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5358 lines
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{
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"Ext D&C color":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of the synthetic dyes that in certified batches are permitted for use only in drugs and cosmetics to be applied externally \u2014 compare d&c color , fd&c color":[]
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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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"abbreviation of external drug and cosmetic color":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8eks(t)\u02ccd\u0113\u0259n\u02ccs\u0113-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084503",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ext":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"extension":[],
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"exterior":[],
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"external; externally":[],
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"extra":[],
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"extract":[]
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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":"20220707-104744",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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]
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},
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"extant":{
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"antonyms":[
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"dead",
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"extinct",
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"nonextant"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": currently or actually existing":[
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"the most charming writer extant",
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"\u2014 G. W. Johnson"
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],
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": standing out or above":[],
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": still existing : not destroyed or lost":[
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"extant manuscripts"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"There is, he reports, no extant copy of the Super Bowl I television broadcast; nobody bothered to keep the tapes. \u2014 Joe Queenan , New York Times Book Review , 1 Feb. 2009",
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"First produced in the spring of 472 BC, Persians is noteworthy in the corpus of the thirty-two extant Greek tragedies in that it is the only classical Greek drama that dramatizes an actual historical event. \u2014 Daniel Mendelsohn , New York Review , 21 Sept. 2006",
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"[George] Lucas' brain teemed with plots and characters, exotic creatures, worlds to be spun out of the words and sketches in his notebooks. Also, by numbering the extant episodes IV, V and VI, he was implicitly promising a prequel trilogy \u2026 \u2014 Richard Corliss , Time , 9 May 2005",
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"There are few extant records from that period.",
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"one of the oldest buildings still extant",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Haidt acknowledges that the extant literature on social media\u2019s effects is large and complex, and that there is something in it for everyone. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
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"Pianist Glenn Kramer founded AmateurPianists, which grew out of a still- extant meetup group, in 2011. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
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"The front probably won\u2019t make any additional southward progress before the next pulse of arriving warmth scours out any extant temperature air. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
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"The largest extant portion of Washington\u2019s personal library resides here, as does the King\u2019s Chapel Library, a set of 221 ecclesiastical books sent over from London in 1698 for Boston\u2019s first Anglican church. \u2014 Robert Polidori, Town & Country , 9 June 2022",
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"As previously mentioned, if ancient crocodilians had the same highly acidic digestive system of extant crocodiles, then this ornithopod meal couldn\u2019t have been digested for long. \u2014 Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
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"The Native Sons of the Golden West is a still- extant fraternal organization founded to honor the pioneers and prospectors who arrived in California in the middle of the 19th century. \u2014 Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
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"Nonetheless, she was all but forgotten by the art world, and though all of her extant works are originals, per the National Trust, she was described as a mere copyist of the Old Masters after her death. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022",
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"The student paper, The Harvard Crimson, now practically makes a game of finding the Royall crest extant on some university property. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1545, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin exstant-, exstans , present participle of exstare to stand out, be in existence, from ex- + stare to stand \u2014 more at stand":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ek-\u02c8stant",
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"\u02c8ek-st\u0259nt",
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"\u02c8ek-\u02ccstant"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"alive",
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"around",
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"existent",
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"existing",
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"living"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165056",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"extasy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of extasy archaic variant of ecstasy"
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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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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-030434",
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"type":[]
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},
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"extemporal":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": extemporaneous":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1570, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin extemporalis , from ex tempore":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ek-\u02c8stem-p(\u0259-)r\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040838",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"extemporaneity":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the quality or state of being extemporaneous":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1937, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8n\u0101-",
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"(\u02cc)ek-\u02ccstem-p\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113-\u0259-t\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175711",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"extemporaneous":{
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"antonyms":[
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"considered",
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"planned",
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"premeditated",
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"premeditative",
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"prepared",
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"rehearsed"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": carefully prepared but delivered without notes or text":[],
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": composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu":[
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"an extemporaneous comment"
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],
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": happening suddenly and often unexpectedly and usually without clearly known causes or relationships":[
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"a great deal of criminal and delinquent behavior is \u2026 extemporaneous",
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"\u2014 W. C. Reckless"
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],
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": provided, made, or put to use as an expedient : makeshift":[
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"an extemporaneous shelter"
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],
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": skilled at or given to extemporaneous utterance":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"caught by surprise, I had to make an extemporaneous speech at the awards banquet",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Teammates Rory Rohde and Will Allen tied after seven grueling debates and were declared by the judges as co-state champions in extemporaneous debate. \u2014 Ed Wittenberg, cleveland , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"The president\u2019s extemporaneous comments repeatedly have created problems for his administration. \u2014 Philip Klein, National Review , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"Biden\u2019s extemporaneous words could have unintended consequences. \u2014 Edward Segal, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"In the Power of the Pen regional tournament, 7th and 8th grade students competed in a series of extemporaneous rounds of creative writing tasks, each in response to an open-ended prompt. \u2014 cleveland , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"His address lasted only 18 minutes \u2014 not a long-winded, extemporaneous marathon that is his style. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"In one such chapter, Fowler describes Lincoln\u2019s forceful, extemporaneous speech against slavery at the 1856 convention where the Republican Party was being formed. \u2014 Heller Mcalpin, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"In the Power of the Pen district tournament, seventh- and eighth-grade students competed in a series of extemporaneous rounds of creative writing tasks, each in response to an open-ended prompt. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Feb. 2022",
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"Extremely well-read, knowledgeable and an excellent extemporaneous public speaker as a three-term New Hampshire governor in the 1970s, my father had lost the power to generate speech. \u2014 WSJ , 8 July 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Late Latin extemporaneus , from Latin ex tempore":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02cc)ek-\u02ccstem-p\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ad hoc",
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"ad-lib",
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"down and dirty",
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"extemporary",
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"extempore",
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"impromptu",
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"improvisational",
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"improvised",
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"offhand",
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"offhanded",
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"off-the-cuff",
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"snap",
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"spur-of-the-moment",
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"unconsidered",
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"unplanned",
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"unpremeditated",
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"unprepared",
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"unrehearsed",
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"unstudied"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181529",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"extemporary":{
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"antonyms":[
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"considered",
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"planned",
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"premeditated",
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"premeditative",
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"prepared",
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"rehearsed"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": extemporaneous":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"caught red-handed, the would-be embezzler proceeded to give some extemporary and not very convincing explanations for her actions"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1596, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ik-\u02c8stem-p\u0259-\u02ccrer-\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ad hoc",
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"ad-lib",
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"down and dirty",
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"extemporaneous",
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"extempore",
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"impromptu",
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"improvisational",
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"improvised",
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"off-the-cuff",
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"offhand",
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"offhanded",
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"snap",
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"spur-of-the-moment",
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"unconsidered",
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"unplanned",
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"unpremeditated",
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"unprepared",
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"unrehearsed",
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"unstudied"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085955",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"extempore":{
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"antonyms":[
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"considered",
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"planned",
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"premeditated",
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"premeditative",
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"prepared",
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"rehearsed"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": in an extemporaneous manner":[
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"speaking extempore"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1553, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin ex tempore , from ex + tempore , ablative of tempus time":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ik-\u02c8stem-p\u0259-(\u02cc)r\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ad hoc",
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"ad-lib",
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"down and dirty",
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"extemporaneous",
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"extemporary",
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"impromptu",
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"improvisational",
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"improvised",
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"off-the-cuff",
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"offhand",
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"offhanded",
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"snap",
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"spur-of-the-moment",
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"unconsidered",
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"unplanned",
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"unpremeditated",
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"unprepared",
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"unrehearsed",
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"unstudied"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093011",
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"type":[
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"adverb or adjective"
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]
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},
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"extemporization":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": something extemporized":[],
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": the act of extemporizing : improvisation":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ik-\u02ccstem-p\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ad-lib",
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"impromptu",
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"improv",
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"improvisation"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224900",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"extemporize":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to compose, perform, or utter extemporaneously : improvise":[
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"extemporized an after-dinner speech"
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],
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": to get along in a makeshift manner":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a good talk show host has to be able to extemporize the interviews when things don't go as planned",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Feel free to extemporize , enthuse and connect with people, rather than overwork the data. \u2014 Palena Neale, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
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"In public appearances, Emanuel likes to extemporize , cajole, and find a connection. \u2014 Connie Bruck, The New Yorker , 19 Apr. 2021",
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"The Trump that appeared in the East Room of the White House to honor the singers was not the same figure who likes to crack jokes and extemporize freely when rubbing shoulders with superstars. \u2014 Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner , 15 Jan. 2021",
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"That meant players were able to extemporize , to take chances without being accused of departing too far from the team playbook. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Sep. 2019",
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"And they are exacerbated by Mr. Trump\u2019s tendency to extemporize and the North Koreans\u2019 long track record of duplicitous negotiation. \u2014 Jonathan Cheng, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2018",
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"Each presenter now has the freedom to extemporize on the warning \u2014 a nonnegotiable requirement of the program\u2019s opening \u2014 but not by much. \u2014 Rory Smith, New York Times , 14 Apr. 2017",
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"Apparently the idea was to extemporize on some issues that had come up during the performance. \u2014 Sarah Lyall, New York Times , 7 Jan. 2016"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1592, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ik-\u02c8stem-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ad-lib",
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"clap (together ",
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"fake",
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"improvise"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191200",
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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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"extend":{
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"antonyms":[
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"abbreviate",
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"abridge",
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"curtail",
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"cut",
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"cut back",
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"shorten"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": adulterate":[],
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": advance , further":[
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"extending her potential through job training"
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],
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": exaggerate":[],
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": to cause (an animal, such as a horse) to move at full stride":[],
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": to cause to be of greater area or volume : enlarge":[
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"extended the patio to the back of the house"
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],
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": to cause to reach (as in distance or scope)":[
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"national authority was extended over new territories"
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],
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": to exert (oneself) to full capacity":[
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"could work long and hard without seeming to extend himself"
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],
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": to increase the bulk of (as by adding a cheaper substance or a modifier)":[],
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": to increase the scope, meaning, or application of : broaden":[
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"beauty, I suppose, opens the heart, extends the consciousness",
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"\u2014 Algernon Blackwood"
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],
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": to make available":[
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"extending credit to customers"
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],
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": to make the offer of : proffer":[
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"extending aid to the needy",
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"extending their greetings"
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],
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": to reach in scope or application":[
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"his concern extends beyond mere business to real service to his customers"
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],
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": to spread or stretch forth : unbend":[
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"extended both her arms"
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],
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": to stretch out in distance, space, or time : reach":[
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"their jurisdiction extended over the whole area"
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],
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": to stretch out to fullest length":[],
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": to take by force":[],
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": to take possession of (something, such as land) by a writ of extent":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He extended a hand in greeting.",
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"sitting with both legs fully extended",
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"The table measures eight feet long when it is fully extended .",
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"The table extends to eight feet in length.",
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"The woods extend for miles to the west.",
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"Their knowledge of the family's history extends back to colonial times.",
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"Their influence extends well beyond their immediate circle of friends.",
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"His popularity extends from coast to coast.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This formula has shown a 77 percent increase in nail strength, and may even extend the length of your mani by two to three days. \u2014 Jillian Ruffo, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
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"People would buy them --- sometimes to extend the registration for their own cars that had outdated emission stickers or to avoid paying a new registration fee. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
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"The Dodgers also pursued Cole, but missing out on him and Rendon left more than enough money to acquire and then extend outfielder Mookie Betts. For the Angels",
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"Sit under the bar with your butt on the ground, extend your legs, and place a light dumbbell between your thighs. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 16 June 2022",
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"Make sure to review their current compensation and if needed, bump it up, or extend another financial perk, like a spot bonus or paid time off. \u2014 Paul Mcdonald, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"The city will continue to monitor forecasts and will extend community center hours as necessary. \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
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"Traditional curtain bangs are the shaggy effortless cut that hit just below the brow and extend out toward the cheekbone. \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 12 June 2022",
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"Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine continued to curtail global supplies of oil, wheat, corn and other commodities and extend supply chain troubles. \u2014 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French estendre , from Latin extendere , from ex- + tendere to stretch \u2014 more at thin":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ik-\u02c8stend"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for extend extend , lengthen , prolong , protract mean to draw out or add to so as to increase in length. extend and lengthen imply a drawing out in space or time but extend may also imply increase in width, scope, area, or range. extend a vacation extend welfare services lengthen a skirt lengthen the workweek prolong suggests chiefly increase in duration especially beyond usual limits. prolonged illness protract adds to prolong implications of needlessness, vexation, or indefiniteness. protracted litigation",
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"draw out",
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"elongate",
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"lengthen",
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"outstretch",
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"prolong",
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"protract",
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"stretch"
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"extended":{
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"nonfigurative",
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"nonmetaphorical"
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": drawn out in length especially of time":[
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"an extended visit"
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],
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": extensive sense 1":[
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"made available extended information",
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"\u2014 Ruth G. Strickland"
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],
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": fully stretched out":[
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"an extended battle line"
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],
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": having a wider face than that of a standard typeface":[],
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": having spatial magnitude : being larger than a point":[
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"an extended source of light"
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],
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": intensive":[
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"extended efforts"
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],
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": performed with a greatly lengthened stride but without a break \u2014 compare collected":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the word \u201csnake\u201d in its extended sense refers to a contemptible or treacherous person",
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"an extended portion of the valley is now devoted to the growing of grapes for wine",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And since 2019, as the founder of plus-size clothing label Henning, she's designed sleek luxury apparel exclusively in extended sizes, to editor and fashion insider acclaim. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 June 2022",
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"As the ships arrive Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, four Portland bridges will need to raise for extended periods to allow them through. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 June 2022",
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"The extended voting periods create both challenges and opportunities for political campaigns, which must adjust their outreach tactics accordingly. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
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"Oats are natural emollients that help the skin retain its moisture for more extended periods. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
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"There are extended sizes and other colors available, as well. \u2014 Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
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"The extended sizes were the culprit, according to current and former employees. \u2014 Suzanne Kapner, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
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"All that said, none of the plus-size people Allure spoke to for this story could name a spa that handled robes exactly right, with extended sizes both readily available (as in, without having to ask for them) and effectively distributed. \u2014 Dianna Mazzone, Allure , 6 May 2022",
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"Everlane, Swimsuits for All, and Good American are mainstays for curvier girls (or women with larger breasts), while others, like Summersalt and Andie Swim, serve up extended sizes in stylish cuts and eco-friendly fabrics. \u2014 Kristin Corpuz, Glamour , 2 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ik-\u02c8sten-d\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"figural",
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"figurative",
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"metaphoric",
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"metaphorical",
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"tropical",
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"tropological"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165118",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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},
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"extended family":{
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
|
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"their extended family includes a grandmother and widowed aunt",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Previously, extended family members, including Princess Eugenie, would gather on the balcony to watch the spectacle. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Some of their other extended family members went to the hospital or the civic center, where dozens of parents people languished for hours waiting for news about their kids. \u2014 Andrea Ball, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Then one of the extended family members complained about a council flat being built near his home. \u2014 Beth Ashley, refinery29.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Here, there is also a separate living area with an entrance offering privacy for extended family members. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Always be empathetic to your employees and treat them like your extended family . \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
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"The Grists are hoping to travel to Toronto again soon, this time with their entire extended family . \u2014 Sydney Page, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"In time, Defne\u2019s sister Meryem comes to stay with them, the first extended family member Ada has ever met. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"During the evening a friend of Collier\u2019s tried to tell 35-year-old Tanoah Jones, an extended family member, that Troy Reid, his 29-year-old brother-in-law, had been involved in Collier\u2019s death, records show. \u2014 Zach Murdock, courant.com , 15 Oct. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1935, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"home",
|
|
"house",
|
|
"household",
|
|
"m\u00e9nage"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043040",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extension":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"abridgment",
|
|
"abridgement",
|
|
"curtailment",
|
|
"cutback",
|
|
"shortening"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a length of natural or synthetic hair that is worn attached to one's natural hair":[],
|
|
": a mathematical set (such as a field or group) that includes a given and similar set as a subset":[],
|
|
": a part constituting an addition":[],
|
|
": a program that geographically extends the educational resources of an institution by special arrangements (such as correspondence courses) to persons otherwise unable to take advantage of such resources":[],
|
|
": a property whereby something occupies space":[],
|
|
": a section or line segment forming an additional length":[],
|
|
": a series of usually three or four characters following a dot at the end of the name of a computer file that specifies the file's format or purpose":[],
|
|
": an enlargement in scope or operation":[
|
|
"tools are extensions of human hands"
|
|
],
|
|
": an extra telephone connected to the principal line":[],
|
|
": an unbending movement around a joint in a limb (such as the knee or elbow) that increases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint \u2014 compare flexion sense 4a":[],
|
|
": denotation sense 4":[],
|
|
": the action of extending : state of being extended":[],
|
|
": the stretching of a fractured or dislocated limb so as to restore it to its natural position":[],
|
|
": the total range over which something extends : compass":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"extension of the patient's life",
|
|
"He's asking for a contract extension .",
|
|
"Make sure that the muscles get the proper amount of extension .",
|
|
"I missed the deadline but was granted an extension .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The first two years of the extension are fully guaranteed and will pay Rodgers $42 million in 2022 and $59.5 million in 2023. \u2014 Rob Reischel, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The extension keeps Leach in Starkville under contract through the 2025 season. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"But the contract extension also keeps Chapek at the helm through what will be a pivotal period for Disney+, the company big streaming bet. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Later this summer, Google then plans on pulling the plug on the Hangouts mobile app and the Hangouts Chrome extension , according to a company support document. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Come for the scenic run, a view of the new extension and development of the park, trails and fishing pier (Eagle Point Park). \u2014 cleveland , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Gendreau wants the extension because the pandemic wreaked all sorts of havoc on its next-phase plans, Harp said. \u2014 Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Toll road users are paying nearly half the cost of the extension , with Fairfax and Loudoun counties and MWAA also contributing. \u2014 Lori Aratani, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The Keep Kids Fed Act was a last-minute compromise after the extension for the waivers was excluded from the omnibus spending bill Congress passed this year. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 23 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Late Latin extension-, extensio , from Latin extendere":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02c8sten(t)-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"ik-\u02c8sten-ch\u0259n",
|
|
"ik-\u02c8sten-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drawing out",
|
|
"elongation",
|
|
"lengthening",
|
|
"prolongation",
|
|
"prolonging",
|
|
"stretching"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081838",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extensive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"narrow"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": extensional":[],
|
|
": having wide or considerable extent":[
|
|
"extensive reading"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or constituting farming in which large areas of land are utilized with minimum outlay and labor":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The storm caused extensive damage.",
|
|
"an extensive series of tests",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Flooding on the city's west side and in suburbs like Dearborn was extensive but GLWA has said there weren't the same problems as on the east side with its facilities. \u2014 Christine Macdonald, Detroit Free Press , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"With speculation of a coming roster reset, how extensive have conversations been with other teams",
|
|
"The birding department is extensive with feeders and bird houses but also items for squirrels, bats and bees. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The emails show that Thomas\u2019s efforts to overturn the election were more extensive than previously known, according to two people with knowledge of the correspondence who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"While Windsor is popular tourist destination, the private estates are extensive in comparison to Kensington Palace which is has smaller private grounds amidst a bustling central London tourist hotspot. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Damage was extensive but mostly contained to one room, according to the post. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The research into whether magnesium supplements can help with sleep problems hasn\u2019t been extensive . \u2014 Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Mold remediation is not cheap and can sometimes be extensive . \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02c8sten(t)-siv",
|
|
"ik-\u02c8sten-siv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"broad",
|
|
"deep",
|
|
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|
|
"extended",
|
|
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|
|
"far-reaching",
|
|
"rangy",
|
|
"sweeping",
|
|
"wide",
|
|
"wide-ranging",
|
|
"widespread"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234209",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"narrow"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"extensive reading"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The storm caused extensive damage.",
|
|
"an extensive series of tests",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Flooding on the city's west side and in suburbs like Dearborn was extensive but GLWA has said there weren't the same problems as on the east side with its facilities. \u2014 Christine Macdonald, Detroit Free Press , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"With speculation of a coming roster reset, how extensive have conversations been with other teams",
|
|
"The birding department is extensive with feeders and bird houses but also items for squirrels, bats and bees. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The emails show that Thomas\u2019s efforts to overturn the election were more extensive than previously known, according to two people with knowledge of the correspondence who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"While Windsor is popular tourist destination, the private estates are extensive in comparison to Kensington Palace which is has smaller private grounds amidst a bustling central London tourist hotspot. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Damage was extensive but mostly contained to one room, according to the post. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The research into whether magnesium supplements can help with sleep problems hasn\u2019t been extensive . \u2014 Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Mold remediation is not cheap and can sometimes be extensive . \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"ik-\u02c8sten(t)-siv",
|
|
"ik-\u02c8sten-siv"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"extended",
|
|
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|
|
"far-reaching",
|
|
"rangy",
|
|
"sweeping",
|
|
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|
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"wide-ranging",
|
|
"widespread"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"adverb",
|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extensivity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being extensive":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"(\u02cc)ek\u02ccsten\u02c8siv\u0259t\u0113",
|
|
"ik\u02cc-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062705",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extensometer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an instrument for measuring minute deformations of test specimens caused by tension, compression, bending, or twisting":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1887, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"extens ion + -o- + -meter":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccek-\u02ccsten-\u02c8s\u00e4-m\u0259-t\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02ccek-\u02ccsten-\u02c8s\u00e4m-\u0259t-\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014457",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extensor":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a muscle serving to extend a bodily part (such as a limb)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Without proper coaching cues, however, many runners do not extend the hips properly and incorporate mostly the helper hip extensor muscles, like the hamstrings, whilst not activating the Gluteus Maximus at all. \u2014 Jon-erik Kawamoto, Outside Online , 11 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Jin had previously damaged the tendons in his left index finger and underwent surgery to repair its extensor , which Big Hit informed ARMY about in March. \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Generally, pain on the top of the foot is an inflammation of the tendons that straighten the toes, which run along the top of the foot and are called extensor tendons. \u2014 Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online , 12 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Thus, the clinical name for this injury is extensor tendonitis. \u2014 Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online , 12 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The problem is, this creates tightness in your extensor muscles (think triceps, quads, and back extensors), which can impact your form and increase your risk of injury. \u2014 Pam Moore, SELF , 25 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"My left index finger would scoop a small chunk of Tiger Balm and slowly spread it over my right arm extensor muscle down to my wrist and then to my palm and finger tips, all five of them. \u2014 Longreads , 4 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Hembree was 1-0 with a 2.51 ERA in 31 appearances before going on the disabled list June 14 with a right elbow extensor strain. \u2014 Julian Benbow, BostonGlobe.com , 4 July 2019",
|
|
"Using ultrasound and CT scans, the scientists determined the precise dimensions of two separate sets of muscles in that joint: the extensors , which move the wrist back and away from the body; and the flexors, which pull it in, toward the forearm. \u2014 Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times , 16 May 2018"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1615, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-s\u022f(\u0259)r",
|
|
"ik-\u02c8sten(t)-s\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172738",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extensor thrust":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sudden reflex extension of a leg in response to upward pressure applied to the sole":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032638",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a writ giving to a creditor temporary possession of his debtor's property":[],
|
|
": the amount of space or surface that something occupies or the distance over which it extends : magnitude":[
|
|
"the extent of the forest"
|
|
],
|
|
": the point, degree, or limit to which something extends":[
|
|
"using talents to the greatest extent"
|
|
],
|
|
": the range over which something extends : scope":[
|
|
"the extent of her jurisdiction"
|
|
],
|
|
": valuation (as of land) in Great Britain especially for taxation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She tried to determine the extent of the damage.",
|
|
"the full extent of human knowledge",
|
|
"He questions the extent to which these remedies are needed.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Scientists have also tied cycles in the Aleutian Low \u2014 which switches from strong to weak every few decades \u2014 to Arctic sea-ice extent and the strength or weakness of salmon runs along the Pacific Coast from California to Alaska. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Under the deal, Spire will continue to provide NASA with data related to ocean conditions, soil moisture, sea ice extent , and other environmental data. \u2014 Alex Knapp, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"The extent of how tight the election may be was made clear Wednesday with the latest Marquette University Law School poll. \u2014 Scott Bauer, ajc , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Joseph Jensen, data manager of the state office, said officials are studying the extent to which the pandemic and housing costs are affecting homelessness. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The district\u2019s eastern extent reaches parts of Bella Vista. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The extent of how tight the election may be was made clear Wednesday with the latest Marquette University Law School poll. \u2014 Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
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"Tuesday's evidence further underscored the extent to which Johnson or his team pursued means of contesting the last presidential race. \u2014 Benjamin Siegel, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
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"Andrault says more work is needed to understand the extent to which water is escaping in this way. \u2014 Theo Nicitopoulos, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French estente, extente land valuation, from extendre, estendre to survey, evaluate, literally, to extend":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ik-\u02c8stent"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bound",
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"boundary",
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"cap",
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"ceiling",
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"confines",
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"end",
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"limit",
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"limitation",
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"line",
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"termination"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202800",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"extenuate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": disparage":[],
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": to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate":[
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"There is no economic analysis that can extenuate bigotry.",
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"\u2014 Leon Wieseltier",
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"\u2026 all the lies that society tells to justify its values and extenuate its conduct \u2026",
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"\u2014 Robert Penn Warren"
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],
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": to lessen the strength or effect of (something) : weaken":[
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"\u2026 it was true that he was an old friend and that \u2026 she felt a desire not to extenuate such ties.",
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"\u2014 Henry James"
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],
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": to make light of":[],
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": to make thin or emaciated":[],
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"\u2014 see also extenuating":[
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"There is no economic analysis that can extenuate bigotry.",
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"\u2014 Leon Wieseltier",
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"\u2026 all the lies that society tells to justify its values and extenuate its conduct \u2026",
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"\u2014 Robert Penn Warren"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"don't even try to extenuate their vandalism of the cemetery with the old refrain of \u201cBoys will be boys\u201d",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"No sooner had news of the crime broken than the nationalist, anti-Semitic press began to extenuate and even to praise it as a blow against degenerate Jewish thought. \u2014 Adam Kirsch, The New Yorker , 12 Oct. 2020",
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"Obviously, extenuating circumstances prevented the MLB season from getting underway. \u2014 Joey Hayden, Dallas News , 4 May 2020",
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"The pandemic is an extenuating factor for some Republicans, important enough to make vote-by-mail a more viable option for some. \u2014 Grace Segers, CBS News , 22 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Eligible users can email help@simplehabit.com noting extenuating financial circumstances due to the pandemic to receive free access until April 20. \u2014 Jazmin Goodwin, USA TODAY , 21 Mar. 2020",
|
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"Now, there are exceptions to this idea: pregnancy, injury, extenuating life circumstances... \u2014 Stacy London, refinery29.com , 19 Mar. 2020",
|
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"But because Japan does not fall under Airbnb\u2019s extenuating -circumstances policy, Dr. Shields struggled to secure refunds. \u2014 Erin Griffith, New York Times , 10 Mar. 2020",
|
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"Government agencies can activate Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) review processes during extenuating circumstances such as an emerging disease outbreak. \u2014 Alice Park, Time , 3 Mar. 2020",
|
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"Green Bay 41, Raiders 7 \u2014 These circumstances clearly qualify as extenuating . \u2014 Steve Kroner, SFChronicle.com , 14 Dec. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1529, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin extenuatus , past participle of extenuare , from ex- + tenuis thin \u2014 more at thin":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"ik-\u02c8sten-y\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101t",
|
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"-y\u00fc-\u02cc\u0101t"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"deodorize",
|
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"excuse",
|
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"explain away",
|
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"gloss (over)",
|
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"gloze (over)",
|
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"palliate",
|
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"whitewash"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201937",
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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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"exterior":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"face",
|
|
"outside",
|
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"shell",
|
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"skin",
|
|
"surface",
|
|
"veneer"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an exterior part or surface : outside":[],
|
|
": being on an outside surface : situated on the outside":[],
|
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": observable by outward signs":[
|
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"his exterior quietness is belied by an occasional nervous twitch",
|
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"\u2014 Current Biography"
|
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],
|
|
": outward manner or appearance":[],
|
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": suitable for use on outside surfaces":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"the house's exterior walls badly need to be painted",
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"The building has a rather plain exterior .",
|
|
"the exterior of the tooth consists of very hard enamel",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The exterior shell, however, was treated as an important element of a historic neighborhood, particularly on the street-facing fa\u00e7ade. \u2014 Regina Cole, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"However, as Colin discovered, in a backyard compost pile the pods become a handy little lunch container because the exterior shell won\u2019t break down for a long time. \u2014 Richard Baguley, Wired , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Removing the exterior shell left a mould of the home\u2019s interior. \u2014 The Economist , 31 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The exterior shell of the 75,000-square-foot building at 8155 NE Central Ave. \u2014 John Ewoldt, Star Tribune , 2 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Japanese architecture is known for its blend of interior and exterior space. \u2014 Elizabeth Sweet, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"When gutters become clogged with leaves and debris, rainwater can overflow and cause expensive moisture damage to interior and exterior walls. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"About $27,000 has been budgeted for an interior and exterior lighting conversion to LED, while $15,000 was budgeted for the parking lot repairs. \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The owner engaged the same team as Quattroelle: Nuvolari-Lenard for the interior and exterior design, L\u00fcrssen for the build, with project management by Moran Yachting. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The residents graciously invite visitors to take a look at the exterior of the storybook castles. \u2014 Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The odd coloring could be from something getting into the water that makes its way down the exterior of the foundation. \u2014 Mark Philben, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Quite plain on the outside, the exterior of J.Ple\u010dnik\u2019s House belies the fascinating contents inside. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"After this prefatory video ends, a door automatically slides open, giving access to a chamber that evokes the exterior of Tut\u2019s royal tomb, the only largely intact one ever found in Egypt\u2019s Valley of the Kings. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The exterior of Pilgrim Baptist Church is scaffolding, the remaining limestone walls and several artifacts. \u2014 Tatyana Turner, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"And while even the best hair dryers on the market can dry your hair from the inside out, the way Zuvi moves air primarily dries the exterior of your hairs, leaving moisture locked inside. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"The fire started on the outside of the building and had some extension inside, but crews were able to limit the damage to the exterior of the building and an unoccupied portion of the attic, Boettcher said. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The fire started along the exterior of the building, where trash and debris had been piled up and extended into the interior, Chula Vista Battalion Chief Brendan Barahura told OnScene TV. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin, comparative of exter, exterus being on the outside, foreign, from ex":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ek-\u02c8stir-\u0113-\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"external",
|
|
"outer",
|
|
"outside",
|
|
"outward"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045947",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"exterminate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to get rid of completely usually by killing off":[
|
|
"exterminate termites and cockroaches"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We made arrangements to have the termites exterminated .",
|
|
"The invaders nearly exterminated the native people.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Gorr is on a personal quest to exterminate all gods. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Per city and state housing rules, the board cannot abdicate its responsibility to exterminate . \u2014 Ronda Kaysen, New York Times , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Then there are the Ultron bots, which aren\u2019t set out to exterminate the human race. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Ukrainian President Zelenskyy also accused Russia of trying to exterminate Ukrainians after Russian missile hit food and grain warehouses, while the United States denies any involvement in the sinking of a Russian fleet. \u2014 Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Removing the name of a man who tried to exterminate the Lakota and replacing it with the name of Black Elk on the Lakota\u2019s sacred mountain is a step toward reconciliation and restorative justice. \u2014 Bonnie Mcgill, Scientific American , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The two disagree over politics \u2014 Grindelwald wants to exterminate all Muggles, while Dumbledore decidedly opposes that plan \u2014 and Grindelwald asks his former friend why he's changed his mind. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In the spring of 1958, the Chinese government mobilized the entire nation to exterminate sparrows, which Mao declared pests that destroyed crops. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Opponents of the legislation framed it as a chilling mandate to exterminate ninety per cent of the state\u2019s fifteen hundred or so wolves. \u2014 Paige Williams, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1591, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin exterminatus , past participle of exterminare , from ex- + terminus boundary \u2014 more at term entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02c8st\u0259r-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exterminate exterminate , extirpate , eradicate , uproot mean to effect the destruction or abolition of something. exterminate implies complete and immediate extinction by killing off all individuals. exterminate cockroaches extirpate implies extinction of a race, family, species, or sometimes an idea or doctrine by destruction or removal of its means of propagation. many species have been extirpated from the area eradicate implies the driving out or elimination of something that has established itself. a campaign to eradicate illiteracy uproot implies a forcible or violent removal and stresses displacement or dislodgment rather than immediate destruction. the war uprooted thousands",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abolish",
|
|
"annihilate",
|
|
"black out",
|
|
"blot out",
|
|
"cancel",
|
|
"clean (up)",
|
|
"efface",
|
|
"eradicate",
|
|
"erase",
|
|
"expunge",
|
|
"extirpate",
|
|
"liquidate",
|
|
"obliterate",
|
|
"root (out)",
|
|
"rub out",
|
|
"snuff (out)",
|
|
"stamp (out)",
|
|
"sweep (away)",
|
|
"wipe out"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073941",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extermination":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to get rid of completely usually by killing off":[
|
|
"exterminate termites and cockroaches"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We made arrangements to have the termites exterminated .",
|
|
"The invaders nearly exterminated the native people.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Gorr is on a personal quest to exterminate all gods. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Per city and state housing rules, the board cannot abdicate its responsibility to exterminate . \u2014 Ronda Kaysen, New York Times , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Then there are the Ultron bots, which aren\u2019t set out to exterminate the human race. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Ukrainian President Zelenskyy also accused Russia of trying to exterminate Ukrainians after Russian missile hit food and grain warehouses, while the United States denies any involvement in the sinking of a Russian fleet. \u2014 Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Removing the name of a man who tried to exterminate the Lakota and replacing it with the name of Black Elk on the Lakota\u2019s sacred mountain is a step toward reconciliation and restorative justice. \u2014 Bonnie Mcgill, Scientific American , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The two disagree over politics \u2014 Grindelwald wants to exterminate all Muggles, while Dumbledore decidedly opposes that plan \u2014 and Grindelwald asks his former friend why he's changed his mind. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In the spring of 1958, the Chinese government mobilized the entire nation to exterminate sparrows, which Mao declared pests that destroyed crops. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Opponents of the legislation framed it as a chilling mandate to exterminate ninety per cent of the state\u2019s fifteen hundred or so wolves. \u2014 Paige Williams, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1591, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin exterminatus , past participle of exterminare , from ex- + terminus boundary \u2014 more at term entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02c8st\u0259r-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exterminate exterminate , extirpate , eradicate , uproot mean to effect the destruction or abolition of something. exterminate implies complete and immediate extinction by killing off all individuals. exterminate cockroaches extirpate implies extinction of a race, family, species, or sometimes an idea or doctrine by destruction or removal of its means of propagation. many species have been extirpated from the area eradicate implies the driving out or elimination of something that has established itself. a campaign to eradicate illiteracy uproot implies a forcible or violent removal and stresses displacement or dislodgment rather than immediate destruction. the war uprooted thousands",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abolish",
|
|
"annihilate",
|
|
"black out",
|
|
"blot out",
|
|
"cancel",
|
|
"clean (up)",
|
|
"efface",
|
|
"eradicate",
|
|
"erase",
|
|
"expunge",
|
|
"extirpate",
|
|
"liquidate",
|
|
"obliterate",
|
|
"root (out)",
|
|
"rub out",
|
|
"snuff (out)",
|
|
"stamp (out)",
|
|
"sweep (away)",
|
|
"wipe out"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081617",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"external":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inherent",
|
|
"innate",
|
|
"intrinsic"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an external feature or aspect":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
|
|
],
|
|
": an outer part":[],
|
|
": applied or applicable to the outside":[
|
|
"a lotion for external use"
|
|
],
|
|
": arising or acting from outside":[
|
|
"an external force"
|
|
],
|
|
": capable of being perceived outwardly":[
|
|
"external signs of a disease"
|
|
],
|
|
": having existence independent of the mind":[
|
|
"external reality"
|
|
],
|
|
": having merely the outward appearance of something : superficial":[],
|
|
": not intrinsic or essential":[
|
|
"external circumstances"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to dealings or relationships with foreign countries":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or connected with the outside or an outer part":[
|
|
"the building's external features"
|
|
],
|
|
": something that is external: such as":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"the external features of the building",
|
|
"the external signs of the disease",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Brouwer added that moral rebels should also acknowledge the external pressures and realities that shape everyone\u2019s behavior. \u2014 Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The ongoing, sensitive deliberations could only be complicated by external pressures. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Scores of government officials and external experts are now sifting through the companies\u2019 accounts. \u2014 Bojan Pancevski, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Healthy teams thrive through external pressures and internal disagreements, even gale force winds. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The letter said that museum staff hadn't reviewed the name and label \u2014 a process that is in place for its experiences and exhibits, which takes input from museum staff, external subject experts and other interested individuals involved. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Whereas white designers are given space to simply be, people of color often feel external pressures to address larger social issues in the context of their work. \u2014 Indya Brown, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The emergency declaration gives him the authority to hire external cybersecurity experts without waiting for permission from the country\u2019s legislative assembly, Weinstok said. \u2014 Kevin Collier, NBC News , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Trusting God's plan for you can relinquish external pressures that may be weighing you down. \u2014 Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Information out to the Foundation, alumni and other externals , too. \u2014 Dawn Rhodes, chicagotribune.com , 13 July 2018",
|
|
"The externals extend upward from the hipbone to the ribs and spine, and the internals rise forward from the hip to ribs. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"While the Notebook 9 Pen carries the high-end internals that would justify a $1,399 price tag, its externals don't match up. \u2014 Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica , 4 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"The kind of love that isn\u2019t based on externals , but on a deep connection within. \u2014 Paige Davis, Health.com , 2 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"After a minute or so, the mind goes outward once again and attends to the externals . \u2014 Martin Seligman, BostonGlobe.com , 22 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"MEMBERS OF THE EXTERNAL EXPERT ADVISORY PANEL PETER HARVEY, Esq. \u2014 NOLA.com , 11 Aug. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"circa 1635, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin externus external, from exter \u2014 more at exterior":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ek-\u02c8st\u0259rn-\u1d4al",
|
|
"ek-\u02c8st\u0259r-n\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accidental",
|
|
"adventitious",
|
|
"alien",
|
|
"extraneous",
|
|
"extrinsic",
|
|
"foreign",
|
|
"supervenient"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071932",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"externalist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that practices or adheres to externalism":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u0259\u0307st"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114403",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"externality":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a secondary or unintended consequence":[
|
|
"pollution and other externalities of manufacturing"
|
|
],
|
|
": something that is external":[],
|
|
": the quality or state of being external or externalized":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The before and after that comes into such stark relief, thanks to an externality like war. \u2014 Andy Meek, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"This is irrespective of whether such projects are cash-flow generating or create a public good that does not yield financial returns but generates a positive externality . \u2014 Shreyans Jain, Quartz , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"Such a tax would dissuade people from burning fossil fuels by taxing them for the damage those emissions cause \u2013 the negative externality . \u2014 Jim Krane, The Conversation , 12 Feb. 2022",
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"Amazon Prime, with its more than 100 million members, is a classic beneficiary of a network externality . \u2014 Joe Lonsdale, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2022",
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"That argument starts by asserting that these policies are the best means of preventing the negative externality of some people inflicting harm on innocent third parties. \u2014 WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022",
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"Another is that the poor are a negative externality of the creative destruction of capitalism. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 7 Jan. 2022",
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"Thus, Singaporeans are asking why they are being held hostage by a minority, whose choice is placing a huge externality on the rest of the nation. \u2014 Devadas Krishnadas, Fortune , 28 Oct. 2021",
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"For hydrogen to be low carbon, the negative CO2 externality must be abated, which pushes the production technology options away from grey and brown, which represent the dominant production technology deployed today, to other options. \u2014 Baker Institute, Forbes , 22 Sep. 2021"
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"bizarre paintings that are the externalization of a very troubled psyche",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"There\u2019s a hunger for entertainment that favors unflinching articulation and externalization over implication and internalization \u2014 to have our greatest fears verbalized without restraint, even heavy-handedly, along with a good deal of style and wit. \u2014 Maya Salam, New York Times , 23 Jan. 2022",
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"In a liberated future, the world of objects can be an externalization of our own consciousness \u2014 Sam Kriss, The Atlantic , 13 Oct. 2017"
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"an actress with an expressive face that wonderfully externalizes a wide range of emotions",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Corporate branding is about the core values and behaviors that your employees will externalize in the marketplace. \u2014 Braven Greenelsh, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Watching a reporter follow bum leads, spool out her own thinking, and otherwise externalize her shoeleather fact-finding turns this from a Shadowy Conspiracy saga to something somehow far more satisfying: a process story. \u2014 Peter Rubin, Longreads , 30 Oct. 2021",
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"These pages have surged during the pandemic as young people have turned to Instagram to externalize their innermost id and seek connection, said Amanda Brennan, senior director of trends and the meme librarian at XX Artists, a social media agency. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Aug. 2021",
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"The feminine style of grief is to externalize emotions and express them\u2014to talk with others, cry, lament, and reminisce, say by going to a support group. \u2014 Colleen Murphy, Health.com , 12 May 2021",
|
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"Boys in general tend to externalize anger and sadness against other people, whereas girls are more likely to internalize those emotions and have higher rates of depression and anxiety, Peterson said. \u2014 Rebecca Boone And Lindsay Whitehurst, Star Tribune , 7 May 2021",
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"Corporations should not be able to externalize their costs by pushing them onto government safety net programs or onto individual workers. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 2 Mar. 2021",
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"In order to externalize Brown\u2019s own emotional reality and character growth, Hawke focused on the beard, which Brown originally grew as a disguise but which artists often portray as his defining feature. \u2014 Salamishah Tillet, New York Times , 13 Oct. 2020",
|
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"The nosiest, noisiest, and most persistent shareholders are usually those looking for a quick gain, and the market famously rewards businesses that discount the future and externalize costs onto communities and the environment. \u2014 Judith Samuelson, Quartz , 16 Sep. 2020"
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"Many of these old traditions have since become extinct .",
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"a few overgrown ruins are all that remain of that once mighty but now extinct civilization",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"As fireflies\u2019 populations are decreasing, they might be endangered, with several species on the verge of extinction\u2014if not extinct already. \u2014 Shreya Sharma, Quartz , 24 June 2022",
|
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"The Recovering America\u2019s Wildlife Act would fund efforts \u2014 to the tune of $1.39 billion annually \u2014 to keep endangered and threatened species from going extinct . \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Those little mammals almost died out as well, as Brusatte points out \u2013 killer asteroids don\u2019t play favorites, and if the mammals had gone extinct with the dinosaurs, their whole subsequent legacy wouldn\u2019t have existed. \u2014 Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2022",
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"Like every atoll, Peros Banhos is the rim of an extinct volcano, this one about 10 miles in diameter. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
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"The Jurassic World franchise is far from extinct at the box office. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 12 June 2022",
|
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"Bringing extinct dinosaurs back from the dead is certainly not a good idea. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 10 June 2022",
|
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"The 14 species are all on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, ranging from vulnerable to extinct . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 10 June 2022",
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"All of that makes any remnant of extinct life exceedingly important. \u2014 Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022"
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"Middle English, from Latin exstinctus , past participle of exstinguere":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8ek-\u02ccsti\u014b(k)t",
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"\u02c8ek-\u02cc",
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"the extinction of all life in the region",
|
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"the extinction of many old traditions",
|
|
"Mass extinctions of prehistoric animals are known to have occurred.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Similarly, when the Cambridge children asked David Attenborough questions in an adorable video, George had extinction on his mind. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
|
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"His research interests revolve around the evolution and extinction of plant life on Earth. \u2014 Chris Mays, Scientific American , 23 June 2022",
|
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"And like Randall, Brusatte keeps his eye on the big picture \u2013 the potential for human extinction . \u2014 Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Fred\u2019s species had millions of years in its rearview and mere millennia until extinction . \u2014 Peter Brannen, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Prince William previously shared his eldest son's concern for the natural world, revealing that Prince George was deeply saddened while learning about extinction . \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"History, opposition and extinction Growing up in Vernal, Melinda Barlow remembers her backyard being filled with three things: rebar, buckets of cement and dinosaur statues taller than her house. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The findings offer a glimmer of hope for a species that, without intervention to halt climate change, will be trending towards extinction by the end of the decade. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Why did all those early \u201960s pop idols face immediate chart extinction as soon as the Beatles arrived"
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|
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"desolation",
|
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"destruction",
|
|
"devastation",
|
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"extermination",
|
|
"havoc",
|
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"loss",
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|
|
"obliteration",
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"ruin",
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"ruination",
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"fire",
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"ignite",
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"inflame",
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"enflame",
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"kindle",
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"The fire department was called in to extinguish the blaze.",
|
|
"He extinguished his cigarette in the ashtray.",
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"They ruthlessly extinguished all resistance.",
|
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"News of the conflict extinguished our hopes for a peaceful resolution.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Wilbourn warned that if an electric vehicle catches fire, owners should not try to extinguish it themselves and should instead call the fire department. \u2014 Julian Mark, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
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"Crews, officials said, worked throughout the day and night to contain the fire, extinguish it, and hit hotspots. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"But Gates\u2019 rebuttal of the allegations against him hasn\u2019t been enough to extinguish the theories. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
|
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"Firefighters from multiple agencies work to extinguish at least two yachts on fire in the boatyard behind Hinckley Yacht Services in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"While the region's heavy snow is enough to extinguish most blazes, scientists say climate change is helping fuel novel wildfires that smolder through the winter, only to reignite in the spring. \u2014 Charles Riley, CNN , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Still, even when combining the vaccinations and natural immunity, epidemiologists say it\u2019s not enough to extinguish the pandemic. \u2014 Alice Yin, chicagotribune.com , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"This product makes caring for your skin its highest priority, with the objective printed clear on the front of the tube: extinguish the fire. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"These days, Smith spends much of her free time learning to pull wounded people from fiery car wrecks, how to perform CPR or what methods are best to extinguish a fire. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2022"
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"News of the conflict extinguished our hopes for a peaceful resolution.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Wilbourn warned that if an electric vehicle catches fire, owners should not try to extinguish it themselves and should instead call the fire department. \u2014 Julian Mark, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
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|
"Crews, officials said, worked throughout the day and night to contain the fire, extinguish it, and hit hotspots. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"But Gates\u2019 rebuttal of the allegations against him hasn\u2019t been enough to extinguish the theories. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Firefighters from multiple agencies work to extinguish at least two yachts on fire in the boatyard behind Hinckley Yacht Services in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"While the region's heavy snow is enough to extinguish most blazes, scientists say climate change is helping fuel novel wildfires that smolder through the winter, only to reignite in the spring. \u2014 Charles Riley, CNN , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Still, even when combining the vaccinations and natural immunity, epidemiologists say it\u2019s not enough to extinguish the pandemic. \u2014 Alice Yin, chicagotribune.com , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
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"This product makes caring for your skin its highest priority, with the objective printed clear on the front of the tube: extinguish the fire. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"These days, Smith spends much of her free time learning to pull wounded people from fiery car wrecks, how to perform CPR or what methods are best to extinguish a fire. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2022"
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},
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"extirp":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"examples":[
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"the triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Brave nonconformists across Cuban civil society, whom the regime is determined to extirpate , are merely collateral damage in a wider war against the values of the West. \u2014 Mary Anastasia O\u2019grady, WSJ , 12 June 2022",
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"In Indonesia, the V.O.C. eventually followed up the massacre of a people with an effort to extirpate a botanical species. \u2014 Olufemi O. Taiwo, The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"The plain fact of the matter is that violent leftist revolutionaries of the kind that Salazar promised to extirpate in Portugal are nowhere to be seen on the American political landscape today. \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 12 Aug. 2021",
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"Now, by moving against the commission, Mr. Biden looks to extirpate classical roots. \u2014 James Panero, WSJ , 26 May 2021",
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"The state has a liberal reputation today, but in the 19th century its white settlers attempted to extirpate almost any nonwhite population and create a Jim Crow system that lasted well into the 20th century. \u2014 Brian Smale, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Apr. 2021",
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"But habitat loss and unregulated hunting combined to extirpate the big animals by 1900. \u2014 Tom Carpenter, Outdoor Life , 2 Mar. 2021",
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"The Chinese Communists aren\u2019t trying to extirpate every last trace of theism, thereby inviting the undivided opposition of religious believers and institutions (as the Soviets did with regard to John Paul II\u2019s Vatican). \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 21 Feb. 2021",
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"The modern left\u2019s mission to extirpate sin from society is the product of a secular religion of the most austere sort. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 21 Dec. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin exstirpatus , past participle of exstirpare , from ex- + stirp-, stirps trunk, root":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ek-st\u0259r-\u02ccp\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for extirpate exterminate , extirpate , eradicate , uproot mean to effect the destruction or abolition of something. exterminate implies complete and immediate extinction by killing off all individuals. exterminate cockroaches extirpate implies extinction of a race, family, species, or sometimes an idea or doctrine by destruction or removal of its means of propagation. many species have been extirpated from the area eradicate implies the driving out or elimination of something that has established itself. a campaign to eradicate illiteracy uproot implies a forcible or violent removal and stresses displacement or dislodgment rather than immediate destruction. the war uprooted thousands",
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"synonyms":[
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"abolish",
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"annihilate",
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"black out",
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"blot out",
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"cancel",
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"clean (up)",
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"efface",
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"eradicate",
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"erase",
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"expunge",
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"exterminate",
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"liquidate",
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"obliterate",
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"root (out)",
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"rub out",
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"snuff (out)",
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"stamp (out)",
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"sweep (away)",
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"wipe out"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163533",
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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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"extl":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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"external":[]
|
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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":"20220707-074840",
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"type":[
|
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"abbreviation"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"extol":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to praise highly : glorify":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The health benefits of exercise are widely extolled .",
|
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"campaign literature extolling the candidate's military record",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Schoolchildren in some places dress up in World War II military garb, and war movies extol the idea that Russia\u2019s battles were always righteous. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
|
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"The ad went on to extol the virtues of the house and the ex-husband. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"It\u2019s not unique in singing martial hymns that extol our own greatness and the crushing of our enemies. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
|
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"The Ukrainian government sought to extol the valor of the fighters, who refused to surrender until ordered. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
|
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"Executives for companies with offices downtown continue to extol the virtues of working in an area with several hotels, restaurants and sports stadiums in walking distance. \u2014 Eric Heisig, cleveland , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
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"On a business trip to Russia in 2016, Alibaba founder Jack Ma was having lunch and listening to his executives extol the success the company was enjoying in the country. \u2014 Jing Yang, wsj.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Howard\u2019s presence in Northeast Ohio over All-Star Weekend allows university officials to extol the school\u2019s proximity to the nation\u2019s government. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Tapping two fashion icons to extol the virtues of owning your website was an outside-the-box idea, but innovation is Mathur\u2019s specialty. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 17 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Latin extollere , from ex- + tollere to lift up \u2014 more at tolerate":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"ik-\u02c8st\u014dl"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"bless",
|
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"carol",
|
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"celebrate",
|
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"emblazon",
|
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"exalt",
|
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"glorify",
|
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"hymn",
|
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"laud",
|
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"magnify",
|
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"praise",
|
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"resound"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053852",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"extoll":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to praise highly : glorify":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The health benefits of exercise are widely extolled .",
|
|
"campaign literature extolling the candidate's military record",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Schoolchildren in some places dress up in World War II military garb, and war movies extol the idea that Russia\u2019s battles were always righteous. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"The ad went on to extol the virtues of the house and the ex-husband. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s not unique in singing martial hymns that extol our own greatness and the crushing of our enemies. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The Ukrainian government sought to extol the valor of the fighters, who refused to surrender until ordered. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Executives for companies with offices downtown continue to extol the virtues of working in an area with several hotels, restaurants and sports stadiums in walking distance. \u2014 Eric Heisig, cleveland , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"On a business trip to Russia in 2016, Alibaba founder Jack Ma was having lunch and listening to his executives extol the success the company was enjoying in the country. \u2014 Jing Yang, wsj.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Howard\u2019s presence in Northeast Ohio over All-Star Weekend allows university officials to extol the school\u2019s proximity to the nation\u2019s government. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Tapping two fashion icons to extol the virtues of owning your website was an outside-the-box idea, but innovation is Mathur\u2019s specialty. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 17 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin extollere , from ex- + tollere to lift up \u2014 more at tolerate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02c8st\u014dl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bless",
|
|
"carol",
|
|
"celebrate",
|
|
"emblazon",
|
|
"exalt",
|
|
"glorify",
|
|
"hymn",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"magnify",
|
|
"praise",
|
|
"resound"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011138",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extollingly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in an extolling manner":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165828",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extorsive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": serving for or obtained by extortion":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin extors- (stem of extorqu\u0113re ) + English -ive":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik\u02c8st\u022frsiv",
|
|
"(\u02c8)ek\u00a6s-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101549",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extort":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The criminals extorted large sums of money from their victims.",
|
|
"He was arrested for extorting bribes.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In South Sudan, soldiers and rebels extort millions of dollars annually along key routes used for trade and aid. \u2014 Peer Schouten, WSJ , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There was no other way to understand it except as an effort to extort this investigation. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Department of Justice announced that Joseph O'Connor, a 22-year-old from the UK, had been apprehended by National Police in Spain and has been charged with multiple complaints including intent to extort and cyberstalking. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 22 July 2021",
|
|
"After being threatened with torture, their cellphones can be used to extort family members for thousands of dollars (which can often put them in severe debt). \u2014 Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The scammers later attempt to extort money from victims by threatening to post the content online. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Unionizing legislative staffers is a nakedly political power grab to extort money from staff to fill the campaign coffers of lawmakers and elect only those the union likes. \u2014 Jason Dudash, National Review , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Scammers are impersonating law enforcement and government officials, in an effort to extort money and personal information, the FBI warns. \u2014 Luke Barr, ABC News , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The abuse often accompanies efforts to extort money from families before migrants are allowed to leave Libya on traffickers\u2019 boats. \u2014 Samy Magdy, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin extortus , past participle of extorqu\u0113re to wrench out, extort, from ex- + torqu\u0113re to twist \u2014 more at torture entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02c8st\u022frt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for extort educe , evoke , elicit , extract , extort mean to draw out something hidden, latent, or reserved. educe implies the bringing out of something potential or latent. educed order out of chaos evoke implies a strong stimulus that arouses an emotion or an interest or recalls an image or memory. a song that evokes warm memories elicit usually implies some effort or skill in drawing forth a response. careful questioning elicited the truth extract implies the use of force or pressure in obtaining answers or information. extracted a confession from him extort suggests a wringing or wresting from one who resists strongly. extorted their cooperation by threatening to inform",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"wrest",
|
|
"wring"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232935",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extra":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"spare"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a special edition of a newspaper":[],
|
|
": an added charge":[],
|
|
": an attractive addition or accessory : frill":[
|
|
"cars loaded with extras"
|
|
],
|
|
": beyond the usual size, extent, or degree":[
|
|
"extra large"
|
|
],
|
|
": characterized by dramatic or eccentric behavior : over-the-top":[
|
|
"\u2026 women who are seen as too fun, too brash, too extra , too loud \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Bonnie McLaren",
|
|
"\"So this is my dad,\" she [Annisa Simao] says. \"If you know him, you know he's pretty goofy, \u2026 pretty extra .\"",
|
|
"\u2014 Natalie B. Compton"
|
|
],
|
|
": extremely or excessively elaborate : extravagant":[
|
|
"This Ontario mansion \u2026 is basically a mini castle and is so extra it even comes with a 16-foot waterfall.",
|
|
"\u2014 Patrick John Gilson"
|
|
],
|
|
": going beyond what is usual or standard: such as":[],
|
|
": more than is due, usual, or necessary : additional":[
|
|
"extra work",
|
|
"In preparation for this weekend's competition, the team put in some extra hours.",
|
|
"\u2014 Andrew King",
|
|
"\u2026 has a large storage area for things like a tent, sleeping bag, mosquito netting, extra clothing, and an extra pair of boots.",
|
|
"\u2014 Stephanie Fitzgerald"
|
|
],
|
|
": one that is extra or additional: such as":[],
|
|
": outside : beyond":[
|
|
"extra judicial"
|
|
],
|
|
": something of superior quality or grade":[],
|
|
": subject to an additional charge":[
|
|
"dessert is extra",
|
|
"There is an entrance charge of \u20ac5 per person, and it's extra for sunbeds \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Eilis O'Hanlon"
|
|
],
|
|
": superior":[
|
|
"extra quality"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"a sandwich with extra mayonnaise",
|
|
"She got a part-time job to earn some extra money.",
|
|
"He gave us an extra week to finish the job.",
|
|
"There's no extra charge for breakfast.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The package deal includes some nice extras .",
|
|
"Thousands of extras were hired for the battle scene.",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"You have to pay $5 extra for room service.",
|
|
"The food was extra good.",
|
|
"The roads are slippery, so be extra careful.",
|
|
"This is an extra special occasion.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Dip them with a tangy cranberry-mustard sauce for extra yummy flavor. \u2014 Katelyn Lunders, Woman's Day , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"For an extra boost of hydration, hair masks can restore moisture, and one made with argan oil's conditioning properties can help prevent breakage. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"As China sticks to a byzantine approach of snap lockdowns, mass testing and quarantining to maintain its zero-Covid policy, Chinese officials appear to be taking extra precautions not to catch the virus. \u2014 Kathleen Magramo, CNN , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"For that extra rugged feel, the kitchen and bathroom are detached and are in the main property building. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The Conestoga Wagons have canvas domes and actual wagon wheels (including the base of the table), a king-sized bed and a bunk bed (though mattresses are extra ), air conditioning and charging outlets. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Our car was equipped with the adaptive dampers, which are an extra -cost option in Europe. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The cashmere blend is soft and breathable (and ethically sourced), while giving the standard slip silhouette an extra dose of movement. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Making the outing extra meaningful was their connection to the area \u2014 the couple received the titles of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge from Queen Elizabeth on their wedding day in April 2011. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Some covers add air vents (a nice extra that keeps condensation off your grill, plus helps with wind control), and handles for easily sliding them on and off. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Long gloves proved to be a fashionable and practical pandemic extra . \u2014 Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In Windows, OneDrive provides equally simple backup of your core data folders as well as the useful extra of Microsoft Office\u2019s apps. \u2014 Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY , 28 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"The Beach Boys must be extra special to you because of your relationship with Dennis Wilson. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Besides bold asks of Michelin star chefs, St. Claire jumped through a significant number of hoops to make her butter extra special. \u2014 Noah Lederman, Bon App\u00e9tit , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Drummonds's love for floral aren't ignored either, with touches of embroidery added to make pieces extra special. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The title was extra special for Pfefferkorn, an alum of the program. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"This year, the beloved Hoosier anthem will be extra special with crowd restrictions lifted for the first time since 2019. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"While the day is, of course, ultimately about you and your partner, your best friends and family members deserve something extra special too. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Day weekend overlooking the Pacific Ocean is extra special this year at the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort & Club. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"This year, instead of flowers, gift the women in your life something extra special! \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 18 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1807, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin, from extra , adverb & preposition, outside, except, beyond, from exter being on the outside \u2014 more at exterior":"Prefix",
|
|
"probably short for extraordinary":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ek-str\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"excess",
|
|
"redundant",
|
|
"spare",
|
|
"supererogatory",
|
|
"superfluous",
|
|
"supernumerary",
|
|
"surplus"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100621",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"prefix"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extra binder":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that produces extra bindings \u2014 compare extra entry 1 sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190343",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extra commercium":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not subject to private ownership or acquisition (as of the air, navigable waters, property owned by the government)":[
|
|
"\u2014 opposed to in commercio"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin, literally, outside of commerce":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084006",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extra cover":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234222",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extra-":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
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": characterized by dramatic or eccentric behavior : over-the-top":[
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"\u2026 women who are seen as too fun, too brash, too extra , too loud \u2026",
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"\u2014 Bonnie McLaren",
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"\"So this is my dad,\" she [Annisa Simao] says. \"If you know him, you know he's pretty goofy, \u2026 pretty extra .\"",
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"\u2014 Natalie B. Compton"
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": extremely or excessively elaborate : extravagant":[
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"This Ontario mansion \u2026 is basically a mini castle and is so extra it even comes with a 16-foot waterfall.",
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"\u2014 Patrick John Gilson"
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"\u2014 Andrew King",
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"\u2026 has a large storage area for things like a tent, sleeping bag, mosquito netting, extra clothing, and an extra pair of boots.",
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"\u2014 Stephanie Fitzgerald"
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": subject to an additional charge":[
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"There is an entrance charge of \u20ac5 per person, and it's extra for sunbeds \u2026",
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"\u2014 Eilis O'Hanlon"
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"a sandwich with extra mayonnaise",
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"She got a part-time job to earn some extra money.",
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"He gave us an extra week to finish the job.",
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"There's no extra charge for breakfast.",
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"Noun",
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"The package deal includes some nice extras .",
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"Adverb",
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"You have to pay $5 extra for room service.",
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"The food was extra good.",
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"The roads are slippery, so be extra careful.",
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"This is an extra special occasion.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Dip them with a tangy cranberry-mustard sauce for extra yummy flavor. \u2014 Katelyn Lunders, Woman's Day , 24 June 2022",
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"For an extra boost of hydration, hair masks can restore moisture, and one made with argan oil's conditioning properties can help prevent breakage. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
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"As China sticks to a byzantine approach of snap lockdowns, mass testing and quarantining to maintain its zero-Covid policy, Chinese officials appear to be taking extra precautions not to catch the virus. \u2014 Kathleen Magramo, CNN , 24 June 2022",
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"For that extra rugged feel, the kitchen and bathroom are detached and are in the main property building. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
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"The Conestoga Wagons have canvas domes and actual wagon wheels (including the base of the table), a king-sized bed and a bunk bed (though mattresses are extra ), air conditioning and charging outlets. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
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"Our car was equipped with the adaptive dampers, which are an extra -cost option in Europe. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
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"The cashmere blend is soft and breathable (and ethically sourced), while giving the standard slip silhouette an extra dose of movement. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 June 2022",
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"Making the outing extra meaningful was their connection to the area \u2014 the couple received the titles of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge from Queen Elizabeth on their wedding day in April 2011. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Some covers add air vents (a nice extra that keeps condensation off your grill, plus helps with wind control), and handles for easily sliding them on and off. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 4 May 2022",
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"Long gloves proved to be a fashionable and practical pandemic extra . \u2014 Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Dec. 2021",
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"In Windows, OneDrive provides equally simple backup of your core data folders as well as the useful extra of Microsoft Office\u2019s apps. \u2014 Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY , 28 Nov. 2021",
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"Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Oct. 2021",
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"Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Oct. 2021",
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"Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Oct. 2021",
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"Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Oct. 2021",
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"Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Oct. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"The Beach Boys must be extra special to you because of your relationship with Dennis Wilson. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
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"Besides bold asks of Michelin star chefs, St. Claire jumped through a significant number of hoops to make her butter extra special. \u2014 Noah Lederman, Bon App\u00e9tit , 9 June 2022",
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"Drummonds's love for floral aren't ignored either, with touches of embroidery added to make pieces extra special. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
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"The title was extra special for Pfefferkorn, an alum of the program. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 31 May 2022",
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"This year, the beloved Hoosier anthem will be extra special with crowd restrictions lifted for the first time since 2019. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 18 May 2022",
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"While the day is, of course, ultimately about you and your partner, your best friends and family members deserve something extra special too. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 17 May 2022",
|
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"Day weekend overlooking the Pacific Ocean is extra special this year at the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort & Club. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
|
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"This year, instead of flowers, gift the women in your life something extra special! \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 18 Apr. 2022"
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"1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1807, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin, from extra , adverb & preposition, outside, except, beyond, from exter being on the outside \u2014 more at exterior":"Prefix",
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"probably short for extraordinary":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ek-str\u0259"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"excess",
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"redundant",
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"spare",
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"supererogatory",
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"superfluous",
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"supernumerary",
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"surplus"
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"extra-base hit":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a hit in baseball that lets the batter take more than one base : a double, triple, or home run":[
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"He was on pace to collect 107 extra-base hits . (Only Babe Ruth, with 119 in 1921, and Lou Gehrig, with 117 in '27, had more.)",
|
|
"\u2014 Tom Verducci",
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"Despite missing 17 games with a thigh injury, he has 10 home runs and ranks second on the team in runs batted in, is third in extra-base hits and fifth in runs scored.",
|
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"\u2014 Michael Martinez"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Ohtani was in a 3-for-19 slump and without an extra-base hit or an RBI before Tuesday. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
|
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"The fifth inning started similar to the first inning, with an extra-base hit boosting the offense. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"The greatest likelihood of Ramirez cashing this prop bet, however, is with an extra-base hit . \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Heredia robbed Jesse Winker of an extra-base hit leading off the eighth and collided with the wall. \u2014 Jeff Wallner, Star Tribune , 25 June 2021",
|
|
"Simmons tripled home a run, UConn\u2019s eighth extra-base hit , and scored on Donlan\u2019s single to make it 11-4, knocking out Meier in the fourth. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"The Cubs had a runner on base, and an extra-base hit here in the third could have changed the game. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The extra-base hit from Hill was the Tigers' first multi-bagger since Wednesday's ninth inning against the Minnesota Twins. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"Davis\u2019 big fly was the Gators\u2019 only extra-base hit of the day. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 5 Apr. 2022"
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"1976, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8ek-str\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-j\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-204130",
|
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|
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]
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},
|
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"extracellular":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": situated or occurring outside a cell or the cells of the body":[
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"extracellular digestion",
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"extracellular enzymes"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The hydrogels mimic the human body's extracellular matrix, which contains substances including proteins, collagen and hyaluronic acid. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"According to Nava Greenfield, MD, a dermatologist at Schweiger Dermatology Group in New York City, ultraviolet light breaks down the extracellular matrix in between your cells and speeds up aging. \u2014 Amy Capetta, Woman's Day , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"And last year, researchers found indirect evidence of ribosomes in the extracellular space. \u2014 Roxanne Khamsi, Scientific American , 17 June 2020",
|
|
"Prior studies suggested the diatom mats would have created an anaerobic environment, thanks to extracellular polymeric substances. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The researchers measured the bacteria\u2019s extracellular electron transfer as current. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But the inherent diversity of extracellular RNA (exRNA) molecules, and the packages that transport them, poses a considerable challenge. \u2014 Elie Dolgin, Scientific American , 17 June 2020",
|
|
"The term \u2018exosome\u2019 refers to a highly specific subset of extracellular vesicles, which are produced by a particular cellular pathway and exhibit diameters spanning roughly 30\u2013150 nanometres. \u2014 Michael Eisenstein, Scientific American , 17 June 2020",
|
|
"Various ways to track these extracellular snippets in body fluids are under development (S2). \u2014 Herb Brody, Scientific American , 17 June 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1867, in the meaning defined above":""
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112047",
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"extrachance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": greater than could be anticipated on a basis of chance : showing a level of frequency or uniformity beyond what can reasonably be attributed to coincidence":[
|
|
"wherever parapsychology can yield extrachance results",
|
|
"\u2014 G. R. Price"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115008",
|
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|
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|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"extrachromosomal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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"extrachromosomal inheritance"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The eDyNAmiC team will research the creation and action of extrachromosomal DNA, which helps tumors evolve and evade treatment. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 16 June 2022"
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],
|
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"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
|
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|
|
"-\u02c8z\u014d-",
|
|
"\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02cckr\u014d-m\u0259-\u02c8s\u014d-m\u0259l"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032807",
|
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|
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|
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]
|
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|
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"extracorporeal":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": occurring or based outside the living body":[
|
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"the heart-lung machine maintains extracorporeal circulation during heart surgery"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Their lungs simply cannot heal without mechanical ventilation or other intensive care, such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And, he had been placed on an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine, a device that pumps blood out of the body to give the vital organs time to recuperate during intense bodily stress. \u2014 Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"One doctor called every hospital in the Pacific Northwest trying to find an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine \u2014 better known as ECMO \u2014 to help serve as an artificial lung for the 47-year-old, whose condition was continuing to deteriorate. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"There, she was connected to an extracorporeal life support machine (ECMO), as her lungs were unable to produce enough oxygen to keep herself and her baby alive. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 5 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"All seven patients who died of Covid and all of the 13 patients who received a last-ditch treatment called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation were unvaccinated, according to the findings. \u2014 Robert Langreth, Fortune , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Medical staff ultimately decided to put Ivan on an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , or ECMO, machine \u2014 a type of life support that bypasses the lungs by pumping oxygen directly into the blood and filtering out carbon dioxide. \u2014 Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Eight of those patients are in the intensive care unit, with four on ventilators and one on an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation -- known as ECMO -- machine. \u2014 Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online , 24 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"After a few hours, the two learned that Erik had survived the flight and would be put on an ECMO ( extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) machine. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 17 Dec. 2021"
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|
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|
|
"\u02ccek-str\u0259-k\u022fr-\u02c8p\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259l",
|
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"-k\u022fr-\u02c8p\u014dr-\u0113-\u0259l, -\u02c8p\u022fr-"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": situated or occurring outside the cranium":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1884, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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|
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|
|
"-\u02c8kr\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8kr\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062713",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extract":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"excerpt",
|
|
"passage"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a selection from a writing or discourse : excerpt":[],
|
|
": to determine (a mathematical root) by calculation":[],
|
|
": to draw forth (as by research)":[
|
|
"extract data"
|
|
],
|
|
": to obtain by much effort from someone unwilling":[
|
|
"extracted a confession"
|
|
],
|
|
": to pull or take out forcibly":[
|
|
"extracted a wisdom tooth"
|
|
],
|
|
": to select (excerpts) and copy out or cite":[],
|
|
": to separate (a metal) from an ore":[],
|
|
": to treat with a solvent so as to remove a soluble substance":[],
|
|
": to withdraw (something, such as a juice or a constituent element) by physical or chemical process":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He extracted a credit card from his wallet.",
|
|
"I had to have a tooth extracted .",
|
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"The tumor was surgically extracted .",
|
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"We finally extracted a confession from him.",
|
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"Investigators were able to extract useful information from the company's financial records.",
|
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"They are hoping to extract new insights from the test results.",
|
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"The machines extract the juice from the apples.",
|
|
"oil extracted from sunflower seeds",
|
|
"venom extracted from poisonous snakes",
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"The recipe calls for a tablespoon of vanilla extract .",
|
|
"the anthology includes a long extract from the epic poem",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Use a split vanilla bean rather than extract for a richer flavor. \u2014 Ann Maloney, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
|
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"This stylish competitive multiplayer spy game will see competitors disguising themselves to get a drop on their opponents and extract key objectives in a fun-looking twist on the capture-the-flag concept. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 18 June 2022",
|
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"The health system has also purchased special devices that extract contrast from a vial in a way that the remaining dye can still be used. \u2014 Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"The metals that the Pebble Mine would extract are estimated to be worth $300 billion, Coral Davenport reports in the New York Times. \u2014 Rosanna Xiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
|
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"To work toward changing that, andBeyond supplied a group of women with beehives and taught them how to maintain the colonies and extract honey. \u2014 Samantha Lauriello, Travel + Leisure , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"The hunt for battery metals has already sparked recent investment in companies that are trying to come up with new ways to find and extract the precious materials. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Times notes that all sorts of apps use the Yandex code that can extract user data from iPhone and Android. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The insects are dried and sold to processors, who extract carminic acid, which makes up around 20 percent in dry weight of the cochineal insect\u2019s body. \u2014 Brittany J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"This serum goes a step further with white shiitake mushroom and licorice root extract to specifically target stubborn dark spots. \u2014 Jamie Wilson, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Hyaluronic acid teams up with moisture-boosting watermelon extract , centella asiatica, and marine algae to provide a plump finish to the skin, smoothing out fine lines and wrinkles. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The 14-ounce natural wax paraben-free candle is made with 100 percent pure citronella oil extract , and housed in a charming bright blue tin with a lovely floral motif and handsome navy cover topped with a silver knob. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Deep-clean your complexion with SkinCeuticals' foam face wash, which is infused with glycerin and cucumber extract . \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Packed with mulberry root extract to soothe irritated skin, Aloe barbadensis leaf to moisturize and ascorbic acid to detoxify, this serum offers nature\u2019s goodness in a bottle. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
|
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"It's formulated with luxurious caviar extract and rich in Omega fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals to help cleanse, detoxify, thicken, and protect any factors that can cause hair to look and feel older. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Otherwise, Nair\u2019s wax strips are infused with chamomile extract to not only remove facial and bikini hair, but calm down skin. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The Calendula Essential Hydrating Cream nourishes and calms skin with calendula extract while borage seed oil softens and conditions. \u2014 Sarah Han, Allure , 16 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Latin extractus , past participle of extrahere , from ex- + trahere to draw":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ek-\u02ccstrakt",
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"ik-\u02c8strakt",
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"usually in sense 5 \u02c8ek-\u02ccstrakt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for extract Verb educe , evoke , elicit , extract , extort mean to draw out something hidden, latent, or reserved. educe implies the bringing out of something potential or latent. educed order out of chaos evoke implies a strong stimulus that arouses an emotion or an interest or recalls an image or memory. a song that evokes warm memories elicit usually implies some effort or skill in drawing forth a response. careful questioning elicited the truth extract implies the use of force or pressure in obtaining answers or information. extracted a confession from him extort suggests a wringing or wresting from one who resists strongly. extorted their cooperation by threatening to inform",
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"synonyms":[
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"corkscrew",
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"prize",
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"pry",
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"pull",
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"root (out)",
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"tear (out)",
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"uproot",
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"wrest",
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"wring",
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"yank"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083048",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"noun,",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"extraction":{
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"antonyms":[
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"issue",
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"posterity",
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"progeny",
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"seed"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": ancestry , origin":[
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"a family of French extraction"
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],
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": something extracted":[],
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": the act or process of extracting something":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"tooth extractions and other dental procedures",
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"the extraction of teeth by dentists",
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"the extraction of juices from plant matter",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But its exploits in Haiti left a crippling legacy of financial extraction and dashed hopes \u2014 even by the standards of a nation with a long history of both. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
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"This is the safest and most effective method of extraction . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
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"The method of chemical extraction should not produce toxic waste. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 16 May 2022",
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"The industry is largely aligned with the Responsible Business Alliance for sourcing raw materials, which provides guidance on reducing the social and environmental impacts of mineral extraction and processing. \u2014 K.e.d. Coan, Ars Technica , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Food is connected to land, and to the way people relate to the land, and unfortunately, in our world, resources are scarce, and there\u2019s a lot of extraction of resources. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"To replace a natural ingredient that traditionally has contained methyl eugenol, makers like Mane have to return to the raw materials, trying to find a new means of extraction whose result complies with the rules. \u2014 Genevieve Fullan, Longreads , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"In other words, without even accounting for possible violations based on method of extraction , more than half of the country\u2019s timber is illegally harvested. \u2014 Alexander Sammon, The New Republic , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"For example, part of this metadata extraction might include using computer vision or natural language processing algorithms to understand the content of picture, text, or voice files that are dumped as raw, unlabelled data into the lakehouse. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"ik-\u02c8strak-sh\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ancestry",
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"birth",
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"blood",
|
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"bloodline",
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"breeding",
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"descent",
|
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"family tree",
|
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"genealogy",
|
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"line",
|
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"lineage",
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"origin",
|
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"parentage",
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"pedigree",
|
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"stock",
|
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"strain"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184154",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"extraneous":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"inherent",
|
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"innate",
|
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"intrinsic"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being a number obtained in solving an equation that is not a solution of the equation":[
|
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"extraneous roots"
|
|
],
|
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": existing on or coming from the outside":[
|
|
"extraneous light"
|
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],
|
|
": having no relevance":[
|
|
"an extraneous digression"
|
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],
|
|
": not forming an essential or vital part":[
|
|
"extraneous ornamentation"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Obviously, some degree of packaging is necessary to transport and protect the products we need, but all too often manufacturers add extraneous wrappers over wrappers and layers of unnecessary plastic. \u2014 Al Gore , An Inconvenient Truth , 2006",
|
|
"Industry sages argue that lump charcoal is poised for a back-to-the-future resurgence. They say that a new generation of consumers\u2014aware that most briquettes are shot through with all manner of extraneous materials, from fillers of pulverized limestone to binders of sugarcane bagasse and ignition catalysts of sodium nitrate\u2014are willing to pay the two-buck-a-bag premium for true lump, which, compared to traditional briquettes, lights quicker, burns hotter, and throws off no chemical residue. \u2014 John T. Edge , Gourmet , June 2003",
|
|
"The summer concert season is at hand, which means lots of warm nights wishing the guy in the row behind you would bogart that joint instead of blowing smoke into your hair, and lots of days spent wondering just how many extraneous \u2026 charges one ticket can possibly have added on. \u2014 Entertainment Weekly , 18 May 2001",
|
|
"She sped up the process by eliminating all extraneous steps.",
|
|
"the architect's streamlined modern style shuns any sort of extraneous ornamentation",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Although Leila\u2019s Brothers\u2019 lengthy runtime appears to be extraneous at first, its slow pace works in its favor to showcase a strong ensemble and captivating narrative. \u2014 Jihane Bousfiha, ELLE , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"The iron is eventually incorporated into products, a process that can again involve losses as extraneous material is cut away\u2014some of the excess here is also sent into the recycling process. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"One of the core concepts of the channel is its simple presentation, stripping away every extraneous element. \u2014 Billboard Japan, Billboard , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"For a vehicle featuring almost nothing extraneous , the Super 3 will be hugely configurable. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The package-free store, which opened on May 20 at 2310 N.E. Broadway, is one of a handful of new vendors around Portland that specialize in selling foods and household goods minus all the extraneous packaging. \u2014 Kristine De Leon, oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Each of these celebrations was a time to block out the extraneous noise of the workaday world and feast on food and freedom. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"This is an effective way to bring in potential candidates without using extraneous resources. \u2014 Kara Dennison, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Its extraneous devices, including a multipurpose Greek chorus, have been stripped away, allowing its strongest elements \u2014 Strathairn and his moving narration \u2014 to tell the harrowing story. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 19 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin extraneus \u2014 more at strange entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ek-\u02c8str\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for extraneous extrinsic , extraneous , foreign , alien mean external to a thing, its essential nature, or its original character. extrinsic applies to what is distinctly outside the thing in question or is not contained in or derived from its essential nature. sentimental value that is extrinsic to the house's market value extraneous applies to what is on or comes from the outside and may or may not be capable of becoming an essential part. arguments extraneous to the issue foreign applies to what is so different as to be rejected or repelled or to be incapable of becoming assimilated. techniques foreign to French cuisine alien is stronger than foreign in suggesting opposition, repugnance, or irreconcilability. a practice totally alien to her nature",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accidental",
|
|
"adventitious",
|
|
"alien",
|
|
"external",
|
|
"extrinsic",
|
|
"foreign",
|
|
"supervenient"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214838",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extraneousness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inherent",
|
|
"innate",
|
|
"intrinsic"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being a number obtained in solving an equation that is not a solution of the equation":[
|
|
"extraneous roots"
|
|
],
|
|
": existing on or coming from the outside":[
|
|
"extraneous light"
|
|
],
|
|
": having no relevance":[
|
|
"an extraneous digression"
|
|
],
|
|
": not forming an essential or vital part":[
|
|
"extraneous ornamentation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Obviously, some degree of packaging is necessary to transport and protect the products we need, but all too often manufacturers add extraneous wrappers over wrappers and layers of unnecessary plastic. \u2014 Al Gore , An Inconvenient Truth , 2006",
|
|
"Industry sages argue that lump charcoal is poised for a back-to-the-future resurgence. They say that a new generation of consumers\u2014aware that most briquettes are shot through with all manner of extraneous materials, from fillers of pulverized limestone to binders of sugarcane bagasse and ignition catalysts of sodium nitrate\u2014are willing to pay the two-buck-a-bag premium for true lump, which, compared to traditional briquettes, lights quicker, burns hotter, and throws off no chemical residue. \u2014 John T. Edge , Gourmet , June 2003",
|
|
"The summer concert season is at hand, which means lots of warm nights wishing the guy in the row behind you would bogart that joint instead of blowing smoke into your hair, and lots of days spent wondering just how many extraneous \u2026 charges one ticket can possibly have added on. \u2014 Entertainment Weekly , 18 May 2001",
|
|
"She sped up the process by eliminating all extraneous steps.",
|
|
"the architect's streamlined modern style shuns any sort of extraneous ornamentation",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Although Leila\u2019s Brothers\u2019 lengthy runtime appears to be extraneous at first, its slow pace works in its favor to showcase a strong ensemble and captivating narrative. \u2014 Jihane Bousfiha, ELLE , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"The iron is eventually incorporated into products, a process that can again involve losses as extraneous material is cut away\u2014some of the excess here is also sent into the recycling process. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"One of the core concepts of the channel is its simple presentation, stripping away every extraneous element. \u2014 Billboard Japan, Billboard , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"For a vehicle featuring almost nothing extraneous , the Super 3 will be hugely configurable. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The package-free store, which opened on May 20 at 2310 N.E. Broadway, is one of a handful of new vendors around Portland that specialize in selling foods and household goods minus all the extraneous packaging. \u2014 Kristine De Leon, oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Each of these celebrations was a time to block out the extraneous noise of the workaday world and feast on food and freedom. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"This is an effective way to bring in potential candidates without using extraneous resources. \u2014 Kara Dennison, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Its extraneous devices, including a multipurpose Greek chorus, have been stripped away, allowing its strongest elements \u2014 Strathairn and his moving narration \u2014 to tell the harrowing story. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 19 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin extraneus \u2014 more at strange entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ek-\u02c8str\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for extraneous extrinsic , extraneous , foreign , alien mean external to a thing, its essential nature, or its original character. extrinsic applies to what is distinctly outside the thing in question or is not contained in or derived from its essential nature. sentimental value that is extrinsic to the house's market value extraneous applies to what is on or comes from the outside and may or may not be capable of becoming an essential part. arguments extraneous to the issue foreign applies to what is so different as to be rejected or repelled or to be incapable of becoming assimilated. techniques foreign to French cuisine alien is stronger than foreign in suggesting opposition, repugnance, or irreconcilability. a practice totally alien to her nature",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accidental",
|
|
"adventitious",
|
|
"alien",
|
|
"external",
|
|
"extrinsic",
|
|
"foreign",
|
|
"supervenient"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230122",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extraocular muscle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of the six small voluntary muscles that pass between the eyeball and the orbit and control the movement and stabilization of the eyeball in relation to the orbit":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1939, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8\u00e4-ky\u0259-l\u0259r-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200915",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extraordinaire":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"common",
|
|
"customary",
|
|
"normal",
|
|
"ordinary",
|
|
"typical",
|
|
"unexceptional",
|
|
"unextraordinary",
|
|
"usual"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": extremely good or impressive : extraordinary":[
|
|
"\u2014 used following the noun it modifies a chef extraordinaire \"Some of us get so carried away, our lives and gardens become inseparable,\" says plantsman extraordinaire and garden designer Michael Barclay. \u2014 Sharon Cohoon et al. Ms. Popcorn\u2014marketing consultant, futurist, trend-spotter extraordinaire \u2014was striking in black suede from head to toe \u2026 \u2014 Suzanne Slesin \u2026 an assistant football coach at the University of Texas and recruiter extraordinaire \u2026 \u2014 Douglas S. Looney"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the sort of chef extraordinaire who can whip up a fantastic meal, regardless of the ingredients on hand"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1840, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02ccstr\u022f(r)-d\u0259-\u02c8ner",
|
|
"ek-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aberrant",
|
|
"aberrated",
|
|
"abnormal",
|
|
"anomalous",
|
|
"atypical",
|
|
"especial",
|
|
"exceeding",
|
|
"exceptional",
|
|
"extraordinary",
|
|
"freak",
|
|
"odd",
|
|
"peculiar",
|
|
"phenomenal",
|
|
"preternatural",
|
|
"rare",
|
|
"singular",
|
|
"uncommon",
|
|
"uncustomary",
|
|
"unique",
|
|
"unusual",
|
|
"unwonted"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172940",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extraordinarily":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"common",
|
|
"customary",
|
|
"normal",
|
|
"ordinary",
|
|
"typical",
|
|
"unexceptional",
|
|
"unextraordinary",
|
|
"usual"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": employed for or sent on a special function or service":[
|
|
"an ambassador extraordinary"
|
|
],
|
|
": exceptional to a very marked extent":[
|
|
"extraordinary beauty"
|
|
],
|
|
": going beyond what is usual, regular, or customary":[
|
|
"extraordinary powers"
|
|
],
|
|
": nonrecurring":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"A polymer based on the elastic protein that enables fleas to perform their extraordinary jumping feats has been synthesized. The material \u2026 is, perhaps unsurprisingly, rubbery and highly resilient; indeed, some of its properties exceed those of a material used to make bouncy balls for the playground. \u2014 Rosamund Daw , Nature , 13 Oct. 2005",
|
|
"Jimi Hendrix is one of those extraordinary hubs of music where everybody lands at some point. Every musician passes through Hendrix International Airport eventually. \u2026 He is the common denominator of every style of contemporary music. \u2014 John Mayer , Rolling Stone , 15 Apr. 2004",
|
|
"Like the eighteenth-century Scots, whose similar borderland situation stimulated an extraordinary renaissance in letters, natural science, and social science, the Americans' ambivalent identities led them to the interstices of metropolitan thought where were found new views and new approaches to the old. \u2014 Bernard Bailyn , To Begin the World Anew , 2003",
|
|
"Books can even have merits that are owed to their lack of literary quality: Agatha Christie's whodunits display an extraordinary ingenuity in their plotting, but the beauty of the puzzle requires cardboard characters and total implausibility in motives and reasons. \u2014 Richard Jenkyns , New Republic , 28 Jan. 2002",
|
|
"The researchers made an extraordinary discovery.",
|
|
"The race is an extraordinary event.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Pistons are still early in the rebuilding process, but their lottery luck has been extraordinary for the last two years. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Eno Benjamin earn some carries and playing time, and though the numbers weren't extraordinary , the opportunity gave Benjamin something important: confidence. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Daniel Enemark, a senior economist at San Diego Workforce Partnership, said the quick recovery of many industries was extraordinary and made for a very tight labor market. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The phrase doesn\u2019t do justice to the extraordinary , intimate and wise interactions that Bergner describes in these places. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Here, Muir tells Vogue about the difficulties\u2014and the unexpected delights\u2014of her extraordinary work on The Northman. \u2014 Vogue , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Clarity of purpose is a trait shared by everyone who has achieved something extraordinary . \u2014 Kumar Mehta, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Then in 2020, Mr. Poster discovered something extraordinary . \u2014 Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Sarah Sekula covers stories about travel, fitness and extraordinary people, and her assignments have taken her to all seven continents. \u2014 Sarah Sekula, CNN , 31 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English extraordinarie , from Latin extraordinarius , from extra ordinem out of course, from extra + ordinem , accusative of ordin-, ordo order":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8\u022fr-",
|
|
"ek-\u02c8str\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113, \u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8\u022fr-",
|
|
"ik-\u02c8str\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aberrant",
|
|
"aberrated",
|
|
"abnormal",
|
|
"anomalous",
|
|
"atypical",
|
|
"especial",
|
|
"exceeding",
|
|
"exceptional",
|
|
"extraordinaire",
|
|
"freak",
|
|
"odd",
|
|
"peculiar",
|
|
"phenomenal",
|
|
"preternatural",
|
|
"rare",
|
|
"singular",
|
|
"uncommon",
|
|
"uncustomary",
|
|
"unique",
|
|
"unusual",
|
|
"unwonted"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232601",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extraordinary":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"common",
|
|
"customary",
|
|
"normal",
|
|
"ordinary",
|
|
"typical",
|
|
"unexceptional",
|
|
"unextraordinary",
|
|
"usual"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": employed for or sent on a special function or service":[
|
|
"an ambassador extraordinary"
|
|
],
|
|
": exceptional to a very marked extent":[
|
|
"extraordinary beauty"
|
|
],
|
|
": going beyond what is usual, regular, or customary":[
|
|
"extraordinary powers"
|
|
],
|
|
": nonrecurring":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
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"A polymer based on the elastic protein that enables fleas to perform their extraordinary jumping feats has been synthesized. The material \u2026 is, perhaps unsurprisingly, rubbery and highly resilient; indeed, some of its properties exceed those of a material used to make bouncy balls for the playground. \u2014 Rosamund Daw , Nature , 13 Oct. 2005",
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"Jimi Hendrix is one of those extraordinary hubs of music where everybody lands at some point. Every musician passes through Hendrix International Airport eventually. \u2026 He is the common denominator of every style of contemporary music. \u2014 John Mayer , Rolling Stone , 15 Apr. 2004",
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"Like the eighteenth-century Scots, whose similar borderland situation stimulated an extraordinary renaissance in letters, natural science, and social science, the Americans' ambivalent identities led them to the interstices of metropolitan thought where were found new views and new approaches to the old. \u2014 Bernard Bailyn , To Begin the World Anew , 2003",
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"Books can even have merits that are owed to their lack of literary quality: Agatha Christie's whodunits display an extraordinary ingenuity in their plotting, but the beauty of the puzzle requires cardboard characters and total implausibility in motives and reasons. \u2014 Richard Jenkyns , New Republic , 28 Jan. 2002",
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"The researchers made an extraordinary discovery.",
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"The race is an extraordinary event.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Pistons are still early in the rebuilding process, but their lottery luck has been extraordinary for the last two years. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
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"Eno Benjamin earn some carries and playing time, and though the numbers weren't extraordinary , the opportunity gave Benjamin something important: confidence. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 20 June 2022",
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"Daniel Enemark, a senior economist at San Diego Workforce Partnership, said the quick recovery of many industries was extraordinary and made for a very tight labor market. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
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"The phrase doesn\u2019t do justice to the extraordinary , intimate and wise interactions that Bergner describes in these places. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
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"Here, Muir tells Vogue about the difficulties\u2014and the unexpected delights\u2014of her extraordinary work on The Northman. \u2014 Vogue , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Clarity of purpose is a trait shared by everyone who has achieved something extraordinary . \u2014 Kumar Mehta, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"Then in 2020, Mr. Poster discovered something extraordinary . \u2014 Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 June 2022",
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"Sarah Sekula covers stories about travel, fitness and extraordinary people, and her assignments have taken her to all seven continents. \u2014 Sarah Sekula, CNN , 31 May 2022"
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"ek-\u02c8str\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113, \u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8\u022fr-",
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"ik-\u02c8str\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113"
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"aberrated",
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"abnormal",
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"anomalous",
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"atypical",
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"especial",
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"exceeding",
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"exceptional",
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"extraordinaire",
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"freak",
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"odd",
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"peculiar",
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"phenomenal",
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"preternatural",
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"rare",
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"singular",
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"uncommon",
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"uncustomary",
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"unique",
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"unusual",
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"unwonted"
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"adverb",
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"extrapolate":{
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"extrapolate public sentiment on one issue from known public reaction on others"
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": to project, extend, or expand (known data or experience) into an area not known or experienced so as to arrive at a usually conjectural knowledge of the unknown area":[
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"extrapolates present trends to construct an image of the future"
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"examples":[
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"We can extrapolate the number of new students entering next year by looking at how many entered in previous years.",
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"With such a small study it is impossible to extrapolate accurately.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Romanovsky\u2019s boreholes, for instance, deliver very detailed measurements from specific places, but researchers have to extrapolate to draw larger conclusions. \u2014 Lois Parshley, Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022",
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"What a coaching staff has to extrapolate from Sunday\u2019s breakout performance by Victor Oladipo is whether the same shots and the same payoff would have come if Jimmy Butler was in the mix. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Veronica Mars in this example already had a popular fan base to extrapolate funds from, most films are coming in cold which makes crowdfunding much more difficult. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
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"Like a chef experimenting with different combinations of ingredients to see which version works, the AI develops a picture through experimental trials that extrapolate from different aspects of the existing images. \u2014 Rashed Haq, Wired , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"What a coaching staff has to extrapolate from Sunday\u2019s breakout performance by Victor Oladipo is whether the same shots and the same payoff would have come if Jimmy Butler was in the mix. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Colleges and universities have struggled to extrapolate siloed data and share it across departments long before the pandemic began, but the problem was exacerbated when Covid-19 hit. \u2014 Jim Milton, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Can\u2019t help but maybe extrapolate that perhaps the Jazz just aren\u2019t really good enough. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"The new study relied on data from 74 countries that tracked excess deaths and used computer models to extrapolate those figures out to 191 countries worldwide. \u2014 Jeffrey Kluger, Time , 11 Mar. 2022"
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"1874, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin extra outside + English -polate (as in interpolate ) \u2014 more at extra-":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ik-\u02c8stra-p\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"conclude",
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"decide",
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"deduce",
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"derive",
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"gather",
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"infer",
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"judge",
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"make out",
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"reason",
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"understand"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214240",
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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},
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"extrasensorial":{
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"extra- + sensorial":""
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134841",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"extrasensory":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": residing beyond or outside the ordinary senses":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"From the above example, friend one and two demonstrate a relatively standard range of sensitivity, while friend three and four exhibit more extreme extrasensory abilities. \u2014 Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure , 2 July 2018",
|
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"Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner\u2019s extrasensory musical comes back to us courtesy of the Irish Repertory Theater. \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 21 June 2018",
|
|
"Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner\u2019s extrasensory musical comes back to us in a revival courtesy of the Irish Repertory Theater. \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 14 June 2018",
|
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"Making out with Elektra Natchios in the rain demonstrates Daredevil\u2019s extrasensory abilities. \u2014 Peter Nagy, The Atlantic , 19 Mar. 2018",
|
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"So, in addition to her boundless cleverness, Matilda develops some extrasensory powers as a defense against the small-mindedness of the adults around her. \u2014 Punch Shaw, star-telegram.com , 15 June 2017",
|
|
"The laboratory has conducted studies on extrasensory perception and telekinesis from its cramped quarters in the basement of the university\u2019s engineering building since 1979. \u2014 Randy Dotinga, WIRED , 12 Feb. 2007"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1934, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02c8sen(t)-s\u0259-",
|
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"\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8sen(t)s-(\u0259-)r\u0113",
|
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"\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8sen(t)s-r\u0113"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-173852",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"extrasensory perception":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": perception (as in telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition) that involves awareness of information about events external to the self not gained through the senses and not deducible from previous experience":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"discouraged by the lack of progress in the case, the police were willing to listen to a woman claiming extrasensory perception",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Ralph dismisses such extrasensory perception as more liability than gift, especially since Michael grows increasingly frail by exercising his powers and comes to depend on Hilda for friendship, stability and reassurance. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Blackmore began her career as a parapsychologist, intent on finding evidence for astral projection and extrasensory perception . \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 15 Sep. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1934, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"clairvoyance",
|
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"second sight",
|
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"sixth sense"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182031",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"extrasolar":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": originating or existing outside the solar system":[
|
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"extrasolar planets"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Now, the authors say that, along with the distance from its host star, planetary mass can be another marker to determine if an extrasolar planet can hold onto enough water for life. \u2014 Elizabeth Fernandez, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Bean will use the telescope to study extrasolar planets, also called exoplanets, which are planets that orbit stars outside Earth\u2019s solar system. \u2014 Angie Leventis Lourgos, chicagotribune.com , 24 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"As the project schedule lengthened, its science objectives expanded, especially as extrasolar planets became an increasing topic of interest in the field. \u2014 Adam Mann, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"As for potential extrasolar Mercury-type planets out there",
|
|
"Putative extrasolar earths and speculation about microbial fossils on Mars, or even extant life deep within the oceans of one of our solar system\u2019s far-flung frozen moons, remains speculation at this point. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
|
|
"The motivation there is to understand what happens in the mantle of large extrasolar planets. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 15 June 2021",
|
|
"At the time, exomoons, or extrasolar moons\u2014those moons that orbit a planet outside of our own solar system, or exoplanets\u2014were something astrophysicists knew about, but had never captured data from. \u2014 Courtney Sexton, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"These objects have been called extrasolar planets, exosolar planets or exoplanets. \u2014 Christopher Palma, The Conversation , 16 Dec. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1872, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccl\u00e4r",
|
|
"\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8s\u014d-l\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200332",
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|
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|
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]
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},
|
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"extrasystole":{
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"definitions":{
|
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": a premature beat of one of the chambers of the heart that leads to momentary arrhythmia":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1900, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8si-st\u0259-(\u02cc)l\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02c8sis-t\u0259-(\u02cc)l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131629",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
|
"extravagance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"economy",
|
|
"frugality",
|
|
"penny-pinching"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": something extravagant":[
|
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"a new car is an extravagance we can't afford"
|
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],
|
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": the quality or fact of being extravagant":[
|
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"the extravagance of the decorations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"The reorganization of the department was aimed at reducing extravagance .",
|
|
"That coat is an extravagance that you can't afford.",
|
|
"Going to the play will be our one extravagance for this vacation.",
|
|
"I was shocked by the extravagance of their lifestyle.",
|
|
"The church is known for the extravagance of its architecture.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Crypto conferences of this size and extravagance tend to happen in cities like New York, Miami, and Austin, but not Boston as of yet. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"My point is not to pick a styling winner (the EV6) but to marvel at the Group\u2019s energy and extravagance in making these three cars so different above the waterline. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"In 1972 Vidal became the owner of the property that would come to embody his own ego and self-projection, in its exclusivity and extravagance , in its isolation and ostentation. \u2014 Christopher Bollen, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"With her cheerful disposition and one-of-a-kind personality, Lova Ladiva carries herself with humor and extravagance . \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Peskova\u2019s extravagance in France is paralleled by her half brother\u2019s in Russia. \u2014 CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Richard Mille watch The 3rd-birthday extravagance wouldn\u2019t be complete without a gift from Dad. \u2014 Danielle Pascual, Billboard , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"No stranger to delivering a stellar red carpet moment at the Croisette, Hadid chose a vintage design from the 1980s that embraced the decade\u2019s extravagance . \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Ren\u00e9e Zellweger continues to prove that great style doesn't need to mean colorful extravagance . \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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|
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"ik-\u02c8stra-v\u0259-g\u0259ns",
|
|
"ik-\u02c8stra-vi-g\u0259n(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"extravagancy",
|
|
"lavishness",
|
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"prodigality",
|
|
"profusion",
|
|
"wastefulness"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194526",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extravagancy":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"economy",
|
|
"frugality",
|
|
"penny-pinching"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": extravagance":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"warned their spendthrift daughter that she would eventually pay the price for her extravagancy"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1625, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
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"ik-\u02c8stra-vi-g\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
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|
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|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"extravagance",
|
|
"lavishness",
|
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"prodigality",
|
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"profusion",
|
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"wastefulness"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012119",
|
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|
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"noun"
|
|
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|
|
},
|
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"extravagant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conserving",
|
|
"economical",
|
|
"economizing",
|
|
"frugal",
|
|
"penny-pinching",
|
|
"scrimping",
|
|
"skimping",
|
|
"thrifty"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": exceeding the limits of reason or necessity":[
|
|
"extravagant claims"
|
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],
|
|
": extremely or excessively elaborate":[
|
|
"an extravagant display"
|
|
],
|
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": extremely or unreasonably high in price":[
|
|
"an extravagant purchase"
|
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],
|
|
": lacking in moderation, balance, and restraint":[
|
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"extravagant praise"
|
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],
|
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": profuse , lavish":[],
|
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": spending much more than necessary":[
|
|
"has always been extravagant with her money"
|
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],
|
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": strange , curious":[],
|
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": wandering":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"The company has been making extravagant claims about the drug's effectiveness.",
|
|
"The film is notable for its extravagant settings and special effects.",
|
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"We're going on a less extravagant vacation this year.",
|
|
"Her extravagant spending has to stop.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"A day later, creator ayypatrick posted a video of himself and his girlfriend boarding a private jet, appearing to buy a luxury car and driving to an extravagant beachside mansion. \u2014 Morgan Sung, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The pizza from La Crosta is not overly dressed or showy; the toppings not extravagant . \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"The studios were focused on young audiences who filled the multiplexes every weekend for raunchy comedies, many of them bad and a few terrific, and for ever-more- extravagant action adventures with digital beetles clattering through dank tombs. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Hubler\u2019s extravagant 6-bedroom, 7.5 bathroom mansion designed by artist Ray Turner. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Legroom is extravagant , and there's still significant cargo space behind the third row. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Chanel's creative director, Virginie Viard, tends to stage shows and collections that are far less extravagant than those of her predecessor, Karl Lagerfeld. \u2014 Nick Remsen, CNN , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Accessories were just as extravagant , with Rihanna wearing ruby-and-diamond Chopard hoop earrings, Maria Tash diamonds, and gold Jacquie Aiche body chains. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Because the display is so extravagant , many have often surmised that the rocket or missile must have malfunctioned. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 5 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4b":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin extravagant-, extravagans , from Latin extra- + vagant-, vagans , present participle of vagari to wander about, from vagus wandering":""
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"ik-\u02c8stra-vi-g\u0259nt",
|
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"ik-\u02c8stra-v\u0259-g\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for extravagant excessive , immoderate , inordinate , extravagant , exorbitant , extreme mean going beyond a normal limit. excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable. excessive punishment immoderate implies lack of desirable or necessary restraint. immoderate spending inordinate implies an exceeding of the limits dictated by reason or good judgment. inordinate pride extravagant implies an indifference to restraints imposed by truth, prudence, or good taste. extravagant claims for the product exorbitant implies a departure from accepted standards regarding amount or degree. exorbitant prices extreme may imply an approach to the farthest limit possible or conceivable but commonly means only to a notably high degree. extreme shyness",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"high-rolling",
|
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"prodigal",
|
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"profligate",
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"spendthrift",
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"squandering",
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"thriftless",
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"unthrifty",
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"wasteful"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115223",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"extravagantly":{
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"antonyms":[
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"conserving",
|
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"economical",
|
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"economizing",
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"frugal",
|
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"penny-pinching",
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"scrimping",
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"skimping",
|
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"thrifty"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": exceeding the limits of reason or necessity":[
|
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"extravagant claims"
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],
|
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": extremely or excessively elaborate":[
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"an extravagant display"
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],
|
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": extremely or unreasonably high in price":[
|
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"an extravagant purchase"
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],
|
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": lacking in moderation, balance, and restraint":[
|
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"extravagant praise"
|
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],
|
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": profuse , lavish":[],
|
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": spending much more than necessary":[
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"has always been extravagant with her money"
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],
|
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": strange , curious":[],
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": wandering":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The company has been making extravagant claims about the drug's effectiveness.",
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"The film is notable for its extravagant settings and special effects.",
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"We're going on a less extravagant vacation this year.",
|
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"Her extravagant spending has to stop.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"A day later, creator ayypatrick posted a video of himself and his girlfriend boarding a private jet, appearing to buy a luxury car and driving to an extravagant beachside mansion. \u2014 Morgan Sung, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
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"The pizza from La Crosta is not overly dressed or showy; the toppings not extravagant . \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
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"The studios were focused on young audiences who filled the multiplexes every weekend for raunchy comedies, many of them bad and a few terrific, and for ever-more- extravagant action adventures with digital beetles clattering through dank tombs. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Hubler\u2019s extravagant 6-bedroom, 7.5 bathroom mansion designed by artist Ray Turner. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Legroom is extravagant , and there's still significant cargo space behind the third row. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
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"Chanel's creative director, Virginie Viard, tends to stage shows and collections that are far less extravagant than those of her predecessor, Karl Lagerfeld. \u2014 Nick Remsen, CNN , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Accessories were just as extravagant , with Rihanna wearing ruby-and-diamond Chopard hoop earrings, Maria Tash diamonds, and gold Jacquie Aiche body chains. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"Because the display is so extravagant , many have often surmised that the rocket or missile must have malfunctioned. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 5 Apr. 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4b":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin extravagant-, extravagans , from Latin extra- + vagant-, vagans , present participle of vagari to wander about, from vagus wandering":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"ik-\u02c8stra-v\u0259-g\u0259nt",
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"ik-\u02c8stra-vi-g\u0259nt"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for extravagant excessive , immoderate , inordinate , extravagant , exorbitant , extreme mean going beyond a normal limit. excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable. excessive punishment immoderate implies lack of desirable or necessary restraint. immoderate spending inordinate implies an exceeding of the limits dictated by reason or good judgment. inordinate pride extravagant implies an indifference to restraints imposed by truth, prudence, or good taste. extravagant claims for the product exorbitant implies a departure from accepted standards regarding amount or degree. exorbitant prices extreme may imply an approach to the farthest limit possible or conceivable but commonly means only to a notably high degree. extreme shyness",
|
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"synonyms":[
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"high-rolling",
|
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"prodigal",
|
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"profligate",
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"spendthrift",
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"squandering",
|
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"thriftless",
|
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"unthrifty",
|
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"wasteful"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040156",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"extravaganza":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a lavish or spectacular show or event":[],
|
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": a literary or musical work marked by extreme freedom of style and structure and usually by elements of burlesque or parody":[],
|
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": something extravagant":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the over-the-top extravaganzas that are usually staged at halftime during the Super Bowl",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"For the many moviegoers who aren\u2019t, especially in the West, this three-hour extravaganza of sound and fury will serve as a gateway drug to a whole subset of world-cinema pop narcotics. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"As the New York Times\u2019 Sarah Maslin Nir reports, the circus will reopen next fall\u2014and will look different from the three-ring extravaganza of yore. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Welcome to what is affectionately called The National, a five-day extravaganza of sports memorabilia and merchandise for those buying, selling, grading, consigning, autographing, podcasting, collecting or just admiring the view. \u2014 The Enquirer , 6 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Mom Kathy and younger sister Nicky Hilton visit Paris for a luxury extravaganza of truffles, edible gold, and caviar; the on-camera moment is a real piece of Hilton family history. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 4 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"To, the film somehow transmutes ruthless, grinding capitalism and modern urban Chinese values into a thoroughly charming song-and-dance extravaganza . \u2014 Marley Mariu, Vogue , 8 July 2021",
|
|
"Of course, no Kentucky Derby season fashion extravaganza in Kentucky is complete without hats. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Next Sunday will be a three-hour extravaganza and feature the top 20 singers. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Many of the headliners will be joined by supporting artists, with Avril Lavigne scheduled to accompany MGK for what will almost certainly be a pop-punk extravaganza . \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 29 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1754, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Italian estravaganza , literally, extravagance, from estravagante extravagant, from Medieval Latin extravagant-, extravagans":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02ccstra-v\u0259-\u02c8gan-z\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circus",
|
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"pageant",
|
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"raree-show",
|
|
"spectacle",
|
|
"spectacular"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173200",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extravagate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to go beyond proper limits":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1755, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02c8stra-v\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075400",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extravasate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel":[],
|
|
": to pass by infiltration or effusion from a proper vessel or channel (such as a blood vessel) into surrounding tissue":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1668, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin extra + vas vessel":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02c8stra-v\u0259-\u02ccs\u0101t",
|
|
"ik-\u02c8strav-\u0259-\u02ccs\u0101t, -\u02ccz\u0101t",
|
|
"-\u02ccz\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131218",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extraverted":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"antisocial",
|
|
"insociable",
|
|
"introverted",
|
|
"nongregarious",
|
|
"reclusive",
|
|
"unsociable",
|
|
"unsocial"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1915, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from German extravertiert, from extra- extra- + -vertiert, from Latin vertere \"to turn\" + German -iert, past participle of -ieren, verb formative; formed after Extraversion extroversion":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ek-str\u0259-\u02ccv\u0259r-t\u0259d",
|
|
"\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boon",
|
|
"clubbable",
|
|
"clubable",
|
|
"clubby",
|
|
"companionable",
|
|
"convivial",
|
|
"gregarious",
|
|
"outgoing",
|
|
"sociable",
|
|
"social"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062355",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extreme":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inmost",
|
|
"innermost",
|
|
"nearest"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a very pronounced or excessive degree":[],
|
|
": an extreme measure or expedient":[
|
|
"going to extremes"
|
|
],
|
|
": exceeding the ordinary, usual, or expected":[
|
|
"extreme weather conditions"
|
|
],
|
|
": existing in a very high degree":[
|
|
"extreme poverty"
|
|
],
|
|
": going to great or exaggerated lengths : radical":[
|
|
"went on an extreme diet"
|
|
],
|
|
": highest degree : maximum":[],
|
|
": involved in an extreme sport":[
|
|
"an extreme snowboarder"
|
|
],
|
|
": last":[],
|
|
": maximum":[],
|
|
": most advanced or thoroughgoing":[
|
|
"the extreme political left"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or being an outdoor activity or a form of a sport (such as skiing) that involves an unusually high degree of physical risk":[
|
|
"extreme mountain biking down steep slopes"
|
|
],
|
|
": situated at the farthest possible point from a center":[
|
|
"the country's extreme north"
|
|
],
|
|
": something situated at or marking one end or the other of a range":[
|
|
"extremes of heat and cold"
|
|
],
|
|
": the first term or the last term of a mathematical proportion":[],
|
|
": the major term or minor term of a syllogism":[],
|
|
": to the greatest possible extent":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"The plant is sensitive to extreme heat and cold.",
|
|
"They are living in extreme poverty.",
|
|
"She went on an extreme diet.",
|
|
"Many thought that the punishment was too extreme for the crime.",
|
|
"The plan was rejected as too extreme .",
|
|
"This is an extreme example of what can happen when a company grows too quickly.",
|
|
"He has extreme opinions when it comes to politics.",
|
|
"Members of the extreme right opposed the legislation.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"After spending lavishly for years, the company has now gone to the opposite extreme and has cut expenses drastically.",
|
|
"His mood changed from one extreme to the other .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Swanson, who specializes in studying red-flag laws \u2014 formally known as extreme risk protection orders, or ERPOs \u2014 has lost family members to suicide. \u2014 Sheryl Gay Stolberg, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Since there have been some extreme outcomes in the past, the duration of bear markets varies widely. \u2014 Bill Stone, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Yet the extreme sense of melancholy and isolation, the ache of loneliness that pulses at the center of this labor of love, adds a whole new layer to the longform chapter of the duo\u2019s Marcel project. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"The Rio Grande was once a perennial river, though marked by periods of extreme drought and dotted by dry stretches. \u2014 Jim Robbins, Wired , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"The group is falling apart and is confronted with only two extreme attitudes from the audience \u2013 either absolute desire or endless contempt. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"This decision and its rationale are radical and extreme . \u2014 Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"The 41-year-old victim had been in extreme pain for several days, and had to be immediately hospitalized, the City Attorney\u2019s Office said in a news release. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"But mid- to upper 80s aren\u2019t too extreme , and most showers and storms should hold off until evening. \u2014 Dan Stillman, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Some corporate employers fear that employees could leak information, allow access to confidential files, contact clients inappropriately or, in the extreme , bring a gun to the office. \u2014 Sarah Scoles, New York Times , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Biden did express his backing for Israel, but not to that extreme . \u2014 Rick Rouan, USA TODAY , 14 July 2021",
|
|
"Known for his dark humor, Vershynin commended his officers for protecting and serving to the extreme \u2014 fighting side-by-side with the Ukrainian military. \u2014 David L. Stern, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"There are not a lot of actors that can do that, especially to the extreme . \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Offer some deeper wisdom about the mysteries of childhood, of a parent\u2019s nightmare scenario taken to the extreme ",
|
|
"The 2016 presidential election highlighted this issue to the extreme . \u2014 Jill Griffin, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Late last year Bugatti launched its own bespoke division, Sur Mesure, giving customers the opportunity to take customizing their 200-plus-mph missiles to the extreme . \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Guardians usually don\u2019t take things to the extreme . \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 26 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin extremus , superlative of exter, exterus being on the outside \u2014 more at exterior":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02c8str\u0113m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for extreme Adjective excessive , immoderate , inordinate , extravagant , exorbitant , extreme mean going beyond a normal limit. excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable. excessive punishment immoderate implies lack of desirable or necessary restraint. immoderate spending inordinate implies an exceeding of the limits dictated by reason or good judgment. inordinate pride extravagant implies an indifference to restraints imposed by truth, prudence, or good taste. extravagant claims for the product exorbitant implies a departure from accepted standards regarding amount or degree. exorbitant prices extreme may imply an approach to the farthest limit possible or conceivable but commonly means only to a notably high degree. extreme shyness",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"farthermost",
|
|
"farthest",
|
|
"furthermost",
|
|
"furthest",
|
|
"outermost",
|
|
"outmost",
|
|
"remotest",
|
|
"ultimate",
|
|
"utmost"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031709",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extremely":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"little",
|
|
"negligibly",
|
|
"nominally",
|
|
"slightly",
|
|
"somewhat"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in an extreme manner":[],
|
|
": to an extreme extent":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Attempts to reroute the supplies overland would be expensive and extremely difficult, in part, because Ukrainian railway carriages would have to be refitted to work in other parts of Europe. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Federal law still prevents the government from giving them access to gun-tracing records that would be extremely helpful to their research. \u2014 Sheryl Gay Stolberg, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Federal law still prevents the government from giving them access to gun-tracing records that would be extremely helpful to their research. \u2014 Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"In other words, the circumstances under which abortions on reservations might not be subject to state restrictions are extremely narrow, van Schilfgaarde said -- and that's assuming tribes are even willing to wade into the issue. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Brent used to weigh nearly 300 pounds and was extremely depressed. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"In the past century, the average temperature has risen more than 2 degrees F, with a notable increase in the number of extremely hot days and warm nights. \u2014 Jim Robbins, Wired , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"The most senior officer on board was extremely surprised that the ship was still afloat. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Partially shutting down the economy while distributing fabricated trillions was extremely inflationary. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02c8str\u0113m-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"achingly",
|
|
"almighty",
|
|
"archly",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"awfully",
|
|
"badly",
|
|
"beastly",
|
|
"blisteringly",
|
|
"bone",
|
|
"colossally",
|
|
"corking",
|
|
"cracking",
|
|
"damn",
|
|
"damned",
|
|
"dang",
|
|
"deadly",
|
|
"desperately",
|
|
"eminently",
|
|
"enormously",
|
|
"especially",
|
|
"ever",
|
|
"exceedingly",
|
|
"exceeding",
|
|
"extra",
|
|
"fabulously",
|
|
"fantastically",
|
|
"far",
|
|
"fiercely",
|
|
"filthy",
|
|
"frightfully",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"greatly",
|
|
"heavily",
|
|
"highly",
|
|
"hugely",
|
|
"immensely",
|
|
"incredibly",
|
|
"intensely",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"majorly",
|
|
"mightily",
|
|
"mighty",
|
|
"monstrous",
|
|
"mortally",
|
|
"most",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"particularly",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"rattling",
|
|
"real",
|
|
"really",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"roaring",
|
|
"roaringly",
|
|
"seriously",
|
|
"severely",
|
|
"so",
|
|
"sore",
|
|
"sorely",
|
|
"spanking",
|
|
"specially",
|
|
"stinking",
|
|
"such",
|
|
"super",
|
|
"supremely",
|
|
"surpassingly",
|
|
"terribly",
|
|
"that",
|
|
"thumping",
|
|
"too",
|
|
"unco",
|
|
"uncommonly",
|
|
"vastly",
|
|
"very",
|
|
"vitally",
|
|
"way",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"wicked",
|
|
"wildly"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002413",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extremist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": advocacy of extreme measures or views : radicalism":[],
|
|
": the quality or state of being extreme":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The two hearings after that, expected to cover domestic extremism and Trump\u2019s actions inside the White House, will be held in July. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
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"Federal law enforcement agencies including the DHS and Justice Department have previously prioritized combatting domestic violent extremism since the start of the Biden administration. \u2014 Luke Barr, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
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"State lawmakers held a hearing last week in which experts largely agreed on the need to deter extremism , though rights groups such as Liberty Victoria cautioned that the law should not undermine free speech. \u2014 Andrew Jeong, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
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"The two hearings after that, expected to cover domestic extremism and Trump\u2019s actions inside the White House, will be held in July. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
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"Texas Republicans are no longer hiding their extremism . \u2014 Dean Obeidallah, CNN , 19 June 2022",
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"And extremism sits quietly in church pews on Sundays. \u2014 Leah Sottile, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
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"Hate crimes and religious violence are increasing, as is violent extremism ... \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
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"After the Aryan Nations\u2019 heyday, many local officials tried to disassociate the region from extremism . \u2014 Rebecca Boone, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ik-\u02c8str\u0113-\u02ccmi-z\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001631",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun or adjective"
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]
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},
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"extremity":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a drastic or desperate act or measure":[
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"driven to extremities"
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],
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": a moment marked by imminent destruction or death":[],
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": an intense degree":[
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"the extremity of his participation",
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"\u2014 Saturday Rev."
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],
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": extreme danger or critical need":[],
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": the farthest or most remote part, section, or point":[
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"the island's westernmost extremity"
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],
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": the utmost degree (as of emotion or pain)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The extremity of her grief is impossible to imagine.",
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"made offers of aid to the refugees, and of asylum in extremity",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Moreover, the researchers were able to develop reliable digital measures for symptoms like upper- extremity bradykinesia and rest tremor. \u2014 Mario Aguilar, STAT , 3 June 2022",
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"The smoothness of travelling as a tourist seemed irreconcilable with the state of exertion and extremity that Pellegrin thought of as inherent to the creation of good work. \u2014 Ben Taub, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
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"Burbach's services include digital X-rays, spinal/ extremity adjustments, electrical muscle stimulation, hot/cold therapy, stretching, therapeutic exercise and more. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
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"Sunday services were drowned out by sloganeering, while those who couldn\u2019t get inside chuntered around with even more extremity . \u2014 Arjun Singh, National Review , 9 May 2022",
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"But given the extremity of the current conditions, Cloud believes the WNBA should take action to at least soften its rule. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022",
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"Immobilize the affected extremity in a neutral position with s splint. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"In his confrontation scene with Rodriguez, Steiger does things that are almost inhuman in their emotional extremity . \u2014 Isaac Butler, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"The set design, costumes, cinematography, music selection and timing, and script serve to hammer home the extremity of the characters\u2019 lives. \u2014 Caroline Downey, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"ik-\u02c8stre-m\u0259-t\u0113",
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"ik-\u02c8strem-\u0259-t\u0113",
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"ik-\u02c8strem-\u0259t-\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"boiling point",
|
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"breaking point",
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"clutch",
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"conjuncture",
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"crisis",
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"crossroad(s)",
|
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"crunch",
|
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"crunch time",
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"Dunkirk",
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"emergency",
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"exigency",
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"flash point",
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"head",
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"juncture",
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"tinderbox",
|
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"zero hour"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210730",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"extremophile":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": an organism that lives under extreme environmental conditions (as in a hot spring or ice cap)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Out of more than 1,000 different extremophile species gathered from those sites, the team managed to grow just 31 in the lab. \u2014 Brianne Palmer, Scientific American , 21 July 2021",
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"Orphan\u2019s work with extremophiles \u2014 organisms that survive under extreme conditions like high pressure or a complete lack of sunlight \u2014 could shed light on the origins of life on Earth and the potential for life on other worlds, among other things. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2020",
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"Some organisms\u2014 extremophiles \u2014have adapted to live life in these severe environments. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 29 Dec. 2019",
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"One major factor that many extremophiles share is their ability to tolerate or even feed off of methane instead of oxygen or carbon dioxide, like methanotrophs, which are bacteria that eat methane and release oxygen as a byproduct. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 21 Nov. 2019",
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"The overall family of extremophiles that live on or despite radiation includes both fungi and bacteria, and different species have different mechanisms for absorbing or tolerating radiation. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 6 Feb. 2020",
|
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"These extremophiles can also be found in highly salty or highly acidic environments. \u2014 Robin George Andrews, New York Times , 1 Nov. 2019",
|
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"But one of the new nematodes from the genus Auanema did reproduce in the lab, which will provide researchers a new model extremophile to work with. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 1 Oct. 2019",
|
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"The star ingredients in Nature in a Jar, which is billed specifically to address fatigued, sensitive and dry skin, are extremophile desert plants (aka succulents), including agave, jojoba, cactus, and prickly pear oil. \u2014 Rebecca Dancer, Allure , 13 Dec. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1989, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02c8str\u0113-m\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b(-\u0259)l"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180313",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"extremum":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a maximum or a minimum of a mathematical function":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1904, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Latin, neuter of extremus":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"ik-\u02c8str\u0113-m\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164859",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"extricate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"embroil",
|
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"entangle"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": to distinguish from a related thing":[],
|
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": to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty":[],
|
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": unravel":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Several survivors were extricated from the wreckage.",
|
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"They extricated the tractor from the mud.",
|
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"She hasn't been able to extricate herself from her legal problems.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Those of us who received our property tax appraisals in the mail this week have something to look forward to over the weekend: trying, with the possible assistance of a forklift, to extricate our jaws from the floor. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Uncertain how to extricate herself from the situation, Ault retired. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
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"Emergency responders had to pull one person from a vehicle, though the others managed to extricate themselves, Eisan wrote in a memo to Fairfield city officials. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 May 2022",
|
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"Germany now must chart a path to extricate itself from dependency upon Russia for nearly half of its energy requirements. \u2014 Jerry Hendrix, National Review , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The city\u2019s 10-day Fiesta showed us that in more than 100 years, San Antonio has failed to desegregate and extricate itself from an anti-Mexican past. \u2014 Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Rescuers were working to extricate him so he could be transported to a hospital, firefighters said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Burger King\u2019s experience illustrates the difficulty many corporations face when trying to extricate themselves from decades-old investments. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This unconventional true-crime thriller concludes as Pam Hupp (Ren\u00e9e Zellweger) resorts to desperate, shocking and absurd extremes to extricate herself from her web of lies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1601, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin extricatus , past participle of extricare , from ex- + tricae trifles, perplexities":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ek-str\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for extricate extricate , disentangle , untangle , disencumber , disembarrass mean to free from what binds or holds back. extricate implies the use of care or ingenuity in freeing from a difficult position or situation. extricated himself from financial difficulties disentangle and untangle suggest painstaking separation of a thing from other things. disentangling fact from fiction untangle a web of deceit disencumber implies a release from something that clogs or weighs down. an article disencumbered of jargon disembarrass suggests a release from something that impedes or hinders. disembarrassed herself of her advisers",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"clear",
|
|
"disembarrass",
|
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"disengage",
|
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"disentangle",
|
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"free",
|
|
"liberate",
|
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"release",
|
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"untangle"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041128",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extrinsic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inherent",
|
|
"innate",
|
|
"intrinsic"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": external":[],
|
|
": not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"You have to consider any extrinsic factors in the success of the business.",
|
|
"the fact that the ring belonged to your grandmother is extrinsic to its value to a jeweler",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But not all types of motivation are equivalent: intrinsic motivation is, in many contexts, more durable than extrinsic motivation. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"The intrinsic and extrinsic aspects of people in social situations aren\u2019t fixed and distinct but are continually shaping and transforming one another, so that there\u2019s no fact of the matter about which causes what. \u2014 Jessica Riskin, The New York Review of Books , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Don't forget that extrinsic motivation works a lot better when intrinsic motivation is in place. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Trust plays a crucial role in this virtuous cycle, compensating for the fewer opportunities for social status displays and other forms of extrinsic motivation typical of a remote work setting. \u2014 Caterina Bulgarella, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Eugene, Oregon, coach Peter Thompson, likes to break them into two broad categories: intrinsic and extrinsic . \u2014 Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online , 27 June 2020",
|
|
"NFTs take this desire for an extrinsic reward to its logical conclusion: a financial incentive. \u2014 Will Bedingfield, Wired , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Culture needs to go beyond extrinsic rewards to include a clear mission that employees feel connected to and inspired by. \u2014 Caroline Castrillon, Forbes , 12 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Such alignment between the intrinsic and extrinsic purpose may not always be possible. \u2014 John Baldoni, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French & Late Latin; French extrins\u00e8que , from Late Latin extrinsecus , from Latin, adverb, from without; akin to Latin exter outward and to Latin sequi to follow \u2014 more at exterior , sue":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ek-\u02c8strin-zik",
|
|
"-\u02c8strin(t)-sik",
|
|
"ek-\u02c8strin-zik, -sik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for extrinsic extrinsic , extraneous , foreign , alien mean external to a thing, its essential nature, or its original character. extrinsic applies to what is distinctly outside the thing in question or is not contained in or derived from its essential nature. sentimental value that is extrinsic to the house's market value extraneous applies to what is on or comes from the outside and may or may not be capable of becoming an essential part. arguments extraneous to the issue foreign applies to what is so different as to be rejected or repelled or to be incapable of becoming assimilated. techniques foreign to French cuisine alien is stronger than foreign in suggesting opposition, repugnance, or irreconcilability. a practice totally alien to her nature",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accidental",
|
|
"adventitious",
|
|
"alien",
|
|
"extraneous",
|
|
"external",
|
|
"foreign",
|
|
"supervenient"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022127",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extroverted":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"antisocial",
|
|
"insociable",
|
|
"introverted",
|
|
"nongregarious",
|
|
"reclusive",
|
|
"unsociable",
|
|
"unsocial"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1915, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from German extravertiert, from extra- extra- + -vertiert, from Latin vertere \"to turn\" + German -iert, past participle of -ieren, verb formative; formed after Extraversion extroversion":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ek-str\u0259-\u02ccv\u0259r-t\u0259d",
|
|
"\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boon",
|
|
"clubbable",
|
|
"clubable",
|
|
"clubby",
|
|
"companionable",
|
|
"convivial",
|
|
"gregarious",
|
|
"outgoing",
|
|
"sociable",
|
|
"social"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215000",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extrude":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to become extruded":[],
|
|
": to force, press, or push out":[
|
|
"Female goosefish extrude a gelatinous ribbon of eggs once a year. \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Natural History",
|
|
"The dark areas ( maria ) were shown to be produced by basic lavas extruded from deep below the surface of a hot Moon.",
|
|
"\u2014 Ralph B. Baldwin"
|
|
],
|
|
": to shape (a substance, such as metal or plastic) by forcing through a die (see die entry 2 sense 3d )":[
|
|
"Not only will this package allow you to grind your own meat very easily using that powerful motor, but you can also \u2026 use it to extrude pasta dough into long shapes \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Perry Brauner"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The machine extrudes enough molten glass to fill the mold.",
|
|
"The plastic is extruded as a strong, continuous sheet.",
|
|
"a toy made from extruded plastic",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Black cylindrical pellets of fake regolith, made of volcanic basalt, feed the printer, which will extrude (presumably) tough slabs. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Unlike black widows, Silkworms extrude only one type of fiber, made of a protein complex called silk fibroin. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 28 June 2021",
|
|
"Turn the crank to extrude the meat into the casing. \u2014 Cameron Johnson, Popular Mechanics , 12 May 2021",
|
|
"At one time, the cooks dropped the batter off spoons into the hot oil, but most fish camps now rely on machines that extrude hushpuppies into the fryers at a pace that can keep up with demand. \u2014 Sheri Castle, Southern Living , 10 May 2021",
|
|
"Someone could scan an original section, fiddle with the coding and extrude the new piece layer by layer on a 3-D printer fitted with filament that contains wood fibers and plastic. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Well before the days of artisanal everything in Portland, Elephants Deli became one of the city\u2019s first modern markets to extrude its own pasta, squeeze its own orange juice, pour its own espresso and bake its own bread. \u2014 Michael Russell, oregonlive , 12 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Potentially more promising approaches are to understand exactly how tau is extruded from cells and the receptors that neighboring cells use to pick the protein up; recent experiments in my lab may point to the identity of one such receptor. \u2014 Kenneth S. Kosik, Scientific American , 20 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Dry Step 6 After the final rinse, drain the sink, move the clothing to one side and, one by one, press down on each garment to extrude the water held in its fibers. \u2014 Jolie Kerr, New York Times , 16 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin extrudere , from ex- + trudere to thrust \u2014 more at threat":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ik-\u02c8str\u00fcd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banish",
|
|
"boot (out)",
|
|
"bounce",
|
|
"cast out",
|
|
"chase",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"drum (out)",
|
|
"eject",
|
|
"expel",
|
|
"kick out",
|
|
"oust",
|
|
"out",
|
|
"rout",
|
|
"run off",
|
|
"throw out",
|
|
"turf (out)",
|
|
"turn out"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210520",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"externship":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a training program that is part of a course of study of an educational institution and is taken in private business":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ek-\u02ccst\u0259rn-\u02ccship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apprenticeship",
|
|
"internship",
|
|
"practicum",
|
|
"training"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"prior to graduation from the culinary school he had served an externship as a sous chef at a high-end restaurant",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"An externship program started in 2019 places nearly a dozen aspiring F&B professionals, annually, in marquee kitchens and dining rooms across town including The Columns, Sylvain, Palm and Pine, and Domino. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 24 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Depending on their age, employees\u2019 children could sign up either as campers who would attend virtual programs or as counselors who would treat the experience like an externship . \u2014 Emily Barone, Time , 6 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Hentges had an externship with Zebra Technologies this offseason through an NFL Players Association program. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 31 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The externship can give that exposure to these 100 institutions which come from the length and breadth of the country. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 26 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"After two years of culinary school and an externship at a resort in Florida, Squire graduated from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania\u2019s Academy of Culinary Arts, outside of Pittsburgh. \u2014 Leslie Card\u00e9, NOLA.com , 2 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"After classroom hours are completed, students must then do an externship with the City of Houston for hands-on application. \u2014 Emilia Benton, Houston Chronicle , 16 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Laurent Duvernay-Tardif works during his externship in sports medicine at the McGill Sport Medicine Clinic in Montreal. \u2014 Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"With help from the NFL Players Association, Dobbs participated in an externship program at NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, rubbing shoulders with engineers and receiving a crash course in space travel. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1905, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150128"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"extra- + canonical":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172403"
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},
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"extrabronchial":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": situated outside the bronchial tubes":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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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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"extra- + bronchial":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191717"
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},
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"extrabranchial":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": situated outside the branchial arches":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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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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"extra- + branchial":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191901"
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},
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"extracurricular":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": lying outside one's regular duties or routine":[],
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": extramarital":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccek-str\u0259-k\u0259-\u02c8ri-ky\u0259-l\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adulterate",
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"adulterine",
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"adulterous",
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"extramarital",
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"two-timing"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"hired a private detective to investigate her husband's extracurricular activities",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Yet my son's majority-minority middle school lacks a number of academic extracurricular and enrichment activities relative to neighboring schools. \u2014 Julie Hotopp, Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
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"They are honored for their leadership, service and overall excellence in curricular and extracurricular activities. \u2014 C.r. Walker, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
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"The agreement provides more than $14 million of state dollars to improve extracurricular and athletic programs at magnet schools in an effort to increase their appeal to a diverse range of students, and $48.7 million for magnet school renovations. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"The school plans to reach out to outside agencies, seeking opportunities for extracurricular opportunities during that time. \u2014 Daniel I. Dorfman, chicagotribune.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"So friendships unsurprisingly tend to form in places where people spend a lot of their time anyway: work, school, church, extracurricular activities. \u2014 Julie Beck, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
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"But the couple had a plan about carefully ushering their daughters into extracurricular activities and left the choice to them. \u2014 William Lee, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
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"The district is also reinstating transportation fees for athletics and extracurricular activities beginning next school year. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
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"The days of computer science being relegated to extracurricular activities or add-ons to lessons when time permits are over. \u2014 Rod Berger, Forbes , 26 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193825"
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},
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"exteroceptive":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": relating to, being, or activated by stimuli received by an organism from outside":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccek-st\u0259-r\u014d-\u02c8sep-tiv"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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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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"exter ior + -o- + -ceptive (as in receptive )":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212822"
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},
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"extreme risk protection order":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a court order issued upon petition of a law enforcement officer, family member, or household member that temporarily removes access to firearms from a person shown to be a danger to himself or herself or to others":[
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"\u2014 abbreviation ERPO"
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],
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"\u2014 compare red flag law":[
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"\u2014 abbreviation ERPO"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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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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"first_known_use":{
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"2015, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220237"
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},
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"externomedian":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": exterior to a median line or plane":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccek\u02ccst\u0259rn\u014d+",
|
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"ek\u02c8st\u0259r(\u02cc)n\u014d"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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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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"Latin extern us external + English -o- + median":""
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221344"
|
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},
|
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"extrinsic factor":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": vitamin b 12":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Some epidemiologists argue that an accurate account of geographical disparities must give due weight to another extrinsic factor : certain governments have responded more effectively to the crisis than others. \u2014 Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker , 22 Feb. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1938, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235246"
|
|
},
|
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"extro-":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"prefix"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": outward":[
|
|
"extro vert"
|
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],
|
|
"\u2014 compare intro-":[
|
|
"extro vert"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of Latin extra-":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002704"
|
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},
|
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"extreme unction":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sacrament in which a priest anoints and prays for the recovery and salvation of a critically ill or injured person":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003852"
|
|
},
|
|
"extremely high frequency":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a radio frequency in the highest range of the radio spectrum \u2014 see Radio Frequencies Table":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"B-52s are also getting a moving map display, improved voice and data communications, new information displays at all of the crew stations, and low and extremely high frequency communications equipment for both conventional and nuclear missions. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 10 Sep. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1952, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005530"
|
|
},
|
|
"extraditable":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": subject or liable to extradition":[],
|
|
": making one liable to extradition":[
|
|
"an extraditable offense"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ek-str\u0259-\u02ccd\u012b-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Matthew Candler, 46, was taken into custody on an extraditable felony warrant at a hotel in Seabrook, police said. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Smith was arrested on an extraditable warrant for her husband's killing with assistance from the Justice Department. \u2014 Fox News , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Investigators worked with the Department of Justice to have Smith arrested on an extraditable warrant for Antoine's murder. \u2014 CBS News , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Alexander Castro, 18, of the 2400 block of Gurnewald, Blue Island, was arrested on an extraditable warrant out of Will County after a Feb. 14 stop in the 5200 block of 167th Street, police said. \u2014 Daily Southtown Staff, chicagotribune.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Police said Jackson also had an extraditable warrant out of Cook County for a parole violation. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 19 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"That warrant was a non- extraditable warrant for his arrest out of Florida for a probation violation, according to the search warrant. \u2014 Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com , 6 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Later in the day, police received information that Hornblower had an extraditable warrant out of Rhode Island on larceny and fraud charges. \u2014 Peter Marteka, courant.com , 22 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Under international law, the extradition process begins with a country seeking a person who had committed a crime in that country or has been found guilty of an extraditable offense. \u2014 Ved Nanda, The Denver Post , 21 Nov. 2019"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010821"
|
|
},
|
|
"extradition":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8di-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Both are being held in the Maricopa County Jail pending extradition to Alabama. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Turkey is demanding that Sweden and Finland grant extradition requests for individuals who are wanted by Turkish authorities. \u2014 Samuel Petrequin, ajc , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Turkey is demanding that Sweden and Finland grant extradition requests for individuals who are wanted by Turkish authorities. \u2014 Fox News , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The WikiLeaks founder faces extradition to the United States on spying charges. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The signing of the extradition order is a procedural step following the earlier court ruling, and will likely spark a lengthy appeal, said Nick Vamos, a lawyer at Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP. \u2014 Gareth Vipers, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Britain\u2019s interior minister, Home Secretary Priti Patel, signed an order on Friday authorizing Mr. Assange\u2019s extradition . \u2014 Jill Lawless, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Under current government guidelines, Patel is able to block extradition requests only in a small number of circumstances. \u2014 Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Assange now has 14 days to appeal the decision of both the District Judge and the Secretary of State\u2019s decision to order extradition . \u2014 Byjon Haworth, ABC News , 17 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from ex- + Latin tradition-, traditio act of handing over \u2014 more at treason":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1810, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010842"
|
|
},
|
|
"extinction coefficient":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a measure of the rate of diminution of transmitted light via scattering and absorption for a medium":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1902, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013620"
|
|
},
|
|
"extrorse":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": facing outward":[
|
|
"an extrorse anther"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ek-\u02ccstr\u022frs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from New Latin *extrorsus , from Late Latin, adverb, outward, from Latin extra- + -orsus (as in introrsus ) \u2014 more at introrse":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1858, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013913"
|
|
},
|
|
"externize":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": externalize":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ek\u02c8st\u0259r\u02ccn\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"extern entry 1 + -ize":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020239"
|
|
},
|
|
"extrados":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the exterior curve of an arch \u2014 see arch illustration":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ek-\u02c8str\u0101-\u02ccd\u00e4s",
|
|
"\u02c8ek-str\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4s",
|
|
"-\u02ccd\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Latin extra + French dos back \u2014 more at dossier":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1772, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022309"
|
|
},
|
|
"exterior angle":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the angle between a side of a polygon and an extended adjacent side":[],
|
|
": an angle formed by a transversal as it cuts one of two lines and situated on the outside of the line":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"It is known that the sum of the exterior angles of a convex polygon is always 360\u00ba. Since an exterior angle of a right angle is also a right angle, our four right angles would take up the entire 360\u00ba of the octagon\u2019s exterior-angle measure. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 Nov. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024835"
|
|
},
|
|
"extramarital":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or being sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than his or her spouse : adulterous":[
|
|
"an extramarital affair"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8ma-r\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8mer-\u0259-t\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adulterate",
|
|
"adulterine",
|
|
"adulterous",
|
|
"extracurricular",
|
|
"two-timing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"she had several extramarital affairs with coworkers",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Henriquez testified the fight occurred in March 2015 \u2014 a month after Depp and Heard\u2019s wedding \u2014 when Heard found evidence that Depp had already had an extramarital affair. \u2014 Ben Finley, ajc , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Those and other videos by Shanks also accuse Barilaro of committing perjury nine times, engaging in blackmail, and having an extramarital affair. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Henriquez testified the fight occurred in March 2015 \u2014 a month after Depp and Heard\u2019s wedding \u2014 when Heard found evidence that Depp had already had an extramarital affair. \u2014 Ben Finley, ajc , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Henriquez testified the fight occurred in March 2015 \u2014 a month after Depp and Heard\u2019s wedding \u2014 when Heard found evidence that Depp had already had an extramarital affair. \u2014 Ben Finley, ajc , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Henriquez testified the fight occurred in March 2015 \u2014 a month after Depp and Heard\u2019s wedding \u2014 when Heard found evidence that Depp had already had an extramarital affair. \u2014 Ben Finley, ajc , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Henriquez testified the fight occurred in March 2015 \u2014 a month after Depp and Heard\u2019s wedding \u2014 when Heard found evidence that Depp had already had an extramarital affair. \u2014 Staff And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"During my own extramarital affair, I was possessed by a similar recklessness. \u2014 Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Holland's testimony bolsters the prosecution's allegations that Jennifer and James Crumbley ignored their troubled son and instead focused on their own needs, including having extramarital affairs and taking care of their horses. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 9 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1925, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030840"
|
|
},
|
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"extract wool":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The two hearings after that, expected to cover domestic extremism and Trump\u2019s actions inside the White House, will be held in July. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
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"Federal law enforcement agencies including the DHS and Justice Department have previously prioritized combatting domestic violent extremism since the start of the Biden administration. \u2014 Luke Barr, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
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"State lawmakers held a hearing last week in which experts largely agreed on the need to deter extremism , though rights groups such as Liberty Victoria cautioned that the law should not undermine free speech. \u2014 Andrew Jeong, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
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"The two hearings after that, expected to cover domestic extremism and Trump\u2019s actions inside the White House, will be held in July. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
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"Texas Republicans are no longer hiding their extremism . \u2014 Dean Obeidallah, CNN , 19 June 2022",
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"And extremism sits quietly in church pews on Sundays. \u2014 Leah Sottile, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
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"Hate crimes and religious violence are increasing, as is violent extremism ... \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
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"After the Aryan Nations\u2019 heyday, many local officials tried to disassociate the region from extremism . \u2014 Rebecca Boone, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022"
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ek-\u02ccst\u0259rn",
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"ek-\u02c8st\u0259rn"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Nelson plans to spend three weeks in Jacksonville, Fla., working with Fanatics as part of the players\u2019 association extern program. \u2014 Cameron Wolfe, The Denver Post , 3 Feb. 2017",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Coury's recusal came after the court received filings Sunday at 4 p.m. mentioning new attorneys for the first time, including Chris Viskovic, who was the former extern . \u2014 Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner , 26 Apr. 2021",
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"Law clerks and externs from numerous federal courts shared with us that they had felt demeaned, belittled, or humiliated during their clerkships or externships. \u2014 Joan Biskupic, CNN , 13 June 2018",
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"The Post reached out to dozens of Kozinski's former clerks and externs for this story. \u2014 Matt Zapotosky, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Dec. 2017",
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"That extern said Kozinski also once talked with her about a female judge stripping. \u2014 Matt Zapotosky, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Dec. 2017",
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"The externs quickly learned that on the Hill, big moments are usually preceded by a million less glamorous ones. \u2014 The Washington Post, The Denver Post , 2 Mar. 2017"
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"Middle French or Latin; Middle French externe , from Latin externus":"Adjective"
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},
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"1530, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1823, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084006"
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"ek\u02c8st\u0259rn\u0259t\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090231"
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"definitions":{
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"\u2014 used chiefly of aerial parts of parasitic fungi"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093210"
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"definitions":{
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": exchange of gases between the external environment and a distributing system of the animal body (such as the lungs of higher vertebrates or the tracheal tubes of insects) or between the alveoli of the lungs and the blood \u2014 compare internal respiration":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093917"
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"definitions":{
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"\u02c8ek-str\u0259-\u02ccd\u012bt"
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"The prisoner was extradited across state lines.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The woman, Anne Sacoolas, left the country, and the U.S. government declined to extradite her to face charges, saying she was protected from prosecution under an agreement known as diplomatic immunity. \u2014 Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today , 22 May 2022",
|
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"Authorities in New York are seeking to extradite him for the MOMA stabbing attack. \u2014 Fox News , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
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"But the state did not offer any assurances about how Magee would be treated and whether he\u2019d be housed in a big enough cell \u2014 so the Scottish court refused to extradite him. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
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"One of the largest criminal copyright cases in U.S. history has a new judge and potentially a new headache for the Justice Department in its decadelong effort to extradite and convict Kim Dotcom, founder of the file-sharing service Megaupload Ltd. \u2014 Joe Palazzolo, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
|
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"However, various countries including Sweden have in recent years refused to extradite opposition figures and even journalists to Turkey due to fears they would be persecuted or subjected to unfair trials. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Saudi Arabia had rejected Turkey\u2019s requests to extradite the defendants, who included two former aides of the prince. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Last month a British lawmaker proposed a criminal trial for Sacoolas to be conducted virtually or in absentia given the U.S. refusal to extradite . \u2014 Matthew Barakat, Star Tribune , 9 Sep. 2020",
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"Santa Ana authorities are in the process of trying to extradite her to Texas to face the murder allegation. \u2014 Fox News , 4 May 2022"
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},
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|
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|
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|
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"\u2014 Susan Campbell"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112057"
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|
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]
|
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},
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|
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"\u00a6ekstr\u0259\u00a6speksh\u0259n",
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"-r\u014d\u00a6-"
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],
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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},
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122928"
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},
|
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"extremely low frequency":{
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"type":[
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|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a radio frequency in the lowest range of the radio spectrum \u2014 see Radio Frequencies Table":[]
|
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},
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And all of the layers come grounded in low EMF (electromagnetic field) and ELF ( extremely low frequency ) currents. \u2014 Spin Contributor, SPIN , 28 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140756"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": having no extension":[
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"extensionless time"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-ch\u0259nl\u0259\u0307s"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141605"
|
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},
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"extension rule":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a sliding attachment to a folding rule for the measuring of inside distances between objects":[]
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152547"
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},
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|
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"type":[
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|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153804"
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|
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"transitive verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": to illustrate (as a book) by inserting material (as photographs or engravings) collected from other sources (as books) \u2014 compare grangerize":[]
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|
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": an exposure meter that indicates the intensity of light usually by gradually attenuating the light until a selected design (such as a number superimposed on a ground-glass screen) is barely visible or disappears completely":[]
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|
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|
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|
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"\u2014 Melinda L. Korzaan and Katherine T. Boswell",
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"Extroversion is characterized by being outgoing and drawing energy from interacting with others \u2026",
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"\u2014 James M. Honeycutt",
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"Wisconsin ranked among the top five states in America for \" extraversion \"\u2014a trait associated with those who are sociable, energetic and enthusiastic \u2026",
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"The study examined the role of three key personality traits -- conscientiousness, extroversion and neuroticism -- on how people weathered cognitive decline in later life. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"This time, the test told me that my extroversion had increased, going from the 23rd percentile to the 33rd. \u2014 Olga Khazan, The Atlantic , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"One widely used psychological system for identifying personality traits organizes them into five categories: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extroversion , agreeableness and neuroticism. \u2014 Asher Lawson, Scientific American , 12 Nov. 2021",
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"Introverts make better bosses Although extroversion is associated with leadership, extroverts don\u2019t necessarily make the best bosses. \u2014 Caroline Castrillon, Forbes , 2 Jan. 2022",
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"That required a certain amount of extroversion in my style. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Dec. 2021",
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"Introversion versus extroversion was getting an increasing amount of attention as more people identified as one or the other. \u2014 Tiffany Philippou, refinery29.com , 30 Nov. 2021",
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"These dimensions\u2014openness to experience, conscientiousness, extroversion , agreeableness and neuroticism\u2014are viewed as representing the basic dimensions of personality. \u2014 Frank Luerweg, Scientific American , 14 Mar. 2019",
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"It\u2019s as if success and extroversion are interconnected, almost excluding introversion traits. \u2014 Naira Velumyan, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2021"
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"borrowed from German Extraversion, probably alteration, by change of extro- to Latin extr\u0101 extra- , of Extroversion \"turning outward (of an organ, as the bladder),\" borrowed from New Latin extr\u014dversi\u014dn-, extr\u014dversi\u014d, noun of action from extr\u014dvertere \"to turn outward,\" from extr\u014d- extro- + Latin vertere \"to turn\" \u2014 more at worth entry 4 , version":""
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"The Amazonas state police have long been accused of extrajudicial killings and unlawful raids. \u2014 Fabiano Maisonnave, ajc , 11 June 2022",
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"As the war has dragged on, human rights groups have documented various transgressions \u2014 including extrajudicial killings and attacks on refugees \u2014 that have been carried out by both government forces and the Tigray People\u2019s Liberation Front. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
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"The Amazonas state police have long been accused of extrajudicial killings and unlawful raids. \u2014 Fabiano Maisonnave, ajc , 11 June 2022",
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"The Amazonas state police have long been accused of extrajudicial killings and unlawful raids. \u2014 Fabiano Maisonnave, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
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"Served along with the lattes are personal stories from the staff, who are relatives of those who died in some of the thousands of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
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"The United Nations team charged with investigating human rights abuses in Mali has tried since February to reach areas where reports of extrajudicial killings have surfaced but has been blocked repeatedly by the government. \u2014 Jon Swaine, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
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"In Bucha, one of the first towns to be occupied by Russian troops in late February, Amnesty found evidence of extrajudicial executions and also found evidence of torture prior to death. \u2014 Mariia Ulianovska, NBC News , 6 May 2022",
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"Amnesty said its researchers have documented evidence of numerous war crimes committed by Russian forces in areas surrounding Kyiv in February and March, including extrajudicial executions, torture and strikes on civilian buildings. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 6 May 2022"
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"\u2014 Rick Reilly"
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"\u2014 compare introvert entry 1 sense 1":[
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"Extroverts are more recognized because of their affable nature, while introverts struggle to break out of their personal space \u2026",
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"There is nothing wrong with being an introvert or an extrovert . \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 31 May 2022",
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"The stylish, brooding, Irish Single Pot Still Whiskey that will surely be unforgettable for the whiskey connoisseur; a dapper extrovert that engulfs the senses. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021",
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"In the Sixties, for instance, Christine Chapel was defined almost entirely by her hopeless crush on Mr. Spock, where this version is an extrovert who likes playing on the cutting edge of Starfleet medicine. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 4 May 2022",
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"This is true even for an extrovert like me, who can typically do multiple social things in a week without feeling drained. \u2014 Jessica A. Gold, M.d., SELF , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"To sum up, the researchers suggest that communication skills can certainly enhance leader potential but being an extrovert is not as important. \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"My son Paul is a real people person \u2013 a very nice man who has always been an extrovert . \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Feb. 2022",
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"Ward was a gregarious extrovert who always had a joke and strong opinion, about fashion, about politics, about people. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Oct. 2021",
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"Talking-while-playing was tricky at first, but the extrovert in her quickly found her groove not just narrating her gameplay, but speaking on the importance of representation and inclusivity in the gaming and creator space. \u2014 Melissah Yang, refinery29.com , 8 Jan. 2022"
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