363 lines
7.3 KiB
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363 lines
7.3 KiB
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{
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"prying":{
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"interested in what is not one's own business":{
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"examples":[
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"as we moved into our new home, we could sense that there were prying eyes watching us"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"curious",
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"inquisitive",
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"nosy",
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"nosey",
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"snoopy"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"interfering",
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"intrusive",
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"meddlesome",
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"meddling",
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"obtrusive",
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"officious",
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"inquisitional",
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"inquisitorial",
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"interrogative",
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"questioning",
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"quizzical",
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"concerned",
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"interested"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"apathetic",
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"disinterested",
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"indifferent",
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"unconcerned",
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"uninterested"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"incurious",
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"uncurious"
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]
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},
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"thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited":{
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"examples":[
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"prying neighbors who refuse to mind their own business"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"busy",
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"interfering",
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"intruding",
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"intrusive",
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"meddlesome",
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"meddling",
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"nosy",
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"nosey",
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"obtrusive",
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"officious",
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"presuming",
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"presumptuous",
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"protrusive",
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"pushing",
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"pushy",
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"snoopy"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bold",
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"brazen",
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"bumptious",
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"impertinent",
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"impudent",
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"insolent",
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"rude",
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"invading",
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"trespassing",
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"curious",
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"inquisitive",
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"annoying",
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"harassing",
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"pestiferous",
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"overbearing",
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"superserviceable"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"hands-off",
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"uninvolved",
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"quiet",
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"reclusive",
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"reserved",
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"reticent",
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"retiring",
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"silent",
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"taciturn",
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"withdrawn",
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"inhibited",
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"restrained",
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"subdued"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"unobtrusive"
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]
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},
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"as in inquiry , questioning":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"inquiry",
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"interrogation",
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"questioning",
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"attentiveness",
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"concern",
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"interest",
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"regard",
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"wonderment",
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"interference",
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"intrusiveness",
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"meddlesomeness",
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"obtrusiveness",
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"officiousness",
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"curiosity",
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"curiousness",
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"inquisitiveness",
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"nosiness",
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"eavesdropping",
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"rubbernecking"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"incuriosity",
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"incuriousness",
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"apathy",
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"disinterestedness",
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"disregard",
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"indifference",
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"unconcern"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever":{
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"examples":[
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"it took some effort to pry up the trap door"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"jimmying",
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"levering",
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"prizing"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"elevating",
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"hoisting",
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"lifting",
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"uplifting",
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"breaking",
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"breaking up",
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"detaching",
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"disengaging",
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"disjoining",
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"dividing",
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"parting",
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"pulling",
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"separating",
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"shifting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"connecting",
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"joining"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to draw out by force or with effort":{
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"examples":[
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"a vain attempt to pry the cork out of a wine bottle"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"corkscrewing",
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"extracting",
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"prizing",
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"pulling",
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"rooting (out)",
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"tearing (out)",
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"uprooting",
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"wresting",
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"wringing",
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"yanking"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"mining",
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"plucking",
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"removing",
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"taking (out)",
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"withdrawing"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"implanting",
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"inserting",
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"installing",
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"instilling",
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"cramming",
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"jamming",
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"ramming",
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"stuffing",
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"wedging"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to interest oneself in what is not one's concern":{
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"examples":[
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"don't go prying into other people's business"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"butting in",
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"interfering",
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"interloping",
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"intermeddling",
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"intruding",
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"meddling",
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"messing",
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"mucking (about or around)",
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"nosing",
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"obtruding",
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"poking",
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"snooping"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"interceding",
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"interposing",
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"intervening",
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"barging (in)",
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"chiseling (in)",
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"chiselling (in)",
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"encroaching",
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"infringing",
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"invading",
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"trespassing",
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"fiddling",
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"fooling",
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"monkeying",
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"playing",
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"tampering"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"avoiding",
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"eschewing",
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"shunning",
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"disregarding",
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"ignoring",
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"neglecting",
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"overlooking"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"pryer":{
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"as in rubberneck , peeper":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"gaper",
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"gawker",
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"gawper",
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"gazer",
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"peeper",
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"peeping Tom",
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"rubberneck",
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"rubbernecker",
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"snoop",
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"snooper",
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"spy",
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"busybody",
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"buttinsky",
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"buttinski",
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"interferer",
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"interloper",
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"intermeddler",
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"intruder",
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"kibitzer",
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"kibbitzer",
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"meddler",
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"nosey parker",
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"blabber",
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"discloser",
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"gossip",
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"gossiper",
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"prattler",
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"quidnunc",
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"revealer",
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"teller",
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"betrayer",
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"talebearer",
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"tattler",
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"tattletale",
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"telltale",
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"snake",
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"sneak",
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"informant",
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"informer",
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"snitcher",
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"squealer",
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"stool pigeon"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"pryers":{
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"as in rubbernecks , peepers":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"gapers",
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"gawkers",
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"gawpers",
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"gazers",
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"peepers",
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"peeping Toms",
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"rubberneckers",
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"rubbernecks",
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"snoopers",
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"snoops",
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"spies",
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"busybodies",
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"buttinskies",
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"interferers",
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"interlopers",
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"intermeddlers",
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"intruders",
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"kibitzers",
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"kibbitzers",
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"meddlers",
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"nosey parkers",
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"blabbers",
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"disclosers",
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"gossipers",
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"gossips",
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"prattlers",
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"quidnuncs",
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"revealers",
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"tellers",
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"betrayers",
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"talebearers",
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"tattlers",
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"tattletales",
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"telltales",
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"snakes",
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"sneaks",
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"informants",
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"informers",
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"snitchers",
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"squealers",
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"stool pigeons"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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}
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} |