dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/ea_mw.json
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{
"Eagan":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city in southeastern Minnesota population 64,206":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0113-g\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163608"
},
"Eads":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"James Buchanan 1820\u20131887 American engineer and inventor":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0113dz"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183037"
},
"Eau Claire":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city on the Chippewa River in western Wisconsin population 65,883":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u014d-\u02c8kler"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222637"
},
"Eaton":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"Theophilus 1590\u20131658 English colonial administrator in America; governor of New Haven colony (1638\u201358)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0113-t\u1d4an"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-021131"
},
"Earl of Coventry":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": snipsnapsnorum":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061908"
},
"Earp":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"Wyatt 1848\u20131929 American lawman"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259rp"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094357"
},
"eager":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": marked by enthusiastic or impatient desire or interest":[],
": sharp":[],
": sour":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0113-g\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"agog",
"antsy",
"anxious",
"ardent",
"athirst",
"avid",
"crazy",
"desirous",
"enthused",
"enthusiastic",
"excited",
"geeked",
"great",
"greedy",
"gung ho",
"hepped up",
"hopped-up",
"hot",
"hungry",
"impatient",
"juiced",
"keen",
"nuts",
"pumped",
"raring",
"solicitous",
"stoked",
"thirsty",
"voracious",
"wild"
],
"antonyms":[
"apathetic",
"indifferent",
"uneager",
"unenthusiastic"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for eager eager , avid , keen , anxious , athirst mean moved by a strong and urgent desire or interest. eager implies ardor and enthusiasm and sometimes impatience at delay or restraint. eager to get started avid adds to eager the implication of insatiability or greed. avid for new thrills keen suggests intensity of interest and quick responsiveness in action. keen on the latest fashions anxious emphasizes fear of frustration or failure or disappointment. anxious not to make a social blunder athirst stresses yearning but not necessarily readiness for action. athirst for adventure",
"examples":[
"\u2026 wine connoisseurs eager to visit cellars and late-fall pilgrims seeking the increasingly rare white truffle \u2026 \u2014 Corby Kummer , Atlantic , August 2000",
"\u2026 so many religions were steeped in an absolutist frame of mind\u2014each convinced that it alone had a monopoly on the truth and therefore eager for the state to impose this truth on others. \u2014 Carl Sagan , The Demon-Haunted World , 1996",
"She was eager to get started.",
"The crowd was eager for more.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Students \u2014 some experiencing campus life for the first time since the pandemic \u2014 are especially eager to document their life experiences on BeReal. \u2014 Jess Eng, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"Last year\u2019s tournament was postponed due to concerns stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, which is why USA Football officials are eager to compete again this summer. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 26 June 2022",
"Gauff, like another of tennis\u2019s young stars, Naomi Osaka, has been eager to use her platform to speak out on social issues and made an appeal to end gun violence during the French Open on her way to the final earlier this month. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
"Kaul and Evers were eager to fire up supporters for their re-election. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
"Trump was eager to embrace Clark after Rosen and Donoghue repeatedly rebuffed his claims of voter fraud. \u2014 Devlin Barrett, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
"All this comes at a time when Americans are increasingly eager to travel. \u2014 Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"While trophy walleye are a bit more difficult to catch because of the hordes of smaller, hungry walleye that are eager to bite, limit catches are common. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"In recent years, interest in Chin has surged, not just as context for the attacks on Asian Americans but as a ripped-from-the-headlines story that artists and content creators are eager to revisit. \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 23 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English egre , from Anglo-French egre, aigre , from Latin acer \u2014 more at edge":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172239"
},
"early":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"biographical name",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": near the beginning of a period of time":[
"awoke early in the morning"
],
": near the beginning of a course, process, or series":[
"early in his senatorial career"
],
": before the usual or expected time":[
"the train arrived early"
],
": soon":[],
": sooner than related forms":[
"these apples bear early"
],
"Anderson 1816\u20131894 American Confederate general":[
"Ju*bal \\ \u02c8j\u00fc-\u200bb\u0259l \\"
],
": of, relating to, or occurring near the beginning of a period of time, a development, or a series":[
"in the early evening",
"the early symptoms of the disease"
],
": distant in past time":[],
": primitive":[
"early tools"
],
": occurring before the usual or expected time":[
"an early arrival"
],
": occurring in the near future":[
"at your earliest convenience"
],
": maturing or producing sooner than related forms":[
"an early peach"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259r-l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"beforehand",
"inopportunely",
"precociously",
"prematurely",
"unseasonably"
],
"antonyms":[
"ancient",
"primal",
"primeval",
"primitive",
"primordial"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"Early in his career he moved to the city.",
"a word first recorded early in the 17th century",
"They were trailing by a touchdown early in the fourth quarter.",
"The package should be arriving early next week.",
"She arrived early to help with the preparations.",
"I got up early to finish packing.",
"Adjective",
"the early symptoms of the disease",
"The early part of the book is better than the later part.",
"We had an early spring this year.",
"We're early . The show doesn't start for half an hour.",
"I've always been an early riser.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The Covid-19 vaccines currently authorized for use in the U.S. are all based on the sequence of the original SARS-CoV-2 virus, which was obtained early in 2020. \u2014 John P. Moore And Paul A. Offit, STAT , 3 July 2022",
"His pop-star makeover, from early in his career to later in life, was as unlikely as the song itself becoming part of the 20th century song canon. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
"The prosecution countered with a request for 30 to 55 years based on the harm done to victims, a lack of remorse for her crimes, and the argument that disliking jail time isn\u2019t a valid excuse to get out early . \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 28 June 2022",
"Make sure to bring cash - only some vendors accept credit cards - and get there early for the best deals. \u2014 Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"Get there early \u2014 this one will likely fill up fast. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Get there early with your blanket or chair to snag a spot in front of the stage. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Now, as then, tech entrepreneurs have displayed an urgency to get in early and make a splash. \u2014 David Ingram, NBC News , 21 June 2022",
"In 2013, he was offered the chance to plead guilty to the murder charge and get out of prison early . \u2014 Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The conventional wisdom at the time was that personality was fairly fixed from an early age and that personality tests, which ignored the body, could largely bracket one\u2019s range of leadership. \u2014 Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"Aleena was attacked early Sunday morning, just 10 minutes from her home, and died later that day in the hospital. \u2014 Adela Suliman, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
"San Jose police are searching for two assailants who stabbed two men early Saturday morning during at closing time for bars downtown. \u2014 Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 July 2022",
"All travel lanes are clear on I-285 in DeKalb County after an early morning tractor trailer fire shut down the interstate ahead of one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. \u2014 John Spink, ajc , 1 July 2022",
"Brown said that especially for trees growing in optimal conditions, like the wet ravine around Alerce Milenario, growth tends to be fast in its early age. \u2014 Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
"That Gray, now 23, felt so deeply at such an early age isn\u2019t so surprising. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
"From an early age, Tur was given the taste of excitement that came with her parents\u2019 day job. \u2014 Wendy Kaur, ELLE , 23 June 2022",
"Demond shared that his entrepreneurial drive started at an early age. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 21 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English erly , from Old English \u01e3rl\u012bce , from \u01e3r early, soon \u2014 more at ere":"Adverb"
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235104"
},
"earn":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered",
": to bring in by way of return",
": to come to be duly worthy of or entitled or suited to",
": to make worthy of or obtain for",
": grieve",
": to get for work done",
": to deserve as a result of labor or service"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259rn",
"\u02c8\u0259rn"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquire",
"attain",
"bag",
"bring in",
"capture",
"carry",
"come by",
"draw",
"gain",
"garner",
"get",
"knock down",
"land",
"make",
"obtain",
"procure",
"pull down",
"realize",
"reap",
"secure",
"win"
],
"antonyms":[
"forfeit",
"lose"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The 21-year-old junior was the first Iowa underclassman to earn All-Big Ten First Team honors since 1978, one of five finalists for the John R. Wooden Award and a consensus first-team All-American. \u2014 Chandler Engelbrecht, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
"Riley, the Lakers\u2019 coach at the time, had won two titles in a row, but in the end his team failed to earn him royalties with a third title in 1989. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"The Tampa Bay Lightning have a chance to earn a slice of hockey immortality and accomplish a feat that eluded those great Oilers, Penguins and Red Wings teams. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Celsius lends out customer deposits to other users to earn a return. \u2014 Soma Biswas And Alexander Gladstone, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
"Jordan Marshall of Archbishop Moeller became the first running back to earn an offer from an OSU camp this summer. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
"Lido is the world's biggest liquid staking protocol, allowing users to stake their coins while retaining the liquidity that can be used across the DeFi space to earn extra yield. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Furious, Gru fires the lot of them, effectively putting the pressure on these bumbling groupies to earn their jobs back. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 13 June 2022",
"Each year, more families seem to earn attention by taking to long trails with small children. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb (2)",
"circa 1530, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222810"
},
"earnest":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": characterized by or proceeding from an intense and serious state of mind",
": grave , important",
": a serious and intent mental state",
": a considerable or impressive degree or amount",
": something of value given by a buyer to a seller to bind a bargain",
": a token of what is to come : pledge",
": not light or playful",
": something of value given by a buyer to a seller to bind a bargain"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259r-n\u0259st",
"\u02c8\u0259r-n\u0259st",
"\u02c8\u0259r-n\u0259st"
],
"synonyms":[
"grave",
"humorless",
"no-nonsense",
"po-faced",
"sedate",
"serious",
"severe",
"sober",
"sobersided",
"solemn",
"staid",
"uncomic",
"unsmiling",
"weighty"
],
"antonyms":[
"earnestness",
"graveness",
"gravity",
"intentness",
"serious-mindedness",
"seriousness",
"soberness",
"sobriety",
"solemnity",
"solemnness",
"staidness"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"When the race began in earnest again on lap 17, Hamilton burst straight past Ricciardo into third while Vettel brilliantly defended the corner twice to fend off Bottas. \u2014 Associated Press, latimes.com , 16 Apr. 2017",
"And Wura O. is surprisingly earnest : Africa is a place full of beauty, exuberance, and culture. \u2014 Sebastian Modak, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 7 Apr. 2017",
"With a new administration in office and so much at stake, now is a good time to approach that task in earnest . \u2014 Liz Spayd, New York Times , 18 Feb. 2017",
"Yet in an era of fake news, overheated partisanship and general rancor, Mr. Mazza seems unfailingly earnest and without an agenda \u2014 aside from trying to become a reporter, with his own notion of what that means. \u2014 Marc Santora, New York Times , 17 Feb. 2017",
"This championship marked the culmination of a slow rebuilding process, which started in earnest when the Cubs hired Theo Epstein as president of baseball operations before the 2012 season. \u2014 Jared Diamond, WSJ , 3 Nov. 2016",
"Few music figures have made a more earnest attempt to break into fashion than Yeezus, and these sorts of collections follow in those Westian footsteps. \u2014 Pete Forester, Esquire , 22 Aug. 2016",
"The campaign kicked off in earnest Thursday night on a conference call with at least 30 delegates from 15 states, according to multiple participants. \u2014 Ed O'keefe, Washington Post , 17 June 2016",
"A team spokesman declined to be quoted, but expressed earnest affection for the Hall of Science; the Mets have a representative on the hall\u2019s board. \u2014 Jim Dwyer, New York Times , 19 May 2016",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The most immediate question is whether the British can map out in advance their negotiating partners\u2019 positions before the talks start in earnest . \u2014 Stephen Fidler, WSJ , 6 Oct. 2016",
"Then, the defending of the lead continued in earnest . \u2014 Andrew Das, New York Times , 11 June 2016",
"But Sanders appeared to be offering in earnest , prompted in part by the Clinton campaign\u2019s decision, announced Monday, not to follow through on an earlier pledge to debate him in California. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 27 May 2016",
"The battle for control of the living room just began in earnest . \u2014 David Streitfeld, New York Times , 18 May 2016",
"The term post-racial is almost never used in earnest . \u2014 Ta-nehisi Coates, The Atlantic , 26 June 2015",
"A guest brings up a television show in which each episode features a different sect of Americans, preparing in earnest for a different kind of doomsday. \u2014 Eric Boman, Vogue , 29 Apr. 2015",
"Will Ferrell has been making the publicity rounds in earnest since his new comedy Get Hard premiered at SXSW earlier this month. \u2014 Ryan Bort, Esquire , 27 Mar. 2015",
"Ersatz, every word, and yet all meant in good earnest . \u2014 Emma Donoghue, The Atlantic , 19 Feb. 2014"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175816"
},
"earth":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": the sphere of mortal life as distinguished from spheres of spirit life \u2014 compare heaven , hell":[],
": areas of land as distinguished from sea and air":[],
": the solid footing formed of soil : ground":[],
": the planet on which we live that is third in order from the sun \u2014 see Planets Table":[],
": the people of the planet Earth":[],
": the mortal human body":[],
": the pursuits, interests, and pleasures of earthly life as distinguished from spiritual concerns":[],
": the lair of a burrowing animal":[],
": an excessive amount of money":[
"\u2014 used with the real suede, which costs the earth to clean \u2014 Joanne Winship"
],
": to drive to hiding in the earth":[],
": to draw soil about (plants)":[
"\u2014 often used with up"
],
": ground sense 4":[],
": to hide in the ground":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259rth"
],
"synonyms":[
"globe",
"planet",
"world"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The moisture will eventually fall to earth in the form of rain or snow.",
"We could feel the earth shake.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And when their high-flying brands fell back to earth over the next few years, the schadenfreude was relentless. \u2014 Maggie Mcgrath, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"And Hanks, who\u2019s made unvarnished, down-to- earth honesty something of a career specialty, feels uniquely ill served by such gimmickry. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"Skubal has come back to earth after a dominant first eight weeks or so. \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 22 June 2022",
"Cohen says the suede version is a down-to- earth twist on the romantic style, while associate beauty commerce editor Tiffany Dodson considers the leather version her go-to work shoe. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
"Sunbasket is a meal delivery service that specializes in organic ingredients and easy, down-to- earth recipes that\u2019ll please foodies and picky eaters alike. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 21 June 2022",
"This isn't a fancy place, but a down-to- earth one that has roots dating back to the 1940s, offering affordable drinks and an authentic Yukon experience. \u2014 Kimberly Lyn, Travel + Leisure , 19 June 2022",
"Amazon's comedy about a near future when the wealthy can upload their consciousness to a digital heaven is a unique combination of sweetness and pessimism \u2013 a high-concept science-fiction comedy with down-to- earth stories of love and loss. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"Your Audience Stay down to earth , even humorous, but straightforward. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Step into nature, hike, perhaps try earthing (which is a practice of removing your shoes and walking on the earth to help rid you of stresses or clear your mind). \u2014 Krystyna Ch\u00e1vez, Marie Claire , 14 Jan. 2020",
"The outer cylinder is earthed while the inner one is not, creating a capacitor. \u2014 The Economist , 1 Aug. 2019",
"Practitioner John Manning will discuss earthing on Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 7 p.m. at the Enfield Public Library, 104 Middle Road. \u2014 Courant Community , 9 Jan. 2018",
"When the aerial is earthed , part of the carrier wave will be absorbed. \u2014 The Economist , 13 Sep. 2017",
"But Truth in Advertising, a consumer advocacy group, cited earthing in a database of 50-some instances in which Goop promoted unsubstantiated products or claims. \u2014 Olga Khazan, The Atlantic , 12 Sep. 2017",
"Inside, the ch\u00e2teau is an equal marvel, perfectly restored and filled with contemporary art and, for balance, fragments of a meteorite that fell to earth 200 million years ago. \u2014 Jon Maksik, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 Apr. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English erthe , from Old English eorthe ; akin to Old High German erda earth, Greek era":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1575, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055251"
},
"earth-shattering":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": earthshaking":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259rth-\u02c8sha-t\u0259-ri\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"big",
"consequential",
"earthshaking",
"eventful",
"historic",
"important",
"major",
"material",
"meaningful",
"momentous",
"monumental",
"much",
"significant",
"substantial",
"tectonic",
"weighty"
],
"antonyms":[
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"little",
"minor",
"negligible",
"slight",
"small",
"trifling",
"trivial",
"unimportant"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1859, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224952"
},
"earthborn":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": born on this earth : mortal":[],
": associated with earthly life":[
"earthborn cares"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259rth-\u02ccb\u022frn"
],
"synonyms":[
"carnal",
"earthbound",
"earthly",
"fleshly",
"material",
"mundane",
"sublunary",
"temporal",
"terrene",
"terrestrial",
"worldly"
],
"antonyms":[
"heavenly",
"nontemporal",
"unearthly",
"unworldly"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"turned away from earthborn concerns during the High Holidays",
"he claims to be above such earthborn concerns as material comfort"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1621, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020615"
},
"earthbound":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": fast in or to the soil":[
"earthbound roots"
],
": located on or restricted to land or to the surface of the earth":[],
": bound by earthly interests":[],
": pedestrian , unimaginative":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259rth-\u02ccbau\u0307nd"
],
"synonyms":[
"carnal",
"earthborn",
"earthly",
"fleshly",
"material",
"mundane",
"sublunary",
"temporal",
"terrene",
"terrestrial",
"worldly"
],
"antonyms":[
"heavenly",
"nontemporal",
"unearthly",
"unworldly"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"a dull and earthbound mind",
"we have too many earthbound worries to speculate on the number of angels who can dance on the head of a pin",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On offense, Williams stayed relatively earthbound by his usual soaring standards. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"Bocco and others believe the prices for projects stateside have become more earthbound post-pandemic. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 23 May 2022",
"Three days later, Burna is in South London and decidedly more earthbound , slouched in an antique red leather chair. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 12 May 2022",
"The lemon was a high note singing clearly and steadily over the earthbound meatiness of the lamb. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 9 May 2022",
"Their speeches have been practical yet soaring, theological yet earthbound . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Despite the performers spending time suspended about the stage, the production remains stubbornly earthbound . \u2014 New York Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
"As hip-hop and pop have edged toward the surreal, prizing fearlessness and deviation\u2014the most exciting young artists in those genres tend to be provocateurs, of a sort\u2014country has remained earthbound . \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The transcendent poet of \u2018Ode on a Grecian Urn\u2019 was a young man with distinctly earthbound interests. \u2014 Wsj Books Staff, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
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": relating to the human race's actual life on this earth",
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"unearthly",
"unworldly"
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"a sermon against our obsession with earthly pursuits",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While the Arabidopsis sprouts weren\u2019t particularly impressive by earthly standards, that Robert Ferl and Anna-Lisa Paul, the study\u2019s authors, were able to grow plants at all is impressive. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
"The story follows what happens after Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed almighty powers of the Egyptian gods and immediately imprisoned. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
"But a recent tweet from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Southeast Region zeroed in on something not so earthly : the Lake Interchange. \u2014 Jordan Tilkens, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"Collaboration in space typically transcends earthly politics, and cooperation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War served major symbolic significance. \u2014 Derek Saul, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Mercury goes into earthly Taurus on the 3rd just a day before Saturn retrograde takes place in Aquarius on the 4th. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 June 2022",
"The science-fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson delivers a guide to the earthly wilderness that has been his lifelong inspiration. \u2014 Wsj Books Staff, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
"Science tells us that these visions have an earthly cause: compounds that block or trigger certain neurotransmitters, sending our brains into overdrive. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"In 1981, in the first hours of earthly bonding, the new mom wanted a tie to her childhood. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022"
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"big",
"consequential",
"earth-shattering",
"eventful",
"historic",
"important",
"major",
"material",
"meaningful",
"momentous",
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"much",
"significant",
"substantial",
"tectonic",
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"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
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"minor",
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"slight",
"small",
"trifling",
"trivial",
"unimportant"
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"examples":[
"earthshaking news\u2014the President has been assassinated",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As with the box discovered underneath the Lee statue, the results were disappointing, mostly photographs and documents of no earthshaking importance. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Like others in his line of work, Paul said March 2020 was an earthshaking development: the moment live performance screeched to a halt. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 16 May 2021",
"The effect is shattering, creating a visceral immediacy that parachutes the viewer into that earthshaking moment, with no clear resolution in sight. \u2014 Jason Bailey, New York Times , 1 Feb. 2021",
"His early songs, released as Elvis Presley was shaking up the music scene, were a sort of comfort food, jaunty yet melodic and not too earthshaking . \u2014 New York Times , 22 Jan. 2021",
"Something earthshaking has happened, but the first guest booked to talk about it has canceled, so Sanjay Gupta will be calling for an emergency Zoom chat in 30 minutes. \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 3 Dec. 2020",
"Nothing earthshaking happens in any of Brown\u2019s videos -- at least, not in the first eight -- but fans appear to be tuning in, eager to find out more about Alabama Hannah. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 17 Nov. 2020",
"Wucker's gray rhino is not an earthshaking event out of nowhere. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 May 2020",
"Of course, the answers are up to the individual reader and will vary based on things like family dynamics and how earthshaking the consequences of knowing might be. \u2014 Pam Belluck, New York Times , 3 Mar. 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040108"
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"noun"
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],
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"earthy humor"
],
": plain and simple in style : unsophisticated":[
"earthy peasant cookery",
"earthy decor"
]
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"-t\u035fh\u0113",
"\u02c8\u0259r-th\u0113"
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"earthlike",
"loamy"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"a blend of earthy colors",
"The wine had an earthy flavor.",
"Critics were impressed by the movie's earthy realism.",
"food made with simple, earthy ingredients",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The same earthy clay and charcoal that purify pores can also whiten teeth and degrease roots. \u2014 Jolene Edgar, Allure , 24 June 2022",
"What the production lacks in grace it more than makes up for in earthy energy. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"In this peaceful blue master bedroom designed by Cathy Chapman, the gorgeous stone walls bring in an earthy feel. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 23 June 2022",
"Dark cherry nose with a rich body and good mid-palate weight with hints of earthy notes on the finish. \u2014 Cathrine Todd, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The deep, earthy base notes of leather, oakmoss, and musk round out this rich and striking cologne. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Details include gold tile, raw wood, greenery and earthy tones paired with bright colors. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"For the beauty look, Styles stripped things back and opted for earthy , natural tones. \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The inaugural chapter of r.e.m. beauty, aptly named Ultra Violet, is filled with shimmer shades and earthy tones that will make technicolor fans and nude lovers alike very happy. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 17 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035359"
},
"ease":{
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"verb"
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"\u2014 often used as a command"
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": to free from something that pains, disquiets, or burdens":[
"trying to ease her of her worries"
],
": to make less painful : alleviate":[
"ease his suffering"
],
": to lessen the pressure or tension of especially by slackening, lifting, or shifting":[
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": to maneuver gently or carefully":[
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],
": to moderate or reduce especially in amount or intensity":[
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": to make less difficult":[
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": to give freedom or relief":[],
": to move or pass slowly or easily":[
"\u2014 often used with a directional word (such as over or up ) the limo eased up in front of the house"
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": to become less intense, vigorous, or engaged : become moderate":[
"\u2014 usually used with up or off told her staff to ease up a little expected the storm to ease off ease up on fatty foods"
],
": to apply less pressure":[
"\u2014 usually used with up or off ease up on the accelerator"
],
": to act in a less harsh manner":[
"\u2014 usually used with up or off decided to ease off on enforcement"
]
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"\u02c8\u0113z"
],
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"alleviation",
"comfort",
"release",
"relief"
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"facilitate",
"grease",
"loosen (up)",
"smooth",
"unclog"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the sunburn medication brought me instant ease",
"a gymnast who can handle even the most demanding moves on the parallel bars with total ease",
"Verb",
"trying to ease my troubled mind",
"The diplomats failed to ease tensions between the two nations.",
"Authorities are looking for ways to ease prison overcrowding.",
"The government is expected to ease travel restrictions.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Reviewers raved about its ease of use and long wear time, with manicures lasting two weeks or more. \u2014 Jillian Ruffo, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 June 2022",
"During testing, this wallpaper earned perfect scores for its ease of re-application and removal by tacking onto the wall without bubbles and peeling away without residue. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 27 June 2022",
"Our lab analysts and experts tested 10 iced tea makers in the Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab, evaluating each maker for its ease of use, performance and final results. \u2014 Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping , 22 June 2022",
"Our testers loved this vacuum for its ease of use and effective cleaning abilities. \u2014 Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
"In a heel turn, Diane leveraged her relationships with rich white clients\u2014and, implicitly, their greater ease with a white woman\u2014to preserve her position. \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Experts at the Good Housekeeping Institute Lab tested over half a dozen GPS trackers and researched a dozen more based on their ease of use, accuracy, fit and extra features to find the best options for each family's needs. \u2014 Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
"Frances wants everything that Melissa has\u2014her man, her home, her writing career, her ease in the world\u2014and hates herself for wanting them. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 15 May 2022",
"Once the look of the pieces was finalized, their ease of wear was paramount. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 12 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Government action: The government hasn\u2019t taken any steps to ease skyrocketing prices. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"Biden's proposal:Biden to propose three-month federal gas tax holiday to ease soaring prices at the pump What are gas taxes? \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Some politicians have floated the idea of a gas tax holiday to help ease prices at the pump. \u2014 Robert Rapier, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Earlier this year, at the end of March, the president authorized the release of one million barrels of oil a day from the country's Strategic Petroleum Reserve for six months, in an effort to ease high gas prices. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, CBS News , 20 June 2022",
"Ministers at the meeting will consider whether to lift or ease export restrictions on food to help countries facing a shortage of wheat, fertilizer and other products because of the war in Ukraine. \u2014 Jamey Keaten, ajc , 12 June 2022",
"In April, Indonesia, the world\u2019s largest producer of palm oil, suspended exports of the crop to try to ease rising prices of cooking oil at home. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"Hong Kong, too, has moved to ease restrictions, reopening the border to nonresidents, resuming in-person classes and allowing bars and other businesses to restart operations for the first time since January. \u2014 Anisha Kukreja, NBC News , 5 June 2022",
"Governments can do a few things to ease prices, including offer fuel subsidies and capping prices at the pump. \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 3 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ese , from Anglo-French eise, aise convenience, comfort, ultimately from Latin adjacent-, adjacens neighboring \u2014 more at adjacent":"Noun"
},
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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": felt or attained to readily, naturally, and spontaneously":[
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],
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],
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"cost $500 easy"
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"\u02c8\u0113-z\u0113"
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"cheap",
"downhill",
"effortless",
"facile",
"fluent",
"fluid",
"hands-down",
"light",
"painless",
"ready",
"royal",
"simple",
"smooth",
"snap",
"soft"
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"easily",
"effortlessly",
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"fluently",
"freely",
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"hands down",
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"well"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for easy Adjective easy , facile , simple , light , effortless , smooth mean not demanding effort or involving difficulty. easy is applicable either to persons or things imposing tasks or to activity required by such tasks. an easy college course facile often adds to easy the connotation of undue haste or shallowness. facile answers to complex questions simple stresses ease in understanding or dealing with because complication is absent. a simple problem in arithmetic light stresses freedom from what is burdensome. a light teaching load effortless stresses the appearance of ease and usually implies the prior attainment of artistry or expertness. moving with effortless grace smooth stresses the absence or removal of all difficulties, hardships, or obstacles. a smooth ride synonyms see in addition comfortable",
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"It's surprisingly easy to use.",
"It was an easy decision to make.",
"They scored an easy goal late in the game.",
"It wasn't easy for her to leave home.",
"There are no easy solutions to this problem.",
"He's had an easy life.",
"This new schedule should make our lives easier .",
"I hope this will make things easier for you.",
"I won't feel easy until I know that she arrived safely.",
"Adverb",
"He just wants to take life easy now.",
"we can make the trip in four hours easy",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Plus, it's finished off with a 1-liter dust cup that's easy to empty without getting your hands dirty. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 2 July 2022",
"But Nguyen\u2019s most helpful analysis is easy to miss. \u2014 Andy Robertson, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Inequity in athletic departments, from elementary schools to universities, was fairly easy to sniff out, if not fix. \u2014 Amy Bass, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"That is easy to do when only one side gets to present evidence, call witnesses and disregard potentially exculpatory evidence. \u2014 WSJ , 1 July 2022",
"Accommodations during the hiring process, Gibson said, could be as easy as having a quieter space in a job fair to talk with candidates, or training hiring managers about unconscious bias that could affect their perception of disabled people. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
"On that page, the company says that the account deletion option should be easy to find in the app. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 1 July 2022",
"Both sizes boast a range of up to 35 feet, are easy to refill, and are durable enough to survive an entire summer of fun. \u2014 Zachary Mack, Popular Mechanics , 30 June 2022",
"Snowdrop bulbs are incredibly easy to grow and can bloom as early as January, per Binetti. \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 30 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"For many people, that acknowledgement doesn\u2019t come easy . \u2014 Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"While Nepal is known for its progressive stance on LGBTQ+ rights in Southeast Asia\u2014at least, compared to many of its neighboring countries\u2014those political freedoms didn\u2019t come easy , and Nepali activists note there is still a long way to go. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 14 June 2022",
"But nothing comes easy in Indianapolis, and on lap 194 Jimmie Johnson crashes, bringing out the caution flag and ultimately red-flagging the race as the safety team cleans the track before a final shootout. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
"Udoka\u2019s journey to being one of the best young head coaches in the league didn\u2019t come easy , though. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 June 2022",
"The berth didn\u2019t come easy against a St. Xavier squad that had beaten Moeller twice during the regular season. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 29 May 2022",
"Getting this far didn\u2019t come easy and was a mixture of skill and luck. \u2014 al , 25 May 2022",
"Take it easy , and be proud of yourself for getting there. \u2014 Blair Braverman, Outside Online , 24 Jan. 2022",
"But nothing comes easy on the frontier: The two contend with Tallie\u2019s cruel, controlling husband, played by Christopher Abbott, and the harsh, though beautiful, landscape that surrounds them. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English esy , from Anglo-French eis\u00e9, aasi\u00e9 , past participle of eiser, aaisier to ease, from a- ad- (from Latin ad- ) + eise ease":"Adjective"
},
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020911"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": relaxed and casual in style or manner":[
"an easygoing boss"
],
": morally lax":[],
": unhurried , comfortable":[
"an easygoing pace"
]
},
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"\u02cc\u0113-z\u0113-\u02c8g\u014d-i\u014b",
"-\u02c8g\u022f(-)i\u014b"
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"affable",
"breezy",
"devil-may-care",
"happy-go-lucky",
"laid-back",
"low-pressure",
"mellow"
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"high-strung",
"uptight"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"counselors at the summer camp are pretty easygoing",
"some men are pretty easygoing about housekeeping",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Finding an easygoing dress to wear while working from home or on a brunch date can be tough. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com , 18 June 2022",
"On and off the court, Gustafson\u2019s easygoing personality has clicked well with her teammates. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 12 June 2022",
"The members of the team, which includes two rookies and three veterans this year, tend to have an easygoing personality and a good sense of humor. \u2014 Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Alva was an easygoing guy who liked nothing better than strumming his guitar by a campfire. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Dec. 2021",
"As a conversationalist, Fantano was easygoing , even a bit fawning. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"Chihuahuas are labeled yappy and temperamental, whereas bulldogs are described as easygoing and sociable. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022",
"But Jackson argues that beneath the seemingly easygoing and gregarious surface beats the heart of a fierce competitor. \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 15 Mar. 2022",
"In 2022, as office dress-codes become more and more relaxed, American men focus on an easygoing and carefree vibe. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052907"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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": to take in through the mouth as food : ingest, chew, and swallow in turn":[],
": to destroy, consume, or waste by or as if by eating":[
"expenses ate up the profits",
"gadgets that eat up too much space"
],
": to bear the expense of : take a loss on":[
"the team was forced to eat the rest of his contract"
],
": to consume gradually : corrode":[
"cars eaten away by rust"
],
": to consume with vexation : bother":[
"what's eating you now"
],
": to enjoy eagerly or avidly : lap":[
"\u2014 used with up it was an amazing performance and the crowd ate it up"
],
": to perform fellatio or cunnilingus on":[
"\u2014 often used with out"
],
": to take food or a meal":[],
": to affect something by gradual destruction or consumption":[
"\u2014 usually used with into, away , or at the loss was really eating at her the controversy ate into his support"
],
": to defeat, conquer, or overwhelm completely : crush":[
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": to retract what one has said":[],
": to accept the domination of another":[],
": to deprive of profit, dominance, or success":[],
": something to eat : food":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
]
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"\u02c8\u0113t"
],
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"consume",
"ingest",
"partake (of)",
"put away",
"put down",
"tuck (away "
],
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"bread",
"chow",
"chuck",
"comestibles",
"eatables",
"edibles",
"fare",
"food",
"foodstuffs",
"grub",
"meat",
"provender",
"provisions",
"table",
"tucker",
"viands",
"victuals",
"vittles"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Verb",
"You'll feel better if you eat something.",
"I ate a big breakfast so I'm not very hungry.",
"They like to eat at home.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Eating it: Some folks spoon directly into their mouths. \u2014 Ann Maloney, NOLA.com , 19 July 2017",
"New this year to True Nature is a retreat for those with eating disorders and their family members. \u2014 Plain Dealer Guest Writer, cleveland.com , 19 July 2017",
"However hot dogs may have originated, the council estimates Americans will eat 7 billion of them between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day. \u2014 Don Sweeney, sacbee , 19 July 2017",
"In fact, a recent survey showed that 36% of Chick-fil-A dinner customers take their meal to go from restaurants to eat at home. \u2014 Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living , 19 July 2017",
"The casual restaurant and bar also offers an all-you-can- eat breakfast buffet at 8 a.m. Sundays. \u2014 Vickie Snow Jurkowski, Daily Southtown , 19 July 2017",
"Miami was last in the NFL at 57 plays per game last season partly because the offense didn\u2019t convert effectively on third downs, but also because the porous run defense allowed opponents to eat up the clock. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun-Sentinel.com , 19 July 2017",
"Parents and their children can bring a lunch to eat during the program. \u2014 Michelle Mullins, Naperville Sun , 18 July 2017",
"Hammerhead worms contain the same toxin as blowfish and can be harmful if eaten . \u2014 Liz Langley, National Geographic , 15 July 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And yes, kids ages 6 and under eat free everyday all day with the purchase of a regular entr\u00e9e. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
"The buffet costs $70 for adults, $35 for children 4-12, and kids 3 and under eat free. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2022",
"And Zachary Smith has three stories on all of the things that the animals at the zoo eat . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"A year into motherhood, wellness entrepreneur Hannah Bronfman, like many moms, knows the value of time more than ever \u2014 and just how little there is available to do a lot of things, including eat . \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 19 Apr. 2022",
"French doors can separate the family room from a large and amazing eat -in chef\u2019s kitchen. \u2014 James Alexander, courant.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The store, once a staple of teenage fashion, has in recent years seen competitors such as H&M and Forever 21 eat into its market share. \u2014 Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Walters said grocery chains did well during COVID-19 lockdowns as people rushed to fill up on groceries (and toilet paper), as well as eat at home while restaurants were closed. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The Binders, however, have repurposed this room to serve as a comfortable den that flows effortlessly to the large eat -in kitchen. \u2014 James Alexander, Hartford Courant , 12 Apr. 2022"
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"a survival course in which you learn which wild plants are eatable",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"And love the not-too-sugary bread-and-butter pickles. Fries: More crisp, golden matchsticks (seasoned with garlic, shallots, chives and lots of salt) and compulsively eatable . Price: $16. \u2014 Rick Nelson, Star Tribune , 25 June 2021",
"In 1998, blue was added, later followed by the options of eatable enticements using green and orange tones. \u2014 Philip Potempa, Post-Tribune , 4 Apr. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The event begins at 3 p.m. The schedule includes live music from bluegrass and Americana band Rollin\u2019 In the Hay, as well as eatables from Saw\u2019s BBQ, food trucks, mini-golf, a bounce house and a water slide. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al.com , 6 June 2019",
"In the shops, pink and white eatables were on display, often shaped into blossoms, and in bars people were drinking cocktails sprinkled with petals. \u2014 Jo Rodgers, Vogue , 29 Apr. 2018"
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"The new sports bar and eatery will open on Tuesday, June 14 at 2407 Lorain Ave. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"Rather than charge a commission on deliveries, Locale charges a flat $5 fee on a delivery, which covers delivery regardless of location, so a user in Los Angeles can order a bundle of food from an eatery in San Diego to be delivered days later. \u2014 Jonathan Keane, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Travelers seeking a quick meal from a local eatery will have access to Blue Iguana and Vessel Kitchen. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 May 2022",
"But just a few steps away from the beloved eatery are other Pioneertown treasures worth exploring. \u2014 Rachel Schnalzer, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"This remains a good time to support your local economy by ordering from a local eatery . \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The offerings are a little different at Sanjiv and Vandana Dhar\u2019s four restaurants, from the oldest Indian eatery in Rhode Island to their latest location in Cranston, which marries spices from the subcontinent with mixology and tacos. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Mei\u2019s does offer up a few American Chinese dishes; for some time, Wang and her family operated a Longwood eatery called China Restaurant, where this was the specialty. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"Another can't-miss morning eatery , Ani's blends the most delectably thick and creamy smoothie bowls. \u2014 Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022"
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"examples":[
"crab apples are not actually eating apples",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The remaining two are breathing on their own and eating . \u2014 Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Keep salumi in the refrigerator but bring it to cool room temperature (in the 60 degree range) for the best eating experience. \u2014 Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Oct. 2021",
"This is linked to insulin resistance in people with PCOS\u2014specifically those who are overweight, have unhealthy eating habits, don't get enough exercise, or have a family history of diabetes. \u2014 Emilia Benton, Health.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
"In addition to weight gain and a lack of exercise, studies have shown excessive TV viewing is linked to the inability of children to pay attention and think clearly, while increasing poor eating habits and behavioral problems. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte And Virginia Langmaid, CNN , 17 Sep. 2021",
"Street-side tables and dining structures became ubiquitous around Manhattan as restaurants offered safe, outdoor eating options during the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 NBC News , 29 July 2021",
"Deducting time for sleeping, eating and personal care, that would leave Lenamon about 3 hours a day to commute, manage his law firm and spend time with his family, according to JAC. \u2014 Monivette Cordeiro, orlandosentinel.com , 21 May 2021",
"There are some seeds and skin here, which makes for an active eating experience. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2021",
"Oz called out Kimmel's poor eating habits and lack of exercise \u2014 and as expected, Kimmel made a joke out of it. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 16 Sep. 2020"
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": areas of land as distinguished from sea and air",
": the solid footing formed of soil : ground",
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"Gnomes are the brainchildren of the Swiss philosopher Paracelsus, who envisioned them moving through earth as easily as fish move through water. \u2014 WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"This is enough plastic to circle the earth several hundred times, in the form of air pillows. \u2014 Matt Littlejohn, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"For a moment Betty Sawyer held the soil in her palms, feeling the dark, gravelly earth against her skin. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Dear Amy: My beloved husband left this physical earth 20 months ago. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
"Dear Amy: My beloved husband left this physical earth 20 months ago. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"Dear Amy: My beloved husband left this physical earth 20 months ago. \u2014 cleveland , 12 June 2022",
"Dear Amy: My beloved husband left this physical earth 20 months ago. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"Search-and-rescue groups use dogs to find lost people, dead people and people buried under earth and snow. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Step into nature, hike, perhaps try earthing (which is a practice of removing your shoes and walking on the earth to help rid you of stresses or clear your mind). \u2014 Krystyna Ch\u00e1vez, Marie Claire , 14 Jan. 2020",
"The outer cylinder is earthed while the inner one is not, creating a capacitor. \u2014 The Economist , 1 Aug. 2019",
"Practitioner John Manning will discuss earthing on Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 7 p.m. at the Enfield Public Library, 104 Middle Road. \u2014 Courant Community , 9 Jan. 2018",
"When the aerial is earthed , part of the carrier wave will be absorbed. \u2014 The Economist , 13 Sep. 2017",
"But Truth in Advertising, a consumer advocacy group, cited earthing in a database of 50-some instances in which Goop promoted unsubstantiated products or claims. \u2014 Olga Khazan, The Atlantic , 12 Sep. 2017",
"Inside, the ch\u00e2teau is an equal marvel, perfectly restored and filled with contemporary art and, for balance, fragments of a meteorite that fell to earth 200 million years ago. \u2014 Jon Maksik, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 Apr. 2017"
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"Adjective",
"Barnum's antics provoked tongue-in-cheek reporting and nods and winks in the newspapers, but no earnest cries of humbug. The artful deceiver turned fraud into family fun. \u2014 Jackson Lears , New Republic , 12 Nov. 2001",
"Students of all ages were forced to watch these earnest but bizarre short films, which apprised them of such things as the folly of playing on steep precipices overlooking the ocean, the need to minimize one's square-dancing during the early days of the menstrual cycle, the inadvisability of shooting heroin before an important track meet and the necessity of placing the fork to the left of the plate. \u2014 Joe Queenan , New York Times , 20 Jan. 2000",
"\u2026 a Prussian \u00e9migr\u00e9 who became a middle-class English gentleman; an angry agitator who spent much of his adult life in the scholarly silence of the British Museum Reading Room; a gregarious and convivial host who fell out with almost all his friends; a devoted family man who impregnated his housemaid; and a deeply earnest philosopher who loved drink, cigars and jokes. \u2014 Francis Wheen , The Nation , 10 July 2000",
"\u2026 a bland expression on my face, looking more innocent than an innocent person has any business looking, I imagined that the sales-women who sometimes glanced over at me saw an earnest young shopper instead of a transparent little klepto. \u2014 Tobias Wolff , Forbes , 20 Mar. 1989",
"an earnest plea for help",
"I'll accept only an earnest apology from you.",
"Noun (1)",
"On Easter Monday the rain began in earnest . \u2014 Katherine Paterson , Bridge to Terabithia , (1977) 2003",
"The sidewalks were crowded as women and men argued and bargained with each other as the shopping day began in earnest . \u2014 Harold Robbins , The Storyteller , 1985",
"Books are an addiction, that, when aroused in earnest , is rarely calmed. \u2014 Joseph Epstein , The Middle of My Tether , 1983",
"The divorce proceedings began in earnest , and they were earnestly vile. \u2014 Angie Bowie et al. , US , 23 Nov. 1982",
"Noun (2)",
"In 1942, Roosevelt, Stimson, and Marshall all recognized the degree of fraud in MacArthur but let him get away with his act because in those black days morale required an invincible hero in the Pacific as an earnest of eventual victory there. \u2014 Paul Fussell , Wartime , 1989",
"A large portion of the spoil was set aside to be sent to Carthage as an earnest of the riches of further conquest. \u2014 Ernle Bradford , Hannibal , 1981",
"When I had promised to pay for his information and given him an earnest , he told me that he had made two journeys between Carfax and a house in Piccadilly, and had taken from this house to the latter nine great boxes, \"main heavy ones,\" with a horse and cart hired by him for this purpose. \u2014 Bram Stoker , Dracula , 1897",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"When the race began in earnest again on lap 17, Hamilton burst straight past Ricciardo into third while Vettel brilliantly defended the corner twice to fend off Bottas. \u2014 Associated Press, latimes.com , 16 Apr. 2017",
"And Wura O. is surprisingly earnest : Africa is a place full of beauty, exuberance, and culture. \u2014 Sebastian Modak, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 7 Apr. 2017",
"With a new administration in office and so much at stake, now is a good time to approach that task in earnest . \u2014 Liz Spayd, New York Times , 18 Feb. 2017",
"Yet in an era of fake news, overheated partisanship and general rancor, Mr. Mazza seems unfailingly earnest and without an agenda \u2014 aside from trying to become a reporter, with his own notion of what that means. \u2014 Marc Santora, New York Times , 17 Feb. 2017",
"This championship marked the culmination of a slow rebuilding process, which started in earnest when the Cubs hired Theo Epstein as president of baseball operations before the 2012 season. \u2014 Jared Diamond, WSJ , 3 Nov. 2016",
"Few music figures have made a more earnest attempt to break into fashion than Yeezus, and these sorts of collections follow in those Westian footsteps. \u2014 Pete Forester, Esquire , 22 Aug. 2016",
"The campaign kicked off in earnest Thursday night on a conference call with at least 30 delegates from 15 states, according to multiple participants. \u2014 Ed O'keefe, Washington Post , 17 June 2016",
"A team spokesman declined to be quoted, but expressed earnest affection for the Hall of Science; the Mets have a representative on the hall\u2019s board. \u2014 Jim Dwyer, New York Times , 19 May 2016",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The most immediate question is whether the British can map out in advance their negotiating partners\u2019 positions before the talks start in earnest . \u2014 Stephen Fidler, WSJ , 6 Oct. 2016",
"Then, the defending of the lead continued in earnest . \u2014 Andrew Das, New York Times , 11 June 2016",
"But Sanders appeared to be offering in earnest , prompted in part by the Clinton campaign\u2019s decision, announced Monday, not to follow through on an earlier pledge to debate him in California. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 27 May 2016",
"The battle for control of the living room just began in earnest . \u2014 David Streitfeld, New York Times , 18 May 2016",
"The term post-racial is almost never used in earnest . \u2014 Ta-nehisi Coates, The Atlantic , 26 June 2015",
"A guest brings up a television show in which each episode features a different sect of Americans, preparing in earnest for a different kind of doomsday. \u2014 Eric Boman, Vogue , 29 Apr. 2015",
"Will Ferrell has been making the publicity rounds in earnest since his new comedy Get Hard premiered at SXSW earlier this month. \u2014 Ryan Bort, Esquire , 27 Mar. 2015",
"Ersatz, every word, and yet all meant in good earnest . \u2014 Emma Donoghue, The Atlantic , 19 Feb. 2014"
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"Middle English ernest , from Old English eornost ; akin to Old High German ernust earnest":"Noun and Adjective",
"Middle English ernes, ernest , from Anglo-French arres, erres , plural of erre earnest, from Latin arra , short for arrabo , from Greek arrhab\u014dn , of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew \u02bd\u0113r\u0101bh\u014dn pledge":"Noun"
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"Verb",
"You'll feel better if you eat something.",
"I ate a big breakfast so I'm not very hungry.",
"They like to eat at home.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Eating it: Some folks spoon directly into their mouths. \u2014 Ann Maloney, NOLA.com , 19 July 2017",
"New this year to True Nature is a retreat for those with eating disorders and their family members. \u2014 Plain Dealer Guest Writer, cleveland.com , 19 July 2017",
"However hot dogs may have originated, the council estimates Americans will eat 7 billion of them between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day. \u2014 Don Sweeney, sacbee , 19 July 2017",
"In fact, a recent survey showed that 36% of Chick-fil-A dinner customers take their meal to go from restaurants to eat at home. \u2014 Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living , 19 July 2017",
"The casual restaurant and bar also offers an all-you-can- eat breakfast buffet at 8 a.m. Sundays. \u2014 Vickie Snow Jurkowski, Daily Southtown , 19 July 2017",
"Miami was last in the NFL at 57 plays per game last season partly because the offense didn\u2019t convert effectively on third downs, but also because the porous run defense allowed opponents to eat up the clock. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun-Sentinel.com , 19 July 2017",
"Parents and their children can bring a lunch to eat during the program. \u2014 Michelle Mullins, Naperville Sun , 18 July 2017",
"Hammerhead worms contain the same toxin as blowfish and can be harmful if eaten . \u2014 Liz Langley, National Geographic , 15 July 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And yes, kids ages 6 and under eat free everyday all day with the purchase of a regular entr\u00e9e. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
"The buffet costs $70 for adults, $35 for children 4-12, and kids 3 and under eat free. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2022",
"And Zachary Smith has three stories on all of the things that the animals at the zoo eat . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"A year into motherhood, wellness entrepreneur Hannah Bronfman, like many moms, knows the value of time more than ever \u2014 and just how little there is available to do a lot of things, including eat . \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 19 Apr. 2022",
"French doors can separate the family room from a large and amazing eat -in chef\u2019s kitchen. \u2014 James Alexander, courant.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The store, once a staple of teenage fashion, has in recent years seen competitors such as H&M and Forever 21 eat into its market share. \u2014 Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Walters said grocery chains did well during COVID-19 lockdowns as people rushed to fill up on groceries (and toilet paper), as well as eat at home while restaurants were closed. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The Binders, however, have repurposed this room to serve as a comfortable den that flows effortlessly to the large eat -in kitchen. \u2014 James Alexander, Hartford Courant , 12 Apr. 2022"
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"\u02c8\u0113z-l\u0113",
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"readily",
"smoothly",
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"examples":[
"These ingredients are easily obtained.",
"I'm too heavy to be carried easily .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With his mechanical tentacles, Doc Ock was easily one of the coolest villains Spider-Man ever took on. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"Maybe that\u2019s the reason why Korg is easily the more popular one, as Miek doesn\u2019t exactly have a voice. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 21 June 2022",
"Their large but unremarkable house could easily be the home of a successful doctor rather than one of the richest men in the country. \u2014 Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica , 21 June 2022",
"Polls suggest that his party, Likud, will easily be the largest in the next parliament, but its allies may not have enough seats to let Netanyahu assemble a parliamentary majority. \u2014 Isabel Kershner, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"Polls suggest that his party, Likud, will easily be the largest in the next Parliament, but its allies may not have enough seats to let Mr. Netanyahu assemble a parliamentary majority. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
"And while the experience of being out on the water is easily the highlight of the trip, the experience is only enhanced by the food and wine that accompanies it. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 17 June 2022",
"Twin Peaks is easily one of the strangest crime shows to ever grace television, and the medium owes much of its current experimentation and weird plots (looking at you, Riverdale) to Twin Peaks. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
"Armas looks into the mirror and gives the kind of smile and laugh that could easily be mistaken for the real thing. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 16 June 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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": either of a pair of tufts of lengthened feathers on the head of some birds":[],
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": a person who listens : listener":[
"looking for a friendly ear"
],
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"\u2014 Mark Twain"
],
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"plays by ear"
],
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"everything you say to him goes in one ear and out the other"
],
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"set the racing world on its ear by breaking the record"
],
": deeply involved : heavily implicated":[
"up to his ears in shady deals"
],
": the fruiting spike of a cereal (such as wheat or corn) including both the seeds and protective structures":[],
": to form ears in growing":[
"the rye should be earing up"
]
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"\u02c8ir",
"\u02c8i(\u0259)r"
],
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"advertence",
"advertency",
"attention",
"awareness",
"cognizance",
"consciousness",
"eye",
"heed",
"knowledge",
"mindfulness",
"note",
"notice",
"observance",
"observation"
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"Middle English ere , from Old English \u0113are ; akin to Old High German \u014dra ear, Latin auris , Greek ous":"Noun",
"Middle English er, ere, going back to Old English \u0113ar (Northumbrian \u00e6hher ), going back to Germanic *ahaz (whence also Old Frisian \u0101r \"ear of grain,\" Middle Dutch aer, aere, Old Saxon ehir, Old High German ah, ahar, ehir, Old Norse ax, Gothic ahs ), going back to Indo-European *h 2 e\u1e31-es-, s-stem derivative from the base *h 2 e\u1e31- \"sharp, pointed\" (in reference to a spike of grain perhaps originally referring to the awns, then generalized to the entire spike), whence also Latin acer-, acus \"husks of grain or legumes, chaff,\" Tocharian B \u0101ke \"end,\" Tocharian A \u0101k \u2014 more at edge entry 1":"Noun",
"Middle English eren, derivative of ere ear entry 2":"Verb"
},
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032157"
},
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"adjective"
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": distressingly loud or shrill":[]
},
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"\u02c8ir-\u02ccspli-ti\u014b"
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"blaring",
"blasting",
"booming",
"clamorous",
"clangorous",
"deafening",
"loud",
"piercing",
"plangent",
"resounding",
"ringing",
"roaring",
"slam-bang",
"sonorous",
"stentorian",
"thundering",
"thunderous"
],
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"gentle",
"low",
"soft"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for earsplitting loud , stentorian , earsplitting , raucous , strident mean marked by intensity or volume of sound. loud applies to any volume above normal and may suggest undue vehemence or obtrusiveness. loud shouts of protest stentorian implies great power and range. an actor with a stentorian voice earsplitting implies loudness that is physically discomforting. the earsplitting sound of a siren raucous implies a loud harsh grating tone, especially of voice, and may suggest rowdiness. the raucous shouts of drunken revelers strident implies a rasping discordant but insistent quality, especially of voice. the strident voices of hecklers",
"examples":[
"The train's whistle made an earsplitting noise.",
"the earsplitting noise coming from the jackhammers at the construction site",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those rounded up included Mr. Ding, who later told his lawyer that investigators forced him to stay awake by constantly showing him an adulatory documentary about China\u2019s leader, Mr. Xi, at an earsplitting volume for 10 days and nights. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Jan. 2022",
"The Aztecs have played in some earsplitting environments since their ascension into college basketball relevance. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Feb. 2022",
"The Bell model produced an earsplitting 130 decibels. \u2014 David A. Taylor, Washington Post , 24 Jan. 2022",
"In Libya, the radio from a passing car spurs rage in Majid Mokhtar Sasy al-Maghrebi, reminding him of the C.I.A. prison where earsplitting music was just one assault to his senses. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 12 Aug. 2021",
"The earsplitting sound of rockets shrieking above the tidal flats has caused some, such as shorebirds, to flee in terror or to stop nesting in the area altogether. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2021",
"Many fans call the amorphous sound social reject music, which captures their ironic sense of themselves as the lowest of the low, playfully dissing one another for devouring such low-quality, earsplitting , coarse rap tunes. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2021",
"Periodical cicadas are known for their earsplitting sounds, which are produced by the male of the species to attract females. \u2014 USA Today , 30 Mar. 2021",
"Instead of asking fans to rattle Aaron Rodgers with earsplitting noise, the Vikings will rely on a recorded soundtrack that can't be played above 75 decibels and showcase cardboard cutouts that fans can purchase for $150 apiece. \u2014 Ben Goessling, Star Tribune , 12 Sep. 2020"
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1761, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045238"
},
"eatable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": fit or able to be eaten":[],
": something to eat":[],
": food":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0113-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"comestible",
"eating",
"edible",
"esculent"
],
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"bread",
"chow",
"chuck",
"comestibles",
"eats",
"edibles",
"fare",
"food",
"foodstuffs",
"grub",
"meat",
"provender",
"provisions",
"table",
"tucker",
"viands",
"victuals",
"vittles"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a survival course in which you learn which wild plants are eatable",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"And love the not-too-sugary bread-and-butter pickles. Fries: More crisp, golden matchsticks (seasoned with garlic, shallots, chives and lots of salt) and compulsively eatable . Price: $16. \u2014 Rick Nelson, Star Tribune , 25 June 2021",
"In 1998, blue was added, later followed by the options of eatable enticements using green and orange tones. \u2014 Philip Potempa, Post-Tribune , 4 Apr. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The event begins at 3 p.m. The schedule includes live music from bluegrass and Americana band Rollin\u2019 In the Hay, as well as eatables from Saw\u2019s BBQ, food trucks, mini-golf, a bounce house and a water slide. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al.com , 6 June 2019",
"In the shops, pink and white eatables were on display, often shaped into blossoms, and in bars people were drinking cocktails sprinkled with petals. \u2014 Jo Rodgers, Vogue , 29 Apr. 2018"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021414"
},
"each":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"pronoun"
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"definitions":{
": being one of two or more distinct individuals having a similar relation and often constituting an aggregate":[],
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"to each his own"
],
": to or for each : apiece":[
"cost a dollar each"
]
},
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"\u02c8\u0113ch"
],
"synonyms":[
"any",
"every"
],
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"all",
"apiece",
"per",
"per capita"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"A rope was tied to each end of the boat.",
"Each student had a different explanation.",
"Pronoun",
"He took shot after shot, each missing by inches.",
"Adverb",
"They cost 50 cents each .",
"We were allowed two tries each .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The trust will be led by an independent stewardship committee of five members, who will each represent the beneficiary communities. \u2014 Louis Metzger Iv, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The nuclear families behind that fence were as broken and troubled as yours and mine by divorce, perversion, addiction, deceit, disaffection, violence, adultery, and we can each complete our personal list. \u2014 David Mamet, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
"As part of those partnerships, GM said its new partners will each build a new factory in the United States \u2014 one in Fort Worth, Texas, and the other location yet to be announced, with production starting in 2023 and 2024. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Frisco ISD produced four soccer state champions (Wakeland boys twice and Wakeland girls and Centennial girls once each ) from 2016 to 2018, and Memorial is looking to be the next FISD team to make a long playoff run. \u2014 Greg Riddle, Dallas News , 24 Mar. 2021",
"The place was spacious enough that my husband and I could each have a work area and even host guests without having to change our routine. \u2014 Ay\u015feg\u00fcl Sava\u015f, The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2021",
"The pot busts that took place in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic were each well over 1 ton. \u2014 Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner , 29 Oct. 2020",
"Providence Hospital and Infirmary Health are set to receive 1,000 test kits each , while USA Health would receive 1,200. \u2014 Christopher Harress | Charress@al.com, al , 16 Apr. 2020",
"Each will each receive an additional $4,000 scholarship. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 20 Mar. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ech , from Old English \u01e3lc ; akin to Old High German iogil\u012bh each; both from West Germanic *aiw- ever, always (whence Old English \u0101 always) + *gal\u012bkaz having the same form, like (whence Old English gel\u012bc like) \u2014 more at aye , like entry 1":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060634"
},
"earmark":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a mark of identification on the ear of an animal",
": a distinguishing mark",
": a provision in Congressional legislation that allocates a specified amount of money for a specific project, program, or organization",
": to mark (livestock) with an earmark",
": to mark in a distinguishing manner",
": to designate (something, such as funds) for a specific use or owner"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ir-\u02ccm\u00e4rk"
],
"synonyms":[
"allocate",
"consecrate",
"dedicate",
"devote",
"give up (to)",
"reserve",
"save",
"set by"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"The project uses funds that had been earmarked for education.",
"the earnings from my second job have been earmarked for a down payment on a car",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Cloud is a member of the Freedom Caucus, a group of the most conservative House Republicans that includes five Texans who did not request or receive earmark funding. \u2014 Andrew Zhang, San Antonio Express-News , 16 Apr. 2022",
"And earmark years back called pathway to the building trades. \u2014 cleveland , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Only in recent decades that funding dried up, as earmark programs \u2014 specific funding directed at local projects \u2014 basically ended about a decade ago. \u2014 Jesse Wright, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The earmark became a talk-show punchline and was eventually removed amid uproar over pork-barrel projects. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Mar. 2022",
"The biggest health care earmark of all actually went to another southern institution: the medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. \u2014 Nicholas Florko, STAT , 4 May 2022",
"From the dock, the visitors drove up to the village health clinic, which was upgraded after a $37.5 million congressional earmark in the late 1990s. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"In 2008, Congress asked the Justice Department to investigate Young\u2019s role in securing a $10 million earmark to widen a Florida highway; the matter was dropped in 2010, and Young denied any wrongdoing. \u2014 Becky Bohrer, BostonGlobe.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The earmark was included in the $1.5 trillion omnibus federal spending bill approved Thursday night by the U.S. Senate. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The bill also would earmark $750 million to provide incentive grants to provide three free months of free public transportation and a $439-million pause to the state\u2019s diesel sales tax. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"Or at least earmark some of that ridiculous money for other, more worthwhile university endeavors. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 10 May 2022",
"The online betting measure would earmark 85% of the online betting tax dollars for homelessness and mental health support, while 15% would go to tribes not participating in the marketplace. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022",
"The Biden administration\u2019s decision to place thousands of U.S. troops on high alert and earmark them for potential NATO duty is significant for three reasons. \u2014 John R. Deni, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Ledwith wants to earmark $3 million toward the start of a long-term plan for improving the air-circulation system at the elementary schools. \u2014 Don Stacom, courant.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The Biden administration would also earmark almost $82 billion over five years on preparing for another pandemic and for biodefense, including investing in the making of vaccines. \u2014 Amara Omeokwe, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
"But the request, as connected to a StartEngine fundraising campaign, doesn't clearly earmark any of its $5 million toward paying down the company's considerable debts. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 8 Feb. 2022",
"State lawmakers are expected to consider legislation that would earmark $5 million to help police and fire agencies provide mental health resources to its employees. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 Jan. 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-201810"
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"phrasal verb"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010055"
},
"earthquake":{
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"noun"
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": a shaking or trembling of the earth that is volcanic or tectonic in origin":[],
": upheaval sense 2":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259rth-\u02cckw\u0101k"
],
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"quake",
"shake",
"temblor",
"tremor"
],
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"examples":[
"a building destroyed by earthquake",
"the San Andreas Fault is notorious for its earthquakes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The earthquake occurred 20 miles from Paso Robles and Avenal, 32 miles from Atascadero and 36 miles from King City. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 June 2022",
"The earthquake destroyed at least 90 houses in Paktika and dozens of people are said to be trapped under the debris. \u2014 Landon Mion, Fox News , 22 June 2022",
"When an earthquake nearly destroyed the mission, and much of the city, in 1925, local visionaries insured that Santa Barbara would rebuild and rebound in the same design. \u2014 CBS News , 22 May 2022",
"Elon Musk\u2019s $44 billion\u2013odd purchase of Twitter was an earthquake for the social-media behemoth. \u2014 Nate Hochman, National Review , 12 May 2022",
"After the 1964 Good Friday earthquake destroyed the family home, Ed returned to Alaska, then went to work for the family business, first in Wrangell, then Ketchikan and in 1967, back to Anchorage. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Jan. 2022",
"The worst earthquake , in 1935, destroyed the provincial capital of Baluchistan and killed more than 35,000 people. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
"The worst earthquake , in 1935, destroyed the provincial capital of Baluchistan and killed more than 35,000 people. \u2014 Kathy Gannon And Abdul Sattar, USA TODAY , 7 Oct. 2021",
"In 2010, during the devastating earthquake in Haiti, medical devices were printed quickly, allowing doctors to provide health care without waiting for equipment to ship from abroad. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 12 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232808"
},
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"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": to eat all of (something)":[
"Eat your dinner up before it gets cold."
],
": to use up (time, resources, etc.)":[
"This project has been eating up a large part of the budget.",
"Your savings may be eaten up by inflation."
],
": to enjoy (something) greatly":[
"I thought the speech was stupid, but the audience ate it up ."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065012"
},
"earliest":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"biographical name",
"noun"
],
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": near the beginning of a period of time":[
"awoke early in the morning"
],
": near the beginning of a course, process, or series":[
"early in his senatorial career"
],
": before the usual or expected time":[
"the train arrived early"
],
": soon":[],
": sooner than related forms":[
"these apples bear early"
],
"Anderson 1816\u20131894 American Confederate general":[
"Ju*bal \\ \u02c8j\u00fc-\u200bb\u0259l \\"
],
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"in the early evening",
"the early symptoms of the disease"
],
": distant in past time":[],
": primitive":[
"early tools"
],
": occurring before the usual or expected time":[
"an early arrival"
],
": occurring in the near future":[
"at your earliest convenience"
],
": maturing or producing sooner than related forms":[
"an early peach"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259r-l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"beforehand",
"inopportunely",
"precociously",
"prematurely",
"unseasonably"
],
"antonyms":[
"ancient",
"primal",
"primeval",
"primitive",
"primordial"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"Early in his career he moved to the city.",
"a word first recorded early in the 17th century",
"They were trailing by a touchdown early in the fourth quarter.",
"The package should be arriving early next week.",
"She arrived early to help with the preparations.",
"I got up early to finish packing.",
"Adjective",
"the early symptoms of the disease",
"The early part of the book is better than the later part.",
"We had an early spring this year.",
"We're early . The show doesn't start for half an hour.",
"I've always been an early riser.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The Covid-19 vaccines currently authorized for use in the U.S. are all based on the sequence of the original SARS-CoV-2 virus, which was obtained early in 2020. \u2014 John P. Moore And Paul A. Offit, STAT , 3 July 2022",
"His pop-star makeover, from early in his career to later in life, was as unlikely as the song itself becoming part of the 20th century song canon. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
"The prosecution countered with a request for 30 to 55 years based on the harm done to victims, a lack of remorse for her crimes, and the argument that disliking jail time isn\u2019t a valid excuse to get out early . \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 28 June 2022",
"Make sure to bring cash - only some vendors accept credit cards - and get there early for the best deals. \u2014 Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"Get there early \u2014 this one will likely fill up fast. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Get there early with your blanket or chair to snag a spot in front of the stage. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Now, as then, tech entrepreneurs have displayed an urgency to get in early and make a splash. \u2014 David Ingram, NBC News , 21 June 2022",
"In 2013, he was offered the chance to plead guilty to the murder charge and get out of prison early . \u2014 Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The conventional wisdom at the time was that personality was fairly fixed from an early age and that personality tests, which ignored the body, could largely bracket one\u2019s range of leadership. \u2014 Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"Aleena was attacked early Sunday morning, just 10 minutes from her home, and died later that day in the hospital. \u2014 Adela Suliman, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
"San Jose police are searching for two assailants who stabbed two men early Saturday morning during at closing time for bars downtown. \u2014 Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 July 2022",
"All travel lanes are clear on I-285 in DeKalb County after an early morning tractor trailer fire shut down the interstate ahead of one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. \u2014 John Spink, ajc , 1 July 2022",
"Brown said that especially for trees growing in optimal conditions, like the wet ravine around Alerce Milenario, growth tends to be fast in its early age. \u2014 Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
"That Gray, now 23, felt so deeply at such an early age isn\u2019t so surprising. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
"From an early age, Tur was given the taste of excitement that came with her parents\u2019 day job. \u2014 Wendy Kaur, ELLE , 23 June 2022",
"Demond shared that his entrepreneurial drive started at an early age. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 21 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English erly , from Old English \u01e3rl\u012bce , from \u01e3r early, soon \u2014 more at ere":"Adverb"
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200516"
},
"earth quadrant":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a fourth of the earth's circumference":[]
},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063359"
},
"eagerness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by enthusiastic or impatient desire or interest",
": sharp",
": sour",
": very excited and interested"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0113-g\u0259r",
"\u02c8\u0113-g\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"agog",
"antsy",
"anxious",
"ardent",
"athirst",
"avid",
"crazy",
"desirous",
"enthused",
"enthusiastic",
"excited",
"geeked",
"great",
"greedy",
"gung ho",
"hepped up",
"hopped-up",
"hot",
"hungry",
"impatient",
"juiced",
"keen",
"nuts",
"pumped",
"raring",
"solicitous",
"stoked",
"thirsty",
"voracious",
"wild"
],
"antonyms":[
"apathetic",
"indifferent",
"uneager",
"unenthusiastic"
],
"examples":[
"\u2026 wine connoisseurs eager to visit cellars and late-fall pilgrims seeking the increasingly rare white truffle \u2026 \u2014 Corby Kummer , Atlantic , August 2000",
"\u2026 so many religions were steeped in an absolutist frame of mind\u2014each convinced that it alone had a monopoly on the truth and therefore eager for the state to impose this truth on others. \u2014 Carl Sagan , The Demon-Haunted World , 1996",
"She was eager to get started.",
"The crowd was eager for more.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The panel members, some of whom have treated hospitalized children for Covid and have comforted terrified parents, seemed eager to act. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"The Jukes\u2019 mix of heartland rock, blues and soul produced a party vibe for a band eager to make a name for itself. \u2014 cleveland , 12 June 2022",
"The company has always maintained an office downtown, but as bourbon tourism began to boom, Heaven Hill was eager to bring its production back to historic Whiskey Row in downtown Louisville. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 6 June 2022",
"The season is fully hopping for the first time since 2019 But coming out of the pandemic, Baker has seemed eager to get back at it, booking a hot-selling, eight-night run at the Venetian in Las Vegas. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
"Some seemed eager to embrace the limelight, but most therapists don\u2019t go into the business dreaming of pop-culture celebrity. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"Any decision that scientists make in June will have to involve assumptions about how SARS-CoV-2 will shape-shift in the future, which exactly no one is eager to make. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
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"But China\u2019s tightening of restrictions came at a time when the rest of the world seemed eager to drop them. \u2014 Stephanie Yangstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"In other words, both benefits are calculated based on the same earnings and using the same basic calculation formula. \u2014 Laurence Kotlikoff, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"The earnings for the third and final installment of the Jurassic World trilogy aren't a far cry from 2018's Fallen Kingdom, which debuted to $148 million at the domestic box office. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 12 June 2022",
"In states where gas now costs at least $5 a gallon, that works out to 50 gallons worth of gas on the low end ad earnings . \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"Under the old system, lawmakers could\u2019ve capped the potential earnings a player received and prohibited schools from facilitating deals. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 27 May 2022",
"Meanwhile on Wall Street, the S&P 500 has slumped to the lowest level in over a year, and the disappointing retail earnings almost pulled it into a bear market, or 20% below its recent high. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Hence, buying a claim on the revenues or the earnings has to be correlated with the inflation rate. \u2014 Cristina Lourosa-ricardo, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
"The earnings revealed a striking difference between the company\u2019s two main lines of business: launch and space systems. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 20 May 2022",
"According to Uber, drivers saw the highest hourly earnings in New York City at $37.44. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022"
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"So electronic earmuffs , which let in normal sound but block loud noises such as gunshots, are such an advantage for shooters. \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 29 Apr. 2020",
"Follow these foolproof guidelines: Parents everywhere: earmuffs . \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 Apr. 2020",
"If the Target in Lake Forest has a sale on earmuffs and blinders, Nagy would be wise to fill a shopping cart or two. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 31 Oct. 2019",
"But while traditional headphones block sound by using earcup designs that fully enclose your ears \u2014 like a set of earmuffs \u2014 active noise cancelling is something different entirely. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Mar. 2020",
"Prizes like electronic earmuffs , knives and fire starters were given to the best score out of 10, said Rachael Tuckett, a wildlife recreation specialist with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, which organized the event. \u2014 USA TODAY , 28 Jan. 2020",
"Today\u2019s fight over Life of Washington pits old-school lefty artists who understand the First Amendment\u2019s value in shocking the bourgeoisie against a new generation of lefties for whom history \u2014 and language \u2014 must come with earmuffs . \u2014 Will Swaim, National Review , 3 Jan. 2020",
"Toward the end of the parade route, Esprit Jones, 39, held her 7-year-old daughter, Brielle, who was wearing pink earmuffs with a unicorn horn. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Jan. 2020",
"Protecting vision and hearing at the same time is easy with a forestry helmet that includes integrated earmuffs . \u2014 The Editors, Outdoor Life , 19 Nov. 2019"
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"The deadline to participate has been extended to June 3. Traversing the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic over the past year while staying in business hasn\u2019t always been easy street for most employers or employees. \u2014 Tony Semerad, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Apr. 2022",
"With a few fetching friends in tow, Hadid hunkers down on easy street in a graphic hoodie and pants, her Chanel bag transforming the otherwise casual set into an intentional, polished daytime look. \u2014 Rachel Besser, Vogue , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Lopez paired the bra with crisp white wide-legged pants that have a paper-bag waist, which gives the whole outfit a relaxed and easy street -style feel. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 19 Jan. 2022",
"But that doesn\u2019t mean the NFL has been easy street for Hentges. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 3 Mar. 2021",
"However, given his position\u2019s lack of job security, along with his zig-zagging career arc, Pepper knows better than to assume his rugged road has been replaced by easy street . \u2014 Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com , 9 Oct. 2020",
"The former Dallasite might appear to be living on easy street these days with his stack of glowing reviews and a famous surname that dates back to American folk hero Davy Crockett, a distant relative. \u2014 Dallas News , 6 Aug. 2020",
"As longtime fans are well aware, The Walking Dead has not been on easy street lately. \u2014 Laura Bradley, HWD , 29 May 2018",
"Life on the dole in Florida isn\u2019t easy street : Barkley\u2019s benefits come to $270 a week and max out at three months. \u2014 Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 Mar. 2018"
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"Bitcoin\u2019s price was as low as $6,000 in late March 2020, early in the pandemic, before a rally began. \u2014 Steven Zeitchik, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
"Jack Mayfield, who was around from the taxi squad as early as Wednesday but not officially recalled from the Salt Lake Bees until Friday, got the start at the hot corner for Friday\u2019s game. \u2014 Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"If experts with the national public health agency support the vaccines, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is expected to sign off and shots could be available for the age group as early as Tuesday. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"Current English bulldog owners are encouraged to monitor all health issues and seek medical advice early if there are concerns. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"Gonzalez was well-regarded early in his career, but scouts began to believe Gonzalez swung at too many pitches out of the strike zone, even in the minors. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"After arriving in Kyiv to the sound of air raid sirens, the leaders headed to Irpin, a suburb of the capital that was the scene of intense fighting early in the war and where many civilians were killed. \u2014 John Leicester, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
"After arriving in Kyiv to the sound of air raid sirens, the leaders headed to Irpin, a suburb of the capital that was the scene of intense fighting early in the war and where many civilians were killed. \u2014 John Leicester And Sylvie Corbet, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
"After arriving in Kyiv to the sound of air raid sirens, the leaders headed to Irpin, a suburb of the capital that was the scene of intense fighting early in the war and where many civilians were killed. \u2014 John Leicester And Sylvie Corbet, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
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"Those early signs pointed to smartphones becoming the next big thing to impact society, and one has to only look at the current converging technologies to see what may be the next big thing that changes our world. \u2014 Tim Bajarin, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Called Ebiara, the fund will serve as an option for developers in their early stages to have access to capital through loans, technical assistance and coaching, according to a news release. \u2014 Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
"These early signs of slowdown across a broad range of products and industries, including travel and restaurants, challenge the notion that Americans have simply shifted their spending from goods to services. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"These early signs of slowdown across a broad range of products and industries, including travel and restaurants, challenge the notion that Americans have simply shifted their spending from goods to services. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
"These early signs of slowdown across a broad range of products and industries, including travel and restaurants, challenge the notion that Americans have simply shifted their spending from goods to services. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
"The economy remains strong for now, but early signs of a pullback are surfacing. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"The soft, delicate spots on the bones infants have soon after birth are among those that will harden and fuse during one\u2019s early life. \u2014 Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"On the upside, Jones said, home price acceleration is showing early signs of steadying. \u2014 Anna Bahney, CNN , 16 June 2022"
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"His Bigarade Concentr\u00e9e, a bitter-orange eau de cologne , has also enjoyed gender-bending success, boasting the same fresh appeal as M\u00e4urer & Wirtz\u2019s citrus classic, 4711. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Like eau de cologne , eau fraiche also has low concentration as they are mixed with mostly water and serve as a quick refresher without a long-lasting scent. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Crafted centuries ago, the original eau de colognes contained a blend of citrus essential oils, and many featured orange blossom as a key note. \u2014 Kari Molvar, New York Times , 4 Dec. 2017"
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"\u2014 Danyel Smith"
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": a low perennial white-flowered trillium ( Trillium nivale ) of the southeastern U.S."
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"She made an eagle on the fourth hole.",
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"She eagled the fourth hole.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Kelly finished strong with two birdies and an eagle on his last five holes. \u2014 Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"There's an eagle and American flag that's just phenomenal. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
"This is just the latest eagle spotting to catch people's attention. \u2014 Michael Hollan, Fox News , 23 Feb. 2022",
"One of Peacemaker\u2018s most winning characters is Eagly, a pet eagle who\u2019s basically just a puppy dog in feathers. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Jan. 2022",
"The first was an adult eagle that died in March on the Charles River, also in Middlesex County. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Turquoise was honored by the Aztecs as one of their most valuable treasures, and the engraved relief in the stone on the pen depicts an eagle \u2014a sacred symbol. \u2014 Nancy Olson, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"The other eagle in the Bay View pair, presumed by many observers to be a male due to its smaller size than the bird that died, was seen in the vicinity of the nest through Tuesday, said nearby resident Suzanne Jurva. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Her round included an eagle on the par-4 16th, five birdies and a bogey. \u2014 Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Widespread conservation efforts \u2014 including bans on pesticides, the passage of the Endangered Species Act in the 1970s, and protections for habitats, air and water \u2014 have helped eagle populations come back after the birds\u2019 near-demise in the 1960s. \u2014 Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"Furyk, 51, teed off first and went on to eagle the par-5 opening hole. \u2014 Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic , 14 Nov. 2021",
"Hewson needed to eagle the last to force a playoff but had to settle for a par and a closing 69. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2021",
"Most players atop the leaderboard could either eagle the 13th and 15th or bogey them, and that kind of swing in the scoreboard can make or break them in the tournament. \u2014 Star Tribune , 12 Apr. 2021",
"Playing alongside Phil Mickelson at TPC Summerlin, Na eagled the par-5 13th and 16th holes and added birdies on the par-3 17th and par-4 18th to match Lucas Glover, 2017 winner Patrick Cantlay and Brian Stuard at 12-under 130. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Oct. 2019",
"Na followed up his first-round 68 by eagling the par-5 13th and 16th holes and adding birdies on the par-3 17th and par-4 18th to match Lucas Glover (63), Patrick Cantlay (64), and Brian Stuard (65) at 12-under 130 at at TPC Summerlin. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 Oct. 2019",
"The passengers hit the floor ass first and lay spread- eagled , staring at the ceiling. \u2014 Nicola Twilley, Wired , 11 Feb. 2020",
"The South African eagled the 18th after hitting his second shot to 15 feet, making things interesting for Jones at the end . . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 Dec. 2019"
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"Middle English egle , from Anglo-French egle, aigle , from Latin aquila":"Noun"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1921, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"adjective"
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"first_known_use":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a curl of hair hanging in front of the ear":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135245"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The earphone case feels premium and comes with the Snapdragon Sound logo etched on the outside. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 2 Oct. 2021",
"To make an earphone with the ideal balance between size and capability, the team stripped out any unnecessary features that might degrade sound quality. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The Zara of earphone companies, boAt can serve as a poster child for Indian startups in many ways. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Only the stem comes with transparent plastic covers that show some of the earphone \u2019s internals. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 1 Dec. 2021",
"The amp stage can deliver 400mW into a 32\u03a9 headphone load, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of headphone and earphone types with sufficient power to spare. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 2 Oct. 2021",
"Apparently, the AirPods Pro 2 case and each earphone can be located with Find My. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 23 Oct. 2021",
"Here\u2019s an interesting piece of news that could signal a bit of a shakeup in the true wireless earphone market. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
"The heat in the earphone market just turned up a notch today with Sony\u2019s announcement of the WF-1000XM4, the brand\u2019s latest true wireless earbuds. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 8 June 2021"
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"a wide array of hand-painted earthenware available at the craft fair",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Milet\u2019s father, Felix Milet, had founded an earthenware factory in the late 19th century. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 7 June 2022",
"In December 1945, Muhammad Ali\u2014not the boxer but a peasant farmer from Nag Hammadi, a town of Upper Egypt\u2014uncovered an ancient earthenware jar. \u2014 Michael J. Kruger, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
"Named after the earthenware pot used to mold its distinctive, loaflike shape, this dish has a specific look, but the flavor combinations are almost limitless. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"Thousands of workers at plants in the U.K. and in the U.S. died or suffered permanent injuries in the century between 1851, when majolica was introduced, and 1947, when lead was eliminated from the glazes and the earthenware fell out of style. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Inspired by terracotta pots, this installation is made of small handmade earthenware rings. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
"Berrow took up ceramics in early 2020 while on lockdown at her mother\u2019s house in Dorset; her mother, Miranda, is also a ceramist, so Berrow availed herself of her earthenware , kiln and high-sheen glazes. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Roman made pour-over coffee, decanting it into an earthenware mug. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 13 Dec. 2021",
"All dishes and drinks are enhanced by equally noteworthy tableware, like earthenware festooned with fish motifs and colorful glassware. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 14 Jan. 2022"
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