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{
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"sequel":{
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"antonyms":[
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"antecedent",
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"causation",
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"cause",
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"occasion",
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"reason"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": consequence , result":[],
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": subsequent development":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The new film is a sequel to the very successful comedy that came out five years ago.",
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"He is busy writing the book's sequel .",
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"There is an interesting sequel to my date with her that I'll share with you later.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Shaw went on to speculate about where Allison might be when the sequel takes place. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 30 June 2022",
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"The breezily fun sequel heads back to 1976 when 11-year-old Gru wants to fill the vacant slot in his fave villain group, led by Belle Bottom (Taraji P. Henson). \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
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"That means the sequel will have the advantage of playing over the Thanksgiving holiday. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 June 2022",
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"Thora Birch, who played one of the main heroes of the first film, was unable to return to the sequel due to scheduling conflicts, after her character Dani was initially meant to act as a mentor for three modern-day teens fighting the Sandersons. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 29 June 2022",
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"Once again, Marvel has turned the break-out sequel into a business model. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
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"Ragnarok, carrying over that funny side into the new sequel . \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
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"But Black Tie White Noise was hardly a Let\u2019s Dance sequel , presenting jazzier melodies and Lester Bowie trumpet solos over muscular breakbeats. \u2014 Al Shipley, SPIN , 25 June 2022",
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"And since the sequel just came out on Disney+, this look will be top of mind. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 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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"Middle English, from Anglo-French sequele , from Latin sequela , from sequi to follow \u2014 more at sue":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"also -\u02cckwel",
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"\u02c8s\u0113-kw\u0259l also -\u02cckwel",
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"\u02c8s\u0113-kw\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"aftereffect",
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"aftermath",
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"backwash",
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"child",
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"conclusion",
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"consequence",
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"corollary",
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"development",
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"effect",
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"fate",
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"fruit",
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"issue",
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"outcome",
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"outgrowth",
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"precipitate",
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"product",
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"result",
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"resultant",
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"sequence",
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"upshot"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041717",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sequence":{
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"antonyms":[
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"antecedent",
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"causation",
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"cause",
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"occasion",
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"reason"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a continuous or connected series: such as":[],
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": a hymn in irregular meter between the gradual and Gospel in masses for special occasions (such as Easter)":[],
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": a set of elements ordered so that they can be labeled with the positive integers":[],
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": a subsequent development":[],
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": a succession of related shots or scenes developing a single subject or phase of a film story":[],
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": a succession of repetitions of a melodic phrase or harmonic pattern each in a new position":[],
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": an arrangement of the tenses of successive verbs in a sentence designed to express a coherent relationship especially between main and subordinate parts":[],
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": an extended series of poems united by a single theme":[
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"a sonnet sequence"
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],
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": consequence , result":[],
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": continuity of progression":[
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"the narrative sequence"
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],
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": episode":[],
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": order of succession":[],
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": the exact order of bases in a nucleic acid or of amino acids in a protein":[],
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": three or more playing cards usually of the same suit in consecutive order of rank":[],
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": to arrange in a sequence":[],
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": to determine the sequence of chemical constituents (such as amino-acid residues or nucleic-acid bases) in":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"He listened to the telephone messages in sequence .",
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"a chase sequence in a spy movie",
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"I enjoyed the movie's opening sequence .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Actor Don Harvey played Jeff in the original sequence , though the trailer appears to feature a new actor in a rear-view mirror shot as well as voice over. \u2014 William Earl, Variety , 2 July 2022",
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"Admission is free and open to the public, taking place on each creators\u2019 Twitch channel in sequence through raiding, a Twitch feature that sends all viewers from one channel to the next. \u2014 Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone , 28 June 2022",
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"Changing just one letter in a genetic sequence may produce results that are good, bad, or undetectable, and very often the outcome doesn't follow logical expectations. \u2014 Eben Bayer, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
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"The celebratory mood in the closing-credits sequence looks like actual fun, for characters and cast alike, ending this trip down the aisle on the upbeat and keeping the schmaltz to a minimum. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
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"In a cathartic, emotional and perhaps season-altering sequence that followed, Muncy not only made La Russa pay by crushing a three-run home run, giving him five RBIs in the Dodgers\u2019 11-9 win. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
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"The 8:42-long video is a surrealist feast that puts Swardlick\u2019s longtime mascot, Morne Diablotins, in a funky dream sequence \u2014 each stylish vignette soundtracked to another snippet from the companion Compact Objects LP, released June 7. \u2014 Kat Bein, Billboard , 9 June 2022",
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"They are also decked out in white powder, so this must've been after the moment in the sequence when Butcher (Karl Urban) traps Termite in a dime bag of coke, shaking him around until he's royally messed up. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 7 June 2022",
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"In a sequence of events, Hussle accused Holder of being a snitch minutes before the latter allegedly used two handguns to kill him and would two other men, according to an unsealed transcript of a grand jury hearing. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 7 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Ultima Genomics emerged from stealth this week with $600 million in funding and claims of technology that can sequence an entire genome for $100. \u2014 Katie Jennings, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"Lander, a leader in the successful effort to sequence the human genome, had headed the prestigious Broad Institute of Harvard and M.I.T. before being tapped for the White House job. \u2014 Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"The team also hopes to sequence genomes of people from around the world to better understand the full variation of human genetics. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"The way earlier mapping technology worked, researchers would sequence short bits and then overlap them \u2013 like piecing together a book from sentence fragments. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Moreover, scientists can only sequence samples from cases that are detected, and the United States has often struggled to perform enough testing. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Dec. 2021",
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"In the last 10 years, two new DNA sequencing technologies were developed that allowed researchers to sequence up to 1 million DNA letters at once, with some mistakes, and 20,000 letters with 99.9 percent accuracy. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"In addition, officials are unable to sequence at-home tests, which means potential mutations or new variants could go undetected, experts say. \u2014 Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"All positive tests are then submitted for special PCR tests that detect variants, and for those that come back positive, scientists sequence the whole genome. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin sequentia , from Late Latin, sequel, literally, act of following, from Latin sequent-, sequens , present participle of sequi":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8s\u0113-kw\u0259n(t)s, -\u02cckwen(t)s",
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"\u02c8s\u0113-kw\u0259ns",
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"\u02c8s\u0113-kw\u0259n(t)s",
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"-\u02cckwen(t)s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"aftereffect",
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"aftermath",
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"backwash",
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"child",
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"conclusion",
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"consequence",
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"corollary",
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"development",
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"effect",
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"fate",
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"fruit",
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"issue",
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"outcome",
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"outgrowth",
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"precipitate",
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"product",
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"result",
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"resultant",
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"sequel",
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"upshot"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183853",
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"type":[
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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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"sequency":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": sequence sense 3a":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1818, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Late Latin sequentia":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8s\u0113-kw\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120249",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sequent":{
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"antonyms":[
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"inconsecutive",
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"inconsequent",
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"nonconsecutive",
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"nonsequential"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": consecutive , succeeding":[],
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": consequent , resultant":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"answered three sequent questions from one reporter before turning to the others",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The decision and sequent cancellation of the debate prompted former Vice President Joe Biden to accept an invitation from ABC last week to do a town hall in Philadelphia scheduled for tonight at 8 p.m. \u2014 cleveland , 15 Oct. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin sequent-, sequens , present participle":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8s\u0113-kw\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"back-to-back",
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"consecutive",
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"sequential",
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"straight",
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"succeeding",
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"successional",
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"successive"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190853",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"sequential":{
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"antonyms":[
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"inconsecutive",
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"inconsequent",
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"nonconsecutive",
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"nonsequential"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": following in sequence":[],
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": of, relating to, or arranged in a sequence : serial":[
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"sequential file systems"
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],
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": relating to or based on a method of testing a statistical hypothesis that involves examination of a sequence of samples for each of which the decision is made to accept or reject the hypothesis or to continue sampling":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Put the cards in sequential order.",
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"explained that if the two required algebra semesters weren't sequential , the students would likely forget the material",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The process of sequential interactions of B with the row of qubits constitutes a constructor-like machine that transforms B1 to B2. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 26 May 2022",
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"This month, a rare planetary alignment puts Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in the same part of the sky in sequential order. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 June 2022",
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"Economists led by Jan Hatzius said that while there\u2019s some signs of softening in the labor market, sequential core inflation appears to be slowing as pressures on the supply chain improve. \u2014 Enda Curran, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
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"Previous studies have shown that undetected low oxygen rates can lead to sequential organ failure and death in patients of color, but those studies were not conducted specifically on Covid patients as the new study was. \u2014 Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT , 3 June 2022",
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"The sequential gearbox will upshift with the accelerator floored, and the shift lights on the dash encourage the full use of the available rev range. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
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"Although both companies reported robust year-over-year growth numbers (2x to 6x), the sequential figures are more closely tracked for fast-growing companies. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"And parent company Meta said its Facebook app lost daily users on a sequential basis in the fourth quarter for the first time at least since its public offering. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
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"In this series hosted by Eric Stonestreet, teams of domino enthusiasts bring their imagination and create incredibly elaborate domino masterpieces that come tumbling down in beautiful sequential fashion. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"si-\u02c8kwen-ch\u0259l",
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"si-\u02c8kwen(t)-sh\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"back-to-back",
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"consecutive",
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"sequent",
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"straight",
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"successional",
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"successive"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191040",
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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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"sequential system":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a system of color television based on the successive showing of the three primary colors as dots, lines, or rapidly succeeding whole pictures so that through persistence of vision the colors appear in their proper proportions":[]
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032941",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sequester":{
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"antonyms":[
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"desegregate",
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"integrate",
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"reintegrate"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": seclude , withdraw":[
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"widely spaced homes are forbiddingly grand and sequestered",
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"\u2014 Don Asher"
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],
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": separation , isolation":[],
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": the imposition of automatic government spending reductions in accordance with sequestration":[],
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": to place (property) in custody especially in sequestration":[],
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": to seize especially by a writ of sequestration":[],
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": to set apart : segregate":[
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"sequester a jury"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"The jury was sequestered until a verdict was reached.",
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"He was sequestered in his room.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"While the samples were watered using a nutrient solution, they were dumped into lunar regolith as-is\u2014no mixing with organic material and no microbial growth that could sequester some of the metallic toxins before the plants encountered them. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 12 May 2022",
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"The plant runs on geothermal energy and is able to sequester 4,000 tons of carbon per year. \u2014 Time , 28 Dec. 2021",
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"Known as blue carbon, carbon captured by these ecosystems can sequester , or remove, carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at a faster rate than forests, despite being smaller in size. \u2014 Wanjohi Kabukuru, ajc , 6 May 2022",
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"That type of farm, no matter how small, can sequester more than 25 tons of carbon per acre, according to methodology adapted from the nonprofit Project Drawdown and the Environmental Protection Agency. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 May 2022",
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"In aggregate, those trees sequester more than two thousand tons of carbon dioxide. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"With markets spontaneously boycotting Russian oil and 70% of cargoes having difficulty finding buyers, the Biden administration could offer a safe harbor for trades if the parties agree to sequester the funds pending a cease-fire in Ukraine. \u2014 WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"Much is at stake, said Salk plant biologist Joanne Chory,who is working on ways to get plants to sequester greater amounts of carbon. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Nov. 2021",
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"The barn was finished just in time for the owner\u2019s children to sequester during the pandemic last year. \u2014 Marni Elyse Katz, House Beautiful , 22 July 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"In fact, researchers hope to one day sequester massive quantities of carbon by sinking kelp into the deep ocean. \u2014 Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 June 2022",
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"In cities, living structures like the footbridge designed by Professor Ludwig can help sequester carbon, create a cooling effect, and provide a habitat to birds and other urban wildlife. \u2014 Anne Pinto-rodrigues, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
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"Ecobricks sequester plastic from the global waste stream. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
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"Tidal marshes such as those found along the lagoons on San Diego County\u2019s coast sequester carbon in deep layers of soil. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 May 2022",
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"Lackner said to balance out the planet's carbon budget, the trees would need to move beyond the market and sequester CO2. \u2014 Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"In the former case, the terrestrial gear can, over tens of thousands of years, mesh with the geological gear to more or less permanently sequester carbon. \u2014 Erik Kobayashi-solomon, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"The armed services are still trying to recover from sequester budget cuts, which started in 2013 and brutalized readiness. \u2014 Kate Bachelder Odell, WSJ , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"An example of geoengineering on an epic scale, the company\u2019s proposal aims to deepen the lake by an average of 7 feet and sequester contaminated lakebed sediments in the artificial islands. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Feb. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1604, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English sequestren , from Anglo-French sequestrer , from Latin sequestrare to hand over to a trustee, from sequester third party to whom disputed property is entrusted, agent, from secus beside, otherwise; akin to Latin sequi to follow":"Verb"
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"si-\u02c8kwe-st\u0259r",
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"synonyms":[
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"cut off",
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"insulate",
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"isolate",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110230",
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"definitions":{
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"sequester entry 1 + -able":""
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"\u02c8s\u0113-kw\u0259s-\u02cctr\u0101t, \u02c8se-; si-\u02c8kwes-\u02cctr\u0101t",
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"\u02c8s\u0113-kw\u0259-\u02ccstr\u0101t",
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"si-\u02c8kwes-"
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},
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"sequestration":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a deposit whereby a neutral depositary agrees to hold property in litigation and to restore it to the party to whom it is adjudged to belong":[],
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": a legal writ authorizing a sheriff or commissioner to take into custody the property of a defendant who is in contempt until the orders of a court are complied with":[],
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": the act of sequestering : the state of being sequestered":[
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"a jury in sequestration"
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],
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": the practice of imposing automatic government spending reductions by withholding appropriations by a fixed percentage that applies uniformly to all government programs except those exempted":[],
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": the process of sequestering something or the result of being sequestered":[
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"While the idea is a shift from traditional thinking on dealing with the greenhouse effect, carbon sequestration has been going on in nature for millennia in oceans and vegetation.",
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"\u2014 Tom Rickey"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the sequestration of a jury",
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"During their sequestration , jurors were not allowed to speak to reporters.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Enlarge / Bioreactors that host algae would be one option for carbon sequestration \u2014as long as the carbon is stored somehow. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 21 May 2022",
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"While carbon sequestration is gaining more attention, questions have been raised about the technology\u2019s safety and expense. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 May 2022",
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"As more countries introduce carbon taxes and emissions targets, carbon sequestration becomes a more attractive investment. \u2014 Cathleen O'grady, The Atlantic , 20 May 2022",
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"Plants are also essential to human existence, providing sustenance, ecosystem services, and carbon sequestration . \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
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"Overall, canopy trees are a great choice, providing numerous ecosystem services, great carbon sequestration , and helping to maintain tree cover in our cities and suburbs. \u2014 Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"These experts have encouraged me to learn more about the wonderful research being done exploring the vital role fungi play in plant health and carbon sequestration . \u2014 Erik Kobayashi-solomon, Forbes , 26 May 2021",
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"Newsom also signed bills Thursday to help coastal communities deal with sea level rise, foster carbon sequestration projects to help meet the state\u2019s existing greenhouse gas reduction goals, and clean up oil and gas wells. \u2014 Samantha Young, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Sep. 2021",
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"This is often referred to as soil carbon sequestration and has been explored by both farmers and scientists to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions and generate more value by enriching the soil for future agricultural production. \u2014 Lana Bandoim, Forbes , 18 June 2021"
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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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"si-\u02cckwes-",
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"\u02ccs\u0113k-w\u0259s-\u02c8tr\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"(\u02cc)s\u0113-\u02cckwe-",
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"\u02ccs\u0113-kw\u0259-\u02c8str\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"\u02ccsek-",
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"\u02ccse-",
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"\u02ccs\u0113-kw\u0259s-\u02c8tr\u0101-sh\u0259n, \u02ccse-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"aloneness",
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"insulation",
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"isolation",
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"privacy",
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"secludedness",
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"seclusion",
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"segregation",
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"separateness",
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"solitariness",
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"solitude"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140524",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sequestree":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": sequestrator":[]
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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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"sequester entry 1 + -ee":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6s\u0113\u02cckwe\u00a6str\u0113",
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"s\u0259\u0307\u02c8kwe\u02ccs-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124447",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sequestrum":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a fragment of dead bone detached from adjoining sound bone":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1831, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Latin, legal sequestration, from sequester":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"si-\u02c8kwes-tr\u0259m",
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"si-\u02c8kwe-str\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122228",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sequin":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing":[],
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": an old gold coin of Italy and Turkey":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Try a sequin dress with a romantic feel to match the vibes of the joyous day. \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
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"Bieber capped off her fashionable press day with an appearance on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, wearing a glittering, champagne-colored, sequin 16 Arlington dress, which featured a cutout at the chest. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
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"Instead, standing alone at an approximate 6-foot-4-inches was Kelly, who goes by Colson Baker in his acting career, dressed in a sequin white suit with bright millennial pink hair. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
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"All of these nations left much in Lebanon, one thing being their intricate fashion, which has translated today into couture craftsmanship like thousands of hours of beadwork and sequin placing. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
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"There is a great scene where Bullock climbs a 20-foot, 5.6-grade pitch in high heels and a sequin pantsuit. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 9 June 2022",
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"Sofia wore a maxi Bernadette Antwerp dress with sequin detailing. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 31 May 2022",
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"The sequin and fringe dress is available in over a dozen colors and happy customers rave about its quality and fit. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
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"For the cover, Charli got to wear yellow and green Prada dresses, while Dixie donned a red Prada dress as well as a sequin Valentino dress that\u2019s totally out of this world. \u2014 Seventeen , 19 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1617, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, from Italian zecchino , from zecca mint, from Arabic ( d\u0101r al- ) sikka , literally, house of the minting die":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8s\u0113-kw\u0259n"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130839",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sequitur":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": the conclusion of an inference : consequence":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a reasonable sequitur from that announcement is that you'll be leaving the company"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1836, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin, it follows, 3rd person singular present indicative of sequi to follow \u2014 more at sue":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02cctu\u0307r",
|
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"\u02c8se-kw\u0259-t\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"conclusion",
|
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"consequence",
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"deduction",
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"determination",
|
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"eduction",
|
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"induction",
|
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"inference"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192539",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"sequestrator":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"si-\u02c8kwes-",
|
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"\u02c8s\u0113-kw\u0259s-\u02cctr\u0101t, \u02c8se-; si-\u02c8kwes-\u02cctr\u0101t",
|
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"\u02c8se-",
|
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"\u02c8s\u0113-kw\u0259-\u02ccstr\u0101t"
|
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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 sequestratus , past participle of sequestrare":""
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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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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142519"
|
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},
|
|
"sequestratrix":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a female sequestrator":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccs\u0113kw\u0259\u0307\u02c8str\u0101\u2027triks",
|
|
"\u02ccs\u0113\u02cckwe\u02c8s-",
|
|
"\u02ccsekw\u0259\u0307\u02c8s-"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, feminine of Medieval Latin sequestrator":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160551"
|
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},
|
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"sequoia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": either of two huge coniferous California trees of the bald cypress family that may reach a height of over 300 feet (90 meters):":[],
|
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": giant sequoia":[],
|
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": redwood sense 3a":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"si-\u02c8kw\u022fi-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As park officials commemorate the signing of the Yosemite Grant Act, which happened on this day in 1864, construction crews will also break ground on a project to bring some peace back to a sequoia grove. \u2014 Erin Berger, Outside Online , 30 June 2014",
|
|
"The park is home to granite cliffs, waterfalls and massive sequoia trees. \u2014 Jiovanni Lieggi, Fox News , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Westerman, the ranking Republican on the House Natural Resources Committee and a licensed forester, said the sequoia groves clearly qualify as mature. \u2014 Matthew Brown And Matthew Daly, Anchorage Daily News , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The National Park Service said snow is forecasted at the elevation of the sequoia groves, and tire chain requirements may be in effect. \u2014 Sarah Parvini, Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The trail and its 1,500-year-old trees were among the sprawling tracts of sequoia forest burned in wildfires over the past two years. \u2014 Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Once on the edge of the large nest, Campbell-Spickler \u2014 who specializes in putting bands on bald and golden eagles, usually in California\u2019s sequoia trees \u2014 briefly talked to the eaglet to try to calm it down. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"And although the Giant Forest emerged relatively unscathed Monday, other sequoia groves may not be so lucky. \u2014 Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times , 21 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The sequoia trees in the Redwood National Forest are at higher risk than ever before from devastating wildfires. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 21 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, genus name, from Sequoya (George Guess)":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1866, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-043952"
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}
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} |