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{
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"skedaddle":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"I've got to skedaddle or I'll be late.",
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"we skedaddled as soon as we saw the snake entering our campsite",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Sedan drivers skedaddle like frightened children when this Ranger fills their mirrors. \u2014 Scott Oldham, Car and Driver , 28 Aug. 2020",
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"Arsenal have officially confirmed the capture of St Etienne centre back William Saliba, with the Frenchman putting pen to paper on a five-year deal at the Emirates before skedaddling straight back to the Ligue 1 side on loan for 2019/20. \u2014 SI.com , 25 July 2019",
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"Somewhere in the midst of all this, the Rev. Ford had skedaddled , leaving Perot and Dawkins to face the music. \u2014 Cheryl Hall, Dallas News , 13 July 2019",
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"At a news conference on Tuesday\u2014three days before British Prime Minister Theresa May was set to skedaddle off the world stage forever\u2014the president questioned whether anyone was less than thrilled at his presence. \u2014 Lynn Yaeger, Vogue , 9 June 2019",
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"Ron's wife, Jan, wanted to pack up and be ready to skedaddle . \u2014 Smith Henderson, Popular Mechanics , 11 Jan. 2017",
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"After the car rolled backwards into the street, the two guys inside the car skedaddled . \u2014 David J. Neal, miamiherald , 28 Mar. 2018",
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"His wife has skedaddled , but his nosy neighbor (the delightful Diana Bang) is eager to clean his house and enable his quest to track down the woman who was once almost his adoptive sister. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 8 Feb. 2018",
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"Terry caught a screen-pass on the left side, broke a few tackles and skedaddled 58 yard toward glory. \u2014 Aaron Carter, Philly.com , 8 Sep. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably alteration of British dialect scaddle to run off in a fright, from scaddle , adjective, wild, timid, skittish, from Middle English scathel, skadylle harmful, fierce, wild, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skathi harm \u2014 more at scathe":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ski-\u02c8da-d\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bolt",
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"break",
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"bug out",
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"flee",
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"fly",
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"hightail (it)",
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"retreat",
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"run",
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"run away",
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"run off"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050253",
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"type":[
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"noun,",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"skelet-":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": skeletal and":[
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"skeleto muscular"
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],
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": skeleton":[
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"skelet al",
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"skeleto logy"
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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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"Greek skeletos , from skeletos , adjective":"Noun",
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"New Latin, from skeleton":"Combining form"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8skel\u0259\u0307t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135841",
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"type":[
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"combining form",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"skeletal":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, forming, attached to, or resembling a skeleton":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The archaeologist found skeletal remains.",
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"She was skeletal after her illness.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Looming behind the schoolroom is a skeletal wooden octagon with three telephone-pole crosspieces on each side attached to uprights nearly as high as the basketball hoop. \u2014 Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
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"But the pterosaur skeletal fossils are equally astonishing in and of themselves. \u2014 Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
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"Their recurring Bembury collaboration on the Crocs Pollex, meanwhile, features an eco- skeletal look and continues to sell out. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 2 June 2022",
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"Looming over it all is Wanguo Friendship Plaza, a skeletal apartment tower built by a Chinese company and meant to be the South Pacific\u2019s tallest building, until Fiji\u2019s government halted construction over safety concerns. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
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"GameMaker is primarily intended for making games with 2D graphics and 2D skeletal animations. \u2014 Tam Nguyen, The Conversation , 18 May 2022",
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"Before the pandemic, infectious disease tracking and surveillance in the U.S. was a skeletal system. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Despite massive search efforts, Vicki's skeletal remains weren't found until April 12, 1985, when a man walking in desert land near Ina and Artesiano roads saw a small human skull. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
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"Among the possessions, according to the Sentinel, were personal papers that belonged to two teenage girls whose skeletal remains were discovered in Martin County, where Schaefer had also once worked as a law enforcement officer. \u2014 Julian Mark, Washington Post , 7 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1854, 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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"\u02c8skel-\u0259t-\u1d4al, British sometimes ske-\u02c8l\u0113t-\u1d4al",
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"\u02c8ske-l\u0259-t\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cadaverous",
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"emaciated",
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"gaunt",
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"haggard",
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"wasted"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195843",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"skeletal muscle":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": striated muscle that is usually attached to the skeleton and is usually under voluntary control":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The body continues to synthesize glucose for those cells and tissue that absolutely need it, but the breakdown of stored fats increases as well to provide energy for tissues such as the skeletal muscle , heart, liver and kidneys. \u2014 Mckale Montgomery, The Conversation , 19 May 2022",
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"Additionally, there is data that suggests that skeletal muscle and possibly bone may benefit from this training. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 May 2021",
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"Carbohydrate ingestion\u2014and its subsequent digestion, absorption, and delivery to skeletal muscle \u2014is imperative for maintaining carbohydrate burning during intense exercise that lasts longer than 60\u201390 minutes. \u2014 Patrick Wilson, Outside Online , 13 Apr. 2020",
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"The finding concerning lower diabetes risk could be explained by muscle-strengthening activities increasing or preserving skeletal muscle mass, which has a major role in regulating blood sugar levels, the authors said. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 5 Mar. 2022",
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"For example, skeletal muscle cells make a protein called myostatin that keeps them from growing too large. \u2014 Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Blood, oxygen, and nutrient delivery to the gut can all become compromised as these precious resources are redirected to the skeletal muscle and skin (for cooling purposes). \u2014 Patrick Wilson, Outside Online , 2 Nov. 2020",
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"The drug also caused serious injury to the eels' skeletal muscle , which was slow to heal after the eels were removed from the water with the cocaine. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com , 30 Sep. 2021",
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"Calcium and phosphorous, for example, are vital for skeletal muscle function and blood clotting regulation. \u2014 Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping , 16 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1877, 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":"20220707-090934",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"skeleton":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an emaciated person or animal":[],
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": of, consisting of, or resembling a skeleton":[],
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": something forming a structural framework":[],
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": something reduced to its minimum form or essential parts":[],
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": something shameful and kept secret (as in a family)":[
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"\u2014 often used in the phrase skeleton in the closet"
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],
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": the straight or branched chain or ring of atoms that forms the basic structure of an organic molecule":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"They found the fossil skeleton of a mastodon.",
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"He hung a plastic skeleton on the door for Halloween.",
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"She was a skeleton after her illness.",
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"Only the charred skeleton of the house remained after the fire.",
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"We saw a skeleton of the report before it was published.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Their two-story house is a skeleton of studs and flooring protected from the weather by a new roof and thin layer of home wrap. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
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"It\u2019s made in a mold and is hollow, save for frame supports that look like the skeleton of a whale. \u2014 Joseph Carberry, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
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"Operating with skeleton crews, doctors and nurses race to save limbs, and lives. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
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"And the partial skeleton of a velociraptor hits the auction block. \u2014 CNN , 15 May 2022",
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"Both teams trotted out skeleton crews, missing starters and opening the game with nine available bodies. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Mar. 2022",
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"Quarantining was not about to cause a second cancellation; the Opry carried on as lockdown kicked in by broadcasting acoustic performances with stars placed apart on stools, no live audience and skeleton crews, so the circle could remain unbroken. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 28 Oct. 2021",
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"Many are shut down, or operating with skeleton crews. \u2014 Jon Emont, WSJ , 30 Sep. 2021",
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"The playwright weaves in a real estate developer named Do\u00f1a Kati, a stand-in for the Mexican folklore figure La Catrina, the skeleton woman who represents death. \u2014 Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1778, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek, neuter of skeletos dried up; akin to Greek skellein to dry up, skl\u0113ros hard and perhaps to Old English sceald shallow":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ske-l\u0259-t\u0259n",
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"\u02c8skel-\u0259t-\u1d4an"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"architecture",
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"armature",
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"cadre",
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"configuration",
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"edifice",
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"fabric",
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"frame",
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"framework",
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"framing",
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"infrastructure",
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"shell",
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"structure"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103640",
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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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"skep":{
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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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"Langlands is a sort of method archaeologist, unearthing the various ways that humans used their hands for thousands of years and taking it upon himself to do things like cutting hay, building a drystone wall and making a skep for beekeeping. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Jan. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English skeppe basket, beehive, from Old English sceppe basket, from Old Norse skeppa bushel; akin to Old High German sceffil bushel, scaf tub":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8skep"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134936",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"skepsis":{
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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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"The Greek word skepsis means investigation, and the old-time skeptics were the world's first private investigators. \u2014 Jon Fobes, cleveland.com , 8 May 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1864, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek skepsis examination, doubt, skeptical philosophy, from skeptesthai":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8skep-s\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022241",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"skeptic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a person disposed to skepticism especially regarding religion or religious principles":[],
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": an adherent or advocate of skepticism":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Skeptics have pointed out flaws in the researchers' methods.",
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"You can believe in ghosts if you like, but I'm still a skeptic .",
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"He is a skeptic and a cynic.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Bittker was a great skeptic and somebody whose natural instinct was to poke holes in other people's arguments. \u2014 Robert Goulder, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
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"But the service had a powerful skeptic : David Zaslav, the chief executive of Discovery, who was on the verge of completing a merger with WarnerMedia that would put him in control of the news network. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde is a crypto skeptic . \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
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"Le Pen is a skeptic of the continent\u2019s defining geopolitical institutions \u2014 the European Union and NATO \u2014 and peddles a hypernationalism that could yet one day take France out of both. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Shoppers specifically pointed to PiperWai's ingredient list as their reasoning for making the switch, including one who described themselves as a natural deodorant skeptic . \u2014 Lauren Rearick, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Le Pen, once considered a climate-change skeptic , wants to scrap subsidies for renewable energies. \u2014 Thomas Adamson And Patrick Hermansen, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Le Pen, once considered a climate-change skeptic , wants to scrap subsidies for renewable energies. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Le Pen, once considered a climate-change skeptic , wants to scrap subsidies for renewable energies. \u2014 Thomas Adamson, BostonGlobe.com , 24 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin or Greek; Latin scepticus , from Greek skeptikos , from skeptikos thoughtful, from skeptesthai to look, consider \u2014 more at spy":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8skep-tik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"disbeliever",
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"doubter",
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"doubting Thomas",
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"questioner",
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"unbeliever"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221850",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"skeptical":{
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"antonyms":[
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"credulous",
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"gullible",
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"gullable",
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"trustful",
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"trusting",
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"uncritical",
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"unquestioning"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": relating to, characteristic of, or marked by skepticism":[
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"a skeptical listener"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She's highly skeptical of the researchers' claims.",
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"He says he can win, but I remain skeptical .",
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"When I said I'd finished my homework early, Mom looked skeptical .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"David French, a conservative critic of Mr. Trump, had been skeptical the committee would produce sufficient evidence. \u2014 New York Times , 3 July 2022",
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"But the head of the legislature\u2019s Black and Puerto Rican Caucus was skeptical that more reports and analyses will lead to actual reforms. \u2014 Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant , 30 June 2022",
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"Still others are skeptical and do not see how good things are. \u2014 Roger Trapp, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
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"Spirit has also been skeptical that antitrust regulators would sign off on a merger with JetBlue, particularly because the Justice Department is already challenging a partnership between JetBlue and American Airlines Group Inc. \u2014 Alison Sider, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
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"Still, having dutifully sat through half of this eight-episode season, the sense that the pieces can be satisfactorily put together, at least for those who were skeptical going on, feels asked and answered. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 26 June 2022",
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"But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats were skeptical and remained noncommittal, signaling Biden's proposal could be doomed out of the gate. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
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"But some analysts are skeptical , given the batteries\u2019 predicted initial low volumes and rising raw-materials costs. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
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"But there\u2019s reason to be skeptical that treatment remains private. \u2014 The New Yorker , 20 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1639, 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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"\u02c8skep-ti-k\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"disbelieving",
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"distrustful",
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"doubting",
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"incredulous",
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"mistrustful",
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"negativistic",
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"questioning",
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"show-me",
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"suspecting",
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"suspicious",
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"unbelieving"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093743",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"skepticism":{
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"antonyms":[
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"assurance",
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"belief",
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"certainty",
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"certitude",
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"confidence",
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"conviction",
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"sureness",
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"surety",
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"trust"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object":[],
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": doubt concerning basic religious principles (such as immortality, providence, and revelation)":[],
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": the doctrine that true knowledge or knowledge in a particular area is uncertain":[],
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": the method of suspended judgment, systematic doubt, or criticism characteristic of skeptics":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She regarded the researcher's claims with skepticism .",
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"It's good to maintain a healthy skepticism about fad diets.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And prudence calls for skepticism about any soothing words from the Fed, the Biden administration or Wall Street bulls about a hoped-for soft landing. \u2014 CNN , 26 May 2022",
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"The reasons for skepticism about the shots run the gamut. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
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"Satire now serves the high and mighty, contra Altman\u2019s call for skepticism of the powerful in his 1992 classic, The Player. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 4 May 2022",
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"There are other reasons for skepticism about fluctuating prices. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"These discussions can admittedly get very haute Brooklyn, but gay performers, so adept at working the margins to which they have historically been consigned, have ample reason for skepticism . \u2014 Mark Harris, New York Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
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"Industry watchers expressed some advance skepticism about viewership, considering the trends of recent decades. \u2014 Jeremy Barr, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
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"While there has been a hefty amount of enthusiasm (tempered by some understandable skepticism ) about its viability, there is big money supporting the metaverse\u2019s development and ultimate success. \u2014 Ari Jacoby, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"Occasionally, the women say, a family member or friend expresses skepticism about the couple\u2019s pickleball-centric lives, but neither woman takes it to heart. \u2014 Rachel Simon, Glamour , 8 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8skep-t\u0259-\u02ccsi-z\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for skepticism uncertainty , doubt , dubiety , skepticism , suspicion , mistrust mean lack of sureness about someone or something. uncertainty may range from a falling short of certainty to an almost complete lack of conviction or knowledge especially about an outcome or result. assumed the role of manager without hesitation or uncertainty doubt suggests both uncertainty and inability to make a decision. plagued by doubts as to what to do dubiety stresses a wavering between conclusions. felt some dubiety about its practicality skepticism implies unwillingness to believe without conclusive evidence. an economic forecast greeted with skepticism suspicion stresses lack of faith in the truth, reality, fairness, or reliability of something or someone. regarded the stranger with suspicion mistrust implies a genuine doubt based upon suspicion. had a great mistrust of doctors",
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"synonyms":[
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"distrust",
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"distrustfulness",
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"doubt",
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"dubiety",
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"dubitation",
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"incertitude",
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"misdoubt",
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"misgiving",
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"mistrust",
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"mistrustfulness",
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"query",
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"reservation",
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"suspicion",
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"uncertainty"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070517",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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},
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"skepticize":{
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": to indulge in skepticism":[]
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"-\u02ccs\u012bz"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173839",
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb"
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]
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},
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"skerrick":{
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"definitions":{
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": the least bit : semblance , trace":[
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"not a skerrick of food left over"
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]
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps irregular from scar entry 1 (clinker)":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8skerik"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092645",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"skerry":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a rocky isle : reef":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1612, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Scots (Shetland and Orkney islands), ultimately from Old Norse skerj-, sker rocky islet \u2014 more at scar entry 1":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sker-\u0113"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072540",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sketch":{
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"antonyms":[
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"define",
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"delineate",
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"outline",
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"silhouette",
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"trace"
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],
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": a brief description (as of a person) or outline":[],
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": a rough drawing representing the chief features of an object or scene and often made as a preliminary study":[],
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": a short instrumental composition usually for piano":[],
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": a short literary composition somewhat resembling the short story and the essay but intentionally slight in treatment, discursive in style, and familiar in tone":[],
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": a tentative draft (as for a literary work)":[],
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": to draw or paint a sketch":[],
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": to make a sketch, rough draft, or outline of":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"He made a sketch of his house.",
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"He wrote up a sketch of the plot.",
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"There is a biographical sketch of the author on the book's back cover.",
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"Verb",
|
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"He sketched the trees outside his window.",
|
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"He likes to sit outside and sketch .",
|
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"She sketched the plan for us.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The 35-year-old Shrill star, who joined on SNL in 2012, was ready to leave the NBC sketch comedy show before COVID-19 pandemic halted her plans for a career change. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Each comedian has been a fixture on the long-running NBC sketch show, which broadcasts live and features celebrity hosts, for several years. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
|
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"The concept for our signature routine was borrowed \u2014 OK, lifted \u2014 from a very funny sketch that Hesseman had been a part of years before with his improv troupe, The Committee. \u2014 Tim Reid, Variety , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The name comes from a sketch based on witness testimony that depicted a man with severe acne in his mid-20s. \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 2 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Incidentally, the Licorice Pizza chain actually got its name from a comedy sketch on an album by \u201860s folk singers Bud & Travis. \u2014 Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times , 27 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Here, see the story behind Iman and Reed\u2019s collaboration, from sketch to dress. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 17 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Your partner asks you why the little, evil dudes in a certain game called Overlord speak as if they were stolen from a Monty Python sketch . \u2014 Jerry Bonner, Wired , 19 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Knowing how to get a physical product from a sketch on a napkin to store shelves seems like a daunting task; however, it can be understood fairly quickly with the right behind-the-scenes insight. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 3 June 2021",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"After Robert and Gloria Berger hired Wright to design their family home in Marin County, California, in the 1950s, the couple\u2019s 12-year-old son, Jim, asked the architect to sketch out a matching doghouse for their Labrador retriever, Eddie. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Artists would then sketch and outline their work, and pigment specialists would apply watercolor, building varying tones with tiny brushstrokes. \u2014 Naib Mian, The New Yorker , 1 June 2022",
|
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"The details sketch out one of the best contractual situations in the history of cable news: big money, flexibility and carte blanche to do something other than respond to the news cycle. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"On Vulture\u2019s Good One podcast, Short discusses sketch comedy, collaborating with Steve Martin, performing on late-night TV, and more. \u2014 Jesse David Fox, Vulture , 16 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"This story is apocryphal: Sometime in the 20th century, a woman approached Pablo Picasso in a restaurant and asked him to sketch something. \u2014 Angela Watercutter, Wired , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Even as a significant slice of literary fiction turns ever more slender and novella-like, too weary in its ennui to sketch out more than thoughts and emotions, a countercurrent exists in massive novels that purport to capture many things. \u2014 Siddhartha Deb, The New Republic , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
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"In 1999, during a period when the BBC had stopped making new episodes of Doctor Who, future showrunner Steven Moffat wrote an extended Doctor Who sketch for Britain's annual Red Nose Day telethon. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
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"As an artist, I was fascinated by the extreme side of that, and the subtlety, and had to rush home to sketch it out. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 29 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1694, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Dutch schets , from Italian schizzo , literally, splash, from schizzare to splash, of imitative origin":"Noun"
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},
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"\u02c8skech"
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],
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"cartoon",
|
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"delineation",
|
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"drawing"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010146",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"antonyms":[],
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|
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": deviating from what is normal, direct, or accurate":[
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"The treatment will later attempt to correct the anorexic's skewed [=distorted] perceptions about her body.",
|
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"\u2014 Daniel Goleman",
|
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"More broadly, some critics argue our \u00fcber-emphasis on sports shows a skewed set of priorities.",
|
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"\u2014 Kase Wickman et al.",
|
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"This issue of control, and of the price paid for following the sometimes skewed road leading toward self-invention, is among the themes now being grappled with by Mary Harron \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 The New Yorker",
|
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"Allowing even for my invariably skewed sense of direction, and the dark and sinuous roads that had delivered me to my door the night before, navigating the property is a challenge.",
|
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"\u2014 Nancy Novogrod"
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],
|
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": distorted from a true value or symmetrical form":[
|
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"problematic polling methods that resulted in skewed data",
|
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"\u2026 a series of orange and yellow skewed shapes with mesh squares of different sizes \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Natalie Savino"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8sky\u00fcd"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070542",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"skewer":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a pin of wood or metal for fastening meat to keep it in form while roasting or to hold small pieces of meat or vegetables for broiling":[],
|
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": any of various things shaped or used like a meat skewer":[],
|
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": to criticize or ridicule sharply and effectively":[],
|
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": to fasten or pierce with or as if with a skewer":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"let's skewer our marshmallows on these sticks and start toasting",
|
|
"the satirical comic strip gleefully skewers many of society's sacred cows",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The Ocean Snow Cone at Ice Ice Baby \u2014 the shop\u2019s name pays tribute to Vanilla Ice\u2019s 1990 hit song \u2014 has a flavorful blend of tropical syrups topped with a sour belt threaded onto a skewer and plunged into the center of the ice. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Then it's fed onto a long skewer and cooked horizontally over a wood fire. \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"When not foraging for moss, juniper and pine needles, the teenager learned to ferment moose sausages and fry breaded pig heads on a skewer . \u2014 Dania Maxwell, Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s a lemon-rice soup, long a staple at local Greek restaurants; mushroom queso birria tacos; an aguachile appetizer; chicken souvlaki; split pea falafel; and a chicken shawarma skewer . \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Drizzle with olive oil, and roast for about 35 minutes, or until a fork or metal skewer goes through with very little resistance. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Evenly place skewer pieces between both cardboard circles. \u2014 Lauren Hedrick, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Spoon the batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan with a removable bottom, then run a long wooden skewer or knife through the batter to get the bubbles out. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"He was described as a conservative satirist unafraid to skewer Democrats and Republicans alike. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Does the production clearly skewer the patriarchy that sells off unwed daughters for a dowry",
|
|
"After more than a decade hovering near the back burner of voter concerns in California, fear over crime has risen to the fore as Republicans seize on the issue to skewer Democrats from the state Capitol to the White House. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"What is left to satirically skewer when facts are derided as opinion, flat Earthers attend annual conferences and conspiracy theory movements like QAnon have become powerful political forces",
|
|
"This isn\u2019t incisive stuff, but McKay, who wrote the screenplay based on a story idea by journalist David Sirota, just doesn\u2019t care enough about popular culture or social media to effectively skewer it. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Lewis Black is known as the king of the rant, and for his trademark style of comedic yelling and animated finger-pointing to skewer anything and anyone that gets under his skin. \u2014 Mary Lou Cruz, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"But also anyone who tuned in to watch Molly Shannon skewer her as an airhead on the SNL cold-open. \u2014 Amanda Whiting, Vulture , 19 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Countless podcasts skewer bad movies, but none of them comes close to matching the humor and charm of this brilliant long-running series. \u2014 Matthew Chernov, Variety , 18 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Trump is now using the bully pulpit to skewer the Biden team using inflation, the economy, and the price of gasoline as highlights for his irritation agenda. \u2014 Rick Helfenbein, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English skeuier":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8skyu\u0307r",
|
|
"\u02c8sky\u00fc-\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"gore",
|
|
"harpoon",
|
|
"impale",
|
|
"jab",
|
|
"lance",
|
|
"peck",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"pierce",
|
|
"pink",
|
|
"puncture",
|
|
"run through",
|
|
"spear",
|
|
"spike",
|
|
"spit",
|
|
"stab",
|
|
"stick",
|
|
"transfix",
|
|
"transpierce"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191429",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"skew curve":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a curve in three-dimensional space that does not lie in a single plane":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1889, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180100"
|
|
},
|
|
"skew chisel":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a turning chisel with a straight cutting edge at an angle to the shank":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204814"
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a loosely coiled length of yarn or thread wound on a reel":[],
|
|
": something suggesting the twists or coils of a skein : tangle":[],
|
|
": a flock of wildfowl (such as geese or ducks) in flight":[],
|
|
": to wind into skeins":[
|
|
"skein yarn"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u0101n"
|
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],
|
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"In a skein of dialogues that runs more than a half hour long, set in and around an otherwise empty caf\u00e9, Sangok confronts and defies mortality by way of her artistic vocation and creative passion. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Her hair hung like a skein of silk, immune to humidity. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The hot directorial duo have also written the screenplays of the six-episode skein , for which casting is currently underway. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"This should be the season the Mariners finally end the 21-year drought, the longest skein without a playoff berth in North American team sports. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Held in the mesh of gravity and spin, a skein of quantum magnetic charge, the Muon persists, outlives its foreseeable wobble. \u2014 Judith K. Liebmann, Scientific American , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s dry, with apricot and pear flavors and a skein of minerality that carries the fruit through to a long, satisfying finish. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Kalmerton has most success fishing skein or flies for the spawning chinook. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The Red Sox imperiled their postseason chances when the Yankees flattened them in a three-game sweep at Fenway in late September, with Bogaerts' 1-for-12 performance the beginning of a season-ending 5-for-32 skein . \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 6 Oct. 2021"
|
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|
|
"Middle English skeyne , from Middle French (Picard) escagne , probably from Vulgar Latin *scamnia , from *scamniare to wind yarn, from *scamnium rack for holding bobbins, from Latin scamnum bench, stool \u2014 more at shambles":"Noun"
|
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|
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1775, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214746"
|
|
},
|
|
"skeiner":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
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|
|
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|
|
": an operator of a machine for winding thread, yarn, or twine into skeins":[],
|
|
": a worker who winds unfinished cloth into skein form for boiling off":[]
|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u0101n\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230044"
|
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|
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|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
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],
|
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|
|
": a loosely coiled length of yarn or thread wound on a reel":[],
|
|
": something suggesting the twists or coils of a skein : tangle":[],
|
|
": a flock of wildfowl (such as geese or ducks) in flight":[],
|
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": to wind into skeins":[
|
|
"skein yarn"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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"\u02c8sk\u0101n"
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"In a skein of dialogues that runs more than a half hour long, set in and around an otherwise empty caf\u00e9, Sangok confronts and defies mortality by way of her artistic vocation and creative passion. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Her hair hung like a skein of silk, immune to humidity. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The hot directorial duo have also written the screenplays of the six-episode skein , for which casting is currently underway. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"This should be the season the Mariners finally end the 21-year drought, the longest skein without a playoff berth in North American team sports. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Held in the mesh of gravity and spin, a skein of quantum magnetic charge, the Muon persists, outlives its foreseeable wobble. \u2014 Judith K. Liebmann, Scientific American , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s dry, with apricot and pear flavors and a skein of minerality that carries the fruit through to a long, satisfying finish. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Kalmerton has most success fishing skein or flies for the spawning chinook. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The Red Sox imperiled their postseason chances when the Yankees flattened them in a three-game sweep at Fenway in late September, with Bogaerts' 1-for-12 performance the beginning of a season-ending 5-for-32 skein . \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 6 Oct. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English skeyne , from Middle French (Picard) escagne , probably from Vulgar Latin *scamnia , from *scamniare to wind yarn, from *scamnium rack for holding bobbins, from Latin scamnum bench, stool \u2014 more at shambles":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1775, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233744"
|
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},
|
|
"skelder":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to live by begging : beg":[],
|
|
": to obtain money from by fraud : cheat":[],
|
|
": to obtain (money) dishonestly":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8skeld\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
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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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"origin unknown":""
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015244"
|
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},
|
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"skelet":{
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"type":[
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"combining form",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": skeleton":[
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"skelet al",
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"skeleto logy"
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],
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": skeletal and":[
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"skeleto muscular"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8skel\u0259\u0307t"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Greek skeletos , from skeletos , adjective":"Noun",
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"New Latin, from skeleton":"Combining form"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-074015"
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},
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"skew bridge":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a bridge built obliquely from bank to bank":[]
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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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120423"
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},
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"skeet":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": trapshooting in which clay pigeons are thrown in such a way as to simulate the angles of flight of birds":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u0113t"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Japanese YouTuber Raphael takes aim during skeet shooting practice. \u2014 CBS News , 6 June 2022",
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"Keller drove an old police car, shoveled horse manure at Urbanchek\u2019s barn and shot trap and skeet . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"Kids and adults will have a hard time choosing between salmon fishing, skeet shooting, falconry, horseback riding, archery, off-roading, zip-lining, tennis and photography classes. \u2014 Sherrie Nachman, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"The supply shortages cut across all varieties of ammunition, from shotgun shells for skeet shooting to the low-velocity .22 rounds used for training by the Anchorage Biathlon Club. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"Troubadour\u2019s outdoor activities include go carts, archery, skeet shooting, axe throwing and fishing. \u2014 Shivani Vora, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021",
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"Americans Vincent Hancock and Amber English opened the shotgun events by sweeping skeet on Tuesday. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 July 2021",
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"With Amber English winning the women's skeet shooting competition, Americans swept the gold medals in the event. \u2014 Olivia Reiner, USA TODAY , 26 July 2021",
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"The baseballs Tony Beasley threw to him were, in fact, kept in a humidor instead of baked into skeet . \u2014 Evan Grant, Dallas News , 12 July 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps from Norwegian skyte to shoot":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182516"
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},
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"skew bevel gear":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a bevel gear in which the axes lie in different planes":[]
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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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182553"
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},
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"skeeter":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": mosquito":[],
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": an iceboat 16 feet (5 meters) or more in length having a single sail":[],
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": a skeet shooter":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u0113-t\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"by shortening & alteration":"Noun"
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1926, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183649"
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},
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"skeptically":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": relating to, characteristic of, or marked by skepticism":[
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"a skeptical listener"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8skep-ti-k\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"disbelieving",
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"distrustful",
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"doubting",
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"incredulous",
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"mistrustful",
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"negativistic",
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"questioning",
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"show-me",
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"suspecting",
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"suspicious",
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"unbelieving"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
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"credulous",
|
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"gullible",
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"gullable",
|
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"trustful",
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"trusting",
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"uncritical",
|
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"unquestioning"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"She's highly skeptical of the researchers' claims.",
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"He says he can win, but I remain skeptical .",
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"When I said I'd finished my homework early, Mom looked skeptical .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"David French, a conservative critic of Mr. Trump, had been skeptical the committee would produce sufficient evidence. \u2014 New York Times , 3 July 2022",
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"But the head of the legislature\u2019s Black and Puerto Rican Caucus was skeptical that more reports and analyses will lead to actual reforms. \u2014 Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant , 30 June 2022",
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"Still others are skeptical and do not see how good things are. \u2014 Roger Trapp, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
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"Spirit has also been skeptical that antitrust regulators would sign off on a merger with JetBlue, particularly because the Justice Department is already challenging a partnership between JetBlue and American Airlines Group Inc. \u2014 Alison Sider, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Still, having dutifully sat through half of this eight-episode season, the sense that the pieces can be satisfactorily put together, at least for those who were skeptical going on, feels asked and answered. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 26 June 2022",
|
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"But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats were skeptical and remained noncommittal, signaling Biden's proposal could be doomed out of the gate. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
|
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"But some analysts are skeptical , given the batteries\u2019 predicted initial low volumes and rising raw-materials costs. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
|
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"But there\u2019s reason to be skeptical that treatment remains private. \u2014 The New Yorker , 20 June 2022"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1639, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212835"
|
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},
|
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"skewbald":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": marked with patches of white and any other color but black":[],
|
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": a skewbald horse":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8sky\u00fc-\u02ccb\u022fld"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"skewed (skewbald) + bald":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1654, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
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"1863, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020329"
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}
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} |