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"Sicana":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of tendril-bearing herbaceous vines (family Cucurbitaceae) found in tropical America with angled stems, large roundish leaves, solitary yellow monoecious flowers, and bright-colored aromatic fruit":[]
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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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"New Latin, from native name in Peru":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"s\u0259\u0307\u02c8k\u0101n\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064409",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": chase , attack":[
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"\u2014 usually used as a command especially to a dog sic 'em"
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],
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": intentionally so written":[
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"\u2014 used after a printed word or passage to indicate that it is intended exactly as printed or to indicate that it exactly reproduces an original said he seed [ sic ] it all"
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],
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": to incite or urge to an attack, pursuit, or harassment : set":[
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"sicced their lawyers on me"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"To quickly summarize the meat of the episode: Varga, through Mike Ehrmantraut, makes contact with Gus Fring \u2014 the cartel\u2019s man in the north, who used Varga to sic the hitmen on Salamanca. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Lorenz retweeted his post. Reporting the name of someone who already has a public profile and also uses a twitter account to sic hordes of trolls on other people is not doxing. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"The college students stood across the street from the courthouse when police doused the protestors with tear gas, sic dogs on them and arrested many of the students. \u2014 Shannon Rae Green, USA TODAY , 24 Jan. 2022",
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"And liberals applauded President Biden\u2019s recent decision to sic his Justice Department on parents who dare to speak out against racially tendentious education policies and scientifically suspect Covid protocols at school board meetings. \u2014 Jason L. Riley, WSJ , 12 Oct. 2021",
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"No word yet on whether Villeneuve is going to sic the Fremen on Warner Bros. \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 22 Oct. 2021",
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"How many Americans really think that the answer to beating Covid-19 is to sic the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on American employers",
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"Don't worry: The three major credit reporting agencies don't report nonpayment on medical bill information for 180 days, and hospitals are unlikely to immediately sic a creditor on you anyway. \u2014 Jennifer Chesak, Health.com , 10 May 2021",
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"Amazon should pay these costs (plus) and not have them bourne ( sic ) by the American Taxpayer. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 11 Aug. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"circa 1859, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin, so, thus \u2014 more at so":"Adverb",
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"alteration of seek":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sik",
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"\u02c8s\u0113k"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"assail",
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"assault",
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"attack",
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"beset",
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"bushwhack",
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"charge",
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"descend (on ",
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"go in (on)",
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"jump (on)",
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"pounce (on ",
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"raid",
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"rush",
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"set on",
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"storm",
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"strike",
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"trash",
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"turn (on)"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205428",
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"sic passim":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": so throughout":[
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"\u2014 used of a word or idea to be found throughout a book or a writer's work"
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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 1921, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8s\u0113k-\u02c8p\u00e4-sim",
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"\u02c8sik-\u02c8pa-s\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195318",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"sicarius":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one of a party of Zealots and terrorists resorting to murder in attempting to expel the Romans from ancient Palestine a.d. 52\u201360":[]
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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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"Latin, assassin, murderer, from sica dagger; akin to Latin secare to cut":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"s\u0259\u0307\u02c8ka(a)r\u0113\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044802",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sicca rupee":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a newly coined or unworn rupee":[],
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": a rupee issued in Bengal before 1836 weighing more than the rupee of the British East India Company":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Hindi sikk\u0101 rup\u012by\u0101, sikka r\u016bpaiya , from Arabic sikkah die, stamp, stamped coin + Hindi rup\u012by\u0101, r\u016bpaia rupee":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6sik\u0259-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214027",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"siccar":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of siccar chiefly Scottish variant of sicker, sicker:1"
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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":"20220704-152654",
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"type":[]
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},
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"siccative":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": causing to dry : promoting the action of drying":[]
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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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"Late Latin siccativus , from Latin siccatus (past participle of siccare to dry, from siccus dry) + -ivus -ive":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"",
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"-\u0259tiv",
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"\u02c8sik\u0259tiv"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082401",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sice":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the number six on a die : a throw of six in dice":[]
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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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"Middle English sice, sis , from Middle French sis , from Latin sex six":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8s\u012bs",
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"\u02c8s\u012bz"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113620",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sick":{
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"antonyms":[
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"hale",
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"healthful",
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"healthy",
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"sound",
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"well",
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"whole",
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"wholesome"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": affected with disease or ill health : ailing":[],
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": badly outclassed":[
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"made the competition look sick"
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],
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": depressed and longing for something":[
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"sick for one's home"
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],
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": filled with disgust or chagrin":[
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"gossip makes me sick"
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],
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": having a strong distaste from surfeit : satiated":[
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"sick of flattery"
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],
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": highly distasteful : macabre , sadistic":[
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"sick jokes",
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"a sick crime"
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],
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": incapable of producing profitable yields of a crop":[
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"sick soils"
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],
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": lacking vigor : sickly : such as":[],
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": mentally or emotionally unsound or disordered : morbid":[
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"sick thoughts"
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],
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": of, relating to, or intended for use in sickness":[
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"took five sick days this month",
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"a sick ward"
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],
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": outstandingly or amazingly good or impressive":[
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"Rookie was phenomenal Friday. His goal was nice, but the pass to twin brother, Chris, \u2026 was downright sick .",
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"\u2014 Roy Lang III"
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],
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": queasy , nauseated":[
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"sick to one's stomach",
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"was sick in the car"
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],
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": sickened by strong emotion":[
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"sick with fear",
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"worried sick"
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],
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": spiritually or morally unsound or corrupt":[],
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": undergoing menstruation":[],
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": vomit sense 1":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"He is at home sick in bed.",
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"She is sick with the flu.",
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"I'm too sick to go to work.",
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"The medicine just made me sicker .",
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"The sickest patients are in intensive care.",
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"My poor rosebush looks sick .",
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"She has been on the sick list all week.",
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"The way they treat people makes me sick .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Also, people who get sick from Salmonella often don\u2019t realize when or how they were infected. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 22 June 2022",
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"Though evidence suggests that children are just as likely as adults to get sick with covid-19, their symptoms tend to be more mild. \u2014 Alexandra Ossola, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
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"Those who get sick usually start to feel symptoms one week to one month after they get infected. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
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"But the more people who get sick , the greater the likelihood that someone will experience a rare and serious complication. \u2014 Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
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"Without upgraded vaccines or boosters, Ho told CNN, many people will get sick in the coming weeks to months. \u2014 Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
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"Even in a deadly pandemic, pets get sick , couples break up, heart attacks occur and fender-benders ruin an afternoon. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
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"Without upgraded vaccines or boosters, some medical professionals believe a lot of Americans will get sick in the coming weeks to months. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 2 June 2022",
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"No one wants to get sick while on vacation, and this new telehealth startup wants to make medical care faster and more affordable for travelers. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 23 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1957, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English sek, sik , from Old English s\u0113oc ; akin to Old High German sioh sick":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ailing",
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"bad",
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"down",
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"ill",
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"indisposed",
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"peaked",
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"peaky",
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"poorly",
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"punk",
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"run-down",
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"sickened",
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"unhealthy",
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"unsound",
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"unwell"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080905",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sick and tired":{
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"antonyms":[
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"absorbed",
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"engaged",
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"engrossed",
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"interested",
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"intrigued",
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"rapt"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"was sick and tired of wasting her time at long, pointless meetings",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And this time around, two years deep into an ongoing pandemic, Dr. Fauci is sick and tired of relaying the same message. \u2014 Pamela Avila, USA TODAY , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"In the movie, which also starred Kirsten Dunst, Union plays Isis, captain of the East Compton Clovers cheerleaders, who are sick and tired of the predominantly white Rancho Carne High squad stealing their routines and winning trophies for it. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"This column is a public-service announcement to all of you college football fans who are sick and tired of seeing the Southeastern Conference dominate your sport. \u2014 Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com , 8 Jan. 2022",
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"The reason for the rosy outlook: US consumers are growing sick and tired (and maybe even growing somewhat comfortable) with the ongoing pandemic. \u2014 Alicia Wallace, CNN , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"Front-line restaurant, bar, hotel and service industry workers are sick and tired of being overworked and underpaid. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
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"The pandemic played an outsized role, as did school closings, and people just being sick and tired of the virus and blaming Joe Biden for it. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 3 Nov. 2021",
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"If taken at face value, some members are sick and tired of working and don\u2019t have any interest in finding a new job anytime soon. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
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"People are so sick and tired of how much cable companies have been charging for pay TV all these years. \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 8 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1775, 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":[
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"bored",
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"fed up",
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"jaded",
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"sick",
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"tired",
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"wearied",
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"weary"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093844",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"sick as a dog":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": very sick":[]
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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":"20220707-065820",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"sick at heart":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": very sad and upset":[
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"The idea of children suffering from hunger made him sick at heart ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005155",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"sick bay":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Women with children could be in apartment-kind-of barracks, and then there would be a dining facility, a sick bay and then a sheriff\u2019s office. \u2014 Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 May 2022",
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"The Giants received some clarity from sick bay on Wednesday including the prognosis for third baseman Evan Longoria, who underwent surgery on his right index finger Monday. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Glenn blew the side hatch, and doctors escorted him to the ship's sick bay for a medical examination. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 20 Feb. 2022",
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"Jahcobi Neath and Markus Ilver returned from illness, but Lorne Bowman was out for the second consecutive game and Carter Gilmore joined him in sick bay . \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Dec. 2021",
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"The Canucks, initially asked to return to play Friday after a three-week COVID-19 pause, objected to being hustled from sick bay to the rink and now won\u2019t play their first game until Sunday night in Toronto. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Apr. 2021",
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"Dylan Larkin scored for the second straight game after a stay in sick bay . \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 11 Mar. 2021",
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"The Wings cannot afford to have their premier goal scorer sitting in sick bay . \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 4 Nov. 2020",
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"The soldier\u2019s wartime diary detailed conditions in his unit\u2019s sick bay \u2014and the Army\u2019s response to the crisis. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Apr. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1813, 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":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030443",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sick book":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a book in which are entered the names of all individuals especially in a military unit who require medical attention":[]
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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":"20220706-112302",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sick call":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a scheduled time at which individuals (such as soldiers) may report as sick to the medical officer":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As with other medical concerns, people in custody at the facility can sign up for sick call to be seen and treated by the detention center\u2019s medical staff. \u2014 Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"The wave of sick call -outs has also led to jammed Covid benefits lines. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"Another rule requires staff to respond to sick call requests within 24 hours of the request. \u2014 Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic , 30 Oct. 2021",
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"However, there were other issues uncovered at the facility, including lack of sick call documentation and inconsistency with Covid-19 guidelines. \u2014 Geneva Sands, CNN , 19 July 2021",
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"The most recent report found that in some cases the registered nurse at the Adams facility was not noting the disposition of the detainee sick call visit and that the medical unit was not documenting follow-up on detainee laboratory test results. \u2014 Geneva Sands, CNN , 19 July 2021",
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"Prisoners\u2019 requests to be seen by the medical team, known as sick call slips, weren\u2019t being collected, the lawyers wrote on Oct. 30. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Feb. 2021",
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"Monday\u2019s wait times had SFO right in the mix with airports that did have increased sick calls . \u2014 Scott Mccartney, WSJ , 16 Jan. 2019",
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"The Houston Fire Department was responding to a sick call in the 5600 block of Tidwell, near Trinity, when a man drove up around 3 a.m., said Lt. \u2014 Samantha Ketterer, Houston Chronicle , 8 Mar. 2018"
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],
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"1836, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115305",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sick to one's stomach":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": feeling very disgusted or angry":[
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"The way they treat people makes me sick to my stomach ."
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]
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},
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190126",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"sick-abed":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": confined to bed by illness":[
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"sick-abed youngsters",
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"\u2014 Playthings"
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],
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": one confined to bed by illness":[
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"an ideal gift for the sick-abed",
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"\u2014 Rosemary Ben\u00e9t"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from the phrase sick abed":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\""
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071626",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sickbed":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the bed on which one lies sick":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The general gave the orders from his sickbed .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Christie family came to the Fraser home to tell them that Malva was pregnant \u2014 and, according to her, by Jamie (Sam Heughan), who Malva claims began an affair with her while Claire was delirious in her sickbed . \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Ricks even came in from his sickbed to sentence Nash. \u2014 Mike Sager, Rolling Stone , 17 Sep. 2021",
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"Githaiga watched from her sickbed as the news media showed health officials and fellow nurses and doctors receiving their shots. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Mar. 2021",
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"Watching the hearing from his sickbed , where he was cramped with body aches from COVID-19, Francis Bailey, a correctional officer at Loretto, was furious. \u2014 Lisa Riordan Seville, NBC News , 19 Dec. 2020",
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"In one of the movie\u2019s many surreal interludes, a dying woman rises from her sickbed to cook one last dinner before expiring. \u2014 Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books , 8 May 2020",
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"The white peacocks that wander the gardens of St. John the Divine have been corralled and the cathedral has assembled a silent congregation of two hundred sickbeds . \u2014 Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books , 15 May 2020",
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"Beside his sickbed were two framed pictures of Wilayat. \u2014 Ellen Barry, New York Times , 22 Nov. 2019",
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"People who know Comey, and those who write about him, often tell the story from this time of Attorney General John Ashcroft, on his sickbed , in 2004. \u2014 David Shortell, CNN , 13 Apr. 2018"
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],
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"14th century, 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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"\u02c8sik-\u02ccbed"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090103",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sicken":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to become weary or satiated":[],
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": to cause revulsion in":[
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"their prejudice sickens me"
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],
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": to make sick":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Many people sickened and died on the long voyage.",
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"The bacteria in the drinking water sickened the whole village.",
|
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"We were sickened by the reports of violence.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"Extreme Heat: With severe heat waves becoming more common, scientists are trying to understand how life on a hotter planet might kill, sicken and age us. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
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|
"Earlier pesticides had often been too poisonously effective, and their residues could and did sicken and even kill humans. \u2014 Scott W. Stern, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Not every virus that can jump from other species to humans can sicken them, and not every virus can spread further from person to person. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Biden got burned for taking a victory lap on his administration\u2019s handling of the pandemic in July when cases were at a low point, only to see the Delta and Omicron variants sicken millions and fill hospitals. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Anything below 68 degrees can sicken and kill manatees. \u2014 Jim Waymer, USA TODAY , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"If new coronavirus variants sicken larger numbers of people, the old rules \u2014 or something like them \u2014 could be back. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Ticks carrying a mysterious and rare virus that can sicken or even kill older adults or people with underlying conditions have been found in at least six states, a new study reported Wednesday. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"As long as the virus circulates widely, and so many people around the world remain unvaccinated, more will sicken and die. \u2014 Howard Markel, Wired , 14 Jan. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, 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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"\u02c8si-k\u0259n",
|
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"\u02c8sik-\u0259n"
|
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],
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|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"disgust",
|
|
"gross out",
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"nauseate",
|
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"put off",
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"repel",
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"repulse",
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"revolt",
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"turn off"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064314",
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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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"sickened":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to become weary or satiated":[],
|
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": to cause revulsion in":[
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|
"their prejudice sickens me"
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],
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": to make sick":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[
|
|
"Many people sickened and died on the long voyage.",
|
|
"The bacteria in the drinking water sickened the whole village.",
|
|
"We were sickened by the reports of violence.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Extreme Heat: With severe heat waves becoming more common, scientists are trying to understand how life on a hotter planet might kill, sicken and age us. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Earlier pesticides had often been too poisonously effective, and their residues could and did sicken and even kill humans. \u2014 Scott W. Stern, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Not every virus that can jump from other species to humans can sicken them, and not every virus can spread further from person to person. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Biden got burned for taking a victory lap on his administration\u2019s handling of the pandemic in July when cases were at a low point, only to see the Delta and Omicron variants sicken millions and fill hospitals. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Anything below 68 degrees can sicken and kill manatees. \u2014 Jim Waymer, USA TODAY , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"If new coronavirus variants sicken larger numbers of people, the old rules \u2014 or something like them \u2014 could be back. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Ticks carrying a mysterious and rare virus that can sicken or even kill older adults or people with underlying conditions have been found in at least six states, a new study reported Wednesday. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"As long as the virus circulates widely, and so many people around the world remain unvaccinated, more will sicken and die. \u2014 Howard Markel, Wired , 14 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8si-k\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02c8sik-\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disgust",
|
|
"gross out",
|
|
"nauseate",
|
|
"put off",
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|
"repel",
|
|
"repulse",
|
|
"revolt",
|
|
"turn off"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072322",
|
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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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"sickening":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"innocuous",
|
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"inoffensive"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": causing sickness or disgust":[
|
|
"a sickening odor",
|
|
"a sickening display"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a sickening display of selfishness",
|
|
"We heard the squeal of brakes and a sickening thud.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But the Chinese people know they are not allowed to hold anyone in Beijing accountable for this virus, or for the sickening pollution of their air and water. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 29 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"The documentary, understandably, carries with it a disclaimer regarding the upsetting nature of the sickening details surrounding Gabriel's abuse. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 26 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"If possible, the deadening thud from this pitch \u2014 which nobody believed was in any way intentional \u2014 was even more sickening . \u2014 Evan Grant, Dallas News , 8 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"But with a new promo showing Ru in full regalia, fans are now wondering if the star might give us some sickening looks on Saturday. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 7 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The early game atmosphere of euphoria surrounding Porzingis\u2019 return suddenly, with 2:53 left in the first quarter, gave way to the sickening sight of Powell collapsing in agony and pounding his left fist on the American Airlines Center court. \u2014 Dallas News , 22 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"While showing the students how to separate the moose\u2019s hoof from the rest of its leg, Mason warned there would be a somewhat sickening sound -- then demonstrated that sound by snapping the hoof off with a loud crack. \u2014 Matt Tunseth, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Aung San Suu Kyi - through choosing to come here to The Hague to defend Myanmar - is now having to listen to sickening allegations of mass murder and gang rape of the Rohingya people. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 13 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Mitch Albom: Michigan's sickening reality: Ohio State is just better The honeymoon and rebuild are over; after the bowl game, the roster will be entirely filled with players that Harbaugh recruited to Michigan. \u2014 Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press , 3 Dec. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1789, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8si-k\u0259-ni\u014b",
|
|
"\u02c8sik-(\u0259-)ni\u014b",
|
|
"\u02c8sik-ni\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abhorrent",
|
|
"abominable",
|
|
"appalling",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"disgusting",
|
|
"distasteful",
|
|
"dreadful",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"fulsome",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"hideous",
|
|
"horrendous",
|
|
"horrible",
|
|
"horrid",
|
|
"loathsome",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"nauseating",
|
|
"nauseous",
|
|
"noisome",
|
|
"noxious",
|
|
"obnoxious",
|
|
"obscene",
|
|
"odious",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"rancid",
|
|
"repellent",
|
|
"repellant",
|
|
"repugnant",
|
|
"repulsive",
|
|
"revolting",
|
|
"scandalous",
|
|
"shocking",
|
|
"ugly"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183114",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"sicker":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Long before the coronavirus pandemic, people on the South Side have been sicker and have had poorer health outcomes. \u2014 Laura Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Again, as patients are sicker than ever before often with multiple co-morbidities, being proactive and preventative matters even more. \u2014 Kelly Feist, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Hospitals often canceled nonemergency surgeries during past surges, but many of those patients are now even sicker , and their care can\u2019t be deferred any longer. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Many of the patients returning to primary care appointments now are sicker than before, after their chronic illnesses went uncontrolled for periods of the pandemic, and their care requires more resources. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"That leaves many Medicaid enrollees \u2014 who tend to be sicker than those with private insurance \u2014 at higher risk for severe illness, hospitalization, or death from the virus. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Timberlake said hospital officials are reporting longer hospital stays because of younger patients and that the Delta variant of COVID-19 is making people sicker than the original strain that was dominant in 2020. \u2014 Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The delta variant, doctors say, is making younger people sicker than previous strains of COVID-19. \u2014 Tom Steele, Dallas News , 10 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"His former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, revealed in a book released this month that Trump was far sicker than the White House disclosed at the time. \u2014 Jill Colvin, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English siker , from Old English sicor , from Latin securus secure":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8si-k\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125406",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb,"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"sickie":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": sicko":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He took a sickie to go to the football game.",
|
|
"the police suspect it is some sickie with an obsession for the actress",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Also in flu news, one of the few medications available might not be right for every sickie , especially healthy children and young adults. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 15 Feb. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1967, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8si-k\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"crackbrain",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"fruitcake",
|
|
"head case",
|
|
"loon",
|
|
"loony",
|
|
"lunatic",
|
|
"maniac",
|
|
"nut",
|
|
"nutcase",
|
|
"nutter",
|
|
"psycho",
|
|
"psychopath",
|
|
"sicko",
|
|
"wacko",
|
|
"whacko"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013147",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"sickish":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": somewhat ill : sickly":[],
|
|
": somewhat nauseated : queasy":[],
|
|
": somewhat sickening":[
|
|
"a sickish odor"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the fumes from the freshly applied paint made her feel sickish"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8si-kish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"nauseated",
|
|
"nauseous",
|
|
"qualmish",
|
|
"queasy",
|
|
"queazy",
|
|
"queer",
|
|
"queerish",
|
|
"sick",
|
|
"squeamish"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171313",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"sickly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"healthy",
|
|
"well"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": appearing as if sick":[],
|
|
": in a manner indicating, causing, or suggestive of sickness":[
|
|
"Walking blindly, every step making him sick with pain, he \u2026 covered his face as much as he could, and struggled sickly along.",
|
|
"\u2014 D. H. Lawrence",
|
|
"His face turned a sickly shade of yellow.",
|
|
"\u2014 Rick Riordan",
|
|
"\u2014 sometimes used figuratively Nick was the perfect boy for me. We were that sickly -sweet couple who never fought. \u2014 Sara Harari"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking in vigor : weak":[
|
|
"a sickly plant"
|
|
],
|
|
": produced by or associated with sickness":[
|
|
"a sickly complexion",
|
|
"a sickly appetite"
|
|
],
|
|
": producing or tending to produce disease : unwholesome":[
|
|
"a sickly climate"
|
|
],
|
|
": sickening":[
|
|
"a sickly odor"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make sick or sickly":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"The walls were painted a sickly yellow.",
|
|
"The lamp gave off a sickly glow.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"But at 87 years old, barely into middle age, the tree is sickly . \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"But at 87 years old, barely into middle age, the tree is sickly . \u2014 Tim Arango, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Overnight, the Asian financial center was inundated with scenes of sickly older patients flooding hospital wards. \u2014 David Pierson, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The sky above the city\u2019s historic plaza, made famous as a backdrop in movies and television series, was a sickly tinge of yellow and gray as thick smoke blotted out the sun. \u2014 NBC News , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"The liquid is translucent and lustrous looking; but it could also be read as muddied water, spoiled soup or sickly bodily secretions. \u2014 Deborah Vankinstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Communist Soviet state begun by Lenin had turned sclerotic by 1979 under sickly leader Leonid Brezhnev. \u2014 Peter Landers And Alastair Gale, WSJ , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"With its bland and faux-universal life lessons that cheaply ethicalize expensive sensationalism, the film comes off as a sickly cynical feature-length directorial pitch reel for a Marvel movie. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Overnight, the Asian financial center was inundated with scenes of sickly older patients flooding hospital wards. \u2014 David Pierson, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"And Jessie is stubbornly clinging to the only remedy that seems to help sickly Thomas at all: blood. \u2014 Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"There is something unsavory, even sickly about the artist, something not entirely on the side of life. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Klara is purchased for Josie, a sweet, sickly teenage girl who lives with her harried mother and a housekeeper outside the city. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 26 Feb. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"1572, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
|
|
"1763, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sik-l\u0113",
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"\u02c8si-kl\u0113"
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"ailing",
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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},
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"sickness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"health",
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"healthiness",
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"soundness",
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"wholeness",
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"He died from an unknown sickness .",
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"she was plagued by sickness most of her adult life",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Fury withdrew from fighting Paul last year due to injury and sickness . \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
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"Jury selection had been expected to take about a month, but was beset by numerous delays because of sickness and other factors. \u2014 Terry Spencer, ajc , 28 June 2022",
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"Particularly concerning is the rising number of people leaving the labor force due to sickness , Wilson said. \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 21 June 2022",
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"Now officially recognized by a majority of health agencies, Long COVID includes constant, semi-constant or returning symptoms that can influence your health for weeks or months after initial COVID-19 sickness . \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 18 June 2022",
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"The company claims Cypress Creek\u2019s coverage is excluded because the inoculation was not preventative in nature nor necessitated by accident, sickness or disease. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 8 June 2022",
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"Pets should have an adequate water supply and be monitored for signs of heat exhaustion or sickness . \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 16 June 2022",
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"Full of massive performance issues on consoles and missing basic features of the open world genre, though the game sold extremely well right during its launch window, negative word of mouth spread like sickness . \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
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"For Yulonda Wright of Capitol Heights, a mother of three whose job at a Starbucks disappeared in March 2020, opportunity looked like moving through fear of bringing sickness home to provide for her family. \u2014 John D. Harden, Washington Post , 14 June 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sik-n\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"illness",
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"indisposition",
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"unhealthiness",
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"unsoundness"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065420",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sicko":{
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"definitions":{
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": a person who is mentally or morally sick":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She was afraid to walk alone for fear some sicko might be lurking in the shadows.",
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"some sicko kidnapped and murdered as many as a dozen young women",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The sicko was previously rumored to have had a fascination with dead cats and had threatened to kidnap, kill and rape girls who shunned him online. \u2014 Fox News , 31 May 2022",
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"Dating, of course, is a separate animal from long-term relationships\u2014and more prone to ghostings and dud dates and the occasional absolute sicko . \u2014 Alex Mcelroy, ELLE , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"Two From Spanish sicko Mar Targarona comes this fine addition to the canon of People Stuck To Things cinema, joining the sadistic likes of Saw and Netflix\u2019s own Gerald\u2019s Game. \u2014 Charles Bramesco, Vulture , 20 Dec. 2021",
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"But now that Logan has had to confront the fact that his son is, in his opinion, a sicko ",
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"Once Upon a Time in \u2026 Hollywood, covers a lot of territory in three acts, all set in the Los Angeles of 1969 just as Charles Manson was working his sicko spell on a group of slavish followers. \u2014 Time , 22 July 2019",
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"After the Parkland, Florida, shooting, even President Trump was quick to blame the perpetrator\u2019s mental health and the mental health system, using words like nuts, crazy, and sicko to describe him. \u2014 Jessica A. Gold, M.d., Glamour , 14 Mar. 2018",
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"What a brave little girl who came forward to her parents and put an end to the actions of this sicko . \u2014 Dave Orrick, Twin Cities , 9 Feb. 2017",
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"Just as know-nothing Paterno should have seen the sicko red flags Jerry Sandusky was waving at Penn State, and Carroll should have been suspicious about Reggie Bush\u2019s living arrangements. \u2014 David Whitley, OrlandoSentinel.com , 16 June 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1963, 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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"\u02c8si-(\u02cc)k\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bug",
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"crackbrain",
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"crazy",
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"fool",
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"fruitcake",
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"head case",
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"loon",
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"loony",
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"lunatic",
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"maniac",
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"nut",
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"nutcase",
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"nutter",
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"psycho",
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"psychopath",
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"sickie",
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"wacko",
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"whacko"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070222",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sicken of":{
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to lose interest in (something) because one has had too much of it":[
|
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"He soon sickened of busy city life and moved out to the country."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142428"
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},
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"sick headache":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": migraine sense 1a":[]
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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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"1778, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162005"
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},
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"sick house":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": hospital , infirmary":[
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"convalescing after measles in the sick house",
|
|
"\u2014 C. G. Chenevix-Trench"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English sekehous , from seke sick + hous house":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172013"
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},
|
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"sick building syndrome":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a set of symptoms (such as headache, fatigue, and eye irritation) typically affecting workers in modern airtight office buildings that is believed to be caused by indoor pollutants (such as formaldehyde fumes or microorganisms) \u2014 compare multiple chemical sensitivity":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8bil-di\u014b-"
|
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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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Indoor air pollution causes a constellation of symptoms: headaches, fatigue, and low productivity, sometimes referred to as sick building syndrome . \u2014 Lisa Wood Shapiro, Wired , 12 Dec. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1983, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175238"
|
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},
|
|
"sickle-cell trait":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an inherited usually asymptomatic blood condition in which some red blood cells tend to sickle but usually not enough to produce anemia and that occurs primarily in individuals of African, Mediterranean, or southwest Asian ancestry who are heterozygous for the gene controlling hemoglobin S":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Raheem Mostert will have the lead-back role, but his primary backup, Tevin Coleman, who has the sickle-cell trait , could be limited or sidelined because of poor air quality. \u2014 Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com , 12 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"If the sickle-cell trait is so helpful, why doesn\u2019t everyone have it",
|
|
"The San Diego Chargers had wanted to sign Thomas in 2017 until a routine physical turned up the sickle-cell trait . \u2014 Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star , 3 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Soares has identified the chemical pathway that helps people with the sickle-cell trait tolerate malaria. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 30 Aug. 2016",
|
|
"Brown has to manage a sickle-cell trait that can cause muscle degeneration for those who perform strenuous exercise. \u2014 Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com , 1 June 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1928, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183114"
|
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},
|
|
"sickle cell anemia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a chronic inherited anemia that occurs primarily in individuals of African, Mediterranean, or southwest Asian ancestry who are homozygous for the gene controlling hemoglobin S and that is characterized especially by episodic blocking of small blood vessels by sickle cells":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Others are working on treatments for blindness, sickle cell anemia and other genetic disorders. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Cell therapies can also be provided to patients with sickle cell anemia , most of whom are African American. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Prodigy died June 20, 2017 from complications from sickle cell anemia at the age of 42. \u2014 Dan Rys, Billboard , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Genetic diseases like sickle cell anemia or cystic fibrosis occur when a section of a chromosome or a single gene is defective or missing, and their effects are unmistakable. \u2014 Anne Skomorowsky, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"The discovery has opened new frontiers in how scientists hope to treat illnesses like cancer and hereditary diseases like sickle cell anemia . \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Genetics can also be to blame, such as with the chronic illness sickle cell anemia . \u2014 Mathew Devine, SELF , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The Portland Trail Blazers star reached out to 14-year-old fan Kayden Taylor, who has had a lifelong battle with sickle cell anemia in Arkansas. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Her monthly grocery bill has gone from $300 to nearly $600, in part because her grandson, who has sickle cell anemia , requires specialty items like Pediasure and lactose-free milk, often in short supply. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1922, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191906"
|
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},
|
|
"sick day":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a paid day of sick leave":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"In other words, for some people Covid did away with the sick day instead of reinforcing it. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The pandemic might have killed the sick day , but the mental-health day is thriving. \u2014 Alex Janin, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"For Americans working from home, the latest coronavirus variant has meant the end of the sick day . \u2014 WSJ , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Nearly 80% of all private sector workers get at least one paid sick day , according to a national compensation survey of employee benefits conducted in March by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio And Dee-ann Durbin, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Nearly 80% of all private sector workers get at least one paid sick day , according to a national compensation survey of employee benefits conducted in March by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. \u2014 CBS News , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Nearly 80% of all private sector workers get at least one paid sick day , according to a national compensation survey of employee benefits conducted in March by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Unfortunately, right now, even taking a sick day \u2013much less a vacation\u2013is a complicated process. \u2014 Nathalie Doug\u00e9, Fortune , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Many people can\u2019t afford a sick day and cringe at losing income! \u2014 Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1968, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195336"
|
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},
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"sickle cell":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an abnormal red blood cell of crescent shape":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Earlier this month Crispr and Vertex said that all 31 people with sickle cell disease who got their treatment no longer experience severe episodes of pain. \u2014 Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Their exceptional leadership and grassroots efforts are actively combating the stigma of sickle cell disease across the country. \u2014 Wunmi Bakare, Essence , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The legislation will allow doctors to recommend medical cannabis products for chronic pain, nausea and weight loss caused by cancer and HIV, depression, seizures, PTSD, sickle cell , Crohn\u2019s, Parkinson\u2019s and other diseases and symptoms. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Blood donors who are Black play a critical role in helping patients battling sickle cell disease receive the most compatible blood match. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"After years of vetting, the US Food and Drug Administration approved CRISPR-Cas-9 in 2021 for use in human clinical trials for sickle cell disease. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"In his native Ghana, Dr. Ohene-Frempong established a pilot program to provide screening for sickle cell disease among newborns in the southern city of Kumasi. \u2014 Gina Kolata, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Targeting five life-threatening diseases in its pipeline, including a candidate for sickle cell disease treatment. \u2014 Randy Watts, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Tiarra Renee Brown-Lewis had been prescribed OxyContin for sickle cell disease pain, the mother said. \u2014 CBS News , 11 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1923, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015043"
|
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},
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"sickle-billed":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": having a bill curved like a sickle":[]
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073038"
|
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},
|
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"sick flag":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": quarantine flag":[]
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084556"
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"sick with worry":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": extremely worried":[
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"Her parents have been sick with worry for days since the accident."
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]
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135157"
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},
|
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"sickle feather":{
|
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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":"20220709-155025"
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|
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|
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"type":[
|
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"phrasal verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to vomit (something)":[
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"He sicked up his dinner."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204357"
|
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|
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"type":[
|
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|
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|
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": any of various birds with a strongly curved bill: such as":[],
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": a bird of paradise of the genus Drepanornis":[],
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": a saberbill of the genus Campylorhamphus":[],
|
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": any of several Hawaiian birds of the family Drepanididae and especially of the genus Drepanis":[],
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": a South and Central American hummingbird of the genus Eutoxeres":[]
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|
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"sickle entry 3 + bill":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230713"
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"sickle-grass":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a stout 3-angled sedge ( Carex crinita ) of eastern North America with dense drooping sickle-shaped spikes":[],
|
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": a tearthumb ( Polygonum arifolium )":[]
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