
"bird",
"boo",
"catcall",
"hiss",
"hoot",
"jeer",
"raspberry",
"razz",
"snort"
],
"antonyms":[
"cheer"
],
"examples":[
"a baseball legend who seems never to have forgotten the Bronx cheer he once received from the hometown ingrates"
],
"history_and_etymology":" Bronx , borough of New York City",
"first_known_use":[
"1924, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-124441"
},
"Broken Hill":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city in a mining district of New South Wales, southeastern Australia population 18,430":[],
"\u2014 see kabwe":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010315"
},
"Brochymena":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a widely distributed genus of pentatomid bugs that are predators on phytophagous insects":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"br\u014d\u02c8kim\u0259n\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, perhaps irregular from Greek (Aeolic) brochys short (akin to Greek brachys short) + Greek hymen-, hym\u0113n membrane, insect wing":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041254"
},
"Brownian motion":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a random movement of microscopic particles suspended in liquids or gases resulting from the impact of molecules of the surrounding medium":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccbrau\u0307-n\u0113-\u0259n-",
"\u02c8brau\u0307-n\u0113-\u0259n-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Robert Brown \u20201858 Scottish botanist":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1849, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065400"
},
"Bravo":{
"type":[
"communications code word",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": villain , desperado",
": a hired assassin",
": a shout of approval",
": to applaud by shouts of bravo"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u00e4-(\u02cc)v\u014d",
"\u02c8br\u00e4-(\u02cc)v\u014d",
"br\u00e4-\u02c8v\u014d",
"\u02c8br\u00e4-(\u02cc)v\u014d",
"br\u00e4-\u02c8v\u014d",
"\u02c8br\u00e4-(\u02cc)v\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1600, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1806, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1732, in the meaning defined above",
"Communications code word",
"1952, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-045134"
},
"Breathalyzer":{
"type":[
"trademark"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8breth-\u0259-\u02ccl\u012b-z\u0259r",
"\u02c8bre-th\u0259-\u02ccl\u012b-z\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001458"
},
"Brinser":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of a religious body called United Zion's Children that in 1853 separated from the River Brethren":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-n(t)s\u0259-",
"\u02c8brinz\u0259(r)"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Matthias Brinser fl 1855 American theologist, founder of the sect":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032507"
},
"Broken Arrow":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"city in northeastern Oklahoma southeast of Tulsa population 98,850"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u014d-k\u0259n-\u02c8er-\u014d",
"-\u02c8a-r\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-045753"
},
"Brevoortia":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of small marine fishes (family Clupeidae) comprising the menhadens":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"br\u0259\u02c8v\u014drsh(\u0113)\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, probably from J. Carson Brevoort \u20201887 American naturalist and ichthyologist + New Latin -ia":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044736"
},
"Brasenia":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a monotypic genus of widely distributed aquatic plants (family Nymphaeaceae) with floating oval leaves and small dull-purple flowers \u2014 see water shield":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"br\u0259\u02c8s\u0113n\u0113\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172639"
},
"Brasher Doubloon":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a gold coin of the weight of a doubloon struck in New York City in 1787":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brash\u0259(r)-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Ephraim Brasher or Brashear , 18th century American goldsmith who struck it":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230746"
},
"Brummell":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"George Bryan 1778\u20131840 Beau Brummell English dandy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0259-m\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073028"
},
"Brocken":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"mountain 3747 feet (1142 meters) high in central Germany near the former East Germany\u2013West Germany border; highest of the Harz Mountains"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u00e4-k\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110902"
},
"Brisbane quandong":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an Australian tree ( Elaeocarpus grandis ) with hard white timber and edible fruit"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-123959"
},
"Braz":{
"type":[
"abbreviation"
],
"definitions":{
"Brazil ; Brazilian":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113147"
},
"Brocken specter":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an optical phenomenon sometimes seen from the summit of mountains or from an aircraft when the observer is between the sun and a mass of cloud, the figures of the observer and surrounding objects being seen projected on the cloud much enlarged and often encircled by rainbow colors \u2014 compare glory sense 6a (3)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u00e4k\u0259n-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"from Brocken , peak in the Harz mountains, Germany; Brocken specter , translation of German Brockengespenst":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105122"
},
"Brisbane lily":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a bulbous plant ( Eurycles sylvestris ) of the family Amaryllidaceae that is native to Australia, Malaysia, and the Philippines and has umbels of white flowers resembling lilies":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115000"
},
"Brutus":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"Marcus Junius 85\u201342 b.c. Roman politician and conspirator against Julius Caesar":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u00fc-t\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120226"
},
"brabble":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": squabble"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bra-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"altercate",
"argue",
"argufy",
"bicker",
"brawl",
"controvert",
"dispute",
"fall out",
"fight",
"hassle",
"jar",
"quarrel",
"quibble",
"row",
"scrap",
"spat",
"squabble",
"tiff",
"wrangle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"bored children brabbling in the back seat"
],
"history_and_etymology":"perhaps from Middle Dutch brabbelen , of imitative origin",
"first_known_use":[
"1568, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175428"
},
"brace":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": prepare , steel":[
"brace yourself for the shock"
],
": invigorate , freshen":[
"\u2026 I took the shower and it braced me up a bit.",
"\u2014 Raymond Chandler"
],
": to prepare for use by making taut":[
"brace a drum"
],
": to furnish or support with a brace (see brace entry 2 sense 1 )":[
"heavily braced against the wind"
],
": to make stronger : reinforce":[
"nerves \u2026 braced by long familiarity with danger",
"\u2014 T. B. Macaulay"
],
": to put or plant firmly":[
"braces his foot in the stirrup"
],
": to turn (a sail yard ) by means of a brace (see brace entry 2 sense 1e )":[],
": to waylay especially with demands or questions : confront":[
"when braced , Willie had naturally denied his identity",
"\u2014 Time"
],
": to fasten tightly : bind":[],
": to get ready (as for an attack)":[
"brace for the storm"
],
": to take heart":[
"\u2014 used with up brace up and do something \u2014 Upton Sinclair"
],
": something that transmits, directs, resists, or supports weight or pressure: such as":[],
": a diagonal piece of structural material that serves to strengthen something (such as a framework)":[
"walls held up with braces"
],
": an appliance for supporting a body part":[
"has braces on his legs",
"a neck brace"
],
": an orthodontic appliance usually of metallic wire that is used especially to exert pressure to straighten misaligned teeth":[
"had braces as a teenager"
],
": suspenders":[],
": a rope rove through a block at the end of a ship's yard (see yard entry 4 sense 3 ) to swing it horizontally":[],
": one of two marks { } used to connect words or items to be considered together":[],
": one of these marks connecting two or more musical staffs (see staff entry 1 sense 3 ) carrying parts to be performed simultaneously":[],
": bracket sense 3a":[
"numbers written in braces"
],
": two of a kind : pair":[
"several brace of quail"
],
": something (such as a clasp) that connects or fastens":[],
": a crank-shaped instrument for turning a bit (see bit entry 1 sense 1a(2) )":[],
": a position of rigid attention":[
"on review, his uniform and brace were technically correct",
"\u2014 Time"
],
": something that arouses energy or strengthens morale":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0101s"
],
"synonyms":[
"amp (up)",
"animate",
"energize",
"enliven",
"fillip",
"fire",
"ginger (up)",
"invigorate",
"jazz (up)",
"juice up",
"jump-start",
"liven (up)",
"pep (up)",
"quicken",
"spike",
"stimulate",
"vitalize",
"vivify",
"zip (up)"
],
"antonyms":[
"buttress",
"mount",
"mounting",
"prop",
"reinforcement",
"shore",
"spur",
"stay",
"support",
"underpinning"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He braced the gate with a piece of wood.",
"Steel columns brace the structure.",
"She braced herself with one hand and reached up with the other.",
"Noun",
"We need to add some sort of brace to hold the shelf in place.",
"He could walk with braces on his legs.",
"She wears a back brace .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And of course, universities need to brace for what\u2019s likely to be a new round of student protest, debate and ferment by antiabortion activists and pro-choice advocates alike. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"The stock market struggled for direction on Friday after brutal selloffs in recent days, with the benchmark S&P 500 on track for its worst week since March 2020 as investors brace for a looming recession. \u2014 Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The site\u2019s founders say anyone from Ukraine who joins them in Germany should brace themselves for culture shock. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"Over the weekend, the national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline hit $5 for the first time as drivers brace for a painful summer at the pump. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"The arms and legs\u2014which brace the rack against your trunk\u2014are both easily adjusted by hand, and the rack attaches to the trunk with ratcheting straps. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 8 June 2022",
"The state responded to those concerns by agreeing to provide a device that would brace Atwood while on the gurney. \u2014 Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
"The prolonged downturn in cryptocurrency prices, along with broader tech sector woes, has led to a growing number of layoffs at crypto firms as participants brace for a bumpier ride ahead. \u2014 Michael Bellusci, Fortune , 3 June 2022",
"The initiative, approved by the National Climate Task Force earlier this year, comes amid signs that coastal communities should brace themselves for more intense storms. \u2014 Freida Frisaro, Orlando Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Sophia Smith had a brace for Portland while Hina Sugita, Becky Sauerbrunn, Natalia Kuikka and Taylor Porter each scored as well. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 June 2022",
"Msituni only ended up needing one custom brace , and after 10 days, the problem was corrected. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 26 May 2022",
"Luter, who is among the Sun Belt and national leaders in both interceptions (4) and pass break-ups (10), had a heavy brace on his right knee Tuesday and is unlikely to play vs. Tennessee, Wommack said. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Calzada had a brace on his left knee against Missouri, the same knee an Alabama defender inadvertently rolled on late in the Aggies\u2019 victory. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Northern Illinois safety Devin Lafayette had a brace placed on his left leg after a collision with a teammate late in the first half. \u2014 Charles Odum, chicagotribune.com , 5 Sep. 2021",
"San Marino, which always has left Olympus empty-handed, has a brace of medals from the shooting range. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Aug. 2021",
"Teller trained obsessively to get into proper boxing shape and spent a large chunk of the film acting in a circular metal neck brace Pazienza used to regain movement of his neck following the accident. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
"One friend walked led the stream of teens on crutches, his left leg wrapped in a brace . \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 21 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French bracer to embrace, from brace":"Verb",
"Middle English, clasp, pair, from Anglo-French, pair of arms, pair, support, from Latin bracchia , plural of bracchium arm, from Greek brachi\u014dn , from comparative of brachys short \u2014 more at brief":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 6":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161456"
},
"bracelet":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an ornamental band or chain worn around the wrist":[],
": something (such as handcuffs) resembling a bracelet":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0101-sl\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[
"band",
"bind",
"bond",
"chain",
"cuff(s)",
"fetter",
"handcuff(s)",
"irons",
"ligature",
"manacle(s)",
"shackle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"putting the handcuffs on the jewel thief, the detective asked him how he liked those bracelets",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This bracelet has a stylish, rugged look, and is more than just a compass. \u2014 Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics , 7 June 2022",
"This under-$100 bracelet is great for those who want to give a personalized Mother's Day gift\u2014which can have her initial or someone else's\u2014that won't break the bank. \u2014 Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 3 May 2022",
"Up your arm candy game with this chic and spring-appropriate bracelet that's available in three more just as fun designs. \u2014 Bianca Rodriguez, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 Apr. 2022",
"For those who are looking to gift a big ticket item, this 18kt yellow gold diamond cuff bracelet from Monan is the perfect choice. \u2014 Angela Lei, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Their wives, Middleton and Meghan Markle, have since worn many of her pieces, including this pearl bracelet and the Princess of Wales's butterfly earrings. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 12 June 2021",
"Harkness was found wearing a diamond bracelet , a Rolex watch and a gold ring, according to court records. \u2014 Graham Kates, CBS News , 20 May 2022",
"Megan wore accessorizes that complemented the shimmery strap, including a chunky bracelet , chunky rings, and stiletto sandals that had no visible strap over the toes. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 16 May 2022",
"And while timeless jewelry pieces like a tennis bracelet , delicate pendant necklace, or cocktail ring can take a bridal look from lovely to extraordinary, earrings always make the most impact without taking away from your wedding look. \u2014 Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Middle French, diminutive of bras arm, from Latin bracchium":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204605"
},
"bracing":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": giving strength, vigor, or freshness":[
"a bracing breeze"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0101-si\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"cordial",
"invigorating",
"refreshing",
"rejuvenating",
"restorative",
"reviving",
"stimulating",
"stimulative",
"tonic",
"vital",
"vitalizing"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"a chilly but bracing day",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"No Way Home, The Batman is as bracing as a shot of whisky after a grape Slushee. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The 700-some-page tome is a bracing addition to an ongoing field of research and testimony on AIDS history, a corrective to previous accounts that have elevated some perspectives over others and latched onto only a handful of figures. \u2014 Brandon Tensley, CNN , 24 June 2021",
"Indeed, for today\u2019s readers, perhaps the most bracing paradox in the lectures is the suggestion that professionalism derives higher significance from precisely the inhospitable character of its context. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020",
"Indeed, for today\u2019s readers, perhaps the most bracing paradox in the lectures is the suggestion that professionalism derives higher significance from precisely the inhospitable character of its context. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020",
"Indeed, for today\u2019s readers, perhaps the most bracing paradox in the lectures is the suggestion that professionalism derives higher significance from precisely the inhospitable character of its context. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020",
"Indeed, for today\u2019s readers, perhaps the most bracing paradox in the lectures is the suggestion that professionalism derives higher significance from precisely the inhospitable character of its context. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020",
"Indeed, for today\u2019s readers, perhaps the most bracing paradox in the lectures is the suggestion that professionalism derives higher significance from precisely the inhospitable character of its context. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020",
"Indeed, for today\u2019s readers, perhaps the most bracing paradox in the lectures is the suggestion that professionalism derives higher significance from precisely the inhospitable character of its context. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1752, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020259"
},
"brackish":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": somewhat salty":[
"brackish water"
],
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"examples":[
"the office coffee is often some brackish brew that's been sitting around for a couple of hours",
"the river becomes brackish as we approach the tidemark",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"People can contract vibriosis by eating raw or undercooked shellfish, particularly oysters, as well as entering through open wounds while in salt or brackish water. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
"Belk, a lifelong history buff, even joined the ranks of Martha Jefferson, who had brewed beer at Monticello to make brackish water safe to drink. \u2014 Kelly Gray, Town & Country , 22 June 2022",
"The swimming pool in the center of Kiara\u2019s apartment complex is filled with brackish water and dog excrement. \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"As we got sloshed about in the whitecaps, my goggles started to fog and the brackish water rinsed my throat. \u2014 Ross Kenneth Urken, Travel + Leisure , 8 June 2022",
"Walker, a proper boomer, seems also to have been diving deep into the brackish waters of YouTube. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Adult alligators can spend time in brackish waters where food resources such as blue crabs are plentiful, said alligator biologist Alicia Davis of North Carolina\u2019s Wildlife Resources Commission. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
"But artworks have suffered from the Hudson River\u2019s brackish waters and superstorms like Hurricane Sandy. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Dec. 2021",
"In the 1950s, an average of 37,400 tons of oysters were taken annually from brackish waters nationwide. \u2014 Janet Mcconnaughey, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Dec. 2021"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for brag Verb boast , brag , vaunt , crow mean to express pride in oneself or one's accomplishments. boast often suggests ostentation and exaggeration boasts of every trivial success , but it may imply a claiming with proper and justifiable pride. the town boasts one of the best museums in the area brag suggests crudity and artlessness in glorifying oneself. bragging of their exploits vaunt usually connotes more pomp and bombast than boast and less crudity or na\u00efvet\u00e9 than brag . vaunted his country's military might crow usually implies exultant boasting or bragging. crowed after winning the championship",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"for all his brag about diving, he actually does very little",
"he's an irritating brag whose sense of selfhood is defined by what he owns",
"Verb",
"After winning the race, she couldn't stop bragging .",
"\u201cI don't mean to brag ,\u201d he said, \u201cbut I'm an excellent cook.\u201d",
"He bragged that his daughter was the best student in her class.",
"\u201cI'm the fastest runner on the team,\u201d she bragged .",
"Adjective",
"he did a really brag job on restoring that classic car",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"While still plenty explicit, We Can\u2019t Be Stopped served as another huge posture-shift for the group, eschewing rap\u2019s typical boast-and- brag for the blues tradition of lamenting trauma caused by loose living. \u2014 Jonathan Rowe, SPIN , 28 June 2022",
"Quickly, though, the GeoGuessr video became about high scores\u2014somewhere between a brag and, for a passionate and skeptical online community, proof. \u2014 Max Norman, The New Yorker , 24 June 2022",
"The real question, though, is whether the town is ready for the inevitable influx of tourists and art lovers in search of their next geotag brag . \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 14 June 2022",
"No child has ever read faster, which is not a brag . \u2014 Elinor Lipman, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Overnight a copy of your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 with something clever, funny or interesting\u2014photoshop yourself into a team photo, send your brag book, create a QR code with an introduction video or solve a problem, for example\u2014make an effort. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Bob McKillop, legendary coach of the giant-killing Davidson basketball team, slid a humble brag into his post-game words after his team\u2019s 79-78 upset of No.10 Alabama. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 22 Dec. 2021",
"For every diamond and every death, for every feeling of loss and insecure emotion, Mill comes out with hope and real brio on his side \u2013 a confidence that goes way beyond any mere humble- brag or boast. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 1 Oct. 2021",
"But a skincare fridge has a purpose beyond the social media brag . \u2014 Hannah Coates, Vogue , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Not to brag , but simply put, there is no other resource like this for Angelenos. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Samsung did not brag about major performance or efficiency gains for the Exynos 2200. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Which means that being in slightly better polling shape than Trump is nothing for Biden to brag about. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 14 Jan. 2022",
"There's also the option to book a photographer and brag to friends back home. \u2014 Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
"California has the right to brag about its particular brand of exceptionalism. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Banks and fintechs that brag about their app store rating are wasting their breath. \u2014 Ron Shevlin, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"People stand in long lines, buy up multiple packs and brag about their haul and from which farms. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Tout your love for travel, and brag about your business. \u2014 Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This will also give you a brag bank to pull from when the interviewer asks you to articulate your strengths. \u2014 Dominique Law, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
"The Wild Insulated Water Bottle Allow us to humble- brag about The Wild water bottle with the cool logo of the L.A. Times newsletter about the outdoors in Southern California. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Extremely familiar forays into bass-heavy brag rap, whooshing R&B, and Afrobeats break up the slog. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 5 Sep. 2021",
"Lays down brag -worthy numbers, draws every eye, amazing value. \u2014 K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver , 2 Sep. 2020"
],
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"Middle English, \"ostentation, presumption,\" perhaps noun derivative of earlier brag , \"ostentatious, spirited,\" of obscure origin":"Noun",
"Middle English braggen , noun derivative of brag brag entry 1":"Verb",
"probably adjectival derivative of brag entry 1 or brag entry 2":"Adjective"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"1836, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"the air of swaggering braggadocio that all important men are expected to show in fighting",
"\u2014 C. W. M. Hart"
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"-sh\u0113-",
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"-(\u02cc)ch\u014d",
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"examples":[
"a loudmouthed braggart who hid his cowardice with braggadocio",
"his braggadocio hid the fact that he felt personally inadequate",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The braggadocio that marked so much of the crypto world is fading as those easy-money policies have been reversed and the bull market in stocks has disappeared. \u2014 Corrie Driebusch, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"However, Clenney\u2019s lawyer says her braggadocio is in line with her OnlyFans persona and doesn\u2019t represent the real Courtney. \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 9 May 2022",
"The experience of watching American Buffalo is essentially the experience of listening to Teach talk: At first, like Donny, you're dazzled by the endless flow of braggadocio and confidence. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Is the comment a bit of jealous braggadocio , or is Vic actually a cold-blooded killer? \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Outside of empty braggadocio , meant to contrast himself with Trump, Biden has done little to uphold his promise of deterring Russian expansion. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Mickelson's braggadocio has hastened a reckoning that was overdue. \u2014 Eamon Lynch, The Arizona Republic , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Most of that statement is the usual Trump bullying and braggadocio . \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The trio trade verses of braggadocio before the track slows down for a rapid-fire flow from J.I.D. \u2014 Natalia Barr, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022"
],
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"Braggadochio , personification of boasting in Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser":""
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"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"\u2014 often used in plural plenty of brains in that family"
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"fathead",
"goon",
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"hammerhead",
"idiot",
"imbecile",
"knucklehead",
"moron",
"nitwit",
"numskull",
"numbskull",
"pinhead"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Scientists are learning more about how the human brain works.",
"The left and right sides of the brain have different functions.",
"The other children always teased him about being such a brain .",
"Verb",
"The tree limb fell and nearly brained me.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The cancer had metastasized to his bones, lungs, and brain . \u2014 John Mulder, STAT , 3 July 2022",
"The Rock of Love star had surgery to repair a hole in his heart following a mini-stroke in 2011, a year after suffering his brain hemorrhage. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 2 July 2022",
"Anything that\u2019s really important in organizations today is achieved through cross-functional brain power and action. \u2014 Jeff Rosenthal, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Huntington\u2019s disease is a brain disease that is passed down in families from generation to generation with symptoms described as having ALS, Parkinson\u2019s and Alzheimer\u2019s simultaneously. \u2014 cleveland , 1 July 2022",
"Their unborn child had a neural tube defect, meaning the baby's brain would never fully form. \u2014 Adrienne Broaddus And Jason Kravarik, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"There are more than 300 brain teasers and riddles in this book \u2014 not bad for something that's less than $10! \u2014 Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping , 1 July 2022",
"The man sustained a skull fracture, a brain bleed and other injures, the officer said. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"Taking a deep dive into the host city really helps to get the brain working to find some unique and little-known facts then figure out a creative way to relate it to food. \u2014 Carole Horst, Variety , 30 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"They are linked to brain developmental problems in infants and cancer. \u2014 Katy Stech Ferek, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2022",
"How will brain stimulation become accessible to all the patients who need it, given how expensive and invasive some treatments are? \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 14 Jan. 2022",
"The researchers contend that this study marks the first time that a machine-learning algorithm has been matched to brain data to explain the workings of a high-level cognitive task. \u2014 Anna Blaustein, Scientific American , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Arguably, achieving universal health care and higher education and addressing the nation\u2019s aging water pipe infrastructure (which has yielded a modern-day lead crisis) could be expected to make similar contributions to brain health across decades. \u2014 Daniel R. George, Scientific American , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Then of course there\u2019s me, spying on these other women \u2014 and some dads, too \u2014 instead of keeping tabs on my four kids, one of whom is poised to brain somebody with a stick. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 June 2021",
"Biden, who lost his son Beau Biden to brain cancer in 2015, has pledged to make the fight against cancer a key focus of his administration. \u2014 Dom Calicchio, Fox News , 25 Mar. 2021",
"The priority is personal to Biden, who lost his son Beau Biden to brain cancer in 2015. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 20 Feb. 2021",
"This less average bone and muscle support makes the head and brain more vulnerable to sudden movement and predicts risk for concussion. \u2014 Bob Roehr, Scientific American , 9 Mar. 2016"
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"Middle English, from Old English br\u00e6gen ; akin to Middle Low German bregen brain, and perhaps to Greek brechmos front part of the head":"Noun"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From a best friend anthem to a brainy bop, this collection of tunes from Karma shows her singing, shining and freestyling alongside friends and family. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 12 June 2022",
"To me, Monopoly was this brainy and focused game, so listening to them during the games turned into me listening to them during high school, college and eventually writing. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
"But the brainy and independent Kate doesn\u2019t want a husband and the unlikely couple match wits and fists all the way to the altar. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Adam Rigg\u2019s sets, an obvious response to Blain-Cruz\u2019s brainy exuberance, are marvellous\u2014the Atlantic City boardwalk in Act II, complete with a working slide, almost took my attention away from the actors. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"And Maryland will get more than a brainy , slick-fielding shortstop who can smash the ball hard enough to knock over the L screen, but also a player with unbridled joy for the game and a desire to spread it. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 21 May 2022",
"One of the most amusing aspects of the movie \u2014 and of Swinton\u2019s characteristically batty- brainy performance \u2014 is the swiftness with which Alithea gets used to having a 3,000-year-old djinn for company. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"The 8,000-capacity Orion oozes classic charm and has a first-year lineup boasting big gets for Huntsville, a brainy market zooming with development and now the state\u2019s most populous city. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 16 May 2022",
"These strange mammals were not particularly brainy . \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022"
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"devoid of intelligence stupid",
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"softheaded",
"stupid",
"thick",
"thick-witted",
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"examples":[
"He thought most of his coworkers were brainless .",
"The plot of the new movie is brainless and the acting is terrible.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The cleaners might not have lungs, and the physiotherapist could be completely brainless . \u2014 Rebecca Cairns; Video By Dan Tham, CNN , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Be Our Chef is a charmingly peppy, brainless half-hour. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Mar. 2020",
"Some amount of activity to stimulate conversation, but of the brainless variety. \u2014 Amanda Sims Clifford, House Beautiful , 23 Apr. 2020",
"However, things quickly turned sour for the London side, after the ever- brainless Serge Aurier was sent off on the 30 minute mark following two quick bookings. \u2014 SI.com , 28 Sep. 2019",
"Desperate to meet women and open their own dance club, brainless brothers Steve and Doug Butabi cruise Beverly Hills. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2019",
"Exactly like junk food, some inputs feel good in the moment but take a toll over the long-term gossip, brainless reality TV shows, jealousy-inducing social media posts, and mind-numbing small talk. \u2014 Josh Linkner, Columnist, Detroit Free Press , 14 Dec. 2019",
"Desperate to meet women and open their own dance club, brainless brothers Steve and Doug Butabi cruise Beverly Hills. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2019",
"The Belgians haven't been helped in having sub-standard options at full-back supporting them, with Serge Aurier continuing to be brainless and Danny Rose being at fault for nearly a goal a game. \u2014 SI.com , 8 Oct. 2019"
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"slow",
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"soft",
"softheaded",
"stupid",
"thick",
"thick-witted",
"thickheaded",
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"smart",
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"examples":[
"He thought most of his coworkers were brainless .",
"The plot of the new movie is brainless and the acting is terrible.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The cleaners might not have lungs, and the physiotherapist could be completely brainless . \u2014 Rebecca Cairns; Video By Dan Tham, CNN , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Be Our Chef is a charmingly peppy, brainless half-hour. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Mar. 2020",
"Some amount of activity to stimulate conversation, but of the brainless variety. \u2014 Amanda Sims Clifford, House Beautiful , 23 Apr. 2020",
"However, things quickly turned sour for the London side, after the ever- brainless Serge Aurier was sent off on the 30 minute mark following two quick bookings. \u2014 SI.com , 28 Sep. 2019",
"Desperate to meet women and open their own dance club, brainless brothers Steve and Doug Butabi cruise Beverly Hills. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2019",
"Exactly like junk food, some inputs feel good in the moment but take a toll over the long-term gossip, brainless reality TV shows, jealousy-inducing social media posts, and mind-numbing small talk. \u2014 Josh Linkner, Columnist, Detroit Free Press , 14 Dec. 2019",
"Desperate to meet women and open their own dance club, brainless brothers Steve and Doug Butabi cruise Beverly Hills. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2019",
"The Belgians haven't been helped in having sub-standard options at full-back supporting them, with Serge Aurier continuing to be brainless and Danny Rose being at fault for nearly a goal a game. \u2014 SI.com , 8 Oct. 2019"
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"headpiece",
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"examples":[
"The brainpower of the staff constitutes the company's greatest asset.",
"The product is supposed to boost your brainpower .",
"The company is increasing efforts to recruit scientific brainpower .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As scores of Silicon Valley tech workers relocate to Tahoe, community leaders hope to channel that influx of brainpower to create new, lasting job opportunities for locals. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 June 2022",
"And maybe that\u2019s enough brainpower to make the offense go. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
"That brainpower can be mustered with open source systems. \u2014 Amit Ronen, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"That moment provides a brief shred of human drama in what\u2019s otherwise a film fueled more by adrenaline than brainpower . \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
"Because visual information accounts for 30 percent of brainpower , the simple act of closing your eyes can create a sense of calm. \u2014 John Brandon, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Jets still scream and muscles still gleam in the ridiculous and often ridiculously entertaining sequel, though in several respects, the movie evinces \u2014 and rewards \u2014 an unusual investment of brainpower , writes film critic Justin Chang. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"Faced with a simple matching task, worrywarts were thinking slower than their more Covid-unconcerned peers; the psychologists theorized that their stress was, essentially, hogging background brainpower . \u2014 Lila Thulin, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2022",
"Even when people are managing multiple demands on their brainpower , the research suggests their intuitive thought processes may still be readily accessible. \u2014 Emily Laber-warren, Scientific American , 26 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lawgivers have wrestled since biblical times with the issues of whether and when brainsick people are morally responsible for bad acts. \u2014 Paul Duggan, Washington Post , 4 Sep. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From a best friend anthem to a brainy bop, this collection of tunes from Karma shows her singing, shining and freestyling alongside friends and family. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 12 June 2022",
"To me, Monopoly was this brainy and focused game, so listening to them during the games turned into me listening to them during high school, college and eventually writing. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
"But the brainy and independent Kate doesn\u2019t want a husband and the unlikely couple match wits and fists all the way to the altar. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Adam Rigg\u2019s sets, an obvious response to Blain-Cruz\u2019s brainy exuberance, are marvellous\u2014the Atlantic City boardwalk in Act II, complete with a working slide, almost took my attention away from the actors. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"And Maryland will get more than a brainy , slick-fielding shortstop who can smash the ball hard enough to knock over the L screen, but also a player with unbridled joy for the game and a desire to spread it. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 21 May 2022",
"One of the most amusing aspects of the movie \u2014 and of Swinton\u2019s characteristically batty- brainy performance \u2014 is the swiftness with which Alithea gets used to having a 3,000-year-old djinn for company. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"The 8,000-capacity Orion oozes classic charm and has a first-year lineup boasting big gets for Huntsville, a brainy market zooming with development and now the state\u2019s most populous city. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 16 May 2022",
"These strange mammals were not particularly brainy . \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The director has always been bold and brash with music in his films, and Elvis is no exception. \u2014 Brad Auerbach, SPIN , 22 June 2022",
"Here\u2019s a brash overgeneralization: American writers tend to charge at life freestyle, while Europeans approach it with an ironic half smile and perhaps a glance at their libraries. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"These folks can dance the line between being selfish and self-reliant and do well to partner with patient types as friends, lovers, or business partners who will understand their sometimes brash nature. \u2014 Glamour , 27 May 2022",
"Jancs\u00f3\u2019s brash cinematic manipulations won\u2019t appeal to all film lovers. \u2014 David Mermelstein, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"By the fall of 2011, antiabortion advocates had started pushing for bold restrictions with brash new tactics. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
"By the fall of 2011, antiabortion advocates had started pushing for bold restrictions with brash new tactics. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"Representing a brash new generation of Argentine acts who have become global streaming phenoms with their blend of trap, pop and R&B, each of the three displayed a distinctive sound. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Caddyshack \u2013 An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Elvis, in the epic tradition of all of Luhrmann\u2019s work, is a brash , overwhelming experience. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
"For those who came of age in that era, the AR, in its brash unconcealability, functions more as a symbol than as a tool. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
"As much as his absence is felt, Ferry took advantage of being the Last Bryan/Brian Standing by beginning to retailor the band\u2019s brash animal print into white tuxes, irony into earnesty, and rawness into lacquer. \u2014 Jill Krajewski, SPIN , 8 June 2022",
"Showtime\u2019s series called Super Pumped highlights the dramatic true story behind Uber and how its brash founder\u2019s unconventional efforts nearly drove the company over a cliff. \u2014 Ken Gude, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Pacers legend Reggie Miller approves of Gonzaga freshman Chet Holmgren's brash confidence. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 19 May 2022",
"For all the stunts and brash marketing, the franchise has found a crucial ingredient that traces to Barnum\u2019s dictum about treating customers well. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"Pearce is smooth, and plays Killian as an interesting foil to Robert Downey Jr.'s brash Tony, but the motivation has always felt just a tiny bit off here. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
"After pledging $21 billion in equity and raising $25.5 billion of debt and margin loan financing, Musk has continued to use Twitter to buff his image as a brash billionaire who is not afraid to break the rules of polite society. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The gloomy outlook disclosed by PayPal brass in recent months apparently is not shared by the analysts who cover the company, however. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"Rust-toned paint color is dressed up by a brass faucet. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
"Still, those confirmed to have worked out in front of the team\u2019s brass reflect a wide spectrum of positions and skill sets. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"The group also will take care of the $55,000 fee to have the terrazzo and brass star installed. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun , 21 June 2022",
"More than 2,500 celebrities over more than six decades have received the terrazzo and brass stars embedded in sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Los Angeles. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 21 June 2022",
"The world\u2019s premier large brass ensemble, led by a member of American music family royalty, is planning a holiday program combining swing, classical and New Orleans jazz. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
"The ceiling has leather paneling with brass details. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"This two-inch-wide piece is handmade in Los Angeles and is finished with a brushed brass buckle. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022"
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"Chapek, by contrast, has a reputation for transactional brass tacks and a bottom-line\u2013first ethos. \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"The former first lady\u2019s version was pink chiffon with porcelain beading, but Ford stripped the idea down to brass tacks outfitting Moore in white cr\u00e8me silk and ivory kid gloves. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 6 May 2022",
"Sometimes the most creative thing a person can do is strip things down to brass tacks . \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022",
"But the point of this article is to get down to brass tacks and simply show the relationship between housing costs and worker shortages. \u2014 Atticus Leblanc, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Rae reveals that key elements of the finale were up in the air until very late in the game, from the final decision on the show\u2019s enduring love triangle to the brass tacks of the script itself. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 26 Dec. 2021",
"The brass tacks of this proposal are to be unveiled Tuesday. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 25 Oct. 2021",
"The goal of the course was to infuse problem sets on policy dilemmas and philosophical debates with the brass tacks of coding. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 18 Oct. 2021",
"The sensitivity of Newkirk\u2019s reporting and the gravity of his voice allow for a kind of grieving in addition to a revisiting of the brass tacks of what actually happened. \u2014 Nicholas Quah, Vulture , 7 June 2021"
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"The brassy banda group will become the first act from Tijuana \u2014 and the first regional Mexican music act of any kind \u2014 to ever headline at the massive stadium. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Purple formulas help cancel unwanted yellow or brassy tones, as purple and yellow are opposite on the color wheel and neutralize each other. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022",
"On a recent spring night, the brassy horn from a saxophonist and bright beating of a cymbal played from the upstairs bar of the dark black and brick facade. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Her kaleidoscopic patter, a forceful blend of life and career advice dispensed with a brassy New York inflection, is by turns funny, savvy and nasty. \u2014 Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
"Backed with brassy flair by a funky trumpet section, the R&B and soul singer excels on an uptempo number that offers a funky counterpart to the album's heavy dose of '80s rock. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
"The brassy shade of the fish may be a form of camouflage that absorbs remnants of blue light, so at deep depths, the fish is nearly invisible, per Live Science. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2022",
"In its first-ever Broadway revival, Funny Girl stars Beanie Feldstein as Fanny Brice, the brassy Ziegfeld comedian first portrayed by Barbra Streisand in the 1960s. \u2014 Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Plus, her acting skills, always tremendous in brassy tough-talking mode, only add nuance as Nadia loses control over her place in time and her conviction that her family\u2019s unfinished business is, in fact, finishable. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022"
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"Cobb Assistant District Attorney John Overcocker, who prosecuted the case, commended the carjacking victim\u2019s bravery at trial. \u2014 Henri Hollis, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"This remarkable heritage brand from does more than just inspire compassion, generosity, and bravery . \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"The troops, the air and the Navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. \u2014 Douglas Brinkley, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"The bravery of this burgeoning rebellion impacted Obi-Wan deeply and McGregor communicated this beautifully without saying a word. \u2014 Lauren Morgan, EW.com , 1 June 2022",
"These people have assumed great risks and have exhibited notable bravery . \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 31 May 2022",
"In the days that followed, local heartbreak bubbled into rage as Texas officials waxed on about police bravery , glossing over law enforcement missteps that took days to acknowledge. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
"In Alpharetta, during his introductory speech, Christie praised Kemp\u2019s bravery . \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"Hodges is proud of her students' bravery , and the kids \u2014 now dubbed Hodges' Heroes \u2014 have been recognized by local officials and the Dole Food Company, which named them Healthy Heroes. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 19 May 2022"
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"Brad Pitt plays a hapless hitman who is forced to brawl with everyone from Bad Bunny to a cute looking mascot in the new trailer for Bullet Train, set to arrive Aug. 5. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 7 June 2022",
"This copper hair is parted down the middle and braided back when the trailer begins, but that neat hairstyle is short-lived as King's character has to brawl with two guards. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 3 June 2022",
"However, Dumbledore and Grindelwald do brawl in the climactic battle. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 19 Apr. 2022",
"People often ask Benner if the Pacers-Pistons brawl in 2004 was the worst moment of his career. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 7 Apr. 2022",
"First was Michigan coach Juwan Howard\u2019s confrontation with Wisconsin\u2019s Greg Gard on Feb. 27, which turned into a semi- brawl and led to a five-game suspension for Howard. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Proud Boys members frequently brawl with antifascist activists at rallies and protests. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Tampa Bay\u2019s Jan Rutta then hit Larkin, sending him to the ice as the other players on the ice began to brawl . \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Kyle Schwarber was an 11-year-old slugger in Middletown, Ohio, when Alex Rodriguez turned toward Jason Varitek, uttered a few choice words and dared the Boston Red Sox catcher to brawl , Varitek only too happy to comply. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Seven men were stabbed in the brawl , which involved about 50 people. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
"Approximately 50 people were involved in the brawl , which happened near the corner of Pleasant and Cash streets, the statement said. \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
"The funeral brawl , days after Ms. Abu Akleh was fatally shot in the West Bank city of Jenin, has sparked a diplomatic crisis, prompting White House criticism of the police tactics and a call from President Biden for an investigation. \u2014 David S. Cloud And Fatima Abdulkarim, WSJ , 14 May 2022",
"There was a full-scale brawl , dozens and dozens of players and team staff members all streaming down to a corner of the field to make their opinions known. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Despite these reforms, Ohio's redistricting process has devolved into a messy, political brawl . \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 11 Apr. 2022",
"However, there were also poor sound quality, a notorious biker brawl , high costs and the occasional spectacular failure. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Harris and another Marine were stabbed in the ensuing brawl . \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"Both candidates have raised and spent millions in the Democratic brawl as their campaigns and outside groups have blanketed South Texas airwaves with ads in recent weeks. \u2014 Benjamin Wermund, San Antonio Express-News , 18 May 2022"
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"Combs adds just enough modern-day brawn to Nashville songwriting ideals to make the LP an enjoyable, and at times moving, spin through his world of small-town bars and big-hearted people. \u2014 Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone , 25 June 2022",
"For the workers, the labor involved required skill, brawn , and a high tolerance for pain. \u2014 Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"The film telegraphs that the true romance will be between Loretta and Alan, the repressed brain and the impractical brawn . \u2014 Amy Nicholson, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Use your brawn to accomplish the big stuff, but use your brain to get the little details right. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 28 May 2022",
"This is not Rocky vs. Apollo, but two middle-aged men who specialize in brains rather than brawn . \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022",
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"During the Paleocene Epoch, a chaotic chapter of Earth\u2019s history that began after the cataclysmic asteroid strike 66 million years ago that doomed the dinosaurs, our ancestors appear to have prioritized brawn over brains. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Oxen were important draft animals, with their brawn pressed into service to till the land for rice, the foundation of the Japanese diet. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Herrero grew up in a family of brawny , oddball leftists in the right-wing redoubt of Toulon, on the Mediterranean coast. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"But how did these brawny beasts acquire their status as the default metaphors for stock market sentiment? \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"Up ahead, the George Washington Bridge looms, a brawny feat of engineering connecting New York to New Jersey. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"The brawny mill is aided by a parallel hybrid system eMotor that boosts overall production to an astonishing 1,055 horses and 848 ft lbs of twist. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 27 Apr. 2022",
"P\u00e9rez\u2019s depiction of Princess Diana was more athletic and brawny compared to other artists\u2019 takes on the character, and the reboot significantly altered her backstory, giving her a more in-depth connection with the Greek pantheon of gods. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 7 May 2022",
"Johnson plays a brawny dad who goes undercover for the DEA in order to free his son, who was imprisoned after being set up in a drug deal. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 2 May 2022",
"Meanwhile, a brawny guard follows behind trying to keep up. \u2014 Amy Haneline, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Formed in \u201860s London as a psychedelic group, Deep Purple quickly evolved to harness both brawny guitar riffs and a taste for blasting down the highway at reckless speeds. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022"
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"She was also involved in a brazen effort with Mr. Flynn, Mr. Trump\u2019s former national security adviser, to persuade the former president to use his national security apparatus to seize voting machines across the country in a bid to stay in office. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"The attack in November coincided with a series of brazen robberies across the bay at posh retailers in San Francisco\u2019s Union Square, which also drew national headlines. \u2014 Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"The brazen daytime attack occurred as dozens of people were outside the shoe store and at a nearby bus stop. \u2014 Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"Many football fans\u2014including Browns fans\u2014remain aghast at Cleveland\u2019s brazen move. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
"In a brazen display of gun violence that unfolded early Thursday in downtown Baltimore, a U.S. Army Reserve soldier was killed near his South Calvert Street apartment building and another man was hospitalized in critical condition. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 21 June 2022",
"Mayor Muriel Bowser appeared somewhat astonished at the brazen actions of the shooter with officers in the area. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
"Her energy was different: masculine and commanding and brazen . \u2014 Daniella Kallmeyer, Vogue , 11 June 2022",
"Police are investigating the brazen theft of six new Ford Mustang Shelby GT500s from the Flat Rock assembly plant early Thursday that ended in a brief chase and one suspect in custody. \u2014 Navya Gupta, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"On Wednesday, the wild, brazen Detroit publication launched a free digital archive, featuring every issue from its 20-year run (1969-1989) that features bylines by Lester Bangs, Patti Smith, Cameron Crowe, Dave Marsh, and more. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
"Bourgoin\u2019s lies ran the spectrum from pointless little fictions to brazen fabulation. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"But while there is an abundance of opportunity, there are just as many pitfalls awaiting the brand brazen enough to plunge headlong into filmmaking without putting the proper pieces in place. \u2014 Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Ukraine\u2019s largest plaza, and the nucleus of public life in the city \u2014 was seen by many Ukrainians as brazen evidence that the Russian invasion wasn\u2019t just about hitting military targets but also about breaking their spirit. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
"In the case of this series, the whopper the guy tells is especially brazen . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said trigger-pullers in the city are becoming increasingly brazen , with shootings involving multiple victims becoming more common amid an overall rise in violent crime. \u2014 Jessica Anderson, Baltimore Sun , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Unfortunately, brazen and medically uninformed politicians denying basic human rights over binary ideas of gender have left us no choice but to rally and continue to fight. \u2014 Ashley Andreou, Scientific American , 31 Mar. 2022",
"That Baku would extend this project to its new dominions is brazen but unsurprising. \u2014 Simon Maghakyan, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"She was also involved in a brazen effort with Mr. Flynn, Mr. Trump\u2019s former national security adviser, to persuade the former president to use his national security apparatus to seize voting machines across the country in a bid to stay in office. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
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"The brazen daytime attack occurred as dozens of people were outside the shoe store and at a nearby bus stop. \u2014 Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"Many football fans\u2014including Browns fans\u2014remain aghast at Cleveland\u2019s brazen move. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
"In a brazen display of gun violence that unfolded early Thursday in downtown Baltimore, a U.S. Army Reserve soldier was killed near his South Calvert Street apartment building and another man was hospitalized in critical condition. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 21 June 2022",
"Mayor Muriel Bowser appeared somewhat astonished at the brazen actions of the shooter with officers in the area. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
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"Police are investigating the brazen theft of six new Ford Mustang Shelby GT500s from the Flat Rock assembly plant early Thursday that ended in a brief chase and one suspect in custody. \u2014 Navya Gupta, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"On Wednesday, the wild, brazen Detroit publication launched a free digital archive, featuring every issue from its 20-year run (1969-1989) that features bylines by Lester Bangs, Patti Smith, Cameron Crowe, Dave Marsh, and more. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
"Bourgoin\u2019s lies ran the spectrum from pointless little fictions to brazen fabulation. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"But while there is an abundance of opportunity, there are just as many pitfalls awaiting the brand brazen enough to plunge headlong into filmmaking without putting the proper pieces in place. \u2014 Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Ukraine\u2019s largest plaza, and the nucleus of public life in the city \u2014 was seen by many Ukrainians as brazen evidence that the Russian invasion wasn\u2019t just about hitting military targets but also about breaking their spirit. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
"In the case of this series, the whopper the guy tells is especially brazen . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said trigger-pullers in the city are becoming increasingly brazen , with shootings involving multiple victims becoming more common amid an overall rise in violent crime. \u2014 Jessica Anderson, Baltimore Sun , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Unfortunately, brazen and medically uninformed politicians denying basic human rights over binary ideas of gender have left us no choice but to rally and continue to fight. \u2014 Ashley Andreou, Scientific American , 31 Mar. 2022",
"That Baku would extend this project to its new dominions is brazen but unsurprising. \u2014 Simon Maghakyan, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"The unprecedented breach of Supreme Court protocol, which showed how the conservative justices might overturn Roe, led to protests across the country. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Cotton\u2019s declaration also raises questions about the possibility of an additional, previously unreported election security breach in Fulton County, Ga., home to Atlanta. \u2014 Amy Gardner, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
"More importantly, this approach diminishes the likelihood of a costly security breach \u2014the most damaging potential consequence of complexity. \u2014 Ev Kontsevoy, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The women are the 29th and 30th Illinoisans to have been charged so far in the Capitol breach , an ongoing investigation that has been described by prosecutors as the largest criminal probe in the country\u2019s history. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"More than 800 people have been charged so far in the breach , including several with local ties, and the investigation is continuing more than a year later. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"According to the transcript of body camera video, Arredondo could be heard speaking into a phone, preparing for a breach and asking for someone to look into the windows of one of the classrooms to see if anything could be seen. \u2014 J. David Goodman, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"Nationwide, about 800 people have been arrested as of this month in all 50 states and the District of Columbia on charges stemming from the Capitol breach , according to the U.S. Justice Department. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"Joan Trumpauer Mulholland was sentenced to prison for breach of peace due to her participation as a Freedom Rider. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 28 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"According to law enforcement sources, local police tried to breach the classroom doors, and officers were shot at and injured. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 26 May 2022",
"The military were called after protesters twice tried to breach the prime minister's 'Temple Trees' private residence compound overnight, a senior security source told CNN. \u2014 Iqbal Athas And Rhea Mogul, CNN , 10 May 2022",
"In June, a passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Nashville tried to breach the plane\u2019s cockpit while in the air, forcing the flight to be diverted to Albuquerque. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Jan. 2022",
"In June, a passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Nashville tried to breach the plane\u2019s cockpit while in the air, forcing the flight to be diverted to Albuquerque. \u2014 Bryan Pietsch, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Angeli, according to prosecutors citing security footage, was among the first people to breach the Capitol. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"According to court documents, Copeland was seen on YouTube and Instagram videos pushing and fighting with police officers during the insurrection, part of a group people trying to breach police lines. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"Police responded by using water cannons on government supporters trying to breach law enforcement cordons. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
"Gillespie admitted to the AP reporter that he and some other people were involved in trying to breach the Capitol building. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"Middle English breche \"act of breaking, opening in a wall, violation,\" probably in part continuing Old English br\u01e3c \"act of breaking\" (derivative from base of brecan \"to break\"), in part borrowed from Anglo-French & continental Old French breche \"break, gap,\" going back to Old Low Franconian *breka, derivative of *brekan \"to break,\" going back to Germanic *brekan- \u2014 more at break entry 1":"Noun",
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"The area is becoming the nation's breadbasket .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The pain will be intense for some of the world's poorest nations that rely on Ukraine and Russia as their breadbasket . \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Russia and Ukraine -- often referred to collectively as Europe's breadbasket -- produce a third of the global supply of wheat and barley, but Kyiv has been unable to ship exports due to Moscow's offensive. \u2014 Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News , 7 June 2022",
"But since Russia first invaded Ukraine, ports have been blocked by Russian warships and grain silos have been destroyed, upending trade flows out of the Black Sea breadbasket region. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
"With some states in India\u2019s breadbasket northern and central regions seeing forecasts with highs of 120 Fahrenheit this week, observers fear a range of lasting impacts, both local and international, from the hot spell. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Historically a breadbasket , the country is suffering from a collapse of wheat production due to a combination of drought and rising prices. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The test of resilience posed by Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine is radiating out from the Black Sea region, a global breadbasket . \u2014 Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Blessed with rich soil, abundant rain, and a long growing season, the Delmarva peninsula\u2014a tri-state area sandwiched between the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay\u2014was known as the breadbasket of the American Revolution. \u2014 Tim Neville, Outside Online , 8 July 2021",
"And then Russia invaded Ukraine, the world's breadbasket . \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 13 May 2022"
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"She broke the cup when she dropped it on the floor.",
"Break the chocolate bar into pieces so that everyone can have some.",
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"A chain will break at its weakest link.",
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"His arm broke in three places when he fell.",
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"Noun",
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"There was a break in the hedge.",
"We waited for a break in the traffic.",
"The fields extend for miles without a break .",
"We chatted during a break in the game.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Having a plan of action releases anxiety and stress and can help break the negative loop in your head. \u2014 Nicole Serena Silver, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"The Arizona Department of Public Safety said protesters were banging on the windows of the state Senate, with some attempting to break the glass. \u2014 James Bikales, Washington Post , 25 June 2022",
"However, everyone with knowledge of the ship\u2019s condition agrees that the Safer will soon break apart, catch fire, or explode. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 25 June 2022",
"The Somerset Patriots hit three home runs, including a three-run shot by Josh Breaux to break the game open, and defeated the Hartford Yard Goats, 7-4 on Thursday night in an Eastern League Northeast Division game. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"Firefighters had to break windows on some floors to allow smoke to escape the building. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"June 26, 2022, also known as Sunday, is unlikely to break any records, but, according to Colby Neuman, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Portland, there is a chance that the high will hit 100 degrees. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
"That creates a cycle of debt that is hard to break . \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"And then people that wanna do this and not break the law at least might show up and do it that way. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Her big break came about after falling off a chair during an audition. \u2014 Vogue , 23 June 2022",
"Browns players are currently on their six-week break between minicamp and training camp, which begins July 27 with three straight practices closed to the public. \u2014 cleveland , 21 June 2022",
"Dozens of workers left the facility during their predawn lunch break , leaving managers to cover for them. \u2014 Teo Armus, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"But her big break came on the second season of the CBS series Mannix, when the star detective (Mike Connors) sets up his own P.I. firm and hires Fisher\u2019s character, Peggy Fair, to be his Girl Friday. \u2014 Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 June 2022",
"At a press conference in Monte-Carlo Saturday, Fox addressed his break from the business. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 18 June 2022",
"It\u2019s not an exaggeration to say Felix Da Housecat got his big break while still in high school. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 17 June 2022",
"The small group of first-graders are part of Robinson Elementary\u2019s second summer learning camp, and White, a pre-K teacher, signed up to spend her break helping the students brush up on their phonics skills. \u2014 al , 16 June 2022",
"My arms, before my break and in the movies, are only one centimeter different than Arnold Schwarzenegger. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 14 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And politics editor Jeff Parrott gives us a breakdown of the primary election races in the Utah Legislature. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Though no official breakdown has been given, the Times reported that more than half of the players appeared to participate. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
"Ren\u00e9, like the obsessive filmmaker of the 1996 Irma Vep, played by Jeanne-Pierre L\u00e9aud, is just one stress point away from a breakdown . \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 6 June 2022",
"Her character\u2019s breakdown \u2014and decision to start dressing like her frenemy, Maddy\u2014included tons of skin-baring, bubblegum pink outfits, which were more often than not a matching two-piece set. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 5 June 2022",
"This breakdown of technique, over time, can lead to unnecessary lower-back strain, which can lead to more serious injuries. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 4 June 2022",
"And Fortune 500 companies are scattered all across the U.S. Here\u2019s a visual breakdown of where those companies are headquartered by region, and what industries dominate which areas. \u2014 Nicolas Rapp, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
"The following is the ethnic breakdown : seven whites, 26 Latinos, three African Americans and three Asian Americans. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"The New York Fed provides a detailed breakdown of the accounting on its Liberty Street Economics blog. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Now, watch dermatologist Dr. Ellen Marmur break down hand filler treatments: Our bad! \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 29 May 2022",
"Plastics are key because international research increasingly shows some types can break down into smaller pieces known as microplastics. \u2014 Scott Sonner, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
"Plastics are key because international research increasingly shows some types can break down into smaller pieces known as microplastics. \u2014 Scott Sonner, ajc , 13 May 2022",
"Plastics are key because international research increasingly shows some types can break down into smaller pieces known as microplastics. \u2014 Scott Sonner, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 May 2022",
"Davidson wants Greenberg to break down the Hawks\u2019 analytics \u2014 how they\u2019re collected and disseminated \u2014 and revolutionize that process using the Cubs\u2019 proprietary system as a template. \u2014 Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
"Here's how the Lions' picks break down by round: Round 4 \u2014 none. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Excess heat or moisture may cause the nutrients to break down . \u2014 cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022",
"One backdoor cut against the Clippers exemplified how Williams can help the Bulls break down defenses intent on double-teaming leading scorer DeMar DeRozan. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 2 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Auburn will then face West Virginia on the road on Jan. 28, taking a brief break in conference play for the annual Big 12/SEC Challenge. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
"So that means that a protest is not the time to try out a new pair of pants or break in a new set of shoes. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 27 June 2022",
"The chart above shows rare, bullish divergences in the chart which would point towards $450 being more probable than a break in support at $115. \u2014 Beth Kindig, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"With a slight break in the last week or two, the wildfires in the region have started to pick up again, White said. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 17 June 2022",
"But the afternoon will be dryer, finally giving Portland a short break in June\u2019s continued wet weather. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
"That was just in the period from November 2021 to mid-February 2022, with a two-week holiday break in the middle. \u2014 Jesse Hicks, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
"After hearing about Misha, Cena, who was in Europe for work, used a break in his schedule to fly to Amsterdam and make Misha's dream come true. \u2014 Amanda Taheri, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"In the men\u2019s open division, Alexis Pena, of Kissimmee, found himself in a battle with Derek Morgan (Davie) and Jonathan Werble (Weston) for the first two miles before making a break in the last mile to win in a blistering time of 15:47. \u2014 Emmett Hall, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022"
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"the judge broke off court proceedings until after lunch",
"talks between the two sides broke off when one began making unreasonable demands",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Less about formation and tactics and more about putting in the effort to get back and in the right positions, the Thorns must defend better in transition and not allow Angel City\u2019s talented forwards to break off for scores on the counter. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
"But the bloc is running out of ways to try to force Putin to break off the biggest ground war in Europe in decades, which has triggered the continent\u2019s largest refugee crisis since World War II. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
"In December, scientists concluded that an ice shelf on the periphery of the Thwaites Glacier in western Antarctica could break off in the next five years, accelerating the flow of melt water and fueling sea level rise. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Clare had prematurely ended her 2020 season of The Bachelorette out of her commitment to Dale, only for the former taco costume model to break off their engagement in January over Instagram. \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Long staple cotton is considered a luxury fiber because the longer staples mean there are no short fibers to stick out or break off , making the fabric smoother and more durable. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 4 May 2022",
"As fighting raged, the latest conflict assessment from British military intelligence, released early Saturday, depicted Russian forces as facing some of the same difficulties that prompted Moscow to break off an earlier bid to seize Kyiv. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Initially, many anticipated that such devastating economic pressure would force the Kremlin to break off its invasion. \u2014 WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Deep vein clots are predisposed to break off and go into the lungs, a life-threatening condition called pulmonary embolism. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 12 Apr. 2022"
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"Noun",
"Money problems often lead to marital breakups .",
"She's just gone through a bad breakup with her boyfriend.",
"He began drinking heavily following the breakup of his marriage.",
"a couple heading for marital breakup",
"What caused the breakup of the Roman Empire?",
"the breakup of a monopoly",
"the breakup of an asteroid as it hits the Earth's atmosphere",
"Verb",
"the band broke up when their arguments over money grew too stressful",
"the meeting broke up when all the business for the day had been completed",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Those close to them were reportedly shocked about the breakup . \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 1 July 2022",
"As time passed the pain from the breakup began to subside, but the eczema stuck around. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, SELF , 14 June 2022",
"In fact, the breakup helped make the ubiquity of the internet possible. \u2014 Ky Henderson, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
"But that\u2019s not to say that the breakup has been easy for either of them. \u2014 Kristina Garcia, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"While neither party likely has anything to say about the breakup , someone cracking a few jokes about it is Steve Harvey. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 6 June 2022",
"Now, three years later, the 2019 breakup has worked out for both sides. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"This time around, Henry has been more vocal about the breakup as well. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 24 May 2022",
"After recounting the series of events that led to the breakup , I was met with stone-cold silence. \u2014 Kushie Amin, refinery29.com , 17 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In classic lesbian fashion, Turner co-wrote the screenplay with director Rose Troche, only for the two to break up in the middle of production. \u2014 Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
"Despite moving in together, the physical intimacy between Jessica and Helen dwindles, pushing Helen to break up with Jessica. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
"However, remember that consistent professional behavior can preserve and enhance your reputation, so don\u2019t be afraid to break up with some challenging clients. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"After Zay was gone for hours and neglected to reach out to her during that time, Rae chose to break up with him and pursue Jake. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The Yeezy founder\u2019s remorseful post comes less than a day after his split from Uncut Gems actress Julia Fox, whose representative confirmed their break up in a statement to E! \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Even in a deadly pandemic, pets get sick, couples break up , heart attacks occur and fender-benders ruin an afternoon. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"The couple fight, break up and make up at a dizzying speed; DP Julien Poupard favors close-ups, giving those scenes an unnerving intimacy. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
"And just weeks ago, commanders conducted a large-scale staff transfer between New Britain\u2019s eight firehouses to break up cliques of troubled employees, Mayor Erin Stewart said Monday. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 17 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1794, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"frail",
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"a world record that may not be breakable",
"elderly people's bones can be highly breakable if they haven't gotten enough calcium during their lifetimes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Brittle means being fragile, breakable , while seeming firm. \u2014 Jeroen Kraaijenbrink, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Gold comes from treasure chests, enemies, and breakables (damn-near every object in the game is breakable and spits out goodies when destroyed\u2014a delightful touch). \u2014 Aaron Zimmerman, Ars Technica , 6 May 2022",
"During the last few months, an even more viral follow-up has been strategically unleashed: a highly breakable version of the bag, made in collaboration with the Heven, makers of handblown glassware. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Like: There is no doubt that owning a ski with these dimensions can make the best days better and at the same time make the worst days ( breakable crud) fun too. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Pomper is part of a collaborative group that intends to fix such situations by building a less complicated, expensive or breakable modular linac. \u2014 Sarah Scoles, Scientific American , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Perhaps the company wants to make the phone less breakable first. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Rogan and Spotify have reminded everyone, maybe even themselves, that their bond, however fragile and easily breakable , remains. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Unwrapped toys should be appropriate for hospitalized infants, children or adolescents that do not pose a safety hazard, such as those with sharp edges or small, removable or easily breakable parts. \u2014 courant.com , 19 Nov. 2021"
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"categorize",
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"codify",
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for breakdown Verb analyze , dissect , break down mean to divide a complex whole into its parts or elements. analyze suggests separating or distinguishing the component parts of something (such as a substance, a process, a situation) so as to discover its true nature or inner relationships. analyzed the collected data dissect suggests a searching analysis by laying bare parts or pieces for individual scrutiny. commentators dissected every word of the speech break down implies a reducing to simpler parts or divisions. break down the budget",
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"Noun",
"The factory has had frequent equipment breakdowns .",
"Both sides are to blame for the breakdown in communication.",
"The irretrievable breakdown of a marriage can be grounds for divorce.",
"trying to prevent a breakdown of the health-care system",
"trying to prevent breakdown of the health-care system",
"He suffered a breakdown after his wife died.",
"Verb",
"when presented with the pile of files, the first thing he did was to break them down by month, order within the month, and region",
"the enamel of a human tooth will begin to break down when exposed to sugar for too long",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And if all that still was not enough of an information dump to achieve full numberwang, here follows a graph with a full breakdown per year. \u2014 Mark Deeks, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"BitBull Capital, a crypto fund management company, anticipated a bitcoin breakdown in June with $17,000 to $19,000 as an important price range, noting that the cryptocurrency also struggled in June and July of 2021. \u2014 Fortune , 1 July 2022",
"Last summer, Times contributor Matt Pawlik wrote a great breakdown of where to glimpse the Perseid meteor shower \u2014 including nearby spots such as Eaton Saddle Trailhead in Angeles National Forest and Rancho Palos Verdes Overlook. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"Here is a basic breakdown of clinic availability across the country, and where to find one. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 30 June 2022",
"Listen to Zaldy's full breakdown of the latest All Stars 7 episode in the podcast above, and tune in to EW's Quick Drag Twitter Spaces chats with the cast every Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 30 June 2022",
"Earlier this month, however, ECUA had to temporarily shut down its facility due to a machinery breakdown . \u2014 Margaret Kates | Mkates@al.com, al , 30 June 2022",
"Check out Mizokami\u2019s full breakdown of Ukraine\u2019s artillery fleet, and see what the weapons may mean for the future of the war. \u2014 The Editors Of Popular Mechanics, Popular Mechanics , 29 June 2022",
"At least nine people died of Legionnaires\u2019 disease in the Flint region from June 2014 through October 2015 after a breakdown at all levels of government. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Students should be encouraged to interact daily with others from diverse backgrounds, as this can break down misunderstandings on a personal level. \u2014 Gregory Crawford, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"These plants absorb oxygen from the air, which then feeds aerobic bacteria that break down contaminants. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
"Oh\u2019s isn\u2019t the only company experimenting with fermentation, or the process by which microbes like probiotics break down organic molecules. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"Over multiple experiments, Pauli\u2019s contemporaries had noticed an accounting error when observing beta decay, a process by which certain radioactive atoms break down . \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 15 June 2022",
"Awards are not only given out for the vehicles who pull their weights the farthest, but also for those that break down in the process. \u2014 Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
"Straps are generally the most portable, but there are stands that break down and pack away into cases so they can be taken on the go. \u2014 Abigail Bailey, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
"There are many methods for removing chemical contaminants from the ocean or soil, including the use of fungus or bacteria that can break down oils and fuels. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 4 June 2022",
"Like Hepburn, McGee is a tenacious defender who can also break down opposing defenses off the dribble. \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"crunch time",
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"tinderbox",
"zero hour"
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"examples":[
"tensions between the two nations had risen to the breaking point",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The war has already stretched the relationship to breaking point . \u2014 Jenny Strasburg, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
"Smalls\u2019s breaking point with Amazon came in March 2020 at a moment when the pandemic was raging in New York City and so many workers around the country were reevaluating their relationships with their employers. \u2014 Greg Jaffe, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
"But there are going to be many more arguments before this crisis ends -- and the limits of European unity could still be stretched to breaking point . \u2014 Luke Mcgee, CNN , 31 May 2022",
"By breaking a taboo, the genre has created a new clich\u00e9: of the exhausted mother pushed to her psychological breaking point . \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"If the Phoenix metro area is doing pretty well overall, are there any examples of infrastructure that\u2019s already nearing the breaking point ? \u2014 Mark Olalde, ProPublica , 11 May 2022",
"In the dark crevices of the pandemic, our home and work lives have bent to breaking point . \u2014 Sherry Walling, Fortune , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Still, before the pandemic, budget tourism had reached a breaking point . \u2014 Max Vadukul. Styled By Nicoletta Santoro., Town & Country , 12 June 2022",
"Eventually the sustainability of a franchise, especially those originally founded on relatively simple premises, has to reach a breaking point . \u2014 Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"noun",
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": to bring to an end":[
"broke up the fight"
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"break up a monopoly"
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"break up a dull routine"
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"\u02c8br\u0101k-\u02cc\u0259p"
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"cleavage",
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"disunion",
"division",
"fractionalization",
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"partition",
"schism",
"scission",
"separation",
"split",
"sundering"
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"disband",
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"Money problems often lead to marital breakups .",
"She's just gone through a bad breakup with her boyfriend.",
"He began drinking heavily following the breakup of his marriage.",
"a couple heading for marital breakup",
"What caused the breakup of the Roman Empire?",
"the breakup of a monopoly",
"the breakup of an asteroid as it hits the Earth's atmosphere",
"Verb",
"the band broke up when their arguments over money grew too stressful",
"the meeting broke up when all the business for the day had been completed",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Those close to them were reportedly shocked about the breakup . \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 1 July 2022",
"As time passed the pain from the breakup began to subside, but the eczema stuck around. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, SELF , 14 June 2022",
"In fact, the breakup helped make the ubiquity of the internet possible. \u2014 Ky Henderson, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
"But that\u2019s not to say that the breakup has been easy for either of them. \u2014 Kristina Garcia, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"While neither party likely has anything to say about the breakup , someone cracking a few jokes about it is Steve Harvey. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 6 June 2022",
"Now, three years later, the 2019 breakup has worked out for both sides. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"This time around, Henry has been more vocal about the breakup as well. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 24 May 2022",
"After recounting the series of events that led to the breakup , I was met with stone-cold silence. \u2014 Kushie Amin, refinery29.com , 17 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In classic lesbian fashion, Turner co-wrote the screenplay with director Rose Troche, only for the two to break up in the middle of production. \u2014 Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
"Despite moving in together, the physical intimacy between Jessica and Helen dwindles, pushing Helen to break up with Jessica. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
"However, remember that consistent professional behavior can preserve and enhance your reputation, so don\u2019t be afraid to break up with some challenging clients. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"After Zay was gone for hours and neglected to reach out to her during that time, Rae chose to break up with him and pursue Jake. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The Yeezy founder\u2019s remorseful post comes less than a day after his split from Uncut Gems actress Julia Fox, whose representative confirmed their break up in a statement to E! \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Even in a deadly pandemic, pets get sick, couples break up , heart attacks occur and fender-benders ruin an afternoon. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"The couple fight, break up and make up at a dizzying speed; DP Julien Poupard favors close-ups, giving those scenes an unnerving intimacy. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
"And just weeks ago, commanders conducted a large-scale staff transfer between New Britain\u2019s eight firehouses to break up cliques of troubled employees, Mayor Erin Stewart said Monday. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 17 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1794, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161628"
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"breast-feed":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to feed (a baby) from a mother's breast":[],
": to breastfeed a baby":[
"\u2026 more women are breastfeeding than ever before \u2026",
"\u2014 Lauren Sandler"
],
": to feed oneself by sucking milk from a mother's breast":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brest-\u02c8f\u0113d",
"\u02c8brest-\u02ccf\u0113d"
],
"synonyms":[
"nurse",
"suckle",
"wet-nurse"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
"1869, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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"breath":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": air filled with a fragrance or odor":[],
": a slight indication : suggestion":[
"the faintest breath of scandal"
],
": the faculty of breathing":[
"recovering his breath after the race"
],
": an act of breathing":[
"fought to the last breath"
],
": opportunity or time to breathe : respite":[],
": a slight breeze":[],
": air inhaled and exhaled in breathing":[
"bad breath"
],
": something (such as moisture on a cold surface) produced by breath or breathing":[],
": inhalation":[],
": a spoken sound : utterance":[],
": spirit , animation":[],
": a welcome or refreshing change":[],
": almost simultaneously":[],
": breathing very rapidly (as from strenuous exercise)":[],
": so as to be barely audible":[
"mumbled something under his breath"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8breth"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"breather",
"interruption",
"lull",
"pause",
"recess"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"When Oscar Wilde allegedly gestured at the garish wallpaper in his cheap Parisian hotel room and announced with his dying breath , \"Either it goes or I go,\" he was exhibiting something beyond an irrepressibly brilliant wit. \u2014 Tom Robbins , Harper's , September 2004",
"I ski as far as I can and stop (in these relatively low-altitude coastal mountains, you don't stop for breath the way you sometimes do in Colorado; here you stop when your legs demand a break) \u2026 \u2014 Lito Tejada-Flores , Skiing , February 1999",
"gum that freshens your breath",
"It's so cold outside that I can see my breath .",
"My mad dash for the bus left me gasping for breath .",
"I took a long breath before speaking again.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Diaz spent two weeks training for the episode \u2014 learning under-water exercises and holding his breath in his full costume \u2014 which then took some 10 days to film. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 20 June 2022",
"Libyans are now holding their breath for what the next failure will bring. \u2014 Mohammed El-senussi, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Holding your breath on Congress to act is never advisable\u2014something Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan knows all too well. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"Try to prevent hyperventilation and holding your breath for too long, which can lead to blacking out and drowning. \u2014 Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press , 31 May 2022",
"Raczkiewycz recalled holding her breath , wondering which side the military vehicles were on. \u2014 Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"Meanwhile, as Netflix continues to grapple with the fallout of a choppy quarter that saw a drop in subscribers and its share price in free fall, most agents aren\u2019t holding their breath for much activity from the streamer. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 16 May 2022",
"But needless to say, New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen isn't holding his breath . \u2014 Tom Schad, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
"Embiid finished with 34 points and a scary fall that had the Sixers holding their breath . \u2014 Dan Gelston, ajc , 15 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English breth , from Old English br\u01e3th ; akin to Old High German br\u0101dam breath, and perhaps to Old English beorma yeast \u2014 more at barm":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200538"
},
"breather":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one that breathes":[],
": a break in activity for rest or relief":[],
": a small vent in an otherwise airtight enclosure":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0113-t\u035fh\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"breath",
"interruption",
"lull",
"pause",
"recess"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"He decided to give them a breather .",
"took a breather from the seemingly endless task of sorting through years of stuff stored in the attic",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Other parts of the world are just hoping for a breather as demand holds, or even begins to wane. \u2014 Angus Whitley, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
"Jean Herring sat down, taking a breather Sunday after watching the entire Pride Parade through downtown Aurora. \u2014 Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"After taking a breather for several weeks, mortgage rates climbed again. \u2014 Anna Bahney, CNN , 9 June 2022",
"That will be integral in crucial moments when Ayton needs a breather in Game 3, and the rest of this series. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 6 May 2022",
"No one is asking Ware to carry the team when Tshiebwe encounters foul trouble or needs a breather . \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Minnesota Vikings are all taking a breather this week. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Meanwhile, Drummond should be a more-than-capable fill-in whenever All-Star center Joel Embiid needs a breather . \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
"The good news is that the oil market, which sets the pace for gasoline and diesel, is taking a breather . \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 9 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045543"
},
"breathtaking":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": causing one to breathe rapidly or with difficulty : making one out of breath",
": exciting , thrilling",
": very great : astonishing",
": very exciting or beautiful"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8breth-\u02cct\u0101-ki\u014b",
"\u02c8breth-\u02cct\u0101-ki\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"charged",
"electric",
"electrifying",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"exhilarative",
"galvanic",
"galvanizing",
"hair-raising",
"heart-stopping",
"inspiring",
"intoxicating",
"kicky",
"mind-bending",
"mind-blowing",
"mind-boggling",
"rip-roaring",
"rousing",
"stimulating",
"stirring",
"thrilling"
],
"antonyms":[
"unexciting"
],
"examples":[
"The train raced past with breathtaking speed.",
"They gave a breathtaking performance.",
"The view of the mountains was breathtaking .",
"a scene of breathtaking beauty",
"The scope of the error is breathtaking .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To access one of the park's most breathtaking attractions, the 60-foot-tall Brandywine Falls, park at the visitor's center and hike the Stanford Trail. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022",
"Thanks to its shimmery hue and ruched details, this swimsuit is just as breathtaking as the Mediterranean destination. \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
"While some choose to hike one way and take the chairlift the other, the ride back down was almost more breathtaking than the upward one, as the entire gulf stretched before me during the slow descent. \u2014 Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure , 7 May 2022",
"Plus, don\u2019t miss chef Mario Carbone in The Answers, the anniversary Royal Oaks to collect and a new hotel with perhaps the most breathtaking views of the French Riviera. \u2014 Paul Croughton, Robb Report , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Big Bluff is one of the tallest in the Ozarks at 550 feet, and the Goat Trail offers one of the most breathtaking views anywhere in the Ozarks region. \u2014 Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online , 21 Dec. 2021",
"On the west-facing side of the peak, the Summit Area Crags have a long approach (at least five miles, depending on your route), the longest routes, and the most breathtaking views, but the area is also cooler in summer because of the elevation. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 7 Oct. 2020",
"Maroon Bells Scenic Trail is probably the most famous hike in Aspen, and for good reason: the trail has a breathtaking view of an alpine lake surrounded by wildflowers, and the dual peaks of Maroon and North Maroon. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 11 May 2022",
"The storytelling beneath the wiry pop-rock production is top-notch, as Peters\u2019 head and heart have a literal conversation over how to react to a breathtaking new beau. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 9 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205350"
},
"bred-in-the-bone":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": deep-rooted",
": inveterate"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bre-d\u1d4an-t\u035fh\u0259-\u02ccb\u014dn"
],
"synonyms":[
"chronic",
"confirmed",
"dyed-in-the-wool",
"habitual",
"inveterate"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220515"
},
"breech":{
"type":[
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": short pants covering the hips and thighs and fitting snugly at the lower edges at or just below the knee":[
"wearing riding breeches"
],
": pants":[],
": the hind end of the body : buttocks":[],
": the part of a firearm at the rear of the barrel (see barrel entry 1 sense 3a )":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0113ch"
],
"synonyms":[
"backside",
"behind",
"booty",
"bootie",
"bottom",
"bum",
"buns",
"butt",
"buttocks",
"caboose",
"can",
"cheeks",
"derriere",
"derri\u00e8re",
"duff",
"fanny",
"fundament",
"hams",
"haunches",
"heinie",
"hunkers",
"keister",
"keester",
"nates",
"posterior",
"rear",
"rear end",
"rump",
"seat",
"tail",
"tail end",
"tush"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"plant yourselves on your breeches on that bench and listen to what I have to say",
"the mounted riders look striking in their red coats and white breeches",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The guns are commonly identified by the thick band of iron around the breech (base) of the gun. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 15 Mar. 2022",
"This includes plugging a tank gun barrel with concrete, for example, or removing the breech mechanism. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 29 July 2021",
"So there was Glen, a veteran road warrior, filling the breech . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 10 Sep. 2021",
"The gentleman who could have walked in from the Scottish moors stepped to the shooting box and dropped two shotshells into the side by side breech of his British hammer gun. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2021",
"The similarity stands, even though Jewish law posits that life begins at birth \u2013 with the emergence of the head, or in case of breech , the majority of the body (Ohalot 7:6). \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 13 Apr. 2021",
"The loader grabbed hold of the loader\u2019s hatch, swung his legs forward, and kicked the round in; the breech came up, and the gunner fired a round that destroyed a T-72 tank at very close range. \u2014 H.r. Mcmaster, Washington Examiner , 4 Mar. 2021",
"By venting propellant gases out the rear, the 75mm had almost no recoil and no need for a weighty breech block, which meant it could be carried by a soldier\u2014or, in this case, even an Italian motor scooter. \u2014 Cory Graff, Popular Mechanics , 30 Nov. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, breeches, from Old English br\u0113c , plural of br\u014dc leg covering; akin to Old High German bruoh breeches, Latin braca pants":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161933"
},
"breed":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation",
": beget sense 1",
": produce , engender",
": to propagate (plants or animals) sexually and usually under controlled conditions",
": bring up , nurture",
": to inculcate by training",
": mate entry 4 sense 3",
": to mate with : inseminate",
": impregnate sense 2",
": to produce (a fissionable element) by bombarding a nonfissionable element with neutrons from a radioactive element",
": to produce offspring by sexual union",
": copulate , mate",
": to propagate animals or plants",
": a group of usually domesticated animals or plants presumably related by descent from common ancestors and visibly similar in most characters",
": a number of persons of the same stock (see stock entry 1 sense 4a(1) )",
": class , kind",
": to produce or increase (animals or plants) by sexual reproduction",
": to produce offspring by sexual reproduction",
": to bring up : train",
": to bring about : cause",
": a kind of animal or plant that is found only under human care and is different from related kinds",
": class entry 1 sense 6 , kind",
": to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation",
": to propagate (plants or animals) sexually and usually under controlled conditions",
": mate",
": to mate with : inseminate",
": impregnate sense 1",
": to produce offspring by sexual union",
": copulate , mate",
": to propagate animals or plants",
": a group of animals or plants presumably related by descent from common ancestors and visibly similar in most characters",
": such a group differentiated from the wild type under domestication"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0113d",
"\u02c8br\u0113d",
"\u02c8br\u0113d"
],
"synonyms":[
"multiply",
"procreate",
"propagate",
"reproduce"
],
"antonyms":[
"class",
"description",
"feather",
"genre",
"ilk",
"kidney",
"kind",
"like",
"manner",
"nature",
"order",
"sort",
"species",
"strain",
"stripe",
"type",
"variety"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He got into the business of breeding cattle.",
"The plants are bred to resist disease and drought.",
"She believes that we are breeding a generation of children who know nothing about the history of their country.",
"Noun",
"The collie is a working breed .",
"a new breed of athlete",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Roth Feeder II, a hog CAFO, will breed and sell piglets for other farms in the Midwest. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
"The mosquitoes breed in tiny bodies of standing water, which are difficult to survey on foot\u2014but one drone can cover more than 70 acres in about 20 minutes. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
"As stocks are the most closely linked to the U.S. economy, faith in the latter should breed faith in the former. \u2014 Larry Light, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
"The scientists are learning about how to breed and accelerate staple crops. \u2014 Cindy Gordon, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
"In 2018, the Gates Foundation invested $40 million researching how to breed chickens that lay better quality eggs and cows that produce more milk in Asia and Africa. \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Washington Examiner , 15 Jan. 2021",
"But this year \u2014 despite a new mayor, a City Council stacked with new, ambitious faces, and an entirely new budgeting process that some warned would breed chaos \u2014 the debate has produced few fireworks. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"Puppy mills, which typically breed a large number of puppies for sale, have long been criticized as having inhumane conditions for animals. \u2014 Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
"Mosquitoes can breed in just half an inch of water; a bottle cap is enough to get the job done. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 13 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Dispelling many falsehoods about the breed and racing industry. \u2014 cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"While the environment has become far more hospitable, Silicon Valley VCs remain a unique breed . \u2014 Rami Essaid, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"The Animal Pad, an all- breed dog rescue that saves dogs from high-kill shelters and the streets of Mexico, recently teamed with TrustedHousesitters to help one of their newest rescues. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"The Australian Cattle Dog sits outside of the top 50 in AKC's popularity rankings, but don't miss out on this smart breed . \u2014 Blake Bakkila, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
"Imagine allowing a breed of humanity as vulgar as actors (wink-wink) to besmirch their palace beautiful. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"Baby Girl, a nearly 6-year-old mixed breed canine, was found at the corner of East Walnut Street and South Clay Street, according to the organization's website. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
"Afghan Hounds are an ancient breed that present themselves in dignified and aloof ways, according to the American Kennel Club. \u2014 Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day , 3 May 2022",
"Like breed , dog size had almost no effect on differences in behavior among individual dogs, the study found. \u2014 Katie Shepherd, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204856"
},
"breeding":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the action or process of bearing or generating",
": ancestry",
": education",
": training in or observance of the proprieties",
": the sexual propagation of plants or animals",
": training especially in manners"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0113-di\u014b",
"\u02c8br\u0113-di\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"ancestry",
"birth",
"blood",
"bloodline",
"descent",
"extraction",
"family tree",
"genealogy",
"line",
"lineage",
"origin",
"parentage",
"pedigree",
"stock",
"strain"
],
"antonyms":[
"issue",
"posterity",
"progeny",
"seed"
],
"examples":[
"She became involved in the breeding of sled dogs.",
"His politeness shows good breeding .",
"a person who lacks breeding",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Port Lympne houses a number of rare and endangered species such as Siberian tigers and has Britain\u2019s largest breeding herd of black rhinoceros. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Clans of meerkats, the cute mongooses that stand up on their back legs to scan the African savanna, are dominated by a single female animal that monopolizes breeding . \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"Monarch butterfly populations in North America may be more stable than scientists previously thought \u2014 at least during the summer breeding months, according to new research. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
"The owner of an exotic animal breeding business in Florida has been sentenced to five years' probation for illegally selling a capuchin monkey to a celebrity in Los Angeles. \u2014 Mike Schneider, ajc , 9 June 2022",
"The owner of an exotic animal breeding business in Florida has been sentenced to five years\u2019 probation for illegally selling a capuchin monkey to a celebrity in Los Angeles. \u2014 Mike Schneider, Sun Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
"From Seabourn: King penguins are remarkable for their beauty and their vast breeding colonies on South Georgia Island\u2014one of the stops on the December 2022 Antarctic sailing of the Seabourn Venture. \u2014 Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country , 3 June 2022",
"The New Hampshire Fish and Game Endangered Wildlife Program has been monitoring and protecting breeding piping plovers and their habitat on the seacoast since 1997. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"Now, thanks to efforts of researchers on both sides of the border, new habitats are being built, and more than 6,000 eggs have been released into two new Southern California breeding ponds. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190619"
},
"breeze":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": a light gentle wind":[],
": a wind of from 4 to 31 miles (6 to 50 kilometers) an hour":[],
": something easily done : cinch":[],
": easily":[],
": to move swiftly and airily":[
"breezed past the protesters"
],
": to make progress quickly and easily":[
"breezed through the exam",
"breezed to victory"
],
": residue from the making of coke or charcoal":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0113z"
],
"synonyms":[
"air",
"breath",
"puff",
"waft",
"zephyr"
],
"antonyms":[
"bowl",
"brush",
"coast",
"cruise",
"drift",
"flow",
"glide",
"roll",
"sail",
"skim",
"slide",
"slip",
"stream",
"sweep",
"whisk"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Look who just breezed in!",
"He breezed past us without so much as a nod.",
"She breezed through the test."
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from Spanish brisa northeast wind":"Noun",
"probably modification of French braise cinders \u2014 more at braise":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1726, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172005"
},
"breviary":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a book of the prayers, hymns, psalms, and readings for the canonical hours",
": divine office",
": a brief summary"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0113-v\u0259-r\u0113",
"-vy\u0259-",
"-v\u0113-\u02ccer-\u0113",
"-\u02cce-r\u0113",
"also"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstract",
"brief",
"capsule",
"conspectus",
"digest",
"encapsulation",
"epitome",
"inventory",
"outline",
"pr\u00e9cis",
"recap",
"recapitulation",
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
"resume",
"resum\u00e9",
"roundup",
"run-through",
"rundown",
"sum",
"sum-up",
"summa",
"summarization",
"summary",
"summing-up",
"synopsis",
"wrap-up"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a speech that could serve as a breviary for impeachment"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English breviarie , from Medieval Latin breviarium , from Latin, summary, from brevis ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194243"
},
"brick":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": a handy-sized unit of building or paving material typically being rectangular and about 2\u00b9/\u2084 \u00d7 3\u00b3/\u2084 \u00d7 8 inches (57 \u00d7 95 \u00d7 203 millimeters) and made of moist clay hardened by heat":[],
": a good-hearted person":[],
": a rectangular compressed mass (as of ice cream)":[],
": a semisoft cheese with numerous small holes, smooth texture, and often mild flavor":[],
": gaffe , blunder":[
"\u2014 used especially in the phrase drop a brick"
],
": a badly missed shot in basketball":[
"he threw up a brick"
],
": to close, face, or pave with bricks":[
"\u2014 usually used with up, in , or over brick up a doorway brick over an opening"
],
": to render (an electronic device, such as a smartphone) nonfunctional (as by accidental damage, malicious hacking, or software changes)":[
"\u2026 those who dared hack the phone to add features \u2026 risked having it \" bricked \"\u2014completely and permanently disabled\u2014on the next automatic update \u2026",
"\u2014 Jonathan Zittrain"
],
": to miss (a shot) very badly : to throw up a brick on (a shot) (see brick entry 1 sense 6 )":[
"brick a free throw"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brik"
],
"synonyms":[
"blunder",
"bobble",
"boo-boo",
"boob",
"clanger",
"clinker",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fluff",
"fumble",
"gaff",
"gaffe",
"goof",
"inaccuracy",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"misstep",
"mistake",
"oversight",
"screwup",
"slip",
"slipup",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a house made of brick",
"a brick of ice cream",
"children playing with wooden bricks",
"He has been an absolute brick .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"It\u2019s about the size of a brick and weighs 1.3 pounds, but puts out unbelievable music quality, with strong bass and clear highs. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 10 June 2022",
"The eatery is made of brick , concrete and burnt pinewood that was charred according to the principles of shou sugi ban, an 18th-century Japanese weatherproofing technique. \u2014 Michaela Trimble, Vogue , 7 June 2022",
"In order to support the extra height and weight, a second column was constructed, this one made of brick , inside the original limestone structure. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"Since the cap is the weakest part of the brick , pressure on the cap from the interior plastics can lead to premature cracking. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
"Still, practitioners of brick -and-mortar must not take their own staying power for granted. \u2014 Bobby Marhamat, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"This type of charger allows for a much smaller form factor, which is encouraging given the current size of Apple\u2019s 30W charging brick . \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 12 May 2022",
"Bacanora\u2019s grill is made in part from the same type of brick found in Bianco\u2019s pizza ovens. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 11 May 2022",
"By late summer, and for the first time in four decades, trucks won\u2019t be delivering trash to the hulking pile of brick , smokestack and steel that evokes the Industrial Revolution. \u2014 Tom Condon, Hartford Courant , 4 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Ghost Hand's journey to brick and mortar was anything but simple. \u2014 Michaela Heidemann, Chron , 6 May 2022",
"Forrest compared Amazon to brick -and-mortar stores like Urban Outfitters, where shoppers might be presented with an entire outfit rather than just a single item at a time. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Not only did Netflix do for them what Amazon did to brick -and-mortar bookstores, though; Netflix increasingly has a little bit of a strange juggling act to pull off in terms of its messaging. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 27 Mar. 2022",
"People have been wielding the proverbial cane against architectural change here for decades; even van der Rohe had to concede to brick for the facade of his residential apartment building, Highfield House, after the neighbors insisted. \u2014 Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Plastic News reported that of the 840,000 single-family dwellings constructed in 2018, vinyl siding was installed on 26%, stucco on 25%, brick on 21%, fiber cement 20%, wood on 5%, and other materials like aluminum siding on 2%. \u2014 Jennifer Castenson, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
"The century-old buildings that lined the main square were reduced to matchsticks and brick piles. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 12 Dec. 2021",
"Whether people join live shopping events for entertainment, to simply pass the time, or to enjoy a more interactive shopping experience, the current climate has accelerated live shopping\u2019s appeal to online and brick -and-mortar shoppers alike. \u2014 Jia Wertz, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Construction workers were seen Monday digging the open land next to brick buildings that were constructed at the site earlier this year for retail tenants. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English bryke , from Middle Dutch bricke":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021729"
},
"brickbat":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a fragment of a hard material (such as a brick )",
"one used as a missile",
"an uncomplimentary remark"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8brik-\u02ccbat",
"synonyms":[
"affront",
"barb",
"cut",
"dart",
"dig",
"dis",
"diss",
"epithet",
"gird",
"indignity",
"insult",
"name",
"offense",
"offence",
"outrage",
"personality",
"poke",
"put-down",
"sarcasm",
"slap",
"slight",
"slur"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The candidates resorted to hurling brickbats at one another.",
"For all the brickbats it has received, it's a good plan.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"India has faced brickbats for not testing enough despite the emphasis laid by the World Health Organisation. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz India , 22 Mar. 2020",
"His popularity has survived brickbats and thrived despite personal woes. \u2014 Matthew Daly, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Feb. 2020",
"Kudos and brickbats Padukone\u2019s bold move to visit JNU has been lauded across the board, except by right-wing supporters. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz India , 7 Jan. 2020",
"The task has made him a target of brickbats from some elements of the Republican party, including President Trump, who see the Mueller investigation as tainted by political bias. \u2014 Sadie Gurman, WSJ , 19 Oct. 2018",
"Mr Johnson is hyper-sensitive to the brickbats of the liberal elite into which he was born, and sulked after the referendum when his neighbours in Islington turned against him. \u2014 Boris Johnson, The Economist , 4 July 2019",
"And Mr Biden may not be up to dealing with the brickbats this guarantees him. \u2014 Lexington | Washington, The Economist , 28 June 2019",
"Lenny, who was accustomed to brickbats , picked himself up and kept his conducting dates, but Jamie believes that Felicia, suffering from public humiliation, was never the same. \u2014 David Denby, The New Yorker , 16 June 2018",
"Years of critical brickbats toughened Albee\u2019s already tough hide and taught him to trust only himself. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 21 Feb. 2018"
],
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"1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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},
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"brittle"
],
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"crispy",
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"flakey",
"friable",
"short"
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"that stuff's so brickle that it breaks into pieces as soon as you touch it"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
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"noun",
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"set a bridle on his power"
],
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"bridle a horse"
],
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"bridle your tongue",
"was forced to bridle her anger"
],
": to show hostility or resentment (as to an affront to one's pride or dignity) especially by drawing back the head and chin":[
"military commanders who had bridled against \u2026 interference",
"\u2014 Time"
]
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"curb",
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"keep",
"measure",
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"regulate",
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"restrain",
"rule",
"tame"
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"lose"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bridle Verb restrain , check , curb , bridle mean to hold back from or control in doing something. restrain suggests holding back by force or persuasion from acting or from going to extremes. restrained themselves from laughing check implies restraining or impeding a progress, activity, or impetus. trying to check government spending curb suggests an abrupt or drastic checking. learn to curb your appetite bridle implies keeping under control by subduing or holding in. bridle an impulse to throw the book down",
"examples":[
"Verb",
"try to bridle your criticism next time so that it is helpful and not hurtful",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For most passenger cars, like Subarus, this means ordering an additional tow eyelet and a static strap so that a bridle can be created between the two eyelets on the front of your car. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 31 May 2021",
"Based on an actual torture device, the bridle is outfitted with bells that would have alerted slaveholders to any movement. \u2014 Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Apr. 2022",
"There are decorative bronze pendants from a bridle used by a cavalry officer, and a delicate doll\u2019s leg, made out of bone, that was once played with by a child. \u2014 Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Set the Tone, a 2-year-old filly, lost her rider during training, the bridle came loose and the saddle slipped underneath her. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Nov. 2021",
"The artifact, which may have been part of a bridle or harness, appeared as though it might have been dropped in the ice the just day before \u2013 our guides even recognized the technique of traditional manufacture. \u2014 William Taylor, The Conversation , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The prongs of faith and duty: two sides of a bridle . \u2014 Emily Bernard, The New Yorker , 25 June 2020",
"Activities: Golf, fishing, swimming, boating, hiking, plus 70 miles of bridle trails and a horse camp. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 7 June 2020",
"Mount Airy Forest Mount Airy Forest can be accessed from Mount Airy and Westwood and the park's 1,459 acres include miles of hiking trails, bridle trails. \u2014 Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com , 24 Apr. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Adaptive dampers and air springs bridle the mass with authoritative control. \u2014 K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Left to its own devices, the virus could hypothetically bridle itself. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 June 2021",
"Right-wing politicians who bridle at lockdown restrictions are as angry as the left-wing climate protesters who regularly clog Trafalgar Square in London as part of the Extinction Rebellion demonstrations. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2021",
"Wild horses might drag the people of China away from their tyrannical government, but rather than shoot the horses in true Soviet style, the CCP has decided to break and bridle them instead. \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 1 Oct. 2020",
"For weeks, neither did many Italians, who alternately obeyed and bridled at the restrictions imposed on them. \u2014 Jason Horowitz, New York Times , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Trump has bridled at findings that Russia mounted a massive effort to attack his 2016 Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, and by doing so boost his candidacy. \u2014 Alan Levin, Bloomberg.com , 12 Jan. 2020",
"Companies with a lot of independent contractors on their books have bridled , in some cases preposterously. \u2014 Nathan Heller, The New Yorker , 12 Sep. 2019",
"The smooth, adult bent of Nashville continued into the '60s, sparking another rebellion among a loose crew of musicians who bridled at the restrictions imposed on them. \u2014 Randy Lewis, chicagotribune.com , 9 Sep. 2019"
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"Middle English bridel , from Old English br\u012bdel ; akin to Old English bregdan to move quickly \u2014 more at braid":"Noun",
"Middle English bridlen , going back to Old English br\u012bdlian , verbal derivative of br\u012bdel bridle entry 1":"Verb"
},
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"set a bridle on his power"
],
": to put a harness with which a horse is governed on the head of : to put a bridle (see bridle entry 1 sense 1 ) on":[
"bridle a horse"
],
": to restrain, check, or control with or as if with a bridle":[
"bridle your tongue",
"was forced to bridle her anger"
],
": to show hostility or resentment (as to an affront to one's pride or dignity) especially by drawing back the head and chin":[
"military commanders who had bridled against \u2026 interference",
"\u2014 Time"
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"\u02c8br\u012b-d\u1d4al",
"\u02c8br\u012bd-\u1d4al"
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"contain",
"control",
"curb",
"govern",
"hold",
"inhibit",
"keep",
"measure",
"pull in",
"regulate",
"rein (in)",
"restrain",
"rule",
"tame"
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"lose"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bridle Verb restrain , check , curb , bridle mean to hold back from or control in doing something. restrain suggests holding back by force or persuasion from acting or from going to extremes. restrained themselves from laughing check implies restraining or impeding a progress, activity, or impetus. trying to check government spending curb suggests an abrupt or drastic checking. learn to curb your appetite bridle implies keeping under control by subduing or holding in. bridle an impulse to throw the book down",
"examples":[
"Verb",
"try to bridle your criticism next time so that it is helpful and not hurtful",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For most passenger cars, like Subarus, this means ordering an additional tow eyelet and a static strap so that a bridle can be created between the two eyelets on the front of your car. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 31 May 2021",
"Based on an actual torture device, the bridle is outfitted with bells that would have alerted slaveholders to any movement. \u2014 Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Apr. 2022",
"There are decorative bronze pendants from a bridle used by a cavalry officer, and a delicate doll\u2019s leg, made out of bone, that was once played with by a child. \u2014 Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Set the Tone, a 2-year-old filly, lost her rider during training, the bridle came loose and the saddle slipped underneath her. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Nov. 2021",
"The artifact, which may have been part of a bridle or harness, appeared as though it might have been dropped in the ice the just day before \u2013 our guides even recognized the technique of traditional manufacture. \u2014 William Taylor, The Conversation , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The prongs of faith and duty: two sides of a bridle . \u2014 Emily Bernard, The New Yorker , 25 June 2020",
"Activities: Golf, fishing, swimming, boating, hiking, plus 70 miles of bridle trails and a horse camp. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 7 June 2020",
"Mount Airy Forest Mount Airy Forest can be accessed from Mount Airy and Westwood and the park's 1,459 acres include miles of hiking trails, bridle trails. \u2014 Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com , 24 Apr. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Adaptive dampers and air springs bridle the mass with authoritative control. \u2014 K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Left to its own devices, the virus could hypothetically bridle itself. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 June 2021",
"Right-wing politicians who bridle at lockdown restrictions are as angry as the left-wing climate protesters who regularly clog Trafalgar Square in London as part of the Extinction Rebellion demonstrations. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2021",
"Wild horses might drag the people of China away from their tyrannical government, but rather than shoot the horses in true Soviet style, the CCP has decided to break and bridle them instead. \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 1 Oct. 2020",
"For weeks, neither did many Italians, who alternately obeyed and bridled at the restrictions imposed on them. \u2014 Jason Horowitz, New York Times , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Trump has bridled at findings that Russia mounted a massive effort to attack his 2016 Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, and by doing so boost his candidacy. \u2014 Alan Levin, Bloomberg.com , 12 Jan. 2020",
"Companies with a lot of independent contractors on their books have bridled , in some cases preposterously. \u2014 Nathan Heller, The New Yorker , 12 Sep. 2019",
"The smooth, adult bent of Nashville continued into the '60s, sparking another rebellion among a loose crew of musicians who bridled at the restrictions imposed on them. \u2014 Randy Lewis, chicagotribune.com , 9 Sep. 2019"
],
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"Middle English bridel , from Old English br\u012bdel ; akin to Old English bregdan to move quickly \u2014 more at braid":"Noun",
"Middle English bridlen , going back to Old English br\u012bdlian , verbal derivative of br\u012bdel bridle entry 1":"Verb"
},
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"transitive verb",
"verb"
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"promises to be brief"
],
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"his brief was to strengthen the army"
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],
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"\u2014 Wendell Oswalt"
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": to give essential information to":[
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],
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"briefed the mission"
]
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"\u02c8br\u0113f"
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"aphoristic",
"apothegmatic",
"capsule",
"compact",
"compendious",
"concise",
"crisp",
"curt",
"elliptical",
"elliptic",
"epigrammatic",
"laconic",
"monosyllabic",
"pithy",
"sententious",
"succinct",
"summary",
"telegraphic",
"terse",
"thumbnail"
],
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"abstract",
"breviary",
"capsule",
"conspectus",
"digest",
"encapsulation",
"epitome",
"inventory",
"outline",
"pr\u00e9cis",
"recap",
"recapitulation",
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
"resume",
"resum\u00e9",
"roundup",
"run-through",
"rundown",
"sum",
"sum-up",
"summa",
"summarization",
"summary",
"summing-up",
"synopsis",
"wrap-up"
],
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"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The meeting will be brief .",
"The essay is brief but thorough enough.",
"a few brief words of caution",
"Noun",
"Her brief is to manage the company's sales department.",
"a one-page brief of the intelligence report",
"Verb",
"The captain briefed the crew on the new safety procedures.",
"The President has been briefed by his advisers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"For a brief moment in the top of the sixth inning, Oklahoma seized the lead. \u2014 Nick Suss, USA TODAY , 26 June 2022",
"With the rapid success of Juul, Monsees and Bowen were billionaires for a brief moment in 2018 when tobacco giant Altria acquired a 35% stake in the company for $13 billion. \u2014 Will Yakowicz, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"The unmistakable perfume wafts over the cityscape and, for a brief moment, disguises less savory urban odors, luring passersby to plunge their noses into the roses and inhale with gusto. \u2014 Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"That brief moment quickly provoked anger among costume experts and historians, however. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
"For a brief moment, you could\u2019ve been fooled into thinking BYU football had solved its most pressing problem. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"For a brief moment in 2020, the cost of a barrel of oil fell below zero because storage tanks were full from the lack of demand. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"Cherry Jones pops in for a brief moment as Vivi's mother, a semi-gorgon who seems deeply terrorized by Vivi's father (David Rasche). \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"For a brief moment Wednesday night, last year\u2019s version of Tony Gonsolin started to reappear. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In a friend-of-the-court brief , the Cherokee Nation and other tribes noted that a hostile state government could use that power to upend tribal life. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 29 June 2022",
"In a brief filed Wednesday, prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office in Brooklyn urged Judge Ann M. Donnelly to make that sentence close to an effective life sentence for the 55-year-old Kelly. \u2014 Bill Donahue, Billboard , 8 June 2022",
"Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost submitted a brief in favor of Ames\u2019 in the case. \u2014 Laura Hancock, cleveland , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The ruling by Loudoun County Circuit James P. Fisher came before attorneys for Katie Orndoff submitted a brief on their motion to vacate or got a chance to make oral arguments on the topic at a hearing that was scheduled for Thursday. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Sep. 2021",
"Lambda Legal, a group that fights for the civil rights of LGBTQ people, had submitted a brief supporting the Colorado law. \u2014 NBC News , 27 July 2021",
"In response, Rokita submitted on Monday, May 24, another brief highlighting a bevy of other legal precedents that support his own argument. \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 28 May 2021",
"Spiderhead, in brief , is based on a short story that writer George Saunders penned for The New Yorker. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 16 June 2022",
"In the brief , lawyers for the two write that the committee does not have the authority to issue subpoenas, an argument that has been dismissed in other court proceedings. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"For instance, when a financial services firm failed to properly brief and prepare its employees prior to a public announcement about its acquisition by a larger organization with global reach, the result was chaos that could have been avoided. \u2014 Marie Swift, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"But Cheney also displayed an email showing that there were discussions about having Klukowski \u2014 who had just joined the Justice Department \u2014 accompany Eastman to brief Vice President Mike Pence about how the election results could be reversed. \u2014 Devlin Barrett, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
"Having secured the official report on the airstrike that killed the woman\u2019s relatives \u2014 as well as 1,300 other strikes \u2014 Khan was able to brief the woman on the rationale for the strike. \u2014 Erik Wemple, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Likens led a group of scientists to the White House to brief the then-President Ronald Reagan on acid rain in 1983. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Agencies may over-promise and then, under-deliver, but, equally, clients may brief poorly or be seduced by enticing showmanship or short-term tactics. \u2014 Avi Dan, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Discreetly brief your colleagues about a codependent client\u2019s quirks and triggers. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
"And later Monday, economic officials will brief the press in Washington. \u2014 Maegan Vazquez And Kevin Liptak, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Senator Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, met with Biden on Tuesday to brief him on where the negotiations stood. \u2014 Brian Bennett, Time , 7 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English bref, breve , from Anglo-French bref, brief , from Latin brevis ; akin to Old High German murg short, Greek brachys":"Adjective",
"Middle English bref , from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin brevis , from Late Latin, summary, from Latin brevis brief entry 1":"Noun",
"verbal derivative of brief entry 2":"Verb"
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225307"
},
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"type":[
"adverb"
],
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"briefly mentioned"
],
": in brief":[
"the food, briefly , was awful"
],
": for a short time":[
"briefly married"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0113-fl\u0113"
],
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"compactly",
"concisely",
"crisply",
"curtly",
"elliptically",
"laconically",
"pithily",
"shortly",
"succinctly",
"summarily",
"tersely"
],
"antonyms":[
"diffusely",
"long-windedly",
"verbosely",
"wordily"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Several important issues are only briefly mentioned.",
"Please briefly describe your experience.",
"We briefly considered canceling the trip.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"President Joe Biden recently flew over the fire and stopped briefly in New Mexico to assure residents the federal government would take responsibility for its role in causing the blaze. \u2014 Susan Montoya Bryan, ajc , 21 June 2022",
"President Joe Biden recently flew over the fire and stopped briefly in New Mexico to assure residents the federal government would take responsibility for its role in causing the blaze. \u2014 CBS News , 21 June 2022",
"President Joe Biden recently flew over the fire and stopped briefly in New Mexico to assure residents the federal government would take responsibility for its role in causing the blaze. \u2014 Susan Montoya Bryan, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
"The vehicle then stopped briefly at a red light, but continued on with the light still red. \u2014 cleveland , 17 June 2022",
"The administration also briefly stopped expulsion flights to Haiti after it was hit by a devastating earthquake in August. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
"The driver of the BMW stopped briefly after the crash, observed the aftermath of the collision, then sped off west on Victory Boulevard, police said. \u2014 Nathan Solisstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Animal welfare activists protested Barnum\u2019s circus from the start, and in the 1920s the Ringling circus briefly stopped using lions and tigers in response to complaints from animal rights groups, Davis writes for PBS. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 May 2022",
"The driver briefly stopped after the impact, then fled north on Sunset Cliffs Boulevard and east on Brighton Avenue. \u2014 Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054403"
},
"bright":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"biographical name",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": radiating or reflecting light : shining , sparkling":[
"bright lights",
"bright eyes"
],
": illustrious , glorious":[
"brightest star of the opera"
],
": beautiful":[],
": of high saturation or lightness":[
"bright colors"
],
": lively , cheerful":[
"be bright and jovial among your guests",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
],
": intelligent , clever":[
"a bright idea",
"bright children"
],
": auspicious , promising":[
"bright prospects for the future"
],
"John 1811\u20131889 English orator and statesman":[],
": a color of high saturation : a bright (see bright entry 1 sense 4 ) color":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural rich earth tones and crisp brights \u2014 Patricia Peterson"
],
": clothing that is brightly colored":[
"Follow these steps and you can wash your dark clothes with the same laundry detergent you use for your whites and brights .",
"\u2014 Mary Hunt"
],
": high beams":[
"It didn't help that the car behind her, which had its brights on, seemed intent on tailgating her all the way to Fells Point.",
"\u2014 Laura Lippman"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[
"beaming",
"bedazzling",
"brilliant",
"candescent",
"clear",
"dazzling",
"effulgent",
"fulgent",
"glowing",
"incandescent",
"lambent",
"lucent",
"lucid",
"luminous",
"lustrous",
"radiant",
"refulgent",
"sheeny",
"shining",
"shiny",
"splendid"
],
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"dim",
"dull",
"lackluster",
"unbright",
"unbrilliant"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bright Adjective bright , brilliant , radiant , luminous , lustrous mean shining or glowing with light. bright implies emitting or reflecting a high degree of light. brilliant implies intense often sparkling brightness. radiant stresses the emission or seeming emission of rays of light. luminous implies emission of steady, suffused, glowing light by reflection or in surrounding darkness. lustrous stresses an even, rich light from a surface that reflects brightly without glittering.",
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The lighting was too bright .",
"a bright room with lots of windows",
"It was a bright , sunny day.",
"The room was decorated in bright colors.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Starting with the bright spots, the U.N. reported that during the first quarter of 2022, international arrivals almost tripled over the same three months last year. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 3 July 2022",
"Family wealth afforded the bright , inquisitive young woman access to literature and the great minds of her time. \u2014 Fox News , 2 July 2022",
"Another Warren/Hammond collab, this big-and- bright anthem with shout-it-to-the-back vocals by Grace Slick is the kind of song that sounds too innocent, too up-with-people, too positive to be made today. \u2014 Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com , 2 July 2022",
"Its bed was loaded with 60 bright yellow bear canisters the department just purchased from REI for $80 apiece. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
"An undercurrent of pragmatism runs through the bright , clean counter-service restaurant, which opens only slightly later than the cart, at 5 A.M. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 1 July 2022",
"The medusa shell, also called a jellyfish, lives up to its name, with bright tentacles sprouting from a rounded head. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
"These thin, wavy icy clouds glow bright blue and white and typically appear around dusk or dawn. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"Starting with the bright spots, the U.N. reported that during the first quarter of 2022, international arrivals almost tripled over the same three months last year. \u2014 Laurie Kellman, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 July 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Following it after having left the Mingei International Museum\u2019s future bright . \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
"Additionally, the small spaces in complex brush piles can be shelter for many young fish and baitfish to keep the fishery's future bright . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 21 June 2021",
"This fall, Garden & Gun shined a bright on Smoke-A-Holics in a feature on Derrick, his technique and his passion. \u2014 Dallas News , 30 Nov. 2020",
"Executive chef Brian Archibald leads the culinary team of the 5,000-square-foot bright , airy restaurant by Fig & Olive restaurateur Laurent Halasz. \u2014 Shaena Montanari, The Arizona Republic , 24 Sep. 2020",
"The crowd remained enthusiastic on the bright and cloudless 90-degree evening, cheering, clapping and singing throughout the service. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Aug. 2020",
"More than just a tiny blip on your Instagram feed, the bright , feel-good manicure now has a major celebrity endorsement. \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 30 Apr. 2020",
"Wear your neon brights and whites and dance out in color. \u2014 Stefania Lugliand Meghan Sorensen, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Jan. 2020",
"Customers had come in droves to sit beneath the bright suspended lights and dine on fried whiting or catfish strips, shrimp baskets or chicken wings. \u2014 Derek M. Norman, New York Times , 8 Jan. 2020"
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"\u2014 Melissa Roberts-Matar"
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"He brightened the picture on the television.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The carotenoid technology is an intense antioxidant to brighten and reduce visible discoloration. \u2014 ELLE , 24 June 2022",
"Roses climb up old stone walls, brighten small squares and even perfume the Roland Garros stadium, where the French Open tennis tournament is held. \u2014 Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"The super thin formula plays well with other products and includes carotenoid technology, which reflects UV light and acts as a powerful antioxidant to brighten and reduce visible discoloration. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"Aloe leaf juice and shea butter nourish and soften the skin, while green tea extract works as an antioxidant to brighten and soothe. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Cepheids, or stars that periodically brighten and dim, have long been the gold standard of cosmic mile markers. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 20 May 2022",
"Case in point: Saie, one of our favorite clean beauty brands, recently launched its Hydrabeam concealer, a product that's time traveled from the future to brighten and blur dark spots and discoloration\u2014all without settling into fine lines. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 May 2022",
"But this search looked for transient changes in brightness: objects that would periodically brighten and fade again. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 4 May 2022",
"Artists would use the buttery paint to brighten and define their compositions, which often relied on dramatic contrasts between light and shadows, per NPR. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Dec. 2021"
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"the brightness of the sunshine made me squint after an afternoon spent in a darkened movie theater",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The new entry-level iPad will not support wide color gamut with DCI-P3 or higher brightness . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 15 June 2022",
"Kailash Sahu of the Baltimore team says a nearby unrelated star\u2019s brightness made measurements difficult. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 14 June 2022",
"The supermoon will begin on Sunday night and reach full brightness on Tuesday at 7:52 a.m. ET. \u2014 Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer , 13 June 2022",
"Brightness is measured in lumens: Between 2,000 and 2,500 lumens should provide adequate brightness in most outdoor settings. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
"The conjunction will be visible in the U.S. and rest of Northern Hemisphere in the early morning by looking east towards southeast, beginning about an hour before sunrise until the sun's brightness overtakes the sky. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
"The 500-lumen model delivers just the right brightness for most campsites. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 13 May 2022",
"After choosing warm neutrals for the house and trim paint (Sherwin-Williams Dover White and Fawn Brindle), Jenn wanted lots of plants and flowers to add brightness . \u2014 Sarah Egge, Better Homes & Gardens , 4 May 2022",
"The thoughts of the difference this much light might make to the HDR experience with both full-screen and small peak brightness content is mouthwatering. \u2014 John Archer, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"The professor was known for his brilliance .",
"the brilliance of a diamond",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Shah is the creative brilliance behind the timeless looks of household names like Game of Thrones and Eternals star Kit Harrington. \u2014 Sara Klausing, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
"When designing your office, focus on creating a space that sparks brilliance by giving your employees an experience that adds to their well-being and satisfaction. \u2014 Simon Pole, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Ignored by the Celtics\u2019 fourth-quarter offensive brilliance in Game 1 was their second-half defensive impact against the Golden State Warriors. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"Berry and Valenzuela brought this piece to life with a depth and brilliance that was jarring. \u2014 Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"And its tale is a tribute not just to the seemingly improbable achievements of a Lebanese country boy but also to America, his land of adoption, which shaped and quickened the brilliance within him. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"But there\u2019s no denying the man\u2019s subtle brilliance as a mood-maker and slump-breaker. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 May 2022",
"From recommendations from Bloomscape\u2019s Joyce Mast to personal picks, one thing\u2019s for sure The assortment below is full-bloom brilliance . \u2014 Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor , 3 May 2022",
"Garner\u2019s performance captures the optimism of Ruth\u2019s brilliance , the pessimism of her genetically inescapable amorality and her bursts of childlike innocence. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022"
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"Adjective",
"a brilliant star in the sky",
"a store decorated in brilliant colors",
"He pitched a brilliant game.",
"She gave a brilliant performance.",
"She has a brilliant mind.",
"Noun",
"the diamond cutter set out an array of brilliants to show the various ways the diamond could be cut",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Guardians starter Zach Plesac, meanwhile, was brilliant through six innings, holding Minnesota scoreless on three hits with three walks and seven strikeouts. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
"Video chat meetings and online platforms that mimic whiteboards and creative tools for collaboration are brilliant for bringing together and centralizing their efforts in one place. \u2014 Tim Hassett, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Now, Al-Monitor\u2019s Hagar Hosny reports, the interior of the ancient temple has been restored, revealing the same rainbow of brilliant color its builders would have seen thousands of years ago. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022",
"These Charlotte\u2019s Web Recovery CBD Gummies comprise not only cannabidiol (CBD), but also curcuminoids, the pigments and powerful antioxidants that give turmeric its brilliant golden-orange color and relaxing properties. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The piece has an intensity of brilliant , joyful color that changes depending on the viewer\u2019s angle. \u2014 Tracey Teo, ajc , 28 Mar. 2022",
"At 34, Curry turned in one of the better seasons of his career, being named All-Star Game MVP, Western Conference finals MVP, and NBA Finals MVP with a brilliant performance (sans Game 5) against the Celtics. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"English hit a brilliant second shot but missed a short putt that could have ended it. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 18 June 2022",
"Others have chimed in, heaping praise on the brilliant skating, stick-handling and playmaking of Makar, a prodigy from Alberta, Canada, who has helped lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 1-0 lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Finals. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022"
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"Verb",
"Her heart was brimming with happiness.",
"The show brims with excitement.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Quantity aside, the store is stocked to the brim with wines from around the world. \u2014 Kate Dingwall, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
"Penned in partnership with Spanish studio Daroca Design, the 164-footer goes by the name of Odisye and is full to the brim with striking juxtapositions. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
"Presumably, a person already filled with biases is going to be able to more readily sense that this other human is likewise filled to the brim with toxicity. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"As a result, Beach Explorer is full to the brim with toys, gear and amenities to keep guests entertained at sea. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 13 June 2022",
"The album finds comfort in that fact, filled to the brim with a desire for movement. \u2014 Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
"Thousands will pour into Eugene this July for the World Athletics Championships Oregon22, where their cars are expected to choke city streets and fill parking lots to the brim . \u2014 oregonlive , 8 June 2022",
"Billboard unveiled its staff\u2019s 50 favorite albums so far in 2022 on Monday (June 6), filled to the brim with A-list releases and emerging artists. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 6 June 2022",
"This high-strength lightweight serum is packed to the brim with 15 percent pure vitamin C that works overtime to improve skin brightness and firmness while fighting against persistent discoloration, dullness and uneven tone. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The film's exquisite clutter extends to its eccentric ensemble, a collection of enigmas that brim with weariness and wonder. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
"But Clarke\u2019s eyes also grow glassy, then brim with tears. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Hurd has co-written nine of the 11 tracks, and all reflect his affinity for radio-ready melodies and lyrics that brim with originality. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Bright colorful murals decorate the walls of buildings, while the streets brim with vibrant bars, sleek third-wave coffee shops, trendy boutiques, and al fresco dining. \u2014 Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Decked out in dark woods, leather chairs and golden mirrors, the space will brim with narrative details inspired by its namesake, Captain Hook: an inlaid wooden map of Never Land, a hidden pocket watch and \u2013 of course \u2013 a hook, to name a few. \u2014 Tim Walters, USA TODAY , 29 July 2021",
"Their TikToks often brim with specific references \u2014 in one video, Sabatine manages to reference rising signs, veganism, trips to Home Depot, and Shego from Kim Possible in under two minutes. \u2014 Lydia Wang, refinery29.com , 2 June 2021",
"The scenes between Dom and her friends \u2014 played by standouts Crystal Sha're Nelson, Brittany Adebumola, and Naiya Ortiz \u2014 brim with humanity and love. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 7 Oct. 2020",
"The Buffalo Bills, fellow upstarts who brim with confidence. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020"
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"Noun",
"the brim of the teacup was banded with gold",
"touched the brim of his cap by way of salute",
"Verb",
"Her heart was brimming with happiness.",
"The show brims with excitement.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Quantity aside, the store is stocked to the brim with wines from around the world. \u2014 Kate Dingwall, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
"Penned in partnership with Spanish studio Daroca Design, the 164-footer goes by the name of Odisye and is full to the brim with striking juxtapositions. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
"Presumably, a person already filled with biases is going to be able to more readily sense that this other human is likewise filled to the brim with toxicity. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"As a result, Beach Explorer is full to the brim with toys, gear and amenities to keep guests entertained at sea. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 13 June 2022",
"The album finds comfort in that fact, filled to the brim with a desire for movement. \u2014 Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
"Thousands will pour into Eugene this July for the World Athletics Championships Oregon22, where their cars are expected to choke city streets and fill parking lots to the brim . \u2014 oregonlive , 8 June 2022",
"Billboard unveiled its staff\u2019s 50 favorite albums so far in 2022 on Monday (June 6), filled to the brim with A-list releases and emerging artists. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 6 June 2022",
"This high-strength lightweight serum is packed to the brim with 15 percent pure vitamin C that works overtime to improve skin brightness and firmness while fighting against persistent discoloration, dullness and uneven tone. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The film's exquisite clutter extends to its eccentric ensemble, a collection of enigmas that brim with weariness and wonder. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
"But Clarke\u2019s eyes also grow glassy, then brim with tears. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Hurd has co-written nine of the 11 tracks, and all reflect his affinity for radio-ready melodies and lyrics that brim with originality. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Bright colorful murals decorate the walls of buildings, while the streets brim with vibrant bars, sleek third-wave coffee shops, trendy boutiques, and al fresco dining. \u2014 Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Decked out in dark woods, leather chairs and golden mirrors, the space will brim with narrative details inspired by its namesake, Captain Hook: an inlaid wooden map of Never Land, a hidden pocket watch and \u2013 of course \u2013 a hook, to name a few. \u2014 Tim Walters, USA TODAY , 29 July 2021",
"Their TikToks often brim with specific references \u2014 in one video, Sabatine manages to reference rising signs, veganism, trips to Home Depot, and Shego from Kim Possible in under two minutes. \u2014 Lydia Wang, refinery29.com , 2 June 2021",
"The scenes between Dom and her friends \u2014 played by standouts Crystal Sha're Nelson, Brittany Adebumola, and Naiya Ortiz \u2014 brim with humanity and love. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 7 Oct. 2020",
"The Buffalo Bills, fellow upstarts who brim with confidence. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020"
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"brought home the importance of exercise"
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"These events bring to mind another time in history."
],
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"\u02c8bri\u014b"
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"breed",
"bring about",
"bring on",
"catalyze",
"cause",
"create",
"do",
"draw on",
"effect",
"effectuate",
"engender",
"generate",
"induce",
"invoke",
"make",
"occasion",
"produce",
"prompt",
"result (in)",
"spawn",
"translate (into)",
"work",
"yield"
],
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"examples":[
"\u201cShould I send you a check?\u201d \u201cWhy not just bring me the money when you come?\u201d",
"Have you brought the money with you from the bank?",
"She brought her boyfriend home to meet her parents.",
"Love of adventure brought her here before taking her to many other places.",
"This radio station brings you all the news as it happens.",
"Can anything bring peace to this troubled region?",
"Having a baby has brought great happiness into her life.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Others still have ground prepared but are hopeful rains will bring moisture for planting. \u2014 Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online , 2 July 2022",
"Bastian said Delta will even bring employees from its corporate offices into the airport to help in Atlanta and New York. \u2014 CNN , 1 July 2022",
"Portland has completed a trade that will bring 6-8 forward Jerami Grant to the roster. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 June 2022",
"The visibility will bring Faith Community Pharmacy even more clients, Broomall predicted. \u2014 Terry Demio, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
"Sarandos told the Hollywood Reporter last week that ads will bring Netflix to customers who could not otherwise afford the service. \u2014 Jon Markman, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine is causing global hunger and galloping food prices, and future supply-chain disruptions will bring more such misery. \u2014 Elisabeth Braw, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
"That said, July will bring a slew of other events, including Saturday night\u2019s UFC 276. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
"Kids don't have a great grasp of time or logic, so hinting that the new baby will bring change will only cause anxiety. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Week , 28 June 2022"
],
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"Middle English, from Old English bringan ; akin to Old High German bringan to bring, Welsh he brwng to accompany":""
},
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162920"
},
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"verb"
],
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"breed",
"bring",
"bring on",
"catalyze",
"cause",
"create",
"do",
"draw on",
"effect",
"effectuate",
"engender",
"generate",
"induce",
"invoke",
"make",
"occasion",
"produce",
"prompt",
"result (in)",
"spawn",
"translate (into)",
"work",
"yield"
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"examples":[
"I promise: making one mistake will not bring about the apocalypse."
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011713"
},
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"verb"
],
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": to win tricks with the cards of (a long suit) in bridge":[],
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"brings in a good salary"
]
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"acquire",
"attain",
"bag",
"capture",
"carry",
"come by",
"draw",
"earn",
"gain",
"garner",
"get",
"knock down",
"land",
"make",
"obtain",
"procure",
"pull down",
"realize",
"reap",
"secure",
"win"
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"forfeit",
"lose"
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"examples":[
"she's bringing in good money selling houses"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054035"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
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"accomplish",
"achieve",
"carry off",
"carry out",
"commit",
"compass",
"do",
"execute",
"follow through (with)",
"fulfill",
"fulfil",
"make",
"negotiate",
"perform",
"perpetrate",
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"pull off",
"put through"
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"examples":[
"the cast and crew were able to bring off an eccentric but engaging reinterpretation of King Lear",
"had it been alerted in time, a nearby ship might have been able to bring off all of the passengers from the Titanic"
],
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"1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"type":[
"verb"
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},
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"articulate",
"enunciate",
"pass",
"say",
"speak",
"state",
"talk",
"tell",
"utter",
"verbalize",
"vocalize"
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"examples":[
"he ever so casually brings out the names of celebrities with whom he's supposedly buddy-buddy",
"a blue scarf would bring out the color of your eyes"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191504"
},
"brio":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": enthusiastic vigor : vivacity , verve"
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"\u02c8br\u0113-(\u02cc)\u014d"
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"beans",
"bounce",
"dash",
"drive",
"dynamism",
"energy",
"esprit",
"gas",
"get-up-and-go",
"ginger",
"go",
"gusto",
"hardihood",
"juice",
"life",
"moxie",
"oomph",
"pep",
"punch",
"sap",
"snap",
"starch",
"verve",
"vigor",
"vim",
"vinegar",
"vitality",
"zing",
"zip"
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"lethargy",
"listlessness",
"sluggishness",
"torpidity"
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"examples":[
"impressed the interviewers with his poise and brio",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Great Marino perfectly knows the house of Chanel, expressing Chanel\u2019s creation evolving over the years with brio . \u2014 C\u00e9cilia Pelloux, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"But that postmodern brio told barely half of Mr. Mandanipour\u2019s tale. \u2014 Boyd Tonkin, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Hot Thoughts, this one feels like a return to the coiled, trenchant band-in-a-room brio of LPs like their 2002 classic, Kill the Moonlight. \u2014 Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The Philippines is a vibrant filmmaking region in Asia and that brio is underlined by the brace of projects from the country selected at the Southeast Asia Film Lab, which is part of the Singapore Media Festival. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 25 Nov. 2021",
"It\u2019s a celebration of his heroism in the face of constant anguish, narrated by Olivia Colman and dramatized with daringly comic brio . \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 21 Oct. 2021",
"These include an encounter at the barbershop, where the requisite wise barber (Esau Pritchett) lays down the law about respecting everyone, even the swish gentrifier played (with brio ) by Bryan Terrell Clark. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 13 Oct. 2021",
"For every diamond and every death, for every feeling of loss and insecure emotion, Mill comes out with hope and real brio on his side \u2013 a confidence that goes way beyond any mere humble-brag or boast. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The show-must-go-on brio of Michael Kors\u2019s presentation at Tavern on the Green? \u2014 Erik Maza, Town & Country , 14 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Italian",
"first_known_use":[
"1731, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202029"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
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": keenly alert : lively":[
"a brisk old lady with no nonsense about her",
"\u2014 Jean Stafford"
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"brisk tea"
],
": fresh , invigorating":[
"a brisk autumn day"
],
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"was very brisk on the phone"
],
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"took a brisk walk",
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"business was brisk"
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"\u2014 usually used with up business brisked up"
]
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"\u02c8brisk"
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"active",
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"bouncing",
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"gay",
"jaunty",
"jazzy",
"kinetic",
"lively",
"mettlesome",
"peppy",
"perky",
"pert",
"pizzazzy",
"pizazzy",
"racy",
"snappy",
"spanking",
"sparky",
"spirited",
"sprightly",
"springy",
"vital",
"vivacious",
"zippy"
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"dead",
"inactive",
"inanimate",
"lackadaisical",
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"languishing",
"languorous",
"leaden",
"lifeless",
"limp",
"listless",
"spiritless",
"vapid"
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"Adjective",
"She answered the phone in a brisk voice.",
"They went for a brisk walk in the woods.",
"She walked at a brisk pace.",
"Business is brisk at the store.",
"There is a brisk market in old movie posters.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This is particularly so at tech startups which typically tend to over-hire while business is brisk . \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 24 June 2022",
"Business is brisk at U.S. ports, as container shippers handle orders from retailers bringing in merchandise for the back-to-school selling season and late-year holidays. \u2014 Costas Paris, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"With Juneteenth being observed as a federal holiday Monday, and the Father's Day holiday on Sunday, traffic was brisk at airports over the weekend. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"The pace was brisk even after the stripping out of food and fuel prices. \u2014 Jeanna Smialek, New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"Bonus: The water really warms up in September, and the air temperature generally remains pretty warm then too, so swimming is much more enjoyable than in the summer, when the water is brisk and beaches crowded. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 8 June 2022",
"Options activity has been brisk in recent weeks, which is hardly surprising as the collapse of Terra\u2019s algorithmic stablecoin injected uncertainty into the market, forcing traders to take hedges. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Southwest winds on Friday will be brisk , and push temperatures to close to 90 degrees, but moderate Northeast winds and a cool front will open the Lake Erie fishing week on Monday and Tuesday. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
"Rhonda Fiero, who works in supplier quality and quality management for Dakkota, explained that the process to ship the components out can be brisk . \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 6 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As in all Taycans, a two-speed automatic transmission on the rear axle enables brisk off-the-line acceleration and more efficient high-speed cruising. \u2014 Nelson Ireson, Car and Driver , 27 Apr. 2021",
"THE VIBE IS: brisk and professional, if borderline chaotic. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit, Bon Appetit , 13 Apr. 2017"
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"probably modification of Middle French brusque":"Adjective",
"verbal derivative of brisk entry 1":"Verb"
},
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"1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162947"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
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"\u2014 Jean Stafford"
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": pleasingly tangy":[
"brisk tea"
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"a brisk autumn day"
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"\u2014 usually used with up business brisked up"
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"\u02c8brisk"
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"kinetic",
"lively",
"mettlesome",
"peppy",
"perky",
"pert",
"pizzazzy",
"pizazzy",
"racy",
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"spanking",
"sparky",
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"lackadaisical",
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"leaden",
"lifeless",
"limp",
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"vapid"
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"Adjective",
"She answered the phone in a brisk voice.",
"They went for a brisk walk in the woods.",
"She walked at a brisk pace.",
"Business is brisk at the store.",
"There is a brisk market in old movie posters.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This is particularly so at tech startups which typically tend to over-hire while business is brisk . \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 24 June 2022",
"Business is brisk at U.S. ports, as container shippers handle orders from retailers bringing in merchandise for the back-to-school selling season and late-year holidays. \u2014 Costas Paris, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"With Juneteenth being observed as a federal holiday Monday, and the Father's Day holiday on Sunday, traffic was brisk at airports over the weekend. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"The pace was brisk even after the stripping out of food and fuel prices. \u2014 Jeanna Smialek, New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"Bonus: The water really warms up in September, and the air temperature generally remains pretty warm then too, so swimming is much more enjoyable than in the summer, when the water is brisk and beaches crowded. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 8 June 2022",
"Options activity has been brisk in recent weeks, which is hardly surprising as the collapse of Terra\u2019s algorithmic stablecoin injected uncertainty into the market, forcing traders to take hedges. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Southwest winds on Friday will be brisk , and push temperatures to close to 90 degrees, but moderate Northeast winds and a cool front will open the Lake Erie fishing week on Monday and Tuesday. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
"Rhonda Fiero, who works in supplier quality and quality management for Dakkota, explained that the process to ship the components out can be brisk . \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 6 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As in all Taycans, a two-speed automatic transmission on the rear axle enables brisk off-the-line acceleration and more efficient high-speed cruising. \u2014 Nelson Ireson, Car and Driver , 27 Apr. 2021",
"THE VIBE IS: brisk and professional, if borderline chaotic. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit, Bon Appetit , 13 Apr. 2017"
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"1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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"noun",
"verb"
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],
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"\u2014 W. J. Broad"
]
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"hair",
"thread"
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"burst",
"bustle",
"buzz",
"crawl",
"hum",
"overflow",
"pullulate",
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"Noun",
"a face covered with bristles",
"the bristles of a brush",
"Verb",
"Electricity makes your hair bristle .",
"a recent college grad thrilled to be starting a new life in a city bristling with possibilities",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Timothy Boyd, 52, stood below Lincoln\u2019s massive legs and hoisted a 40-foot long pole topped by a soft bristle brush into the air. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
"Add warm water and dish soap to a bucket and grab a stiff- bristle brush. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 17 July 2021",
"The secret ingredient might be the Microfil technology, which boosts the textures of lashes, while the patented, asymmetrical oversized brush has a bristle weave design to catch every eyelash. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
"The silicone bristle brush uses vibrations instead of circularly rotating while cleansing for a deeper cleanse and less irritation. \u2014 Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The curved wand with varying bristle lengths is perfect for nabbing and lifting lashes. \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 19 Apr. 2022",
"There are galls that are chambered, secrete nectar or bristle with fibers. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
"After giving Schafer\u2019s wet hair a clean center part, the pro worked Virtue 6-in-1 Styling Paste through her lengths and used a dense boar bristle brush to brush the hair down to ultra-sleek effect. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Use your bristle brush to get off stubborn dirt and to scrub zippers clean. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 17 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The personable presence behind Setsunai Noodles might bristle at the formal title chef. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"But even some of the most progressive West Coasters bristle at the thought of giving up cooking with fire, with many home chefs recalling bad experiences with earlier electric stoves. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Some of these people bristle at singling out Feinstein, when congressional history is filled with aging male politicians who remained in office despite their declining state. \u2014 Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Does your mother bristle at the sight of invasive plants? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"First, Erik Spoelstra would bristle at the notion of terming Duncan Robinson\u2019s shift to the second team as a demotion. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"First, Erik Spoelstra would bristle at the notion of terming Duncan Robinson\u2019s shift to the second team as a demotion. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Of course, many of the dozen tourists who have previously visited the ISS brought their own research projects and didn\u2019t bristle at the title. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Vic does, however, bristle that Melinda gravitates to dimwits like Joel Dash ( Brendan Miller ), who when trying to ask if Vic feels emasculated can\u2019t even pronounce the word. \u2014 Amy Nicholson, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022"
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"Middle English bristil , from brust bristle, from Old English byrst ; akin to Old High German burst bristle, and perhaps to Latin fastigium top":"Noun",
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": inclined to or showing aggressiveness or anger":[
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"\u02c8bri-s\u0259-",
"\u02c8bris-l\u0113"
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"cottony",
"fleecy",
"furred",
"furry",
"hairy",
"hirsute",
"rough",
"shaggy",
"silky",
"unshorn",
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"wooly"
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"shorn",
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"although pigs look hairless, they're actually bristly creatures",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sandstrom\u2019s most recent Squonk is a hairy, wart-covered monster with bristly , unkempt fur, fangs, and ears that curve down submissively. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 19 Apr. 2020",
"Often, as a bonus, a librarian or teacher will lean in to give Daisy a kiss on her bristly snout, to general glee from the young audience. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, BostonGlobe.com , 22 Aug. 2019",
"Three is definitely a crowd when bristly comedian Zadie (Sasheer Zamata) goes for a getaway at her parents\u2019 bed and breakfast with her ex-boyfriend Bradford (Tone Bell) and his current girlfriend, Margo (DeWanda Wise). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Sep. 2019",
"The film\u2019s lively dynamics owe much to the bristly nature of nearly every relationship and interaction in the film. \u2014 Todd Mccarthy, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Aug. 2019",
"Not only were the bones in excellent condition, but so were the rock and soft tissue, which included wing membranes, bristly body feathers, gizzard stones, and even the contents of its last meal in its stomach. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 8 May 2019",
"But the larger forces at play\u2014the tug of populism in a brutally competitive political environment and the rise of bristly nativism in a country that increasingly sees itself as a rival to China\u2014will likely affect other foreign companies as well. \u2014 Sadanand Dhume, WSJ , 10 Jan. 2019",
"With a dogged spirit, Loree has transformed her plain lot into a home for some of the most bristly and weird flora that can survive her city\u2019s climate. \u2014 Sunset , 22 Jan. 2018",
"Long, a stout man with a bristly gray mustache, was impressed. \u2014 Time , 15 Feb. 2018"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
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": a spit for roasting meat":[],
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": to open up (a subject) for discussion":[
"a good time to broach the subject"
],
": to break the surface from below":[
"the whale broached"
],
": to veer or yaw dangerously so as to lie broadside to the waves":[
"\u2014 often used with to Our ship broached to."
]
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for broach Verb (1) express , vent , utter , voice , broach , air mean to make known what one thinks or feels. express suggests an impulse to reveal in words, gestures, actions, or what one creates or produces. expressed her feelings in music vent stresses a strong inner compulsion to express especially in words. a tirade venting his frustration utter implies the use of the voice not necessarily in articulate speech. utter a groan voice does not necessarily imply vocal utterance but does imply expression or formulation in words. an editorial voicing their concerns broach adds the implication of disclosing for the first time something long thought over or reserved for a suitable occasion. broached the subject of a divorce air implies an exposing or parading of one's views often in order to gain relief or sympathy or attention. publicly airing their differences",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"With the help of a marker to keep track, count how many pointed ridges the broach has, because any replacement handle will need to match. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 July 2021",
"Van den Berg got hold of a photo of her as a young woman in her white nanny\u2019s uniform, with a crescent chapeau clipped to her blonde hair and a gold broach at her collar. \u2014 Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2021",
"This broach -no-compromise obstructionism has been the strategy of congressional Republicans since the mid-1990s. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Nov. 2020",
"Baldwin wore a broach from her grandmother, who helped raise her and was featured in the speech. Baldwin praised Biden and Obama for pushing through the Affordable Care Act. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Aug. 2020",
"She's dressed in all black and wearing her power broach : the Mace of the Republic, which symbolizes the legislative authority of the House of Representatives. \u2014 Channing Hargrove, refinery29.com , 5 Feb. 2020",
"Here's Pelosi on the House floor with her broach vs a pic of the mace. \u2014 Channing Hargrove, refinery29.com , 5 Feb. 2020",
"Her Majesty is closest to the camera in the image, wearing a white dress accessorized by dresser Angela Kelly with a sapphire and diamond broach , and one of her iconic Launer handbags. \u2014 Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 Jan. 2020",
"It can be worn in 12 different ways \u2013 a necklace, broach , the arrow detaches as a pin, and more and more. \u2014 al , 6 Oct. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Was there any kind of conversation with Netflix about how to broach topics like that? \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 May 2022",
"But The Daily Wire is prematurely patting itself on the back for changing the landscape and bankrolling conservative movies that creep out of the paracinematic tradition and broach the perimeter of cinema proper. \u2014 John Semley, The New Republic , 17 Feb. 2022",
"While members of the disability community typically have to broach the need for equity, Lachi shares that the Wavy Awards\u2019 organizers came to them. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Those reverse faults hide underground, and unlike strike-slip faults, may never broach the surface while wreaking havoc from below. \u2014 Alka Tripathy-lang, Ars Technica , 12 Mar. 2022",
"But the chief hopes to begin to be able to broach the topic of mental health with his officers. \u2014 Lawrence Andrea, The Indianapolis Star , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Ipson presented the bill twice on the Senate floor and did not broach the subject of the new building. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Jan. 2022",
"If not, prep with co-workers on what better expectations would look like and broach the topic with your manager together. \u2014 Rachel Feintzeig, WSJ , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Create a mental list and be prepared to broach the subject of competition with each person differently. \u2014 Punit Dhillon, Rolling Stone , 29 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English broche \"pointed instrument, brooch,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, \"pointed object, brooch, spigot,\" going back to Vulgar Latin *brocca , noun derivative from feminine of Latin broccus \"prominent, projecting,\" of uncertain origin":"Noun",
"Middle English brochen \"to pierce, skewer (meat), tap (a cask)\", borrowed from Anglo-French brocher \"to prick, spur, stab,\" verbal derivative of broche \"pointed object\" \u2014 more at broach entry 1":"Verb",
"perhaps from broach entry 2":"Verb"
},
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1699, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194337"
},
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"adverb",
"geographical name",
"noun"
],
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": having ample extent from side to side or between limits",
": having a specified extension from side to side",
": extending far and wide : spacious",
": relating to the main or essential points",
": open , full",
": plain , obvious",
": dialectal especially in pronunciation",
": liberal , tolerant",
": widely applicable or applied : general",
": wide in range or amount",
": open",
": marked by lack of restraint, delicacy, or subtlety:",
": coarse , risqu\u00e9",
": outspoken",
": in a broad (see broad entry 1 sense 4a ) manner : fully",
": woman",
": an expansion of a river",
": not narrow : wide",
": extending far and wide : spacious",
": complete entry 1 sense 1 , full",
": not limited",
": covering only the main points : general",
"river 220 miles (354 kilometers) long in North Carolina and South Carolina \u2014 see saluda",
"river 70 miles (113 kilometers) long in southern South Carolina flowing into the Atlantic"
],
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"\u02c8br\u022fd",
"\u02c8br\u022fd",
"\u02c8br\u022fd"
],
"synonyms":[
"fat",
"thick",
"wide"
],
"antonyms":[
"hairline",
"narrow",
"paper-thin",
"skinny",
"slender",
"slim",
"slim-jim",
"thin"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The store has a broad selection of coats.",
"There was broad agreement on the new government.",
"There are three broad categories of industry in the region: computers, finance, and education.",
"the broad outlines of a problem",
"discusses \u201cfamily\u201d in its broadest sense",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Kendall envisioned a system that would incentivize civility and pragmatism, dilute the influence of political parties and dark money, and deliver consensus winners with broad appeal. \u2014 Dan Zak, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"Charbogian told Lancaster the subpoena for Morrissey had not been properly served, was too vague and was overly broad , according to a copy of the transcript obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
"Caruso insists that his centers have broad appeal, pointing to some food offerings at low price points and the sheer volume of visitors who keep coming back. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"Job growth was broad and led by the leisure and hospitality sector, as consumers continued to pivot their spending habits away from goods and toward services like travel, dining, and entertainment. \u2014 Talmon Joseph Smith, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
"Some of the sanctions against ransomware hackers are geographically broad , including against paying hackers affiliated with the Iranian or North Korean governments, even though victims aren\u2019t likely to know where their attackers are coming from. \u2014 Kevin Collier, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
"The Pony has a really broad menu, but one of the more distinctive options is the shrimp & crab spaghetti. \u2014 al , 27 May 2022",
"Critics of the ordinance sued May 11 in federal court in Cincinnati, saying the law was overly broad . \u2014 cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"The broad appeal of the platform is the secret to its success, adds Feng. \u2014 David Prosser, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Price increases were broad -based in May, which could be a sign that inflation is becoming entrenched in the U.S. economy. \u2014 David Harrison, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"One encouraging sign, Vitner said, was that hiring was broad -based across most of the economy. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 3 June 2022",
"These investments need to be broad -based, including equipment, processes and especially people. \u2014 Rebecca Henderson, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Eligibility for the Affordable Connectivity Program is pretty broad -based. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 19 May 2022",
"The downgrade is broad -based, which includes the world's largest economies such as the U.S., China and the European Union. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, ajc , 18 May 2022",
"The downgrade is broad -based, which includes the world\u2019s largest economies such as the U.S., China and the European Union. \u2014 Alexa Viega, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
"The downgrade is broad -based, which includes the world's largest economies such as the U.S., China and the European Union. \u2014 CBS News , 18 May 2022",
"Gains across the region were broad -based, with banks, transport companies and energy producers rising. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe And Alexander Osipovich, WSJ , 17 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1659, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172905"
},
"broad-gauge":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": wide in area or scope":[
"a broad-gauge effort"
],
": comprehensive in outlook, range, or capability":[
"a broad-gauge statesman"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u022fd-\u02c8g\u0101j"
],
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"all-embracing",
"all-in",
"all-inclusive",
"compendious",
"complete",
"comprehensive",
"cover-all",
"cyclopedic",
"embracive",
"encyclopedic",
"exhaustive",
"full",
"global",
"in-depth",
"inclusive",
"omnibus",
"panoramic",
"thorough",
"universal"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000720"
},
"broad-gauged":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": wide in area or scope",
": comprehensive in outlook, range, or capability"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u022fd-\u02c8g\u0101j"
],
"synonyms":[
"all-embracing",
"all-in",
"all-inclusive",
"compendious",
"complete",
"comprehensive",
"cover-all",
"cyclopedic",
"embracive",
"encyclopedic",
"exhaustive",
"full",
"global",
"in-depth",
"inclusive",
"omnibus",
"panoramic",
"thorough",
"universal"
],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[
"1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203750"
},
"broad-minded":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": tolerant of varied views":[],
": inclined to condone minor departures from conventional behavior":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccm\u012bn-",
"\u02c8br\u022fd-\u02c8m\u012bn-d\u0259d"
],
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"liberal",
"nonconventional",
"nonorthodox",
"nontraditional",
"open-minded",
"progressive",
"radical",
"unconventional",
"unorthodox"
],
"antonyms":[
"conservative",
"conventional",
"hidebound",
"nonprogressive",
"old-fashioned",
"orthodox",
"stodgy",
"traditional"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
"1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043422"
},
"broadcast":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to scatter or sow (seed or something similar) over a broad area":[
"broadcasting seed",
"broadcasting fertilizer on a lawn"
],
": to make widely known":[
"A man who\u2014make no mistake\u2014cares deeply, but doesn't feel the need to broadcast it.",
"\u2014 Allison Glock"
],
": to send out or transmit (something, such as a program) by means of radio or television or by streaming over the Internet":[
"an event being broadcast live on television",
"Poker was first broadcast on television in 1993, but it wasn't until 2002 that the game became watchable.",
"\u2014 Josh Tyrangiel",
"\u2026 part of a campaign to get people to go online to a fashion show that was broadcast live over the Internet.",
"\u2014 David Noack"
],
": to transmit a broadcast":[
"Among the group's claims to fame is that it was the first band to broadcast live over the Internet.",
"\u2014 John Markoff"
],
": to speak or perform on a broadcast program":[],
": a program that is broadcast on radio or television or over the Internet":[
"listening to a radio broadcast",
"a live nationwide broadcast"
],
": the act of transmitting sound or images by radio or television":[
"the broadcast of court proceedings",
"Less than two years ago, the broadcast of digital television\u2014from transmitter tower to home antenna\u2014was considered to be science fiction.",
"\u2014 George Mannes"
],
": a casting or scattering in all directions (as of seed from the hand in sowing)":[
"\u2026 those of us who oppose the wanton broadcast of pesticides and inorganic fertilizers on lawn and garden \u2026",
"\u2014 Maxine Kumin"
],
": cast or scattered in all directions":[],
": made public by means of radio or television":[],
": of or relating to radio or television broadcasting":[],
": to or over a broad area":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u022fd-\u02cckast"
],
"synonyms":[
"circulate",
"disseminate",
"propagate",
"spread"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The station broadcasts the symphony live every Friday night.",
"The interview was broadcast from London.",
"If you tell her anything about your personal life she'll broadcast it to everyone in the office.",
"broadcast fertilizer on the lawn",
"Noun",
"Did you hear the broadcast of last night's game?",
"The judge decided to allow broadcast of the trial.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In an interview clip broadcast by the committee, former Fulton County election worker Ruby Freeman introduced herself to investigators and invoked her faith in God. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"The series was broadcast in the U.S. by Cartoon Network\u2019s Adult Swim, followed later by Sony\u2019s Funimation. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
"Um, these articles and the news about this were broadcast by our local w. EWS channel five on Monday. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
"The Toyota/Save Mart 350 will be broadcast on FOX Sports 1. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 12 June 2022",
"The race will be broadcast on 93.1 FM (WIBC) and 93.5/107.5 (The Fan). \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 28 May 2022",
"The season-opener will be broadcast on the ACC Network. \u2014 Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"Four of the team\u2019s first six games will be broadcast on the flagship channels of ESPN, NBC or FOX. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"The game will be broadcast on TNT beginning at 5 p.m. Arizona time. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 15 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The incumbent governor and his top ally spent more than $54 million on ads placed on broadcast , cable and satellite television and online through Monday, data from ad-tracking firm AdImpact shows. \u2014 John Mccormick, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
"Many analysts believe that broadcast TV is a dying business with no future, exacerbated by cord cutting. \u2014 Roslyn Layton, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Fisher was only the second Black actress to appear in a prominent role on weekly broadcast TV, after Nichelle Nichols of Star Trek. \u2014 Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 June 2022",
"Movie theaters, broadcast TV, basic cable TV \u2014 as many folks as possible should be exposed to this noble endeavor, but by offering access only on Disney+, the producers are putting severe limits on its impact. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"Although the dynamic allowed NBA teams to continue to benefit from its billion-dollar broadcast TV deals with ESPN and Turner Sports, the bubble experiment in Florida proved that live fans drive a large part of the entertainment value of game. \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 17 June 2022",
"In the end, the London tournament was not on American broadcast TV or popular sports streaming platforms such as Peacock and ESPN+. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"Infusing sports into their lineups makes the big cable networks resemble broadcast TV: an outlet that offers a little something for everyone. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 16 June 2022",
"The material was awful to behold, but these two hours, presented by every broadcast TV network without interruption during prime time, radiated something simple and deeply important: the truth. \u2014 Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The \u2018Nothing Regular\u2019 campaign was structured so that those moments could be pushed out on digital and broadcast channels with very little turnaround time. \u2014 Carol Schram, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Dharma Productions have partnered for a theatrical and broadcast distribution slate. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 22 Sep. 2021",
"The pre- broadcast Premiere Ceremony, where most of the 83 categories were awarded, had an even more makeshift feel. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 15 Mar. 2021",
"The globalization of Premier League soccer means the money earned by teams from a spectator\u2019s fortnightly spend at the stadium is dwarfed by commercial and broadcast revenue. \u2014 Zak Garner-purkis, Forbes , 28 Feb. 2021",
"Periodically, the users\u2019 devices will also download broadcast beacon identifiers of anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been in the same local region. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 11 Apr. 2020",
"LE Audio will also include a broadcast audio feature. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 9 Jan. 2020",
"That sends broadcast revenues spiraling, enabling clubs to pay for better players, who entice yet more fans to the stadiums and yet greater audiences on TV. \u2014 Rory Smith, New York Times , 29 Nov. 2019",
"Thompson had agreed to do a quarter of TV duty with the NBC Sports Bay Area broadcast team, subbing briefly for sideline reporter Kerith Burke. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 27 Nov. 2019"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1744, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1758, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
"1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1743, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185224"
},
"broiling":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": extremely hot"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u022fi(-\u0259)-li\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"ardent",
"boiling",
"burning",
"fervent",
"fervid",
"fiery",
"hot",
"piping hot",
"red",
"red-hot",
"roasting",
"scalding",
"scorching",
"searing",
"sultry",
"superheated",
"sweltering",
"torrid",
"ultrahot",
"white-hot"
],
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"algid",
"arctic",
"bitter",
"bone-chilling",
"cold",
"freezing",
"frigid",
"frozen",
"glacial",
"ice-cold",
"iced",
"icy"
],
"examples":[
"the office was broiling because the air conditioning was on the blink"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1555, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183258"
},
"brook":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": creek sense 1":[
"a babbling brook"
],
": to stand for : tolerate":[
"he would brook no interference with his plans"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bru\u0307k"
],
"synonyms":[
"beck",
"bourn",
"bourne",
"brooklet",
"burn",
"creek",
"gill",
"rill",
"rivulet",
"run",
"runlet",
"runnel",
"streamlet"
],
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"abide",
"absorb",
"accept",
"bear",
"bide",
"countenance",
"endure",
"go",
"hack",
"handle",
"meet",
"pocket",
"stand",
"stick out",
"stomach",
"support",
"sustain",
"sweat out",
"take",
"tolerate",
"wear"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"there are tiny fish and frogs in that brook",
"Verb",
"I will not brook insults from my own employees.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The lone call of the magic horn that sounds at its outset trails off into a misty landscape, a trickling brook , a waking dawn and the blunt-force thwack of a cold-water tutti. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Feb. 2022",
"In a remote and hidden valley with a babbling brook in the southern Japanese Alps region, Aoki Ren used to proudly show his cattle farm\u2019s serene surroundings to fastidious buyers of quality wagyu beef. \u2014 Takehiko Kambayashi, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Connecticut\u2019s first wild trout management plan aims to conserve and expand habitat for brook and brown trout and boost opportunities for anglers. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
"In the movie\u2019s key scene, and its greatest one, Jessica meets a man\u2014also named Hernan, but much older than the sound engineer, and played by Elkin D\u00edaz\u2014who spends his days cleaning fish by a brook . \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 1 Apr. 2022",
"In the late morning twilight of Windhorse\u2019s hemlock forest, the Dreschers make another stop on their hike, this one beside a mossy mound, looking over a brook that hurries past under a thin coating of ice. \u2014 Moira Donovan, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Dozens of gallons of acid flowed into a nearby brook and down a three-mile stretch of the North River. \u2014 Charlie Mckenna, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Try Lynn Camp Prong Cascades, the park\u2019s most recent brook -trout restoration project, which parallels Middle Prong Trail, an easy eight-mile hike that features multiple waterfalls. \u2014 Neil Norman, Outside Online , 8 Oct. 2019",
"Legge says focusing on a natural sound\u2014like a bubbling brook , singing sands, birds chirping, et cetera\u2014can help facilitate that break. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This refusal to brook any reform of public-sector performance created charter schools. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
"But empires do not usually brook the emergence of plausible competitors. \u2014 Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic , 17 May 2022",
"Set around a conference table, the play offers a portrait not of an avuncular artist whose childlike imagination took over the world but of a megalomaniac who cannot brook dissent. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Riyadh refused to even brook discussion of Moscow\u2019s difficulties when it was raised at an OPEC+ meeting on March 2. \u2014 Alan Crawford, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Word to the wise, though: New England\u2019s islanders brook no foolishness. \u2014 Will Grunewald, Outside Online , 18 June 2020",
"Deerman\u2019s 3-yard touchdown run with 10:22 remaining in the third quarter brook a 21-21 tie and started a rally that would put the Eagles (11-1) on top for good. \u2014 Al.com Reports, al , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Julien will eventually wonder \u2014 and willing to brook her friends\u2019 disapproval by introducing Zoya (Whitney Peak), a freshman nobody from Buffalo, into their circle. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 8 July 2021",
"Analysts said the exercises were a warning to Taipei and Washington that Beijing would not brook any moves for Taiwanese independence and was prepared to act militarily to prevent that from happening. \u2014 Brad Lendon, CNN , 12 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English br\u014dc ; akin to Old High German bruoh marshy ground":"Noun",
"Middle English brouken to use, enjoy, from Old English br\u016bcan ; akin to Old High German br\u016bhhan to use, Latin frui to enjoy":"Verb"
},
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1530, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000214"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a small brook":[]
},
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"\u02c8bru\u0307-kl\u0259t"
],
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"beck",
"bourn",
"bourne",
"brook",
"burn",
"creek",
"gill",
"rill",
"rivulet",
"run",
"runlet",
"runnel",
"streamlet"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"a little brooklet trickled past the house"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1807, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000528"
},
"browse":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse entry 2 sense 1 )":[
"browsing thistles"
],
": graze":[
"cows browsing in the pasture"
],
": to look over casually : skim":[
"browsing the want ads"
],
": to access (a network) by means of a browser":[],
": to feed on or as if on tender shoots, twigs, and leaves of trees and shrubs : to feed on or as if on browse":[],
": to skim through a book reading passages that catch the eye":[],
": to look over or through an aggregate of things casually especially in search of something of interest":[
"browsing through the store's magazine section"
],
": tender shoots, twigs, and leaves of trees and shrubs used by animals for food":[],
": an act or instance of browsing":[
"a quick browse through the want ads"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brau\u0307z"
],
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"forage",
"graze",
"pasture",
"rustle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Several customers were browsing in the bookstore.",
"He was browsing the want ads in the newspaper.",
"cows browsing in the pasture",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Check out our Halloween dessert recipes and browse our fun Halloween costume ideas. \u2014 Lauren Matthews, Woman's Day , 27 June 2022",
"Many consumers, who browse and order food online through third-party companies like Grubhub, probably don\u2019t think too much about where their wings and burgers come from. \u2014 Anissa Gardizy, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
"The WeRescue app lets users browse adoptable pets in their area using their smartphones and submit adoption applications through the app. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"Try grey hair, or maybe browse our gallery of blonde or brunette color options. \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 19 June 2022",
"Your digital storefront should feel like something people want to walk into, spend some time in and browse around. \u2014 Mollie Barnett, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"There\u2019s food, drink, live music and plenty of products to browse . \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
"Start your shopping there, or head to the Movers and Shakers charts to browse a more curated selection featuring the most popular ones. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 12 June 2022",
"Reservations aren't being taken, but diners who have to wait for a table can sip a drink outside or browse the adjoining Orange and Blue store. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"It's not built to browse \u2014or at least not very well. \u2014 Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Sites Valley is a glimpse back in time \u2014 a great dusty bowl 13 miles long and about 5\u00bd miles wide where cattle and deer browse grasslands framed by oaks and creeks that go dry in the brutal heat of summer. \u2014 Louis Sahag\u00fanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"But give this a shot: Go to a local bookstore or library and browse together. \u2014 Deborah Taylor, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Some browse comes from Arizona and Florida, while others come from right within the state. \u2014 Zachary Smith, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"Then head to Quartz Obsession to sign up for Quartz\u2019s Weekly Obsession email and browse hundreds of interesting backstories. \u2014 Quartz Staff, Quartz , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Adrian Chabla, 21, (left) and Luke Morrison, 22, browse records at Nuggets in Kenmore Square. \u2014 Dart Adams, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
"In the meantime, that photo and video collection on the site is entertaining to browse . \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Customers can also place custom orders and browse and shop online. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 21 Mar. 2022"
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"Middle English brouusen , probably from Anglo-French brouts browse entry 2":"Verb",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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": noise , din",
": report , rumor",
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": report , rumor",
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"roar"
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"Noun",
"a film that captures the thunderous fury of medieval warfare and the bruit of a thousand clashing swords"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)":[
"bear the brunt of the storm",
"the brunt of the struggle with the German army fell upon the Russians",
"\u2014 Walter Lippmann"
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"body",
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"mass",
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"examples":[
"the brunt of the responsibility fell on her shoulders",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Women still bear the brunt of both childcare and elder care. \u2014 Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"Whenever there are increasing restrictions on abortions, the most vulnerable and marginalized groups bear the brunt of the burden \u2014 and that includes young people, Klafeta said. \u2014 Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Teachers bear the brunt of the shrinking spaces of teaching and sweeping changes in curriculum. \u2014 Theodora Yu, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"Ahead, experts explain why people assigned female at birth tend to bear the brunt of migraine. \u2014 Kirsten Nunez, SELF , 22 June 2022",
"Furthermore, the governor said New Mexico and other border states would bear the brunt of adverse economic and social impacts likely to arise from the influx of migrants without additional planning by the federal government. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 16 June 2022",
"The records also indicate that Texas taxpayers could bear the brunt of the costs. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 16 June 2022",
"Large economic disparities within the bloc mean that fragile and highly indebted southern European economies such as Italy and Spain bear the brunt of higher borrowing costs. \u2014 Tom Fairless, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"Systemic biases continue to exist in workplaces around the world, and women who are perceived as the cultural \u2018other\u2019 are often more likely to bear the brunt of these biases. \u2014 Sally Percy, Forbes , 9 June 2022"
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"Middle English":""
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"1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"He brushed aside questions about his son's arrest."
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"noun"
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": a thicket of shrubs and small trees":[]
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"\u02c8br\u0259sh-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
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"boscage",
"boskage",
"bosk",
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"bosquet",
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"copse",
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"examples":[
"cleared away the brushwood in order to build a shed",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To prove it, a model fort wall was built, with a huge pile of brushwood leaning against it. \u2014 National Geographic , 3 Mar. 2016",
"To prove it, a model fort wall was built, with a huge pile of brushwood leaning against it. \u2014 National Geographic , 3 Mar. 2016"
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"brushy hills",
"a brushy habitat"
],
": shaggy , rough":[
"a brushy moustache"
]
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"\u02c8br\u0259-sh\u0113"
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"bristly",
"cottony",
"fleecy",
"furred",
"furry",
"hairy",
"hirsute",
"rough",
"shaggy",
"silky",
"unshorn",
"woolly",
"wooly"
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"bald",
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"glabrous",
"hairless",
"shorn",
"smooth"
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"examples":[],
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"1665, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035525"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": markedly short and abrupt":[
"a brusque reply"
],
": blunt in manner or speech often to the point of ungracious harshness":[
"was brusque with the customers"
]
},
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"\u02c8br\u0259sk"
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"abrupt",
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"crusty",
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"short",
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"circuitous",
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for brusque bluff , blunt , brusque , curt , crusty , gruff mean abrupt and unceremonious in speech and manner. bluff connotes good-natured outspokenness and unconventionality. a bluff manner blunt suggests directness of expression in disregard of others' feelings. a blunt appraisal brusque applies to a sharpness or ungraciousness. a brusque response curt implies disconcerting shortness or rude conciseness. a curt command crusty suggests a harsh or surly manner sometimes concealing an inner kindliness. a crusty exterior gruff suggests a hoarse or husky speech which may imply bad temper but more often implies embarrassment or shyness. puts on a gruff pose",
"examples":[
"She asked for a cup of coffee and received a brusque reply: \u201cWe don't have any.\u201d",
"The teacher was brusque and impatient.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Young, who was first elected to the House in 1973, was known for his brusque style. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Young, who was first elected to the U.S. House in 1973, was known for his brusque style. \u2014 Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Young, who was first elected to the U.S. House in 1973, was known for his brusque style. \u2014 Becky Bohrer, ajc , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Young, who was first elected to the U.S. House in 1973, was known for his brusque style. \u2014 Becky Bohrer, BostonGlobe.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Kate McKinnon returned with fists in the air, the frilly collar, and digs at Ted Cruz \u2014 all part of her delightfully brusque portrait of RBG. \u2014 Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Boras sees each of Christie's characters in this story, from a glamorous princess and a beautiful countess to a brusque businessman and a mousy missionary, as a diamond. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"The brusque remark during the 2019 operation was not out of the ordinary for Kiran, Keller says. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 7 May 2022",
"Sara daren\u2019t tell her protective but brusque mother (Carmen Machi, superb) about the bullying, while the girls\u2019 poolside assault on her is witnessed only by a hulking, taciturn stranger (Richard Holmes) taking a dip at the same time. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 25 Jan. 2022"
],
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"French brusque , from Italian brusco , from Medieval Latin bruscus butcher's-broom (plant with bristly twigs)":""
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"circa 1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": markedly short and abrupt",
": blunt in manner or speech often to the point of ungracious harshness",
": so abrupt and frank in manner or speech as to be impolite"
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"\u02c8br\u0259sk",
"\u02c8br\u0259sk"
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"abrupt",
"bluff",
"blunt",
"crusty",
"curt",
"downright",
"short",
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"She asked for a cup of coffee and received a brusque reply: \u201cWe don't have any.\u201d",
"The teacher was brusque and impatient.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kate McKinnon returned with fists in the air, the frilly collar, and digs at Ted Cruz \u2014 all part of her delightfully brusque portrait of RBG. \u2014 Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Boras sees each of Christie's characters in this story, from a glamorous princess and a beautiful countess to a brusque businessman and a mousy missionary, as a diamond. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"The brusque remark during the 2019 operation was not out of the ordinary for Kiran, Keller says. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 7 May 2022",
"Sara daren\u2019t tell her protective but brusque mother (Carmen Machi, superb) about the bullying, while the girls\u2019 poolside assault on her is witnessed only by a hulking, taciturn stranger (Richard Holmes) taking a dip at the same time. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Alternately warm and imperious, charming and brusque , politically shrewd and prideful, his portrait of Mandela is one of the richest and most complex performances of his career. \u2014 Mark Harris, EW.com , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Pitter is particularly irresistible as the brusque Frankie. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
"One study found that patients with irritable bowel syndrome treated by an empathetic versus a brusque researcher had symptom relief as high as that associated with the most powerful drugs. \u2014 Jessica Dulong, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Her love poems are brusque , her poems about children icy and odd. \u2014 Anahid Nersessian, The New York Review of Books , 8 Jan. 2022"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211928"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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"a brutal attack"
],
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"brutal weather"
],
": unpleasantly accurate and incisive":[
"the brutal truth"
],
": very bad or unpleasant":[
"a brutal mistake"
],
": grossly ruthless or unfeeling":[
"a brutal slander"
],
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"thee, Serpent \u2026 to me so friendly grown above the rest of brutal kind",
"\u2014 John Milton"
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"cruel",
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"inhuman",
"murderous",
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"rugged",
"searing",
"severe",
"stiff",
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for brutal brutal , brutish , bestial , feral mean characteristic of an animal in nature, action, or instinct. brutal applies to people, their acts, or their words and suggests a lack of intelligence, feeling, or humanity. a senseless and brutal war brutish stresses likeness to an animal in low intelligence, in base appetites, and in behavior based on instinct. brutish stupidity bestial suggests a state of degradation unworthy of humans and fit only for beasts. bestial depravity feral suggests the savagery or ferocity of wild animals. the struggle to survive unleashed their feral impulses",
"examples":[
"Sailors sometimes faced brutal punishments like whipping.",
"a brutal struggle for survival in the wilderness",
"The writer describes the dangers of drugs with brutal honesty.",
"The movie is a brutal depiction of the war.",
"The traffic was brutal on the way to work.",
"I had a brutal headache this morning.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s not just your character but others, including the father that beats his daughter and the brutal beat-down in the schoolyard. \u2014 Angela Dawson, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Russia\u2019s brutal war in Ukraine has jolted Taiwan into confronting the specter of a sudden attack from the island\u2019s own larger and more powerful neighbor: China. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"Scars still run deep in both France and Algeria from the colonial period and the brutal war that ended it. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"The match was shaping up to be a brutal war of attrition between the two players, with Nadal\u2019s natural prowess on the Roland Garros courts going head-to-head with Zverev\u2019s natural stamina, at just 25 years old to Nadal\u2019s 36. \u2014 Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"Russia, though currently prosecuting a brutal war of annihilation in Ukraine, is expected to receive $321 billion from the sale of fossil fuels this year, while fossil fuel companies have used the crisis as an opportunity to bolster their revenues. \u2014 David Vetter, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The initiative precedes the July 5 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Algerian independence from France, which was won after a brutal seven-year war. \u2014 Elaine Ganley, ajc , 28 May 2022",
"This was in 2006 in Somalia\u2019s capital, Mogadishu, when government troops, bolstered by Ethiopian forces, were engaged in a brutal war with Islamist fighters that saw thousands of people killed and many more mutilated in the violence. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"The result is an absence of checks and balances in Russia and the decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq. \u2014 Fox News , 19 May 2022"
],
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"Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin brutalis , from Latin brutus \u2014 more at brute":""
},
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034453"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to make brutal , unfeeling, or inhuman",
": to treat brutally"
],
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"\u02c8br\u00fc-t\u1d4al-\u02cc\u012bz"
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"animalize",
"bestialize",
"dehumanize"
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"examples":[
"a young man brutalized by the experience of war",
"The prisoners claimed to have been brutalized by their captors.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Public torture in seventeenth-century Europe created searing, unforgettable spectacles of pain and suffering to convey the message that a system in which husbands could brutalize wives, and parents could beat children, was ultimately a form of love. \u2014 David Graeber, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Trump was able to use that weakness and disorganization to transform the department first into a machine for carrying out policies designed to brutalize immigrants, and then into a police force attacking people protesting the murder of George Floyd. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Roaming morality police brutalize women for not wearing the mandatory hijab. \u2014 Hossein Ronaghi, WSJ , 12 Oct. 2021",
"On the other side of the Canadian border, Nick drives Fred into No Man's Land, where he is met with June and a group of women who brutalize him to death. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 June 2021",
"This is even more critical when police are allowed to brutalize someone unjustifiably or murder people in the streets. \u2014 Edward Segal, Forbes , 25 May 2021",
"Anna\u2019s trauma has helped her in her police work of tracking down the monsters who brutalize children. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2021",
"Two years ago, one of the biggest reasons the Twins won 101 games was their ability to brutalize lefthanded pitchers, better than any team in baseball this century over a full season. \u2014 Phil Miller, Star Tribune , 8 Apr. 2021",
"There is, seemingly, no desire for conquest, for assimilation into the patriarchal, monarchical order that drove Stefan to brutalize Maleficent and pursue the destruction of the Moors and ownership of Aurora at all costs. \u2014 Jeanna Kadlec, Longreads , 8 Oct. 2020"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215832"
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"adjective",
"noun"
],
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],
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],
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": cruel , savage":[
"brute violence"
],
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"brute strength",
"brute force"
],
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"brute facts",
"brute necessity"
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": one who lacks intelligence, sensitivity, or compassion : a brutal person":[]
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"butcherly",
"cruel",
"fiendish",
"heartless",
"inhuman",
"inhumane",
"sadistic",
"savage",
"truculent",
"vicious",
"wanton"
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"animal",
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"critter"
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"examples":[
"Adjective",
"They used brute force to open the door.",
"the brute fact of getting old",
"Noun",
"Let go of me, you brute !",
"it is a fundamental sense of right and wrong that separates us from the brutes",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In many ways, his hero is the joke: a perpetual bull in a china shop for whom brute force is the default in any perilous situation, but who also has a humble, long-suffering, softie side. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 3 June 2022",
"The final message of Men is that for all their scary intent and brute -force behavior, men are inherently, almost cosmically pathetic creations. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 25 May 2022",
"The key is the ability to brute -force the PIN that encrypts the data. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022",
"The Taiwanese government has been integral in protecting us from the brute force of the pandemic. \u2014 Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"American forces took over the country the following summer and ruled it with brute force for 19 years, one of the longest military occupations in American history. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"Homer\u2019s Civil War scenes reflect his early career as an artist-reporter for Harper\u2019s Weekly, and turn an unsparing eye on the war\u2019s blunt truths and brute ferocity. \u2014 Mary Tompkins Lewis, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
"Amid such brute lethality, what chance did the sisters have? \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"Newsom wants California \u2014 home to the world\u2019s fifth-largest economy \u2014 to join President Biden and the rest of the free world in cutting off the flow of money to brute Russia. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Now Biden\u2019s job is to give the Ukrainians the tools to guarantee democracy\u2019s survival and the brute \u2019s defeat. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Further leaning into its inevitable role as a pavement-dwelling brute , the Defender V8's Terrain Response system gains a new Dynamic mode, which sharpens the engine throttle response and stiffens up the adaptive dampers. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Bang makes Fj\u00f6lnir an implacable brute , but not an unsympathetic one. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The world has known for 20 years that Putin is a brute . \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 26 Mar. 2022",
"By making physics do the work of computation for us, rather than brute -forcing it through a reality-screen of ones and zeroes. \u2014 John Koetsier, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The brute then begins to foot-stomp the woman \u2013 and does so seven times \u2013 and spits on her, according to police and the video. \u2014 Fox News , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Barnhill nixed the human-eating brute of most fairy tales. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Gone is the notion of a center as a lumbering, slow-footed brute who blocks shots and dunks. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Middle French brut rough, from Latin brutus brutish, literally, heavy; akin to Latin gravis heavy \u2014 more at grieve":"Adjective and Noun"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": resembling, befitting, or typical of a brute or beast":[
"brutish strength",
"brutish violence",
"But its skull is curiously brutish , with thickened braincase walls, massive browridges, and evidence of powerful neck muscles. All in all, H. erectus fits the familiar stereotype of the \u2026 caveman.",
"\u2014 Matt Cartmill"
],
": strongly and grossly sensual":[
"brutish gluttony",
"He thinks he is a poetic amorist; he is a brutish sensualist.",
"\u2014 Stanley Kauffmann"
],
": showing little intelligence or sensibility":[
"a brutish lack of understanding",
"Life without enlightenment is nasty and brutish , yet it is the natural condition \u2026",
"\u2014 Frank Kermode"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u00fc-tish"
],
"synonyms":[
"animalistic",
"beastly",
"bestial",
"brutal",
"brute",
"feral",
"ferine",
"subhuman",
"swinish"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for brutish brutal , brutish , bestial , feral mean characteristic of an animal in nature, action, or instinct. brutal applies to people, their acts, or their words and suggests a lack of intelligence, feeling, or humanity. a senseless and brutal war brutish stresses likeness to an animal in low intelligence, in base appetites, and in behavior based on instinct. brutish stupidity bestial suggests a state of degradation unworthy of humans and fit only for beasts. bestial depravity feral suggests the savagery or ferocity of wild animals. the struggle to survive unleashed their feral impulses",
"examples":[
"She is married to a brutish , drunken slob.",
"as the months of recurrent combat dragged on, the daily existence of the soldiers became increasingly brutish",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Out front in the mid-size luxury SUV segment are performance models such as the exotic Lamborghini Urus and brutish Porsche Cayenne. \u2014 Nicholas Wallace, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
"The film tells the tale of Gelsomina, a young woman trapped in servitude to the brutish circus strongman Zampano\u0300, who ends up killing the only light in her life \u2014 the Fool from the high wire \u2014 and plunging her into a fatal despair. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Courtney was the long time Cuyahoga county reporter covering all the before bowls of Norman brutish administration and the tragedies that happened at the jail. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 11 May 2022",
"She is soon tormented by her brutish brother-in-law Stanley (played by Marlon Brando) and her cracks in her perception of reality begin to form. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 May 2022",
"To be sure, there are enough of these sorts of brutish battles going on in nature to make war-of-all-against-all theorist Thomas Hobbes smirk. \u2014 Lee Alan Dugatkin, Scientific American , 15 Apr. 2022",
"These men, between ages 18 and 65, have been yoked to the stereotypes of manhood: tough, stoic, brutish . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022",
"In a conflict as brutish as this, involving a protagonist as cruel as Putin, that may be the best the world can wish for. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Equally as thrilling as the high-flying and brutish displays of wrestling tactics are the elaborate ways in which wrestlers make their way from the locker room to the squared circle. \u2014 Matt Caputo, SPIN , 1 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065807"
},
"breathless":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": not breathing":[],
": dead":[],
": panting or gasping for breath":[],
": gripped with emotion":[
"breathless in anticipation"
],
": intense , gripping":[
"breathless eagerness",
"breathless prose"
],
": very rapid or strenuous":[
"go at a breathless pace"
],
": marked by intense or unremitting activity":[
"a breathless schedule"
],
": oppressive because of no fresh air or breeze":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8breth-l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"close",
"stifling",
"stuffy",
"suffocating"
],
"antonyms":[
"airy",
"breezy",
"unstuffy"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"They were breathless with anticipation.",
"I watched them in breathless wonder.",
"She describes the scene in breathless prose.",
"He drove at a breathless pace.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His videos are often breathless reports with graphic footage of dead bodies, violence for which Lancaster claims Ukraine is responsible. \u2014 Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
"City and Liverpool played out a breathless 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium last week, in what was an exhibition of football at the top level. \u2014 James Nalton, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Sections are told entirely via email, or as an increasingly unhinged handbook for prospective female spies; another pours out in the breathless confessional rush of a teenage girl with one finger on the caps lock key. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"By the time the breathless series of misfortune ended, the Bruins\u2019 three-point lead had been transformed into a five-point deficit. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Dennis Duncan\u2019s breathless description of his encounter with a 15th-century volume in an Oxford library offers an indication of his enthusiasm for the subject of his new book. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Eddy and Kaplan match them for heat, but a couple of their breathless declarations of love for each other sound like two MFA students\u2019 attempt at improv theater. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Mar. 2022",
"After cutting their deficit to two points entering the fourth quarter, the Bulls traded leads with the Wizards in a breathless race to the final buzzer. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 2 Jan. 2022",
"Other times, as in the case of a front-page story about a potential cancer cure in the New York Times, the writing is so breathless that readers fail to notice the caveats. \u2014 Michael D. Lemonick, Scientific American , 31 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203744"
},
"brand":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a charred piece of wood",
": firebrand sense 1",
": something (such as lightning) that resembles a firebrand",
": sword",
": a mark made by burning with a hot iron to attest manufacture or quality or to designate ownership",
": a printed mark made for similar purposes : trademark",
": a mark put on criminals with a hot iron",
": a mark of disgrace : stigma",
": a class of goods identified by name as the product of a single firm or manufacturer : make",
": a characteristic or distinctive kind",
": brand name sense 2",
": a public image, reputation, or identity conceived of as something to be marketed or promoted",
": a tool used to produce a brand",
": to mark with a brand",
": to mark with disapproval : stigmatize",
": to impress indelibly",
": a mark made by burning (as on cattle) or by stamping or printing (as on manufactured goods) to show ownership, maker, or quality",
": a category of goods identified by a name as being made by a certain company",
": trademark",
": a particular type",
": a mark of disgrace",
": put a mark on to show ownership",
": to show or claim (something) to be bad or wrong"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brand",
"\u02c8brand"
],
"synonyms":[
"trademark"
],
"antonyms":[
"engrave",
"etch",
"impress",
"imprint",
"infix",
"ingrain",
"engrain"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Chapek joined Disney after working in brand management at the H.J. Heinz Co. \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"For example ever luxury brand has a beauty line which is often the point of entry. \u2014 Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"The ad inspired various memes and a satirical campaign from Ryan Reynolds\u2019s marketing firm Maximum Effort, which promoted the actor\u2019s own Aviation Gin brand . \u2014 Patrick Coffee, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Chelsea Spencer, 28 of Canton, travels around the country building brand awareness for her skin care products, and she\u2019s making a pit stop in her hometown for a major event. \u2014 Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
"Do yourself one better by grabbing a moisture-wicking piece with an elastic waist by go-to essentials brand Everlane. \u2014 Bernd Fischer, Men's Health , 16 June 2022",
"Chevrolet was in a sales slump in the early 1950s, and like many within the bow-tie division's ranks, brand manager Thomas Keating was eager to reverse course. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 16 June 2022",
"Lighting design brand ServoMuto experimented with lycra to create a lamp collection. \u2014 CNN , 16 June 2022",
"This three-blade option from popular brand Minka-Aire eliminates the pull-chain and operates completely via remote control. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Biden has sought to brand his presidency as one in which the US has returned to the diplomatic stage following an era of isolation under Trump. \u2014 Maegan Vazquez And Sam Fossum, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
"When done correctly, your social media content will grab and retain the attention of past, present, and future clients, expand your reach (and your revenue!), and help brand you as the go-to agent in your market. \u2014 Ryan Serhant, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The former boyfriend allegedly told investigators that Papini asked him to brand her. \u2014 Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The judges additionally found that the congressional districts designed by Democrats violated an explicit state ban on partisan gerrymandering, undercutting the party\u2019s national campaign to brand itself as the champion of voting rights. \u2014 Nicholas Fandos, New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"That may be at odds with Panera\u2019s efforts to brand itself as a restaurant with healthier choices on the menu. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 19 Apr. 2022",
"How to brand her escorts as being higher-end, more exclusive, better than everybody else, and how that worked. \u2014 ELLE , 11 Apr. 2022",
"With concerts becoming more abundant, consider our list of a dozen events that run the gamut from longtime favorites to brand new works. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The largest component would be 430,000 square feet of offices for rent, perhaps to several entertainment firms in search of a Hollywood address or to one large tenant that may want to brand the building with its company name. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-114725"
},
"broke":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": penniless",
": having no money"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u014dk",
"\u02c8br\u014dk"
],
"synonyms":[
"beggared",
"beggarly",
"destitute",
"dirt-poor",
"down-and-out",
"famished",
"hard up",
"impecunious",
"impoverished",
"indigent",
"necessitous",
"needful",
"needy",
"pauperized",
"penniless",
"penurious",
"poor",
"poverty-stricken",
"skint",
"threadbare"
],
"antonyms":[
"affluent",
"deep-pocketed",
"fat",
"fat-cat",
"flush",
"moneyed",
"monied",
"opulent",
"rich",
"silk-stocking",
"wealthy",
"well-heeled",
"well-off",
"well-to-do"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She is broke and homeless.",
"Can I borrow 10 dollars? I'm broke until payday.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The final days before an election are often when some of the most interesting political spending takes place and in the Democratic and Republican primaries for Oregon governor, candidates are going for broke as the May 17 election looms. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 May 2022",
"The summer of 1977, New York City was broke , so there weren\u2019t any summer jobs. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Before the nation began to recover in 1897, 600 banks failed, 15,000 businesses went bankrupt, one-third of all railroads went broke and national unemployment reached as high as 18.4 percent. \u2014 Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Its unemployment program went broke in 2009, forcing the state to borrow more than $2 billion from the federal government. \u2014 Jonathan Ingram, WSJ , 5 Jan. 2022",
"When the symphony went broke in 1996, Ash helped keep the orchestra afloat by subsidizing the musicians\u2019 paychecks. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Many consultants went broke and sold the merchandise at steep discounts. \u2014 Jonathan Berr, Forbes , 11 Sep. 2021",
"Before launching Nasty Gal and Girlboss, Sophia Amoruso was broke , homeless and rummaging through dumpsters for leftover food. \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 9 May 2022",
"Bridgerton season two broke records as the biggest opening weekend for any English-speaking show in Netflix history with over 193 million hours viewed that weekend, according to a Netflix press release last week. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1710, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-120555"
},
"brig":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a 2-masted square-rigged ship":[],
": a place (as on a ship) for temporary confinement of offenders in the U.S. Navy":[],
": guardhouse , prison":[],
"brigade ; brigadier":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brig"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastille",
"big house",
"bridewell",
"calaboose",
"can",
"clink",
"cooler",
"coop",
"guardroom",
"hock",
"hold",
"hoosegow",
"jail",
"jailhouse",
"joint",
"jug",
"lockup",
"nick",
"pen",
"penitentiary",
"pokey",
"prison",
"quod",
"slam",
"slammer",
"stir",
"stockade",
"tolbooth"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"short for brigantine":"Noun",
"probably from brig entry 1":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1712, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211435"
},
"breezy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": swept by breezes",
": briskly informal",
": airy , nonchalant",
": somewhat windy",
": lively and somewhat carefree"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0113-z\u0113",
"\u02c8br\u0113-z\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"affable",
"devil-may-care",
"easygoing",
"happy-go-lucky",
"laid-back",
"low-pressure",
"mellow"
],
"antonyms":[
"high-strung",
"uptight"
],
"examples":[
"I enjoy the author's breezy style.",
"She listened to their complaints with breezy indifference.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Bay Area can expect breezy weather conditions Monday before a warming trend pushes temperatures into the 80s later this week, meteorologists said. \u2014 Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 May 2022",
"Tonight: Winds become less gusty during the evening, but remain rather breezy through the overnight. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
"High pressure will ridge into the region from the Midwest on Wednesday, bringing partly sunny skies and breezy conditions with high temperatures in the 50s. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The breezy conditions will increase by mid day between 15 and 20 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service meteorologist Tony Cristaldi. \u2014 Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Wind alerts along the coast have ended as the strongest winds have subsided, but the area will remain breezy on Tuesday. \u2014 Eric Levenson And Monica Garrett, CNN , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Temperatures are expected to be mildest in the morning and midday hours and then turn cooler during the afternoon when it is also expected to become breezy . \u2014 courant.com , 21 Nov. 2021",
"From the get-go it\u2019s summery and breezy , Curry invoking the good name of De La Soul within the first few bars. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 3 June 2022",
"The primary bedroom is a lush reprieve from the rest of the breezy interiors. \u2014 Nathalie Kirby, House Beautiful , 2 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1637, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-122213"
},
"brightly":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"biographical name",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": radiating or reflecting light : shining , sparkling":[
"bright lights",
"bright eyes"
],
": illustrious , glorious":[
"brightest star of the opera"
],
": beautiful":[],
": of high saturation or lightness":[
"bright colors"
],
": lively , cheerful":[
"be bright and jovial among your guests",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
],
": intelligent , clever":[
"a bright idea",
"bright children"
],
": auspicious , promising":[
"bright prospects for the future"
],
"John 1811\u20131889 English orator and statesman":[],
": a color of high saturation : a bright (see bright entry 1 sense 4 ) color":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural rich earth tones and crisp brights \u2014 Patricia Peterson"
],
": clothing that is brightly colored":[
"Follow these steps and you can wash your dark clothes with the same laundry detergent you use for your whites and brights .",
"\u2014 Mary Hunt"
],
": high beams":[
"It didn't help that the car behind her, which had its brights on, seemed intent on tailgating her all the way to Fells Point.",
"\u2014 Laura Lippman"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[
"beaming",
"bedazzling",
"brilliant",
"candescent",
"clear",
"dazzling",
"effulgent",
"fulgent",
"glowing",
"incandescent",
"lambent",
"lucent",
"lucid",
"luminous",
"lustrous",
"radiant",
"refulgent",
"sheeny",
"shining",
"shiny",
"splendid"
],
"antonyms":[
"dim",
"dull",
"lackluster",
"unbright",
"unbrilliant"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bright Adjective bright , brilliant , radiant , luminous , lustrous mean shining or glowing with light. bright implies emitting or reflecting a high degree of light. brilliant implies intense often sparkling brightness. radiant stresses the emission or seeming emission of rays of light. luminous implies emission of steady, suffused, glowing light by reflection or in surrounding darkness. lustrous stresses an even, rich light from a surface that reflects brightly without glittering.",
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The lighting was too bright .",
"a bright room with lots of windows",
"It was a bright , sunny day.",
"The room was decorated in bright colors.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Starting with the bright spots, the U.N. reported that during the first quarter of 2022, international arrivals almost tripled over the same three months last year. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 3 July 2022",
"Family wealth afforded the bright , inquisitive young woman access to literature and the great minds of her time. \u2014 Fox News , 2 July 2022",
"Another Warren/Hammond collab, this big-and- bright anthem with shout-it-to-the-back vocals by Grace Slick is the kind of song that sounds too innocent, too up-with-people, too positive to be made today. \u2014 Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com , 2 July 2022",
"Its bed was loaded with 60 bright yellow bear canisters the department just purchased from REI for $80 apiece. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
"An undercurrent of pragmatism runs through the bright , clean counter-service restaurant, which opens only slightly later than the cart, at 5 A.M. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 1 July 2022",
"The medusa shell, also called a jellyfish, lives up to its name, with bright tentacles sprouting from a rounded head. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
"These thin, wavy icy clouds glow bright blue and white and typically appear around dusk or dawn. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"Starting with the bright spots, the U.N. reported that during the first quarter of 2022, international arrivals almost tripled over the same three months last year. \u2014 Laurie Kellman, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 July 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Following it after having left the Mingei International Museum\u2019s future bright . \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
"Additionally, the small spaces in complex brush piles can be shelter for many young fish and baitfish to keep the fishery's future bright . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 21 June 2021",
"This fall, Garden & Gun shined a bright on Smoke-A-Holics in a feature on Derrick, his technique and his passion. \u2014 Dallas News , 30 Nov. 2020",
"Executive chef Brian Archibald leads the culinary team of the 5,000-square-foot bright , airy restaurant by Fig & Olive restaurateur Laurent Halasz. \u2014 Shaena Montanari, The Arizona Republic , 24 Sep. 2020",
"The crowd remained enthusiastic on the bright and cloudless 90-degree evening, cheering, clapping and singing throughout the service. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Aug. 2020",
"More than just a tiny blip on your Instagram feed, the bright , feel-good manicure now has a major celebrity endorsement. \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 30 Apr. 2020",
"Wear your neon brights and whites and dance out in color. \u2014 Stefania Lugliand Meghan Sorensen, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Jan. 2020",
"Customers had come in droves to sit beneath the bright suspended lights and dine on fried whiting or catfish strips, shrimp baskets or chicken wings. \u2014 Derek M. Norman, New York Times , 8 Jan. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English beorht ; akin to Old High German beraht bright, Sanskrit bhr\u0101jate it shines":"Adjective",
"noun derivative of bright entry 1":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1920, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023151"
},
"broil":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill":[
"broil the steak in the oven at 450\u018dF"
],
": to be subjected to great or oppressive heat":[
"broiling in the sun"
],
": the act or state of cooking something directly over or under high radiant heat : the act or state of broiling (see broil entry 1 )":[
"a quick broil"
],
": brawl":[],
": embroil":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u022fil",
"\u02c8br\u022fi(-\u0259)l"
],
"synonyms":[
"bog (down)",
"embrangle",
"embroil",
"mire"
],
"antonyms":[
"affray",
"brawl",
"donnybrook",
"fracas",
"fray",
"free-for-all",
"melee",
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
"rough-and-tumble",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French bruiller to burn, broil, modification of Latin ustulare to singe, from urere to burn":"Verb",
"noun derivative of broil entry 1":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French broiller to jumble, mix, from Vulgar Latin *brodiculare , from *brod- , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German brod broth \u2014 more at broth":"Verb",
"noun derivative of broil entry 3":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"1563, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"1525, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185010"
},
"brash":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": brittle":[
"brash wood"
],
": heedless of the consequences : audacious":[
"a brash adventurer"
],
": done in haste without regard for consequences : rash":[
"brash acts"
],
": full of fresh raw vitality":[
"a brash frontier town"
],
": uninhibitedly energetic or demonstrative (see demonstrative entry 1 sense 3 ) : bumptious":[
"a brash comedian"
],
": lacking restraint and discernment : tactless":[
"brash remarks"
],
": aggressively self-assertive : impudent":[
"brash to the point of arrogance"
],
": piercingly sharp : harsh":[
"a brash squeal of brakes"
],
": marked by vivid contrast : bold":[
"brash colors"
],
": a mass of fragments (as of ice)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brash"
],
"synonyms":[
"arch",
"audacious",
"bold",
"bold-faced",
"brassbound",
"brassy",
"brazen",
"brazen-faced",
"cheeky",
"cocksure",
"cocky",
"fresh",
"impertinent",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"nervy",
"sassy",
"saucy",
"wise"
],
"antonyms":[
"meek",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"retiring",
"shy",
"timid"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She asks such brash questions.",
"a brash request to get something for free",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The director has always been bold and brash with music in his films, and Elvis is no exception. \u2014 Brad Auerbach, SPIN , 22 June 2022",
"Here\u2019s a brash overgeneralization: American writers tend to charge at life freestyle, while Europeans approach it with an ironic half smile and perhaps a glance at their libraries. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"These folks can dance the line between being selfish and self-reliant and do well to partner with patient types as friends, lovers, or business partners who will understand their sometimes brash nature. \u2014 Glamour , 27 May 2022",
"Jancs\u00f3\u2019s brash cinematic manipulations won\u2019t appeal to all film lovers. \u2014 David Mermelstein, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"By the fall of 2011, antiabortion advocates had started pushing for bold restrictions with brash new tactics. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
"By the fall of 2011, antiabortion advocates had started pushing for bold restrictions with brash new tactics. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"Representing a brash new generation of Argentine acts who have become global streaming phenoms with their blend of trap, pop and R&B, each of the three displayed a distinctive sound. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Caddyshack \u2013 An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Elvis, in the epic tradition of all of Luhrmann\u2019s work, is a brash , overwhelming experience. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
"For those who came of age in that era, the AR, in its brash unconcealability, functions more as a symbol than as a tool. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
"As much as his absence is felt, Ferry took advantage of being the Last Bryan/Brian Standing by beginning to retailor the band\u2019s brash animal print into white tuxes, irony into earnesty, and rawness into lacquer. \u2014 Jill Krajewski, SPIN , 8 June 2022",
"Showtime\u2019s series called Super Pumped highlights the dramatic true story behind Uber and how its brash founder\u2019s unconventional efforts nearly drove the company over a cliff. \u2014 Ken Gude, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Pacers legend Reggie Miller approves of Gonzaga freshman Chet Holmgren's brash confidence. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 19 May 2022",
"For all the stunts and brash marketing, the franchise has found a crucial ingredient that traces to Barnum\u2019s dictum about treating customers well. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"Pearce is smooth, and plays Killian as an interesting foil to Robert Downey Jr.'s brash Tony, but the motivation has always felt just a tiny bit off here. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
"After pledging $21 billion in equity and raising $25.5 billion of debt and margin loan financing, Musk has continued to use Twitter to buff his image as a brash billionaire who is not afraid to break the rules of polite society. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":"Adjective",
"obsolete English brash to breach a wall":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1787, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170740"
},
"broadly":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"geographical name",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": having ample extent from side to side or between limits":[
"broad shoulders",
"\u2026 one of the broadest estuaries of any river in America.",
"\u2014 William Styron"
],
": having a specified extension from side to side":[
"made the path 10 feet broad"
],
": extending far and wide : spacious":[
"the broad plains"
],
": relating to the main or essential points":[
"broad outlines"
],
": open , full":[
"a crime committed in broad daylight"
],
": plain , obvious":[
"a broad hint"
],
": dialectal especially in pronunciation":[
"a broad northern accent"
],
": liberal , tolerant":[
"broad views"
],
": widely applicable or applied : general":[
"a broad rule",
"the broader sense of the word"
],
": wide in range or amount":[
"This store has a broader selection of items.",
"a politician with broad [=widespread] appeal",
"There is broad agreement [=many people agree] that these changes are needed."
],
": open":[
"\u2014 used specifically of a pronounced as in father"
],
": marked by lack of restraint, delicacy, or subtlety:":[],
": coarse , risqu\u00e9":[
"broad humor"
],
": outspoken":[
"\u2026 from broad words \u2026 Macduff lives in disgrace.",
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
],
"river 220 miles (354 kilometers) long in North Carolina and South Carolina \u2014 see saluda":[],
"river 70 miles (113 kilometers) long in southern South Carolina flowing into the Atlantic":[],
": in a broad (see broad entry 1 sense 4a ) manner : fully":[
"broad awake"
],
": woman":[],
": an expansion of a river":[
"\u2014 often used in plural"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u022fd"
],
"synonyms":[
"fat",
"thick",
"wide"
],
"antonyms":[
"hairline",
"narrow",
"paper-thin",
"skinny",
"slender",
"slim",
"slim-jim",
"thin"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for broad Adjective broad , wide , deep mean having horizontal extent. broad and wide apply to a surface measured or viewed from side to side. a broad avenue wide is more common when units of measurement are mentioned rugs eight feet wide or applied to unfilled space between limits. a wide doorway broad is preferred when full horizontal extent is considered. broad shoulders deep may indicate horizontal extent away from the observer or from a front or peripheral point. a deep cupboard deep woods",
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The store has a broad selection of coats.",
"There was broad agreement on the new government.",
"There are three broad categories of industry in the region: computers, finance, and education.",
"the broad outlines of a problem",
"discusses \u201cfamily\u201d in its broadest sense",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The killing of the woman, Naira Ashraf, in broad daylight was caught on film and left the Arab world in shock as activists called for justice and more protection for women. \u2014 Hadas Gold, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"But for now, the same reason a man can take multiple wives in Utah is the same reason another can operate a psilocybin church in broad daylight. \u2014 Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone , 28 June 2022",
"Someone was recording on their phone as, in broad daylight on or before Thursday, three wheeled launchers apparently belonging to the 19th Separate Missile Brigade fired their Tochkas one after another in rapid succession. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"The shooting happened in broad daylight on a Sunday afternoon in the Inglenook community. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 27 June 2022",
"Esmailzadeh was a colleague of Colonel Hassan Sayyad-Khodaei, who was shot dead in his car outside his home in Tehran in broad daylight on May 22. \u2014 Somayeh Malekian, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
"The massacre begins with this sequence of Sons getting picked off one by one in broad daylight \u2014 in a motel room, at a coffee cart, at a stoplight. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 1 June 2022",
"Brazen thefts have increased in Los Angeles and have become a concern to law enforcement as thieves often target unsuspecting victims, even in broad daylight. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 31 May 2022",
"Some lawyers expressed relief that the Glencore certifications weren\u2019t overly broad , and instead tailored to the specific legal violations at issue. \u2014 Dylan Tokar, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"But advertising\u2019s problems aren\u2019t necessarily broad -based, and despite the negativity there are pockets of optimism. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
"Hiring has not been even, with some sectors like healthcare still scrambling for workers, but growth has been broad -based, the department said. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 16 June 2022",
"One thing that\u2019s always been true about Yelp is that our platform is broad -based so when consumer spending shifts, say from restaurants to something else, that other category is often captured somewhere else on Yelp. \u2014 Haleluya Hadero, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Price increases were broad -based in May, which could be a sign that inflation is becoming entrenched in the U.S. economy. \u2014 David Harrison, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"One encouraging sign, Vitner said, was that hiring was broad -based across most of the economy. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 3 June 2022",
"These investments need to be broad -based, including equipment, processes and especially people. \u2014 Rebecca Henderson, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Eligibility for the Affordable Connectivity Program is pretty broad -based. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 19 May 2022",
"The downgrade is broad -based, which includes the world's largest economies such as the U.S., China and the European Union. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, ajc , 18 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English brood , from Old English br\u0101d ; akin to Old High German breit broad":"Adjective",
"Middle English broode , from Old English br\u0101de , adverbial derivative of br\u0101d broad entry 1":"Adverb",
"Middle English brood , noun derivative of brood broad entry 1":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"1659, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-160540"
},
"brittle":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": easily broken, cracked, or snapped":[
"brittle clay",
"brittle glass"
],
": easily disrupted, overthrown, or damaged : frail":[
"a brittle friendship"
],
": perishable , mortal":[],
": transitory , evanescent":[],
": easily hurt or offended : sensitive":[
"a brittle personality"
],
": sharp":[
"the brittle staccato of snare drums"
],
": lacking warmth, depth, or generosity of spirit : cold":[
"a brittle selfish person"
],
": affected with or being a form of type 1 diabetes characterized by large and unpredictable fluctuations in blood glucose level":[],
": a candy made with caramelized sugar and nuts spread in thin sheets":[
"peanut brittle"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brit-\u1d4al",
"\u02c8bri-t\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[
"brickle",
"crisp",
"crispy",
"crumbly",
"embrittled",
"flaky",
"flakey",
"friable",
"short"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for brittle Adjective fragile , frangible , brittle , crisp , friable mean breaking easily. fragile implies extreme delicacy of material or construction and need for careful handling. a fragile antique chair frangible implies susceptibility to being broken without implying weakness or delicacy. frangible stone used for paving brittle implies hardness together with lack of elasticity or flexibility or toughness. brittle bones crisp implies a firmness and brittleness desirable especially in some foods. crisp lettuce friable applies to substances that are easily crumbled or pulverized. friable soil",
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a brittle cracker that turned into crumbs in my pocket",
"a brittle apology that was anything but heartfelt",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Sunflower oil works by reviving and restoring dry, brittle and heat-damaged hair by infusing your locks with enriching moisture. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"On a fundamental level, domination by a few companies may have made supply chains more brittle . \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
"This fact that testers enjoyed the more brittle chocolate was not surprising. \u2014 Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 May 2022",
"Their closets are bigger, and their hips more brittle . \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Metallurgy also requires rapid heat quenching when shaping metals to strengthen the material and keep it from becoming brittle . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Overall, experts note the importance of hydration so that strands won\u2019t feel brittle over time. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The Nobel, however, began to render the voice hoarse and brittle from expectations and demands. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Sep. 2021",
"The truce in Idlib looks brittle from Hamdo\u2019s town, called Maarat al-Naasan, where the rebels and government forces hold positions barely a few miles apart. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Pair with mint brittle or even lamb chops with mint sauce. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Craft Beer Collection includes 12 caramels and 8 ounces of brittle for $32. \u2014 Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Aromas of mint brittle , cherries, tobacco and wet ferns. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"For that brittle , glassy sugar topping, a mini blowtorch is your friend\u2014and a worthy investment. \u2014 Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The cola brittle is a play on the African American tradition of dropping a handful of peanuts into fizzy bottles of Coca Cola. \u2014 Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press , 26 Apr. 2022",
"This bar of ruby cacao swirls in cocoa nibs from regular chocolate that have been made into a sweet brittle . \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Another popular choice is Peanut Brittle, a subtle peanut butter ice cream topped with a crunchy, sweet brittle . \u2014 oregonlive , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The brittle adds crunch and a slightly bitter flavor that pleasantly offsets the slightly sweet ruby cacao. \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 21 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English britil ; akin to Old English br\u0113otan to break, Old Norse brj\u014dta":"Adjective and Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1892, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192805"
},
"breadth":{
"type":[
"adverb or adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": distance from side to side : width":[
"the height, breadth , and depth of each piece of furniture"
],
": something of full width":[
"begin with a breadth of silk"
],
": comprehensive quality : scope":[
"the breadth of his learning"
],
": liberality of views or taste":[
"breadth of mind"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bretth",
"\u02c8bredth",
"nonstandard \u02c8breth"
],
"synonyms":[
"distance",
"expanse",
"expansion",
"extent",
"field",
"length",
"plain",
"reach",
"sheet",
"spread",
"stretch",
"waste"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"We measured the height, breadth , and depth of each piece of furniture.",
"a great breadth of land awaited those who were brave and hardy enough to settle it",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Using route 40 to cross into Colorado at the town of Dinosaur, then on to Rangely and Colorado route 139 to Grand Junction quickly illustrated the breadth of geography offered by the Centennial State. \u2014 Karl Brauer, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"The craft has an overall length of 694 feet, overall pontoon breadth of 157 feet, and a height of 65 feet from baseline to wing deck. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 20 June 2022",
"The speakers cycling from the stage addressed an equally large breadth of issues, from environmental concerns to challenges faced by indigenous peoples. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"The allegations against Knuth cover the breadth of possibilities, including drug dealing, prostitution, political bribes, police bribes and blackmail. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2022",
"Even in the wake of a pandemic, this summer brings striking examples of the theater field\u2019s breadth , depth and glorious eclecticism. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"Netflix leads premium video consumption share in the rest of SEA, with content breadth across premium U.S. series and movies, Korean dramas, Japanese anime and international originals serving SEA audiences. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 30 May 2022",
"Its replacement has been rising next door, not as tall or distinctive but with greater depth, breadth , and contemporary tech and comforts. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"In this collection that spans identity and genre, writers explore a breadth of experiences involving human reproduction, including pregnancy, surrogacy, and sterilization. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English breadeth, breth , from brede breadth (from Old English br\u01e3du , from br\u0101d broad) + -th (as in lengthe length)":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045423"
},
"brave":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage":[
"a brave soldier",
"a brave smile"
],
": making a fine show : colorful":[
"brave banners flying in the wind"
],
": excellent , splendid":[
"\u2026 the brave fire I soon had going \u2026",
"\u2014 J. F. Dobie"
],
": to face or endure with courage":[
"braved the rush-hour traffic to get there",
"braving the elements"
],
": to make showy":[],
": to show courage : to make a brave show":[],
": bravado":[],
": bully , assassin":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0101v"
],
"synonyms":[
"bold",
"courageous",
"dauntless",
"doughty",
"fearless",
"gallant",
"greathearted",
"gutsy",
"gutty",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"manful",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"undauntable",
"undaunted",
"valiant",
"valorous"
],
"antonyms":[
"beard",
"brazen",
"breast",
"confront",
"dare",
"defy",
"face",
"outbrave",
"outface"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She gave us a brave smile.",
"He lost his brave fight against the disease.",
"Verb",
"Thousands of fans braved rush-hour traffic to see the concert.",
"a soldier who braved enemy fire to rescue her wounded comrade",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Some politicians are brave enough to call for an extension of nuclear power, notably Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the Free Democratic Party and state premier of Bavaria Markus S\u00f6der of the conservative CSU. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
"Very few shops are brave enough to go out on a limb these days. \u2014 Avi Dan, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"President Biden was brave enough to put sanctions on Russian oil, which affects gasoline prices in the U.S. \u2014 WSJ , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The American people will stand with you, and the brave citizens of Ukraine who want peace. \u2014 ABC News , 26 Mar. 2022",
"And the once sheepish Earn is now asking brave enough to ask to get that money in advance at Paper Boi's request after he is detained in Amsterdam prison. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Those who were brave enough to stick with it were subject to four hours of instruction per class, with no completion date or graduation. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The fund was established by industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1904 to honor brave citizens like the two men who valiantly attempted to rescue victims of the massive Harwick coal mine explosion that killed 181 people near Pittsburgh that year. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Dec. 2021",
"May 27 - Aug 20: Now in its 85th year, more than 100 professional actors, technicians and designers have gathered every summer to honor the memory of the brave people who came here to build a new country. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 22 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In my memory, the only people brave enough to ride downtown were bike couriers. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"Mosquitoes are not great flyers, and most will not be able to brave the breeze. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 16 May 2022",
"First, those present had to brave the 90-plus degree heat, which bit a sizable chunk from opening night crowds in both the Pritzker Pavilion and on the Millennium Park Great Lawn. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"Throngs of travelers brave the sizzling arid air, spotting a desert landscape dotted with saguaro cactus, on the way to their destination. \u2014 Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
"Another friend took her grocery list and bought everything on it in bulk and then some, so her husband wouldn\u2019t have to brave to store whatever germs might be in there. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 3 May 2022",
"Befriend a guide and take a heart-pounding plunge down the pristine powder fields of La Foglietta or brave a leg-jellying descent to the historic hamlet of Le Monal for a memorable big day. \u2014 Rob Hodgetts, CNN , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The job might be thankless (according to two-time host Chevy Chase) or downright career suicide, but hosting the Academy Awards remains a proverbial blue check, cementing the men and women brave enough to accept in the annals of Hollywood history. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Aleksei, 35, would brave driving around the city each day in search of food. \u2014 Loveday Morris, Anastacia Galouchka, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Indeed, in the 19th century, Haiti was the land of the free and home of the brave to which other freedom fighters in the hemisphere, like Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar, looked for inspiration. \u2014 Marlene L. Daut, Essence , 24 Feb. 2022",
"In time, history will record which has done the most far-reaching harm to the United States, land of the free, home of the brave . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Some say that as a long-term bet, China is only for the brave . \u2014 Gregor Stuart Hunter, Fortune , 9 Sep. 2021",
"The future is for the brave who move quickly and consider the open banking environment. \u2014 Sandeepan Mukherjee, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Prada and Simone Rocha showed split-sole options, while Matthew Williams\u2019s hoof-like platform at Givenchy is truly for the brave . \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Only the brave at heart will want to cross this new bridge near Porto. \u2014 Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure , 7 Oct. 2020",
"Many respectable Americans sadly are allowing fear of ridicule and bullying to silence their voices in this land of the free and home of the brave . \u2014 Mike Masterson, Arkansas Online , 27 Sep. 2020",
"But the movement started with Burke and a 12-year-old brave enough to speak up. \u2014 USA Today , 13 Aug. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Middle French, borrowed from Italian bravo \"courageous, wild,\" perhaps ultimately going back to Latin barbarus barbarous":"Adjective",
"borrowed from Middle French braver \"to challenge, flout,\" verbal derivative of brave brave entry 1":"Verb",
"noun derivative of brave entry 1":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1546, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233148"
},
"brotherhood":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being brothers",
": fellowship , alliance",
": an association (such as a labor union or monastic society) for a particular purpose",
": the whole body of persons engaged in a business or profession",
": the state of being a brother",
": a group of people who are engaged in the same business or have a similar interest",
": feelings of friendship, support, and understanding between people"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0259-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02cchu\u0307d",
"\u02c8br\u0259-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02cchu\u0307d"
],
"synonyms":[
"association",
"board",
"chamber",
"club",
"college",
"congress",
"consortium",
"council",
"fellowship",
"fraternity",
"guild",
"gild",
"institute",
"institution",
"league",
"order",
"organization",
"society",
"sodality"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"they're a brotherhood of retired war veterans",
"a family that has been part of the brotherhood of police officers for four generations",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Seems to me that\u2019s the kind of welcoming brotherhood any player would want to be a part of. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"This dish is so beloved by the French, Castelnaudary has its own brotherhood to defend it-- the Grande Confr\u00e9rie du Cassoulet. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"She was used to the dynamic of being in a brotherhood . \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Apr. 2022",
"This journey has been especially meaningful for the two members of their brotherhood who are actually blood relatives. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Mar. 2022",
"With his solo career still in front of him, DELE\u014cN is clear that his brotherhood with his CNCO family will always remain. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, PEOPLE.com , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Our brotherhood begins with me in a blindfold, one that\u2019s been on for what feels like forever. \u2014 William Torrey, Longreads , 26 Sep. 2019",
"The UN General Assembly allocated the day in 1954 to promote brotherhood among the world's children and promote their well-being with social and cultural activities. \u2014 Nadia Cant\u00fa, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Turkey\u2019s support for popular movements linked to the Muslim Brotherhood initially spurred the break with Arab regimes that saw the brotherhood \u2019s vision of political Islam as a threat. \u2014 Andrew Wilks, ajc , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English brotherhede, brotherhod , alteration of brotherrede , from Old English br\u014dthorr\u01e3den , from br\u014dthor + r\u01e3den condition \u2014 more at kindred entry 2 ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-133115"
},
"bread":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": a usually baked and leavened food made of a mixture whose basic constituent is flour or meal":[],
": food , sustenance":[
"our daily bread"
],
": livelihood":[
"earns his bread as a laborer"
],
": money":[],
": resources risked or charitable deeds performed without expectation of return":[],
": to cover with bread crumbs":[
"Bread the pork chops and place them in the pan."
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bred"
],
"synonyms":[
"bucks",
"cabbage",
"cash",
"change",
"chips",
"coin",
"currency",
"dough",
"gold",
"green",
"jack",
"kale",
"legal tender",
"lolly",
"long green",
"loot",
"lucre",
"money",
"moola",
"moolah",
"needful",
"pelf",
"scratch",
"shekels",
"sheqels",
"shekelim",
"shekalim",
"sheqalim",
"tender",
"wampum"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She bakes bread every day.",
"The bakery offers a nice selection of breads and pastries.",
"Verb",
"She breaded the pork chops before frying them.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Dub\u2019s recipe calls for beef, pork and bread , Pirtle says, but the rest is a secret. \u2014 Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
"Milania Stupnyckyj of Milwaukee long made the dinners for parishioners at St. Michael\u2019s Ukrainian Catholic Church, 1025 S. 11th St. in Milwaukee, consisting of cabbage rolls, borsch, beef and paska, an Easter bread . \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"Standout entr\u00e9es include the lamb specialty, garlic bread appetizer and the cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e, which is torched right in front of diners. \u2014 Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
"When Russian bombs ruin a farm in eastern Ukraine, for example, there is a strong chance that family in Lebanon, which receives 80% of its grain from Ukraine, won\u2019t have bread , aid workers say. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"Runaway food inflation may be tamed soon\u2014at least temporarily\u2014as farm commodities tumble after a surge that pushed up prices of everything from bread to chicken wings. \u2014 Michael Hirtzer, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
"The same thing applies to English muffins and pita bread . \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 27 June 2022",
"This bright orange, sizzling olive oil has just a touch of heat, good for dipping that bread or adding a kick to a vinaigrette. \u2014 Aly Walansky, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"Pick up some bright red tomatoes for a salad, homemade soap, vegetables for a delicious dinner or fresh bread straight from the oven at your local market. \u2014 Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The high-hydration dough undergoes a 30-hour cold fermentation, yielding a moist, bubbly bread with a chewy texture, according to Dennig. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Oct. 2021",
"This session will bread down how parents can access materials and stay connected. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Aug. 2020",
"Staten Island Angelina\u2019s Ristorante Listed as costoletta con burrata, the veal Parm at this upscale spot comes breaded , pounded and topped with burrata and tomato. \u2014 Florence Fabricant, New York Times , 5 May 2020",
"If the bread hasn\u2019t gone rock-solid, tear into pieces and pulse it in your food processor, then keep your fresh breadcrumbs in the freezer for topping a pan of mac and cheese or breading a chicken cutlet. \u2014 Carla Lalli Music, Bon App\u00e9tit , 2 Apr. 2020",
"Chicken cutlets are ideal for breading and frying to bring restaurant-style cooking to your kitchen. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2020",
"To bread the pork, cover each piece in flour mix, fully submerge into the egg and water mixture and then coat with panko breadcrumbs. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 2 Apr. 2020",
"One of Irondale Cafe\u2019s specialties was unripe tomatoes that were sliced, breaded , and deep-fried. \u2014 Eric Velasco, al , 12 Mar. 2020",
"It\u2019s fried and breaded perfectly before being coated in a sweet, spicy, tangy red sauce. \u2014 John-john Williams Iv, baltimoresun.com , 25 Sep. 2019"
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"Noun",
"Scientists are learning more about how the human brain works.",
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"The other children always teased him about being such a brain .",
"Verb",
"The tree limb fell and nearly brained me.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The cancer had metastasized to his bones, lungs, and brain . \u2014 John Mulder, STAT , 3 July 2022",
"The Rock of Love star had surgery to repair a hole in his heart following a mini-stroke in 2011, a year after suffering his brain hemorrhage. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 2 July 2022",
"Anything that\u2019s really important in organizations today is achieved through cross-functional brain power and action. \u2014 Jeff Rosenthal, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Huntington\u2019s disease is a brain disease that is passed down in families from generation to generation with symptoms described as having ALS, Parkinson\u2019s and Alzheimer\u2019s simultaneously. \u2014 cleveland , 1 July 2022",
"Their unborn child had a neural tube defect, meaning the baby's brain would never fully form. \u2014 Adrienne Broaddus And Jason Kravarik, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"There are more than 300 brain teasers and riddles in this book \u2014 not bad for something that's less than $10! \u2014 Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping , 1 July 2022",
"The man sustained a skull fracture, a brain bleed and other injures, the officer said. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"Taking a deep dive into the host city really helps to get the brain working to find some unique and little-known facts then figure out a creative way to relate it to food. \u2014 Carole Horst, Variety , 30 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"They are linked to brain developmental problems in infants and cancer. \u2014 Katy Stech Ferek, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2022",
"How will brain stimulation become accessible to all the patients who need it, given how expensive and invasive some treatments are? \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 14 Jan. 2022",
"The researchers contend that this study marks the first time that a machine-learning algorithm has been matched to brain data to explain the workings of a high-level cognitive task. \u2014 Anna Blaustein, Scientific American , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Arguably, achieving universal health care and higher education and addressing the nation\u2019s aging water pipe infrastructure (which has yielded a modern-day lead crisis) could be expected to make similar contributions to brain health across decades. \u2014 Daniel R. George, Scientific American , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Then of course there\u2019s me, spying on these other women \u2014 and some dads, too \u2014 instead of keeping tabs on my four kids, one of whom is poised to brain somebody with a stick. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 June 2021",
"Biden, who lost his son Beau Biden to brain cancer in 2015, has pledged to make the fight against cancer a key focus of his administration. \u2014 Dom Calicchio, Fox News , 25 Mar. 2021",
"The priority is personal to Biden, who lost his son Beau Biden to brain cancer in 2015. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 20 Feb. 2021",
"This less average bone and muscle support makes the head and brain more vulnerable to sudden movement and predicts risk for concussion. \u2014 Bob Roehr, Scientific American , 9 Mar. 2016"
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"Noun",
"The morality brigade insists that the book be censored.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Makes 6oz cinnamon syrup, or enough for a whole brigade of Jet Pilots. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 11 June 2022",
"Missing from the brigade of streaming winners were Amazon\u2019s Prime Video and Disney\u2019s Hulu, both of which were shut out. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Sep. 2021",
"Aware that the music lover cannot live on mushrooms alone, the organizers of this year\u2019s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival enlisted a brigade of chefs to prepare haute cuisine in the Palm Springs desert. \u2014 Sheila Yasmin Marikar, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"Under the new Army plan, the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, now based in Alaska, would be converted to a light infantry brigade . \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News , 12 May 2022",
"Under the new Army plan, the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, now based in Alaska, would be converted to a light infantry brigade . \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"The Washington Post shadowed a brigade of paramedics for a 24-hour shift in Kharkiv, the eastern Ukrainian city about 25 miles from the Russian border that has been heavily battered by airstrikes and artillery since the first day of the war. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
"The two Americans\u2014who are Mormon\u2014met at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Lviv, Ukraine, and ended up connecting informally with a Ukrainian Marines brigade operating out of the southern city of Mykolaiv. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The first unit to be deployed will likely be a French and German infantry brigade of 3,500 troops that is always on a heightened state of alert. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"These communities have also been known to brigade other subreddits, meaning members would hop into other subreddits and spam them with falsehoods about the anti-parasite drug Ivermectin or the effectiveness of vaccines. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 2 Sep. 2021",
"This strain of eliminationism is not simply a derangement of the political right; the notes sounded by the dollars versus deaths brigade come straight from the liberal hymnbook. \u2014 Aaron Timms, The New Republic , 18 May 2020",
"He was assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss, Texas. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, The Seattle Times , 5 July 2017",
"He was assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss, Texas. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 July 2017",
"Brigade defensive back Qumain Black was named the game's outstanding defender. \u2014 baltimoresun.com , 3 June 2017"
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"The museum is the brainchild of a wealthy art collector.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The project is the brainchild of Minister of Tourism Walid Nassar, who said in an interview with local media that the political banners had not been appreciated by tourists. \u2014 Hadas Gold, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"The lakefront restaurant is the brainchild of husband-and-wife duo Mike and Mary Kelton, who also operate two Texas locations of Sweet Paris Creperie and Treehouse Cafe in Magnolia. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 21 June 2022",
"The museum is the brainchild of Tony Award\u2013winning Broadway producer Julie Boardman and marketing executive Diane Nicoletti, according to the museum\u2019s website. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022",
"GT Academy was the brainchild of Darren Cox, who was working in Nissan's marketing department in the UK. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
"In the late 1980s Karen Marta was the young New York editor of Parkett, an art magazine that was the brainchild of the curator Bice Curiger and published in Zurich in English and German. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
"The project was the brainchild of Aurel Bacs, senior consultant at Phillips auction house\u2014and the man behind some of the largest hammer prices in history for watches\u2014and Alexandre Ghotbi, head of Continental Europe and the Middle East for Phillips. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
"Casa Maruka is the brainchild of Mar\u00eda Jos\u00e9 Calabria from the La Mancha region in central Spain and Alberto Serrano from Mallorca. \u2014 Isabelle Kliger, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Oars + Alps is the brainchild of two women married to two very outdoorsy men. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022"
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"Noun",
"birds singing from the branches of a tree",
"The bank has a new branch in our area.",
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"Verb",
"The stream branches from the river near their house.",
"threads branched from the center of the spider web",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Although no group has claimed the attack in Seytenga, Nsaibia said a branch of the Islamic State, which is most active in that part of northern Burkina Faso, is probably responsible. \u2014 Borso Tall, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"The Crossroads Mason branch is closed Tuesday due to a power outage, but the staff is working to reopen, said Erin Caproni, director of public relations. \u2014 Lexi Whitehead, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
"Now an even more contagious branch of the coronavirus family tree is dominant, the omicron mutant and its relatives. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
"Now an even more contagious branch of the coronavirus family tree is dominant, the omicron mutant and its relatives. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"Now an even more contagious branch of the coronavirus family tree is dominant, the omicron mutant and its relatives. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, ajc , 2 June 2022",
"In contrast to the vast downtown mothership, the West Hartford branch is cozy and convivial, a stylish room where a blackboard lists bar specials in multicolored chalk. \u2014 Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant , 2 May 2022",
"In a democracy, no branch of government is supreme. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The new military branch is one of his few legacies that Biden has embraced, with the White House submitting a recent budget request of $24.5 billion for the Space Force, a bump of about 40% over the prior year. \u2014 Noah Biermanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"After three years at the rooftop restaurant, the 36-year-old New Jersey native wanted to branch out. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"But many chose to branch out with playful color, shape and design changes. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The Twig\u2019s story started in 1972 with Harris Smithson, a college bookstore owner who wanted to branch out from schoolbooks and Scantron sheets. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Mar. 2022",
"For Spotify to come anywhere close to $100 billion in annual revenue, the streamer likely will need to branch far beyond its core music business. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"Facing competitive pressure from professional services firms and from clients that want to solve more business problems in one stop, law firms\u2014among the most venerable American business institutions\u2014have begun to branch out. \u2014 Richard Vanderford, WSJ , 28 May 2022",
"Looking to change that, Cochran has started to branch out as a Cleveland photographer. \u2014 John Canale, cleveland , 23 May 2022",
"This retaining of culture and cultural lines becomes even more important to some as the diaspora continues to branch outside of India and across the world. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 18 May 2022",
"The company is continuing to branch out, finding new devotees in the process. \u2014 Nancy Olson, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021"
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"Sailors sometimes faced brutal punishments like whipping.",
"a brutal struggle for survival in the wilderness",
"The writer describes the dangers of drugs with brutal honesty.",
"The movie is a brutal depiction of the war.",
"The traffic was brutal on the way to work.",
"I had a brutal headache this morning.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s not just your character but others, including the father that beats his daughter and the brutal beat-down in the schoolyard. \u2014 Angela Dawson, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Russia\u2019s brutal war in Ukraine has jolted Taiwan into confronting the specter of a sudden attack from the island\u2019s own larger and more powerful neighbor: China. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"Scars still run deep in both France and Algeria from the colonial period and the brutal war that ended it. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"The match was shaping up to be a brutal war of attrition between the two players, with Nadal\u2019s natural prowess on the Roland Garros courts going head-to-head with Zverev\u2019s natural stamina, at just 25 years old to Nadal\u2019s 36. \u2014 Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"Russia, though currently prosecuting a brutal war of annihilation in Ukraine, is expected to receive $321 billion from the sale of fossil fuels this year, while fossil fuel companies have used the crisis as an opportunity to bolster their revenues. \u2014 David Vetter, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The initiative precedes the July 5 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Algerian independence from France, which was won after a brutal seven-year war. \u2014 Elaine Ganley, ajc , 28 May 2022",
"This was in 2006 in Somalia\u2019s capital, Mogadishu, when government troops, bolstered by Ethiopian forces, were engaged in a brutal war with Islamist fighters that saw thousands of people killed and many more mutilated in the violence. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"The result is an absence of checks and balances in Russia and the decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq. \u2014 Fox News , 19 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some of the primary health risks caused by a bulldog's distinctive physical traits include eye problems, skin fold infections, and trouble breathing , according to the study. \u2014 Bellamy Richardson, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
"Extreme high temperatures can also put significant strain on the heart or make breathing more difficult. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"The victim was alert and breathing when they were taken to a hospital, and their condition was unknown Wednesday. \u2014 Chelsea Prince, ajc , 15 June 2022",
"Near-surface ozone production is catalyzed by excessive heat, and can cause breathing difficulties. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"This show makes a case yet again that should hardly need to be made: that human hands pushing paint to portray human beings is as elemental to our species\u2019 culture as walking and breathing . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"Kuang guides people to simply close their eyes and feel their heart beating and lungs breathing . \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 8 June 2022",
"The researchers also float some simpler options, like your subjective sense of effort or your breathing rate (which is a good proxy for subjective effort) at the end of the session. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 8 June 2022",
"But other children endured vomiting, had altered breathing or showed other symptoms. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 June 2022"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a very intelligent person":[]
},
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"\u02c8br\u0101-n\u0113-\u02ccak"
],
"synonyms":[
"brain",
"genius",
"intellect",
"thinker",
"whiz",
"wiz",
"wizard"
],
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"blockhead",
"dodo",
"dolt",
"dope",
"dumbbell",
"dummy",
"dunce",
"fathead",
"goon",
"half-wit",
"hammerhead",
"idiot",
"imbecile",
"knucklehead",
"moron",
"nitwit",
"numskull",
"numbskull",
"pinhead"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"a techie who always has to have the latest gadget that the brainiacs in Silicon Valley have cooked up",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Cardinals made a trade to draft a quarterback from UCLA, Josh Rosen, who was hailed as a brainiac , but who turned out to be an overthinker. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 21 Apr. 2022",
"But if Weddle couldn\u2019t fend off blocks or make tackles, being a brainiac wouldn\u2019t be enough. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Now settled in the fictitious Port Oswego, Ore., the congenial brainiac has become popular among students and teachers alike. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
"But again, there\u2019s probably a whole load more business decisions and brainiac ideas that will probably help that idea flourish. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 22 Mar. 2021",
"Familiar tropes get a raucous refresh when an underdog brainiac teams up with misfit dancers to pop-and-lock like a champ. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2020",
"Meanwhile there\u2019s a new bad guy to reckon with: Merrick (Harry Melling), a bratty brainiac who likes to refer to himself as the youngest billionaire in pharma. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 8 July 2020",
"Among the many impressive and articulate brainiacs featured here, Orlowski's one-time contemporary at Stanford, Tristan Harris, grabs the lion's share of the screen time. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Jan. 2020",
"But the Stallman affair touches on something else: a simmering resentment of the treatment of women by the scruffy brainiacs who built our digital world, as well as the Brahmins of academia and business who benefited from the hackers\u2019 effort. \u2014 Wired , 18 Sep. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from Brainiac , superintelligent villain in the Superman comic-book series":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1975, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215418"
},
"bridal":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a marriage festival or ceremony":[],
": of or relating to a bride or a wedding : nuptial":[],
": intended for a newly married couple":[
"a bridal suite"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u012b-d\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[
"espousal",
"marriage",
"nuptial(s)",
"wedding"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The bride changed into a dress by of-the-moment bridal designer Danielle Frankel, teamed with Manolo Blahnik x Danielle Frankel shoes. \u2014 Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
"But the appetite for more non-conforming bridal styles doesn't necessarily mean a trend toward the less luxurious. \u2014 CNN , 14 June 2022",
"David\u2019s Bridal, the country\u2019s largest chain of bridal stores, is continuing its love affair with tech with the acquisition, announced today, of custom wedding dress startup Anomalie. \u2014 Joan Verdon, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"For the occasion, the Poosh founder tapped Dolce & Gabbana for her unconventional bridal look, which consisted of a body-con minidress with a bleeding heart adornment, sheer opera gloves, and a shoulder-length veil. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 May 2022",
"The Kylie Cosmetics founder also put a spin on athletic headgear in this bridal look from Off-White. \u2014 ELLE , 4 May 2022",
"And it\u2019s one of the few dishes that\u2019s embraced any time of day and for any occasion, including breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, Easter, Christmas, baby showers, bridal showers, potlucks, game day, tea parties and more. \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
"His daughters\u2019 bridal and baby showers were held at the restaurant. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Cabrera also went with blush for his suit by Sir Dudley's, who did the custom suits for the men in their bridal and groom party as well. \u2014 Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Alyssa Srail, a Buckeye High School graduate who now teaches in the Worthington School District in suburban Columbus, brought six members of her bridal party to town to spend a fun morning. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
"Her royal nephew and niece, George and Charlotte, served in the bridal party. \u2014 Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
"George and Charlotte were tapped by their cousin Princess Eugenie to serve in the bridal party for her royal wedding in October 2018. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 4 June 2022",
"As the wedding draws closer, Ellie engages the bridal party in increasingly bizarre rituals encouraged by the wedding-industrial complex, escalating into a wedding weekend that tests the boundaries of friendship and obsession. \u2014 Becky Meloan, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"Ahead of the ceremony and reception on Saturday, Hinds and her bridal party showed out, doing photo and video shoots in gorgeous pieces. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 23 May 2022",
"Their bridal party is a party of one\u2014their dog Harrison. \u2014 Jessica Iredale, WSJ , 14 May 2022",
"While the bridal party shouldn't overshadow the bride, their looks should still feel a little bit special. \u2014 Emily Rekstis, Allure , 8 May 2022",
"Anyone care to guess what color the bridal party might wear? \u2014 ELLE , 8 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English bridale , from Old English br\u0233dealu , from br\u0233d + ealu ale \u2014 more at ale":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220315"
},
"brassiness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": shamelessly bold",
": obstreperous",
": resembling brass especially in color",
": resembling the sound of a brass instrument"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bra-s\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"arch",
"audacious",
"bold",
"bold-faced",
"brash",
"brassbound",
"brazen",
"brazen-faced",
"cheeky",
"cocksure",
"cocky",
"fresh",
"impertinent",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"nervy",
"sassy",
"saucy",
"wise"
],
"antonyms":[
"meek",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"retiring",
"shy",
"timid"
],
"examples":[
"a brassy customer insisted on arriving late and still being taken first",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The brassy banda group will become the first act from Tijuana \u2014 and the first regional Mexican music act of any kind \u2014 to ever headline at the massive stadium. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Purple formulas help cancel unwanted yellow or brassy tones, as purple and yellow are opposite on the color wheel and neutralize each other. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022",
"On a recent spring night, the brassy horn from a saxophonist and bright beating of a cymbal played from the upstairs bar of the dark black and brick facade. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Her kaleidoscopic patter, a forceful blend of life and career advice dispensed with a brassy New York inflection, is by turns funny, savvy and nasty. \u2014 Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
"Backed with brassy flair by a funky trumpet section, the R&B and soul singer excels on an uptempo number that offers a funky counterpart to the album's heavy dose of '80s rock. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
"The brassy shade of the fish may be a form of camouflage that absorbs remnants of blue light, so at deep depths, the fish is nearly invisible, per Live Science. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2022",
"In its first-ever Broadway revival, Funny Girl stars Beanie Feldstein as Fanny Brice, the brassy Ziegfeld comedian first portrayed by Barbra Streisand in the 1960s. \u2014 Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Plus, her acting skills, always tremendous in brassy tough-talking mode, only add nuance as Nadia loses control over her place in time and her conviction that her family\u2019s unfinished business is, in fact, finishable. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-201953"
},
"bromide":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives":[],
": a commonplace or tiresome person : bore":[],
": a commonplace or hackneyed statement or notion":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u014d-\u02ccm\u012bd"
],
"synonyms":[
"banality",
"chestnut",
"clich\u00e9",
"cliche",
"commonplace",
"groaner",
"homily",
"platitude",
"shibboleth",
"trope",
"truism"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"His speech had nothing more to offer than the usual bromides about how everyone needs to work together.",
"a newspaper editorial offering the timeworn bromide that people should settle their differences peacefully",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide , to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. \u2014 Fox News , 14 May 2022",
"Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide , to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2022",
"Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide , to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2022",
"Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide , to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2022",
"Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide , to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2022",
"These questions lead us to the tiresome but correct bromide that more studies are needed to figure out the implications of this bump in the road. \u2014 Kent Sepkowitz, CNN , 10 May 2022",
"Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide , to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2022",
"Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide , to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. \u2014 CBS News , 22 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205627"
},
"bring up":{
"type":[
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to bring (a person) to maturity through nurturing care and education",
": to cause to stop suddenly",
": to bring to attention : introduce",
": to cause (something, such as a file or picture) to appear on a computer screen",
": vomit",
": to stop suddenly",
": vomit"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)bri\u014b-\u02c8\u0259p"
],
"synonyms":[
"breed",
"foster",
"nourish",
"nurse",
"raise",
"rear"
],
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"examples":[
"it takes an immense commitment and a lot of love to bring up a child properly",
"I hate to bring this up , but we're running short of money.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Callisto Protocol was the first of many Summer Game Fest games to bring up strong Dead Space vibes, right down to the camera angle. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
"When is the time to bring up this difficult subject? \u2014 cleveland , 30 May 2022",
"When is the time to bring up this difficult subject? \u2014 oregonlive , 30 May 2022",
"Not a bad idea but a wild thing to bring up to someone who just experienced a situation like that. \u2014 Jackson Mchenry, Vulture , 5 Nov. 2021",
"In his comments, Modi mentioned several trade programs but didn't bring up the war in Ukraine. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 24 May 2022",
"When hunting for a new job, don\u2019t bring up salary during the initial stages of interviewing. \u2014 Wsj Staff, WSJ , 13 Apr. 2022",
"SpaceX executives speaking at the Satellite 2022 conference this week did not bring up cost increases for launch services. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Stefanski didn\u2019t bring up the fact that Mayfield played with a torn labrum and fractured humerus in his left shoulder, the former suffered in Week 2, but Mayfield\u2019s injury ties in with the emphasis on getting the ball out quickly. \u2014 Marla Ridenour, USA TODAY , 3 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-212237"
},
"bribe":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": money or favor given or promised in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust",
": something that serves to induce or influence",
": to influence the judgment or conduct of (someone) with or as if with offers of money or favor : to induce or influence by or as if by bribery",
": to practice bribery",
": something given or promised to a person in order to influence dishonestly a decision or action",
": to influence or try to influence dishonestly by giving or promising something",
": a benefit (as money) given, promised, or offered in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust (as an official or witness) \u2014 compare kickback",
": to influence (a person) by giving a bribe"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u012bb",
"\u02c8br\u012bb"
],
"synonyms":[
"backhander",
"boodle",
"cumshaw",
"fix",
"sop"
],
"antonyms":[
"buy",
"corrupt",
"have",
"pay off",
"square"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"I offered the children a bribe for finishing their homework.",
"that judge refused a huge bribe to dismiss the charges against the wealthy defendant",
"Verb",
"She was arrested for attempting to bribe a judge.",
"They bribed him to keep quiet about the incident.",
"We bribed the children with candy.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"David Lausman \u2014 as a bribe following a party at a hotel in Manila, Philippines. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"FirstEnergy admitted paying $60 million into as a bribe to a nonprofit controlled by House Speaker Larry Householder. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Timothy Ray Vasquez, 52, was charged with one count of receipt of a bribe by an agent of an organization receiving federal funds and three counts of honest services mail fraud. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The nuclear bailout was repealed last year after federal authorities charged ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and five others with using $60 million in FirstEnergy bribe money to secure the passage of the HB6. \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The lawyer for Johnson argued that no bribe was necessary because the councilman supported Universal\u2019s mission for years before Chavous was hired. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The Trench being put into turnaround), a bribe or a nice birthday present may be in order next month. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"The little girl holding the pretzel was a daughter, Mary, who was given it as a bribe , family members said. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com , 12 Mar. 2022",
"This is Prince's way of circumventing Drache's bribe , his way of trying to change the culture of business which is often driven by corruption. \u2014 Kyle Fowle, EW.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Bengals were so lousy for so long that Gregory sometimes had to bribe his boys to join him for the journey to Paul Brown Stadium, selling his sons on going to a game with the promise of new gear. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Giusti in November was charged with bribery and money laundering and has since pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to bribe a local official and commit honest services fraud and agreed to cooperate with federal investigators. \u2014 Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Sep. 2021",
"As long as conniving CEOs don\u2019t bribe their way into the parallel world to get hold of kaiju eggs . . . \u2014 Tom Shippey, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"Others make doctor\u2019s appointments to obtain medical permits to enter Jerusalem, or bribe soldiers or Jewish settlers to get them through checkpoints, according to people who have used these methods. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The ever-increasing cost of such cards has prompted many parents to have two savings funds: one to pay for college and another to bribe the enlistment office. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Prosecutors allege that at Sun\u2019s direction, Liu paid a private investigator in Queens to bribe an IRS employee to obtain the artist\u2019s tax returns. \u2014 Richard Wintonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The defense will also likely introduce to jurors Mitchell\u2019s apparent work starting in 2006 as an FBI informant tasked with finding public officials to bribe . \u2014 Leon Stafford, ajc , 16 Mar. 2022",
"So state and local officials in Mexico tried to bribe journalists over the years, or threatened them to stop a story\u2019s publication, Carrasco said. \u2014 Palabra, al , 28 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1528, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-013224"
},
"breakout":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": a violent or forceful break from a restraining condition or situation: such as":[],
": a military attack to break from encirclement":[],
": an escape from prison or jail":[],
": an eruption or inflammation of the skin":[
"Because stress can throw your hormones out of balance, it can make normal sebaceous glands produce oil at an increased rate, causing breakouts .",
"\u2014 Harper's Bazaar"
],
": an outbreak of disease":[
"a measles breakout"
],
": a success or accomplishment especially in comparison to previous efforts":[
"His breakout in 2006 felt like one of those too-good-to-be-true narratives \u2026",
"\u2014 S. L. Price"
],
": breakout session":[
"They met in breakouts to exchange beat information and story ideas on the crucial coverage areas \u2026",
"\u2014 Editor & Publisher"
],
": a play that moves the puck out of the defensive zone":[
"\u2026 several drills during practice stressed short, crisp passing on the breakouts .",
"\u2014 David J. Neal"
],
": being or relating to a sudden or smashing success especially in comparison to previous efforts":[
"a breakout book"
],
": being, relating to, or used in a breakout session":[
"a breakout discussion",
"breakout activities",
"\u2026 some students have thrived in the small groups afforded by virtual breakout rooms.",
"\u2014 Jal Mehta",
"In breakout groups, they debated which proposals would have the most impact, but also the most support.",
"\u2014 Hannan Adely"
],
": to develop or emerge with suddenness or force":[
"fire broke out",
"a riot broke out"
],
": to become covered":[
"break out in a sweat"
],
": to become affected with an eruption or inflammation of the skin":[
"break out in hives",
"his face broke out with acne"
],
": to make a break from a restraining condition or situation":[
"broke out of a slump",
"broke out of jail"
],
": to make ready for action or use":[
"break out the tents and make camp"
],
": to produce for consumption":[
"break out a bottle of champagne"
],
": to display flying and unfurled":[],
": to separate from a mass of data":[
"break out newsstand sales"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0101k-\u02ccau\u0307t",
"\u02c8br\u0101-\u02cckau\u0307t",
"(\u02c8)br\u0101-\u02c8kau\u0307t"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"bunk",
"escape",
"flight",
"getaway",
"lam",
"rout",
"slip"
],
"antonyms":[
"blaze (up)",
"burst (forth)",
"erupt",
"explode",
"flame",
"flare (up)"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the captives had been planning to stage a breakout at the next change in shift for the guards",
"Adjective",
"The company had a breakout year last year, tripling its profits from the previous year.",
"Verb",
"in the wake of news reports of deaths from the flu, panic broke out , and there was a mad rush for flu shots",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Team conferences can be paired with a breakout session where everyone goes for a hike for an hour, expanding the scope and scale of the encounter. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Discussion facilitators created breakout rooms for the participants, where people from varying ages and backgrounds talked about their own experiences and perspectives. \u2014 Jes\u00fas Marrero Su\u00e1rez, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"In addition to reducing existing acne, clinical trials show that future breakout episodes are shorter, less intense, and more infrequent following the AviClear treatment. \u2014 Taylore Glynn, Allure , 28 June 2022",
"The breakout challenge for students in grades 7-12 takes place 3-4 p.m. June 30. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
"In addition to LocalGlobe's seed financing, other funds will help shepherd startups through breakout rounds in series B and C rounds and eventually late-state rounds that can lead to IPOs. \u2014 Kevin Kelleher, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
"The most famous of those DCOMS hands down is High School Musical, which featured breakout roles for its two leads Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron. \u2014 Men's Health , 27 June 2022",
"After a quiet freshman season, Mathurin had a breakout sophomore campaign and was named the 2022 Pac-12 Player of the Year. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 24 June 2022",
"Ingram was the breakout presence, but Reva's lack of an actual plan reduced the character. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Lera Above, Jameela Jamil and German actor Flula Borg, who had a breakout role in Pitch Perfect 2. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
"An even bigger milestone: Cruise has now taken in over $1 billion in all-time earnings from dozens of movies over his nearly four decade career that essentially began in 1983 with his breakout role in Risky Business. \u2014 Kyle Henderson, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"In this film, Hamm returns to the sort of office setting that marked his breakout role in Mad Men, but this is a very different office indeed. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"Stephenson went 3-for-5 with four RBI, continuing his breakout 2022 season. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 May 2022",
"Always a good player, but just short of a great one, Murphy Stehly was asked the secret to his breakout baseball season at the University of Texas. \u2014 John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Karlberg received honorable mention honors as a sophomore but received all conference status after his breakout 2021-2022 season. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The Rams expected to take another step forward after enjoying a breakout 2019-20 season. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 8 Nov. 2021",
"During his breakout 2017 season, Barnhart hit .270 and turned in a solid walk rate (9.9%) and career-best strikeout rate (16.1%). \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"To break out from the pack, Daring hired newlyweds Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker to take photos eating the faux nuggets while wearing lingerie. \u2014 Chloe Sorvino, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
"Why Your Electric Bill Is So High \u2014 and Could Keep Climbing U.S. electric bills have soared, and are likely to move higher as households break out their air conditioners. \u2014 Ryan Dezember, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
"Reid's character Billy is the eccentric son of Wayne Tillerson, who utilizes the strangest of situations to break out into song. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
"One common reason that police are called to elementary schools, for example, is when fights break out between parents in custody battles on campus. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2022",
"His alleged plan was to take a hostage and break out of the facility on the day of his arraignment, before he was scheduled to transfer back to state prison. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 5 May 2022",
"During the show\u2019s first season, Mr. Hickman bleached his hair blond, which caused a rash to break out on his scalp. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Jan. 2022",
"All of this happens within three turns making this the right length of a game to break out early on game night or before everyone arrives for an RPG session. \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
"On the whole, the zoo doesn\u2019t break out cost by individual species, says Andi Kornak, deputy executive director at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. \u2014 Zachary Smith, cleveland , 27 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1960, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002141"
},
"branch (out)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to begin to do more different kinds of activities or work":[
"In the beginning the business was highly specialized, but it has since branched out .",
"\u2014 often + into The company specializes in casual clothing but it is branching out into formal wear."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003031"
},
"brumous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": mist , fog":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u00fcm"
],
"synonyms":[
"fog",
"gauze",
"haze",
"mist",
"murk",
"reek",
"smog",
"soup"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"cloaked in the early-morning brume , the village did indeed look like some long-lost Brigadoon",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The sublime glassy Radnor Lake pulls in photographers from around mid-Tennessee who often arrive early enough to shoot the morning brume that rises from the lake. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, mist, winter, from Old Occitan bruma , from Latin, winter solstice, winter; akin to Latin brevis short \u2014 more at brief":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1694, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213302"
},
"brew":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to prepare (beer, ale, etc.) by steeping, boiling, and fermentation or by infusion and fermentation":[],
": to bring about : foment":[
"brew trouble"
],
": contrive":[],
": to prepare (a drink or other liquid) by infusion in hot water":[
"brew tea"
],
": to brew beer or ale":[],
": to be in the process of forming":[
"a storm is brewing"
],
": a brewed beverage (such as beer)":[],
": a serving of a brewed beverage":[
"quaff a few brews"
],
": something produced by or as if by brewing":[],
": the process of brewing":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u00fc"
],
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"abet",
"ferment",
"foment",
"incite",
"instigate",
"pick",
"provoke",
"raise",
"stir (up)",
"whip (up)"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Verb",
"They brew the beer on the premises.",
"The restaurant also brews its own ginger ale and root beer.",
"They've been brewing in the new brewery since March.",
"I'll brew another pot of tea.",
"It feels like there's a storm brewing .",
"Noun",
"I'll buy you a brew .",
"a manufacturer of specialty brews",
"a perfect cup of brew",
"time for a quick brew",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The event kicks off Friday evening with a rum and brew tasting fund-raiser, and continues Saturday with the JerkFest as well as a Hot Sauce Fest, in addition to musical performances. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"An adjustable cappuccino system has a frother to make foam as thick as any Italian cafe, and the machine itself can brew a single or double espresso. \u2014 Margaux Lushing, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"The Sriracha deviled eggs are the second bestselling appetizer at Gulp restaurant and brew pub in Playa Vista. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"Red Dead Redemption, another Rockstar Games creation, presents a Wild West in which the player can brew coffee as well as shoot outlaws. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 17 Feb. 2022",
"In progressively larger vessels, researchers brew a cloudy broth of moth cells capable of churning out the spikes. \u2014 Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022",
"Some of these coffee brands were even launched with the goal of better coffee on the go, like Kuju Coffee, a company founded by two brothers looking to improve their morning brew during trips to the great outdoors. \u2014 Jennifer Konerman, Sunset Magazine , 4 June 2022",
"Prices for a grande chocolate cream cold brew range from $5.25 to $5.45 depending on which US city customers order from. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 10 May 2022",
"Temperatures closer to boiling, on the other hand, will brew bolder, with a richer texture and more astringency. \u2014 Max Falkowitz, Bon App\u00e9tit , 5 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Her version is served as a cold brew , latte, chai or on its own. \u2014 Jonmaesha Beltran, The Arizona Republic , 26 June 2022",
"Nitro Espresso Martini made with espresso vodka, local cold brew and whiskey garnished with three espresso beans for health, wealth and happiness and zero-proof cocktails such as the Painless Killer and Spicy Daisy. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 19 June 2022",
"Many others, like Google and Microsoft, have opted for a softer tack by filling their workplaces with cold brew , snacks, tote bags and beer. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"And there is a toxic brew of external economic headwinds, including the war in Ukraine and Covid lockdowns in China, resulting in supply shocks that boost inflation and slow growth. \u2014 CNN , 26 May 2022",
"Scooter\u2019s Coffee began business in 1998 and is a drive-thru specialty coffee franchise serving espressos, fruit smoothies, cold brew , pastries, breakfast options and other products. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 12 May 2022",
"The Craft Brew Races return to Newport July 16, where runners follow a 5K roadmap around Fort Adams State Park before enjoying a pint of craft brew . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Coffee, cold brew , espresso drinks, chai lattes, steamers and more are available. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
"Get a free 12-ounce hot coffee or cold brew Wednesday with the chain's app with code COFFEE. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 29 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English br\u0113owan ; akin to Latin ferv\u0113re to boil \u2014 more at barm":"Verb"
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"circa 1510, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031812"
},
"breakneck":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": very fast or dangerous":[
"breakneck speed"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0101k-\u02c8nek",
"\u02c8br\u0101k-\u02ccnek"
],
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"blistering",
"breathless",
"brisk",
"dizzy",
"fast",
"fleet",
"fleet-footed",
"flying",
"galloping",
"hasty",
"hot",
"lightning",
"nippy",
"quick",
"rapid",
"rapid-fire",
"rattling",
"snappy",
"speedy",
"splitting",
"swift",
"whirlwind",
"zippy"
],
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"slow"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"the breakneck production of naval vessels during World War II",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Navigating this breakneck pace takes agility and open-mindedness, as well as big-picture thinking. \u2014 Michael Kodari, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"There\u2019s still a sizable chunk of summer left, and for many readers, the season would be incomplete without the delight of a sinister plot, a baffling crime or a breakneck race against time. \u2014 Wsj Books Staff, WSJ , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Also left in Raffensperger's lap was a breakneck race to replace Georgia's outdated voting machines in time for 2020 \u2014 an undertaking complicated in its closing stretch by the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Star Tribune , 17 Nov. 2020",
"On the bright side, the film itself, with its incisive detail, brisk intercutting of stories, and breakneck pace effected by split screens, demonstrates that if print fades, documentary filmmakers will still persist in exposing the truth. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"Amid one of the worst stretches for financial performance in Amazon\u2019s history, Mr. Jassy is working to cut back the excesses of an e-commerce operation the company expanded at breakneck pace during much of the Covid-19 pandemic. \u2014 Dana Mattioli, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Mozart composed the symphony at a breakneck pace in 1782 after his father volunteered him for an eleventh-hour commission against his will. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"Experts say the streaming rights represented the top prize since the owner will be able to tap into a streaming market that's expanding at a breakneck pace; every day, more than 200,000 Indians go online for the first time. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
"The band enters at a breakneck pace, and lead vocalist Pierce Jordan unleashes his signature howls. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 3 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1562, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051647"
},
"bracket":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an overhanging member that projects from a structure (such as a wall) and is usually designed to support a vertical load or to strengthen an angle",
": a fixture (as for holding a lamp) projecting from a wall or column",
": one of a pair of marks [ ] used in writing and printing to enclose matter or in mathematics and logic as signs of aggregation",
": one of the pair of marks \u3008 \u3009 used to enclose matter",
": parenthesis sense 3",
": brace sense 2b",
": a section of a continuously numbered or graded series (such as age ranges or income levels)",
": a pairing of opponents in an elimination tournament",
": to place within or as if within brackets",
": to eliminate from consideration",
": to extend around so as to encompass : include",
": to furnish or fasten with brackets",
": to put in the same category or group",
": to get the range on (a target) by firing over and short",
": to establish the limits of",
": to take photographs of at more than one exposure in order to ensure that the desired exposure is obtained",
": a support for a weight (as a shelf) that is usually attached to a wall",
": one of a pair of marks [ ] (",
") used to enclose letters or numbers or in mathematics to enclose items to be treated together",
": one of a pair of marks \u3008 \u3009 (",
") used to enclose letters or numbers",
": group entry 1 sense 1 , category",
": to place within brackets",
": to put into the same class : group"
],
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"\u02c8bra-k\u0259t",
"\u02c8bra-k\u0259t"
],
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"category",
"class",
"classification",
"division",
"family",
"genus",
"grade",
"group",
"kind",
"league",
"order",
"rank(s)",
"rubric",
"set",
"species",
"tier",
"type"
],
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"analogize",
"assimilate",
"compare",
"equate",
"liken"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Click here for the 2022 ACC Baseball Tournament printable bracket . \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 23 May 2022",
"The Arizona Interscholastic Association recently got together with select high school basketball coaches to do some brainstorming and share visions for the new Open Division playoff bracket . \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
"The European qualifying playoffs meant that Thursday was only a semifinal for this four-team bracket . \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Free Press sports writers make NCAA tournament predictions for 2022 March Madness bracket , with the Final Four in New Orleans at the Caesars Superdome. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 14 Mar. 2022",
"March Madness for women's college basketball officially begins on Sunday night when the 12-member championship committee announces the teams for the women's NCAA Tournament bracket . \u2014 Analis Bailey, USA TODAY , 13 Mar. 2022",
"No funky axle spacing or special adapter for the bottom bracket . \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 3 Dec. 2021",
"The dreaded red light frequently appeared for the Pro Stock bracket as four of the eight first-round qualifying matches had winners by default after their opponents prematurely started. \u2014 Christopher Deharde, The Indianapolis Star , 6 Sep. 2021",
"Hingham is as balanced as any team and is the main challenger to Prep on that side of the bracket . \u2014 Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The story and the colors are used to bracket the beginning and end credits of the documentary. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"In contrast to such provocateurs as Lars von Trier or Nicolas Winding Refn, who bracket their cinematic endurance tests in compulsory irony, Cronenberg is in some senses a peculiarly earnest filmmaker. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"The solar eclipses of 1961 and 1999, both observable in Serbia, bracket the events explored in the lyrical imagery of Nata\u0161a Urban\u2019s debut feature-length documentary. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022",
"His paintings bracket three compelling canvases by James Little, whose work in geometric abstraction\u2014executed in oils mixed with beeswax\u2014hinges on its feeling of freedom. \u2014 Marley Marius, Vogue , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Western officials can\u2019t say for certain how an attack on Ukraine might unfold by the more than 100,000 Russian troops that now bracket the country on three sides. \u2014 James Marson, WSJ , 12 Feb. 2022",
"The kickoff temperature was 3 degrees with a minus-14 wind chill at Allianz Field, selected by the U.S. Soccer Federation along with Columbus, Ohio, to bracket a road game against Canada. \u2014 Dave Campbell, chicagotribune.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Vocally, the first and last wives bracket the show with two astonishments. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Missing is one section of the distinctive colonnades that bracket the lawn, removed from the venue\u2019s border with the actively renovating Boca Raton Museum of Art next door. \u2014 Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com , 30 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-124427"
},
"briny":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or resembling brine or the sea : salty":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u012b-n\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"brackish",
"saline",
"salt",
"salty"
],
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"nonsaline"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"oysters with a briny flavor",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Great Salt Lake Open Swim is an annual event attracting open swim fans from around the country who relish a chance to experience the buoyant, briny water of the Western hemisphere\u2019s largest terminal salt water lake, right here in Utah. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"The water from new boreholes is insufficient, and water from the Southern Buh is briny . \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"The shucked fresh oysters cook on the half shell over an open fire, while a homemade butter sauce adds a savory complexity to the briny shellfish. \u2014 Outside Online , 10 May 2021",
"After about three months\u2019 worth of experimentation with Matunuck oysters, the team finally hit on the ideal balance of a velvety premium vodka with briny minerality. \u2014 Robin Catalano, Robb Report , 15 Feb. 2022",
"A few hundred yards away, wild horses drink from a small, briny lake. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Aficionados love the strong smoky flavors and the briny notes of seaweed and iodine that are reminiscent of a smoldering campfire by the shore. \u2014 Tony Sachs, Robb Report , 23 Oct. 2019",
"The flavor is less briny and is mildly reminiscent of salmon. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The creaminess of this dip holds all your toppings in place while the flavor enhances the briny heat of the pepperoncini, bright freshness of the mint and deep warmth of chile oil. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1581, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070133"
},
"bridewell":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": prison"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u012bd-\u02ccwel",
"-w\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastille",
"big house",
"brig",
"calaboose",
"can",
"clink",
"cooler",
"coop",
"guardroom",
"hock",
"hold",
"hoosegow",
"jail",
"jailhouse",
"joint",
"jug",
"lockup",
"nick",
"pen",
"penitentiary",
"pokey",
"prison",
"quod",
"slam",
"slammer",
"stir",
"stockade",
"tolbooth"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the citadel was later converted into a bridewell to house the city's growing criminal population"
],
"history_and_etymology":" Bridewell , London jail",
"first_known_use":[
"1583, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-183017"
},
"browbeat":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully":[
"likes to browbeat the waitstaff"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8brau\u0307-\u02ccb\u0113t"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackjack",
"bogart",
"bulldoze",
"bully",
"bullyrag",
"cow",
"hector",
"intimidate",
"strong-arm"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for browbeat intimidate , cow , bulldoze , bully , browbeat mean to frighten into submission. intimidate implies inducing fear or a sense of inferiority into another. intimidated by so many other bright freshmen cow implies reduction to a state where the spirit is broken or all courage is lost. not at all cowed by the odds against making it in show business bulldoze implies an intimidating or an overcoming of resistance usually by urgings, demands, or threats. bulldozed the city council into approving the plan bully implies intimidation through threats, insults, or aggressive behavior. bullied into giving up their lunch money browbeat implies a cowing through arrogant, scornful, or contemptuous treatment. browbeat the witness into a contradiction",
"examples":[
"His father likes to browbeat waiters and waitresses.",
"they would often browbeat the younger child until he cried",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"My siblings invited me out to visit them and proceeded to browbeat me into leaving him. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 16 June 2022",
"On Tuesday this column noted the valiant attempt by a Washington Post columnist to browbeat consumers into feeling guilty for wanting products to be available on store shelves. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 20 Oct. 2021",
"And there were people like Malcolm who browbeat kids into adopting extremist beliefs. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 10 June 2021",
"The left, in this light, is not simply advocating equality of people regardless of their backgrounds; it\u2019s a cabal seeking to marginalize and browbeat white people for having created a bigoted society that does not actually exist. \u2014 Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker , 29 May 2021",
"Instead, Chinese internet companies are using the threat of government action to browbeat their rivals, my colleague Li Yuan wrote in her latest column. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2021",
"Congress routinely imposes conditions on states that receive federal funds, but whatever the extent of Congress\u2019s power to browbeat or cajole states, the tax mandate falls well short of the clarity that federal courts require. \u2014 Robert Alt, WSJ , 7 May 2021",
"But rather than trying to browbeat Manchin into submission, Biden appears, according to The New York Times, to be making a go of crafting infrastructure legislation that 10 Republicans could support. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 12 Apr. 2021",
"Yet, the president of the United States is still calling the Republican secretary of state of Georgia to try to browbeat him into awarding him victory in the state based on misinformation and conspiracy theories. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 3 Jan. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1581, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062654"
},
"broad-brush":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": general , nonspecific"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u022fd-\u02ccbr\u0259sh"
],
"synonyms":[
"across-the-board",
"blanket",
"common",
"general",
"generic",
"global",
"overall",
"universal"
],
"antonyms":[
"individual",
"particular"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1954, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-140146"
},
"brambly":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of a genus ( Rubus ) of usually prickly shrubs of the rose family including the raspberries and blackberries",
": the fruit of a bramble",
": a rough prickly shrub or vine",
": a rough prickly bush or vine"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bram-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8bram-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In December 2010, the skeletal remains of Melissa Barthelemy, 24; Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 25; Megan Waterman, 22, and Amber Lynn Costello, 27, were found wrapped in burlap and placed 500 feet apart from each other in the bramble at Gilgo Beach. \u2014 Cristina Corbin, Fox News , 23 Oct. 2021",
"Then, from thorny bramble , the wildcat exhales in a guttural hiss. \u2014 Leigh Ann Henion, Washington Post , 7 Sep. 2021",
"In June 2019, a Guatemalan mother, her toddler son and two other young children died of exposure in a thick bramble near McAllen. \u2014 Dudley Althaus, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Mar. 2021",
"This bramble of biological interconnections appears to be reflected in the rich diversity of tastes found within these regional wines. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 28 Feb. 2021",
"Varrone believes the killer had to be familiar with the area along Ocean Parkway and likely chose it as his dumping ground because, at the time, the land was covered in thick bramble . \u2014 Erin Moriarty, CBS News , 11 Dec. 2020",
"The recordings are still cryptic, a hazy bramble of ambience. \u2014 Sabrina Imbler, New York Times , 10 Nov. 2020",
"One was a toddler, who would later be linked by DNA to yet another unidentified woman found in the bramble , whom the police would call Peaches, after a tattoo on her body. \u2014 Robert Kolker, New York Times , 25 Sep. 2020",
"The trail soon encounters the edge of Munds Canyon, where a series of flowing switchbacks glide off the rim and into green drainages cluttered with brambles and wildflowers that thrive in the moist ecozones. \u2014 Mare Czinar, azcentral , 22 May 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English brembel , from Old English br\u0113mel ; akin to Old English br\u014dm broom",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-160837"
},
"broken":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": violently separated into parts : shattered":[
"broken windows"
],
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": having undergone or been subjected to fracture":[
"a broken leg"
],
": not working properly":[
"a broken camera"
],
": being irregular, interrupted, or full of obstacles":[
"a long broken ridge"
],
": violated by transgression : not kept or honored":[
"a broken promise"
],
": discontinuous , interrupted":[
"a broken sleep"
],
": disrupted by change":[],
": having an irregular, streaked, or blotched pattern especially from virus infection":[],
": made weak or infirm":[
"his old, broken body"
],
": subdued completely : crushed , sorrowful":[
"a broken heart",
"a broken spirit"
],
": bankrupt":[],
": reduced in rank":[
"was broken from sergeant to private"
],
": cut off : disconnected":[
"spoke a few broken words"
],
": imperfectly spoken or written":[
"broken English"
],
": not complete or full":[
"a broken bale of hay"
],
": disunited by divorce, separation, or desertion of one parent":[
"children from broken homes",
"a broken family"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u014d-k\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"busted",
"fractured",
"fragmented",
"shattered",
"smashed"
],
"antonyms":[
"unbroken"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"The street was covered with broken glass.",
"a broken vase that could not be repaired",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The blast blew out most windows in the surrounding apartment blocks and the cars parked below, littering the ground with broken glass. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"The investigation also examined the 150-year history of empty political rhetoric and broken promises that has followed fire disasters going all the way back to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. \u2014 Cecilia Reyes, Chicago Tribune , 9 May 2022",
"Early in Wednesday\u2019s argument Justice Gorsuch, whose McGirt opinion unsparingly depicted Washington\u2019s record of broken promises to Native American tribes, challenged Kannon Shanmugam, the lawyer presenting Oklahoma\u2019s case. \u2014 Jess Bravin, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Despite many broken promises, Musk has achieved remarkable feats, and underestimating his ambition and capabilities has come to haunt his naysayers. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
"But decades of broken promises and underinvestment have long soured the relationship between south Phoenix residents and the city. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Butts brings a classic country sensibility to this track, a wink at the Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash hit by the same name\u2013though in this song, a litany of broken promises and betrayals bring about the relationship\u2019s demise. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Haaland\u2019s selection as the first Native American to serve in the position opened a door for tribes who pointed to a history fraught with broken promises. \u2014 Susan Montoya Bryan And Felicia Fonseca, Chron , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Haaland\u2019s selection as the first Native American to serve in the position opened a door for tribes who pointed to a history fraught with broken promises. \u2014 Time , 2 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English brocen , from past participle of brecan to break":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032909"
},
"brokenhearted":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": overcome by grief or despair":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u014d-k\u0259n-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d",
"\u02ccbr\u014d-k\u0259n-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"blue",
"cast down",
"crestfallen",
"dejected",
"depressed",
"despondent",
"disconsolate",
"doleful",
"down",
"down in the mouth",
"downcast",
"downhearted",
"droopy",
"forlorn",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"hangdog",
"heartbroken",
"heartsick",
"heartsore",
"heavyhearted",
"inconsolable",
"joyless",
"low",
"low-spirited",
"melancholic",
"melancholy",
"miserable",
"mournful",
"sad",
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"cheery",
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"jubilant",
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"upbeat"
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"examples":[
"She was brokenhearted when her boyfriend left her.",
"she was brokenhearted when the relationship ended",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the foreground, Chase and Konner focus on their sad coming-of-age fable, hinging on a brokenhearted betrayal involving Tony and Dickie. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 29 Sep. 2021",
"The cliche of the brokenhearted entertainer trying, and failing, to put on a good face is awfully threadbare. \u2014 Charles Desmarais, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 May 2018",
"The brokenhearted community was still trying to absorb its meaning when, later that same Sunday, a mass shooting unleashed on a crowd in an outdoor concert in Las Vegas killed 58 people. \u2014 Joe Robertson, kansascity , 5 Nov. 2017",
"The brokenhearted father joined the British in New York and recruited eight others, only to be seized on a brief furlough home and hanged for treason in March 1777, six months after Hale. \u2014 Caitlin Fitz, WSJ , 11 July 2017",
"Bergquist knows the billionaire and the brokenhearted woman would be perfect for each other. \u2014 Keith Sharon, Orange County Register , 24 Mar. 2017"
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"1526, in the meaning defined above":""
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"verb"
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"\u2014 Melissa Roberts-Matar"
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"\u02c8br\u012b-t\u1d4an"
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"buck up",
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"look up",
"perk (up)"
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"sadden"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"He brightened the picture on the television.",
"Flowers can brighten any room.",
"The good news brightened her mood.",
"The sky brightened after the storm.",
"Business prospects brightened last month.",
"Her face brightened in relief when she heard that he was not hurt.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The carotenoid technology is an intense antioxidant to brighten and reduce visible discoloration. \u2014 ELLE , 24 June 2022",
"Roses climb up old stone walls, brighten small squares and even perfume the Roland Garros stadium, where the French Open tennis tournament is held. \u2014 Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"The super thin formula plays well with other products and includes carotenoid technology, which reflects UV light and acts as a powerful antioxidant to brighten and reduce visible discoloration. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"Aloe leaf juice and shea butter nourish and soften the skin, while green tea extract works as an antioxidant to brighten and soothe. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Cepheids, or stars that periodically brighten and dim, have long been the gold standard of cosmic mile markers. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 20 May 2022",
"Case in point: Saie, one of our favorite clean beauty brands, recently launched its Hydrabeam concealer, a product that's time traveled from the future to brighten and blur dark spots and discoloration\u2014all without settling into fine lines. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 May 2022",
"But this search looked for transient changes in brightness: objects that would periodically brighten and fade again. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 4 May 2022",
"Artists would use the buttery paint to brighten and define their compositions, which often relied on dramatic contrasts between light and shadows, per NPR. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Dec. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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"noun"
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"\u02c8brau\u0307-n\u0113"
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"dwarf",
"elf",
"faerie",
"faery",
"fairy",
"fay",
"gnome",
"goblin",
"gremlin",
"hobgoblin",
"kobold",
"leprechaun",
"pixie",
"pixy",
"puck",
"sprite",
"troll"
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"examples":[
"some people believe that brownies will clean your house if you leave them milk",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The shop has several unique flavors, including Nutella brownie blast, purple moon, cream cheese, lemon blueberry and more. \u2014 Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2022",
"For another eggless brownie , try Chocolate, Red Bean and Rose Brownies, which include aquafaba. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Andrew's signature dish is pan-seared filet mignon with baked potato served with a s'more brownie as a dessert. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The menu features pasta with homemade Bolognese sauce, Caesar salad and dinner roll prepared and donated by Salad Bar Glastonbury, and a chocolate brownie . \u2014 courant.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Pre-pandemic, the cafe was usually full during the week, noisy and buzzing with atmosphere as people socialized with each other while smoking a marijuana cigarette or eating a cannabis brownie . \u2014 Isabelle Gerretsen, CNN , 19 Feb. 2022",
"But working with Disney definitely earned me some major brownie points with my kids; just getting to have my name up there on a Disney project definitely impressed them, which takes a lot to do. \u2014 Lyndsey Havens, Billboard , 25 Jan. 2022",
"This brownie is high on the Guinness World Records list \u2014 the highest actually! \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Che said a cannabis products and retail company recently claimed to have created the world's largest pot brownie , 850 pounds' worth. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Dec. 2021"
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"brown entry 1":""
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"circa 1500, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"bosom",
"core",
"gut",
"heart",
"heartstrings",
"inner space",
"inside",
"quick",
"soul"
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"brave",
"brazen",
"confront",
"dare",
"defy",
"face",
"outbrave",
"outface"
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"Noun",
"My breast heaved with emotion.",
"a bird with an orange breast",
"I ordered the grilled breast of chicken.",
"a few slices of turkey breast",
"Do you prefer a breast or a leg?",
"Verb",
"I was at the race's finish line to see the winner breast the tape.",
"breasted the diagnosis of cancer with fortitude and optimism",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The longtime Dorchester resident is direct and down-to-earth, a former softball shortstop, breast cancer survivor, and now doting grandmother. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"In the field of breast cancer, the evidence supports this strongly. \u2014 Tlalit Bussi Tel Tzure, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"San Diego playwright Michael Madden\u2019s sister is a breast cancer survivor. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"Blakeney, a 43-year-old researcher at the University of Washington's School of Nursing, is a breast cancer survivor. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Only part of her household is vaccinated, and Papautsky is a breast cancer survivor, putting her at higher risk. \u2014 William Lee, chicagotribune.com , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Moustakas had her own double mastectomy in 2020 and is a breast cancer survivor. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Locker, a breast cancer survivor, stepped down from the program last year. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Her sister, a breast cancer survivor, has come to visit for two weeks. \u2014 Helena Oliviero, ajc , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Here\u2019s an easy pot sticker recipe that can be made with pigeon or any number of other game meats. 8 pigeons, breasted \u00bc cup ginger, minced 2 eggs, beaten 1 head Napa cabbage, sliced 2 bunches of scallions, thinly sliced 2 carrots, julienned 2 Tbsp. \u2014 Cosmo Genova, Field & Stream , 30 Apr. 2020",
"On Plum Island, there were 16 Northern shovelers, eight red-grebes, two rough-legged hawks, and a yellow- breasted chat. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Dec. 2019",
"Few people pluck snows, and the birds are typically breasted . \u2014 Brad Fenson, Outdoor Life , 2 Apr. 2020",
"From the menswear brand's Winter 2019 collection, the monochrome look consisted of a double- breasted jacket over a matching shirt, skinny tie, and trousers. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 Sep. 2019",
"In fact, business suits with ties were few and far between on Milan runways, while jackets took on an array of shapes beyond the traditional notched lapel or double- breasted looks. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2020",
"Sandwiched in between her husband and her son, Victoria grounded the trio of tailored looks in a white double- breasted ensemble which was deliberately oversized. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 4 Sep. 2019",
"The black pleated pants, the black bell sleeve turtleneck sweater, and the gingham plaid double breasted coat. \u2014 Katie Intner, PEOPLE.com , 7 Nov. 2019",
"Working with stylist Kate Young, Gomez wore a checkered, double- breasted suit by Frame to cap off of her slew of winning looks. \u2014 Vogue , 28 Oct. 2019"
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"Middle English brest , from Old English br\u0113ost ; akin to Old High German brust breast, Old Irish br\u00fa belly, Russian bryukho":"Noun"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Leagues and team owners and sponsors will bray against it, because of their insatiable desire to make money, money and more money. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Brees and everyone else who\u2019s brayed about Kaepernick disrespecting the anthem or the flag fails to realize that those are symbols for the ideals and rights enshrined in our Constitution. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 3 June 2020",
"When Emily picked up dinner recently at a local restaurant, a couple of braying young customers laughed at her mask. \u2014 Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News , 23 May 2020",
"All hail sound designer Ben Burtt: The tittering probe droid, the braying AT-AT laserspray. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 30 Oct. 2019",
"Expect more braying from the brash second-year signal-caller, the NFL poster child for inflated self-worth. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 Oct. 2019",
"The most obvious failure of our Constitution is President Trump himself, of course, who is exactly the sort of corrupt, braying champion of the mob that our Founding Fathers devoted so much time and effort to keeping out of the presidency. \u2014 Kevin Baker, Harper's magazine , 10 Jan. 2019",
"Old-schoolers would bray about Grier letting down his school, yadda, yadda, yadda. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 16 Dec. 2018",
"Is there anything worse, anything less conducive to the enjoyment and understanding of the beautiful game, than a round table of former professionals braying platitudes at one another beneath the unforgiving lights of a TV studio? \u2014 Giles Harvey, New York Times , 3 July 2018"
],
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French braire to cry, bellow, roar, from Vulgar Latin *bragere , of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish braigid he breaks wind":"Verb",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French braier, breier , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German brehhan to break \u2014 more at break":"Verb"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162909"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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": to ingratiate oneself with : curry favor with":[]
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"\u02c8brau\u0307(n)-\u02ccn\u014dz"
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"He has been brownnosing everyone in the company just to get a bigger office."
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"transitive verb",
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"\u2014 T. S. Eliot"
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"I used to brood these things on my walk",
"\u2014 Christopher Morley"
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],
": to dwell gloomily on a subject":[
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"\u02c8br\u00fcd"
],
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"hatch",
"incubate",
"set",
"sit"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"a hen and her brood of chicks",
"Mrs. Smith took her brood to church every Sunday.",
"Verb",
"He brooded over his mistake.",
"After the argument, she sat in her bedroom, brooding .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The puppy was with its mother, who was nursing her brood on the side of the road, while a protective adult male dog lingered nearby. \u2014 Fox News , 23 June 2022",
"Prince William and his brood know how to have a royally good time! \u2014 Leah Simpson, PEOPLE.com , 18 June 2022",
"Ready to keep up with Kim and the rest of her brood with The Kardashians? \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 20 May 2022",
"Borrow a Moke electric, open-air vehicle to tote the whole brood around town in a fun and unique way. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 19 May 2022",
"Elsewhere in the big Bridgerton brood , bookish rebel Eloise (Claudia Jessie) is forced to come out into society but avoids balls and other soirees to attend political rallies and befriends a witty printer. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Only a small handful of the Baker children are given satisfying arcs while the rest of the brood are there solely for shenanigans\u2019 sake. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Anderson, sounding every bit the proud dad, also had a message for his on-screen brood . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"However, since their divorce was finalized in 2016, the host of The Masked Singer has added six more children to his growing brood by four other women. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Their home became a way station for traveling students, poets and artists, as well as for Mr. Barker\u2019s already sizable brood , many of them grown with families of their own. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"The Yankees\u2019 ace didn\u2019t brood that whole time, but didn\u2019t forget about the Red Sox chasing him in the third inning of the American League Wild Card. \u2014 Kristie Ackert, Hartford Courant , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Biologists this week assigned the famed gray wolf OR-7 and his brood official pack status, the Associated Press reports. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 9 Jan. 2015",
"The most limiting factor for these stockings is acquiring brood stock. \u2014 Matt Wyatt, San Antonio Express-News , 29 Apr. 2021",
"The department\u2019s goal within the next few years is to create an army of brood fish from ShareLunker offspring. \u2014 Dallas News , 10 Apr. 2021",
"Justin Hughes, upland gamebird habitat specialist for Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks in Region 7, said turkeys enjoyed good nesting and brood conditions across the region during 2020. \u2014 Brian Lovett, Outdoor Life , 8 Jan. 2021",
"Though still being tabulated, this summer\u2019s study suggests brood survival was favorable, at least in the northeast, Roy said. \u2014 Star Tribune , 17 Sep. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The male seahorses \u2018get pregnant\u2019 and brood the babies in their pouch. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 29 Aug. 2021",
"Keaton\u2019s Wayne, who manages to brood with a sense of humor, communicates with every love language in this film. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Feb. 2021",
"The passengers on the Diamond Princess were mostly asleep, and Arma, not long awake himself, brooded over the possibilities. \u2014 Lauren Smiley, Wired , 30 Apr. 2020",
"There is fighting, there are hijinks, there are lots of tall, brooding Central Asians\u2014but beyond Sukhov, there is far too little character development. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 8 Apr. 2020",
"Almost all presidents brood in private about the insults aimed at them. \u2014 Edwin L. Battistella, Time , 1 Apr. 2020",
"Weaks\u2019s brooding Cory, on the other hand, is a complete portrait of boyhood trying to break free of oppressive parental restraint. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 3 Oct. 2019",
"When emoting and brooding are needed, Daniel Craig portrays James Bond. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 20 Feb. 2020",
"On Saturday afternoon, the lines of fans to meet those prices stretched backward through the grim, concrete conventional hall, the fans waiting quietly, dressed as Captain Marvels and Spider-Men and brooding beneath faux-fur as cosplay Jon Snows. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 13 Oct. 2019"
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"Middle English, from Old English br\u014dd ; akin to Middle High German bruot brood and perhaps to Old English beorma yeast \u2014 more at barm":"Noun",
"Middle English brod- (in compounds), attributive use of brod, brood brood entry 1":"Adjective",
"Middle English broden , verbal derivative of brod, brood brood entry 1":"Verb"
},
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"verb"
],
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"noun"
],
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": the quality or state of being brown":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214100"
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"noun"
],
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": black mustard",
": indian mustard"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-141525"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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": a musical passage requiring exceptional agility and technical skill in execution",
": a florid brilliant style",
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": ornate , showy"
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"br\u0259-\u02c8vyu\u0307r-\u0259",
"br\u00e4-",
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"artful",
"deft",
"delicate",
"dexterous",
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"expert",
"masterful",
"masterly",
"practiced",
"practised",
"skillful",
"virtuoso",
"workmanlike"
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"unprofessional",
"unskillful"
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"a truly bravura performance of the ballet that brought the crowd to its feet",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The longest-running show in Broadway history has been astonishing audiences with bravura performances \u2014 not to mention its crashing chandelier \u2014 since Jan. 26, 1988. \u2014 Barbara Schuler, Travel + Leisure , 3 June 2022",
"Slay\u2019s legacy is enhanced by his lifelong dedication to old-school hip-hop vibes, sound and personal pride turned into bravura across each of his recordings. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 18 Apr. 2022",
"He\u2019s fascinated by ritual, runic mysticism and physical mortification, as well as visual compositions that favor firelight, shadows and bravura camera work. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Despite the Ukrainian president\u2019s bravura performance, his wished-for closing of the skies will likely go unfulfilled. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Pauline Kael, in The New Yorker, was also struck by the visual bravura . \u2014 New York Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
"After a bravura opening, The Reef settles down into a kind of m\u00e9nage \u00e0 quatre between a man, a woman, his mistress, and her stepson. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 27 Sep. 2021",
"For four wonderful seasons, Louie graced us and fans of Baskets with a bravura performance as Christine Baskets, for which he deservedly was recognized by his peers with the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
"There's a playfulness to Trier's filmmaking \u2014 the storybook chapters and wry voice-overs, a bravura segment in which love literally puts the entire universe on pause \u2014 that lends the movie a kind of dizzying effervescence. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 21 Jan. 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143525"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to ingratiate oneself with : curry favor with":[]
},
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"\u02c8brau\u0307(n)-\u02ccn\u014dz"
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"examples":[
"He has been brownnosing everyone in the company just to get a bigger office."
],
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"from the implication that servility is equivalent to having one's nose in the anus of the person from whom advancement is sought":""
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"1938, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001258"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171541"
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"type":[
"verb"
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"to let or force out of the lungs leaned back in his chair and breathed out the smoke from his pipe"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-160217"
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"noun"
],
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"br\u014d-\u02c8shu\u0307r",
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],
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"booklet",
"circular",
"flyer",
"flier",
"folder",
"leaflet",
"pamphlet"
],
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"handed out brochures giving practical hints about environment-friendly practices that every family can adopt",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Make sure to post updates on a single social media account, the brochure advised. \u2014 Mitch Smith, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"The city recently posted a four-page, full-color brochure advertising the position on the municipal website, which also lists the position\u2019s current salary at $271,437 plus a $500 monthly car allowance. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 May 2022",
"The brochure was full of gestures of care toward the natural world, most of them enforced by legal settlements. \u2014 Emily Witt, The New Yorker , 3 May 2022",
"See the digital season brochure at SummerStage.org. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The Big Sugar brochure states the park is still in the development stage. \u2014 Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The brochure features stories and biographies of the people involved. \u2014 Tamela Baker, baltimoresun.com , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The brochure was distributed by a company calling itself NSO\u2019s North American branch. \u2014 Ellen Nakashima, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Residents in the program received a brochure and a compost kitchen pail from the city. \u2014 Karen Garciastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022"
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"Noun",
"Researchers say they have made a major breakthrough in cancer treatment.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Antibody levels are one measure of immune response, and often used as a rough indication of a variant's ability cause reinfection or breakthrough infection. \u2014 Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News , 27 June 2022",
"Does the vaccine protect against fetal harm even if the mother gets a breakthrough infection? \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"The risk of breakthrough infection during the period examined was 3.8% for the non-HIV group and 4.4 percent for the HIV group. \u2014 cleveland , 17 June 2022",
"People who receive the Novavax vaccine\u2014if cleared by the FDA and CDC\u2014could still experience a breakthrough infection, meaning they could be infected with SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, even if fully vaccinated. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 8 June 2022",
"Its latest breakthrough : becoming the first crypto company to crack the Fortune 500 list. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 25 May 2022",
"The tantalizing breakthrough , published Wednesday in Nature, suggests that youthful factors circulating in the CSF, or drugs that target the same pathways, might be tapped to slow the cognitive declines of old age. \u2014 Megan Molteni, STAT , 14 May 2022",
"In people who'd been vaccinated, but recently had a breakthrough infection caused by BA.1, the drops were smaller, about 3-fold lower. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 3 May 2022",
"Adjustment disorder\u2014which may be triggered by a stressful life event and includes symptoms like trembling and severe feelings of tension or hopelessness\u2014was linked to a roughly 13% higher chance of breakthrough infection. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"\u2014 Matt Cartmill"
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"\u2014 Stanley Kauffmann"
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"\u2014 Frank Kermode"
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"She is married to a brutish , drunken slob.",
"as the months of recurrent combat dragged on, the daily existence of the soldiers became increasingly brutish",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Out front in the mid-size luxury SUV segment are performance models such as the exotic Lamborghini Urus and brutish Porsche Cayenne. \u2014 Nicholas Wallace, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
"The film tells the tale of Gelsomina, a young woman trapped in servitude to the brutish circus strongman Zampano\u0300, who ends up killing the only light in her life \u2014 the Fool from the high wire \u2014 and plunging her into a fatal despair. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Courtney was the long time Cuyahoga county reporter covering all the before bowls of Norman brutish administration and the tragedies that happened at the jail. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 11 May 2022",
"She is soon tormented by her brutish brother-in-law Stanley (played by Marlon Brando) and her cracks in her perception of reality begin to form. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 May 2022",
"To be sure, there are enough of these sorts of brutish battles going on in nature to make war-of-all-against-all theorist Thomas Hobbes smirk. \u2014 Lee Alan Dugatkin, Scientific American , 15 Apr. 2022",
"These men, between ages 18 and 65, have been yoked to the stereotypes of manhood: tough, stoic, brutish . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022",
"In a conflict as brutish as this, involving a protagonist as cruel as Putin, that may be the best the world can wish for. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Equally as thrilling as the high-flying and brutish displays of wrestling tactics are the elaborate ways in which wrestlers make their way from the locker room to the squared circle. \u2014 Matt Caputo, SPIN , 1 Apr. 2022"
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"the brutalities of a prison",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Two years after thousands of residents descended on Phoenix streets to protest police brutality and call on the city to divert money from police, some of the same activists were outside City Hall on Tuesday to condemn pay raises for officers. \u2014 Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
"And not to mention, the NFL was also facing backlash over their lack of support for players like Colin Kaepernick who had been kneeling during the national anthem in protest of police brutality . \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
"This heinous crime on May 25, 2020, caused a major racial reckoning worldwide, as people gathered together to protest police brutality toward Blacks. \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022",
"The video of the officers shoving Gugino was one of many instances of law enforcement personnel using riot tactics to forcefully move protesters in June 2020 as people nationwide took the streets to protest police brutality . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Others applauded Eminem for taking a knee during his set\u2014a clear nod to Colin Kaepernick, who in 2016 knelt during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality in the U.S. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 13 Feb. 2022",
"The move was an apparent nod to the former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who took a knee during the playing of the national anthem during the 2016 season to protest police brutality and racial inequity. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Like the hint of bitterness that keeps Coca-Cola from being cloying, Schwarzenegger\u2019s brutality is part of his verve. \u2014 The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Also, the rising death toll when police brutality and violent white supremacists are constant concerns, interested gun owners are taking stock of measures to protect themselves and others. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 8 Mar. 2022"
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"noun"
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"noun"
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"Jos\u00e9 J. Bravo \u20201928 Peruvian mineralogist + English -ite":""
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"was at the brink of death when the rescuers arrived",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The signs of the devastating crisis are everywhere, including medicine shortages at hospitals and businesses on the brink of closure. \u2014 Hafeel Farisz, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"The natural disaster comes at a difficult time for Afghanistan as the country was already teetering on the brink of a humanitarian disaster amid crippling food shortages and sanctions against the country\u2019s Taliban rulers. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, Jefferson County Public Schools is on the brink of embarking on a historic new direction for student assignment. \u2014 courier-journal.com , 22 June 2022",
"Melville wrote the book in 1857, on the brink of the Civil War, when the everyman made use of a loose, unchecked system of currency. \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Talks had teetered on the brink of failure repeatedly last week, as lawmakers, in late-night meetings and calls, wrestled with how to translate their outline into a legislative text. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022",
"Notwithstanding committee hyperbole about our democracy on the brink of destruction, the main hero of this dark episode is the Constitution. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 20 June 2022",
"The evolution of the Israeli policy comes as U.S.-led efforts to broker a new deal to contain Iran\u2019s nuclear capabilities with Iran appear to be on the brink of collapse. \u2014 Dion Nissenbaum, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"The losses sustained during the rise in robberies have some operators teetering on the brink of solvency. \u2014 Scott Thomas, Rolling Stone , 17 June 2022"
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"Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse brekka slope; akin to Middle Dutch brink grassland":""
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"noun"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While people are thrilled that the statue is gone, some have rightly pointed out that the city, and Kenney, in particular, should not receive brownie points for their decision to finally take it down. \u2014 refinery29.com , 3 June 2020",
"As each task is completed, reward yourself with virtual brownie points (not chips or cookies!), then go on to the next one. \u2014 Jane E. Brody, New York Times , 18 May 2020",
"To really score some brownie points with your working mom friends, bring over toys, games, or books that will keep her kids busy for at least 5-10 minutes. \u2014 Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens , 28 Apr. 2020",
"All the doom and gloom aside, the time is upon you to one-up your pals with some factual knowledge, courtesy of Opta, that is sure to earn you brownie points in the everlasting battle to have the biggest footballing brain. \u2014 SI.com , 28 Sep. 2019",
"For two decades, Senator Sessions kept his head down in the weeds - and against the weed - voting Alabama/Bible belt/NRA red, collecting conservative brownie points and being a loyal Boy Scout to the old ways. \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 30 Oct. 2019",
"But there\u2019s no sign yet if O\u2019Rourke\u2019s new strategy will win him more than progressive brownie points . \u2014 Casey Tolan, The Mercury News , 19 Sep. 2019",
"Both got brownie points for wearing black shoes, pun intended. \u2014 Rub\u00e9n Rosario, Twin Cities , 20 Aug. 2019",
"So, tactically, China has a chance to win brownie points with America\u2019s business lobby. \u2014 The Economist , 6 July 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
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"The Virginia native may not breathe basketball 24-7 \u2026 but during games and practice, his focus is second to none.",
"\u2014 Robbi Pickeral",
"As with visiting companies, one of the key reasons for going to conferences is to avoid the tunnel vision that can overcome managers who live and breathe their business.",
"\u2014 Leslie Brokaw"
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": to enjoy relief (as from pressure or danger)":[]
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"\u02c8br\u0113t\u035fh"
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"examples":[
"No one was more grief-stricken by Lincoln's assassination than Stanton, who spoke the imperishable words as the president breathed his last: \"Now he belongs to the ages.\" \u2014 James M. McPherson , New York Times Book Review , 6 Nov. 2005",
"\u2026 The tinder burned all right, but that was as far as I got. I blew on it, I breathed on it, I cupped it in my hands, but no sooner did I add twigs than the whole thing went black. \u2014 Jean Craighead George , My Side of the Mountain , (1959) 2001",
"However, liquid nitrogen is not used for higher levels of fog because breathing this substance is unsafe. Dry ice is a safer material, and can be used either at ground level or higher. \u2014 Patricia D. Netzley , Encylopedia Of Movie Special Effects , 2000",
"Earth is surrounded by a life-giving gaseous envelope called the atmosphere. This thin blanket of air is an integral part of the planet. It not only provides the air that we breathe but also acts to protect us from the dangerous radiation emitted by the Sun. \u2014 Frederick K. Lutgens et al. , The Atmosphere , 1979/2001",
"He was breathing hard from running.",
"The patient suddenly stopped breathing .",
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"He wants to live where he can breathe clean air.",
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"Breathe deeply and then exhale.",
"I'll never give up as long as I'm still breathing .",
"a living, breathing human being",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is scant doubt that today\u2019s AI foregoes even a modicum of attention toward the AI symbolics camp, whereby the use of KBS, ES, and RBS or similar tech are all relegated to the backroom and rarely given any room to breathe . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"But between the rapidly changing intel on the Separatist insurgencies and the sheer chaos of synthesizing military battalions into the long-standing traditions of the Jedi Order, Obi-Wan and Anakin barely had time to breathe , let alone have a talk. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022",
"The moments where Hanna had room to breathe landed best. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
"After giving the moment some time to breathe , Smith and Pinkett Smith held hands over the bistro table between their seats at the front of the auditorium. \u2014 Adam Carlson, PEOPLE.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Lured by nostalgia for his ancestors' land, and after having built up his finances as a lawyer and consultant, Di Ciacca decided to return to breathe new life into the village his family had left behind and revamp its local economy. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"And in fact, the diverse cast of the show even add in elements from their own lives to breathe more depth into their characters. \u2014 Anhar Karim, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"McKinney and his partner Daniel Banks, who co-founded the DNAWORKS arts and service organization, saw an opportunity to breathe new, productive life into a building that once housed so much hate. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 May 2022",
"The exchanges breathe warmth into social interactions, which are so important in post-pandemic life. \u2014 cleveland , 25 May 2022"
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"definitions":{
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"\u02c8br\u0259sh-\u02cc\u022ff"
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"rebuff",
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"snub"
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"1727, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"\u02c8bre-v\u0259-t\u0113"
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"briefness",
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"examples":[
"Mike Espy resigned under pressure as Secretary of Agriculture yesterday at a news conference remarkable for its brevity and general absence of whining. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Oct. 1994",
"Lincoln was able to achieve the loftiness, ideality, and brevity of the Gettysburg Address because he had spent a good part of the 1850s repeatedly relating all the most sensitive issues of the day to the Declaration's supreme principle. \u2014 Garry Wills , Lincoln At Gettysburg , 1992",
"The book's brevity is its major defect. Admittedly, readers of military history have been smothered by portentous tomes of a thousand pages or more. But 365 pages are too few to tell the Normandy story. \u2014 Drew Middleton , New York Times Book Review , 15 Aug. 1982",
"\"Maudie, I'm sure I don't know what you mean,\" said Mrs. Merriweather. \"I'm sure you do,\" Miss Maudie said shortly. She said no more. When Miss Maudie was angry, her brevity was icy. \u2014 Harper Lee , To Kill a Mockingbird , 1960",
"The book's major flaw is its brevity .",
"the best quality a graduation speech can have is brevity",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This interview has been lightly edited for clarity and brevity . \u2014 Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"The Enquirer's questions and were edited for clarity and brevity while Berhalter's responses are quoted verbatim. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 30 May 2022",
"The following interview was edited for clarity and brevity . \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 4 May 2022",
"Candidate responses have been edited lightly for formatting and brevity . \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Justice Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s six-page majority opinion is a monument to brevity . \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The Conversation has collaborated with SciLine to bring you highlights from the discussion, which have been edited for brevity and clarity. \u2014 Claire Brindis, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
"What makes poetry so perfect for traveling is its dense brevity . \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Jan. 2022",
"This interview has been lightly edited for clarity and brevity . \u2014 Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022"
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"Latin brevitas , from brevis \u2014 see breve":""
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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": an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck":[]
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"\u02c8br\u00fcch",
"\u02c8br\u014dch"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The giant sapphire was originally a brooch , gifted to Diana by the Queen Mother as a wedding present. \u2014 Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
"The single piece from contemporary jeweler, JAR, was a brooch designed as a watercolor flower painting using diamonds, green garnets, pink and orange sapphires in an oak wood frame. \u2014 Anthony Demarco, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"In addition to the brooch , Queen Elizabeth accessorized her bright-pink outfit with a multi-strand pearl necklace, one of her signature pieces of jewelry. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 25 May 2022",
"This deep blue velvet blazer, with a peek of glittering lining bordering his collarless shirt, and the tasteful brooch all look fit for the Duke of Hastings on a night out on the ton. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 3 May 2022",
"But the shamrock brooch reportedly belongs to the Irish Guards. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The double nominee, for EE Rising Star and as supporting actor for The Power of the Dog, wore a custom double-breasted suit in blue wool with a white silk shirt by Louis Vuitton and a diamond brooch . \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
"There is some mystery surrounding the provenance of Princess Anne\u2019s copy of the brooch . \u2014 Jennifer Newman, Town & Country , 17 May 2022",
"Apatow\u2019s Cartier jewelry included a vintage 1939 brooch in her hair and a high-jewelry necklace of diamonds set in platinum. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 May 2022"
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"Middle English broche \"pointed instrument, brooch\" \u2014 more at broach entry 1":""
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"noun"
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"two nations caught up in nuclear brinksmanship",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That Simeone\u2019s team had been able to run City so close was not despite its brinkmanship , but because of it. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The limitations on what those majorities can do is rapidly attenuating, and if voters don\u2019t send a contrary message, the result will be a combustible mix of greater polarization, partisan brinkmanship and heightened election stakes. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Wagner\u2019s car rolled off of a VW Beetle assembly line in 1962, the year Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev played nuclear brinkmanship with President Kennedy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The country will now face early elections after days of brinkmanship in which Mr. Khan tried to dissolve Parliament to head off the no-confidence vote. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
"An atomic test would be the first globally in more than four years and add to concerns about the risks of nuclear brinkmanship amid Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine. \u2014 Jon Herskovitz, Bloomberg.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"North Korea\u2019s resumption of nuclear brinkmanship reflects a determination to cement its status as a nuclear power and wrest economic concessions from Washington and others from a position of strength, analysts say. \u2014 Kim Tong-hyung, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Mar. 2022",
"For the first time in at least 30 years, a US president has arrived with the continent rattled by Russian aggression and jarred by a return of nuclear brinkmanship . \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
"This, in effect, would be a victory for Putin and his tactics of nuclear brinkmanship , leading to a more dangerous world in which other dictators take the lesson that bullying and intimidation work. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 14 Mar. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141647"
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"adjective"
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"\u02c8br\u022f",
"\u02c8br\u00e4"
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"modification of Middle French brave brave entry 1":""
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"circa 1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190242"
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"noun"
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": a mineral Ca 2 AlFeO 5 consisting of an oxide of calcium, iron, and aluminum":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205914"
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": advocating or practicing brutality"
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"definitions":{
": a forward backstay set up to sustain an upper mast when the wind is before the beam":[]
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"noun",
"verb"
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"a brisk old lady with no nonsense about her",
"\u2014 Jean Stafford"
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"pizazzy",
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"springy",
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"lifeless",
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"Adjective",
"She answered the phone in a brisk voice.",
"They went for a brisk walk in the woods.",
"She walked at a brisk pace.",
"Business is brisk at the store.",
"There is a brisk market in old movie posters.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This is particularly so at tech startups which typically tend to over-hire while business is brisk . \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 24 June 2022",
"Business is brisk at U.S. ports, as container shippers handle orders from retailers bringing in merchandise for the back-to-school selling season and late-year holidays. \u2014 Costas Paris, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"With Juneteenth being observed as a federal holiday Monday, and the Father's Day holiday on Sunday, traffic was brisk at airports over the weekend. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"The pace was brisk even after the stripping out of food and fuel prices. \u2014 Jeanna Smialek, New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"Bonus: The water really warms up in September, and the air temperature generally remains pretty warm then too, so swimming is much more enjoyable than in the summer, when the water is brisk and beaches crowded. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 8 June 2022",
"Options activity has been brisk in recent weeks, which is hardly surprising as the collapse of Terra\u2019s algorithmic stablecoin injected uncertainty into the market, forcing traders to take hedges. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Southwest winds on Friday will be brisk , and push temperatures to close to 90 degrees, but moderate Northeast winds and a cool front will open the Lake Erie fishing week on Monday and Tuesday. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
"Rhonda Fiero, who works in supplier quality and quality management for Dakkota, explained that the process to ship the components out can be brisk . \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 6 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As in all Taycans, a two-speed automatic transmission on the rear axle enables brisk off-the-line acceleration and more efficient high-speed cruising. \u2014 Nelson Ireson, Car and Driver , 27 Apr. 2021",
"THE VIBE IS: brisk and professional, if borderline chaotic. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit, Bon Appetit , 13 Apr. 2017"
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"probably modification of Middle French brusque":"Adjective",
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"1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163633"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": ease of application with a brush":[
"brushability of a paint"
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"first_known_use":{
"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183843"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an iron ore in stalactitic forms resembling a brush":[]
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"brush entry 3":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063226"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a bris\u00e9 performed with each leg alternately and finished on one foot"
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"noun",
"verb"
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"\u02c8brim",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For over three hours we were served more than a dozen courses, including the platonic ideal of chorizo, sardines, prawns, razor clams, goose barnacles and a whole red bream . \u2014 Jason Wilson, Washington Post , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The Inner Passage winds through the Combahee River, a small blackwater tributary that is good for bream fishing. \u2014 Imani Perry, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022",
"In this corner of Portugal, bass, bream , octopi, and delectable goose-neck barnacles thrive in the highly oxygenated intertidal zone where whitewater waves crash against the rocks. \u2014 Jamie Ditaranto, Travel + Leisure , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Archeologists also found animal remains that attest to the rich diet that the emperors and their acolytes would have enjoyed \u2013 oyster shells, sea urchins, and the bones of fish like tuna and bream , as well as mammals such as wild boar and cattle. \u2014 Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Red bream is plated under a white truffle ponzu jelly; Scottish langoustine is dusted under English Bergamot. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
"The tasty bream typically are on the beds on the weeks of full and new moon in May, June and July across much of Alabama. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 2 June 2021",
"Dinners feature spicy Durban curry prepared with local bream and wines from a cellar stocked by the family's Bouchard Finlayson estate in South Africa. \u2014 Jane Broughton, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 18 May 2021",
"Pine Tree is also open to small game and waterfowl hunting, and several ponds and lakes across the property provide access for catfish and bream fishing. \u2014 James Brandenburg, Outdoor Life , 13 Mar. 2021"
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"Middle English breme , from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German brahsima bream, Middle High German brehen to shine":"Noun",
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"a movie with a dark and broody atmosphere",
"he spent a long, broody weekend trying to figure out where his relationship with his girlfriend was headed",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One of the latest YA entries, Netflix's adaptation of Sarah Dessen's Along for the Ride, centers a food fight at a summer BBQ as a key part of Auden's (Emma Pasarow) coming-of-age and her central romance with broody BMX biker, Eli (Belmont Camelli). \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
"It's filled with hilarious banter, quirky community, and a romantic connection between an exuberant lawyer and a broody ex-Marine that is both incredibly sweet and scorching hot. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 12 Feb. 2022",
"In his English-language debut, Carax centres on Henry (Driver), a broody stand-up comedian, and Ann (Cotillard), a world-famous opera singer, who fall in love and have a daughter named Annette. \u2014 Natalie Morin, refinery29.com , 20 Apr. 2021",
"Set in London, the story finds the ordinary, likable Louise having an affair with her broody psychiatrist boss, David. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Mar. 2021",
"What\u2019s even worse is that the creepiest, broodiest superhero of the small screen appears to have just been undone by a tax credit. \u2014 Frederick Melo, Twin Cities , 4 Aug. 2019"
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"dopey",
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"dunderheaded",
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"fatuous",
"gormless",
"half-witted",
"knuckleheaded",
"lamebrain",
"lamebrained",
"lunkheaded",
"mindless",
"oafish",
"obtuse",
"opaque",
"pinheaded",
"senseless",
"simple",
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"slow-witted",
"soft",
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"stupid",
"thick",
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"brilliant",
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"hyperintelligent",
"intelligent",
"keen",
"nimble",
"quick",
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"sharp",
"sharp-witted",
"smart",
"supersmart",
"ultrasmart"
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"1972, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"adjective"
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"adjective",
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": final cessation of activity in the central nervous system especially as indicated by a flat electroencephalogram for a predetermined length of time":[]
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"\u02c8br\u0101n-\u02ccdeth"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By the time the error was realized, the patient suffered cardiac arrest and partial brain death . \u2014 Mariah Timms, USA TODAY , 13 May 2022",
"Vaught eventually realized the error, but Murphey had already gone into cardiac arrest and suffered partial brain death . \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
"His body launched a severe inflammatory response that led to organ failure and, ultimately, brain death . \u2014 Tanya Lewis, Scientific American , 18 Oct. 2021",
"The rabies virus attacks the central nervous system and causes disease and brain death . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The rabies virus attacks the central nervous system and causes disease and brain death , the department noted. \u2014 CBS News , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Doctors cannot take a medical history from a patient who suffered brain death after a car accident or drug overdose. \u2014 Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic , 11 May 2021",
"The organ donor, a woman from the Upper Midwest who suffered brain death following an auto accident, also had a negative PCR test using a nasopharyngeal swab within 48 hours of when her organs were procured. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2021",
"The organ donor, a woman from the Upper Midwest who suffered brain death following an auto accident, also had a negative PCR test using a nasopharyngeal swab within 48 hours of when her organs were procured. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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": black apple":[]
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"brush entry 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030954"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a traveling dealer in grain and salt in India"
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"brin\u02c8j\u00e4r\u0113"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"modification of Hindi b\u00e3j\u0101r\u0101 , from Sanskrit va\u1e47ijy\u0101 trade (from va\u1e47ij merchant) + -k\u0101raka one who does; akin to Sanskrit karoti he does"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-205224"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": phlogopite"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-220559"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a variable color averaging a brilliant bluish green that is greener, lighter, and stronger than average bright turquoise green":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005427"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": thick slices of bread grilled, rubbed with garlic, drizzled with olive oil, often topped with tomatoes and herbs, and usually served as an appetizer":[]
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"-\u02c8ske-",
"br\u00fc-\u02c8she-t\u0259"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This bruschetta , from the Jane Goodall Institute\u2019s new book of vegan recipes, employs some smart strategies to keep the oven from overheating your kitchen. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 July 2021",
"Garnish each bruschetta with a fresh mint sprig. Serve immediately and enjoy. \u2014 Kristen Massad, Dallas News , 28 July 2021",
"Either of these sauces also works well as a bruschetta and crostini topping for an impromptu happy hour with snacks. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 6 July 2021",
"Also featured on the new menu is bruschettone prosciutto e fichi, a summer bruschetta with fig, prosciutto, whipped ricotta and chestnut honey. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 June 2021",
"Boursin scalloped potatoes, my mother-in-law's steak dinner magic, and my sister-in-law's famous bruschetta . \u2014 Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living , 28 May 2021",
"Serve on crostini, toss it with pasta for an appetizer, use it as a panini spread or stir the bruschetta topping into a bowl of chicken soup. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 29 Dec. 2020",
"The company's Signature Selection Menu has regional dishes derived from local ingredients in more than 40 major markets across 240 airports, such as tuna tartare in South Florida, lobster bruschetta in Boston, and Texas carpaccio in Houston. \u2014 Katy Spratte Joyce, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 24 Sep. 2020",
"To make the bruschetta : Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. \u2014 Beth Dooley, Star Tribune , 12 Aug. 2020"
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"Italian, from Italian dialect (Tuscany), from bruscare to toast, burn, probably from Vulgar Latin *brusicare , frequentative of *brusare, *brusiare to burn":""
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"1954, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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": a sample application of paint usually for testing"
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"brush out , verb"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-011829"
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"noun"
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"\u2014 usually used with a negative I have no broo of him"
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"\u02c8br\u00fc",
"\""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042730"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a pignut ( Carya glabra )":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a group of musical instruments of different families"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": mist , fog":[]
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"\u02c8br\u00fcm"
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"fog",
"gauze",
"haze",
"mist",
"murk",
"reek",
"smog",
"soup"
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"cloaked in the early-morning brume , the village did indeed look like some long-lost Brigadoon",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The sublime glassy Radnor Lake pulls in photographers from around mid-Tennessee who often arrive early enough to shoot the morning brume that rises from the lake. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2020"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French, mist, winter, from Old Occitan bruma , from Latin, winter solstice, winter; akin to Latin brevis short \u2014 more at brief":""
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"1694, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a hypabyssal rock composed essentially of bronzite"
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"idiom"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an arbor made of brushwood especially as a place for a camp meeting":[]
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"type":[
"idiom"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
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"brash wood"
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"a brash adventurer"
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"brash acts"
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"a brash comedian"
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"brash to the point of arrogance"
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": piercingly sharp : harsh":[
"a brash squeal of brakes"
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": marked by vivid contrast : bold":[
"brash colors"
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": a mass of fragments (as of ice)":[]
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"\u02c8brash"
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"cocky",
"fresh",
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"insolent",
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"saucy",
"wise"
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"meek",
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"mousey",
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"timid"
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"Adjective",
"She asks such brash questions.",
"a brash request to get something for free",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The director has always been bold and brash with music in his films, and Elvis is no exception. \u2014 Brad Auerbach, SPIN , 22 June 2022",
"Here\u2019s a brash overgeneralization: American writers tend to charge at life freestyle, while Europeans approach it with an ironic half smile and perhaps a glance at their libraries. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"These folks can dance the line between being selfish and self-reliant and do well to partner with patient types as friends, lovers, or business partners who will understand their sometimes brash nature. \u2014 Glamour , 27 May 2022",
"Jancs\u00f3\u2019s brash cinematic manipulations won\u2019t appeal to all film lovers. \u2014 David Mermelstein, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"By the fall of 2011, antiabortion advocates had started pushing for bold restrictions with brash new tactics. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
"By the fall of 2011, antiabortion advocates had started pushing for bold restrictions with brash new tactics. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"Representing a brash new generation of Argentine acts who have become global streaming phenoms with their blend of trap, pop and R&B, each of the three displayed a distinctive sound. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Caddyshack \u2013 An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Elvis, in the epic tradition of all of Luhrmann\u2019s work, is a brash , overwhelming experience. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
"For those who came of age in that era, the AR, in its brash unconcealability, functions more as a symbol than as a tool. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
"As much as his absence is felt, Ferry took advantage of being the Last Bryan/Brian Standing by beginning to retailor the band\u2019s brash animal print into white tuxes, irony into earnesty, and rawness into lacquer. \u2014 Jill Krajewski, SPIN , 8 June 2022",
"Showtime\u2019s series called Super Pumped highlights the dramatic true story behind Uber and how its brash founder\u2019s unconventional efforts nearly drove the company over a cliff. \u2014 Ken Gude, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Pacers legend Reggie Miller approves of Gonzaga freshman Chet Holmgren's brash confidence. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 19 May 2022",
"For all the stunts and brash marketing, the franchise has found a crucial ingredient that traces to Barnum\u2019s dictum about treating customers well. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"Pearce is smooth, and plays Killian as an interesting foil to Robert Downey Jr.'s brash Tony, but the motivation has always felt just a tiny bit off here. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
"After pledging $21 billion in equity and raising $25.5 billion of debt and margin loan financing, Musk has continued to use Twitter to buff his image as a brash billionaire who is not afraid to break the rules of polite society. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022"
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"1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"definitions":{
": to begin fighting when there is an agreement not to fight":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173633"
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"verb"
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"to get free from a dangerous or confining situation at last she decided to break out of her suffocating marriage"
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"Definition of brocht Scottish variant of brought"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-091733"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a building in which prostitutes are available":[
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"\u2014 Darlene Nall",
"Elizaveta is happy to become the madam of a high-class brothel .",
"\u2014 Jonathan Fast",
"In the brutal red-light district of Chicago, at the dawn of the 20th century, most brothels emphasized \"efficiency instead of fantasy.\"",
"\u2014 Ada Calhoun"
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"\u02c8br\u022f-",
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"bagnio",
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"bordello",
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"sporting house",
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"whorehouse"
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"examples":[
"the district is infamous for its brothels and drug dealers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This growling ode to a New Orleans brothel could also help sell a New England abode facing eastward, with dramatic floor-to-ceiling windows and captivating sunrises. \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"One day Kenny and my boyfriend delivered a crimson love seat to a brothel . \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"What is a shock is that this glorious combination was supposedly conjured up in a brothel . \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The difference between what exists at the moment and, say, a brothel denizen on Westworld is the difference between an ox cart and a Tesla. \u2014 Sam Lipsyte, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Krell charged the motel owner and manager with conspiracy to commit prostitution and pimping \u2014 essentially, owning and operating a brothel . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Born in 1775, historians speculate that Madame Ching may have started out as a prostitute or madame on a floating brothel . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Their success at eluding Daiyu\u2019s predatory madam and the Hip Yee tong, the bloodthirsty gang that controls the brothel , is one of many junctures where Zhang\u2019s novel seems to tilt toward a conventional redemption story. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The story focus on a forlorn band of prostitutes, forced to pick sides when the American military invades and the soldiers hole up in their seaside brothel . \u2014 Emiliano De Pablos, Variety , 18 Feb. 2022"
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"Middle English, worthless fellow, prostitute, from brothen , past participle of brethen to waste away, go to ruin, from Old English br\u0113othan to waste away; akin to Old English br\u0113otan to break \u2014 more at brittle":""
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"1566, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": brisk"
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"\u02c8brisk\u0259n"
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"brisk entry 1 + -en"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-095922"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an imperfectly minted coin":[],
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"\u2014 often used before another noun brockage coins"
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"\u02c8br\u00e4-kij"
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"English dialect brock rubbish + English -age":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1718, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a limonite that is used as a pigment":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175929"
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"type":[
"idiom"
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"He arrived all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed ."
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214123"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a mineral consisting of a ferriferous variety of enstatite often having a luster like that of bronze":[]
},
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"\u02c8br\u00e4n\u02ccz\u012bt"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"German bronzit , from bronze (from French) + -it -ite":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000705"
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"type":[
"idiom"
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"definitions":[
": to bring an end to magic"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-131427"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a brick stove built into many Mexican kitchens":[]
},
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"br\u0259\u02c8se(\u02cc)r\u014d"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish, from brasa live coals":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042831"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": eggplant":[]
},
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"\u02c8brinj\u0259l",
"\u02c8brin\u02ccj\u022fl",
"-j\u00e4l"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Portuguese bringella, beringela , from Arabic b\u0101dhinj\u0101n , from Persian b\u0101ding\u0101n , probably from Sanskrit v\u0101ti\u1e45ga\u1e47a":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020802"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": malt for brewing kilned at high temperature over a wood fire"
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"And 13-year-old Laila will likely shoulder more responsibilities, including babysitting her brother and sister. \u2014 Holly Yan, CNN , 19 June 2022",
"Designed by Brooklyn artist Andy Freidman, the shoes feature images of Boone\u2019s grandfather, father and brother , all of whom also played big league baseball. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 19 June 2022",
"The two had been adopted by the Faheys and lived as brother and sister, but had fallen in love. \u2014 Johnny Edwards, ajc , 17 June 2022",
"Speaking to her older brother Ethan and his wife Olivia in the clip, Moriah further explained her thoughts on Max's video. \u2014 Christina Dugan Ramirez, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"Willie Alexander III had three siblings, including an older brother and two younger sisters. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022",
"Jonathan's brother Drew and wife Linda Phan joined them in person while JD Scott and wife Annalee Belle and Jim and Joanne Scott joined them over Zoom. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 16 June 2022",
"Scott's younger brother and sister \u2014 twins Jordan and Joshua \u2014 turn 22 this week. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 16 June 2022"
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"Easy Auto Ship is a licensed auto broker with positive customer reviews and a wide range of auto shipping services. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 13 Aug. 2021",
"The median listing price in Fredericksburg in April 2022 was $780,500 \u2014 a 45.3% jump year over year, according to Anna Lee, a broker at Moreland Properties. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 15 June 2022",
"Rising interest rates put the most pressure on people who were already stretching their finances to the limit to afford a home, said Carl Hawthorne, broker at Atlanta Communities. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 6 May 2022",
"Don\u2019t make any assumptions, said Mario Greco, a real estate broker at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago and the founder of MG Group, which specializes in land acquisition and new construction development. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Alison Malkin, head broker at RE/MAX Essentia in Avon, said in an interview in March. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com , 2 Jan. 2022",
"Available to Clarendon Hills residents only is also porch-pickup option coordinated by Meredith Lannert, real estate broker at Keller Williams Experience Realty. \u2014 Zareen Syed, chicagotribune.com , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Randy Baruh, 51, an associate broker at Corcoran, thought of TikTok as something his 9-year-old used until his social media manager persuaded him to post a tour of a $50 million apartment at Museum Tower. \u2014 Kim Velsey, Curbed , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Barry, as a broker , underwriter and developer, left his mark on landmarks across metro Atlanta. \u2014 Ben Smith, ajc , 7 June 2022"
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"Santana scored three more in the top of the seventh with the aid of a Saints defensive brain cramp . \u2014 John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022",
"And, yet, in a massive brain cramp by the entire organization, manager Dave Roberts stuck to the party line by summoning a starting pitcher who has not relieved in a late-inning high-leverage situation all year. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 17 Oct. 2021",
"Rosario singled also had a brain cramp in the first inning of Game 3, getting a terrible read on Albies\u2019 looper to shallow center and getting doubled off second in the first inning. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 20 Oct. 2021",
"This wasn\u2019t a brain cramp from a young player who got confused or doesn\u2019t know any better. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 27 Apr. 2021",
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"Accordingly, Marchand skated freely from his line-change brain cramp . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Oct. 2019",
"After the end-of-period brain cramp , the Bruins regained the lead on a gaffe by Tampa\u2019s penalty killers, and a nice look by Krug. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Oct. 2019",
"Rickard could thank some brain cramps by Rays catcher Wilson Ramos. \u2014 Eduardo A. Encina, baltimoresun.com , 27 May 2018"
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"She was also involved in a brazen effort with Mr. Flynn, Mr. Trump\u2019s former national security adviser, to persuade the former president to use his national security apparatus to seize voting machines across the country in a bid to stay in office. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"The attack in November coincided with a series of brazen robberies across the bay at posh retailers in San Francisco\u2019s Union Square, which also drew national headlines. \u2014 Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"The brazen daytime attack occurred as dozens of people were outside the shoe store and at a nearby bus stop. \u2014 Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"Many football fans\u2014including Browns fans\u2014remain aghast at Cleveland\u2019s brazen move. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
"In a brazen display of gun violence that unfolded early Thursday in downtown Baltimore, a U.S. Army Reserve soldier was killed near his South Calvert Street apartment building and another man was hospitalized in critical condition. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 21 June 2022",
"Mayor Muriel Bowser appeared somewhat astonished at the brazen actions of the shooter with officers in the area. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
"Her energy was different: masculine and commanding and brazen . \u2014 Daniella Kallmeyer, Vogue , 11 June 2022",
"Police are investigating the brazen theft of six new Ford Mustang Shelby GT500s from the Flat Rock assembly plant early Thursday that ended in a brief chase and one suspect in custody. \u2014 Navya Gupta, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
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"On Wednesday, the wild, brazen Detroit publication launched a free digital archive, featuring every issue from its 20-year run (1969-1989) that features bylines by Lester Bangs, Patti Smith, Cameron Crowe, Dave Marsh, and more. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
"Bourgoin\u2019s lies ran the spectrum from pointless little fictions to brazen fabulation. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"But while there is an abundance of opportunity, there are just as many pitfalls awaiting the brand brazen enough to plunge headlong into filmmaking without putting the proper pieces in place. \u2014 Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Ukraine\u2019s largest plaza, and the nucleus of public life in the city \u2014 was seen by many Ukrainians as brazen evidence that the Russian invasion wasn\u2019t just about hitting military targets but also about breaking their spirit. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
"In the case of this series, the whopper the guy tells is especially brazen . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said trigger-pullers in the city are becoming increasingly brazen , with shootings involving multiple victims becoming more common amid an overall rise in violent crime. \u2014 Jessica Anderson, Baltimore Sun , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Unfortunately, brazen and medically uninformed politicians denying basic human rights over binary ideas of gender have left us no choice but to rally and continue to fight. \u2014 Ashley Andreou, Scientific American , 31 Mar. 2022",
"That Baku would extend this project to its new dominions is brazen but unsurprising. \u2014 Simon Maghakyan, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"They'll all be interspersed as a mass of modular floating platforms in the pattern of a brain coral . \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Designed in a pattern similar to brain coral , the city will consist of 5,000 floating units including houses, restaurants, shops and schools, with canals running in between. \u2014 CNN , 19 June 2022",
"Coral Morphologic sells a line of surf and swimwear that takes designs from flower anemones and brain coral and uses environmentally sustainable materials such as a type of nylon recycled from old fishing nets. \u2014 Curt Anderson And Cody Jackson, Sun Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
"Coral Morphologic sells a line of surf and swimwear that takes designs from flower anemones and brain coral and uses environmentally sustainable materials such as a type of nylon recycled from old fishing nets. \u2014 Curt Anderson And Cody Jackson, Anchorage Daily News , 9 May 2022",
"The park\u2019s main pool, a 70-foot-deep cavern, is shaped like a funnel, with limestone formations that resemble brain coral . \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 5 Feb. 2020",
"An unusual feature of the recovery is that brain coral that started out with heat-sensitive algae had a higher survival rate (82%) than coral that began with heat-tolerant algae (25%), the team reports today in Nature Communications. \u2014 Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS , 8 Dec. 2020",
"Researchers discovered the protist living on a brain coral in a tropical aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego. \u2014 Sean Greene, latimes.com , 23 May 2018",
"Coral researchers believe brain coral , like this off Grassy Key, are more susceptible to the disease. \u2014 Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald , 20 Apr. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But when the pho is really good, when the broth is deeply flavorful, rich, and nuanced, Sriracha obscures all that. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"The Calphalon Digital Saut\u00e9 turned out some of the most tender beef in our lab's test; the stew broth was rich and the vegetables held their shape. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
"The fiery broth is fortified with kimchi, gochujang and an assortment of flavorful sausages. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"The steaming broth was spicy and flavorful, and the beans came with cueritos de puerco and small slices of salchicha. \u2014 Marco Torres, Chron , 9 June 2022",
"The spicy broth in the signature Kazu Ramen is even better than the lighter, milky tonkotsu that wowed me during my first visit. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022",
"But it was served lukewarm, and even for Skyline, the broth was thin and bland. \u2014 cleveland , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The broth was too watery, the vegetables were haphazardly thrown together. \u2014 An Uong, Bon App\u00e9tit , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The soup feels medicinal: The broth is relatively clear, though beef particles swirl around like the soul of the cow distilled into beef stock. \u2014 Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Feb. 2022"
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"Dear Frances's mesh ballet flats are so much more breathable than all-over leather pairs\u2014ideal for your muggiest summertime commutes or outdoor events. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
"All of Eberjey's loungewear is made with buttery soft fabrics that are extremely breathable and temperature-regulating, so even hot sleepers can feel comfortable lounging around in them. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"More than 100 San Diego firefighters are in isolation due to the coronavirus, prompting department leaders to put together an emergency brownout plan outlining which fire crews will be idled if staffing shortages demand it. \u2014 Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Jan. 2022",
"As the field of burnout research expanded, subcategories proliferated: wear-out, brownout , frenetic burnout, underchallenged burnout. \u2014 Clayton Dalton, The New Yorker , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Gensse also simulated an out-of-control flight in brownout conditions, resembling limited pilot visibility. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 21 Nov. 2021",
"When Your Lights Go Out Ally suffered from a brownout , a drop in mental voltage when work stress steals your brain power, dimming you in the present moment. \u2014 Bryan Robinson, Forbes , 19 Sep. 2021",
"In the same way that high-energy appliances will be disproportionately affected when voltage levels drop during a metropolitan brownout , even small reductions in mitochondrial function can have large effects on the brain, Wallace says. \u2014 Diana Kwon, Scientific American , 18 June 2021",
"The film is arch, but no triumph, an airless exercise in mistrusting its audience, and all of it is accompanied by pummeling music that sounds like a Vangelis wannabe recorded during a brownout . \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 18 Feb. 2021",
"Three months prior to the end of the war in Europe, cities in the U.S. were under a brownout order in which shop windows were dark and theater marquees and outdoor advertising signs were turned off. \u2014 Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star , 8 May 2020",
"The Australian energy industry hopes having good market data and access to renewables storage will mean smoothing out events like, for example, black- or brownouts caused by high-cost, high-demand summer heat. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 10 Apr. 2020"
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"Ditch the bronzing mitt with this aerosol self-tanning solution. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, SELF , 27 May 2022",
"Sunny Honey Bali bronzing foam comes with a hypoallergenic tanning mitt and kabuki brush for seamless application without streaks and orange tones. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Often confused with bronzing , contouring is solely designed to add structure to the [face]. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 4 July 2021",
"Incorporate a bronzing product into your summer makeup routine for a dewy, glass-skin finish. \u2014 Chelsea Hall, Marie Claire , 29 June 2021",
"Tom Ford\u2019s grooming range is produced by Est\u00e9e Lauder and features a bronzing gel, a concealer, a brow definer and gel comb. \u2014 Ahmed Zambarakji, Robb Report , 23 June 2021",
"This bronzing foam is one of the best self tanners for deeper skin tones. \u2014 Kasey Caminiti, Forbes , 9 Mar. 2021",
"Liquid bronzers have a dewy finish and are blendable, unlike bronzing powders, for a more natural look that melts in with the rest of your makeup. \u2014 Ana Sanchez, chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2021",
"First things first, bronzing and contouring the skin are not the same. \u2014 Shammara Lawrence, Allure , 12 Dec. 2020"
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"Chef-owner Rudy Zamora-Herrera starts by simmering brisket for hours in a stock pot. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Traditional biscuits and gravy will be offered, but Walker might be compelled to prepare a brisket gravy, as well. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
"The highlight of the event is an array of pitmaster vendors offering a selection of mouth-watering barbecued foods from brisket to ribs to pulled pork and plenty more. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
"Take, for example, the Wagyu beef brisket bao buns with serrano peppers. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 2 June 2022",
"Garcia's brisket curry prompted major accolades from all of the judges. \u2014 Lauren Mcdowell, Chron , 2 June 2022",
"In Houston, Al Flores increased the price of his BBQ restaurant\u2019s brisket plate because the cost of the cut doubled due to meatpacking plants\u2019 inability to fully staff immigrant-heavy production lines. \u2014 Nicholas Riccardi, Anchorage Daily News , 7 May 2022",
"It's typically served with gefilte fish or beef brisket , or eaten on matzo. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Canter\u2019s family has shared and compared notes on brisket recipes with other deli owners \u2014 and shared supplies. \u2014 Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"The lack of progress may lead to a brain drain as workers choose areas that are more tolerant, according to a new business climate ranking given exclusively to USA TODAY. \u2014 Charisse Jones, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"This brain drain echoes multiple prior periods in the Russian people\u2019s troubled history. \u2014 Alyona Minkovski, The New Republic , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The war against Ukraine has triggered a brain drain of professional workers from Russia. \u2014 Jean Eaglesham, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Of the three countries, only Ukraine has the potential to join those nations for which a brain drain becomes, surprisingly enough, an economic boon. \u2014 Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Apr. 2022",
"With the Russian economy in shreds and Putin rapidly closing anything left of a free internet, the tech-worker brain drain was becoming a frantic mass exodus. \u2014 Paul Starobin, Wired , 22 Mar. 2022",
"By contrast, Russia faces a drastic tech brain drain , with thousands of engineers having left for other countries since President Vladimir Putin ordered his military to invade Ukraine. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 17 May 2022",
"Another less talked about aspect of sanctions is ' brain drain ' \u2013 high-skilled professionals exiting the country due to punishing sanctions and brutal political repression. \u2014 Ariel Cohen, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"And tens of thousands of young professionals have fled the country out of opposition to the war or fear of sanctions, causing a devastating brain drain . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Del Rio sector, a gargantuan 47-county riverfront region of sparsely populated brushland , is the second-busiest on the entire Southwest Border. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Sep. 2021",
"About 20 miles northeast of the Lava Fire, the 9,836-acre Tennant Fire also was burning forest and brushland along Highway 97. \u2014 Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 July 2021",
"Most of the activity is in Northern California, where fires have chewed through about 500 square miles of brushland , rural areas, canyon country and dense forest surrounding San Francisco. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 Aug. 2020",
"Most of the activity is in Northern California \u2014 where fires have chewed through about 500 square miles of brushland , rural areas, canyon country and dense forest surrounding San Francisco. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 21 Aug. 2020",
"Australia\u2019s unprecedented wildfire season has charred huge expanses of brushland , rainforests and national parks \u2013 killing more than a billion wild animals by one estimate. \u2014 USA TODAY , 30 Jan. 2020",
"Two hundred thousand years ago, paleoclimate records suggest that the area was a lush wetland mostly surrounded by less-inviting arid brushland . \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 1 Nov. 2019",
"During this season, burning within 150 feet of any woodland or brushland area is not allowed between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Contact Ben Tobin at bjtobin@gannett.com and 502-582-4181 or follow on Twitter @TobinBen. \u2014 Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal , 9 Oct. 2019",
"He was charged with 13 felony counts of arson of brushland and two of committing arson during a state of emergency. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Sep. 2019"
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"\"",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Shortly after the attack, the longtime anchor Shepard Smith, a beloved figure in the Fox newsroom, threw a brushback pitch at his own network. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
"For a while, in the fall, the city was a delight, with some improvisational recapturing of the streets, a more alive streetscape, a reimagining of sidewalks, and a brushback of the automobile. \u2014 Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker , 22 Feb. 2021",
"McMaster holds up this decision as a virtue, prefacing his book with a brushback statement that amounts to a pox on both houses. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Sep. 2020",
"Tlaib has already felt the brushback from a few of her future colleagues. \u2014 Eslah Attar, Glamour , 13 Dec. 2018",
"The latest head-swerving shift in Trump\u2019s approach to North Korea\u2019s nuclear threat appeared a direct brushback to Trump\u2019s own national security advisor, John Bolton, a hard-line hawk who had pushed the upfront and all-at-once disarmament scenario. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinson, latimes.com , 6 June 2018",
"Trump said earlier this month in a brushback to Democratic efforts to campaign against the tax cuts. \u2014 Time , 26 Feb. 2018",
"Trump said earlier this month in a brushback to Democratic efforts to campaign against the tax cuts. \u2014 Time , 26 Feb. 2018",
"Trump said earlier this month in a brushback to Democratic efforts to campaign against the tax cuts. \u2014 Time , 26 Feb. 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
"1954, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125621"
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"-\u1e35\u0259",
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"Yiddish, brokhe, brokho , from Hebrew b\u0115r\u0101kh\u0101h blessing":""
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"\u2014 Stephanie Vozza",
"First, you do a giant brain dump to force yourself to clear out the mental clutter and face head-on all the contradictory goals and obligations that are crowding your days.",
"\u2014 Jessica Stillman"
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"first_known_use":{
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": a pagan festival held at the winter solstice from which some features of the celebration of Christmas seem to have originated":[]
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"br\u00fc\u02c8m\u0101l\u0113\u0259",
"-ly\u0259"
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"borrowed from Late Greek broum\u00e1lia , borrowed from Latin *br\u016bm\u0101lia , from neuter plural of br\u016bm\u0101lis \"of the winter solstice, of midwinter\"":""
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"\u02c8br\u012bn"
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"blue",
"deep",
"Neptune",
"ocean",
"sea",
"seven seas"
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"Noun",
"The chicken was soaked in brine before it was roasted.",
"for hundreds of years people from Atlantic Canada have made their living from the brine",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Remove from the heat and evenly divide the brine among the jars. \u2014 Anna Voloshyna, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"To the yolks, add the mustard, horseradish, caper brine and \u00bd teaspoon salt. \u2014 Christopher Kimball, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022",
"More than 1 million gallons of oil and brine oozed from a well, filling a dry creek and creating a hazardous black lagoon. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Indeed, hard-rock mines require three-to-five years to get up and running, while brine projects can take seven years, according to a 2019 analysis from S&P Global that ominously forecasted that lithium demand would outweigh supply. \u2014 Emily Barone, Time , 26 May 2022",
"Slice garlic scapes stems into 4-inch pieces (or whatever will fit your canning jars) and follow your favorite pickle brine recipe to give them tons of tangy flavor. \u2014 Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
"Irvins\u2019 in-house chefs salt- brine duck egg yolks for 30 days before steaming and tossing them with Southeast Asian spices. \u2014 Victoria Namkung, NBC News , 5 May 2022",
"In other cases, the environmental impact is opaque at best, as in the Atacama Desert, where most lithium is extracted through brine mining. \u2014 Shel Evergreen, Ars Technica , 2 May 2022",
"Extracting potash from underground generates tailings that are disposed of along with salty brine water. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Frias prefers to brine his cuts of pork \u2014 shoulder, leg and rib meat \u2014 in a solution that includes salt, sugar, vinegar, orange juice, cloves and cinnamon. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"The column essentially suggested that brining is out of favor, though Severson spoke to several people who still wet- brine their turkeys. \u2014 Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Murphy has been known since to overprepare for storms, sending trucks to brine roadways ahead of storms that never materialize. \u2014 Sarah Rankin, ajc , 6 Jan. 2022",
"The family shared recipes for a fish sauce-marinated turkey that can brine in a wet rub for up to four days, blistered vegetables in scallion oil, and a salted meyer lemon cocktail to wash it all down with. \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Do not brine kosher turkeys or self-basting turkeys. \u2014 Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 22 Nov. 2021",
"However, some say there is no reason to brine at all. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Nov. 2021",
"Americans brine it in buttermilk and fry until golden brown. \u2014 Lauren Kotmel, cleveland , 20 July 2021",
"Here, there\u2019s a bit of prep time to brine and smoke the chicken, but the rest of the dish goes together easily right before the meal. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 Nov. 2020"
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"Middle English, from Old English br\u0233ne ; akin to Middle Dutch br\u012bne brine":"Noun"
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"conspectus",
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"epitome",
"inventory",
"outline",
"pr\u00e9cis",
"recap",
"recapitulation",
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
"resume",
"resum\u00e9",
"roundup",
"run-through",
"rundown",
"sum",
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"summarization",
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"Adjective",
"The meeting will be brief .",
"The essay is brief but thorough enough.",
"a few brief words of caution",
"Noun",
"Her brief is to manage the company's sales department.",
"a one-page brief of the intelligence report",
"Verb",
"The captain briefed the crew on the new safety procedures.",
"The President has been briefed by his advisers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"For a brief moment in the top of the sixth inning, Oklahoma seized the lead. \u2014 Nick Suss, USA TODAY , 26 June 2022",
"With the rapid success of Juul, Monsees and Bowen were billionaires for a brief moment in 2018 when tobacco giant Altria acquired a 35% stake in the company for $13 billion. \u2014 Will Yakowicz, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"The unmistakable perfume wafts over the cityscape and, for a brief moment, disguises less savory urban odors, luring passersby to plunge their noses into the roses and inhale with gusto. \u2014 Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"That brief moment quickly provoked anger among costume experts and historians, however. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
"For a brief moment, you could\u2019ve been fooled into thinking BYU football had solved its most pressing problem. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"For a brief moment in 2020, the cost of a barrel of oil fell below zero because storage tanks were full from the lack of demand. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"Cherry Jones pops in for a brief moment as Vivi's mother, a semi-gorgon who seems deeply terrorized by Vivi's father (David Rasche). \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"For a brief moment Wednesday night, last year\u2019s version of Tony Gonsolin started to reappear. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In a friend-of-the-court brief , the Cherokee Nation and other tribes noted that a hostile state government could use that power to upend tribal life. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 29 June 2022",
"In a brief filed Wednesday, prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office in Brooklyn urged Judge Ann M. Donnelly to make that sentence close to an effective life sentence for the 55-year-old Kelly. \u2014 Bill Donahue, Billboard , 8 June 2022",
"Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost submitted a brief in favor of Ames\u2019 in the case. \u2014 Laura Hancock, cleveland , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The ruling by Loudoun County Circuit James P. Fisher came before attorneys for Katie Orndoff submitted a brief on their motion to vacate or got a chance to make oral arguments on the topic at a hearing that was scheduled for Thursday. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Sep. 2021",
"Lambda Legal, a group that fights for the civil rights of LGBTQ people, had submitted a brief supporting the Colorado law. \u2014 NBC News , 27 July 2021",
"In response, Rokita submitted on Monday, May 24, another brief highlighting a bevy of other legal precedents that support his own argument. \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 28 May 2021",
"Spiderhead, in brief , is based on a short story that writer George Saunders penned for The New Yorker. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 16 June 2022",
"In the brief , lawyers for the two write that the committee does not have the authority to issue subpoenas, an argument that has been dismissed in other court proceedings. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"For instance, when a financial services firm failed to properly brief and prepare its employees prior to a public announcement about its acquisition by a larger organization with global reach, the result was chaos that could have been avoided. \u2014 Marie Swift, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"But Cheney also displayed an email showing that there were discussions about having Klukowski \u2014 who had just joined the Justice Department \u2014 accompany Eastman to brief Vice President Mike Pence about how the election results could be reversed. \u2014 Devlin Barrett, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
"Having secured the official report on the airstrike that killed the woman\u2019s relatives \u2014 as well as 1,300 other strikes \u2014 Khan was able to brief the woman on the rationale for the strike. \u2014 Erik Wemple, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Likens led a group of scientists to the White House to brief the then-President Ronald Reagan on acid rain in 1983. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Agencies may over-promise and then, under-deliver, but, equally, clients may brief poorly or be seduced by enticing showmanship or short-term tactics. \u2014 Avi Dan, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Discreetly brief your colleagues about a codependent client\u2019s quirks and triggers. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
"And later Monday, economic officials will brief the press in Washington. \u2014 Maegan Vazquez And Kevin Liptak, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Senator Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, met with Biden on Tuesday to brief him on where the negotiations stood. \u2014 Brian Bennett, Time , 7 June 2022"
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"Middle English bref , from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin brevis , from Late Latin, summary, from Latin brevis brief entry 1":"Noun",
"verbal derivative of brief entry 2":"Verb"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135259"
},
"bronze-winged duck":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a South American duck ( Anas specularis ) having a bronzy speculum":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135407"
},
"break with":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to end a relationship, connection, or agreement with (someone or something)":[
"He broke with his former friends and colleagues when he decided to support the conservative candidate.",
"a strong desire to break with tradition/the past"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135942"
},
"brood capsule":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one of the secondary scolex-containing cysts that are proliferated from the lining of a hydatid and constitute the infective agent when eaten by a suitable host (such as a dog)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140008"
},
"bright kelly green":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a variable color averaging a strong yellowish green that is greener and deeper than Cyprus green and greener, lighter, and stronger than emerald (see emerald sense 2b )":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140423"
},
"bravo":{
"type":[
"communications code word",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": a shout of approval":[
"\u2014 often used interjectionally in applauding a performance"
],
": to applaud by shouts of bravo":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"br\u00e4-\u02c8v\u014d",
"\u02c8br\u00e4-(\u02cc)v\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian, from bravo brave":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1600, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1806, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1732, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1952, in the meaning defined above":"Communications code word"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011325"
},
"breeding ground":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the place to which animals go to breed":[],
": a place or set of circumstances suitable for or favorable to growth and development":[
"hurricane breeding grounds"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"hotbed",
"hothouse",
"nest",
"nidus",
"nursery",
"seedbed",
"seminary"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"a breeding ground for seals",
"The Gulf of Mexico is a breeding ground for hurricanes.",
"The company's casual atmosphere serves as a breeding ground for innovation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That suggests the area \u2014 near the fishing village of Koh Preah, 140 miles northeast of Cambodia\u2019s capital, Phnom Penh \u2014 could be a breeding ground for freshwater stingrays that needs to be conserved. \u2014 Andrew Jeong, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Psychologists say people are balancing this yearning for social engagement and interaction with reality that this particular type of gathering can be a breeding ground for anxiety. \u2014 Alex Janin, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"There is a screen that covers the opening to protect it from debris; however, the mesh isn't super fine, which could lead to a breeding ground for mosquitos in areas with a lot of insect activity. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
"The Arkansas singer who spent most of his career in Canada mentored and worked with numerous rock legends, with his band the Hawks a breeding ground for the musicians that would eventually become The Band. \u2014 Jason Newman, Rolling Stone , 30 May 2022",
"There aren\u2019t many pop superstars left, at least not many interesting ones, and almost none who have recently escaped from boy bands, historically a fertile pop-star breeding ground . \u2014 Allison Stewart, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"It\u2019s also a breeding ground for sharable, short-form internet content. \u2014 Justin Birnbaum, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"The area became an important habitat and breeding ground for the Bonneville cutthroat trout, Utah\u2019s state fish and a species once thought extinct in the 1970s. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"Encouraging spin-off working groups comprised of colleagues from both teams can create greater cohesion, diversification, and a breeding ground for innovation. \u2014 Livia Bernardini, Fortune , 28 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061118"
}
}
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