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919 lines
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{
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"AWACS":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"airborne warning and control system":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0101-\u02ccwaks"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045010",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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]
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},
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"Awadhi":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a literary dialect of Eastern Hindi":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Hindi Avadh\u012b":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u00e4w\u0259(\u02cc)d\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014101",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Awaji":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"island of Japan south of Honshu and northeast of Shikoku":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00e4-\u02c8w\u00e4-j\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080444",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Awan":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of a people of the northwestern Indian subcontinent, mainly along the Indus":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"native name in India":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259\u02c8w\u00e4n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005838",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"awa":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": away":[],
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": kava":[],
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": milkfish":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Hawaiian":"Noun",
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"Hawaiian 'awa":"Noun",
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"by alteration":"Adverb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8(\u0294)\u00e4v\u0259",
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"-w\u00e4",
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"\u02c8\u00e4(\u02cc)v\u00e4",
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"-w\u022f",
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"\u0259\u02c8w\u0227"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192503",
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"awabi":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an abalone ( Haliotis gigantea )":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Japanese":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259\u02c8w\u00e4b\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230516",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"await":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": attend":[],
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": to be in store":[
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"\u2026 marched \u2026 north to civilization where fame and fortune awaited .",
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"\u2014 Tom Marvel"
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],
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": to be in store for":[
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"He wonders what awaits him next."
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],
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": to lie in wait for":[],
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": to remain in abeyance until":[
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"a treaty awaiting ratification"
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],
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": to stay or be in waiting : wait":[
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"The nation awaited as Congress debated the issue."
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],
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": to wait for":[
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"We are awaiting his arrival.",
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"await a decision"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"A crowd of people awaited the train.",
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"We're eagerly awaiting his arrival.",
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"He was arrested and is now in prison awaiting trial.",
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"Her long-awaited new novel is finally being published.",
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"The same fate awaits us all.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Almost half of the 44 projects funded in 2020 and 2021 still await grant agreements as of June 15. \u2014 Anita Lee, ProPublica , 24 June 2022",
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"Michigan will await the winner of the game in Sunday\u2019s second game at approximately 4 p.m. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 5 June 2022",
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"The Bobcats and Eagles await winners from Tuesday\u2019s single-elimination round to determine their Wednesday opponents. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 21 May 2022",
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"Tragic fates may await the man and his people, but no one will readily forget the sight of Zelensky speaking up, within the limits of clandestine Internet broadcasting, for his people and his cause. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"And fines await anybody caught breaking isolation rules. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Dec. 2021",
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"Other ancient Palestinian contributions, such as chanting and bagpipes, await the world\u2019s attention. \u2014 Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"Fearful under Taliban rule, some Afghan families in Kabul anxiously await evacuation to the U.S. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, CBS News , 16 Dec. 2021",
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"And lawmakers await a decision from the Senate parliamentarian on whether language helping millions of immigrants remain in the U.S. violates budget rules and must be omitted. \u2014 Alan Fram, chicagotribune.com , 18 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French aweiter, aguaiter , from a- (from Latin ad- ) + guaiter to watch \u2014 more at wait":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8w\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"anticipate",
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"expect",
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"hope (for)",
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"watch (for)"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055444",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"awaited":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": attend":[],
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": to be in store":[
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"\u2026 marched \u2026 north to civilization where fame and fortune awaited .",
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"\u2014 Tom Marvel"
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],
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": to be in store for":[
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"He wonders what awaits him next."
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],
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": to lie in wait for":[],
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": to remain in abeyance until":[
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"a treaty awaiting ratification"
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],
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": to stay or be in waiting : wait":[
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"The nation awaited as Congress debated the issue."
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],
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": to wait for":[
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"We are awaiting his arrival.",
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"await a decision"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"A crowd of people awaited the train.",
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"We're eagerly awaiting his arrival.",
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"He was arrested and is now in prison awaiting trial.",
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"Her long-awaited new novel is finally being published.",
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"The same fate awaits us all.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Almost half of the 44 projects funded in 2020 and 2021 still await grant agreements as of June 15. \u2014 Anita Lee, ProPublica , 24 June 2022",
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"Michigan will await the winner of the game in Sunday\u2019s second game at approximately 4 p.m. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 5 June 2022",
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"The Bobcats and Eagles await winners from Tuesday\u2019s single-elimination round to determine their Wednesday opponents. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 21 May 2022",
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"Tragic fates may await the man and his people, but no one will readily forget the sight of Zelensky speaking up, within the limits of clandestine Internet broadcasting, for his people and his cause. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"And fines await anybody caught breaking isolation rules. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Dec. 2021",
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"Other ancient Palestinian contributions, such as chanting and bagpipes, await the world\u2019s attention. \u2014 Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"Fearful under Taliban rule, some Afghan families in Kabul anxiously await evacuation to the U.S. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, CBS News , 16 Dec. 2021",
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"And lawmakers await a decision from the Senate parliamentarian on whether language helping millions of immigrants remain in the U.S. violates budget rules and must be omitted. \u2014 Alan Fram, chicagotribune.com , 18 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French aweiter, aguaiter , from a- (from Latin ad- ) + guaiter to watch \u2014 more at wait":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8w\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"anticipate",
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"expect",
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"hope (for)",
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"watch (for)"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062925",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"awake":{
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"antonyms":[
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"insomniac",
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"sleepless",
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"wakeful",
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"wide-awake"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": fully conscious, alert, and aware : not asleep":[
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"I'm so tired I can barely stay awake ."
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],
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": to arouse from sleep or a sleeplike state":[
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"He was awoken by the storm."
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],
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": to become aroused or active again":[
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"when the volcano awoke"
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],
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": to become conscious or aware of something":[
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"awoke to the possibilities",
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"At the same time, Italian prosecutors awoke to the international magnitude of their Sicilian underworld \u2026",
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"\u2014 Selwyn Raab"
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],
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": to cease sleeping : to wake up":[
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"She awoke late that morning.",
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"The next day we awoke to the sound of drums.",
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"\u2014 Sarah Ferrell"
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],
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": to make active : to stir up":[
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"an experience that awoke old memories"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"She fell asleep immediately but awoke an hour later.",
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"I awoke several times during the night.",
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"The baby awoke from his nap.",
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"The alarm awoke me early.",
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"They were awoken by a loud bang.",
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"Adjective",
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"Drinking coffee keeps him awake .",
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"I am so tired I can barely stay awake .",
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"She was lying awake , tossing and turning.",
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"One moment she was sleeping soundly\u2014the next she was wide awake .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"River runners who pull their rafts onto gently sloping sand beaches to camp may awake to find their boats stranded far above the waterline by morning. \u2014 Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 May 2022",
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"Right before any of them can grab it, Strange bolts awake in his bed. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 3 May 2022",
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"Should the sea ever touch them both at the same time, the two will awake and fall in love. \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"While many churchgoing Central Floridians will rise on Easter morning and shuffle into pews, others will awake particularly early to gather on the shore of Orlando\u2019s Lake Cane at sunrise. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"FitzSimons and his teammates would awake early in the morning to train at Timberline. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"For nearly five years, the lingering hope of the pundit class (and, notably, the Biden campaign) was that the Trump fever would eventually burn itself out and those so afflicted would awake from its throes eager to be normal again. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"On Christmas Day, anxiety and excitement fill the air as kids awake bright and early to find out what Santa Claus left under the tree. \u2014 Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer , 1 Sep. 2021",
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"Each morning, mother and daughter would awake at 4 a.m. to get ready, then make the two-hour drive. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Aug. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"In Italy, Dorothy was certainly awake to the potential of fascist aesthetics. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
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"Ariana DeBose, who hosted the ceremony\u2019s main act, deftly kept the audience awake and engaged with caffeinated musical numbers. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 13 June 2022",
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"Callion found the 10-year-old boy battered but awake . \u2014 CBS News , 2 June 2022",
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"So can a mother do anything other than lie awake imagining awful things",
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"Students who are there and not fully awake are not learning well. \u2014 Matt Villano, CNN , 7 June 2022",
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"On August 24, 2017, at 5:30 a.m., a dozen armed federal agents hammered on the door of his apartment in Manhattan, startling him awake . \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
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"Callion found the 10-year-old boy battered but awake . \u2014 CBS News , 2 June 2022",
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"Callion found the 10-year-old boy battered but awake . \u2014 Claire Thornton, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English awaken (from Old English awacan, onwacan , from a- entry 1 , on + wacan to awake) & awakien , from Old English awacian , from a- entry 1 + wacian to be awake \u2014 more at wake":"Verb and Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8w\u0101k"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for awake Adjective aware , cognizant , conscious , sensible , alive , awake mean having knowledge of something. aware implies vigilance in observing or alertness in drawing inferences from what one experiences. aware of changes in climate cognizant implies having special or certain knowledge as from firsthand sources. not fully cognizant of the facts conscious implies that one is focusing one's attention on something or is even preoccupied by it. conscious that my heart was pounding sensible implies direct or intuitive perceiving especially of intangibles or of emotional states or qualities. sensible of a teacher's influence alive adds to sensible the implication of acute sensitivity to something. alive to the thrill of danger awake implies that one has become alive to something and is on the alert. a country always awake to the threat of invasion",
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"synonyms":[
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"arouse",
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"awaken",
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"knock up",
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"rouse",
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"wake",
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"waken"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212624",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"awaken":{
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"antonyms":[
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"lull"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": awake":[
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"He was awakened by a knock at the door.",
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"I awakened from a deep sleep.",
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"She awakened to the smell of bacon and eggs.",
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"news that the long-dormant volcano is now awakening",
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"a new generation awakening to the importance of political action",
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"Shortly after settling in, she was awakened in the middle of the night by the phone \u2026",
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"\u2014 Herb Caen",
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"The honourable gentleman made a speech which drew tears from the eyes of the ladies, and awakened the liveliest emotions in every individual present.",
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"\u2014 Charles Dickens",
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"That new, different noise we hear is from a giant constituency awakening in our field, and it will get louder.",
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"\u2014 Library Journal"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She usually awakens several times during the night.",
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"A loud noise awakened her.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Its design brief referenced the great Alfas of yore, and was meant to awaken the senses of Alfisti who had endured more than a decade of boring-if-competent Alfa Romeo sedans and hatches. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 20 June 2022",
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"Though this projection seems a tad fantastic, even phantasmic, in leaving material chains as so much dreamland, Shelley knew that words could awaken political spirit. \u2014 Susan J. Wolfson, The Atlantic , 18 June 2022",
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"Voters seem to fear that pressing for tighter gun laws will awaken a ferocious far-right backlash, and who wants that",
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"The ClanDestine members want to use Kamala\u2019s powerful bracelet to awaken more Kree-Human hybrids, which might be similar to Kamala. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 26 May 2022",
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"Inspired by the visage of the adventurer who dares to step out of the ordinary hum-drum of everyday urban life, this cologne takes the world by the handlebars and promises to awaken the traveler within you. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
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"Less commute time, for instance, meant more time to spend elsewhere: with family, to awaken dormant interests, to reconnect with friends and so forth. \u2014 Jean Accius, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
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"There can be little doubt, also, that without the Black Lives Matter movement\u2019s pressure to awaken power centers here in the United States to the ongoing historical plight of Black Americans, this section would never have come into being. \u2014 Amy Wilentz, The New Republic , 25 May 2022",
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"The music and songwriting for this project is meant to awaken people; to spur reflection and reevaluation, to empower. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 21 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English aw\u00e6cnian , from a- + w\u00e6cnian to waken":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8w\u0101-k\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"arouse",
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"awake",
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"knock up",
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"rouse",
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"wake",
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"waken"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093754",
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"type":[
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"noun,",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"awaken (someone or something) to (something)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to make (someone or something) aware of (something)":[
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"The book will awaken their minds to the beauty of nature."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193427",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"awaken to (something)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to become aware of (something)":[
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"They finally awakened to the possibility of war."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112244",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"awanting":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": wanting":[
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"jesters and jugglers were not awanting",
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"\u2014 Sir Walter Scott"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"a- entry 1 + wanting":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259 +"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021606",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"awanyu":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a sacred plumed serpent in the mythology and art of the Tewa Indians":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Tewa":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259\u02c8w\u00e4n(\u02cc)y\u00fc"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045731",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"award":{
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"antonyms":[
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"accolade",
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"blue ribbon",
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"decoration",
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"distinction",
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"honor",
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"kudo",
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"plume",
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"premium",
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"prize"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": something that is conferred or bestowed especially on the basis of merit or need":[
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"a film that has won several awards"
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],
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": the document containing the decision of arbitrators":[],
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": to confer or bestow as being deserved or merited or needed":[
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"award scholarships to disadvantaged students"
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],
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": to give by judicial decree or after careful consideration":[
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"The jury awarded damages to the defendant.",
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"award a contract"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"The judges will award a prize to the best speaker.",
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"The winner was awarded a gold medal.",
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"A prize will be awarded to the student who sells the most tickets.",
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"The jury awarded damages to the defendant.",
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"The company is awarding the contract to the lowest bidder.",
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"He was awarded a patent for his invention.",
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"Noun",
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"Will the film win any awards at the festival",
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"She has won numerous awards for her books.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"And, of course, replays showed the referee's decision to award the penalty kick in the first place was incorrect (ball don't lie). \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
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"The 101-page report released by the state's Office of the Child Advocate details Harmony's time in and out of foster care and a judge's decision in February 2019 to award custody to Harmony's father, who lived in New Hampshire. \u2014 Melissa Alonso And Christina Maxouris, CNN , 5 May 2022",
|
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"The Conservative Party is also under scrutiny because of Johnson\u2019s decision last year to award a peerage to his friend Evgeny Lebedev, a media mogul who owns the London Evening Standard and Independent newspapers and whose father was a KGB spy. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"This fall, a Communist Party Congress is expected to ratify a landmark decision to award Xi Jinping a third term as China\u2019s leader. \u2014 Ian Bremmer, Time , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"This year\u2019s ceremony was already controversial because of the producers\u2019 decision to award eight below-the-line category off camera, and then splice moments from those speeches into the live telecast. \u2014 Ramin Setoodeh, Variety , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"To many, the International Olympic Committee\u2019s decision to award this year\u2019s Winter Olympics to China felt like a slap in the face. \u2014 Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The letters, first published by The Washington Post on Tuesday, excoriate the decision to award a $482 million contract to Oshkosh Defense without properly examining the environmental impact, as required by law. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The decision to award reggaeton artist J Balvin as Afro-Latino Artist of the Year last month is a familiarly puzzling and frustrating story. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Singer and actress Janelle Mon\u00e1e condemned the decision while presenting the award for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist. \u2014 Justine Browning, EW.com , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Sullivan took home the award for best female R&B/pop artist, beating out Doja Cat, Blige and H.E.R. \u2014 Staff And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Mon\u00e1e then presented the award for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist to Jazmine Sullivan. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Winners included Megan Thee Stallion\u2014who missed the red carpet after performing at Glastonbury the day prior\u2014Kendrick Lamar, Zendaya, and Will Smith, who took home the best actor award for his performance in King Richard. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 27 June 2022",
|
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"While accepting the award for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist shortly after, Jazmine Sullivan also shared her thoughts on SCOTUS' decision to reverse the landmark case. \u2014 Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The hosts\u2019 show took home the award for best entertainment news series. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Lisa Wilkinson, a journalist who\u2019s covered accuser Brittany Higgins\u2019s allegations, accepted an award for her coverage this weekend. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The film won the Oscar for best foreign language film, and Mr. Trintignant\u2019s performance earned him the Cannes Film Festival award for best actor. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Noun",
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, to decide, from Anglo-French awarder, agarder to look at, examine, resolve, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + warder, garder to look after, guard \u2014 more at guard":"Verb and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8w\u022frd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for award Verb grant , concede , vouchsafe , accord , award mean to give as a favor or a right. grant implies giving to a claimant or petitioner something that could be withheld. granted them a new hearing concede implies yielding something reluctantly in response to a rightful or compelling claim. even her critics concede she can be charming vouchsafe implies granting something as a courtesy or an act of gracious condescension. vouchsafed the secret to only a few chosen disciples accord implies giving to another what is due or proper. accorded all the honors befitting a head of state award implies giving what is deserved or merited usually after a careful weighing of pertinent factors. awarded the company a huge defense contract",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"reward"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222208",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"award clerk":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": procurement clerk":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092144",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aware":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"insensible",
|
|
"oblivious",
|
|
"unaware",
|
|
"unconscious",
|
|
"unmindful",
|
|
"unwitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having or showing realization, perception, or knowledge":[
|
|
"be aware of the danger",
|
|
"aware of the latest advances in medicine"
|
|
],
|
|
": watchful , wary":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Are you aware how important you are to me",
|
|
"She is one of the most aware people I know.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"However, even if some do not, the employees will be aware of all changes and potential struggles. \u2014 Tytus Go\u0142as, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Cain's family was not in attendance -- Roady said the family was aware of the hearing but did not attend. \u2014 John Wayne Ferguson, San Antonio Express-News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue urged residents to be aware of their impact, given that the loud noises produce sounds similar to gunshots. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Lambert's security guard was also aware of the set-up. \u2014 Nasha Smith, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The affidavit also describes how Armstrong had been previously aware of Wilson\u2019s connection to Strickland. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"As the Reds start preparing for what's next, Castillo, 29, is aware of the possibility he could be dealt for prospects in July. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Arizona has long been aware of its finite water supply; a 1980 law requires developers to secure a hundred years\u2019 worth of water for their projects. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Being aware of fact-checking sites like PolitiFact and FactChat also helps. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 29 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English iwar, iwarre, going back to Old English gew\u00e6r, going back to West Germanic *gawaro- (whence Old Saxon & Old High German giwar \"cognizant\"), from *ga-, perfective, associative and collective prefix + Germanic *waro- \"cognizant, watchful\" \u2014 more at co- , ware entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8wer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for aware aware , cognizant , conscious , sensible , alive , awake mean having knowledge of something. aware implies vigilance in observing or alertness in drawing inferences from what one experiences. aware of changes in climate cognizant implies having special or certain knowledge as from firsthand sources. not fully cognizant of the facts conscious implies that one is focusing one's attention on something or is even preoccupied by it. conscious that my heart was pounding sensible implies direct or intuitive perceiving especially of intangibles or of emotional states or qualities. sensible of a teacher's influence alive adds to sensible the implication of acute sensitivity to something. alive to the thrill of danger awake implies that one has become alive to something and is on the alert. a country always awake to the threat of invasion",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alive",
|
|
"apprehensive",
|
|
"cognizant",
|
|
"conscious",
|
|
"mindful",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"sentient",
|
|
"ware",
|
|
"witting"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182512",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"awareness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being aware : knowledge and understanding that something is happening or exists":[
|
|
"promoting a heightened awareness of the problem",
|
|
"seemed to have only a slight awareness of what was going on",
|
|
"an acute awareness of subtle differences",
|
|
"They hope to raise awareness of endangered species, encouraging donations and attracting tourists to the region to support conservation efforts.",
|
|
"\u2014 New Scientist",
|
|
"The alternative press played a particularly important role in raising political awareness and facilitating mobilization against the regime in South Africa \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Larry Diamond"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8wer-n\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advertence",
|
|
"advertency",
|
|
"attention",
|
|
"cognizance",
|
|
"consciousness",
|
|
"ear",
|
|
"eye",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"knowledge",
|
|
"mindfulness",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"notice",
|
|
"observance",
|
|
"observation"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113326",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"awash":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arid",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"unwatered",
|
|
"waterless"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": alternately covered and exposed by waves or tide":[],
|
|
": covered with water : flooded":[],
|
|
": filled, covered, or completely overrun as if by a flood":[
|
|
"a movie awash in sentimentality"
|
|
],
|
|
": washing about : afloat":[],
|
|
"river 500 miles (805 kilometers) long in eastern Ethiopia flowing northeast":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The deck of the boat was almost awash .",
|
|
"the streets were awash from the heavy rains",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Sections of the Big Blue shoreline are awash in wild lupines, a spectacular blue-violet bloom that has drawn locals and tourists alike. \u2014 Deb Wandell, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Aristotle lived during the time that Ancient Greece was awash in enslavement. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"In either trim, the GV60\u2019s cabin is awash in glowy, charismatic details. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Over in Europe, stocks were awash in red, following Asia's lead downwards. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"San Francisco was awash in dueling political leaflets Monday morning, as District Attorney Chesa Boudin and those seeking his removal from office sought to make their final, respective cases to voters ahead of a historic recall election Tuesday. \u2014 Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Experts say every corner of the city is awash in defunct names and neighborhoods that disappeared. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"The streets were awash with VC money, and startups were turning away offers. \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"And all of this is happening while the country is awash with weapons. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 19 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8w\u00e4sh",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8w\u022fsh",
|
|
"\u02c8\u00e4-\u02ccw\u00e4sh"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bathed",
|
|
"bedraggled",
|
|
"doused",
|
|
"dowsed",
|
|
"drenched",
|
|
"dripping",
|
|
"logged",
|
|
"saturate",
|
|
"saturated",
|
|
"soaked",
|
|
"soaking",
|
|
"sodden",
|
|
"soggy",
|
|
"sopping",
|
|
"soppy",
|
|
"soused",
|
|
"washed",
|
|
"water-soaked",
|
|
"watered",
|
|
"waterlogged",
|
|
"watery",
|
|
"wet"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095118",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"away":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deep",
|
|
"distant",
|
|
"far",
|
|
"far-flung",
|
|
"far-off",
|
|
"faraway",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"removed"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": absent from a place : gone":[
|
|
"away for the weekend"
|
|
],
|
|
": aimed at or near the side of home plate opposite that at which the batter stands":[
|
|
"Instead of chasing bad pitches, especially breaking balls down and away , he has been laying off them.",
|
|
"\u2014 Tim Kurkjian"
|
|
],
|
|
": at or near the side of home plate opposite that at which the batter stands":[
|
|
"The pitch broke down and away ."
|
|
],
|
|
": by a long distance or interval : far":[
|
|
"away back in 1910"
|
|
],
|
|
": distant in space or time":[
|
|
"a lake 10 miles away",
|
|
"the season is two months away"
|
|
],
|
|
": from one's possession":[
|
|
"gave away a fortune"
|
|
],
|
|
": from this or that place":[
|
|
"go away"
|
|
],
|
|
": in a secure place or manner":[
|
|
"locked away"
|
|
],
|
|
": in another direction":[
|
|
"look away"
|
|
],
|
|
": on the field or court of an opponent":[
|
|
"\u2026 failed to win a single series, at home or away , against any of the six other teams in their division \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Roger Angell"
|
|
],
|
|
": on the way : along":[
|
|
"get away early"
|
|
],
|
|
": out":[
|
|
"two away in the ninth"
|
|
],
|
|
": out of existence : to an end":[
|
|
"echoes dying away"
|
|
],
|
|
": played on an opponent's grounds":[
|
|
"home and away games"
|
|
],
|
|
": steadily onward : uninterruptedly":[
|
|
"clocks ticking away"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"She hopes to get away early.",
|
|
"The family next door moved away .",
|
|
"We rowed away from the shore.",
|
|
"Roll up the rug and carry it away .",
|
|
"He pulled his arm away from the hot stove.",
|
|
"You should keep away from the dog. It could be dangerous.",
|
|
"She turned her face away .",
|
|
"The will was locked away in the safe.",
|
|
"She stowed the luggage away in the overhead compartment.",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"They are away for the weekend.",
|
|
"\u201cWhere is he",
|
|
"when I am away from home",
|
|
"The team played both home games and away games.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"Some nursing home and long-term care facilities turned away new admissions while others closed off portions of their facilities to make better use of existing staff. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Teenage girls who showed up to school in their uniforms were turned away . \u2014 Margherita Stancati, WSJ , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"And, after two years away due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival\u2019s future now looks secure. \u2014 Mark Sutherland, Variety , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"In this series full of action, crime and drama, widowed father Cordell Walker (Jared Padalecki) returns home to Austin after a year away mourning the death of his wife (Genevieve Padalecki) hoping to reconnect with his children. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Only members of the Presley family and the Graceland curator are allowed in, and since the home opened up to visitors in 1982, celebrities and even presidents have been turned away from viewing the King's room. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"League observers had long expected the team would attempt to bolster a lead ballhandler role in some way this offseason, and the idea of Wall, even after 14 months away from the NBA, had drawn strong interest from some within the Clippers. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Serena Williams is returning to play singles with a wild card invitation after a year away , while No. 1 ranked Naomi Osaka pulled out of the tournament entirely due to an Achilles injury. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Republican voters also turned away longtime politicians who were on the ballot this spring. \u2014 al , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Additionally, the Blazers drop their away game at UTEP and replace it with a trip to Western Kentucky. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The sum of 20,000 pounds to travel to an away game would be too small for some matches, especially those abroad in the Champions League, the person said. \u2014 David Hellier, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"San Antonio midfielder Victor Giro redirected a cross on goal from eight yards out, seemingly getting the away side back into the match. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Lynn Family Stadium\u2019s video board will air Louisville City FC\u2019s away game at the Charleston Battery (5 p.m.) and a countdown to the fireworks with live music from Radiotronic (8 p.m.). \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Turn down distractions by temporarily ghosting your email and turning off notifications (if your role allows) and setting an away message on your team\u2019s IM channel. \u2014 Shani Harmon, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Arkansas boasts the league\u2019s longest active consecutive series win streak (13) as well as the SEC\u2019s second-longest consecutive away series win streak (6). \u2014 Arkansas Online , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Infused with fruit, plant, and flower extracts, the formulation is suitable for all skin types and will soothe away irritation and razor rash. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Newcastle fans were unmoved and still waving Saudi flags in the away end in west London. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8w\u0101"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"down",
|
|
"fro",
|
|
"hence",
|
|
"off",
|
|
"out"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011129",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"away strip":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the uniform that a team wears when it is not playing at its home field, stadium, etc.":[]
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185130"
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},
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"away-going crop":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a crop planted by a tenant farmer that will not be ready for harvest until after the tenant's lease has ended":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190250"
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},
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"away from home":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not at one's house":[
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"I will be away from home for two weeks."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184046"
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},
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"awave":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": moving in or as if in waves : waving":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259 +"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"a- entry 1 + wave , verb":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004256"
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}
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} |