dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/str_MW.json

{
  "Stromateidae":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large family of chiefly small marine fishes (such as the harvest fish and the dollarfish) having a short compressed body, smooth scales, feeble spines, and a series of toothlike processes in the esophagus behind the pharyngeal bones that with a few related forms constitutes a distinct suborder of Percomorphi":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Stromateus , type genus (from Greek str\u014dmateus bed covering, a fish marked with patchwork colors, from str\u014dmat-, str\u014dma bed covering) + -idae":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccstr\u014dm\u0259\u02c8t\u0113\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062304",
    "type":[
      "adjective or noun",
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "Strongsville":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "city southwest of Cleveland in northeastern Ohio population 44,750":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u022f\u014bz-\u02ccvil"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171233",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Stropharia":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of brown spored gill fungi (family Agaricaceae) closely related to Agaricus but having gills and stipe united":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek strophos + New Latin -aria":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "str\u0259\u02c8fa(a)r\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140617",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Struensee":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "Johann Friedrich 1737\u20131772 Graf Struensee Danish (German-born) physician and politician":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u00fc-",
      "\u02c8shtr\u00fc-\u0259n-\u02ccz\u0101"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060331",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "straggler":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a straggling group (as of persons or objects)":[],
      ": to trail off from others of its kind":[
        "little cabins straggling off into the woods"
      ],
      ": to wander from the direct course or way : rove , stray":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The children straggled in from outside.",
      "People straggled off the train.",
      "She straggled behind the rest of the group.",
      "Branches straggled out and blocked the path.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In the longer races, some competitors would straggle to the finish line well after Heiden had won and departed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Separated from their family and each other, each boy found a way to straggle home on his own. \u2014 Mujib Mashal, New York Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "These best-guess first estimates are often refined as responses straggle in from more of the 697,000 establishments surveyed each month, including major employers, government agencies and a rotating cast of small businesses. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Other jurisdictions have also been working out how to handle employees who straggle or refuse to follow vaccination mandates. \u2014 Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "As the students straggle in, those who are about to lead the service gather for a quick prayer, standing on the basketball court near the corner three-point line. \u2014 Freep.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "The architecture of the new buildings \u2014 the final pair, including a tower with a skate park out front, will straggle along a few years from now \u2014 is a case study in working creatively within severe constraints. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 30 June 2021",
      "The middle seat has become a critical issue for airlines as coronavirus-wary leisure travelers straggle back onto planes. \u2014 Justin Bachman, Bloomberg.com , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "The move comes as lawmakers straggle back to Washington for an abbreviated preelection session, as hopes are dimming for another coronavirus relief bill \u2014 or much else. \u2014 Andrew Taylor, chicagotribune.com , 8 Sep. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Cloistered from civilization by a steep 900-foot climb over loose and jutting rock, the glade goes unseen by most everyone but a straggle of hikers on the Appalachian Trail, the 2,180-mile footpath carved into the roofs of 14 eastern states. \u2014 Earl Swift, Outside Online , 2 Sep. 2015",
      "The next spring the vine leafed out solidly and there, somewhere in the foliage, hung one thin straggle of purple flowers. \u2014 Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 June 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1865, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English straglen":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8stra-g\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085109",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "straight":{
    "antonyms":[
      "dead",
      "direct",
      "directly",
      "due",
      "plumb",
      "plump",
      "right",
      "straightway"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person who adheres to conventional attitudes and mores":[],
      ": a poker hand containing five cards in sequence but not of the same suit \u2014 see poker illustration":[],
      ": a sequence (as of shots, strokes, or moves) resulting in a perfect score in a game or contest":[],
      ": a straight line or arrangement":[],
      ": a true or honest report or course":[],
      ": being the only form of remuneration":[
        "on straight commission"
      ],
      ": candid , frank":[
        "a straight answer"
      ],
      ": coming directly from a trustworthy source":[
        "a straight tip on the horses"
      ],
      ": consecutive":[
        "12 straight days"
      ],
      ": exhibiting honesty and fairness":[
        "straight dealing"
      ],
      ": first place at the finish of a horse race : win":[],
      ": free from curves, bends, angles, or irregularities":[
        "straight hair",
        "straight timber"
      ],
      ": free from extraneous matter : unmixed":[
        "straight whiskey"
      ],
      ": generated by a point moving continuously in the same direction and expressed by a linear equation":[
        "a straight line",
        "the straight segment of a curve"
      ],
      ": having a fixed price for each regardless of the number sold":[],
      ": having the cylinders arranged in a single straight line":[
        "a straight 8-cylinder engine"
      ],
      ": having the elements in an order":[
        "the straight sequence of events"
      ],
      ": in a straight manner":[
        "came straight home from work"
      ],
      ": lying along or holding to a direct or proper course or method":[
        "a straight thinker"
      ],
      ": marked by no exceptions or deviations in support of a principle or party":[
        "votes a straight Democratic ticket"
      ],
      ": not deviating from an indicated pattern":[
        "writes straight humor",
        "a straight -A student"
      ],
      ": not using or under the influence of drugs or alcohol":[],
      ": of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction to or between people of the opposite sex : heterosexual sense 1a":[],
      ": of, relating to, or involving sexual activity between individuals of the opposite sex : heterosexual sense 1b":[],
      ": plumb , vertical":[
        "the picture isn't quite straight"
      ],
      ": something that is straight: such as":[],
      ": straighten":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She has long, straight hair.",
      "The flagpole is perfectly straight .",
      "The picture isn't quite straight .",
      "We sat in the airport for five straight hours.",
      "Adverb",
      "She walked straight up to him and slapped him in the face.",
      "The tunnel goes straight through the mountain.",
      "The library is straight ahead.",
      "He was so drunk he couldn't walk straight .",
      "She sat with her legs straight out.",
      "The tree fell straight down.",
      "The car went straight off the road.",
      "She told him straight to his face that she hated him.",
      "Pine trees stood straight along the path.",
      "Sit up straight and don't slouch.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Devin Williams recorded the save in the ninth inning as the Reds dropped their fourth straight game before welcoming the Los Angeles Dodgers in to town. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 19 June 2022",
      "Taijuan Walker retired 18 in a row and pitched into the seventh inning, Francisco Lindor homered for the second straight game and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Saturday. \u2014 Scott Orgera, Hartford Courant , 18 June 2022",
      "Taijuan Walker retired 18 in a row and pitched into the seventh inning, Francisco Lindor homered for the second straight game and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 Saturday. \u2014 Scott Orgera, Sun Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
      "Jarren Duran, in his third straight game atop the lineup, kickstarted the offense in electrifying fashion by working the count full and smashing a liner off the fence in straightaway center for a triple. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Atlanta hit back-to-back homers Tuesday night for the third straight game, this time doing it twice. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 15 June 2022",
      "Atlanta hit back-to-back homers for the third straight game, this time doing it twice. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
      "Then came a double into the right-center field gap, his second straight game with a two-bagger. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 11 June 2022",
      "Lidstrom connected from the blue line, marking the fourth straight game the Wings had beaten Ron Hextall or Garth Snow with a long shot. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "One inning later, after Castillo got his dramatic final out, second baseman Jonathan India crushed a 421-foot homer to straight -away center field that gave the Reds a big enough lead to survive a seventh-inning comeback by the Cubs. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
      "As always, founder Alan Sprints was in the brewpub greeting customers, who turned out to get a last tap pour of beer straight from the source. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 June 2022",
      "Pick up some bright red tomatoes for a salad, homemade soap, vegetables for a delicious dinner or fresh bread straight from the oven at your local market. \u2014 Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
      "Craft coffee, specialty teas and pastries straight from New Orleans. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 23 June 2022",
      "Ahead, get inspired by over fifty small laundry rooms straight from our favorite designers. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
      "Vocaster Studio Packs take the guesswork out of building a home studio by providing everything needed to begin recording high-quality podcasts straight away. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Developing a mature and comprehensive third-party cyber risk management program does not happen straight away. \u2014 David Breg, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "The dimensions: 330 down the LF line, 403 to straight away center and 335 to the right-field foul pole. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English streght, straight , from past participle of strecchen to stretch \u2014 more at stretch":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "direct",
      "linear",
      "right",
      "straightaway",
      "straightforward"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161730",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "straight arch":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a flat arch":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105616",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "straight arrow":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person who lives by rigidly proper or conventional standards":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He doesn't drink or smoke. He's a real straight arrow .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Villanueva, who wore thick glasses and had a studious demeanor, was known as a flecha derecha, a straight arrow . \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "Johnson, though, has positioned himself as the most critical voice despite playing backup, a straight arrow sort of critic who\u2019s publicly tried to absorb and deflect the blowback directed toward arguably the most disappointing Texas team in decades. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "The GIs are led by somewhat inexperienced straight arrow Cpl. \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 10 Nov. 2020",
      "The prosecuting attorney is Richard Schultz (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a straight arrow who isn\u2019t quite convinced by his target; at his side is Thomas Foran (J. C. MacKenzie). \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 17 Oct. 2020",
      "Tom is an old-school type guy, a straight arrow who eschews using force even in his capacity as one of New York City's finest. \u2014 Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "The goal was to challenge the all-too-intuitive picture of a straight arrow going from cause to effect as far too simplistic to describe the real world. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 29 June 2018",
      "Everybody, except for me, everybody is straight arrow . \u2014 Steve Marinucci, Billboard , 31 May 2018",
      "The straight arrow of Franco's brothers, Vincent, is a divorced dad trying to get by, whose financial need puts him in business with some shady characters. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 7 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1969, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from the expression straight as an arrow":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083409",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "straight as a ramrod":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a very straight and stiff way":[
        "\u2014 used especially to describe the way someone stands or sits The guard stood straight as a ramrod ."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111427",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "straight face":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a face giving no evidence of emotion and especially of merriment":[
        "lied with a straight face"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She lied with a straight face .",
      "The students quickly put on straight faces as the teacher walked into the room.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Gone are the days when Hastings could say with a straight face that Netflix didn\u2019t compete with companies like Apple and Amazon. \u2014 Walter Frick, Quartz , 8 June 2022",
      "No longer can anyone say with a straight face that Anglo-American liberal democracy is a timeless good, or the inexorable goal of all modern nation-states. \u2014 Krithika Varagur, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
      "Jeong could be seen with his arms crossed and a straight face as Giuliani spoke. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "And it\u2019s those elements that turn Petite Maman from a fanciful, delicate fantasy, delivered with a very straight face , into something like a minor mood-piece masterpiece. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "As the daughter, Bertier conveys hurt with a straight face . \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "In a time when used cars list for unacceptably high prices, sellers keep a straight face and ask 20 grand for a '91 Buick Century. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "But having set up the horror quite impeccably, Ohs makes the daring choice to switch into a more overtly comic register, albeit played with a straight face , before ending on a strangely touching note of closure and something akin to redemption. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Its logic was nonsensical: Biden argued with a straight face , for instance, that protectionism somehow will reduce inflation. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 5 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1853, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180645",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "straight flour":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": flour recovered from bolted wheat meal and containing the whole product of milling except bran and shorts":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181544",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "straight flush":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a poker hand containing five cards of the same suit in sequence \u2014 see poker illustration":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There was a model for leveling up from slinging Goblin decks to straight flushes . \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "The new car answers with a straight flush : handling, straight-line speed, dramatic looks, ride comfort and a dynamite dual-clutch automatic transmission. \u2014 Mark Phelan, chicagotribune.com , 1 Nov. 2019",
      "The new car answers with a straight flush : handling, straight-line speed, dramatic looks, ride comfort and a dynamite dual-clutch automatic transmission. \u2014 Mark Phelan, chicagotribune.com , 1 Nov. 2019",
      "The new car answers with a straight flush : handling, straight-line speed, dramatic looks, ride comfort and a dynamite dual-clutch automatic transmission. \u2014 Mark Phelan, chicagotribune.com , 1 Nov. 2019",
      "The new car answers with a straight flush : handling, straight-line speed, dramatic looks, ride comfort and a dynamite dual-clutch automatic transmission. \u2014 Mark Phelan, chicagotribune.com , 1 Nov. 2019",
      "The new car answers with a straight flush : handling, straight-line speed, dramatic looks, ride comfort and a dynamite dual-clutch automatic transmission. \u2014 Mark Phelan, chicagotribune.com , 1 Nov. 2019",
      "The new car answers with a straight flush : handling, straight-line speed, dramatic looks, ride comfort and a dynamite dual-clutch automatic transmission. \u2014 Mark Phelan, chicagotribune.com , 1 Nov. 2019",
      "The new car answers with a straight flush : handling, straight-line speed, dramatic looks, ride comfort and a dynamite dual-clutch automatic transmission. \u2014 Mark Phelan, chicagotribune.com , 1 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1864, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183326",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "straight off":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": at once : immediately":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I told her straight off that I was not going to do that.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the bottom of the third inning on Saturday at PNC Park, Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson left the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after a foul tip went straight off his facemask. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 14 May 2022",
      "Corrin\u2019s dress was, naturally, straight off the runway. \u2014 Vogue , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Usually the best part of it is the stuff that comes straight off the top of your head. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Liz and David Nicolai, a librarian and a mechanical engineer, brought her nacho fixings and queso straight off the stove. \u2014 Julia O'malley, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "To wit, several of the night's biggest looks were straight off the runway. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "All of it unfolds in a phantasmagorical reality that could come straight off a 1970s prog-rock album cover. \u2014 James Poniewozik, New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "CB2, Crate & Barrel, and Floyd are just some of the brands offered on Fernish, a furniture rental start-up whose mid-century-slash-Scandinavian aesthetic seems straight off of Instagram. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Instead of screaming into the lake, the ball took a favorable bounce straight off the crown of the first cut and bounded down the fairway. \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, The Arizona Republic , 7 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1841, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bang",
      "directly",
      "forthwith",
      "headlong",
      "immediately",
      "incontinently",
      "instantaneously",
      "instanter",
      "instantly",
      "now",
      "PDQ",
      "plumb",
      "presently",
      "promptly",
      "pronto",
      "right",
      "right away",
      "right now",
      "right off",
      "straightaway",
      "straightway"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091550",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "straight-ahead":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1836, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u0101t-\u0259-\u02c8hed"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203558",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "straight-arm":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an act or instance of warding off a person or thing by pushing with the palm of the hand with the arm fully extended from the shoulder and the elbow locked":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1903, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u0101t-\u02cc\u00e4rm"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084541",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "straight-out":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": forthright , blunt":[
        "gave a straight-out answer"
      ],
      ": outright , thoroughgoing":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u0101t-\u02c8au\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "absolute",
      "all-out",
      "arrant",
      "blank",
      "blooming",
      "bodacious",
      "categorical",
      "categoric",
      "clean",
      "complete",
      "consummate",
      "crashing",
      "damn",
      "damned",
      "dead",
      "deadly",
      "definite",
      "downright",
      "dreadful",
      "fair",
      "flat",
      "flat-out",
      "out-and-out",
      "outright",
      "perfect",
      "plumb",
      "profound",
      "pure",
      "rank",
      "regular",
      "sheer",
      "simple",
      "stark",
      "stone",
      "thorough",
      "thoroughgoing",
      "total",
      "unadulterated",
      "unalloyed",
      "unconditional",
      "unmitigated",
      "unqualified",
      "utter",
      "very"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224854",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "straightaway":{
    "antonyms":[
      "immediate",
      "instant",
      "instantaneous",
      "split-second"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a straight and unimpeded stretch of road or way":[],
      ": a straight course: such as":[],
      ": immediate":[],
      ": proceeding in a straight line : continuous in direction":[],
      ": the straight part of a closed racecourse : stretch":[],
      ": without hesitation or delay":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "He found the information straightaway .",
      "he got to the hospital, and straightaway he was admitted and given intravenous fluids",
      "Adjective",
      "her first novel was a straightaway success",
      "the doomed ship was headed on a straightaway course in the path of the iceberg",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "But that\u2019s not what\u2019s happening when uninformed and inexperienced e-scooter riders injure themselves straightaway . \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 10 Oct. 2019",
      "Obviously, people always want to see results straightaway but that\u2019s not how things work. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Sep. 2019",
      "The idea was to design algorithms that would recognize interesting phenomena encountered in the rover's surroundings during traverses and either notify the science team on Earth asking for instructions or examine those phenomena straightaway . \u2014 Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica , 16 July 2018",
      "Leaders of big corporations are confident people; they are used to making decisions quickly and implementing them straightaway . \u2014 Christopher Chabris And Matthew Brown, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2018",
      "Why not go straightaway at China, do something specific against China rather than the entire aluminum and steel industry",
      "All new players are judged, if not straightaway , then quickly. \u2014 Rory Smith, New York Times , 5 Jan. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Austin Barnes led the inning off with a double against left-hander John Means, the Orioles\u2019 only All-Star this season, before A.J. Pollock swatted the seventh pitch of his at-bat over the wall in straightaway center field. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Sep. 2019",
      "Hosmer lined a ball to straightaway center field that Juan Lagares overran coming in and had to reach backward while leaping to make the catch. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 July 2019",
      "Trailing by five runs in the eighth inning, Lavarnway blasted a 428-foot, two-run homer to straightaway center field. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com , 20 July 2019",
      "Minnesota posted another four runs in the third with Cave knocking an RBI double and Mauer hitting a three-run homer to straightaway center field off the batter's eye. \u2014 Brian Hall, OrlandoSentinel.com , 14 July 2018",
      "Alfaro lined a two-run double in the fourth inning to open a 4-0 lead and crushed a solo homer to straightaway center field in the sixth. \u2014 Scott Lauber, Philly.com , 12 July 2018",
      "With three on in the fifth inning, the Phillies\u2019 Carlos Santana drove a deep fly ball to straightaway center field. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, For The Win , 7 May 2018",
      "Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus connected for his 20th home run of the season Wednesday afternoon, sending a towering drive over the wall in straightaway center field in the first inning of a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves. \u2014 Jeff Wilson, star-telegram , 6 Sep. 2017",
      "Grandal drove a full-count fastball from Lynn over the wall in straightaway center field with two outs in the first inning. \u2014 Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register , 23 May 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Jarren Duran, in his third straight game atop the lineup, kickstarted the offense in electrifying fashion by working the count full and smashing a liner off the fence in straightaway center for a triple. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "In the 10th inning, Jeimer Candelario smoked a go-ahead two-run home run to straightaway center field on a first-pitch fastball from right-handed reliever Trevor Megill. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 25 May 2022",
      "There is a full-size basketball court surrounded by motion cameras, a 200-meter endurance track, a 100-meter straightaway and an artificial turf training pitch. \u2014 Walter Loeb, Forbes , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Short intervals are fast-running segments of 100 meters (one-quarter lap, or one full straightaway ) to 400 meters. \u2014 Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 14 Sep. 2018",
      "Man o\u2019 War wins his first race, a 5-furlong contest over a straightaway at Belmont Park. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "After the Lions standout ran on the hip of Wellesley senior Rory Clare for the first two laps, Everett shot ahead on the third-lap straightaway , capturing the mile title with a time of 4 minutes, 49.31 seconds, a personal best. \u2014 Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
      "Medical personnel assessed Walton straightaway before she was taken to the hospital to be evaluated further. \u2014 Rayna Reid, Essence , 31 May 2022",
      "The second act is told from the point of view of the hero\u2019s obsession; the finish is a bang-up straightaway love and detection story. \u2014 Jack Moffitt, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022"
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      "1662, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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      "\u02ccstr\u0101-t\u0259-\u02c8w\u0101",
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      "He straightened the bent antenna.",
      "The drooping flowers straightened in the rain.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some sites recommend removing the outer grille to better clean the coils and straighten any bent fins. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 18 May 2022",
      "And yet, when life throws us a curveball, our default is to straighten our backs, grit our teeth and press on. \u2014 Jeannine Amber, Essence , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "But after three root canals, the New York City communications pro was prescribed Invisalign to straighten her teeth. \u2014 Janine Annett, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "As a driver pulled out of a parking spot in order to straighten the vehicle in the parking spot Jan. 26, another driver drove around the first and attempted to back into the space. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "So my surgeon had to straighten my tibia, and now my left foot points straight ahead while my right foot still is duck-like. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Next, straighten the hair with a flat iron and cut its ends to create a pointed shape. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 June 2022",
      "But the car wouldn\u2019t straighten , and the wall crept closer. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "These new ones are designed to allow more airflow between the rows of bristles to straighten your hair more efficiently, making your at-home blowout look extra soft and shiny. \u2014 Talia Gutierrez, Allure , 2 June 2022"
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      "1542, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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      "He was very straightforward with us.",
      "She gave a straightforward account of what happened.",
      "Adverb",
      "she finally told him straightforward that she wasn't interested in a date",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Foreign buyers on Anguilla must apply for an Alien Land Holding License, a fairly straightforward process with a $400 application fee that typically takes between one to four months to be granted, brokers said. \u2014 Alison Gregor, New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "The Keynesian logic that underlies the Fed\u2019s analytical framework is fairly straightforward . \u2014 Judy Shelton, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "The deals are fairly straightforward , as the compensation is spelled out by a formula in the collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Of course some artists take a more straightforward approach to worldbuilding. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "As for the advice the NBC stars would give the viewer, Hoda thought an honest, straightforward approach was best. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 3 June 2022",
      "Featuring powerhouse components like ProVitamin B5, aloe vera, ginger, and vitamin E, this pick represents a straightforward , no-frills approach for getting rid of dandruff and dirt. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "What starts as one of those rare, unplaceable, maybe-satire, maybe-camp, high-wire pop confections morphs into a fairly straightforward biopic about a beloved superstar that seems overly wary of pissing off a living idol. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "After Putin ordered his forces on alert, Ricardo Groll took a straightforward approach with his two girls, ages 9 and 12. \u2014 Leanne Italie, Chron , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Clearly, Marvel is taking a bit more of an ambitious road than simply going straightforward . \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 11 May 2022",
      "For the last few years, the IRS has made telling the federal government about your crypto investments straightforward . \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "That makes experimenting with slow-cooking fairly straightforward . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2021",
      "The why question is, on the surface at least, fairly straightforward . \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "As far as The Hand of God, the story herein sounds pretty straightforward . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Whilst the journey has not been straightforward the company now employs 25 security staff servicing clients across the U.K. and United Arab Emirates. \u2014 Tommy Williams, Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "There are six wine-growing regions in Switzerland, two of them straightforward to reach from one of the country's major airports. \u2014 Michele Robson, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "These are very exciting and attention-grabbing, but the reality of AI is actually thousands of tools and apps running quietly behind the scenes, making our lives more straightforward by automating simple tasks or making predictions. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021"
    ],
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      "1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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      "\u02ccstr\u0101t-\u02c8f\u022fr-w\u0259rd",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Foreign buyers on Anguilla must apply for an Alien Land Holding License, a fairly straightforward process with a $400 application fee that typically takes between one to four months to be granted, brokers said. \u2014 Alison Gregor, New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "The Keynesian logic that underlies the Fed\u2019s analytical framework is fairly straightforward . \u2014 Judy Shelton, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "The deals are fairly straightforward , as the compensation is spelled out by a formula in the collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Of course some artists take a more straightforward approach to worldbuilding. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "As for the advice the NBC stars would give the viewer, Hoda thought an honest, straightforward approach was best. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 3 June 2022",
      "Featuring powerhouse components like ProVitamin B5, aloe vera, ginger, and vitamin E, this pick represents a straightforward , no-frills approach for getting rid of dandruff and dirt. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "What starts as one of those rare, unplaceable, maybe-satire, maybe-camp, high-wire pop confections morphs into a fairly straightforward biopic about a beloved superstar that seems overly wary of pissing off a living idol. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "After Putin ordered his forces on alert, Ricardo Groll took a straightforward approach with his two girls, ages 9 and 12. \u2014 Leanne Italie, Chron , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Clearly, Marvel is taking a bit more of an ambitious road than simply going straightforward . \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 11 May 2022",
      "For the last few years, the IRS has made telling the federal government about your crypto investments straightforward . \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "That makes experimenting with slow-cooking fairly straightforward . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2021",
      "The why question is, on the surface at least, fairly straightforward . \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "As far as The Hand of God, the story herein sounds pretty straightforward . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Whilst the journey has not been straightforward the company now employs 25 security staff servicing clients across the U.K. and United Arab Emirates. \u2014 Tommy Williams, Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "There are six wine-growing regions in Switzerland, two of them straightforward to reach from one of the country's major airports. \u2014 Michele Robson, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "These are very exciting and attention-grabbing, but the reality of AI is actually thousands of tools and apps running quietly behind the scenes, making our lives more straightforward by automating simple tasks or making predictions. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Foreign buyers on Anguilla must apply for an Alien Land Holding License, a fairly straightforward process with a $400 application fee that typically takes between one to four months to be granted, brokers said. \u2014 Alison Gregor, New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "The Keynesian logic that underlies the Fed\u2019s analytical framework is fairly straightforward . \u2014 Judy Shelton, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "The deals are fairly straightforward , as the compensation is spelled out by a formula in the collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Of course some artists take a more straightforward approach to worldbuilding. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "As for the advice the NBC stars would give the viewer, Hoda thought an honest, straightforward approach was best. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 3 June 2022",
      "Featuring powerhouse components like ProVitamin B5, aloe vera, ginger, and vitamin E, this pick represents a straightforward , no-frills approach for getting rid of dandruff and dirt. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "What starts as one of those rare, unplaceable, maybe-satire, maybe-camp, high-wire pop confections morphs into a fairly straightforward biopic about a beloved superstar that seems overly wary of pissing off a living idol. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "After Putin ordered his forces on alert, Ricardo Groll took a straightforward approach with his two girls, ages 9 and 12. \u2014 Leanne Italie, Chron , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Clearly, Marvel is taking a bit more of an ambitious road than simply going straightforward . \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 11 May 2022",
      "For the last few years, the IRS has made telling the federal government about your crypto investments straightforward . \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "That makes experimenting with slow-cooking fairly straightforward . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2021",
      "The why question is, on the surface at least, fairly straightforward . \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "As far as The Hand of God, the story herein sounds pretty straightforward . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Whilst the journey has not been straightforward the company now employs 25 security staff servicing clients across the U.K. and United Arab Emirates. \u2014 Tommy Williams, Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "There are six wine-growing regions in Switzerland, two of them straightforward to reach from one of the country's major airports. \u2014 Michele Robson, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "These are very exciting and attention-grabbing, but the reality of AI is actually thousands of tools and apps running quietly behind the scenes, making our lives more straightforward by automating simple tasks or making predictions. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021"
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      ],
      ": to make great difficulty or resistance : balk":[],
      ": to make violent efforts : strive":[
        "has to strain to reach the high notes"
      ],
      ": to pass through or as if through a strainer":[
        "the liquid strains readily"
      ],
      ": to pull against resistance":[
        "a dog straining at its leash"
      ],
      ": to remove by straining":[
        "strain lumps out of the gravy"
      ],
      ": to squeeze or clasp tightly: such as":[],
      ": to squeeze out : extort":[],
      ": to stretch beyond a proper limit":[
        "that story strains my credulity"
      ],
      ": to stretch to maximum extension and tautness":[
        "strain a canvas over a frame"
      ],
      ": trace , streak":[
        "a strain of fanaticism"
      ],
      ": tune , air":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "I strained my back trying to lift the couch.",
      "Too much computer work strains the eyes.",
      "He strained a muscle in his leg.",
      "His muscles strained under the heavy weight."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1558, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English streen progeny, lineage, from Old English str\u0113on gain, acquisition; akin to Old High German gi striuni gain, Latin struere to heap up \u2014 more at strew":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French estreindre , from Latin stringere to bind or draw tight, press together; akin to Greek strang-, stranx drop squeezed out, strangal\u0113 halter":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "pull",
      "rack",
      "stretch",
      "wrench"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004539",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "strain one's ears":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to try very hard to hear":[
        "I strained my ears to hear what they were whispering."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184012",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "strained":{
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "genuine",
      "natural",
      "spontaneous",
      "unaffected",
      "uncontrived",
      "unfeigned",
      "unforced"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": done or produced with excessive effort":[],
      ": pushed by antagonism near to open conflict":[
        "strained relations"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He made a strained attempt at being polite.",
      "I took the complaint manager's strained smile to mean I wasn't a welcome sight.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The episode comes as a number of US brands are pulling out from the China market amid the country\u2019s stringent data protection rules and increasingly strained relations between China and the western world. \u2014 Jane Li, Quartz , 8 June 2022",
      "This has nothing to do with strained family relations after Meghan and Harry stepped back from their senior royal family roles two years ago. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 1 June 2022",
      "When Anni gets too strained , Ashi is there to cool her down. \u2014 Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star , 11 June 2022",
      "Francis has been using a wheelchair for a month due to strained ligaments in his right knee that have made walking and standing difficult and painful. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 10 June 2022",
      "But Stephen Curry lifted the whole Golden State Warriors organization onto his shoulders, ignored his strained left foot, and carried the team to a 107-97 victory. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 June 2022",
      "Practitioners tend to feel strained when other members of the organization don\u2019t understand security. \u2014 James Carder, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Mahurin exhales slowly before answering the doctor\u2019s question, letting out a strained laugh. \u2014 USA Today , 9 June 2022",
      "All shootings, but particularly mass shootings motivated by hate, call to mind the stretched and strained fabric of American democratic life. \u2014 Lenny Cioe, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u0101nd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "affected",
      "artificial",
      "assumed",
      "bogus",
      "contrived",
      "factitious",
      "fake",
      "false",
      "feigned",
      "forced",
      "mechanical",
      "mock",
      "phony",
      "phoney",
      "plastic",
      "pretended",
      "pseudo",
      "put-on",
      "sham",
      "simulated",
      "spurious",
      "unnatural"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085546",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "strainmeter":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mechanical, electrical, or optical instrument for measuring deformation of a body or a change in length under stress":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "strain entry 1 + -meter":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u0101n\u02ccm\u0113t\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190208",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strainometer":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": extensometer":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "strain entry 3 + -o- + meter":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "str\u0101\u02c8n\u00e4m\u0259t\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185436",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strait(s)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a comparatively narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water":[
        "\u2014 often used in plural but singular in construction"
      ],
      ": a narrow space or passage":[],
      ": a situation of perplexity or distress":[
        "\u2014 often used in plural in dire straits"
      ],
      ": causing distress : difficult":[],
      ": closely fitting : constricted , tight":[],
      ": in a close or tight manner":[],
      ": isthmus":[],
      ": limited as to means or resources":[],
      ": limited in space or time":[],
      ": narrow":[],
      ": strict , rigorous":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Her campaign is in desperate straits .",
      "The company is in desperate financial straits .",
      "The economy is in dire straits .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Across the strait , the CCP took power and established the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Beijing. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan And Steven Jiang, CNN , 24 May 2022",
      "Turkey is in talks to open a route for Ukrainian grain exports to leave the country\u2019s Black Sea ports and travel through the Bosphorus strait running through Turkey, an anonymous senior Turkish official told Reuters. \u2014 Derek Saul, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Less than a decade ago, ties seemed to be on the mend as the two sides -- separated by a strait that is fewer than 80 miles (128 kilometers) wide at its narrowest point -- deepened economic, cultural and even political engagements. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan And Steven Jiang, CNN , 24 May 2022",
      "Desecheo Island is located in the Mona Passage, a potentially dangerous strait that separates the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 12 May 2022",
      "The strait itself remains as neutral as the sky, ever-changing, ever-unreliable, like some people-pleasing friend aware of the pressures of having to be everything to everyone. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "While engagement across the strait had once increased, the election of President Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party triggered animosity from Beijing. \u2014 Kimmy Yam, NBC News , 18 May 2022",
      "Far less commercially developed than its big cousin Mallorca just across a Balearic Sea strait in the Mediterranean, Menorca surprises at every turn. \u2014 John Oseid, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "The island banned flights from across the strait in January 2020, immediately after the virus was detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. \u2014 Time , 6 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This has infuriated Beijing, spurring it to unleash more pressure on Taiwan and sending cross- strait relations on a downward spiral. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan And Steven Jiang, CNN , 24 May 2022",
      "The culture Clark cultivated in City Hall stood in stark contrast to that of his predecessor, a strait -laced conservative who was often escorted to work by a police detail. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 May 2022",
      "Nunzio was next, the son who was so strait -laced that his brothers referred to him as Bob Dole, the U.S. senator from Kansas. \u2014 Kevin Armstrong, New York Times , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "Japan\u2019s new boldness reflects its wariness of China\u2019s growing assertiveness as well as of worsening cross- strait relations between China and Taiwan, said the Japanese official. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Thousands braved the cold and wind to witness Harry Houdini free himself of a strait -jacket while suspended in the air over the intersection of Crocket and Navarro in downtown San Antonio. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "And with it, the number of cross- strait extraditions have also plummeted. \u2014 Wayne Chang And Nectar Gan, CNN , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "But to Beijing, the offer is a major provocation that risks escalating both cross- strait and US-China relations, Nectar Gan and Ben Westcott write. \u2014 Kara Fox, CNN , 9 June 2021",
      "Notice, too, how Xi blames Taiwan for cross- strait tensions even as his air force violates Taiwanese airspace with impunity. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 20 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French estreit , from Latin strictus strait, strict, from past participle of stringere":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strait Noun juncture , exigency , emergency , contingency , pinch , strait ( or straits ) crisis mean a critical or crucial time or state of affairs. juncture stresses the significant concurrence or convergence of events. an important juncture in our country's history exigency stresses the pressure of restrictions or urgency of demands created by a special situation. provide for exigencies emergency applies to a sudden unforeseen situation requiring prompt action to avoid disaster. the presence of mind needed to deal with emergencies contingency implies an emergency or exigency that is regarded as possible but uncertain of occurrence. contingency plans pinch implies urgency or pressure for action to a less intense degree than exigency or emergency . come through in a pinch strait , now commonly straits , applies to a troublesome situation from which escape is extremely difficult. in dire straits crisis applies to a juncture whose outcome will make a decisive difference. a crisis of confidence",
    "synonyms":[
      "channel",
      "narrows",
      "neck",
      "sound"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171033",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strand":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a threadlike piece of natural or synthetic material":[
        "a strand of hair"
      ],
      ": an element (such as a yarn or thread) of a woven or plaited material":[],
      ": an elongated or twisted and plaited body resembling a rope":[
        "a strand of pearls"
      ],
      ": fibers or filaments twisted, plaited, or laid parallel to form a unit for further twisting or plaiting into yarn, thread, rope, or cordage":[],
      ": one of the elements interwoven in a complex whole":[
        "one strand of the novel's plot"
      ],
      ": one of the wires twisted together or laid parallel to form a wire rope or cable":[],
      ": sea":[],
      ": something (such as a molecular chain) resembling a strand":[
        "a strand of DNA"
      ],
      ": stream":[],
      ": the land bordering a body of water : shore , beach":[],
      ": to become stranded":[],
      ": to break a strand of (a rope) accidentally":[],
      ": to form (something, such as a rope) from strands":[],
      ": to leave (a base runner) on base at the end of an inning in baseball":[],
      ": to leave in a strange or an unfavorable place especially without funds or means to depart":[],
      ": to play out, twist, or arrange in a strand":[],
      ": to run, drive, or cause to drift onto a strand : run aground":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1621, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English strond":"Noun",
      "Middle English stronde, strande":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse str\u01ebnd shore":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8strand"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044119",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "strange":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": different from what is usual, ordinary, or expected : odd":[
        "a strange sound",
        "a strange person",
        "the cat's strange behavior"
      ],
      ": discouraging familiarities : reserved , distant":[
        "\u2026 why did you break off our confidences and become quite strange to me",
        "\u2014 George Bernard Shaw"
      ],
      ": not before known, heard, or seen : unfamiliar":[
        "customs that were strange to him",
        "feeling lost in a strange city"
      ],
      ": not entirely comfortable or well : uncomfortable , ill at ease":[
        "felt a strange sensation in the pit of my stomach",
        "I left Lady Glyde \u2026 and joined Mrs. Rubelle, with the object of kindly preventing her from feeling strange and nervous in consequence of the uncertainty of her situation.",
        "\u2014 Wilkie Collins"
      ],
      ": not native to or naturally belonging in a place : of external origin, kind, or character":[],
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of another country : foreign":[],
      ": unaccustomed sense 2":[
        "She was strange to his ways."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Does his behavior seem strange to you",
      "Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction.",
      "That is one of the strangest creatures I have ever seen.",
      "He gave me a strange look.",
      "Strange as it may seem, I don't like walking barefoot on the grass.",
      "It's strange that nobody told me about this before.",
      "That's strange . He was here a minute ago.",
      "The strange thing is that nobody saw him enter or leave the building.",
      "Children are taught not to talk to strange people.",
      "The language was strange to me.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "When the camera flashed to capture his license plate number, something strange happened. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 7 June 2022",
      "After that, nothing in this book needs to go very far to seem strange , but things do go farther. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "The answer is that yes, there is something strange about the similarity between the now-usual formal dress and that worn by servers. \u2014 Jacobina Martin, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
      "Indeed, the ruin made way for a kind of renewal, one that rejects, if only for a fleeting season, the feedback loop of sameness and reaches for something delightfully strange . \u2014 Christopher Barnard, Vogue , 28 May 2022",
      "Sixteen-year-old Jensy Quintanilla was startled by the sounds of shattered glass, upended furniture and screaming when a strange man forced his way into her home Thursday morning. \u2014 John Spink, ajc , 12 May 2022",
      "Luckily, the strange man might actually be a real magician, although possibly an insane one, and an adult who seems determined to protect her. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
      "Something strange has developed between sellers and buyers on clothing resale sites: a culture of being nice. \u2014 Glamour , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "One day West accidently disconnected the power supply and then heard something strange . \u2014 Ainissa Ramirez, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4b":"Adjective",
      "1974, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French estrange , from Latin extraneus , literally, external, from extra outside \u2014 more at extra-":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u0101nj"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strange Adjective strange , singular , unique , peculiar , eccentric , erratic , odd , quaint , outlandish mean departing from what is ordinary, usual, or to be expected. strange stresses unfamiliarity and may apply to the foreign, the unnatural, the unaccountable. a journey filled with strange sights singular suggests individuality or puzzling strangeness. a singular feeling of impending disaster unique implies singularity and the fact of being without a known parallel. a career unique in the annals of science peculiar implies a marked distinctiveness. the peculiar status of America's First Lady eccentric suggests a wide divergence from the usual or normal especially in behavior. the eccentric eating habits of preschoolers erratic stresses a capricious and unpredictable wandering or deviating. a friend's suddenly erratic behavior odd applies to a departure from the regular or expected. an odd sense of humor quaint suggests an old-fashioned but pleasant oddness. a quaint fishing village outlandish applies to what is uncouth, bizarre, or barbaric. outlandish fashions of the time",
    "synonyms":[
      "bizarre",
      "bizarro",
      "cranky",
      "crazy",
      "curious",
      "eccentric",
      "erratic",
      "far-out",
      "funky",
      "funny",
      "kinky",
      "kooky",
      "kookie",
      "odd",
      "off-kilter",
      "off-the-wall",
      "offbeat",
      "out-of-the-way",
      "outlandish",
      "outr\u00e9",
      "peculiar",
      "quaint",
      "queer",
      "queerish",
      "quirky",
      "remarkable",
      "rum",
      "screwy",
      "spaced-out",
      "wacky",
      "whacky",
      "way-out",
      "weird",
      "weirdo",
      "wild"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203543",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strangle":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": stifle":[],
      ": to become strangled":[],
      ": to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle":[],
      ": to die from or as if from interference with breathing":[],
      ": to obstruct seriously or fatally the normal breathing of":[],
      ": to suppress or hinder the rise, expression, or growth of":[
        "repression strangles free speech"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The weeds are strangling the plant.",
      "The company is trying to strangle the smaller competition.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In 2015, new DNA tests were done on the rope used to strangle Bob Dorotik, scrapings from under his fingernails and his clothing. \u2014 Lisa Freed, CBS News , 24 May 2022",
      "Best-selling books, documentaries, and podcasts have been produced, many of which continue to litigate whether DeSalvo, called America\u2019s Jack the Ripper, really did strangle some or all of the 11 women killed in 1962 and 1963. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
      "In the spring of 2017 those rivals led a push to strangle Qatar by cutting off diplomatic ties and blocking trade with the country, accusing its government of supporting extremism. \u2014 David D. Kirkpatrick, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
      "Dan agreed, and allowed Ron to strangle him with a towel through the bars separating their cells. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "Over time, circling roots can begin to strangle the tree\u2019s trunk. \u2014 Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune , 15 May 2022",
      "The history of Russia's military doctrine, Putin's own ruthless disregard for human life and growing signs that Moscow is targeting civilians point to a bitter winter campaign to strangle Ukraine of its resolve and independence. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Goldberg tried to strangle Schwitzky, according to witnesses quoted in a police report filed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and obtained by NBC News. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Holko urged the international community to ban Russia from SWIFT \u2014 which according to CNN, is a secure network connecting financial institutions around the globe \u2014 in order to strangle the country\u2019s economy. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French estrangler , from Latin strangulare , from Greek strangalan , from strangal\u0113 halter \u2014 more at strain":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8stra\u014b-g\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "choke",
      "smother",
      "stifle",
      "suffocate"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111210",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "stratagem":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cleverly contrived trick or scheme for gaining an end":[],
      ": an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy":[],
      ": skill in ruses or trickery":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "tried various stratagems to get the cat into the carrier, but the feisty feline was wise to them all",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Since returning to power in 2010, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has deliberately increased Hungary\u2019s reliance on Russian imports as a political stratagem . \u2014 Ariel Cohen, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "The old stratagem , devised in childhood: not wanting to exclude myself from the cultural access whites had; not wanting to look damaged by what had been offered grudgingly or compensatorily. \u2014 Margo Jefferson, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "This stratagem typically involves an attempt to dupe victims into visiting a fraudulent site that claims to offer payment services, discounts, investment opportunities, loans, etc. \u2014 David Balaban, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "The first stratagem of the racist is to quote the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u2014 John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "Written by co\u2013executive producer Coleman Herbert, this episode employs the tricky but effective stratagem of walking backward through one of the show\u2019s major revelations: How did Roxanne pull off such a huge grift",
      "But her refusal to communicate don\u2019t offer these theoretical voters any argument to consider or guidestar to follow, which diminishes the effectiveness of this stratagem . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "Armed with the insight, Jill tries and fails to rouse him from his slumbers (a sly and symbolic stratagem , involving the family dog). \u2014 Richard Brod, The New Yorker , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "These laws require unions to represent all employees in a unionized workplace without requiring them to pay union dues, a cynical stratagem aimed at depriving unions of financial resources. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 20 July 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian stratagemma , from Latin strategema , from Greek strat\u0113g\u0113ma , from strat\u0113gein to be a general, maneuver, from strat\u0113gos general, from stratos camp, army (akin to Latin stratus , past participle, spread out) + agein to lead \u2014 more at stratum , agent":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccjem",
      "\u02c8stra-t\u0259-j\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stratagem trick , ruse , stratagem , maneuver , artifice , wile , feint mean an indirect means to gain an end. trick may imply deception, roguishness, illusion, and either an evil or harmless end. the tricks of the trade ruse stresses an attempt to mislead by a false impression. the ruses of smugglers stratagem implies a ruse used to entrap, outwit, circumvent, or surprise an opponent or enemy. the stratagem -filled game maneuver suggests adroit and skillful avoidance of difficulty. last-minute maneuvers to avert bankruptcy artifice implies ingenious contrivance or invention. the clever artifices of the stage wile suggests an attempt to entrap or deceive with false allurements. used all of his wiles to ingratiate himself feint implies a diversion or distraction of attention away from one's real intent. a feint toward the enemy's left flank",
    "synonyms":[
      "artifice",
      "device",
      "dodge",
      "fetch",
      "flimflam",
      "gambit",
      "gimmick",
      "jig",
      "juggle",
      "knack",
      "play",
      "ploy",
      "ruse",
      "scheme",
      "shenanigan",
      "sleight",
      "trick",
      "wile"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071906",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strategize":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to devise a strategy or course of action":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The organization strategizes for Republican candidates.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This gives the company four years to strategize about marketing those credits. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
      "Pletcher said he was consumed with the trial at the time \u2014 putting on the first six witnesses and also helping re- strategize how the case would be presented, including moving a major witness to the front of the lineup rather than the end as planned. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "This speaks in general to our ability to create AI technologies that can reason and strategize . \u2014 Nisha Talagala, Forbes , 14 June 2021",
      "Destroyed but determined to survive, Smart began to strategize . \u2014 Analisa Novak, CBS News , 1 June 2022",
      "The stoppage gave Pato O\u2019Ward and the rest of the challengers almost 12 minutes on pit road to strategize how to catch Ericsson for the win. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2022",
      "The stoppage gave Pato O\u2019Ward and the rest of the challengers almost 12 minutes on pit road to strategize how to catch Ericsson for the win. \u2014 Jenna Fryer, Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
      "Earlier this week, McKinsey released a new report aimed at providing a detailed guide for business leaders in the United States who are looking to strategize around the transition to net zero carbon emissions. \u2014 Alex Knapp, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
      "No shocker here: Lindsay and Omar used the break to strategize , and Omar used it to turn Mike against would-be mastermind Hai Giang. \u2014 al , 4 May 2022"
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      "1855, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "verb"
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      "to work out the details of (something) in advance strategized about how they would arrange seating if the event had to be moved inside"
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      "verb"
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      "Latin strategus , from Greek strat\u0113gos":""
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      ": the science and art of military command exercised to meet the enemy in combat under advantageous conditions":[]
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      "They are proposing a new strategy for treating the disease with a combination of medications.",
      "The government is developing innovative strategies to help people without insurance get medical care.",
      "a specialist in campaign strategy",
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      "Milena Marku, manager of EV strategy and programs at DTE, said the EV ride and drive program launched in 2019 but had to be put on hold because of COVID-19. \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 26 June 2022",
      "This is part of an overall strategy to appeal to a broad, but loyal, audience and increase engagement on board. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
      "The article details how Resch, the Suns' vice president of basketball strategy and evaluation, came out to General Manager James Jones, who is considered a mentor of his, this past winter and then later to the team staff. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 25 June 2022",
      "By 2019, proponents of the incremental strategy for undoing Roe were losing to those who wanted the frontal attack. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
      "The last decade of online business strategy has had CEOs prioritizing scale and the ever-quickening growth of their monthly-active-user base to fuel monetization based on ad impressions. \u2014 Maritza Johnson, Fortune , 24 June 2022",
      "Last week, the Fed introduced a three-quarters of a percentage point jump, its largest increase since 1994, as part of an aggressive strategy to rein in decades-high inflation. \u2014 Yiwen Lu, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
      "This epidemic of misidentification is rooted in the lack of a national patient identification strategy . \u2014 Wylecia Wiggs Harris And Tom Cox, STAT , 23 June 2022",
      "The program is supported by the Cavaliers and is part of Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb\u2019s violence-prevention strategy . \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 23 June 2022"
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      "1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":""
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      "the lower strata of society have been hit especially hard by this economic downturn",
      "the level of writing in that pop novel is several strata beneath that of serious fiction",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Extra musicians in the boxes next to the stage create antiphonal effects around the audience; electronics provide creepiness for the ghost scenes and others, while a chorus of eight singers in the pit adds an additional stratum of sound. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "Italian capitalists relied on a stratum of national opinion-makers who would gently signal the need for reforms, while otherwise keeping the political imagination of Italians in acceptable bounds. \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "My lack of prowess on the very things that define New York\u2019s social stratum meant that I was often ostracized from the insular Wall Street circle. \u2014 Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Joe Keller had just joined the foggy stratum of the hundreds or maybe thousands of people who\u2019ve gone missing on our federal public lands. \u2014 Jon Billman, Outside Online , 13 Mar. 2017",
      "The event caps off a particularly tumultuous year for the stratum of rap on which both Kanye and Drake reside. \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "The excavations shed light on a stratum of society and way of life that is still little known. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "In this stratum of high-but-not-highest-end architecture, various degrees of structural complexity and an assortment of different programs are all packed into plain boxes distinguished by a few half-hearted accents. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "At the same time, a different stratum of Amazon's empire presented another set of unruly vulnerabilities. \u2014 Will Evans, Wired , 18 Nov. 2021"
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      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "New Latin, from Latin, spread, bed, from neuter of stratus , past participle of sternere to spread out \u2014 more at strew":""
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      ": a simple xylophone in which the wooden bars are supported on thick ropes of straw":[]
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      "1867, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One piece of advice comes from Natarajan: Rebut the strongest, and not the weakest, version of an opposing argument; steel man, don\u2019t straw man . \u2014 Bo Seo, The Atlantic , 1 June 2022",
      "Notably, Villanueva appears to have set up a straw man here. \u2014 Oliver Darcy, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Funneling money surreptitiously to campaigns through other donors \u2014 known as straw man donations \u2014 would violate federal campaign finance laws. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Senator Brown\u2019s $300 per month tax cut is a straw man in more ways than one. \u2014 Norbert Michel, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "The attempt to shut down all such conversations in the name of a broad, blurred, straw man version of Critical Race Theory does not serve the nation\u2019s best interests. \u2014 Peter Greene, Forbes , 23 June 2021",
      "Indeed, beef as straw man is not accidental, according to Marion Nestle, an author and nutrition professor emerita at New York University. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2021",
      "That kept their favorite straw man alive to take more hits. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 14 Apr. 2021",
      "But the claim is a straw man : there is no epidemic of pandemic denial. \u2014 Jacob Hale Russell, STAT , 23 Dec. 2020"
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      "1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125932",
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      ": an unofficial vote taken (as at a chance gathering) to indicate the relative strength of opposing candidates or issues":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On July 14, city councilors on the Public Facilities and Programs and Services committees voted unanimously in a straw vote to move forward with a new building, Fuller said. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 July 2021",
      "The council\u2019s 11-3 informal straw vote to cut police overtime came late Wednesday during a budget briefing that began in the morning and wrapped at 1:30 a.m. the following day. \u2014 Kevin Krause, Dallas News , 4 Sep. 2020",
      "The previous version of the amendment, which passed by an 11-3 straw vote earlier this month, proposed to spend the savings from overtime cuts on streetlights, bike lanes, affordable housing, solar panels, arts and culture programs, and other areas. \u2014 Kevin Krause, Dallas News , 23 Sep. 2020",
      "But when the council took a straw vote , not a single member voted for his amendment. \u2014 Kevin Krause, Dallas News , 3 Sep. 2020",
      "The Howard County Board of Education took three straw votes Monday night to move a total of 5,320 students for the 2020-21 academic year. \u2014 Jess Nocera, baltimoresun.com , 19 Nov. 2019",
      "Over and over Coronado residents voiced their opposition in straw votes . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Aug. 2019",
      "The council voted against the idea 6to3 earlier in the budget process, and had a 5-to-4 straw vote last week in favor of continuing several storm water projects that were in mid-design but had been halted. \u2014 Jennifer Barrios, Washington Post , 22 May 2018",
      "Acceding to legal advice, the Broward County Charter Review Commission has moved from putting an assault weapons ban on the ballot in November to putting a straw vote on the question on the ballot. \u2014 Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com , 19 Mar. 2018"
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      "1866, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122441",
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      ": a sweet wine produced by partially drying the grapes on beds of straw prior to vinification":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Robinson also produces a straw wine \u2014 a dessert wine where the grapes, in this case Zinfandel, are dried on straw mats post-harvest to concentrate sugars. \u2014 Bryce Wiatrak, SFChronicle.com , 21 Feb. 2018"
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      "1824, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104643",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a pale yellow":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Tequila Reposado has a straw yellow color, a medium body that can be seen in its legs or tears and golden flashes that tell us about its time in the barrel. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "Made using the classical method, the wine has a deep straw yellow color with fresh citrus notes of yellow grapefruit and mandarin orange. \u2014 Irene S. Levine, Forbes , 23 June 2021",
      "Its towns are cheerful and colorful, painted in a warm palette of straw yellow , pastel pink and orange. \u2014 Caterina Hrysomallis, New York Times , 19 Feb. 2020",
      "Eye-popping colors \u2014 cerise pink, bright medium blue, lavender blue, straw yellow and Venetian red \u2014 added a summer\u2019s lift to simple silhouettes that let the pleats do the talking. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 June 2019",
      "Depending on how long the juice ferments with the skins\u2014anywhere from a few hours to many months\u2014skin-contact wines can range in color from golden- straw yellow to vibrant amber to Tony the Tiger orange. \u2014 Marissa A. Ross, Bon Appetit , 20 Mar. 2018"
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      "circa 1796, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105830",
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      ": the juicy edible usually red fruit of any of several low-growing temperate herbs (genus Fragaria ) of the rose family that is technically an enlarged pulpy receptacle bearing numerous achenes on its surface":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pets can twin with their human parents in polos, tees, knitwear and coats ($250 to $850) in playful strawberry and heart prints, classic monogram patterns and more. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 June 2022",
      "The creme filling is triple-stuffed with vanilla, strawberry and chocolate to capture the hallmark taste of a Neapolitan treat. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Full strawberry supermoon is seen on June 14 in Indonesia. \u2014 Christopher Brito, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
      "On June 14, the strawberry supermoon will be in full effect \u2014 bright and red \u2014 and visible around 7:15 a.m. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 13 June 2022",
      "The strawberry supermoon is only one exciting celestial event occurring in June. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
      "The strawberry supermoon is only one exciting celestial event occurring in June. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Choose from our popular mint, citrus, natural strawberry and cookies cream flavors. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "Other foods available include: Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt, new to the track and serving vanilla, chocolate, strawberry and pineapple treats ($6). \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 24 May 2022"
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      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "Middle English, from Old English str\u0113awberige , from str\u0113aw straw + berige berry; perhaps from the appearance of the achenes on the surface":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185919",
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      "noun"
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      ": a hemangioma appearing usually as a red and elevated birthmark":[]
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      "1847, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": a small European evergreen tree ( Arbutus unedo ) of the heath family with racemose white flowers and fruits resembling strawberries":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For Shade Trees, like a strawberry tree , cool our home with their shade and add height to the landscape. \u2014 Ashley Goldman, Better Homes & Gardens , 18 Feb. 2021",
      "The shrub in your photo looks like a strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo). \u2014 oregonlive , 11 July 2020",
      "The Readers Garden includes an expansive Killarney strawberry tree , along with the ash tree where Joyce took his graduation photograph. \u2014 Elizabeth Wellington, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 13 Feb. 2020",
      "The strawberry tree \u2019s leaves also have a sticky protective film that catches fire easily. \u2014 Raphael Minder, BostonGlobe.com , 17 Aug. 2019",
      "One bushy plant in particular, the strawberry tree , is covered in waxy leaves that catch fire easily, reports Minder. \u2014 Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian , 19 Aug. 2019",
      "The goats feed off all the local plants, including the strawberry tree , a bush that is turned by villagers into a liquor called aguardente de medronhos. \u2014 Raphael Minder, BostonGlobe.com , 17 Aug. 2019",
      "Oak, yellow palo verde and strawberry trees dot the grounds. \u2014 Jack Flemming, latimes.com , 22 June 2019",
      "Oak, yellow palo verde and strawberry trees dot the grounds. \u2014 Jack Flemming, latimes.com , 22 June 2019"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This bouquet features pink coxcomb, burgundy ruscus, blackberry millet, pink strawflower , and echinops. \u2014 Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens , 22 July 2021",
      "Blooms like pansies, strawflower , and zinnias, along with wispy grasses, can fill in any gaps. \u2014 Jessica Dailey, Good Housekeeping , 19 Oct. 2020",
      "Flowers include sweet peas, cerinthe and strawflowers . \u2014 Steve Edwards, Anchorage Daily News , 5 July 2019",
      "Flowers which air dry well include goldenrod, hydrangea, statice, strawflower , celosia, rosebuds, yarrow, globe amaranth, grass plumes, rudbeckia, bachelor's buttons, zinnias and sunflower, to name a few. \u2014 Dan Gill, NOLA.com , 4 Nov. 2017"
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      "Noun",
      "Both of her cats were strays that she found wandering in the neighborhood.",
      "Verb",
      "The airplane strayed off course.",
      "our straying son swears he's returned to the straight and narrow",
      "Adjective",
      "stray sightings of UFO's, none of which have been rigorously analyzed by scientists",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Roxy arrived at Friends for Life Animal Rescue as a stray . \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022",
      "Sky Sanctuary Rescue is a nonprofit organization that specializes in the humane capture and rescue of stray or injured animals in and around Phoenix, Arizona. \u2014 Allison Moses, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
      "Toronto is likely to have some answers for the problems FCC posed last weekend, but too much Cincinnati turnover personnel-wise or in regard to tactics could see the club stray too far from its ideals. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 3 May 2022",
      "She was picked up as a stray in the Imperial Valley. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "His in-laws are constantly on the lookout for a stray can. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
      "The Coopers also saw projects that were designed specifically to address future living needs that stray from traditional design principles and that also offer a new point of view. \u2014 Jennifer Castenson, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Reynolds served two stints as an assistant prosecutor beginning in 1980, with a 1994-2011 hiatus in civil practice with Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker, PLLC, specializing in claims of dairy herds stricken by power line stray voltage. \u2014 Joe Swickard, Detroit Free Press , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Perseverance is troubleshooting its own issues right now in the form of some pesky stray pebbles that have prevented the rover from storing its seventh sample, collected initially on December 29. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The board\u2019s decisions are meant to be binding, meaning Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not allowed to stray from the board\u2019s rulings, though the company is not bound by any recommendations made by the Oversight Board. \u2014 J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
      "Thompson is quick enough to deal with Horford on the perimeter and will not be as tempted to stray . \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
      "According to Maryann Tebben, an annual index measures the number of jambon-beurres purchased compared with the annual number of hamburgers, lest the country stray too far from its roots. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s little chance that Switzerland will stray further from its neutrality: Its government has already asked Germany not to pass along Swiss military equipment to Ukraine. \u2014 Jamey Keaten, ajc , 15 May 2022",
      "After Shanghai\u2019s leaders were criticized for being too slow to react as infections there soared, officials are unlikely to stray from the zero-Covid playbook of quickly applying stringent measures, even with low levels of infections. \u2014 Rachel Liang, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "But the norms of pedagogy have always regulated classroom speech: Students don\u2019t have the right to interrupt or to go on too long or to stray from the subject. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Romney\u2019s decision to stray from the party line in opposition to Jackson earned him scorn from fellow Republicans. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Some experts hope these at-home products will encourage younger women to stray from more invasive procedures like Botox or face lifts. \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This single act by you will help reduce the stray and homeless pets on our streets and prevent the unnecessary euthanasia of animals for lack of homes. \u2014 Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News , 12 May 2022",
      "The building, a single-story brick relic built sometime before World War II, was surrounded by weeds and stray dogs. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The Dark Lord has tasked the Grand Inquisitor and his group of Inquisitors to hunt down and eliminate any and all stray Jedi who managed to escape the great purge of Order 66. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "The shelter asks people to look at different options before bringing in a lost or stray animal. \u2014 Cate Charron, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Hundreds more stray and unclaimed dogs are found on the streets each year. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The shelter posted a photo of Sparky after finding him as a stray , dirty and matted. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "The painting, in oil and collage, was about a government policy to poison stray dogs in Barcelona, and there was a glaring blank spot at the top. \u2014 Anna Russel, The New Yorker , 29 July 2021",
      "At least one person was injured while fleeing from the scene, according to the police department, and multiple vehicles were hit by stray bullets. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 27 May 2022"
    ],
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      "1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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      "Middle English straien , from Anglo-French estraier , from Vulgar Latin *extravagare , from Latin extra- outside + vagari to wander \u2014 more at extra-":"Verb",
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French estrai\u00e9 , past participle of estraier":"Noun"
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      "noun",
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      "Noun",
      "He left streaks where he wiped the glass.",
      "The miners had streaks of coal dust on their faces.",
      "a streak of 11 straight victories",
      "Verb",
      "A shooting star streaked across the sky.",
      "A skateboarder streaked past us.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The government reported that US employers added 390,000 jobs in May, extending a streak of solid hiring that has bolstered an economy under pressure. \u2014 Matt Ott, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
      "After a streak of positive experiences, a new habit loop emerges. \u2014 Dr. Richard Osibanjo, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "Despite the criticism of growing commercialism, a strong streak of activism was apparent among attendees this year. \u2014 Bobby Caina Calvan, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
      "Despite the criticism of growing commercialism, a strong streak of activism was apparent among attendees this year. \u2014 Bobby Caina Calvan, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
      "There were two local asymptomatic cases in Shanghai outside of quarantine as of 5 p.m. Sunday, ending a two-day streak of no new local infections. \u2014 Fortune , 26 June 2022",
      "Despite the criticism of growing commercialism, a strong streak of activism was apparent among attendees this year. \u2014 Bobby Caina Calvan, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
      "This well could continue the Heat\u2019s streak of turning undrafted prospects into roster contributors. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 26 June 2022",
      "For nearly two years, the U.S. economy has notched blockbuster gains, with millions of new jobs and wage hikes adding to the streak of good news. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Huberdeau extended his points streak to 11 games with his late goal. \u2014 Teresa M. Walker, sun-sentinel.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Dodgers starter Tyler Anderson did the heaviest lifting, extending his scoreless innings streak over the last month to 26 by posting six more zeros against the second-highest-scoring club in the major leagues. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "There are quiet droning passages interrupted by slivers of voice, and busy riffs that streak like marbling. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
      "The SpaceX Crew Dragon will streak back into the atmosphere while traveling at more than 22 times the speed of sound, putting the astronauts through intense G-forces as the final portion of their descent begins. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 5 May 2022",
      "New Orleans\u2019 streak without a first-rounder from the SEC is the longest in the NFL. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The scoreless draw between the U.S. and Mexico last Thursday in Estadio Azteca was the third draw in as many qualifying cycles between the two border rivals in Mexico and ran the Americans\u2019 unbeaten streak versus Mexico to four games. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Hopeful for publicity for his pornography website, Zdorovetskiy persuaded Andrade to streak in the pink swimsuit with the site\u2019s name on the front. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Burns, Josh Matheny, Tomer Frankel and Rafael Miroslaw set an IU record of 3:00.95 in the 400 medley, extending the Hoosiers\u2019 streak to seven in a row. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Feb. 2022"
    ],
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      "1576, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
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      "Middle English streke , from Old English strica ; akin to Old High German strich line, Latin striga row \u2014 more at strike":"Noun"
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    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101318",
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      "verb"
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      ": marked with stripes or linear discolorations":[],
      ": physically or mentally disturbed : upset":[]
    },
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The setting was a streaked , bulbous frozen face on the fractured lower section of the Glacier du Tour, the northernmost ice sheet in the French portion of the Mont Blanc massif. \u2014 Simon Akam, Outside Online , 27 Nov. 2019",
      "The streaked grime \u2014 melting snow \u2014 characteristic of the bricks of Chicago in winter in winter, can be seen here even on the faces. \u2014 Kathleen Rooney, chicagotribune.com , 20 Nov. 2019",
      "The exhausted passengers emerge from a sleek convoy of silver and red- streaked buses, looking confused and disoriented as they are deposited ignominiously in this tropical backwater in southernmost Mexico. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Oct. 2019",
      "Scientists have come up with a mind-bending explanation for the origin of a strange, streaked mountain on the dwarf planet Ceres, a 600-mile-wide body that orbits the sun in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. \u2014 David Freeman, NBC News , 22 June 2019",
      "One woman unrolls the curler she\u2019s kept in her bangs for hours and her blond- streaked hair bounces. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 May 2019",
      "Above his red- streaked cheeks and forehead sat a resplendent headdress glowing with hues of light yellow, mustard yellow, crimson red, orange and turquoise feathers. \u2014 Doug Hansen, sandiegouniontribune.com , 23 May 2018",
      "To the left of the entrance is a lounge where translucent backlit panels cast everything in a streaked -marmalade glow. \u2014 Pete Wells, New York Times , 13 Feb. 2018",
      "Waititi, hair trimmed short and streaked with gray throughout, absolutely looked a year older. \u2014 Dan Kois, New York Times , 19 Oct. 2017"
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      "1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "striped"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132622",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": a dominant influence or line of development":[
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        "\u2014 P. B. Baltes"
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        "Having proved their popularity with American couch potatoes, digital video recorders (DVRs) are about to get a boost in features that will allow them to zap several video streams throughout networked homes.",
        "\u2014 Ed Frauenheim"
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      ": to broadcast a video for others to watch on a stream":[
        "I went live, but there was no one in my room. Just me. Streaming myself live. Shirtless. To no one.",
        "\u2014 Will Dennis"
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      ": to watch a video on a streaming service":[
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        "\u2014 Greg Egan"
      ],
      ": track sense 5c":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "A stream flows through the field.",
      "Verb",
      "Tears streamed down his cheeks.",
      "I could feel the cold air streaming in through the crack in the window.",
      "Sunlight was streaming in through the window.",
      "rays of light streaming through the clouds",
      "His face streamed with sweat.",
      "People streamed into the hall.",
      "Immigrants streamed into the country.",
      "Hundreds of letters streamed in from listeners.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Officials said the man had been swimming in the stream and went underwater but did not resurface so his friends pulled him out. \u2014 Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
      "That usually means removing CO2 from the waste stream at a high-emission generation point (for example, a power plant) and then putting it into long-term storage, such as by pumping it far underground. \u2014 Jim Vinoski, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "For those who love the game, maybe there\u2019s enough hockey gold for the Zamboni to pan from the stream . \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Experts are keen to understand how and why the boat was in the stream alongside the Garonne River. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
      "On Friday, fans of headliners J. Cole and Illenium can watch the stream at home. \u2014 John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
      "The article linked to Fiorenza's slide deck but excluded the YouTube live stream of the board meeting and an 11-page report that accompanied the presentation. \u2014 Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
      "It's hoped the latest finds will shed light on the kingdom, which ruled in the western Sichuan basin along the upper stream of the Yangtze River until it was conquered in 316 BC. \u2014 CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "And their opening number, written by Criss, for the Paramount+ stream , had more zest than Ariana DeBose\u2019s opener in the flagship section hosted by CBS. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "All episodes, in their original TV-MA format, are available to stream on Starz. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 21 June 2022",
      "The documentary is now available to stream on Netflix. \u2014 Mariette Williams, Essence , 20 June 2022",
      "Good Luck to You, Leo Grande is available to stream on Hulu. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 18 June 2022",
      "Behind the Table: A View Reunion will be available to stream on Hulu beginning Monday, June 20. \u2014 Alexis Jones, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
      "The album will be available to stream on Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and Spotify on July 29, though the exact time of the drop is TBD. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 16 June 2022",
      "Several series from the mid-20th century, when TV was a jolly affair across the board, are available to stream . \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
      "People who stream the most content online also tend to be the most frequent moviegoers, and vice versa, according to a 2020 Ernst & Young survey commissioned by the National Assn. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "The special is available to stream on Philo (free trial, unlimited DVR) and FuboTV (free trial). \u2014 oregonlive , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English streme , from Old English str\u0113am ; akin to Old High German stroum stream, Greek rhein to flow":"Noun"
    },
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071949",
    "type":[
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      "verb"
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      ": aurora borealis":[],
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        "The rub, of course, is that music streaming isn't a terribly profitable business, due mostly to the royalties streamers must pay to labels and artists.",
        "\u2014 Dan Gallagher",
        "The app's audience peaked at 2.4 million concurrent streamers \u2026",
        "\u2014 Yoree Koh"
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    "examples":[
      "streamers in the team's colors hung from the top of the stadium",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On Monday, the streamer shared condolences for Raymundo Gardu\u00f1o Cruz and Juan Francisco Gonz\u00e1lez Aguilar, who were killed after a production van crashed last Thursday near Muleg\u00e9, Mexico on the Baja California Sur peninsula. \u2014 Tommy Mcardle, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
      "Since then, the streamer has only shared sparse but important details, including that the show will premiere this December. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
      "For that show, CBS also opted to split the full, four-hour event between the network and streamer Paramount+. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 13 June 2022",
      "The good news is that, over the next week or so, the streamer has a pile of fantastic new titles to check out. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 21 May 2022",
      "The streamer shared a first look at the new season, as well as announcing the release date on Wednesday. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
      "In addition to The Driver, the network and streamer have made three other series pickups recently: Isle of the Dead \u2014 a fifth Walking Dead spinoff starring Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan \u2014 and dramas Demascus and Invitation to a Bonfire. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "No word yet on whether the streamer will have the same curative properties that Vick\u2019s does. \u2014 Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "When people listen to music on Spotify, the streamer has to pay a third party (usually the record label). \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 27 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "banderol",
      "banner",
      "colors",
      "ensign",
      "flag",
      "guidon",
      "jack",
      "pendant",
      "pendent",
      "pennant",
      "pennon",
      "standard"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211329",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "streamlet":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small stream":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the raging brook of last spring is a mere streamlet now that it's July",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The water vapor signal in that band, though, is small, like a streamlet . \u2014 Alejandra Borunda, National Geographic , 26 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1552, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "beck",
      "bourn",
      "bourne",
      "brook",
      "brooklet",
      "burn",
      "creek",
      "gill",
      "rill",
      "rivulet",
      "run",
      "runlet",
      "runnel"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110802",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "streamline":{
    "antonyms":[
      "complex",
      "complexify",
      "complicate",
      "perplex",
      "sophisticate"
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      ": to put in order : organize":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The manufacturer has streamlined the car's design.",
      "The business is looking for ways to streamline production.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This trend will likely continue as companies target and streamline operations to what consumers want and as businesses practice more discretion on spending, Henry says. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
      "Some investors have called on FedEx to streamline its operations, and it has been seen on Wall Street as a potential activist target for years. \u2014 Esther Fung, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
      "And each promotes efficient organization to help families save money, make their homes and offices clean and efficient, and streamline out-of-control schedules. \u2014 Cathi Douglaswriter, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
      "The 1985 work Crisis on Infinite Earths was meant to do away with DC's multiverse and streamline their superhero continuity. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 7 May 2022",
      "The Small Business Administration has not been reauthorized in more than 20 years, a move that could help modernize and streamline programs. \u2014 Sarah Ewall-wice, CBS News , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Some residents will also be notified if their collection days have changed due to new routes being implemented to further streamline operations. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Infrastructure remains in place from the previous refugee crisis, helping streamline the wave of incoming Ukrainians. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The transaction will streamline AIA\u2019s portfolio while adding 162,000 new customers to Resolution Life\u2019s existing 1.1 million in the region, the companies said. \u2014 Manuel Baigorri, Bloomberg.com , 23 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1913, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
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    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
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    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223404",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a district (such as Wall Street or Fleet Street) identified with a particular profession":[],
      ": a promising line of development or a channeling of effort":[
        "a crafty politician working both sides of the street",
        "success through compromise is a two-way street"
      ],
      ": a thoroughfare especially in a city, town, or village that is wider than an alley or lane and that usually includes sidewalks":[],
      ": a thoroughfare with abutting property":[
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      ],
      ": adjoining or giving access to a street":[
        "the street door"
      ],
      ": an environment (as in a depressed neighborhood or section of a city) of poverty, dereliction, or crime":[
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      ],
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      ": living or working on the streets":[
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        "street people"
      ],
      ": located in, used for, or serving as a guide to the streets":[
        "a street map"
      ],
      ": not touching the ground":[
        "\u2014 used of a woman's dress in lengths reaching the knee, calf, or ankle"
      ],
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      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of the street environment":[
        "street drugs",
        "used \u2026 his new street cred to develop contacts",
        "\u2014 Dale Keiger"
      ],
      ": out of prison : at liberty":[],
      ": performing in or heard on the street":[
        "a street band"
      ],
      ": retail":[
        "the street price"
      ],
      ": suitable for wear or use on the street":[
        "street clothes"
      ],
      ": suited to one's abilities or taste":[],
      ": the part of a street reserved for vehicles":[],
      ": the people occupying property on a street":[
        "the whole street knew about the accident"
      ],
      ": the people who work in such a district":[
        "doing better than the Street expected"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "They live on a busy street .",
      "You should look both ways before crossing the street .",
      "The police car cruised up the street .",
      "Many of our customers walk in off the street without having heard of us before.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Of course, the Clermont Lounge across the street is always an option. \u2014 J.d. Capelouto, ajc , 1 July 2022",
      "The colorful swags stood in stark contrast to the elegantly traditional space, which stood across the street from the White House. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
      "Another swastika was found painted across the street from a building used by the Ho-Chunk Nation, an American Indian tribe whose historic territory includes land in Wisconsin and Illinois, tribe spokesperson Kasey Brown said. \u2014 Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune , 30 June 2022",
      "Keystone Avenue and a gas station across the street from the building were both busy with motorists and traffic as police investigated. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 29 June 2022",
      "Head across the street to Reach Break Brewing and its resident food carts or down the block to the always buzzy Fort George Brewery. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "More than a couple dozen open-air tents were set up across the street from the band for vendors and sponsors. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
      "Across the street , a group of soldiers waits for news of a concussed comrade. \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 June 2022",
      "The Wortman family lives across the street from a golf course, aiding Riley\u2019s passion for the sport. \u2014 Chloe Peterson, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "An atmospheric, sub- street level wine cellar-vibe addition in the former Biondi Mills in Ostiense, said to be inspired by the 1950\u2019s American soda companies. \u2014 Lana Bortolot, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "Cleveland police are cracking down on riders of dirt bikes, ATVs and other non- street -legal vehicles, but their new tactics have already been tested in other big U.S. cities. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
      "One such operation over the weekend resulted in the seizure of 15 non- street -legal vehicles and the issuance of 30-plus citations. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 23 May 2022",
      "Earlier this month, the Georgia Department of Public Safety coordinated with state and local law enforcement agencies for the 40th wave of its crime suppression and anti- street racing initiative. \u2014 John Spink, ajc , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "The tree removal is part of a multi- street paving program planned by the city. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "The late King of Pop has enough tunes in his bag for anyone to serenade sweetly under the covers, but for Pink Sweat$, this song proves that the icon was able to keep it street while being sweet. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 28 May 2021",
      "Among the possibilities, Schiemer said, don't expect any more Project One\u2013style non- street -legal projects. \u2014 Jens Meiners, Car and Driver , 3 Apr. 2021",
      "Cyber Branch: There were a lot of mistakes that could be made in setting up a site like this that someone who wasn't very street smart could easily make. \u2014 CBS News , 10 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English strete , from Old English str\u01e3t , from Late Latin strata paved road, from Latin, feminine of stratus , past participle \u2014 more at stratum":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "arterial",
      "artery",
      "avenue",
      "boulevard",
      "carriageway",
      "drag",
      "drive",
      "expressway",
      "freeway",
      "high road",
      "highway",
      "pass",
      "pike",
      "road",
      "roadway",
      "route",
      "row",
      "thoroughfare",
      "thruway",
      "trace",
      "turnpike",
      "way"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190248",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "street smarts":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality of being streetwise":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In a way, Rap Sh!t serves as a snapshot of women in hip-hop at this moment, when sexuality, social media, and street smarts are all intertwined. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 May 2022",
      "Joyce is the textbook feminist, but has no street smarts . \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The kids attend safety presentations in the classrooms and then rotate through topics including emergencies, basic first aid, internet safety, routines & siblings, tricky people & street smarts and mental health. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Will\u2019s street smarts frequently clash with the country-club values of his family, who, for the most part, seem to have lost touch with their cultural roots. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Diana\u2019s progress in the first half of season 2 is a testament to those book and street smarts . \u2014 Essence , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "And the example of his father, the television and film actor Andy McPhee, who has a successful career and was intent on teaching him street smarts , loomed large. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "And their mother will promote this business far and wide, using her street smarts to find investors. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Some people are business smarts, book smarts, street smarts , and some people are both. \u2014 Ryan Mcfadden, baltimoresun.com , 14 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1966, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192121",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "street talk":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a way of speaking that is associated with people who live in a poor part of a city":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195343",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "street-smart":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": streetwise":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1966, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u0113t-\u02ccsm\u00e4rt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185902",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "streets ahead of":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": much better than (other people or things)":[
        "She is streets ahead of the other students."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194508",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "streetwalker":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "the streetwalkers and adult movie theaters that once populated the tenderloin have been replaced by upscale shoppers and expensive restaurants and boutiques",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Midnight Cowboy\u2013looking streetwalker offers back-alley back scratches for $11 a pop. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "And at one unfortunate point, someone suggested that instead of being employed as one of Santa\u2019s helpers, the character ultimately played by Zooey Deschanel should be a streetwalker . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "The sequence comes at a crucial point for the streetwalker played by Roberts, who\u2019s been given a Pygmalion glow-up and a trip to the San Francisco Opera by Richard Gere\u2019s wealthy corporate raider. \u2014 Kyle Buchanan, New York Times , 24 Mar. 2020",
      "An American loves a Paris streetwalker while flying for France in World War I. (NR) 1 hr. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Oct. 2019",
      "From his teens onward, Simenon had enjoyed the company of prostitutes, and there\u2019s rarely an unsympathetic streetwalker , call girl, bar girl, dance-hall girl, mistress, or courtesan to be found in his books. \u2014 Vince Passaro, Harper's magazine , 22 July 2019",
      "Stan steps out on his wife (Kate Mara) and children by hiring a streetwalker , Angel (Indya Moore), who's also a transgender woman, competes in the balls, and yearns for the kind of home and security most anybody else craves. \u2014 Kristi Turnquist, OregonLive.com , 10 June 2018",
      "There is an internet dating episode, a school bully episode, a scene in which a streetwalker is taken to a fancy restaurant. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, latimes.com , 3 Apr. 2018",
      "At these Winter Games, however, few ice skating costumes have looked like outtakes from a streetwalker \u2019s trousseau. \u2014 Guy Trebay, New York Times , 21 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1591, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u0113t-\u02ccw\u022f-k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bawd",
      "call girl",
      "cocotte",
      "courtesan",
      "drab",
      "hooker",
      "hustler",
      "prostitute",
      "sex worker",
      "tart",
      "whore"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222727",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strength":{
    "antonyms":[
      "impotence",
      "impotency",
      "powerlessness",
      "weakness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a strong attribute or inherent asset":[
        "the strengths and the weaknesses of the book are evident"
      ],
      ": basis":[
        "\u2014 used in the phrase on the strength of"
      ],
      ": degree of potency of effect or of concentration":[
        "chili peppers in varying strengths"
      ],
      ": force as measured in numbers : effective numbers of any body or organization":[
        "an army at full strength"
      ],
      ": intensity of light, color, sound, or odor":[],
      ": legal, logical, or moral force":[],
      ": maintenance of or a rising tendency in a price level : firmness of prices":[
        "the strength of the dollar"
      ],
      ": one regarded as embodying or affording force or firmness : support":[
        "you are my love and my strength"
      ],
      ": power of resisting attack : impregnability":[],
      ": power to resist force : solidity , toughness":[],
      ": the quality or state of being strong : capacity for exertion or endurance":[],
      ": vigor of expression":[],
      ": vigorously forward : from one high point to the next":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I was impressed by his strength .",
      "She's doing exercises to build up the strength in her legs.",
      "Don't work too hard. You need to conserve your strength for tomorrow.",
      "Pull-ups increase upper body strength .",
      "Working on a farm requires a lot of physical strength .",
      "the strength and durability of the material",
      "I pray that I'll have the strength to do what I have to do.",
      "His determination shows real strength of character .",
      "Her inner strength is an inspiration to us all.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Scientists have also tied cycles in the Aleutian Low \u2014 which switches from strong to weak every few decades \u2014 to Arctic sea-ice extent and the strength or weakness of salmon runs along the Pacific Coast from California to Alaska. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
      "Such weakening data raise worries about the strength of the economy. \u2014 Alex Veiga, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
      "The image below reveals the peak strength of these winds \u2014 nearly 88 mph, and in the range of 78 to 96 mph at other times. \u2014 Jeff Halverson, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
      "That will be determined by the strength of the offers. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
      "If access to reproductive health care is to be protected, it will be held by the strength of state policy, the promise of public health, and the will of the people. \u2014 Mary T. Bassett, ELLE , 22 June 2022",
      "All three detectors can be programmed to ignore whole radar bands, but only the Radenso allows the user to adjust the strength of filtering for each type. \u2014 K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver , 22 June 2022",
      "Jeffrey Korzenik, chief investment strategist at Fifth Third Bank in Tampa, Fla., said the country will avoid a recession, barely, largely because of the strength of the labor market. \u2014 Don Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
      "Although the ruble's bounceback and the strength of Russia's oil exports have temporarily cushioned its economy from sanctions, the effect is likely to be short-term, experts say. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 21 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English strengthe , from Old English strengthu ; akin to Old High German strengi strong \u2014 more at strong":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8stren(t)th",
      "\u02c8stre\u014bth",
      "\u02c8stre\u014b(k)th"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strength power , force , energy , strength , might mean the ability to exert effort. power may imply latent or exerted physical, mental, or spiritual ability to act or be acted upon. the awesome power of flowing water force implies the actual effective exercise of power. used enough force to push the door open energy applies to power expended or capable of being transformed into work. a worker with boundless energy strength applies to the quality or property of a person or thing that makes possible the exertion of force or the withstanding of strain, pressure, or attack. use weight training to build your strength might implies great or overwhelming power or strength. the belief that might makes right",
    "synonyms":[
      "energy",
      "firepower",
      "force",
      "horsepower",
      "might",
      "muscle",
      "potence",
      "potency",
      "power",
      "puissance",
      "sinew",
      "vigor"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200721",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strengthen":{
    "antonyms":[
      "debilitate",
      "enervate",
      "enfeeble",
      "weaken"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to become stronger":[],
      ": to make stronger":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "These exercises will strengthen your stomach muscles.",
      "He takes herbs to strengthen his immune system.",
      "The development of new electronic products has strengthened the company's position as the leader in digital technology.",
      "Holidays often serve to strengthen bonds between family members.",
      "Their financial situation strengthened her determination to find a new career.",
      "The team has been strengthened by the addition of several new players.",
      "The winds are expected to strengthen .",
      "The economy is slowly strengthening .",
      "The Canadian dollar is strengthening against the U.S. dollar.",
      "The trade restrictions will strengthen the pound.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With the option of ending a pregnancy mostly off the table in Utah, Lisonbee also said the state should be doing more to strengthen the social safety net in the state. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 June 2022",
      "Infante-Green expressed support for amending the state constitution during a press conference to announce that the state is creating a civic readiness task force to consider ways to strengthen civics education in the state. \u2014 Dan Mcgowan, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "In the next decade, market participants will spend private and public capital worth tens of billions of dollars to develop the technical infrastructure needed to strengthen many sectors in the U.S. \u2014 Jake Medwell, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "Barcelona cannot spend freely, but such a move would strengthen its hand in recruiting a statement signing. \u2014 Henry Flynn, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "Yoon, a conservative who took office in May, has vowed to strengthen the South's defense in conjunction with its alliance with the United States. \u2014 Kim Tong-hyung, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "Mark McCulloh founded the Parasail Safety Council and pushed to strengthen Florida's parasailing safety laws in 2014. \u2014 CBS News , 2 June 2022",
      "The landscape of high-capacity magazine bans reflects a general trend of state-level measures that strengthen ammunition laws in a small group of mostly blue states, while the remainder of states go no further than federal law, Charles said. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 1 June 2022",
      "Hurricane Agatha continued to strengthen on Sunday in the eastern Pacific and had 90 mph winds. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 29 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8stren(t)-",
      "\u02c8stre\u014b-th\u0259n",
      "\u02c8stre\u014b(k)-th\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "beef (up)",
      "fortify",
      "harden",
      "toughen"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194226",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "strenuous":{
    "antonyms":[
      "nonassertive",
      "nonemphatic",
      "unemphatic"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": fervent , zealous":[
        "his most strenuous supporters"
      ],
      ": marked by or calling for energy or stamina : arduous":[
        "a strenuous hike"
      ],
      ": vigorously active : energetic":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Avoid all strenuous exercise until the sprain heals.",
      "Today has been a very strenuous day.",
      "The proposal has faced strenuous opposition.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On Wednesday, the third and fourth innings were strenuous . \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 June 2022",
      "But unlike other monitors, which cherry-pick an average GtG response time of their choosing, VESA's approach to determining GtG response is much more strenuous . \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 2 May 2022",
      "However, if your routine is more strenuous and leans heavily into strength training over endurance routines, gloves made from bulkier materials like leather and neoprene can better protect your hands against the stress of lifting heavy weights. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Avoid dehydrating drinks like alcohol or caffeine Check on relatives, neighbors, the elderly and those without access to air conditioning. Avoid strenuous outdoor activities. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022",
      "Botanicals Swim and Sport Shampoo is a miracle worker for anyone who is engaged in strenuous activities. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "Both sweet and tart cherries are rich in antioxidants and vitamin C, with burgeoning research suggesting that cherries also help the body recover after strenuous exercise. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
      "During strenuous exercise, RER can increase to about 1.1, due to the way the body buffers against lactate buildup. \u2014 Christine Byrne, Outside Online , 30 May 2022",
      "The strenuous trail, which takes hikers up to the summits of the Black Balsam Knob and Tennent Mountain in western North Carolina, is considered difficult even in good weather. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin strenuus":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8stren-y\u0259-w\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strenuous vigorous , energetic , strenuous , lusty , nervous mean having or showing great vitality and force. vigorous further implies showing no signs of depletion or diminishing of freshness or robustness. as vigorous as a youth half his age energetic suggests a capacity for intense activity. an energetic campaigner strenuous suggests a preference for coping with the arduous or the challenging. the strenuous life on an oil rig lusty implies exuberant energy and capacity for enjoyment. a lusty appetite for life nervous suggests especially the forcibleness and sustained effectiveness resulting from mental vigor. full of nervous energy",
    "synonyms":[
      "aggressive",
      "assertive",
      "dynamic",
      "emphatic",
      "energetic",
      "forceful",
      "full-blooded",
      "muscular",
      "resounding",
      "vehement",
      "vigorous",
      "violent"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200925",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strenuously":{
    "antonyms":[
      "nonassertive",
      "nonemphatic",
      "unemphatic"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": fervent , zealous":[
        "his most strenuous supporters"
      ],
      ": marked by or calling for energy or stamina : arduous":[
        "a strenuous hike"
      ],
      ": vigorously active : energetic":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Avoid all strenuous exercise until the sprain heals.",
      "Today has been a very strenuous day.",
      "The proposal has faced strenuous opposition.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On Wednesday, the third and fourth innings were strenuous . \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 June 2022",
      "But unlike other monitors, which cherry-pick an average GtG response time of their choosing, VESA's approach to determining GtG response is much more strenuous . \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 2 May 2022",
      "However, if your routine is more strenuous and leans heavily into strength training over endurance routines, gloves made from bulkier materials like leather and neoprene can better protect your hands against the stress of lifting heavy weights. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Avoid dehydrating drinks like alcohol or caffeine Check on relatives, neighbors, the elderly and those without access to air conditioning. Avoid strenuous outdoor activities. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022",
      "Botanicals Swim and Sport Shampoo is a miracle worker for anyone who is engaged in strenuous activities. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "Both sweet and tart cherries are rich in antioxidants and vitamin C, with burgeoning research suggesting that cherries also help the body recover after strenuous exercise. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
      "During strenuous exercise, RER can increase to about 1.1, due to the way the body buffers against lactate buildup. \u2014 Christine Byrne, Outside Online , 30 May 2022",
      "The strenuous trail, which takes hikers up to the summits of the Black Balsam Knob and Tennent Mountain in western North Carolina, is considered difficult even in good weather. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin strenuus":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8stren-y\u0259-w\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strenuous vigorous , energetic , strenuous , lusty , nervous mean having or showing great vitality and force. vigorous further implies showing no signs of depletion or diminishing of freshness or robustness. as vigorous as a youth half his age energetic suggests a capacity for intense activity. an energetic campaigner strenuous suggests a preference for coping with the arduous or the challenging. the strenuous life on an oil rig lusty implies exuberant energy and capacity for enjoyment. a lusty appetite for life nervous suggests especially the forcibleness and sustained effectiveness resulting from mental vigor. full of nervous energy",
    "synonyms":[
      "aggressive",
      "assertive",
      "dynamic",
      "emphatic",
      "energetic",
      "forceful",
      "full-blooded",
      "muscular",
      "resounding",
      "vehement",
      "vigorous",
      "violent"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190115",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "stress":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bother",
      "fear",
      "fret",
      "fuss",
      "stew",
      "sweat",
      "trouble",
      "worry"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension and may be a factor in disease causation":[],
      ": a syllable having relative force or prominence":[],
      ": accent sense 5a":[],
      ": constraining force or influence: such as":[],
      ": emphasis , weight":[
        "lay stress on a point"
      ],
      ": intense effort or exertion":[],
      ": intensity of utterance given to a speech sound, syllable, or word producing relative loudness":[],
      ": relative force or prominence of sound in verse":[],
      ": strain , pressure":[
        "the environment is under stress to the point of collapse",
        "\u2014 Joseph Shoben"
      ],
      ": the deformation caused in a body by such a force":[],
      ": to feel stress":[
        "stressing about the big exam",
        "\u2014 often used with out"
      ],
      ": to lay stress on : emphasize":[
        "stressed the importance of teamwork"
      ],
      ": to subject to phonetic stress : accent":[],
      ": to subject to physical or psychological stress":[
        "stressing the equipment",
        "this traffic is stressing me out"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She uses meditation as a way of reducing stress .",
      "Hormones are released into the body in response to emotional stress .",
      "She is dealing with the stresses of working full-time and going to school.",
      "He talked about the stresses and strains of owning a business.",
      "Carrying a heavy backpack around all day puts a lot of stress on your shoulders and back.",
      "To reduce the amount of stress on your back, bend your knees when you lift something heavy.",
      "The ship's mast snapped under the stress of high winds.",
      "measuring the effects of stresses on the material",
      "Verb",
      "The union stressed the need for stricter safety standards.",
      "The risks involved in the procedure should be stressed .",
      "Some people stress the second syllable of \u201charassment,\u201d while others stress the first.",
      "When she said, \u201cWe need lots of money,\u201d she stressed the word \u201clots.\u201d",
      "It's not an important decision and it isn't worth stressing over.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "These findings, while striking, shouldn\u2019t be so surprising\u2014fewer money worries mean less stress and more headspace devoted to making jobs more enjoyable and successful. \u2014 Sammy Rubin, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "According to a May report from Stop AAPI Hate, Asian Americans 60 and older who experienced hate incidents reported higher levels of stress and anxiety than those who had not been targeted. \u2014 Zachary Schermele, NBC News , 21 June 2022",
      "Lamppa mentioned that other factors such as a lack of support, financial stress and breastfeeding problems can trigger PPD symptoms. \u2014 Fox News , 20 June 2022",
      "The stress and the realities of living in a war zone, however, proved to be too much. \u2014 Ryan Bergeron, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "Like a wedding itself, all the stress and irritation pays off in a pleasant way to spend a couple of hours. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "The latest sign of stress and confusion came from a vague tweet from the co-founder of Three Arrows Capital, a hedge fund that invested heavily in cryptocurrencies. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "In moments of stress and overwhelm, focus on your breath. \u2014 Zee Clarke, Essence , 13 June 2022",
      "The road from Dallas to New Mexico was monotonously flat, and, for those in the car who knew the real purpose of the trip, the stress and the secrecy were equally fatiguing. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "And for those who still want the full Gaga-face, don't stress . \u2014 ELLE , 10 June 2022",
      "Chill out and don\u2019t stress over what people think about you. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 10 May 2022",
      "And don\u2019t stress too much if your experiment isn\u2019t perfect. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
      "When pursuing your dream project, don\u2019t stress over what failed. \u2014 Lubo Smid, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Blinken also used the summit to stress concern about freedom of the press in a region where journalists are often killed, threatened or sued into silence, and acknowledged that it\u2019s often the leaders of those countries who bear responsibility. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "In the years since \u2014 especially given the massive influx of federal COVID-19 relief funds \u2014 the governor and her team have both continued to stress the need for infrastructure improvement while pivoting away from any talk of tax hikes. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 2 June 2022",
      "Alaska Airlines quickly issued a statement to stress that pilots are not currently on strike. \u2014 Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Researchers analyzed how 76 people responded to stress after a hug from a romantic partner in a study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One. \u2014 Madeline Holcombe, CNN , 23 May 2022"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1545, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English stresse stress, distress, short for destresse \u2014 more at distress":"Noun"
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      "\u02c8stres"
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      "strain",
      "tension"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164410",
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      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
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      ": a greater than minimal degree of stress given a vowel or syllable":[],
      ": a set of phonemes of stress":[],
      ": an accent or variation of prominence dependent on variation of stress":[]
    },
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032144",
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      "noun"
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      ": a small ball or other object made of soft material (such as rubber) that one can squeeze with the hand to relieve stress and that usually resumes its original shape when released":[
        "In one study, sixth-graders who used stress balls were less distracted in class. The toys could also be more helpful for some people than others; in that study, students who were kinesthetic learners tended to use the stress balls more, and get more of an attention benefit from them.",
        "\u2014 Julie Beck",
        "The idea for using a stress ball is to transfer your stress, tension and anxiety into the ball by squeezing it as best you can, and then release. The ball's job is to absorb it all! Unlike paper that you wad up tightly in your hand, the ball quickly returns to its original shape when the pressure is released.",
        "\u2014 Kim Harris",
        "Finally, it was time to meet the one who instigated this comparison. The day McDonald's was delivered, we received a package with score cards, a stress ball in the shape of a burger and the laminated photo you see next to the meal.",
        "\u2014 Anne Marie Panoringan"
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    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1988, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062535",
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      "noun"
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      ": a diagram that results from the graphical analysis of the stresses in a framed structure":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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      "noun"
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      ": a usually hairline fracture of a bone that has been subjected to repeated stress":[]
    },
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      "The gymnast developed a stress fracture in her ankle.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nadal injured his ribs at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., in March, losing the final to the American Taylor Fritz while playing with a stress fracture . \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
      "Another contender, Lucy Charles-Barclay, withdrew with a stress fracture in her left hip. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 May 2022",
      "Jalen Suggs had surgery last week to address a slight stress fracture in his right ankle, Orlando Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman announced Monday. \u2014 Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel , 2 May 2022",
      "Krystan recommended increasing cadence before pace, particularly for those returning from a tibial stress fracture , because a shorter, quicker stride reduces the stress of ground contact through the lower leg. \u2014 Sarah Barker, Outside Online , 9 Mar. 2021",
      "After losing in the finals of Indian Wells to Taylor Fritz on March 20, he was sidelined for six weeks due to a stress fracture in one of his left ribs. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "Ranked between top overall pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez and Bradish among Baltimore\u2019s minor league arms, Hall, 23, threw 31 2/3 innings in Double-A last year before being shut down with a small stress fracture in his pitching elbow. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The right-hander, who missed most of 2021 because of a stress fracture in his lower back, is not expected to throw off a mound for four weeks. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "When the stress fracture of 2015 hindered his ability to run once again, Krupicka discovered road biking\u2014and the power that music has on him. \u2014 Lisa Jhung, Outside Online , 17 May 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1952, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113933",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "stress sheet":{
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      ": a skeleton drawing of a structure (such as a roof truss or a bridge) showing the stress to which each member will be subjected":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114458",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "stress test":{
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      ": an electrocardiographic test of heart function before, during, and after a controlled period of increasingly strenuous exercise (as on a treadmill)":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This coming July Fourth weekend will likely prove to be another stress test for the airline industry following massive surges in travel disruptions around Memorial Day and Juneteenth weekends. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
      "The condition is usually diagnosed after a physical exam, family history, and diagnostic tests, including an electrocardiogram (ECG), cardiac MRI, stress test , holter and event monitors, and genetic testing, the AHA says. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "Prior to the stress test , the client reclined on an examination table for a resting EKG and blood pressure. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Gelfond: The movie industry went through a bigger stress test than anyone could have imagined. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Kitchens are put through the ultimate stress test on Thanksgiving, with every appliance and inch of countertop space pushed to the limit. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "The first is that the study represented a serious stress test . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 12 May 2022",
      "That great initial impression is now going to be followed by a 40,000-mile stress test . \u2014 Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver , 6 May 2022",
      "The screening was comprehensive, including blood tests (cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, etc.), an assessment of body fatness, and a treadmill stress test supervised by a nurse and a cardiologist. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1955, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173310",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a chart or curve showing the relation between the load or stress on a structural member or specimen of material and the corresponding strain or deformation":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084239",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": verse having rhythm produced by recurrence of stresses without regard to number of syllables or any fixed distribution of unstressed elements":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221359",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "stressed":{
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      ": subjected to or affected by stress":[
        "The feeling that one must show up for work even if one is too sick, stressed [=stressed-out] , or distracted to be productive.",
        "\u2014 Paul McFedries",
        "As important as training is to distance running, the time devoted to repair stressed muscles between races is even more crucial.",
        "\u2014 Joseph Hall",
        "That translates into a drought, and stressed trees are highly susceptible to beetle infestations.",
        "\u2014 Jim Robbins",
        "\u2026 the soundscape inside these vehicles, punctuated by mechanical rattles and the groans of stressed metal \u2026",
        "\u2014 Chris Knight"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He was feeling pretty stressed about the deadline.",
      "you seem really stressed right now, so maybe you should try to do something more relaxing",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Mart\u00ednez brothers were growing more and more stressed . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Dantes said for stressed workers, little things like a coffee card or the administrative staff making rounds and handing out candy can make a difference. \u2014 Helena Oliviero, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
      "Dantes said for stressed workers, little things like a coffee card or the administrative staff making rounds and handing out candy can make a difference. \u2014 Ariel Hart, ajc , 27 May 2022",
      "Research has shown that people who cultivate positive relationships in many walks of life are more positive and less stressed with work. \u2014 Jack Zenger, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "All of which are signs that the plant is extremely stressed . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 15 May 2022",
      "While women overall feel increasingly more stressed and burned out, those in hybrid work environments who experience exclusion, microagressions, and other workplace challenges have higher rates of mental health issues. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Today, meteorological conditions, such as the weather patterns caused by the atmospheric phenomenon La Ni\u00f1a, suggest that this year is likely to be drier than average and that the aquifer could be more stressed . \u2014 Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News , 10 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s the employer\u2019s job to make their employees feel comfortable enough to ask for time off without feeling guilty or stressed . \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 21 May 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1973, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024950",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
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      ": aircraft construction in which the torsion forces are resisted by shear in the usually metal skin without aid of struts \u2014 compare monocoque":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221355",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": suffering from high levels of physical or especially psychological stress":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1983, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "\u02c8strest-\u02c8au\u0307t"
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      "stressed"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091736",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": longer than the standard size":[
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      ": the position of a pitcher standing sideways to home plate so as to keep a runner close to a base":[
        "pitching from the stretch"
      ],
      ": to amplify or enlarge beyond natural or proper limits":[
        "the rules can be stretched this once"
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      ": to become extended in length or breadth or both : spread":[
        "broad plains stretching to the sea"
      ],
      ": to become extended without breaking":[],
      ": to cause the limbs of (a person) to be pulled especially in torture":[],
      ": to cause to reach or continue (as from one point to another or across a space)":[
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      ": to draw up (one's body) from a cramped, stooping, or relaxed position":[],
      ": to enlarge or distend especially by force":[],
      ": to expand (as by improvisation) to fulfill a larger function":[
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      ": to extend (a hit) to an extra base usually by fast or daring running":[
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      ": to extend (one's limbs, one's body, etc.) in a reclining position":[],
      ": to extend in length":[
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      ],
      ": to extend one's body or limbs":[
        "stretched before jogging",
        "wanted to stretch out on the sofa"
      ],
      ": to extend or expand as if by physical force":[
        "stretch one's mind with a good book"
      ],
      ": to extend over a continuous period":[
        "the dynasty stretches back several centuries"
      ],
      ": to extend the legs":[],
      ": to fell with or as if with a blow":[],
      ": to go beyond what is strictly warranted in making a claim or concession":[],
      ": to lie down at full length":[],
      ": to pull taut":[
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      ": to reach out : extend":[
        "stretched out her arms"
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      ": to take a walk in order to relieve stiffness caused by prolonged sitting":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Don't yank on my sweater. You'll stretch it.",
      "The elastic waistband of my pants won't stretch any more.",
      "It's important to stretch before you exercise.",
      "The baby stretched and yawned.",
      "She woke up and stretched her arms above her head.",
      "She stretched over us to open the window.",
      "She stretched her hand toward him.",
      "She stretched the canvas over the wooden frame.",
      "The T-shirt was stretched tight over his belly.",
      "A big banner was stretched across the doorway.",
      "Noun",
      "a 60-mile stretch of beach",
      "an open stretch of highway",
      "These are good stretches for your leg muscles.",
      "I always spend a few minutes doing stretches before I exercise.",
      "I can feel the stretch in the back of my legs.",
      "Adjective",
      "stretch fabrics that don't wrinkle or sag",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The expansion to 16 teams will happen after the Pac-12's current media rights contracts with Fox and ESPN expire and make the Big Ten the first conference to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific. \u2014 CBS News , 30 June 2022",
      "Dathan is an elite shooter with the ability to stretch the floor and put up points quickly. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
      "Plenty has been made of Tua Tagovailoa\u2019s arm strength, and whether or not the Miami Dolphins\u2019 starting quarterback has the ability to stretch the field with longer throws. \u2014 Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
      "His ability to stretch the floor helped Purdue reach the Sweet Sixteen and could propel Stefanovic to the NBA. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
      "Outten called his feel for route running one of his strengths, and the staff has little doubt about his ability to stretch the field vertically. \u2014 Parker Gabriel, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
      "Against the Celtics, the Nets missed Harris\u2019s length on defense along with his ability to stretch the floor as a 3-point threat. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Kerr has praised Bjelica for his ability to stretch the floor and make plays for others. \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "His ability to stretch the field horizontally was a big part of the offense\u2019s success in 2018. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "On Thursday, Delta CEO Ed Bastian sent a letter to customers apologizing for the recent stretch of delays and cancellations. \u2014 CBS News , 3 July 2022",
      "To complete the home stretch , a portion of Southeastern Avenue that was previously restricted to one lane of traffic is now closed for six months. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2022",
      "About 30 years later, his son, Richard Moss, 22, was driving the same stretch of road in the early morning of May 25, 2017. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
      "Kremer\u2019s three straight scoreless starts of at least five innings is also tied for the longest stretch in Orioles history. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
      "The stretch between the pier and the American Legion is a sidewalk that winds through oak trees along Mobile Bay, with beautiful views along the way. \u2014 Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
      "Kupp is enjoying the last stretch of the NFL offseason before his Los Angeles squad hosts Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills on September 8. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
      "The Padres finished the stretch with a 17-14 record. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022",
      "Cranny moved to the front on the home stretch and won the 5,000 title in 15 minutes, 49.15 seconds. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The sign out front is easily blocked when a stretch limo stops by to drop off patrons. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "Backing now expands stretch goals that include more materials for the game and special Q&A access to people connected to the films in the Cinematic Adventures slate. \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Roberts said the team is trying to be cautious with the future Hall of Famer, keeping one eye on the stretch run of the season while deciding how to proceed. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
      "The flowy dress is made with non- stretch fabric and available in multiple colors, including pink and black. \u2014 Raena Loper, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
      "Made of ultra- stretch denim, Frame\u2019s best-selling Le Palazzo jeans (available in other colors) have a high-rise fit designed for comfort. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Great expanses of cracking mud, half a mile wide, stretch beyond the river banks, devoid of a single plant or blade of grass. \u2014 Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 May 2022",
      "Morrison\u2019s vocals stretch and bend words; her voice is delicate yet strong, and moves with ease between a vulnerable croon and the wail of hurt. \u2014 Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The starting point in our last collection was the idea of bringing the idea of motion back into the cut of the clothes, using stretch materials for example or ways of cutting that allow and celebrate movement. \u2014 Tiziana Cardini, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1954, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English strecchen , from Old English streccan ; akin to Old High German strecchan to stretch, Old English str\u00e6c firm, severe":"Verb"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8strech"
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      "elaborate (on)",
      "embellish",
      "embroider",
      "exaggerate",
      "hyperbolize",
      "magnify",
      "pad"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082128",
    "type":[
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      ": a restructuring of a loan repayment schedule over an extended period of time":[],
      ": a slackening of production schedules so that a quantity of goods will be produced over a longer period than initially planned":[],
      ": a system of industrial operation in which workers are required to do extra work with slight or with no additional pay":[],
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1930, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053758",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": to be hard to believe":[
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224106",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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      "sheet",
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      ": an extension of the scope or application of something":[
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      ": an extent in length or area":[
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      ": longer than the standard size":[
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      ": strain":[
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      "The expansion to 16 teams will happen after the Pac-12's current media rights contracts with Fox and ESPN expire and make the Big Ten the first conference to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific. \u2014 CBS News , 30 June 2022",
      "Dathan is an elite shooter with the ability to stretch the floor and put up points quickly. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
      "Plenty has been made of Tua Tagovailoa\u2019s arm strength, and whether or not the Miami Dolphins\u2019 starting quarterback has the ability to stretch the field with longer throws. \u2014 Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
      "His ability to stretch the floor helped Purdue reach the Sweet Sixteen and could propel Stefanovic to the NBA. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
      "Outten called his feel for route running one of his strengths, and the staff has little doubt about his ability to stretch the field vertically. \u2014 Parker Gabriel, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
      "Against the Celtics, the Nets missed Harris\u2019s length on defense along with his ability to stretch the floor as a 3-point threat. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Kerr has praised Bjelica for his ability to stretch the floor and make plays for others. \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "His ability to stretch the field horizontally was a big part of the offense\u2019s success in 2018. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "On Thursday, Delta CEO Ed Bastian sent a letter to customers apologizing for the recent stretch of delays and cancellations. \u2014 CBS News , 3 July 2022",
      "To complete the home stretch , a portion of Southeastern Avenue that was previously restricted to one lane of traffic is now closed for six months. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2022",
      "About 30 years later, his son, Richard Moss, 22, was driving the same stretch of road in the early morning of May 25, 2017. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
      "Kremer\u2019s three straight scoreless starts of at least five innings is also tied for the longest stretch in Orioles history. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
      "The stretch between the pier and the American Legion is a sidewalk that winds through oak trees along Mobile Bay, with beautiful views along the way. \u2014 Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
      "Kupp is enjoying the last stretch of the NFL offseason before his Los Angeles squad hosts Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills on September 8. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
      "The Padres finished the stretch with a 17-14 record. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022",
      "Cranny moved to the front on the home stretch and won the 5,000 title in 15 minutes, 49.15 seconds. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 June 2022",
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      "The sign out front is easily blocked when a stretch limo stops by to drop off patrons. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "Backing now expands stretch goals that include more materials for the game and special Q&A access to people connected to the films in the Cinematic Adventures slate. \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Roberts said the team is trying to be cautious with the future Hall of Famer, keeping one eye on the stretch run of the season while deciding how to proceed. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
      "The flowy dress is made with non- stretch fabric and available in multiple colors, including pink and black. \u2014 Raena Loper, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
      "Made of ultra- stretch denim, Frame\u2019s best-selling Le Palazzo jeans (available in other colors) have a high-rise fit designed for comfort. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Great expanses of cracking mud, half a mile wide, stretch beyond the river banks, devoid of a single plant or blade of grass. \u2014 Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 May 2022",
      "Morrison\u2019s vocals stretch and bend words; her voice is delicate yet strong, and moves with ease between a vulnerable croon and the wail of hurt. \u2014 Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The starting point in our last collection was the idea of bringing the idea of motion back into the cut of the clothes, using stretch materials for example or ways of cutting that allow and celebrate movement. \u2014 Tiziana Cardini, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022"
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      "Medic 3 cost $231,000, which also included a new stretcher and loading system, 5-point restraining system, more storage inside and out, a sliding side door, upgraded LED light system and a 6-cyclinder, 7.3 liter gasoline engine. \u2014 cleveland , 6 June 2022",
      "In one of the videos, the man was placed on a stretcher and a Racine Fire Department ambulance took the man away. \u2014 Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
      "His 7-pound body was put on an adult stretcher and he was taken by ambulance to Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte, 25 miles away. \u2014 jsonline.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The video showed a pregnant woman being evacuated in a makeshift stretcher , one hand holding her stomach as the other reached for the arm of a man helping to carry her. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "He then was moved on a stretcher and teammates gathered around him in a show of concern. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "And depending on your priority level, the severity of your injury or illness, waiting to get somebody off of our stretcher can then delay a response to a 911 emergency elsewhere in the community. ... \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Go to a shoe repair shop and buy a shoe stretcher and a shoe-stretch spray. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "Rescuers carried one body out on a stretcher and another in a blanket. \u2014 Samya Kullab And Tameem Akhgar, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Oct. 2021",
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      "Late in the first quarter of Wednesday's game between the Suns and the Mavericks, Phoenix guard Isaiah Canaan needed to be stretchered off the court after fracturing his left ankle. \u2014 Khadrice Rollins, SI.com , 1 Feb. 2018",
      "Tottenham are awaiting a fitness update on versatile defender Juan Foyth after the 21-year-old was stretchered off with an ankle injury during the pre-season Audi Cup final against Bayern Munich. \u2014 SI.com , 1 Aug. 2019",
      "Dortmund's disappointing afternoon ended with Michy Batshuayi being stretchered off in injury time. \u2014 Afp, chicagotribune.com , 15 Apr. 2018",
      "Laporte was stretchered off in the first half of City\u2019s recent Premier League win over Brighton and subsequently underwent successful surgery. \u2014 SI.com , 13 Sep. 2019",
      "Sabourin, concussed and his nose broken, was stretchered off the ice and taken to Massachusetts General Hospital after colliding with Backes Nov. 2. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Dec. 2019",
      "The All-Star guard was stretchered off the Bankers Life Fieldhouse court. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, Indianapolis Star , 31 Dec. 2019",
      "Backes, with a substantial record of concussions, promptly made his way to the dressing room when Sabourin was stretchered off the ice. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Nov. 2019"
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      "The expansion to 16 teams will happen after the Pac-12's current media rights contracts with Fox and ESPN expire and make the Big Ten the first conference to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific. \u2014 CBS News , 30 June 2022",
      "Dathan is an elite shooter with the ability to stretch the floor and put up points quickly. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
      "Plenty has been made of Tua Tagovailoa\u2019s arm strength, and whether or not the Miami Dolphins\u2019 starting quarterback has the ability to stretch the field with longer throws. \u2014 Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
      "His ability to stretch the floor helped Purdue reach the Sweet Sixteen and could propel Stefanovic to the NBA. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
      "Outten called his feel for route running one of his strengths, and the staff has little doubt about his ability to stretch the field vertically. \u2014 Parker Gabriel, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
      "Against the Celtics, the Nets missed Harris\u2019s length on defense along with his ability to stretch the floor as a 3-point threat. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Kerr has praised Bjelica for his ability to stretch the floor and make plays for others. \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "His ability to stretch the field horizontally was a big part of the offense\u2019s success in 2018. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "On Thursday, Delta CEO Ed Bastian sent a letter to customers apologizing for the recent stretch of delays and cancellations. \u2014 CBS News , 3 July 2022",
      "To complete the home stretch , a portion of Southeastern Avenue that was previously restricted to one lane of traffic is now closed for six months. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2022",
      "About 30 years later, his son, Richard Moss, 22, was driving the same stretch of road in the early morning of May 25, 2017. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
      "Kremer\u2019s three straight scoreless starts of at least five innings is also tied for the longest stretch in Orioles history. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
      "The stretch between the pier and the American Legion is a sidewalk that winds through oak trees along Mobile Bay, with beautiful views along the way. \u2014 Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
      "Kupp is enjoying the last stretch of the NFL offseason before his Los Angeles squad hosts Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills on September 8. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
      "The Padres finished the stretch with a 17-14 record. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022",
      "Cranny moved to the front on the home stretch and won the 5,000 title in 15 minutes, 49.15 seconds. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The sign out front is easily blocked when a stretch limo stops by to drop off patrons. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "Backing now expands stretch goals that include more materials for the game and special Q&A access to people connected to the films in the Cinematic Adventures slate. \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Roberts said the team is trying to be cautious with the future Hall of Famer, keeping one eye on the stretch run of the season while deciding how to proceed. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
      "The flowy dress is made with non- stretch fabric and available in multiple colors, including pink and black. \u2014 Raena Loper, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
      "Made of ultra- stretch denim, Frame\u2019s best-selling Le Palazzo jeans (available in other colors) have a high-rise fit designed for comfort. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Great expanses of cracking mud, half a mile wide, stretch beyond the river banks, devoid of a single plant or blade of grass. \u2014 Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 May 2022",
      "Morrison\u2019s vocals stretch and bend words; her voice is delicate yet strong, and moves with ease between a vulnerable croon and the wail of hurt. \u2014 Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The starting point in our last collection was the idea of bringing the idea of motion back into the cut of the clothes, using stretch materials for example or ways of cutting that allow and celebrate movement. \u2014 Tiziana Cardini, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022"
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      "The elastic waistband of my pants won't stretch any more.",
      "It's important to stretch before you exercise.",
      "The baby stretched and yawned.",
      "She woke up and stretched her arms above her head.",
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      "She stretched her hand toward him.",
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      "I always spend a few minutes doing stretches before I exercise.",
      "I can feel the stretch in the back of my legs.",
      "Adjective",
      "stretch fabrics that don't wrinkle or sag",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The expansion to 16 teams will happen after the Pac-12's current media rights contracts with Fox and ESPN expire and make the Big Ten the first conference to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific. \u2014 CBS News , 30 June 2022",
      "Dathan is an elite shooter with the ability to stretch the floor and put up points quickly. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
      "Plenty has been made of Tua Tagovailoa\u2019s arm strength, and whether or not the Miami Dolphins\u2019 starting quarterback has the ability to stretch the field with longer throws. \u2014 Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
      "His ability to stretch the floor helped Purdue reach the Sweet Sixteen and could propel Stefanovic to the NBA. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
      "Outten called his feel for route running one of his strengths, and the staff has little doubt about his ability to stretch the field vertically. \u2014 Parker Gabriel, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
      "Against the Celtics, the Nets missed Harris\u2019s length on defense along with his ability to stretch the floor as a 3-point threat. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Kerr has praised Bjelica for his ability to stretch the floor and make plays for others. \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "His ability to stretch the field horizontally was a big part of the offense\u2019s success in 2018. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "On Thursday, Delta CEO Ed Bastian sent a letter to customers apologizing for the recent stretch of delays and cancellations. \u2014 CBS News , 3 July 2022",
      "To complete the home stretch , a portion of Southeastern Avenue that was previously restricted to one lane of traffic is now closed for six months. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2022",
      "About 30 years later, his son, Richard Moss, 22, was driving the same stretch of road in the early morning of May 25, 2017. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
      "Kremer\u2019s three straight scoreless starts of at least five innings is also tied for the longest stretch in Orioles history. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
      "The stretch between the pier and the American Legion is a sidewalk that winds through oak trees along Mobile Bay, with beautiful views along the way. \u2014 Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
      "Kupp is enjoying the last stretch of the NFL offseason before his Los Angeles squad hosts Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills on September 8. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
      "The Padres finished the stretch with a 17-14 record. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022",
      "Cranny moved to the front on the home stretch and won the 5,000 title in 15 minutes, 49.15 seconds. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The sign out front is easily blocked when a stretch limo stops by to drop off patrons. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "Backing now expands stretch goals that include more materials for the game and special Q&A access to people connected to the films in the Cinematic Adventures slate. \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Roberts said the team is trying to be cautious with the future Hall of Famer, keeping one eye on the stretch run of the season while deciding how to proceed. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
      "The flowy dress is made with non- stretch fabric and available in multiple colors, including pink and black. \u2014 Raena Loper, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
      "Made of ultra- stretch denim, Frame\u2019s best-selling Le Palazzo jeans (available in other colors) have a high-rise fit designed for comfort. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Great expanses of cracking mud, half a mile wide, stretch beyond the river banks, devoid of a single plant or blade of grass. \u2014 Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 May 2022",
      "Morrison\u2019s vocals stretch and bend words; her voice is delicate yet strong, and moves with ease between a vulnerable croon and the wail of hurt. \u2014 Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The starting point in our last collection was the idea of bringing the idea of motion back into the cut of the clothes, using stretch materials for example or ways of cutting that allow and celebrate movement. \u2014 Tiziana Cardini, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1954, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English strecchen , from Old English streccan ; akin to Old High German strecchan to stretch, Old English str\u00e6c firm, severe":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8strech"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "color",
      "elaborate (on)",
      "embellish",
      "embroider",
      "exaggerate",
      "hyperbolize",
      "magnify",
      "pad"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000350",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "strew":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to become dispersed over as if scattered":[],
      ": to cover by or as if by scattering something":[
        "strewing the highways with litter"
      ],
      ": to spread abroad : disseminate":[],
      ": to spread by scattering":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She strewed the birdseed on the ground.",
      "sidewalks strewed with trash left by the parade watchers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Of all the stuff your child will strew about your home for two more decades, a box of tiny teeth is probably the easiest thing to stow away. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Some people delicately strew petals; this was a thicket. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "In his prime, Dove\u2019s crooning \u2014 his ballads could melt a lady\u2019s heart \u2014 prompted female fans to strew the stage with everything from hotel keys to their underwear. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "Outside the house on the rest of the property, debris and fallen trees -- including four century-old magnolias -- were strew across the area. \u2014 CNN , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "Haywood hopes to display the items in the caf\u00e9 and will permanently add two items -- the Irish strew and Welsh rarebit, to the menu. \u2014 Sara Spary, CNN , 6 May 2021",
      "Pile in a serving dish, strew with scallions and serve hot or at room temperature with lemon wedges. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Jan. 2021",
      "Season generously with black pepper, and strew the thyme and/or oregano leaves on top. \u2014 Leslie Brenner, Dallas News , 26 Aug. 2020",
      "But marbling is only the first step of the process: Once the paper is dry, Schneider applies it to lampshades, boxes, switchplates, and more, finishing it with a metallic rim, traces of which are strewn around the Shandell's workshop. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 27 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English strewen, strowen , from Old English strewian, str\u0113owian ; akin to Old High German strewen to strew, Latin struere to heap up, sternere to spread out, Greek stornynai":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bestrew",
      "dot",
      "pepper",
      "scatter",
      "sow",
      "spot",
      "spray",
      "sprinkle"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040021",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "strickle":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a straightedge fed with an abrasive for sharpening knives arranged helically on a cylinder":[],
      ": a template consisting of a board or plate with a beveled edge of definite contour used to sweep or strike up a mold, core, or part of a mold in sand or loam":[],
      ": an instrument for removing surplus grain from the top of a measure":[],
      ": an instrument for whetting scythes":[],
      ": to smooth or form with a strickle":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English strikell ; akin to Middle Dutch strekel strickle, Middle English striche, strek strickle, Old English str\u012bcan to pass over lightly, stroke":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
      "\u02c8strik\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125453",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "strict":{
    "antonyms":[
      "corrupt",
      "corrupted",
      "false",
      "imprecise",
      "inaccurate",
      "inauthentic",
      "inexact",
      "loose",
      "unfaithful"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": exact , precise":[
        "in the strict sense of the word"
      ],
      ": inflexibly maintained or adhered to":[
        "strict secrecy"
      ],
      ": narrow":[],
      ": of narrow erect habit of growth":[
        "a strict inflorescence"
      ],
      ": rigorously conforming to principle or a norm or condition":[],
      ": severe in discipline":[
        "a strict teacher"
      ],
      ": stringent in requirement or control":[
        "under strict orders"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Her parents aren't very strict .",
      "He insists on strict adherence to the rules.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Movies that receive government funding have to comply with strict windowing rules \u2014 currently 90 days between theatrical and online bows \u2014 but for non-Italian films, releases were handled on a case-by-case basis. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
      "With lockdown orders across the Bay Area and strict social distancing rules, the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted many industries. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
      "California\u2019s Air Resource Board, for example, maintains a raft of requirements applying to the specific formulation that gas producers and importers can sell in the state, applying strict rules to chemicals like benzene, formaldehyde and sulfur. \u2014 Adrian Blanco, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "Practice rules being enforced Even with strict rules regarding practices in the offseason and training camp, the NFL Players Association reviews the tape of every practice conducted by every team. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Investors also need to consider that private companies are not obligated to follow the same strict financial reporting rules and regulations that public companies are subjected to. \u2014 Drew Spaventa, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "While states have leeway in how to spend their portion, strict rules dictate how the federal part can be used. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "One factor keeping oil prices somewhat in check has been the surge of Covid cases, and strict lockdown rules in much of the country. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 6 June 2022",
      "Of course that doesn't leave out Shields' iconic brows, which have resulted in some strict beauty rules in their household. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English stricte , from Latin strictus , from past participle of stringere to bind tight \u2014 more at strain":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8strikt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strict rigid , rigorous , strict , stringent mean extremely severe or stern. rigid implies uncompromising inflexibility. rigid rules of conduct rigorous implies the imposition of hardship and difficulty. the rigorous training of recruits strict emphasizes undeviating conformity to rules, standards, or requirements. strict enforcement of the law stringent suggests severe, tight restriction or limitation. stringent standards of admission",
    "synonyms":[
      "accurate",
      "authentic",
      "exact",
      "faithful",
      "precise",
      "right",
      "true",
      "veracious"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002804",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strict constructionist":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130747",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strictness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "corrupt",
      "corrupted",
      "false",
      "imprecise",
      "inaccurate",
      "inauthentic",
      "inexact",
      "loose",
      "unfaithful"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": exact , precise":[
        "in the strict sense of the word"
      ],
      ": inflexibly maintained or adhered to":[
        "strict secrecy"
      ],
      ": narrow":[],
      ": of narrow erect habit of growth":[
        "a strict inflorescence"
      ],
      ": rigorously conforming to principle or a norm or condition":[],
      ": severe in discipline":[
        "a strict teacher"
      ],
      ": stringent in requirement or control":[
        "under strict orders"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Her parents aren't very strict .",
      "He insists on strict adherence to the rules.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Movies that receive government funding have to comply with strict windowing rules \u2014 currently 90 days between theatrical and online bows \u2014 but for non-Italian films, releases were handled on a case-by-case basis. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
      "With lockdown orders across the Bay Area and strict social distancing rules, the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted many industries. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
      "California\u2019s Air Resource Board, for example, maintains a raft of requirements applying to the specific formulation that gas producers and importers can sell in the state, applying strict rules to chemicals like benzene, formaldehyde and sulfur. \u2014 Adrian Blanco, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "Practice rules being enforced Even with strict rules regarding practices in the offseason and training camp, the NFL Players Association reviews the tape of every practice conducted by every team. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Investors also need to consider that private companies are not obligated to follow the same strict financial reporting rules and regulations that public companies are subjected to. \u2014 Drew Spaventa, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "While states have leeway in how to spend their portion, strict rules dictate how the federal part can be used. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "One factor keeping oil prices somewhat in check has been the surge of Covid cases, and strict lockdown rules in much of the country. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 6 June 2022",
      "Of course that doesn't leave out Shields' iconic brows, which have resulted in some strict beauty rules in their household. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English stricte , from Latin strictus , from past participle of stringere to bind tight \u2014 more at strain":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8strikt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strict rigid , rigorous , strict , stringent mean extremely severe or stern. rigid implies uncompromising inflexibility. rigid rules of conduct rigorous implies the imposition of hardship and difficulty. the rigorous training of recruits strict emphasizes undeviating conformity to rules, standards, or requirements. strict enforcement of the law stringent suggests severe, tight restriction or limitation. stringent standards of admission",
    "synonyms":[
      "accurate",
      "authentic",
      "exact",
      "faithful",
      "precise",
      "right",
      "true",
      "veracious"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050330",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "stricture":{
    "antonyms":[
      "citation",
      "commendation",
      "endorsement",
      "indorsement"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a constriction of the breath passage in the production of a speech sound":[],
      ": an adverse criticism : censure":[],
      ": something that closely restrains or limits : restriction":[
        "moral strictures"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the church's strictures on the morals and mores of contemporary society",
      "the new zoning strictures effectively make further development along the riverfront commercially unviable",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Yet almost three years later, the site still hosts numerous listings that appear to violate this stricture . \u2014 Brian Contrerasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Many publications, including this one, have a general stricture against, say, using or mentioning the F-word. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Apparently, in his home islands, a religious stricture forbade the harming of worms. \u2014 Hampton Sides, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "The government\u2019s stricture on the publication of terrifying books proved pointless, there being plenty of terror to be read on the streets. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-well, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "Abiding by the District\u2019s stricture that no more than 50 people gather, the arts center gave over the Opera House to a concert filled to only 2 percent of the auditorium\u2019s capacity. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Sep. 2020",
      "Iran has also broken nearly every stricture of the pact since the U.S. departure. \u2014 Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner , 19 Aug. 2020",
      "Since then, Iran has increasingly violated the original strictures of the deal. \u2014 Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner , 5 June 2020",
      "The five books that Zink has published since 2014 are defined by a fervent restlessness, a desire to ignore the strictures that usually confine the contemporary novel. \u2014 Andrew Martin, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Late Latin strictura , from Latin strictus , past participle":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8strik-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "censure",
      "commination",
      "condemnation",
      "denunciation",
      "excoriation",
      "objurgation",
      "rebuke",
      "reprimand",
      "reproach",
      "reproof",
      "riot act"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095239",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "stride":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a long step":[],
      ": a manner of striding":[],
      ": a stage of progress : advance":[
        "made great strides toward their goal"
      ],
      ": an act of striding":[],
      ": bestride , straddle":[],
      ": stride piano":[],
      ": the most effective natural pace : maximum competence or capability":[
        "\u2014 often used in the phrase hit one's stride"
      ],
      ": to move over or along with or as if with long measured steps":[
        "striding the boardwalk"
      ],
      ": to move with or as if with long steps":[
        "strode across the room"
      ],
      ": to stand astride":[],
      ": to step over":[],
      ": to take a very long step":[],
      ": without emotional reaction":[
        "took the news in stride"
      ],
      ": without interference with regular activities":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She strode across the room towards me.",
      "a gang of armed men strode into the bank and approached the teller",
      "Noun",
      "She crossed the room in only a few strides .",
      "He was standing only a few strides away from me.",
      "He has a distinctive bouncy stride .",
      "She entered the room with a confident stride .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The untouched serenity of the dunes is contrasted at some points along the trail by a chain of gigantic red and white electricity pylons that stride over the horizon in the distance. \u2014 Barry Neild, CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "Marques, whose works explore the stories of her Cuban ancestors, drops us into the darkest part of a fairy tale: Her bewitched or undead characters stride off into the air or open their arms helplessly. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
      "If an opposing batter would get a hit, Fidrych would often stride around the perimeter of the mound, sometimes talking, sometimes gesturing to no one in particular. \u2014 Demetria Gallegos, WSJ , 14 May 2022",
      "American maestro Michael Mann, resulting in gun battles where tough guys stride into danger without so much as flinching while high-caliber bullets slam through steel around them. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 19 May 2022",
      "The word is derived from the French enjamber, to straddle or stride over, and ultimately from jambe, or leg. \u2014 Brad Leithauser, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Tanned people in sharp suits and stylish dresses stride inside, past rows of TV cameras and stage lights and into the posh hotel\u2019s ballroom. \u2014 Chase Peterson-withorn, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "For more than a decade, elite tennis players, golfers, and track and field athletes have relied on it to improve their serve, swing, or stride . \u2014 Gordy Megroz, Outside Online , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Rock allowed a man four inches taller\u2014one of the most recognized and popular men on the planet \u2013to stride up to him, on a stage before millions of eyeballs live and smack him across the face like an unwelcome alien. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Still, the teams behind the voyage took the setbacks in stride . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
      "Indeed shareholders seem to be taking Musk\u2019s warning in stride . \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
      "But after a few f-bombs of frustration, J-Lo takes it in stride \u2014 like everything else \u2014 and uses the moment to make a political statement meant to counteract the anti-immigrant jingoism ignited by then-President Donald Trump. \u2014 Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "And leaders who can take a hit maturely and in stride stand out. \u2014 Jody Michael, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Broward County Mayor Michael Udine took the news in stride . \u2014 Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
      "Many more cheered on the cohost for taking the feedback in stride . \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 3 June 2022",
      "Scientists have traditionally tended to appreciate the usefulness of disagreement or, where necessary, to take it in stride and move on. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 27 May 2022",
      "Wealth-management clients had been taking the stock market\u2019s downturn in stride this year, but as bear-market levels have approached for the S&P 500, their fear has built, Mr. Courtney said. \u2014 Matt Grossman, WSJ , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English str\u012bdan ; akin to Middle Low German striden to straddle, Old High German str\u012btan to quarrel":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "file",
      "march",
      "pace",
      "parade"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043255",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "strife":{
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agreement",
      "concord",
      "concordance",
      "harmony",
      "peace"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an act of contention : fight , struggle":[],
      ": bitter sometimes violent conflict or dissension":[
        "political strife"
      ],
      ": earnest endeavor":[],
      ": exertion or contention for superiority":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "in order to avoid family strife , the children spend equal time during the holidays with both of their grandmothers",
      "bitter strife between the two political factions",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the quest for equal civil rights for the community has been fraught with strife and violence. \u2014 Byjeff Swartz, ABC News , 15 June 2022",
      "Wordle, the popular word puzzle game created by Josh Wardle during the pandemic as a gift for his partner, continues to be an incredibly popular diversion for folks during these dark times of war, civil strife and rapid inflation. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Tanzania, a nation of 60 million people that borders eight other countries in eastern, central and southern Africa, was long seen as a bulwark of stability in a region torn by ethnic strife and civil war. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Getty Images Stressed out by fears of climate change, political strife and pandemic variants, a growing number of younger adults have been spending more time nesting and seeking refuge in their past. \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Instead, it was sucked into a messy insurgency for eight years that eventually spawned ISIS and left the state riven by sectarian strife and corruption. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "The country seems racked by political strife and social divisions. \u2014 Michael Smolens Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "But Jackson insisted there was no strife between coach and player. \u2014 Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
      "The father-son strife and cavernous distance between Rex and Nate, lightly hinted at early on, are nonexistent by the climax \u2014 though there was no opportunity for either to heal from their division. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English strif , from Anglo-French estrif, estri , of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch striden to fight, Old High German str\u012btan to quarrel \u2014 more at stride":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u012bf"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strife discord , strife , conflict , contention , dissension , variance mean a state or condition marked by a lack of agreement or harmony. discord implies an intrinsic or essential lack of harmony producing quarreling, factiousness, or antagonism. a political party long racked by discord strife emphasizes a struggle for superiority rather than the incongruity or incompatibility of the persons or things involved. during his brief reign the empire was never free of civil strife conflict usually stresses the action of forces in opposition but in static applications implies an irreconcilability as of duties or desires. the conflict of freedom and responsibility contention applies to strife or competition that shows itself in quarreling, disputing, or controversy. several points of contention about the new zoning law dissension implies strife or discord and stresses a division into factions. religious dissension threatened to split the colony variance implies a clash between persons or things owing to a difference in nature, opinion, or interest. cultural variances that work against a national identity",
    "synonyms":[
      "conflict",
      "disaccord",
      "discord",
      "discordance",
      "discordancy",
      "disharmony",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "dissent",
      "dissidence",
      "dissonance",
      "disunion",
      "disunity",
      "division",
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      "variance",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225157",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "walkout"
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      ": a perfectly thrown ball or pass":[],
      ": a pitched ball that is in the strike zone or is swung at and is not hit fair":[],
      ": a pull on a fishing rod to strike a fish":[],
      ": a pull on a line by a fish in striking":[],
      ": a temporary stoppage of activities in protest against an act or condition":[],
      ": a tool for smoothing a surface (as of a mold)":[],
      ": a work stoppage by a body of workers to enforce compliance with demands made on an employer":[],
      ": an act or instance of knocking down all the bowling pins with the first bowl":[],
      ": an act or instance of striking":[],
      ": bewitch":[],
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      ": germinate":[],
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      ],
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      ": to affect a person with (a strong emotion)":[
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      ],
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      ": to aim and usually deliver a blow, stroke, or thrust (as with the hand, a weapon, or a tool)":[],
      ": to appear to especially as a revelation or as remarkable : impress":[
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      ": to arrive at by or as if by computation":[
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      ],
      ": to arrive with detrimental effect":[
        "disaster struck"
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      ],
      ": to attempt to undermine or harm something as if by a blow":[
        "struck at \u2026 cherished notions",
        "\u2014 R. P. Warren"
      ],
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      ": to become ignited":[
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      ": to become indicated by a clock, bell, or chime":[
        "the hour had just struck"
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      ": to become rich usually suddenly":[],
      ": to bring into forceful contact":[
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      ": to cause (an arc) to form (as between electrodes of an arc lamp)":[],
      ": to cause to become by or as if by a sudden blow":[
        "struck him dead"
      ],
      ": to cause to ignite by friction":[
        "strike a match"
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      ": to cause to penetrate":[
        "strike the needle"
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      ": to come into contact forcefully":[
        "two ships struck in mid channel"
      ],
      ": to come into contact or collision with":[
        "the car struck the tree"
      ],
      ": to come to : attain":[],
      ": to come upon : discover":[
        "strike gold"
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      ": to delete something":[],
      ": to discover something":[
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      ": to drive or remove by or as if by a blow":[],
      ": to engage in (a battle) : fight":[],
      ": to engage in a strike against (an employer)":[],
      ": to engage in battle":[],
      ": to fall on":[],
      ": to haul down : lower":[
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      ": to hook (a fish) by a sharp pull on the line":[],
      ": to indicate by sounding":[
        "the clock struck one"
      ],
      ": to level (something, such as a measure of grain) by scraping off what is above the rim":[],
      ": to lower a flag usually in surrender":[],
      ": to make a beginning":[
        "the need to strike vigorously for success"
      ],
      ": to make a military attack":[],
      ": to make a military attack on":[],
      ": to make an impression":[],
      ": to make and ratify the terms of":[
        "strike a bargain"
      ],
      ": to make known the time by sounding":[
        "the clock struck as they entered"
      ],
      ": to make one's way along":[
        "will strike the southern coast"
      ],
      ": to occur to":[
        "the answer struck me suddenly"
      ],
      ": to oviposit on or in":[],
      ": to penetrate painfully : pierce":[],
      ": to place (a plant cutting) in a medium for growth and rooting":[],
      ": to play or produce by hitting or plucking keys or strings":[
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      ],
      ": to produce (something, such as fire) by or as if by striking":[],
      ": to produce as if by playing an instrument":[
        "his voice struck a note of concern"
      ],
      ": to produce by or as if by a blow or stroke":[
        "Moses struck water from the rock"
      ],
      ": to produce by stamping":[
        "strike a coin"
      ],
      ": to pull on a fishing rod in order to set the hook":[],
      ": to seize the bait":[],
      ": to send down or out":[
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      ],
      ": to separate by a sharp blow":[
        "strike off flints"
      ],
      ": to shake (hands) in confirming an agreement":[],
      ": to smooth or form (something, such as a mold) with a tool":[],
      ": to snatch at (a bait)":[],
      ": to so propagate (a plant)":[],
      ": to stop work in order to force an employer to comply with demands":[],
      ": to strike at : hit":[],
      ": to strike the tents of (a camp)":[],
      ": to take a course : go":[
        "struck off through the brush"
      ],
      ": to take root":[],
      ": to thrust oneself forward":[
        "he struck into the midst of the argument"
      ],
      ": to thrust suddenly":[],
      ": to work diligently : strive":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The ship struck an iceberg.",
      "The car struck the tree.",
      "The bullet struck him in the leg.",
      "The cyclist was struck by a car.",
      "The tree was struck by lightning.",
      "He fell and his head struck the pavement.",
      "I could hear the rain striking the rooftop.",
      "She struck the cymbals together.",
      "The killer struck him with a blunt object.",
      "She accidentally struck another player in the face.",
      "Noun",
      "a strike by airline pilots",
      "The workers are on strike .",
      "Workers threatened to take strike action .",
      "The allies have launched several strikes .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Defense attorney Jason Thompson argued for a 25-year sentence, noting Hays has no prior convictions and that prosecutors had proffered much shorter punishments while trying to strike a plea deal. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 June 2022",
      "The tone and tenor of this year\u2019s event swiftly shifted gears, says TIFF founder Tudor Giurgiu, as festival leadership looked to strike a precarious balance. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "The question that remains, though, is how to strike that balance. \u2014 Norbert Michel, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Health officials and experts have sought to strike a balance in their warnings, noting that people generally recover from the disease while also underscoring the urgency to contain the outbreak and identify cases. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Those regulations will need to strike a balance in order to allow potentially important technologies to help people, while still taking privacy rights of individuals into consideration, Mr. Solander says. \u2014 Eric Niiler, WSJ , 4 June 2022",
      "Economists disagree about the best way to strike that balance. \u2014 Ben Casselman, New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "The draft shows the Bowser administration attempting to strike a balance between punishment and rehabilitation. \u2014 Emily Davies, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
      "The United States is trying to strike a balance by helping Ukraine battle ferocious Russian artillery barrages while not providing weapons that could allow Ukraine to hit targets deep inside Russia and trigger an escalation of the war. \u2014 John Leicester And Frank Jordans, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Two people were killed in the village of Halystsynove in the same region in a separate strike on Saturday, an attack that caused a fire, regional officials said. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
      "Days before that, a French journalist is killed in an artillery strike while filming the evacuation of civilians fleeing the fighting in Severodonetsk, the focal point of the Russian assault. \u2014 Mac William Bishop, Rolling Stone , 12 June 2022",
      "Before the water was knocked out in a strike and civilians poured into their hospital with gruesome wounds \u2014 an old woman with shrapnel in her knee, another with a piece lodged in her neck. \u2014 Ievgeniia Sivorsk, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
      "Last year, a building housing the offices of the Associated Press and Al Jazeera in Gaza was destroyed in an Israeli air strike . \u2014 Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
      "Another Meduza post said a municipal pool used as a bomb shelter was also hit in the strike . \u2014 Sam Schechner, WSJ , 4 June 2022",
      "The last contract negotiation resulted in a two-week strike by the union in 2019. \u2014 Tracy Swartz, Chicago Tribune , 21 May 2022",
      "Sheriff\u2019s deputies responded to the call and found that no one had been injured in the lightning strike , though debris punched holes in the house on the property. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 May 2022",
      "After collecting sleeping bags, gloves, and other items for the platoon in which his brother was fighting, his brother called to say he had been wounded in a missile strike , and that all but four of the 30 men in his unit were dead. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Time , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English str\u012bcan to stroke, go; akin to Old High German str\u012bhhan to stroke, Latin stringere to touch lightly, striga, stria furrow":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u012bk"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strike Verb affect , influence , touch , impress , strike , sway mean to produce or have an effect upon. affect implies the action of a stimulus that can produce a response or reaction. the sight affected her to tears influence implies a force that brings about a change (as in nature or behavior). our beliefs are influenced by our upbringing touch may carry a vivid suggestion of close contact and may connote stirring, arousing, or harming. plants touched by frost his emotions were touched by her distress impress stresses the depth and persistence of the effect. only one of the plans impressed him strike , similar to but weaker than impress , may convey the notion of sudden sharp perception or appreciation. struck by the solemnity of the occasion sway implies the acting of influences that are not resisted or are irresistible, with resulting change in character or course of action. politicians who are swayed by popular opinion",
    "synonyms":[
      "walk",
      "walk out"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213505",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
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      "to take the first step in (a process or course of action) before you actually strike into your speech, you should introduce yourself"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151511",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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  },
  "strike (out)":{
    "antonyms":[
      "click",
      "come off",
      "deliver",
      "go",
      "go over",
      "pan out",
      "succeed",
      "work out"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an out in baseball resulting from a batter's being charged with three strikes":[],
      ": fail sense 2c":[],
      ": to enter upon a course of action":[],
      ": to make an out in baseball by a strikeout":[],
      ": to retire (someone) by a strikeout":[],
      ": to set out vigorously":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "their joint venture in Las Vegas struck out , and they hurriedly dissolved the partnership",
      "struck out all references to indecent matters",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Not only was his 2.22 ERA third-lowest in the Dodgers\u2019 bullpen behind Evan Phillips and Yency Almonte, but Hudson had the second-best WHIP, the most holds and the third-best strikeout percentage. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
      "The club had the sixth-highest strikeout percentage in the AL (23.5%) and one of the lowest batting averages on balls in play (11th, .282). \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Bieber still managed to record his 700th career strikeout in the fourth inning, becoming the 28th player in franchise history to reach the mark, the first since Trevor Bauer in 2018. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
      "Zache recorded her 17th strikeout of the night before inducing a shallow pop fly to center to end the inning. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 11 June 2022",
      "Javier B\u00e1ez, who signed a six-year, $140 million contract in December, received plenty of boos from the crowd after his strikeout in the fifth inning. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2022",
      "Barnett recorded his 10th strikeout with the previous at-bat. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 5 June 2022",
      "The pitcher did it herself, firing three consecutive strikes to retire Northwestern\u2019s all-time home run leader, celebrating her most important strikeout of the night with a ferocious fist pump and yell. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "The right-hander dominated the St. Louis Cardinals over seven innings, recording his 500th career strikeout along the way as the Milwaukee Brewers earned a split of their four-game series at Busch Stadium with an 8-0 victory on Sunday afternoon. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In six innings of play, the Kennedy batters didn\u2019t strike out a single time. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "But McMillan then recorded a strike out end the inning. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 24 May 2022",
      "Outfielder Thomas Chiappetti came on to get the last out on a strike out . \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
      "After a George Springer walk in the third, Gim\u00e9nez took a throw from catcher Luke Maile and gunned out Springer at first base for a strike out , throw out double play to end the inning. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 8 May 2022",
      "The Lady Airedales blasted two Waldron pitchers for 13 hits and did not have a batter strike out . \u2014 Henry Apple, Arkansas Online , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Janie Reed tripled to right center with one out in the U.S. home first but was thrown out trying to score on a strike out /wild pitch. \u2014 Emily Adams, USA TODAY , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "Burnes is the first pitcher since at least 1901 to strike out 40 without a walk in a four-game stretch. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Apr. 2021",
      "Greene became the second starter in MLB history to allow eight runs and also strike out seven batters in fewer than three full innings. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1707, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1887, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u012bk-\u02ccau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "collapse",
      "crater",
      "fail",
      "flame out",
      "flop",
      "flunk",
      "fold",
      "founder",
      "miss",
      "tank",
      "wash out"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111106",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "strike a deal":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to come to an agreement":[
        "The two sides finally struck a deal after weeks of negotiations."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203854",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "strike down":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "a law that was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1779, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "abate",
      "abolish",
      "abrogate",
      "annul",
      "avoid",
      "cancel",
      "disannul",
      "dissolve",
      "invalidate",
      "negate",
      "null",
      "nullify",
      "quash",
      "repeal",
      "rescind",
      "roll back",
      "vacate",
      "void"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081940",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "strike on/upon":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to find or discover (something) especially suddenly":[
        "He struck on an idea for his novel.",
        "They struck upon a salt mine."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114904",
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
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  },
  "strike out":{
    "antonyms":[
      "click",
      "come off",
      "deliver",
      "go",
      "go over",
      "pan out",
      "succeed",
      "work out"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an out in baseball resulting from a batter's being charged with three strikes":[],
      ": fail sense 2c":[],
      ": to enter upon a course of action":[],
      ": to make an out in baseball by a strikeout":[],
      ": to retire (someone) by a strikeout":[],
      ": to set out vigorously":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "their joint venture in Las Vegas struck out , and they hurriedly dissolved the partnership",
      "struck out all references to indecent matters",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Not only was his 2.22 ERA third-lowest in the Dodgers\u2019 bullpen behind Evan Phillips and Yency Almonte, but Hudson had the second-best WHIP, the most holds and the third-best strikeout percentage. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
      "The club had the sixth-highest strikeout percentage in the AL (23.5%) and one of the lowest batting averages on balls in play (11th, .282). \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Bieber still managed to record his 700th career strikeout in the fourth inning, becoming the 28th player in franchise history to reach the mark, the first since Trevor Bauer in 2018. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
      "Zache recorded her 17th strikeout of the night before inducing a shallow pop fly to center to end the inning. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 11 June 2022",
      "Javier B\u00e1ez, who signed a six-year, $140 million contract in December, received plenty of boos from the crowd after his strikeout in the fifth inning. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2022",
      "Barnett recorded his 10th strikeout with the previous at-bat. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 5 June 2022",
      "The pitcher did it herself, firing three consecutive strikes to retire Northwestern\u2019s all-time home run leader, celebrating her most important strikeout of the night with a ferocious fist pump and yell. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "The right-hander dominated the St. Louis Cardinals over seven innings, recording his 500th career strikeout along the way as the Milwaukee Brewers earned a split of their four-game series at Busch Stadium with an 8-0 victory on Sunday afternoon. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In six innings of play, the Kennedy batters didn\u2019t strike out a single time. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "But McMillan then recorded a strike out end the inning. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 24 May 2022",
      "Outfielder Thomas Chiappetti came on to get the last out on a strike out . \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
      "After a George Springer walk in the third, Gim\u00e9nez took a throw from catcher Luke Maile and gunned out Springer at first base for a strike out , throw out double play to end the inning. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 8 May 2022",
      "The Lady Airedales blasted two Waldron pitchers for 13 hits and did not have a batter strike out . \u2014 Henry Apple, Arkansas Online , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Janie Reed tripled to right center with one out in the U.S. home first but was thrown out trying to score on a strike out /wild pitch. \u2014 Emily Adams, USA TODAY , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "Burnes is the first pitcher since at least 1901 to strike out 40 without a walk in a four-game stretch. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Apr. 2021",
      "Greene became the second starter in MLB history to allow eight runs and also strike out seven batters in fewer than three full innings. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1707, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1887, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u012bk-\u02ccau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "collapse",
      "crater",
      "fail",
      "flame out",
      "flop",
      "flunk",
      "fold",
      "founder",
      "miss",
      "tank",
      "wash out"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105021",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "strike up a conversation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to enter into a conversation":[
        "I tried to strike up a conversation , but didn't have much luck.",
        "\u2014 often + with She often strikes up conversations with strangers."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120714",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "strike valley":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a valley parallel to the strike of the underlying rocks of a region":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120707",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strike while the iron is hot":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to do something immediately while there is still a good chance to do it":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120628",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "strike zone":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the area over home plate through which a pitched baseball must pass to be called a strike":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Gonzalez was well-regarded early in his career, but scouts began to believe Gonzalez swung at too many pitches out of the strike zone , even in the minors. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
      "At one point in the game, Mahle was standing on the mound hoping that Garcia would call a fastball on the far side of the strike zone . \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 15 June 2022",
      "B\u00e1ez worked a full count but struck out swinging on a 97 mph fastball down the middle of the strike zone . \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
      "Pitches that far out of the strike zone are not supposed to end up over the fence. \u2014 Tim Booth, Hartford Courant , 13 June 2022",
      "When Thomas was in the minors, the organization asked him to focus on laying off inside pitches out of the strike zone , the kind that tended to lead to ground balls to the right side. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022",
      "The homer came on a changeup that hung at the top of the strike zone . \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
      "Bumgarner said his anger on Monday night stemmed from the inconsistency of the strike zone . \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
      "Russellville\u2019s motto all year has been pound the strike zone and play good defense. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1911, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121821",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strike/touch a chord in/with":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to strongly impress (someone)":[
        "Her comments about political corruption clearly struck a chord with many voters."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123027",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "strikeout":{
    "antonyms":[
      "click",
      "come off",
      "deliver",
      "go",
      "go over",
      "pan out",
      "succeed",
      "work out"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an out in baseball resulting from a batter's being charged with three strikes":[],
      ": fail sense 2c":[],
      ": to enter upon a course of action":[],
      ": to make an out in baseball by a strikeout":[],
      ": to retire (someone) by a strikeout":[],
      ": to set out vigorously":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "their joint venture in Las Vegas struck out , and they hurriedly dissolved the partnership",
      "struck out all references to indecent matters",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Not only was his 2.22 ERA third-lowest in the Dodgers\u2019 bullpen behind Evan Phillips and Yency Almonte, but Hudson had the second-best WHIP, the most holds and the third-best strikeout percentage. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
      "The club had the sixth-highest strikeout percentage in the AL (23.5%) and one of the lowest batting averages on balls in play (11th, .282). \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Bieber still managed to record his 700th career strikeout in the fourth inning, becoming the 28th player in franchise history to reach the mark, the first since Trevor Bauer in 2018. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
      "Zache recorded her 17th strikeout of the night before inducing a shallow pop fly to center to end the inning. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 11 June 2022",
      "Javier B\u00e1ez, who signed a six-year, $140 million contract in December, received plenty of boos from the crowd after his strikeout in the fifth inning. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2022",
      "Barnett recorded his 10th strikeout with the previous at-bat. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 5 June 2022",
      "The pitcher did it herself, firing three consecutive strikes to retire Northwestern\u2019s all-time home run leader, celebrating her most important strikeout of the night with a ferocious fist pump and yell. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "The right-hander dominated the St. Louis Cardinals over seven innings, recording his 500th career strikeout along the way as the Milwaukee Brewers earned a split of their four-game series at Busch Stadium with an 8-0 victory on Sunday afternoon. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In six innings of play, the Kennedy batters didn\u2019t strike out a single time. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "But McMillan then recorded a strike out end the inning. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 24 May 2022",
      "Outfielder Thomas Chiappetti came on to get the last out on a strike out . \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
      "After a George Springer walk in the third, Gim\u00e9nez took a throw from catcher Luke Maile and gunned out Springer at first base for a strike out , throw out double play to end the inning. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 8 May 2022",
      "The Lady Airedales blasted two Waldron pitchers for 13 hits and did not have a batter strike out . \u2014 Henry Apple, Arkansas Online , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Janie Reed tripled to right center with one out in the U.S. home first but was thrown out trying to score on a strike out /wild pitch. \u2014 Emily Adams, USA TODAY , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "Burnes is the first pitcher since at least 1901 to strike out 40 without a walk in a four-game stretch. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Apr. 2021",
      "Greene became the second starter in MLB history to allow eight runs and also strike out seven batters in fewer than three full innings. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1707, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1887, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u012bk-\u02ccau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "collapse",
      "crater",
      "fail",
      "flame out",
      "flop",
      "flunk",
      "fold",
      "founder",
      "miss",
      "tank",
      "wash out"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105600",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "striker":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a blacksmith's helper who swings the sledgehammer":[],
      ": a forward in soccer":[],
      ": a junior enlisted man in the U.S. Navy who has declared an occupational specialty":[],
      ": a player in any of several games who is striking or attempting to strike a ball":[],
      ": a worker on strike":[],
      ": one that strikes : such as":[],
      ": the hammer of the striking mechanism of a clock or watch":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Blanco is one, Williamson is another, and one off the bench to keep an eye on is striker Felipe Mora. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 June 2022",
      "The primary question is the future of star striker Lewandowski. \u2014 Manuel Veth, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "FC Cincinnati 2 bolstered its ranks with the Friday announcements striker Ousman Touray and Sacramento Republic FC's Mario Penagos joined the club via contract and loan agreements, respectively, team officials confirmed. \u2014 Sara Tidwell, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022",
      "When Santi Moar was out, striker Greg Hurst had to play winger. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 5 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s when OL Reign (2-1-3) created a free kick via Wave striker Alex Morgan taking a player down wide of the penalty box. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
      "Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang also wore some eye-catching clothing in the paddock, and former France soccer great Zinedine Zidane was set to arrive Sunday. \u2014 Jerome Pugmire, ajc , 28 May 2022",
      "Javier Hernandez began this season in second at $6 million and Inter Miami striker Gonzalo Higua\u00edn was third with a $5.1 million base and $5,793,750 in total compensation. \u2014 Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune , 17 May 2022",
      "Coleen Rooney is more established, the wife of Wayne Rooney, a former Manchester United forward, and Rebekah Vardy is newer to the scene, the wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u012b-k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123019",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strikes":{
    "antonyms":[
      "walkout"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a group of airplanes taking part in such an attack":[],
      ": a perfectly thrown ball or pass":[],
      ": a pitched ball that is in the strike zone or is swung at and is not hit fair":[],
      ": a pull on a fishing rod to strike a fish":[],
      ": a pull on a line by a fish in striking":[],
      ": a temporary stoppage of activities in protest against an act or condition":[],
      ": a tool for smoothing a surface (as of a mold)":[],
      ": a work stoppage by a body of workers to enforce compliance with demands made on an employer":[],
      ": an act or instance of knocking down all the bowling pins with the first bowl":[],
      ": an act or instance of striking":[],
      ": bewitch":[],
      ": cutaneous myiasis (as of sheep)":[],
      ": dart , shoot":[],
      ": delete , cancel":[
        "strike the last paragraph"
      ],
      ": disadvantage , handicap":[],
      ": establishment of roots and plant growth":[],
      ": germinate":[],
      ": inflict":[
        "strike a blow"
      ],
      ": pierce , penetrate":[
        "the wind seemed to strike through our clothes"
      ],
      ": take on , assume":[
        "strike a pose"
      ],
      ": the direction of the line of intersection of a horizontal plane with an uptilted geologic stratum":[],
      ": to affect a person with (a strong emotion)":[
        "words that struck fear in the listeners"
      ],
      ": to affect with a mental or emotional state or a strong emotion":[
        "struck with horror at the sight"
      ],
      ": to afflict suddenly":[
        "stricken by a heart attack"
      ],
      ": to aim and usually deliver a blow, stroke, or thrust (as with the hand, a weapon, or a tool)":[],
      ": to appear to especially as a revelation or as remarkable : impress":[
        "it struck the crowd as insensitive"
      ],
      ": to arrive at by or as if by computation":[
        "strike a balance"
      ],
      ": to arrive with detrimental effect":[
        "disaster struck"
      ],
      ": to attack or seize with a sharp blow (as of fangs or claws)":[
        "struck by a snake"
      ],
      ": to attempt to undermine or harm something as if by a blow":[
        "struck at \u2026 cherished notions",
        "\u2014 R. P. Warren"
      ],
      ": to become audible to":[],
      ": to become ignited":[
        "the match struck"
      ],
      ": to become indicated by a clock, bell, or chime":[
        "the hour had just struck"
      ],
      ": to become rich usually suddenly":[],
      ": to bring into forceful contact":[
        "struck his head on the doorjamb"
      ],
      ": to cause (an arc) to form (as between electrodes of an arc lamp)":[],
      ": to cause to become by or as if by a sudden blow":[
        "struck him dead"
      ],
      ": to cause to ignite by friction":[
        "strike a match"
      ],
      ": to cause to penetrate":[
        "strike the needle"
      ],
      ": to come into contact forcefully":[
        "two ships struck in mid channel"
      ],
      ": to come into contact or collision with":[
        "the car struck the tree"
      ],
      ": to come to : attain":[],
      ": to come upon : discover":[
        "strike gold"
      ],
      ": to delete something":[],
      ": to discover something":[
        "struck on a new plan of attack"
      ],
      ": to dismantle and take away":[
        "strike the set"
      ],
      ": to drive or remove by or as if by a blow":[],
      ": to engage in (a battle) : fight":[],
      ": to engage in a strike against (an employer)":[],
      ": to engage in battle":[],
      ": to fall on":[],
      ": to haul down : lower":[
        "strike the sails"
      ],
      ": to hook (a fish) by a sharp pull on the line":[],
      ": to indicate by sounding":[
        "the clock struck one"
      ],
      ": to level (something, such as a measure of grain) by scraping off what is above the rim":[],
      ": to lower a flag usually in surrender":[],
      ": to make a beginning":[
        "the need to strike vigorously for success"
      ],
      ": to make a military attack":[],
      ": to make a military attack on":[],
      ": to make an impression":[],
      ": to make and ratify the terms of":[
        "strike a bargain"
      ],
      ": to make known the time by sounding":[
        "the clock struck as they entered"
      ],
      ": to make one's way along":[
        "will strike the southern coast"
      ],
      ": to occur to":[
        "the answer struck me suddenly"
      ],
      ": to oviposit on or in":[],
      ": to penetrate painfully : pierce":[],
      ": to place (a plant cutting) in a medium for growth and rooting":[],
      ": to play or produce by hitting or plucking keys or strings":[
        "struck a series of chords on the piano"
      ],
      ": to produce (something, such as fire) by or as if by striking":[],
      ": to produce as if by playing an instrument":[
        "his voice struck a note of concern"
      ],
      ": to produce by or as if by a blow or stroke":[
        "Moses struck water from the rock"
      ],
      ": to produce by stamping":[
        "strike a coin"
      ],
      ": to pull on a fishing rod in order to set the hook":[],
      ": to seize the bait":[],
      ": to send down or out":[
        "trees struck roots deep into the soil"
      ],
      ": to separate by a sharp blow":[
        "strike off flints"
      ],
      ": to shake (hands) in confirming an agreement":[],
      ": to smooth or form (something, such as a mold) with a tool":[],
      ": to snatch at (a bait)":[],
      ": to so propagate (a plant)":[],
      ": to stop work in order to force an employer to comply with demands":[],
      ": to strike at : hit":[],
      ": to strike the tents of (a camp)":[],
      ": to take a course : go":[
        "struck off through the brush"
      ],
      ": to take root":[],
      ": to thrust oneself forward":[
        "he struck into the midst of the argument"
      ],
      ": to thrust suddenly":[],
      ": to work diligently : strive":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The ship struck an iceberg.",
      "The car struck the tree.",
      "The bullet struck him in the leg.",
      "The cyclist was struck by a car.",
      "The tree was struck by lightning.",
      "He fell and his head struck the pavement.",
      "I could hear the rain striking the rooftop.",
      "She struck the cymbals together.",
      "The killer struck him with a blunt object.",
      "She accidentally struck another player in the face.",
      "Noun",
      "a strike by airline pilots",
      "The workers are on strike .",
      "Workers threatened to take strike action .",
      "The allies have launched several strikes .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Defense attorney Jason Thompson argued for a 25-year sentence, noting Hays has no prior convictions and that prosecutors had proffered much shorter punishments while trying to strike a plea deal. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 June 2022",
      "The tone and tenor of this year\u2019s event swiftly shifted gears, says TIFF founder Tudor Giurgiu, as festival leadership looked to strike a precarious balance. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "The question that remains, though, is how to strike that balance. \u2014 Norbert Michel, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Health officials and experts have sought to strike a balance in their warnings, noting that people generally recover from the disease while also underscoring the urgency to contain the outbreak and identify cases. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Those regulations will need to strike a balance in order to allow potentially important technologies to help people, while still taking privacy rights of individuals into consideration, Mr. Solander says. \u2014 Eric Niiler, WSJ , 4 June 2022",
      "Economists disagree about the best way to strike that balance. \u2014 Ben Casselman, New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "The draft shows the Bowser administration attempting to strike a balance between punishment and rehabilitation. \u2014 Emily Davies, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
      "The United States is trying to strike a balance by helping Ukraine battle ferocious Russian artillery barrages while not providing weapons that could allow Ukraine to hit targets deep inside Russia and trigger an escalation of the war. \u2014 John Leicester And Frank Jordans, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The United Auto Workers Local 2110 said that 99 percent of the workers, mostly women, voted to authorize a strike in a bid to secure better pay and benefits, additional diversity, and stronger union protection. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 July 2022",
      "Luis Cessa allowed three runs in the eighth inning, throwing only one strike in his first 11 pitches. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 2 July 2022",
      "It was taken in August 2021 and shows the aftermath of a lightning strike in the country of Georgia, according to news reports about the incident and the outlet that originally posted the footage. \u2014 Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
      "The strike in the city of Kremenchuk came amid a broader escalation in Russian attacks in recent days and as Group of Seven leaders met at a summit in the Bavarian Alps. \u2014 Andrew Jeong, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
      "Monday's strike in the city of Kremenchuk was far away from the frontline. \u2014 WSJ , 28 June 2022",
      "On Monday, a strike in the northeastern city of Kharkiv killed five people and wounded 22, according to the local authorities. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
      "Hours after the announcement, initial counts are that 10 died and more than 40 were wounded following a Monday missile strike in Kremenchuk in Ukraine's Poltava region. \u2014 Sarah Kolinovsky, ABC News , 27 June 2022",
      "The last time someone was killed by a lightning strike in Southern California was in 2014, according to Fox 11. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English str\u012bcan to stroke, go; akin to Old High German str\u012bhhan to stroke, Latin stringere to touch lightly, striga, stria furrow":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u012bk"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strike Verb affect , influence , touch , impress , strike , sway mean to produce or have an effect upon. affect implies the action of a stimulus that can produce a response or reaction. the sight affected her to tears influence implies a force that brings about a change (as in nature or behavior). our beliefs are influenced by our upbringing touch may carry a vivid suggestion of close contact and may connote stirring, arousing, or harming. plants touched by frost his emotions were touched by her distress impress stresses the depth and persistence of the effect. only one of the plans impressed him strike , similar to but weaker than impress , may convey the notion of sudden sharp perception or appreciation. struck by the solemnity of the occasion sway implies the acting of influences that are not resisted or are irresistible, with resulting change in character or course of action. politicians who are swayed by popular opinion",
    "synonyms":[
      "walk",
      "walk out"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203741",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "striking":{
    "antonyms":[
      "inconspicuous",
      "unemphatic",
      "unflamboyant",
      "unnoticeable",
      "unobtrusive",
      "unremarkable",
      "unshowy"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": attracting attention or notice through unusual or conspicuous qualities":[
        "a place of striking beauty"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The poverty of the city is striking .",
      "There is a striking resemblance between the girls.",
      "an actress known for her striking good looks",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Instagram photos show the sisters share a striking resemblance and appear to have been close. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 17 June 2022",
      "The 52-year-old rapper and producer sat courtside with his eldest daughter, who bore a striking resemblance to mom Beyonc\u00e9. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Halsey and Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown bear a striking resemblance to each other. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
      "The details of Tuesday's incident bear a striking resemblance to another incident reported Saturday afternoon at the intersection of North 20th and West Burleigh streets, in which Gerald Newton, 72, of Milwaukee was killed. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 May 2022",
      "The world\u2019s largest crypto exchange, Binance, came under fire from Twitter users after tweeting out a new emoji that bore a striking resemblance to a swastika. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Images and a short video appeared to show thick black smoke billowing from a warship bearing a striking resemblance to the Moskva. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The suspect's car drove directly into an unmarked Ford Explorer driven by Upole, striking front bumper to front bumper, court records state. \u2014 Julie E. Greene, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
      "Ecuador's statistics are particularly striking , with homicides climbing by 84.4% in the past year, according to the country's National Institute of Statistics and Census. \u2014 Daniela Mohor W. For Cnn, CNN , 4 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1725, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u012b-ki\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for striking noticeable , remarkable , prominent , outstanding , conspicuous , salient , striking mean attracting notice or attention. noticeable applies to something unlikely to escape observation. a piano recital with no noticeable errors remarkable applies to something so extraordinary or exceptional as to invite comment. a film of remarkable intelligence and wit prominent applies to something commanding notice by standing out from its surroundings or background. a doctor who occupies a prominent position in the town outstanding applies to something that rises above and excels others of the same kind. honored for her outstanding contributions to science conspicuous applies to something that is obvious and unavoidable to the sight or mind. conspicuous bureaucratic waste salient applies to something of significance that merits the attention given it. the salient points of the speech striking applies to something that impresses itself powerfully and deeply upon the observer's mind or vision. the region's striking poverty",
    "synonyms":[
      "arresting",
      "bodacious",
      "bold",
      "brilliant",
      "catchy",
      "commanding",
      "conspicuous",
      "dramatic",
      "emphatic",
      "eye-catching",
      "flamboyant",
      "grabby",
      "kenspeckle",
      "marked",
      "noisy",
      "noticeable",
      "prominent",
      "pronounced",
      "remarkable",
      "showy",
      "splashy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115210",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "striking distance":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a distance from which something can be easily reached or attained":[
        "almost within striking distance of their goal"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The snake was within striking distance .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Angels, Mariners, Rangers, and White Sox are all within striking distance despite losing records. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
      "Scheffler wound up at 2-under while Rory McIlroy grinded through a difficult round to remain within striking distance at three off the lead. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
      "That put him at even par after two rounds and in a familiar position \u2014 within striking distance of the lead heading into the weekend at the Country Club. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
      "At 13-under 200, Lee was within striking distance of the US Women\u2019s Open scoring record in relation to par held by Juli Inkster, who finished at 16-under 272 in 1999 at Old Waverly. \u2014 Steve Reed, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
      "If past is precedent, investors should continue to steer clear of Honeywell stock, as the security has just recently come within striking distance of a historically bearish trendline that has preceded sharp pullbacks. \u2014 Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Hodgkinson, who will join the Oregon State golf team next year, made a hole-in-one on the 13th hole, then eagled the par-5 16th to pull within striking distance of the title. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
      "Each time Dallas got within striking distance , Connecticut had a response. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 26 May 2022",
      "Although Miami remains within striking distance , the talent gap has appeared to be significant. \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1751, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130522",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "string":{
    "antonyms":[
      "concatenate",
      "thread"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cord (such as a tendon or ligament) of an animal body":[],
      ": a cord usually used to bind, fasten, or tie":[
        "\u2014 often used attributively a string bag"
      ],
      ": a group of business properties scattered geographically":[
        "a string of newspapers"
      ],
      ": a group of objects threaded on a string":[
        "a string of fish",
        "a string of pearls"
      ],
      ": a group of players ranked according to skill or proficiency":[],
      ": a hypothetical one-dimensional object that is infinitely thin but has a length of 10 \u221233 centimeters, that vibrates as it moves through space, and whose mode of vibration manifests itself as a subatomic particle":[],
      ": a means of recourse : expedient":[],
      ": a plant fiber (such as a leaf vein)":[],
      ": a sequence of like items (such as bits, characters, or words)":[],
      ": a series of things arranged in or as if in a line":[
        "a string of cars",
        "a string of names"
      ],
      ": balkline sense 1":[],
      ": contingent conditions or obligations":[],
      ": control , domination":[],
      ": lag sense 3":[],
      ": line sense 13":[],
      ": of or relating to stringed musical instruments":[
        "the string section"
      ],
      ": one of the inclined sides of a stair supporting the treads and risers":[],
      ": something that resembles a string":[
        "garnished with potato strings"
      ],
      ": subject to one's influences":[],
      ": succession sense 3a":[
        "a string of successes"
      ],
      ": the action of lagging for break in billiards":[],
      ": the animals and especially horses belonging to or used by one individual":[],
      ": the gut, wire, or cord of a racket or shooting bow":[],
      ": the gut, wire, or nylon cord of a musical instrument":[],
      ": the players of such instruments":[],
      ": the stringed instruments of an orchestra":[],
      ": to equip with strings":[],
      ": to extend or stretch like a string":[
        "string wires from tree to tree"
      ],
      ": to form into strings":[],
      ": to hang by the neck":[
        "\u2014 used with up"
      ],
      ": to make tense : key up":[],
      ": to move, progress, or lie in a string":[],
      ": to put together (words, ideas, etc.) like objects threaded on a string":[
        "strung her thoughts together"
      ],
      ": to remove the strings of":[
        "string beans"
      ],
      ": to set out in a line or series":[
        "\u2014 often used with out"
      ],
      ": to thread on or as if on a string":[],
      ": to thread with objects":[],
      ": to tie, hang, or fasten with string":[],
      ": to tune the strings of":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She tied a string around the boxes.",
      "He tied the packages together with string .",
      "Verb",
      "We strung popcorn garlands for the Christmas tree.",
      "They strung wires from tree to tree.",
      "Scouts strung lanterns along the trail.",
      "She strung the key around her neck.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Two years later, however, following the new string of headlines about Miller, the actor is once again a topic of conversation in Reykjav\u00edk. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 1 July 2022",
      "Cruise\u2019s talent and clout were responsible for an unparalleled string of critical and commercial hits. \u2014 Chloe Walker, Longreads , 1 July 2022",
      "The current government collapsed just over a year after it was formed due to infighting and a string of defections. \u2014 Josef Federman, ajc , 30 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile, a string of animals have died from COVID-19 complications in zoos since the outbreak of the pandemic. \u2014 Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
      "This time, the crew must work together when a string of undersea volcanoes start to erupt. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 30 June 2022",
      "One week later, the company started releasing a string of negative announcements. \u2014 Tom Mcginty And Mark Maremont, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
      "Monday\u2019s raid was the result of an investigation by detectives from the sheriff\u2019s Lakeside substation into a string of recent burglaries at Ace Self Storage on Winter Gardens Boulevard south of Woodside Avenue, according to Lt. Shawn Wray. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 June 2022",
      "At the height of the local outbreak, Shanghai set a string of national records for daily infection rates, with new cases repeatedly topping 15,000. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Jae'Sean Tate said being able to string together some wins is a huge confidence boost to this young team. \u2014 Kristie Rieken, Chron , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "With both of their starting centerbacks unavailable, the Red Bulls showed notable gaps on the counter, but the Lions were unable to string together precise drives to capitalize on those opportunities. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 29 May 2021",
      "Getting its start in the early 1920s, string bands in Appalachia and other mountain cities began to record and were marketed to specific types of people. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "Residents and their advocates repeatedly applied for permits to build houses and string power lines. \u2014 Shira Rubin, Washington Post , 22 May 2022",
      "Frisell\u2019s music of the past three decades draws on those early steel- string years to a striking degree. \u2014 Paul Elie, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "The first floor includes a large communal study space and opens into a courtyard with an outdoor barbecue, string lights and palm planters. \u2014 Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Punch a hole in the top of each star and then thread string through the holes. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 6 June 2022",
      "Probation was interrupted when the pandemic shut down performances in March 2020, and again when concerts resumed with almost exclusively string repertory, since those players could remain masked, while brasses and winds could not. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "In their attempt to mimic the Beatles, the band employed new instrumentation and sounds, including the Mellotron, theremin, African rhythms, guitar loops, radio static and string arrangements from future Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones. \u2014 William Goodman, Billboard , 8 Dec. 2017"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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      "Middle English, from Old English streng ; akin to Old High German strang rope, Latin stringere to bind tight \u2014 more at strain":"Noun"
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      "\u02c8stri\u014b"
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      "cord",
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      "line",
      "rope",
      "wire"
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      "verb"
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      ": deceive , fool":[
        "stringing us along with ruses and red herrings",
        "\u2014 John Powers"
      ],
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      ": to keep waiting":[
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      "the student succeeded in stringing even his teachers along with his tales of family hardships",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Paxton has maintained his innocence and legal watchdogs remain baffled as to his ability to string along the legal process. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 6 June 2022",
      "Here\u2019s my argument: When times were fat\u2014like, six months ago\u2014auto makers could afford to pad the bill and string along consumers with new features. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 29 May 2020",
      "Small white lights strung along the ceiling evoke a starry sky. \u2014 Eric Velasco, al , 4 May 2020",
      "The ski area resembles a vast white curtain strung along six high peaks, trails plummeting for 3,000 vertical feet among the folds and ripples. \u2014 Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times , 18 Feb. 2020",
      "Fairy lights were strung along the outside the church, and small plastic tealights were handed out at the door. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2020",
      "The three dams operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are a critical part of a complex hydroelectric network strung along the Columbia and Snake rivers in Oregon, Washington and Idaho that powers the entire region. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Oct. 2019",
      "By no means is this a team-friendly approach, but Prescott probably has received the advice to exhibit patience in a cap-growing world and appreciate the high reward, low risk in stringing along the Cowboys. \u2014 Calvin Watkins, Dallas News , 3 Mar. 2020",
      "My favorite place on Earth is up a rutted dirt road that strings along a creek in southwest Colorado. \u2014 Peter Heller, Outdoor Life , 17 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1914, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
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      "burn",
      "catch",
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      "delude",
      "dupe",
      "fake out",
      "fool",
      "gaff",
      "gammon",
      "gull",
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      "have on",
      "hoax",
      "hoodwink",
      "hornswoggle",
      "humbug",
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      "misguide",
      "misinform",
      "mislead",
      "snooker",
      "snow",
      "spoof",
      "suck in",
      "sucker",
      "take in",
      "trick"
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      "verb"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192003",
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      "idiom"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a figure representing any of various objects that is made by passing a string around the fingers of both hands sometimes with the help of a second person":[
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      ],
      ": a game of making string figures":[],
      "\u2014 compare cat's cradle":[
        "anthropologists find the making of string figures common in many simple cultures"
      ]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132208",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a musical instrument (such as a guitar, violin, or piano) that has strings and that produces sound when the strings are touched or struck":[]
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    "examples":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8stri\u014bd-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132426",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "stringency":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being stringent":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8strin-j\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
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      "harshness",
      "inflexibility",
      "rigidity",
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      "severity",
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      "laxness",
      "mildness"
    ],
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      "some people objected to the stringency of the new regulations regarding the alteration of building exteriors in the historic district",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But while more and more cities are imposing lockdowns \u2014 Taiyuan, the hub of China\u2019s coal industry, joined the list on Thursday \u2014 the stringency of municipal lockdowns has weakened a little lately. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Others such as Clarence Thomas and Amy Coney Barrett have carried the flame of its arguments forward on the Supreme Court since Scalia\u2019s death, sometimes (in the case of Thomas) with more stringency than Scalia himself. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "More specifically, stringency index studies find that lockdowns in Europe and the United States only reduced COVID-19 mortality by 0.2% on average. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "The additional stringency associated with this highest tier of approval can easily add several years and tens of millions of dollars to a project\u2019s schedule and budget. \u2014 David W. Brown, Scientific American , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "An analysis that includes data through early June 2021 finds that lockdown stringency is strongly associated with fewer deaths after controlling for a few other factors. \u2014 WSJ , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "This stringency , which the narrator shares with her creator, is also one of Davis\u2019s defining features as a translator. \u2014 Elaine Blair, The New York Review of Books , 29 Apr. 2021",
      "Her sense of belief was eclectic, encompassing Calvinist stringency and Unitarian sunshine. \u2014 James Marcus, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "For the same large states mentioned above, there is no significant correlation between changes in retail sales and the stringency of COVID interventions. \u2014 Jerry Nickelsburg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1844, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171747"
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": with quickening of tempo (as to a climax)":[
        "\u2014 used as a direction in music"
      ]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1853, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian, verbal of stringere to press, from Latin, to bind tight \u2014 more at strain":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "strin-\u02c8jen-(\u02cc)d\u014d"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180050",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "flexible",
      "lax",
      "loose",
      "relaxed",
      "slack"
    ],
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      ": marked by money scarcity and credit strictness":[
        "a stringent budget"
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      ": marked by rigor, strictness , or severity especially with regard to rule or standard":[
        "stringent decontamination procedures"
      ],
      ": tight , constricted":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "stringent rules against unauthorized persons being in the building",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Last weekend, censors quashed debate on social media over whether stringent measures like the months-long lockdown in Shanghai were justified. \u2014 Selina Wang, CNN , 24 June 2022",
      "Hundreds of guests at a casino in Macau were put under lockdown as China\u2019s stringent Covid-19 control measures spread to the southern Chinese gambling city. \u2014 Dan Strumpf, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
      "Technology provides solutions to all these issues, as they can be prevented by stringent security measures and appropriate platforms that can protect them. \u2014 Hussein Cholkamy, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "In her view, the U.S. can\u2019t afford to close schools, restrict travel, or shutter businesses for long periods, and those stringent measures might not work anyway. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Employees living at their place of work in Shanghai isn\u2019t a phenomenon unique to Tesla \u2014 as the city\u2019s stringent lockdown measures rage on, authorities have been encouraging companies to adopt the closed-loop system to keep the economy going. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
      "Some countries, especially those with stringent rules about movie content, typically ask studios to edit out material seen as controversial and offensive. \u2014 Robbie Whelan, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "The episode comes as a number of US brands are pulling out from the China market amid the country\u2019s stringent data protection rules and increasingly strained relations between China and the western world. \u2014 Jane Li, Quartz , 8 June 2022",
      "And even more still will have sparkling something or other and call it Champagne, against some pretty stringent rules. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1736, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin stringent-, stringens , present participle of stringere":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8strin-j\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for stringent rigid , rigorous , strict , stringent mean extremely severe or stern. rigid implies uncompromising inflexibility. rigid rules of conduct rigorous implies the imposition of hardship and difficulty. the rigorous training of recruits strict emphasizes undeviating conformity to rules, standards, or requirements. strict enforcement of the law stringent suggests severe, tight restriction or limitation. stringent standards of admission",
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      "strict",
      "uncompromising"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173013",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
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      ": a long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a frame or to support a floor":[],
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      ": a longitudinal member extending from bent to bent of a railroad bridge and carrying the track":[],
      ": a narrow vein or irregular filament of mineral traversing a rock mass of different material":[],
      ": a news correspondent who is paid space rates":[],
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      ": one estimated to be of specified excellence or efficiency":[
        "\u2014 used in combination first- stringer second- stringer"
      ],
      ": one that strings":[],
      ": string sense 8":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ryan Strome greeted third- stringer Pyotr Kochetkov with a goal to make it 3-0 with 3:41 remaining in the period, then the Rangers pulled away with three more in the third. \u2014 Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
      "Armstead has made 93 NFL starts since becoming a first- stringer for the Saints late in 2013, but also has been sidelined for 38 games since then. \u2014 Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
      "Already without their starting center, the Mocs lost their second- stringer midway through a late-season game against The Citadel. \u2014 Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
      "Boehlert worked for the New Haven Register as a stringer , and wrote for audio magazine High Fidelity before then-Billboard editor-in-chief Timothy White hired him as a senior writer in 1992. \u2014 Steve Knopper, Billboard , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Dispatched to Belgrade in the 1950s alongside her husband, Edward Clark, who wrote for Time magazine in those years, Katharine held a lowly position as a stringer for the Chicago Tribune. \u2014 Joshua Rubenstein, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Grad started with The Times in 1993 as a community stringer . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Without Mayfield and Keenum, third- stringer Nick Mullens is slated to started at quarterback. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "No, the tour is not what longtime fans have been truly praying for, that original singer Gabriel and its poetic early six- stringer Steve Hackett would return to the fold for a final go-round. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 3 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8stri\u014b-\u0259r"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044519",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a lode that consists of many small irregular reticulated stringers with the intervening country rock":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161613",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": one of the plates forming the outer strake of a ship's deck and being usually heavier than those used for the rest of the deck":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084935",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
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      ": comic strip":[],
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      ": to divest of honors, privileges, or functions":[],
      ": to finish a milking of by pressing the last available milk from the teats":[
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      ": to press eggs or milt out of (a fish)":[],
      ": to remove (a subcutaneous vein) by means of a surgical instrument":[],
      ": to remove clothing, covering, or surface matter from":[],
      ": to remove cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco)":[],
      ": to remove extraneous or superficial matter from":[
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      ": to remove furniture, equipment, or accessories from":[
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      ": to remove one's clothes gradually piece by piece in a seductive or provocative manner especially to the accompaniment of music : to perform a striptease":[],
      ": to remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves)":[],
      ": to separate (components) from a mixture or solution":[],
      ": to take off clothes":[
        "\u2026 anxious to find the young man who stripped down to his boxer shorts and jumped in the river to save her dog.",
        "\u2014 Mike Byrne"
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      ": to tear or damage the thread of (a separable part or fitting)":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He stripped himself down to his underwear.",
      "The prisoners were stripped naked .",
      "She gets paid to dance and strip at the club.",
      "They stripped the table and refinished it.",
      "They stripped the room when they left.",
      "The building had been completely stripped of its original woodwork.",
      "Noun",
      "a small strip of cloth",
      "the half-mile strip of road",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Applegate also helped Fonseca track down more than 100 specific trucks or cars to steal, strip or both. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
      "Organic sales, which strip out the effects of divestitures, rose 9%. \u2014 Will Feuer, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "Instagram is also the place where celebrities, entertainers, and influencers strip down and get comfortable. \u2014 Seventeen Editors, Seventeen , 7 June 2022",
      "Regular body washes can dry out and even strip the skin of natural oils. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "In his letter Thursday, Abdullah rejected Hamzah\u2019s action, saying only the king had the authority to grant and strip titles, according to the Jordanian constitution. \u2014 Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "Wells said their resolution could help offset pushback from homeless advocates, who argue the proposal could strip people of civil liberties. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
      "The sounding rocket campaign\u2019s aim is to determine whether the high-radiation environment around nearby sunlike stars would strip any potentially earthlike planets of their atmospheres on timescales of only a few million years. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
      "This is because sulfates can strip your hair of its natural oils while parabens might irritate your scalp and cause further dryness and breakage. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 9 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Arkansas Senate Ethics Committee on Monday recommended the full Senate strip Sens. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 27 June 2022",
      "The rear end has a darker light strip between its LED taillights as well. \u2014 Michael Taylor, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "Chin, a 27-year-old Chinese immigrant, was at the Fancy Pants Tavern strip club in the Detroit enclave of Highland Park for his bachelor party on June 19, 1982, when a fight erupted. \u2014 Fox News , 16 June 2022",
      "Chin, a 27-year-old Chinese immigrant, was at the Fancy Pants Tavern strip club in the Detroit enclave of Highland Park for his bachelor party on June 19, 1982, when a fight erupted. \u2014 Corey Williams, ajc , 16 June 2022",
      "In 1985, cartoonist Alison Bechdel drew a sequence in her strip Dykes to Watch Out For that depicted a pair of women walking by a movie theater. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
      "Armed with nothing but a Chanel Purse, a pair of Louboituns, her good looks and keen financial knowledge, a transient choosing to be known as Autumn Night works her way to center stage at The Pynk, a local strip joint. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 2 June 2022",
      "Under a plan to revitalize the Riegart Square strip center in downtown Fairfield, curb cuts would be reduced from 14 to four on the east side of Pleasant Avenue. \u2014 Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer , 29 May 2022",
      "The first is peeling a strip from its waxed paper sheet. \u2014 CNN , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English strepen, strippen , from Old English -str\u012bepan ; akin to Old High German stroufen to strip":"Verb",
      "probably alteration of stripe entry 3":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8strip"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "unclothe",
      "undress"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112412",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a series of cartoon drawings that tell a story or part of a story":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115902",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a place where people go to watch performers take their clothes off in a sexually exciting way : a nightclub with performances by strippers":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114400",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strip cropping":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the growing of a cultivated crop (such as corn) in strips alternating with strips of a sod-forming crop (such as hay) arranged to follow an approximate contour of the land and minimize erosion":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Once, a tornado destroyed part of their barn; on more than one occasion, large hail stripped crops bare, while the harsh winters could whip drifts of snow several feet tall. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 1 Nov. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1936, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112055",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": the distribution of farmlands into long strips for allotment to individual farmers formerly practiced in Europe to prevent unfairness caused by differing soils":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "strip entry 3":""
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141219",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "strip joint":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a place where people go to watch performers take their clothes off in a sexually exciting way : a nightclub with performances by strippers":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190711",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a type of lighting that uses long white tubes":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064532",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strip mall":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a long usually one-story building or group of buildings housing several adjacent retail stores or service establishments":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lange cites the case of Plaza Fiesta in suburban Atlanta, which began life in the 1960s as a strip mall , grew into an outlet mall and is now geared toward Latino immigrants. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Today, as its golf courses turn to rubble and the tennis courts grow hairy with weeds, the new draw in town is a clinic tucked away in a drab strip mall near the Rio Grande, where girls and women can end their pregnancies legally. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "The grocery store, at 240 New Byhalia Road, sits in a strip mall near a Wendy's and a Walgreens, across Byhalia from Corky's Ribs and BBQ. \u2014 Katherine Burgess, USA TODAY , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Outline toured the South in Antonoff\u2019s parents\u2019 minivan, playing a strip mall in Virginia and an anarchist bookstore in Florida. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "Sitting behind the counter of her mother\u2019s flower shop in a Van Nuys strip mall , Diane Koch, 31, saw the situation as far more dire. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "But in that same year, the McHenry County Conservation District and the state of Illinois approved swapping 2 acres at Exner Marsh in Lake in the Hills with a development company building a strip mall nearby. \u2014 Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "Because the stores are located toward the back of a large strip mall (Jacaranda Plaza), larger signage was appropriate, the council reasons. \u2014 Nick Sortal, sun-sentinel.com , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Elsewhere along the strip mall , which has inexpensive takeout restaurants, a grocer and a liquor store, shop windows are lined with police reward posters, some for killings that happened years ago and far away. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 July 2021"
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      "noun"
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      "noun"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The 80-year-old security guard gunned down at work at a western Jefferson County strip mine is being remembered as a man a faith, wisdom and a great love for his large family. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "Both worked at the same active strip mine in western Jefferson County. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "Money said both victims worked at the Blue Creek Road location as security guards at an active strip mine . \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Flight 93 went down on the barren site of an old strip mine , where generations of laborers had extracted bituminous coal. \u2014 Paige Williams, The New Yorker , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "While upholding parts of the BLM\u2019s analysis, Barlow faulted the agency for touting the strip mine \u2019s economic impact without also examining what carbon pollution is doing to global climate systems. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Mar. 2021",
      "On first blush, crafting almost commands the player to see the island as a mere strip mine \u2014not to mention neighboring islands visited only for resource extraction and then forgotten forever. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 15 Apr. 2020",
      "The Navajo company bought the 275-worker Spring Creek strip mine along the Wyoming border and two mines in Wyoming last year from bankrupt Cloud Peak Energy. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "Kentucky Humane Society President Lori Redmon said there are three additional surviving horses near the strip mine . \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2020"
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      "1926, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115620",
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      ": a poker game in which players pay their losses by removing articles of clothing":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Talking with her was like playing strip poker with someone in a down parka. \u2014 Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "In February, Boylan charged Cuomo with offering her an invitation to play strip poker on a government airplane, and an unsolicited kiss in his Manhattan office. \u2014 Fox News , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "The strip poker gambit was one more harassment Boylan, who served in a high-ranking position in Cuomo\u2019s administration, suffered from the governor. \u2014 Alexa Philippou, courant.com , 8 Aug. 2021",
      "People who live in glass houses ... shouldn\u2019t play strip poker . \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Oct. 2021",
      "Boylan, a former aide to the governor, claims Cuomo made inappropriate comments toward her, including one remark about playing strip poker during a flight on an official state aircraft. \u2014 Jon Campbell, USA TODAY , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "One of her complaints was that the creepy governor made a comment to her about wanting to play strip poker on a 2017 flight across New York. \u2014 Alexa Philippou, courant.com , 8 Aug. 2021",
      "Glavin said four witnesses denied the strip poker claim and accused Boylan of leveraging the allegations for her campaign for Manhattan borough president. \u2014 Graham Kates, CBS News , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "In a Medium piece, Boylan claimed Cuomo invited her to play strip poker on one occasion and kissed her without warning in 2018 in his New York office. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, ABC News , 19 Mar. 2021"
    ],
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      "1904, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114352",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181118",
    "type":[
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      ": a device used for the continuous graphic recording of time-dependent data":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1950, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191156",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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      ": a narrow strip of braid or embroidery usually in the shape of a bar, arc, or chevron that is worn (as on the sleeve of a military uniform) to indicate rank or length of service":[],
      ": a stroke or blow with a rod or lash":[],
      ": a textile design consisting of lines or bands against a plain background":[],
      ": to make stripes on or variegate with stripes":[]
    },
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      "Verb",
      "the children carefully striped the paper with red and blue paint"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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      "Middle English, band or stripe on a garment, in part from stripen , verb, in part from Middle Dutch stripe":"Noun",
      "Middle English, to place bands or edging on (a garment), from Middle Dutch stripan , from stripe, strepe stripe; akin to Middle High German str\u012bfe stripe":"Verb",
      "Middle English, welt, long scar, blow, probably from stripe band on a garment":"Noun"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      ": having stripes or streaks":[]
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      "the zebra is a black-and-white striped animal",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Janelle Monae\u2019s appearance at the 2019 games\u2014in a striped Thom Browne look including a button-up jacket, pleated skirt, and knee-high socks\u2014was a head-to-toe take on the aesthetic. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 22 June 2022",
      "This one comes in four popsicle-bright colors (plus black and a striped option) like the electric lavender seen here. \u2014 Ariel Scotti, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
      "In 2014, in the wake of Michael Brown\u2019s killing by police in Ferguson, Mo., Justice found an unidentified old photo of a boy in a striped prison uniform cruelly bound to a pole. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Azizi is the Louisville Zoo's striped superstar, a 6-year-old Hartmann's mountain zebra. \u2014 Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 8 June 2022",
      "Gwen wore a striped rainbow suit, an outfit Gwen carefully selected at a vintage shop especially for the occasion. \u2014 Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022",
      "The man in the striped jacket then punched the man on the left side of his face. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
      "Effect\u2019\u2014what separates Player 2 from the dozens of up-and-coming golf clothing labels pumping out striped , sweat wicking polos along with hoodies and graphic tees",
      "The billowing black robe, with blue striped velvet sleeves and wide, stiff shoulders, didn\u2019t exactly match Old Dominion\u2019s more subdued all-black student garb. \u2014 Melissa Korn, WSJ , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1567, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u012b-p\u0259d",
      "\u02c8str\u012bpt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "barred",
      "streaked"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111629",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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      "\u02c8str\u012bp\u0113n\u0259\u0307s"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173536",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a design of stripes":[],
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      ": the stripes marked or painted on something":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It will be outfitted with additional striping , LED lighting, a programmable message board that can be tilted and specialized equipment including flares, cones, portable speed bumps, and barriers. \u2014 Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022",
      "That same group was also approved to do seal coating and striping for the village, for an amount not to exceed $35,000. \u2014 Jesse Wright, chicagotribune.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Paving and striping will take place between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. to minimize impact on motorists, said Jeff Miller, executive director of the West Virginia Parkways Authority. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
      "Sealing, striping , and painting will be coming soon. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "Sunday\u2019s river crossings in downtown Portland will be short one bridge option as the Morrison closes to all users for annual maintenance work, sign installation, new lane striping , and minor deck repairs. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "The site improvement project resulted in new pavement for the entry drive and parking lot, in addition to striping . \u2014 Alyssa Alfano, cleveland , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Telltale stair-stepping is visible in the perimeter of the front white panel, and the round base section shows horizontal lines from the print layers and vertical striping from the individual polygons that represent a circle in the CAD file. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "So early signs are deep green striping between the veins and blistering of leaf tissue. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 4 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001056",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a row of small floodlights mounted on a trough reflector and used for theater borderlights, footlights, and general stage illumination":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212328",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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      ": youth sense 2a":[]
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      "the young boxer looked like a mere stripling next to his larger, more seasoned opponent",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In Dunst\u2019s hands, Antoinette is naturally happy, an excitable stripling full of life \u2014 the sort of protagonist you\u2019d root for simply because the performer inhabiting her is so agreeable. \u2014 Matthew Jacobs, Vulture , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Best-selling author Margaret George has just published a novel repackaging the Roman emperor Nero, whose name has evoked mayhem and recreational pyromania for the past 2,000 years, as a misunderstood stripling . \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 5 May 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8stri-pli\u014b"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "laddie",
      "nipper",
      "shaveling",
      "shaver",
      "sonny",
      "tad",
      "youth"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162457",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strippage":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": material stripped from something (such as branches from trees)":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "strip entry 1 + -age":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084201",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[
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      ": comic strip":[],
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      ": to deprive of possessions":[],
      ": to divest of honors, privileges, or functions":[],
      ": to finish a milking of by pressing the last available milk from the teats":[
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      ": to make bare or clear (as by cutting or grazing)":[],
      ": to press eggs or milt out of (a fish)":[],
      ": to remove (a subcutaneous vein) by means of a surgical instrument":[],
      ": to remove clothing, covering, or surface matter from":[],
      ": to remove cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco)":[],
      ": to remove extraneous or superficial matter from":[
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      ],
      ": to remove furniture, equipment, or accessories from":[
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      ": to remove one's clothes gradually piece by piece in a seductive or provocative manner especially to the accompaniment of music : to perform a striptease":[],
      ": to remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves)":[],
      ": to separate (components) from a mixture or solution":[],
      ": to take off clothes":[
        "\u2026 anxious to find the young man who stripped down to his boxer shorts and jumped in the river to save her dog.",
        "\u2014 Mike Byrne"
      ],
      ": to tear or damage the thread of (a separable part or fitting)":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He stripped himself down to his underwear.",
      "The prisoners were stripped naked .",
      "She gets paid to dance and strip at the club.",
      "They stripped the table and refinished it.",
      "They stripped the room when they left.",
      "The building had been completely stripped of its original woodwork.",
      "Noun",
      "a small strip of cloth",
      "the half-mile strip of road",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Applegate also helped Fonseca track down more than 100 specific trucks or cars to steal, strip or both. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
      "Organic sales, which strip out the effects of divestitures, rose 9%. \u2014 Will Feuer, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "Instagram is also the place where celebrities, entertainers, and influencers strip down and get comfortable. \u2014 Seventeen Editors, Seventeen , 7 June 2022",
      "Regular body washes can dry out and even strip the skin of natural oils. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "In his letter Thursday, Abdullah rejected Hamzah\u2019s action, saying only the king had the authority to grant and strip titles, according to the Jordanian constitution. \u2014 Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "Wells said their resolution could help offset pushback from homeless advocates, who argue the proposal could strip people of civil liberties. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
      "The sounding rocket campaign\u2019s aim is to determine whether the high-radiation environment around nearby sunlike stars would strip any potentially earthlike planets of their atmospheres on timescales of only a few million years. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
      "This is because sulfates can strip your hair of its natural oils while parabens might irritate your scalp and cause further dryness and breakage. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 9 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Arkansas Senate Ethics Committee on Monday recommended the full Senate strip Sens. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 27 June 2022",
      "The rear end has a darker light strip between its LED taillights as well. \u2014 Michael Taylor, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "Chin, a 27-year-old Chinese immigrant, was at the Fancy Pants Tavern strip club in the Detroit enclave of Highland Park for his bachelor party on June 19, 1982, when a fight erupted. \u2014 Fox News , 16 June 2022",
      "Chin, a 27-year-old Chinese immigrant, was at the Fancy Pants Tavern strip club in the Detroit enclave of Highland Park for his bachelor party on June 19, 1982, when a fight erupted. \u2014 Corey Williams, ajc , 16 June 2022",
      "In 1985, cartoonist Alison Bechdel drew a sequence in her strip Dykes to Watch Out For that depicted a pair of women walking by a movie theater. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
      "Armed with nothing but a Chanel Purse, a pair of Louboituns, her good looks and keen financial knowledge, a transient choosing to be known as Autumn Night works her way to center stage at The Pynk, a local strip joint. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 2 June 2022",
      "Under a plan to revitalize the Riegart Square strip center in downtown Fairfield, curb cuts would be reduced from 14 to four on the east side of Pleasant Avenue. \u2014 Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer , 29 May 2022",
      "The first is peeling a strip from its waxed paper sheet. \u2014 CNN , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English strepen, strippen , from Old English -str\u012bepan ; akin to Old High German stroufen to strip":"Verb",
      "probably alteration of stripe entry 3":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8strip"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "disrobe",
      "unclothe",
      "undress"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111729",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "stripped atoms":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": atoms from which outer electrons have been removed permitting closer packing of the atoms and great densities \u2014 compare atomic theory":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132501",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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      ": a person who acts or dances in a seductive provocative manner and gradually removes their clothing piece by piece especially to the accompaniment of music : stripteaser":[],
      ": an oil well that produces 10 barrels or less per day":[],
      ": someone or something that strips":[
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      ],
      ": such as":[
        "paint/varnish strippers"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She worked as a stripper for a few years.",
      "a can of paint stripper",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And, eventually, working as a stripper at the behest of her abusive husband. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 2 July 2022",
      "The bill included a stripper , a singing dog and a performance artist dressed as a sadistic nun. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
      "As career- stripper Mercedes and nonbinary femme club owner Uncle Clifford, each of the actors portrays members of society fraught with presumptions and stereotypes. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 3 June 2022",
      "Spray the torn area of the wallpaper with the water or paper stripper (or dampen it using a wet sponge), and let sit for a few minutes to work on the glue. \u2014 Country Living Staff, Country Living , 6 May 2022",
      "The first Magic Mike premiered in 2012, loosely based on Tatum's own experience as an 18-year-old stripper in Tampa, Florida. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Chyna, 33, is a former stripper who got her initial break when the rapper Drake saw her working in a Miami club and named her in a song. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Her dazzling turn in Hustlers\u2014as the Lucite-cool veteran stripper queen Ramona\u2014once again reminded moviegoers how much Lopez has to offer as a dramatic actor, even if the Academy didn\u2019t deign to notice. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "An herb stripper takes all the work out of preparing herbs to use in dishes or as a garnish. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 26 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8stri-p\u0259r",
      "\u02c8strip-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112453",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "striptease":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an act or dance in which a person gradually removes their clothing piece by piece in a seductive or provocative manner especially to the accompaniment of music":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When Leigh is apprehended and searched, the comedy of her half- striptease shows Sternberg\u2019s legendary interest in sensuality as a key to human spiritual communication. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 8 June 2022",
      "Returning songwriters Tom Mizer and Curtis Moore were tasked with creating a pastiche of sounds, including calypso, period-appropriate pop, a Broadway tune and several striptease numbers. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 23 May 2022",
      "The man who saw me attempt a striptease while wearing a turtleneck at karaoke. \u2014 Jason Adam Katzenstein, The New Yorker , 18 May 2022",
      "ChiChi Buxom, a striptease performer, says it\u2019s empowering to get up on stage. \u2014 Michelle Pemberton, The Indianapolis Star , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The performance was punctuated by faux karate chops (Elvis had a black belt) and a partial striptease . \u2014 Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Socialite Patty Hearst performed a striptease , and the show ended with confetti and a performance by soul singer James Brown. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "The series will detail the darkly comedic and crime-ridden story behind the male striptease revue. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Montero fit right in with the expectant audience, repeatedly soliciting their agreement, performing a mini striptease , presenting Yai with a bouquet of roses and clashing with Ashley. \u2014 Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times , 17 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1931, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8strip-\u02cct\u0113z"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111730",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "strive":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to devote serious effort or energy : endeavor":[
        "strive to finish a project"
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      ": to struggle in opposition : contend":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "We must all strive to do better.",
      "She always strives for perfection.",
      "They continue to strive toward their goals.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Throughout these stories, fathers change or disappear, while mothers strive for something better \u2014 leaving only anger and a sense of doom. \u2014 Clea Simon, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Finding joy in your everyday routine and feeling an overall sense of happiness towards your life are two goals many strive for (and often attain). \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 22 June 2022",
      "Holmes believed that the country would be OK if the court lacked the power to invalidate a federal law; Brandeis viewed the states as laboratories of democracy and warned that the court should strive to avoid constitutional questions. \u2014 Brad Snyder, CNN , 21 June 2022",
      "But that doesn\u2019t mean authenticity shouldn\u2019t be an something to strive for. \u2014 Matthew Baldwin, The Conversation , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "One of the great lessons from this war is that the United States should strive to become energy independent, says Nick Akins, chair of American Electric Power, at the news event. \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Over the years, Belmont Park has served as backdrop to some of the sport's greatest moments as horses strive for a Triple Crown and potential spot in equine immorality. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 11 June 2022",
      "Student spellers strive to be letter perfect in the finals of the annual competition hosted by LeVar Burton. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 29 May 2022",
      "Similarly, good fortune is allowing the Yankees to enjoy success as Judge and Giancarlo Stanton strive to become only the second pair of teammates to hit at least 50 home runs in the same season. \u2014 Wayne G. Mcdonnell, Jr., Forbes , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, to quarrel, contend, fight, endeavor, from Anglo-French estriver to quarrel, from estri, estrif strife \u2014 more at strife":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u012bv"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strive attempt , try , endeavor , essay , strive mean to make an effort to accomplish an end. attempt stresses the initiation or beginning of an effort. will attempt to photograph the rare bird try is often close to attempt but may stress effort or experiment made in the hope of testing or proving something. tried to determine which was the better procedure endeavor heightens the implications of exertion and difficulty. endeavored to find crash survivors in the mountains essay implies difficulty but also suggests tentative trying or experimenting. will essay a dramatic role for the first time strive implies great exertion against great difficulty and specifically suggests persistent effort. continues to strive for peace",
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      "bang away",
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      "dig (away)",
      "drudge",
      "endeavor",
      "fag",
      "grub",
      "hump",
      "hustle",
      "labor",
      "moil",
      "peg (away)",
      "plod",
      "plow",
      "plug",
      "slave",
      "slog",
      "strain",
      "struggle",
      "sweat",
      "toil",
      "travail",
      "tug",
      "work"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094449",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "stroganoff":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": sliced thin and cooked in a sauce of consomm\u00e9 , sour cream, mustard, onion, and condiments":[
        "\u2014 used postpositively beef stroganoff chicken stroganoff"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1909, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u014d-g\u0259-\u02ccn\u022ff",
      "\u02c8str\u022f-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123032",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "strohfiedel":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": straw fiddle":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1937, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u014d-\u02ccf\u0113-d\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115457",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "stroke":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a delicate or clever touch in a narrative, description, or construction":[],
      ": a mark or dash made by a single movement of an implement":[],
      ": a rower who sets the pace for a crew":[],
      ": a sudden action or process producing an impact":[
        "a stroke of lightning"
      ],
      ": a vigorous or energetic effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished":[
        "a stroke of genius",
        "a brilliant diplomatic stroke"
      ],
      ": all at once":[
        "spent her savings at a stroke"
      ],
      ": an act of stroking or caressing":[],
      ": an unexpected result":[
        "a stroke of luck",
        "the idea was a stroke of inspiration",
        "a master stroke of diplomacy"
      ],
      ": heartbeat":[],
      ": one of a series of propelling beats or movements against a resisting medium":[
        "a stroke of the oar"
      ],
      ": one of the lines of a letter of the alphabet":[],
      ": such a stroke charged to a player as a unit of scoring in golf":[],
      ": sudden impairment or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion that is caused by rupture or obstruction (as by a clot) of a blood vessel supplying the brain, and is accompanied by permanent damage of brain tissue":[
        "\u2014 compare ischemic stroke , hemorrhagic stroke , transient ischemic attack"
      ],
      ": to cancel by drawing a line through":[
        "stroked out his name"
      ],
      ": to execute a stroke":[],
      ": to flatter or pay attention to in a manner designed to reassure or persuade":[],
      ": to hit, kick, or shoot (a ball) with a smooth movement":[
        "stroke a putt",
        "stroked a single to left field"
      ],
      ": to mark with a short line":[
        "stroke the t 's"
      ],
      ": to row at a certain number of strokes a minute":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He had a stroke last winter.",
      "She has a strong backhand stroke .",
      "He is ahead by two strokes .",
      "She swims with long, smooth strokes .",
      "the stroke of an oar",
      "She knows the four basic strokes .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "More than 1 million Americans have their first heart attack or stroke each year, statistics from the American Heart Association show. \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "In major new guidance, an influential physician task force no longer recommends daily aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke among people 60 and older. \u2014 Bydr. Chineze Akusoba, ABC News , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "All participants were free of cancer, coronary heart disease and stroke at the start of the studies and completed dietary questionnaires every four years over a 30-year period. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Los Angeles residents have received warnings about the health risks of wildfire smoke, which can cause lung damage and worsen cardiovascular problems like heart disease and stroke with heavy or long-term exposure. \u2014 Kyla Thomas, The Conversation , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "By either metric, AMR would have been a leading cause of death in 2019, the researchers said, ranking third (after ischaemic heart disease and stroke ) for associated deaths and 12th for deaths in which resistance was directly responsible. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Either way, none of these ladies are throwing out their stilettos to stroke egos. \u2014 Essence , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Being female and having a relatively high HDL level are protective; however, depending on your blood pressure reading, your risk of having a heart attack or stroke in the next 10 years is between 20% and 30%. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "To keep the economy running, China must stroke its neighbors rather than slap them. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Calandra, 75, had a stroke in 2013 that left him partially paralyzed. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
      "Over the course of two days, Taylor was hired to pick up about 40 people from the local airport, including a cancer patient, two pregnant women, and a man who recently had a stroke . \u2014 Hannah Phillips, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Another possibility, according to Seifi, is that Osborne hit his head and had a stroke . \u2014 Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 June 2022",
      "After the woman had a stroke in 2009, Schwefel became her power of attorney for finances and health care. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
      "During that year Lilian had another stroke , this one even more severe. \u2014 Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
      "Nine months later, at age 40, Carter-Williams had a stroke . \u2014 Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
      "According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke each year. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun , 16 May 2022",
      "More than 795,000 people in the country have a stroke each year, the agency said. \u2014 Brianna Abbott, WSJ , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1597, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English str\u0101cian ; akin to Old High German str\u012bhhan to stroke \u2014 more at strike":"Verb",
      "Middle English; akin to Old English str\u012bcan to stroke \u2014 more at strike":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u014dk"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "beat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "blow",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "buffet",
      "bust",
      "chop",
      "clap",
      "clip",
      "clout",
      "crack",
      "cuff",
      "dab",
      "douse",
      "fillip",
      "hack",
      "haymaker",
      "hit",
      "hook",
      "knock",
      "larrup",
      "lash",
      "lick",
      "pelt",
      "pick",
      "plump",
      "poke",
      "pound",
      "punch",
      "rap",
      "slam",
      "slap",
      "slug",
      "smack",
      "smash",
      "sock",
      "spank",
      "stinger",
      "stripe",
      "swat",
      "swipe",
      "switch",
      "thud",
      "thump",
      "thwack",
      "wallop",
      "welt",
      "whack",
      "wham",
      "whop",
      "whap"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110001",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "stroke (out)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to suffer a stroke (see stroke entry 2 sense 5 ) or to cause (someone) to suffer a stroke":[
        "For a moment he was absolutely sure he was going to stroke out , have a heart attack, or both.",
        "\u2014 Stephen King",
        "Owen has been overwhelmed as he is still trying to slide into the fatherhood groove, so adding another baby into the mix could cause Owen to stroke out .",
        "\u2014 Miami News-Record",
        "Not only that, but you might stroke out Grandma",
        "\u2014 Mark Mcguire"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1981, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065432",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "stroll":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to go from place to place in search of work or profit":[
        "strolling players",
        "strolling musicians"
      ],
      ": to walk at leisure along or about":[],
      ": to walk in a leisurely or idle manner : ramble":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "They strolled along the street looking in the store windows.",
      "We strolled the streets of the village.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Shop the various vendors, or just stroll the grounds of this family-friendly event. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
      "Bianco wants lunchtime guests to stroll in for 18-inch New York-style pies or just come and grab a slice (maybe one topped with Meyer lemon). \u2014 Andy Wang, Robb Report , 16 June 2022",
      "To address tree inequities, Lightfoot\u2019s administration isn\u2019t planning on having the mayor stroll down every city block. \u2014 Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "The Shy Bird Restaurant is now seeing guests stroll across the Longfellow Bridge from Beacon Hill or the West End for a night out. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "Enjoy the fresh mountain air; take a ride on the ropeway; stroll around the Hakone Open-Air Museum; and unwind at an onsen, letting the mineral-rich waters work their magic. \u2014 Christina Liao, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
      "Take a walk, go to the park, stroll the beach, do some deep thinking to create your pros and cons lists, put this away for a week and then revisit it. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
      "Walk 25 acres of production fields or stroll through two acres of display gardens. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "The Fayetteville Area Trails have some beautiful views, or take an easy .2 miles stroll to the cascading Sandstone Falls on the New River. \u2014 Andrea Reeves, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1668, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from German dialect strollen":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u014dl"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "amble",
      "hike",
      "perambulate",
      "ramble",
      "saunter",
      "tramp",
      "tromp"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015745",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "stroller":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a collapsible carriage designed as a chair in which a small child may be pushed":[],
      ": an itinerant actor":[],
      ": one that strolls":[],
      ": vagrant , tramp":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I met a few strollers on the beach.",
      "back in olden days when strollers and vagabonds wandered the Scottish countryside",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the prize, if there was one, would go to Rocky River resident Dana Williamson with her 7-month-old son, Colin, who was in a stroller . \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
      "Video shows the suspect speeding the wrong way down a one-way backstreet, veering into the woman and her 8-month-old son in a stroller at around 8:40 a.m. on Aug. 6, 2021. \u2014 Fox News , 6 June 2022",
      "His father, Lucas McAneney, 35, from Waterdown, Ontario, ran the length of the Buffalo Marathon in May while pushing his toddler in a stroller , in an attempt to break a world record. \u2014 Lindsey Bever, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
      "Emma Carey, 32, listened at the front of the crowd with a baby stroller carrying her 4-month-old son, Jack. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 June 2022",
      "End the night with an all-ages, stroller -friendly Ghosts of New Orleans walking tour. \u2014 Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
      "There also is a stroller division in which the top man and woman finisher will win an award. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 3 May 2022",
      "There is even a stroller -friendly loop around the visitor\u2019s center. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "This mobile charging device, which has enough oomph to charge up a phone multiple times, also doubles as a bag hook for the stroller handle and can hold up to 25 pounds. \u2014 Sam Dangremond And Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u014d-l\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "drifter",
      "gadabout",
      "gypsy",
      "knockabout",
      "maunderer",
      "nomad",
      "rambler",
      "roamer",
      "rover",
      "vagabond",
      "wanderer",
      "wayfarer"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020733",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "stroller tan":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": mikado brown":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040013",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "stroma":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a compact mass of fungal hyphae producing perithecia or pycnidia":[],
      ": the colorless proteinaceous matrix of a chloroplast in which the chlorophyll-containing lamellae are embedded":[],
      ": the spongy protoplasmic framework of some cells (such as a red blood cell)":[],
      ": the supporting framework of an animal organ typically consisting of connective tissue":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After that comes the unsettling coda; out of the back of the ant\u2019s tiny neck slithers a slender stroma , its surface bristling and primed to rain spores down upon the next group of unfortunate ants below. \u2014 Doug Bierend, Outside Online , 10 Mar. 2021",
      "But for the folks who do have them, the prostate is made up of tissue known as stroma , secretory glands that produce semen ingredients, and muscle fibers. \u2014 Zahra Barnes, SELF , 7 Aug. 2020",
      "The surgeon first uses a suction ring to flatten the eye in order to cut a flap in the cornea, folding back the flap back to reveal the middle section, called the stroma . \u2014 Author: Roni Caryn Rabin, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2018",
      "The surgeon first uses a suction ring to flatten the eye in order to cut a flap in the cornea, folding the flap back to reveal the middle section, called the stroma . \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin stromat-, stroma , from Latin, bed covering, from Greek str\u014dmat-, str\u014dma , from stornynai to spread out \u2014 more at strew":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u014d-m\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002355",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "stromatic":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": relating to, resembling, or constituting a stroma : stromal":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin stromat-, stroma + English -ic":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "str\u0259\u02c8matik"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201728",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "stromatolite":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a laminated usually mounded sedimentary fossil formed from layers of cyanobacteria, calcium carbonate, and trapped sediment":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At the time, most researchers thought the key to figuring out whether a stromatolite -like pattern had been shaped by primitive microbes or geologic forces was to scrutinize a sample micrometer by micrometer. \u2014 Charlie Wood, Popular Science , 8 Mar. 2021",
      "Their complexity suggests that life was in existence long before these first stromatolite fossils grew. \u2014 Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books , 17 Nov. 2020",
      "The bottom of the channel was bright purple and made of stromatolite -building microbial mats that thrive in the complete absence of oxygen. \u2014 Brendan Paul Burns, The Conversation , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "Miller said this is a good place to see a sample of a stromatolite , a layered limestone structure made of sediment and fossilized cyanobacteria that lived in shallow oceans. \u2014 Shaena Montanari, The Arizona Republic , 14 Aug. 2020",
      "Compared with Curiosity, Perseverance boasts several upgraded instruments, including an advanced camera that could help researchers spot a stromatolite , a kind of rock formed only by microbes. \u2014 Eva Botkin-kowacki, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 July 2020",
      "Consider the case of extremely old stromatolites , layered underwater mounds created by cyanobacteria. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
      "Researchers have found stromatolites , microbial mats, chemical signatures indicative of life and more. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
      "The scientists from the University of New South Wales discovered 3.5 billion-year-old stromatolites , ancient sedimentary rocks, that were generally believed to contain the earliest signs of life, a theory that has now been proven. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1930, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin stromat-, stroma bed covering + English -o- + -lite":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "str\u014d-\u02c8ma-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135323",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strong":{
    "antonyms":[
      "delicate",
      "feeble",
      "frail",
      "weak",
      "weakling",
      "wimpy"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": ardent , zealous":[
        "a strong supporter"
      ],
      ": effective or efficient especially in a specified direction":[
        "\u2026 strong on watching other people work \u2026",
        "\u2014 A. Alvarez"
      ],
      ": flagrant":[],
      ": forceful , cogent":[
        "strong evidence",
        "strong talk"
      ],
      ": having an offensive or intense odor or flavor : rank":[
        "strong breath"
      ],
      ": having great resources (as of wealth or talent)":[],
      ": having moral or intellectual power":[],
      ": having or marked by great physical power":[],
      ": high in chroma":[],
      ": in a strong or forceful manner":[
        "The wind was blowing strong from the West.",
        "The company is still going strong [=continuing successfully, flourishing] despite new challenges."
      ],
      ": ionizing freely in solution":[
        "strong acids and bases"
      ],
      ": magnifying by refracting greatly":[
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      ": not easily subdued or taken":[
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      ": retaining a greater number of distinctions in case, number and gender":[],
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      "Adjective",
      "an athlete with strong muscles",
      "He's as strong as an ox .",
      "The table should be strong enough to survive the trip.",
      "The builder added supports to make the walls stronger .",
      "He'll return to work when he's feeling a little stronger .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "But Williams came out strong in the second set with a dominant performance, winning 6-1. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
      "In a garage, floating shelves strong enough to hold stacks of wood can be supported by short lengths of pipe drilled into studs at a slight angle, so nothing tips off. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
      "That means his stand-up, however strong , isn\u2019t always greeted by the most assuring laughter. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 June 2022",
      "Now, San Diego\u2019s roster is 53 strong , a little larger than league average, according to Brandon Archie, the team\u2019s head coach. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
      "This meant quickly pivoting to virtual training and digital apps, developing hybrid models that would allow training to happen wherever people are comfortable as well as other methods to keep communication strong , said CEO Laurie McCartney. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
      "However, with so many ways to expand the availability of financial services, there will be plenty of new customers to keep the industry strong as a whole. \u2014 Michel Kilzi, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "Many countries, such as Colombia and the Dominican Republic, have strong ties with the dish. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 June 2022",
      "Specifically: start your week strong , and don't forget to train your legs as well as your upper body. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 21 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "On a recent Friday, that designation seemed to be holding strong : Aspiring influencers posed on the red staircase above the TKTS booth that sells discounted Broadway tickets, framed by screaming billboards. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
      "In down ballot contests, women did strong in certain areas of the state, particularly fast-growing Baldwin County. \u2014 al , 25 May 2022",
      "The Covid vaccines, while holding up strong against hospitalization and death, offer little protection against long Covid, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature Medicine. \u2014 Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News , 25 May 2022",
      "In the past, the book-selling empire, with 600 outposts across all 50 states, was seen by many readers, writers and book lovers as strong -arming publishers and gobbling up independent stores in its quest for market share. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Magical handbooks from the time show that Greco-Egyptian magicians used fragrance extensively in their rituals, even scented inks, and doctors believed strong -smelling plant species to be more medically effective than others. \u2014 Britta Ager, The Conversation , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Swift signaled her relationship with her boyfriend of over five years, Joe Alwyn, is still going strong earlier today. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Compromise is essential to avoid strong -arming anyone into doing your bidding! \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "When a companion sniffed at the idea of my ordering mackerel crudo, an eavesdropping minder swooped in with a taste of the starter \u2014 and sold the naysayer on the strong -tasting fish lashed with fruity olive oil. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English strang ; akin to Old High German strengi strong, Latin stringere to bind tight \u2014 more at strain":"Adjective"
    },
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      "\u02c8str\u022f\u014b"
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    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strong Adjective strong , stout , sturdy , stalwart , tough , tenacious mean showing power to resist or to endure. strong may imply power derived from muscular vigor, large size, structural soundness, intellectual or spiritual resources. strong arms the defense has a strong case stout suggests an ability to endure stress, pain, or hard use without giving way. stout hiking boots sturdy implies strength derived from vigorous growth, determination of spirit, solidity of construction. a sturdy table people of sturdy independence stalwart suggests an unshakable dependability. stalwart environmentalists tough implies great firmness and resiliency. a tough political opponent tenacious suggests strength in seizing, retaining, clinging to, or holding together. tenacious farmers clinging to an age-old way of life",
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      "muscular",
      "rugged",
      "sinewy",
      "stalwart",
      "stout"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103420",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "strong drink":{
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    "definitions":{
      ": intoxicating liquor":[]
    },
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      "he's been known to partake of strong drink now and then",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The classic mint julep is a strong drink , which mellows with time. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
      "At Huber\u2019s, this is an incredibly strong drink , but still a delicious one. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Like most of us, Roach, Orji, and Ellis are embracing this unusual holiday season with the help of a strong drink . \u2014 Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "Churchill, who came to the pinnacle on May 10, 1940, was widely regarded as unstable, melodramatic and overly fond of strong drink . \u2014 Jon Meacham, New York Times , 24 Mar. 2020",
      "Open Monday through Saturday until Christmas Eve, expect strong drinks , holiday tunes, and twinkling lights, alongside elevated \u201870s-cocktail food, like weenies in barbecue sauce, meatballs in red sauce, and warm chocolate chip cookies. \u2014 Joseph Hernandez, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 5 Dec. 2019",
      "Where to dine alone around Denver Run for the Roses is an underground cocktail bar with some of the strongest drinks and one of the friendliest staff in town, while Pony Up, nearby, serves addictive French dips in an everyone\u2019s-welcome locale. \u2014 Josie Sexton, The Denver Post , 9 Oct. 2019",
      "The Drinks Should Be Flowing A strong drink setup is essential to any Memorial Day party, because what is a summer BBQ without a full cocktail list",
      "The Drinks Should Be Flowing A strong drink setup is essential to any Memorial Day party, because what is a summer BBQ without a full cocktail list"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "alcohol",
      "aqua vitae",
      "ardent spirits",
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      "bottle",
      "drink",
      "firewater",
      "grog",
      "hooch",
      "inebriant",
      "intoxicant",
      "John Barleycorn",
      "juice",
      "liquor",
      "lush",
      "moonshine",
      "potable",
      "rum",
      "sauce",
      "spirits",
      "stimulant",
      "tipple"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135504",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "strong force":{
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      ": a fundamental physical force that acts on hadrons and is responsible for the binding together of protons and neutrons in the atomic nucleus and for processes of particle creation in high-energy collisions and that is the strongest known fundamental physical force but acts only over distances comparable to those between nucleons in an atomic nucleus":[
        "\u2014 compare electromagnetism sense 2a , gravity sense 3a(2) , weak force"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The dead cone effect was predicted three decades ago as part of the theory of the strong force and it has previously been indirectly observed at particle accelerators. \u2014 Robert Lea, Popular Mechanics , 27 June 2022",
      "These quarks are held together by the strong force , one of the four fundamental forces of nature. \u2014 Elizabeth Fernandez, Forbes , 19 Sep. 2021",
      "Unfortunately, calculations involving the strong force are extremely expensive, computationally. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
      "Attempts to apply this idea to the strong force failed. \u2014 Andrew Crumey, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
      "Australian women proved to be a strong force in the country\u2019s elections this weekend. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
      "The Standard Model of particle physics is science\u2019s current best framework for the basic laws of the universe and describes three basic forces: the electromagnetic force, the weak force and the strong force . \u2014 John Conway, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The project is headed by Spinnaker Real Estate Partners, a developer from South Norwalk, which is expected to be a strong force in shaping Bushnell South\u2019s development. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "The noise that comes out is a bit loud, but the fine steam comes out in a strong force , thoroughly covering your surface. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 1 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1964, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121151",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "strong mayor":{
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      ": a mayor in a mayor-council method of municipal government who is given by charter a large degree of control and responsibility \u2014 compare council-manager plan , weak mayor":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001509",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strong safety":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a safety in football who plays opposite the strong side of an offensive formation":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Indianapolis did not take a cornerback in this year's draft until the seventh round, and Yale's Rodney Thomas II could turn out to be a strong safety depending on how his camp goes. \u2014 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star , 3 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s the plan this year after first-year general manager Ryan Poles used two second-round picks on defensive backs: cornerback Kyler Gordon of Washington and strong safety Jaquan Brisker of Penn State. \u2014 Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune , 7 May 2022",
      "That is the boundary defensive back spot that more closely resembles the strong safety concept that Proctor had originally been recruited to fill. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Anderson has the flexibility to play both free and strong safety in defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo's defense. \u2014 Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Aviation safety experts said the type of Boeing aircraft that went down, the 737-800, is widely used globally and has had a strong safety record. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Ryan Neal returns to the starting lineup at strong safety with Jamal Adams out for the season after suffering a torn labrum in his left shoulder and undergoing surgery. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "David Fulcher \u2013 Fulcher was a strong safety in a linebacker's body playing at 6-foot-3-inches and 236 pounds. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "On first-and-10 from his 25-yard line, Beavers quarterback Chance Nolan scrambled to his left, only to have strong safety Brandon McKinney run him down and strip him from behind. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1970, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132655",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strong sand":{
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    "definitions":{
      ": molders' sand with an admixture of loam to increase its adhesiveness":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200039",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strong side":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some of the storms could be on the strong side , especially in south Alabama. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 25 June 2022",
      "The potential of nanomedicine to improve a drug\u2019s effectiveness and reduce its toxicity is attractive for cancer researchers working with anti-cancer drugs that often have strong side effects. \u2014 Duxin Sun, The Conversation , 4 May 2022",
      "Those later storms potentially could be on the strong side , and NOAA\u2019s Storm Prediction Center has put parts of north and west Alabama in a Level 1 (or marginal) risk for severe weather. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 15 May 2022",
      "Bergeron, the league\u2019s top faceoff man (61.9 percent) is adept at winning drops on his strong side . \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "That will be the case this week in Alabama, and a few of those storms could be on the strong side today. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 2 May 2022",
      "Orlando remains a strong side , though, with talented individuals. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Most of Indianapolis\u2019 offensive line began to push left, toward the strong side where Mo Alie-Cox appeared ready to set the edge and allow fellow tight end Jack Doyle and running back Nyheim Hines to lead the way for Taylor. \u2014 Andy Yamashita, The Indianapolis Star , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Whenever Central-Phenix loaded the strong side of the field, Tre\u2019Quon Fegans blitzed the short side and disputed a handful of throws. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 2 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1951, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085059",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strong stomach":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the ability to not be bothered by things that many people find disgusting, shocking, or offensive":[
        "You need a strong stomach to watch that movie."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005909",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strong suit":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a long suit containing high cards":[],
      ": something in which one excels : forte":[
        "details of legislation have never been my strong suit",
        "\u2014 Tip O'Neill"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "languages are definitely the diplomat's strong suit",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But compatibility has always been a strong suit for SteelSeries. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 May 2022",
      "Detailed timelines of how seismic events occur aren\u2019t going to be a strong suit . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Corner and free kick plays aren\u2019t a strong suit for the Pride, but the team has converted several in highlight-worthy style, including Ashlyn Harris\u2019 long-shot equalizing assist to Sydney Leroux against Racing Louisville. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "Then again, perfection has never been the Red Hot Chili Peppers\u2019 strong suit . \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Media literacy is clearly not Joe Rogan\u2019s strong suit . \u2014 Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "The defense is UConn\u2019s strong suit this season, especially without Paige Bueckers. \u2014 Alexa Philippou, courant.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "By the looks of it, Rihanna and her crew have yet to arrive\u2014because when has timekeeping ever been her strong suit ",
      "Putting emotions on paper is her strong suit , Davis says, and that translates to lyrics and rhymes with a powerful flow. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 3 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1742, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "forte",
      "long suit",
      "m\u00e9tier",
      "metier",
      "speciality",
      "specialty",
      "thing"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023644",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": distilled liquor":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "translation of New Latin aqua fortis":""
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180307",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strong-arm":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": bully , intimidate":[],
      ": having or using undue force":[],
      ": to rob by force":[],
      ": to use force on : assault":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1897, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u022f\u014b-\u02c8\u00e4rm"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "blackjack",
      "bogart",
      "browbeat",
      "bulldoze",
      "bully",
      "bullyrag",
      "cow",
      "hector",
      "intimidate"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002615",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "strong-minded":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1788, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u022f\u014b-\u02c8m\u012bn-d\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194951",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strong-weak":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having features of both strong and weak conjugations":[
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140823",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "strongbox":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a strongly made chest or case for money or valuables":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "keeps her jewelry in a strongbox",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "By the time the duke and a boat containing his strongbox of memoirs and political documents were loaded, only one other boat was able to escape. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "Police were called and found that two rings were missing from the master closet, where a strongbox had been moved and pried open. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 30 Jan. 2020",
      "An audit was carried out and discovered Bisher was writing checks to herself from the company\u2019s strongbox . \u2014 Kathleen Joyce, Fox News , 5 May 2018",
      "In Aldrich\u2019s film, the quest is for a strongbox containing plutonium that emits a blinding white light when opened and ultimately unleashes a nuclear holocaust that concludes the movie. \u2014 Jonathan Rosenbaum, Slate Magazine , 24 May 2017",
      "Jewelry, coins, wall paintings, sculptures, and other everyday items, as well as an ornate gilded strongbox , reveal the dramatic class distinctions of citizens in the ancient world. \u2014 Robert Lerose, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 May 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1684, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u022f\u014b-\u02ccb\u00e4ks"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "coffer",
      "safe",
      "safe-deposit box"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111545",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "stronghold":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fortified place":[],
      ": a place dominated by a particular group or marked by a particular characteristic":[
        "a Republican stronghold",
        "strongholds of snobbery",
        "\u2014 Lionel Trilling"
      ],
      ": a place of security or survival":[
        "one of the last strongholds of the ancient Gaelic language",
        "\u2014 George Holmes"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The area is a Republican stronghold .",
      "The rebels retreated to their mountain stronghold .",
      "the last stronghold of the endangered deer",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Support for Sadr remains strong across the south and his Baghdad stronghold of Sadr City, but in some of the slum\u2019s streets, a sense of disillusionment over the endless wrangling amid a worsening reality was also creeping in. \u2014 Mustafa Salim, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "Le Pen, who ran for reelection in her stronghold of Henin-Beaumont, in northern France, praised Sunday's results. \u2014 Sylvie Corbet, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
      "Le Pen, who ran for reelection in her stronghold of Henin-Beaumont, in northern France, praised Sunday's results. \u2014 Sylvie Corbet, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 June 2022",
      "While tens of thousands of ballots in Schrader\u2019s home turf of Clackamas County have yet to be counted, Shrader\u2019s expected edge in those remaining results appears too small to offset McLeod-Skinner\u2019s commanding lead in her Central Oregon stronghold . \u2014 oregonlive , 20 May 2022",
      "Marcos Sr died in exile three years later, but his family returned in 1991 and became wealthy, influential politicians, with successive family members representing their dynastic stronghold of Ilocos Norte. \u2014 Helen Regan, CNN , 9 May 2022",
      "Local travel became its stronghold and people started using the platform for longer stays. \u2014 Preetika Rana, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
      "The young man was shot dead Wednesday at nightfall in Hamdallaye, a suburb of Conakry considered to be a stronghold of opposition parties and critics of the junta. \u2014 Boubacar Diallo, ajc , 2 June 2022",
      "Croix-des-Bouquets, the neighborhood east of Port-au-Prince where Guill\u00e9n Tatis is believed to have gone missing, is a stronghold of 400 Mawozo, a gang infamous for mass abductions, including of foreigners. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u022f\u014b-\u02cch\u014dld"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bastion",
      "castle",
      "citadel",
      "fastness",
      "fort",
      "fortification",
      "fortress",
      "hold",
      "redoubt"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004859",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "strongly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a strong manner":[
        "moving strongly and quickly forward",
        "She feels strongly about this issue.",
        "They were strongly inclined to doubt him.",
        "a dish that tastes strongly of cumin",
        "a memory that is strongly associated with a particular song"
      ],
      ": to a strong or emphatic extent":[
        "moving strongly and quickly forward",
        "She feels strongly about this issue.",
        "They were strongly inclined to doubt him.",
        "a dish that tastes strongly of cumin",
        "a memory that is strongly associated with a particular song"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u022f\u014b-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dynamically",
      "energetically",
      "explosively",
      "firmly",
      "forcefully",
      "forcibly",
      "hard",
      "mightily",
      "muscularly",
      "powerfully",
      "roundly",
      "stiffly",
      "stoutly",
      "strenuously",
      "sturdily",
      "vigorously"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "feebly",
      "gently",
      "softly",
      "weakly"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Walsh, a former union president, and Biden both strongly support organized labor. \u2014 Jim Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com , 5 July 2022",
      "Catholic Democrats, including the very liberal Assemblyman John Vasconcellos of San Jose, strongly opposed the bill. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "But former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu marshaled the entire opposition\u2014which includes politicians who strongly support the law in principle\u2014to vote against it in an attempt to embarrass the ruling coalition and potentially bring it down. \u2014 Rory Jones, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
      "In the immediate aftermath of the invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded for special consideration, an idea backed by some member states and strongly opposed by others. \u2014 Karina Tsui, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "Despite clearly significant numbers of people strongly opposed to the war in Ukraine, many of them young, a recent poll by the Levada Center showed over 70% of Russians would like to see Putin as president after 2024 when his current term ends. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 16 June 2022",
      "DeSantis has strongly opposed vaccine mandates and other virus policies endorsed by the federal government. \u2014 Anthony Izaguirre, ajc , 3 June 2022",
      "All were strongly opposed to the monument's move, and all were defeated. \u2014 Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022",
      "Ahead of Wednesday\u2019s order, Vans had strongly opposed fast-tracking the appeal. \u2014 Bill Donahue, Billboard , 26 May 2022"
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      "Venezuela\u2019s strongman Nicol\u00e1s Maduro uses the lingo of the American Left, which begins to sound like him. \u2014 Mike Gonzalez, National Review , 18 June 2022",
      "China considers Taiwan a breakaway province, with strongman leader Xi Jinping openly committed to reunifying the island with mainland China -- over seven decades after its independent government was created. \u2014 Conor Finnegan, ABC News , 24 May 2022",
      "Ukraine welcomed many Belarusian artists and filmmakers who fled the dictatorship of Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko has been welcoming in thousands of migrants from the Middle East and Africa so as to escort them to the EU\u2019s borders, in a cynical and escalating game of brinkmanship. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko has ruled the country for 27 years. \u2014 Joshua Berlinger, Aditi Sangal And Adam Renton, CNN , 2 Aug. 2021",
      "But the 78-year-old president got a clean bill of mental health from Russian strongman Vladimir Putin \u2013 a former KGB officer who usually relishes the chance to undermine an American counterpart. \u2014 Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News , 18 June 2021",
      "Viktor Orban, Hungary's strongman and Putin's most devoted partner in the EU, woke up Tuesday with a real reason to celebrate his 59th birthday. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 31 May 2022",
      "But Libya\u2019s energy production has been subject to frequent disruptions because of factional disputes following the toppling of strongman Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. \u2014 Benoit Faucon, WSJ , 26 May 2022"
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      "at the museum they showed us how men used to strop razors with leather bands before the days of disposable blades",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Some sharpeners also include a ceramic honing rod or leather strop . \u2014 Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics , 23 Feb. 2021",
      "That said, straight razor fans with impeccable skill and the diligence to keep this very sharp instrument away from pets and kids will doubtless appreciate the ability to replace the blade instead of using a strop . \u2014 Popular Science , 16 Mar. 2020",
      "Jurgen Klopp, meanwhile, looked back at his winger throwing a strop on the bench behind him and shrugged it off with a chuckle. \u2014 SI.com , 16 Sep. 2019",
      "To remove the burr, use a leather strop , one of rubberized cork or softwood with a polishing compound on its surface. \u2014 Josh Donald, Popular Mechanics , 17 Nov. 2017",
      "Lay the knife over the strop \u2019s face and draw it backward. \u2014 Josh Donald, Popular Mechanics , 17 Nov. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The Department of Transportation said the policy was in response to Beijing's refusal to allow a resumption of flights to China by U.S. carriers that stropped flying to China due to U.S. coronavirus restrictions. \u2014 Harold Maass, TheWeek , 4 June 2020",
      "Sometimes a leafy twig is selected, and before this can be used the chimpanzee has to strop off the leaves. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 Apr. 2019",
      "There\u2019s little thunder, no off-piste mental excursions, no sense of a writer stropping his razor. \u2014 New York Times , 9 July 2018",
      "Sometimes a leafy twig is selected, and before this can be used the chimpanzee has to strop off the leaves. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 Apr. 2019",
      "There\u2019s little thunder, no off-piste mental excursions, no sense of a writer stropping his razor. \u2014 New York Times , 9 July 2018"
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      "1837, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Some sharpeners also include a ceramic honing rod or leather strop . \u2014 Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics , 23 Feb. 2021",
      "That said, straight razor fans with impeccable skill and the diligence to keep this very sharp instrument away from pets and kids will doubtless appreciate the ability to replace the blade instead of using a strop . \u2014 Popular Science , 16 Mar. 2020",
      "Jurgen Klopp, meanwhile, looked back at his winger throwing a strop on the bench behind him and shrugged it off with a chuckle. \u2014 SI.com , 16 Sep. 2019",
      "To remove the burr, use a leather strop , one of rubberized cork or softwood with a polishing compound on its surface. \u2014 Josh Donald, Popular Mechanics , 17 Nov. 2017",
      "Lay the knife over the strop \u2019s face and draw it backward. \u2014 Josh Donald, Popular Mechanics , 17 Nov. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The Department of Transportation said the policy was in response to Beijing's refusal to allow a resumption of flights to China by U.S. carriers that stropped flying to China due to U.S. coronavirus restrictions. \u2014 Harold Maass, TheWeek , 4 June 2020",
      "Sometimes a leafy twig is selected, and before this can be used the chimpanzee has to strop off the leaves. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 Apr. 2019",
      "There\u2019s little thunder, no off-piste mental excursions, no sense of a writer stropping his razor. \u2014 New York Times , 9 July 2018",
      "Sometimes a leafy twig is selected, and before this can be used the chimpanzee has to strop off the leaves. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 Apr. 2019",
      "There\u2019s little thunder, no off-piste mental excursions, no sense of a writer stropping his razor. \u2014 New York Times , 9 July 2018"
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      "1837, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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      "the social structure of a college campus",
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      "The structure was damaged by fire.",
      "Children need a lot of structure in their lives.",
      "Verb",
      "She structured the essay chronologically.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Summer months for some people can mean a significant change in day-to-day structure and routine. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
      "Since June 6, the program has overseen over 10 missions, Cheatham said, providing reconnaissance for firefighters handling brush and structure fires. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
      "One person was critically injured and others, including children, were being evaluated by first responders following a structure fire in San Francisco on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 June 2022",
      "For hospitals, health systems and primary care providers, what is the payer mix and cost structure ",
      "No injuries or structure damage were reported, firefighters said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
      "Eighteen structures have been threatened as of Monday morning, with local volunteer fire departments from Atlantic, Burlington and Ocean Counties performing structure protection, authorities said. \u2014 Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News , 20 June 2022",
      "All three officers, records show, were involved with Stoughton\u2019s Police Explorers Program, which Birchmore joined around 2010 as a 13-year-old in search of structure and stability. \u2014 Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
      "Following a consultation period, the next stage, which will be funded by the creative industries, is to design the remit, structure and funding arrangements for the ISA. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "While digitization has begun, going one step further to structure and standardize data would help make data exchange easier. \u2014 Deepak Chhugani, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "And can employers structure different return-to-office policies for workers who are unionized versus non-union workers",
      "There are multiple ways to structure worker ownership, and each model comes with legal and financial complexities. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "Of course, there are many ways to structure your mileage! \u2014 Jason Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "As Theo highlights in this interview, there is a growing web of solidarity afoot in L.A., one that refuses the divides that otherwise structure life in this unequal city. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
      "But in a 15-second video, a lot of nuance and information can be left out of the frame, leaving the viewer confused about how to structure their shoulder training. \u2014 Tyler Hatfield, Men's Health , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Zions Bank and Intermountain Healthcare will also make recommendations on how to structure finance tools to work in these communities. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "But the board could not reach a consensus on how to structure a group that would work to reimagine Alexandria schools\u2019 relationship with police. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1560, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Noun",
      "1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin structura , from structus , past participle of struere to heap up, build \u2014 more at strew":"Noun"
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      ": of, relating to, or being a method of computer programming in which each step of the solution to a problem is contained in a separate subprogram":[]
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      "1966, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sides of fish, shrimp, fries, applesauce, slaw, pierogi, tea, coffee, milk, apple and cheese strudel available. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "James also enjoyed his cherry strudel dessert, which costs extra. \u2014 cleveland , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "People can have croissants, strudel , a cup of coffee and bring their friends and kids. \u2014 Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Sides of fish, shrimp, fries, applesauce, slaw, pierogi, tea, coffee, milk, apple and cheese strudel available. \u2014 cleveland , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Apple strudel in the Dolomites, for example, is often vegan, because the Italians use olive oil, rather than butter in their crust. \u2014 Everett Potter, Forbes , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "However, there's certainly no shortage of gingerbread, strudel and traditional Heidelberg Lebkuchen cookies. \u2014 Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Pie Act quickly to snag one of Mike Raskin\u2019s luscious, flavorful pies for Thanksgiving, including apple with a double butter crust, chocolate hazelnut and a vegan cranberry strudel . \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "The lineup includes: Authentic German food including brats, sausages, schnitzel, strudel , funnel cakes and roasted almonds. \u2014 Anna Caplan, Dallas News , 8 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1881, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "German, literally, whirlpool":""
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      "\u02c8shtr\u00fc-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075601",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": to make strenuous or violent efforts in the face of difficulties or opposition":[
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      "Verb",
      "He has been struggling with the problem of how to keep good workers from leaving.",
      "They struggled for the right to vote.",
      "She struggled up the hill through the snow.",
      "She struggled to lift the package by herself, but it was too heavy.",
      "He struggled to get free of the wreckage.",
      "He's been struggling in math class for most of the year.",
      "The team has continued to struggle in recent weeks.",
      "He was living as a struggling artist in the city.",
      "Noun",
      "the struggle for civil rights",
      "There was a struggle for the gun.",
      "There was no sign of a struggle .",
      "It was a struggle getting out of bed this morning.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Chris Williamson, chief business economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence, said producers of non-essential goods are seeing a drop in orders as consumers struggle with rising prices. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 26 June 2022",
      "Some urged a more tailored approach, even as the White House's more precise efforts struggle to gain traction. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "As people inside and outside newsrooms struggle with whether showing brutal images of slain children might move people and politicians toward collective action, Emmett\u2019s family talks about power and pain, and the impact and limitations of an image. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
      "Baltimore County council member Tom Quirk on Monday didn\u2019t soften his criticism of Williams, even as other school districts around the country struggle with similar hurdles brought on by the pandemic. \u2014 Sabrina Leboeuf And Lillian Reed, Baltimore Sun , 14 June 2022",
      "As employers struggle to fill vacancies in a candidate\u2019s market, some of their recruiting incentives prioritize new hires while overlooking tenured employees. \u2014 John Feldmann, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Unemployment in Georgia is at a historic low, while thriving companies struggle to find workers for thousands of unfilled jobs, according to Mark Butler, the state\u2019s labor commissioner. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 10 June 2022",
      "The world\u2019s biggest restaurant company is trimming out offerings to move diners through lines and drive-thrus faster and with less staff\u2014a key necessity as restaurants struggle to attract and retain workers. \u2014 Leslie Patton And Bloomberg, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
      "Set in an Indian mining town, the film spans 80 years of action and intrigue as factions struggle for control of coal, rebel against the British, and more. \u2014 K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In some of her most gripping revelations, Hutchinson described a fierce struggle inside the senior White House ranks in the days leading up to the Jan. 6 electoral vote count over Trump\u2019s desire to personally travel to the Capitol that day. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
      "John Chrang, the third panelist, also talked about his family\u2019s struggle to adapt to life in the United States. \u2014 Seamus Webster, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
      "Still, migration in recent decades has been fraught with tensions, especially as nations that are themselves developing struggle to integrate newcomers. \u2014 Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
      "Above all, this distinctive crop of summer reads is Bernhardian in its focus on the struggle to create art, which is for the artist an existential question. \u2014 Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
      "The landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, passed after years of a bloody civil rights struggle that swelled from the ground up, helped conservatives recognize the importance of state power, Dr. Ramakrishnan said. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
      "The struggle in performance had bothered Truex, who only has seven top-10 finishes through 16 races. \u2014 al , 25 June 2022",
      "Life struggles to cope with large environmental changes on short timescales, so perhaps the end-Permian event, the worst struggle in history, occurred much more quickly than modern warming. \u2014 Chris Mays, Scientific American , 23 June 2022",
      "The search for answers has left community and family members feeling lost amid the struggle to find answers. \u2014 Omar Villafranca, CBS News , 23 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170322",
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    "antonyms":[
      "sober",
      "straight"
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      ": addicted to a drug":[],
      ": intoxicated or stupefied from drug use":[],
      ": physically debilitated (as from long-term drug addiction)":[]
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    "examples":[
      "stars strung out across the galaxy",
      "she seems to have been strung out for most of the 1960s",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As Russia\u2019s wider war in Ukraine grinds on, Russian and Ukrainian troops are strung out along more than 300 miles of front. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Residents said Russian troops seemed high on power or strung out with fear. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Residents said Russian troops seemed high on power or strung out with fear. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Samuelsen is a prominent Native leader in the Bristol Bay region who began fishing as a boy with setnets strung out from shore. \u2014 Hal Bernton, Anchorage Daily News , 29 July 2021",
      "As The School for Good Mothers opens, single mom Frida Liu is strung out from working full-time while simultaneously caring for her 18-month-old daughter, Harriet. \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "And only one broke the tape each race, with the rest strung out far around the track. \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 18 June 2019",
      "When the Pogues were invited to open six shows for Bob Dylan in 1989, MacGowan failed to show because he was holed up in a friend\u2019s apartment in London, strung out like a kite. \u2014 Caine O'rear, Rolling Stone , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "All of them were unequivocal in their belief that government intervention is needed because people living on the street are often too strung out and traumatized to make clearheaded decisions for themselves. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1959, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "blasted",
      "blitzed",
      "bombed",
      "high",
      "hopped-up",
      "loaded",
      "ripped",
      "spaced-out",
      "spaced",
      "stoned",
      "wasted",
      "wiped out",
      "zonked",
      "zonked-out"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083735",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "strut":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a pompous step or walk":[],
      ": a structural piece designed to resist pressure in the direction of its length":[],
      ": arrogant behavior : swagger":[],
      ": to become turgid : swell":[],
      ": to display one's best work : show off":[],
      ": to parade (something, such as clothes) with a show of pride":[],
      ": to provide, stiffen, support, or hold apart with or as if with a strut":[],
      ": to walk with a pompous and affected air":[],
      ": to walk with a proud gait":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the strut of a supermodel",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "During the dance, several men shake rattles or strut notched rasps over a tin drum to imitate the sound of thunder. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "The show will begin at 9 p.m. where superheroes, furries, zombies, anime otaku, sci-fi fans, video game characters or guests in casual attire can dance and strut on stage. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 21 May 2022",
      "Naturally, Travolta was given the opportunity to strut his stuff, cowboy style, on Gilley\u2019s hardwood floor. \u2014 Chris Morris, Variety , 8 May 2022",
      "Fellingham has gathered an eclectic mix of fashion visionaries from Kentucky for a high-energy show set to strut down an elevated runway at Fourth Street Live, the Courier Journal previously reported. \u2014 Jason Gonzalez, The Courier-Journal , 2 May 2022",
      "Acrobats, aerialists, dancers and musicians strut their stuff on and/or above an outdoor stage in the return of this annual Mother\u2019s Day celebration. \u2014 Matt Cooperlistings Coordinator, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
      "Everyone was there to see Mary J. Blige strut the stage \u2014 coming on well after midnight. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
      "Shedding the power-suits and slick updos of their businesswoman cosplay, the two strut back into the reunion in a burst of pink feathers and blue latex. \u2014 Keaton Bell, Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Over the weekend, the beauty strut her stuff in a strapless look and an off-the-shoulder gown with her signature curly red hair as her dad was all smiles (with his signature gap-tooth grin). \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Knowing a body in space, the parabolas of certain gestures, the side angles of expressions, the timbre of a wisecrack, the mood of a certain strut lend an illusion of kinship. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
      "With a bright pop of color and a fierce strut , Jenna Bush Hager stopped Today show fans in their tracks. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Cottontail rabbits mosey in occasionally, too, and in recent years wild turkeys have showed up to scratch, dust and strut . \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "This zany, cartoon-soundbite\u2013like track somehow fits comfortably on A Couple of Good Days next to playful hip-house, crystalline piano thumpers, funky strut , and alluringly low-key disco. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "One bone became particularly useful as a hearing device, the hyomandibular bone, a strut that, in fish, controls the gills and gill flaps. \u2014 David George Haskell, Wired , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Johnson's first call was to the industry's top catwalk coach Miss J Alexander, who gave her masterclass and had her feeling confident in her strut . \u2014 Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "During the launch a chunk of foam had peeled off a strut attached to the huge external fuel tank and walloped the underside of the orbiter\u2019s left wing. \u2014 Joel Achenbach, Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "The gas ruptured a strut connecting the booster to the external fuel tank, destroying both. \u2014 Stav Dimitropoulos, Popular Mechanics , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Contestants with strut their stuff for votes ($1 for 1 vote). \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 2 June 2022",
      "Two extra rear strut braces should increase rigidity, as will the same extra spot welds and additional structural adhesive on the frame that come on every GR Corolla. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
      "The show will begin at 9 p.m. where superheroes, furries, zombies, anime otaku, sci-fi fans, video game characters or guests in casual attire can dance and strut on stage. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 21 May 2022",
      "Some of the shows were staged on a central street of Ouagadougou, the capital, where residents lined up to see models strut designs for women and men. \u2014 Sam Mednick, ajc , 16 May 2022",
      "Naturally, Travolta was given the opportunity to strut his stuff, cowboy style, on Gilley\u2019s hardwood floor. \u2014 Chris Morris, Variety , 8 May 2022",
      "In the preview clip, each queen gets a chance to strut their stuff in their favorite look while entering the workroom (and giving the other queens a show). \u2014 Hattie Lindert, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Loud \u2014 The Paradise Rock Club draws in bands that strut on the border of mainstream and indie. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
      "Everyone was there to see Mary J. Blige strut the stage \u2014 coming on well after midnight. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "circa 1828, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English strouten , from Old English str\u016btian to stand out stiffly, struggle; akin to Middle High German strozzen to be swollen":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021507",
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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  "strike price":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an agreed-upon price at which an option contract can be exercised":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Employee equity upside is tied to the company\u2019s 409A valuation, which represents the fair market value of a company\u2019s common stock and is used to determine the option strike price . \u2014 Dharmesh Thakker, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The figures show that investors placed some highly optimistic bets, with many purchasing call options on ether with a $5,000 strike price . \u2014 Charles Bovaird, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "Tesla\u2019s board of directors set out 10 ambitious goals for Musk, promising him a total of 26,374,505 shares of Tesla stock options, with a strike price of $6.24 per share, if they were all met. \u2014 Vieje Piauwasdy, Fortune , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "Warrants typically have a strike price of $11.50, meaning the holder would pay $11.50 to receive a share of the company. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "In response, JPMorgan says it was allowed\u2014and did\u2014lower the strike price of the warrants. \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Musk's strike price is $70, at which Tesla was selling when the program launched. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 17 Mar. 2021",
      "All financial options have an expiration date, after which the premium is lost if the value of the underlying instrument does not move past the strike price . \u2014 Garth Friesen, Forbes , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "The good news for Musk: the strike price is six bucks and 24 cents. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 9 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1972, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141602"
  },
  "strong anthropic principle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": anthropic principle sense b":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1985, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141900"
  },
  "strawberry vine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": strawberry sense 1b":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142934"
  },
  "strip census":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an estimate of the numbers of a wild animal in an area by counting individuals along a typical strip and assuming a uniform population":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143853"
  },
  "strip city":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an urban area forming a long narrow strip":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144037"
  },
  "striker boat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": driveboat":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144235"
  },
  "stroke out":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to suffer a stroke (see stroke entry 2 sense 5 ) or to cause (someone) to suffer a stroke":[
        "For a moment he was absolutely sure he was going to stroke out , have a heart attack, or both.",
        "\u2014 Stephen King",
        "Owen has been overwhelmed as he is still trying to slide into the fatherhood groove, so adding another baby into the mix could cause Owen to stroke out .",
        "\u2014 Miami News-Record",
        "Not only that, but you might stroke out Grandma",
        "\u2014 Mark Mcguire"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1981, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144601"
  },
  "strafe":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to rake (ground troops, an airfield, etc.) with fire at close range and especially with machine-gun fire from low-flying aircraft":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "especially British \u02c8str\u00e4f",
      "\u02c8str\u0101f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The planes strafed the town.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Apache attack helicopters strafe militant positions. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Among the best of these is a raid on a Chinese troop train by American aircraft and a heart-stopping sequence in which U.S. pilots strafe a screed field, unaware that Chinese soldiers are playing dead below. \u2014 Richard Kuipers, Variety , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Then strut out down the center of a city street as spotlights strafe the sky. \u2014 Vanessa Friedman, New York Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "The movie suggests that the meek will not only inherit the Earth but also will strafe , slice, bomb and hack their way to it, all for the adoration of their wives and once-sullen kids. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 26 Mar. 2021",
      "The raptors will sometimes strafe ducks on the water, then focus on any that didn't fly off, and that duck usually becomes the eagle's next meal. \u2014 Val Cunningham Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 23 Feb. 2021",
      "Officials urged residents not to let their guard down as the storm gained strength before landfall and stood to barrage the coast with life-threatening storm surge and strafe the region with dangerous winds. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Oct. 2020",
      "Parents race to save a boy, who will figure prominently later in the series, as airplanes strafe the streets with gunfire. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral , 19 June 2020",
      "The bullets strafed the living room, missing the woman who was in the back of the home. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com , 6 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German Gott strafe England may God punish England, German propaganda slogan during World War I":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1915, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152212"
  },
  "strike off":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to produce in an effortless manner":[
        "strike off a poem"
      ],
      ": to depict clearly and exactly":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1770, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152324"
  },
  "strike up":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to begin to sing or play or to be sung or played":[],
      ": to cause to begin singing or playing":[
        "strike up the band"
      ],
      ": to cause to begin":[
        "strike up a conversation"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Try renting a booth at a coworking space or head to the local coffee shop, and don\u2019t be afraid to strike up a conversation. \u2014 Julie Ball, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "Moore said his locker is situated right next to Brown and that the two have already been able to strike up a friendship. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 3 June 2022",
      "While Sarmat can theoretically strike up to ten separate targets, the distance between cities such as London, England and Edinburgh, Scotland is likely too great for a single missile to cover. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 5 May 2022",
      "Scientists hope that these and other messages, written in binary code of zeroes and ones, will resonate with extraterrestrial life forms in the Milky Way galaxy and invite them to strike up a conversation with Earthlings. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 May 2022",
      "Introduce yourself and strike up a conversation with a new person. \u2014 Kim Neeson, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The two didn't hit it off right away, however, as there was a large crowd of people around, and Miranda was simply too nervous to strike up a conversation. \u2014 Effie Orfanides, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The two girls strike up an immediate friendship, wandering the woods together, finishing the fort, and staging elaborate plays for their own amusement. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Cora and Will strike up an unlikely friendship, and investigate the serpent. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 16 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1562, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154631"
  },
  "strobila":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a linear series of similar animal structures (such as the proglottids of a tapeworm) produced by budding":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u014d-b\u0259-",
      "str\u014d-\u02c8b\u012b-l\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek strobil\u0113 plug of lint shaped like a pine cone, from strobilos pine cone":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1864, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155428"
  },
  "strong gale":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": wind having a speed of 47 to 54 miles (75 to 87 kilometers) per hour \u2014 see Beaufort Scale Table":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The sunken cabin belongs to the schooner-barge Frank W. Wheeler, which sank on September 29, 1885, after being downed by a strong gale . \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "The extratropical low is impacting the U.S. East Coast with strong gale -force winds. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Within an hour a strong gale picked up, and Captain Lawrence called hands to try to bring the ship about and away from shore, but the wind and rising tide were too much. \u2014 OregonLive.com , 13 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1867, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155830"
  },
  "straight angle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an angle whose sides lie in opposite directions from the vertex in the same straight line and which equals two right angles":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This dessert, a quenelle of red berry sorbet perched on top of mascarpone tinged green with basil oil, is very factory pomo with its straight angles and neon coloring. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 5 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1601, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155948"
  },
  "strobic disk":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a disk marked with a set of concentric rings or toothed wheels that is moved in a circular path without causing it to revolve on its own axis causing the figures to appear to revolve on their axes":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160621"
  },
  "strip search":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a search for something concealed on a person made after removal of the person's clothing":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The administrators ordered random strip searches of all prisoners.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Either way, the morning inspection definitely does not include a strip search . \u2014 Keri Blakinger, Rolling Stone , 5 June 2022",
      "That meant strip search and cavity search, all his clothes taken, no toiletries allowed until commissary day a week later. \u2014 Elizabeth Macbride, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "That resulted in a strip search and X-ray search of a group of inmates, many of whom were interviewed by the monitors. \u2014 Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Hall called Bradley Cooper, Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, Tyler Perry and Simu Lee to the stage, inviting them to be escorted backstage for a quick Covid test and possibly a strip search . \u2014 NBC News , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "There are also instances in which deputies are advised not to turn on their cameras so as to respect an inmate\u2019s privacy,including when an inmate is taking a shower, when a strip search is being conducted or when an inmate is talking to a lawyer. \u2014 Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Principal Lisa Stamps and a counselor decided to strip search the student and did not find anything. \u2014 Ruth Serven Smith | Rserven@al.com, al , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "In 2019, the city paid $160,000 to settle a lawsuit from a Muslim woman who alleged officers profiled her as a terrorist, threw her down, tore off her headscarf and veil, and took her to a police station to strip search her. \u2014 Dan Hinkel, chicagotribune.com , 17 June 2021",
      "For instance, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg used her experience as a woman to school her male colleagues on what a strip search would feel like to a 13-year-old girl during discussion in one case, as one judge witness pointed out. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1947, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161149"
  },
  "straw mushroom":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mushroom ( Volvariella volvacea ) that has a conical cap and is cultivated in southeastern Asia and used especially in Chinese cooking":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The fried fish cakes are springy as ever, and the lemongrass broth, punctuated with shrimp and straw mushrooms , retains its tang; Panngern changed the look, but not the previous owner\u2019s chef. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 10 Oct. 2019",
      "The fried fish cakes are springy as ever, and the lemongrass broth, punctuated with shrimp and straw mushrooms , retains its tang; Panngern changed the look, but not the chef. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 21 Aug. 2019",
      "And Crispy Rice is a rich bowl of complex textures and fatty acidity: Crunchy rice chunks are topped with a little bitter mizuna and hot kimchi, a poached egg and bright pickled straw mushrooms . \u2014 Kathleen Purvis, charlotteobserver , 19 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from their cultivation on rice straw compost":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1919, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161824"
  },
  "strategist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person skilled in strategy":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8stra-t\u0259-jist"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For now, older people can draw solace from the possibility that the worst in markets has already passed, said Mahajan, the senior investment strategist at Edward Jones. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 24 June 2022",
      "Timothy Ash, a senior emerging market strategist at Bluebay Asset Management, said Putin was now having to deploy those emergency buffers, and that the rate cut was part of a public relations campaign. \u2014 Mark Thompson, CNN , 26 May 2022",
      "Still, the stocks\u2019 appeal -- and the trading volatility surrounding the memes -- is not over yet, according to Ed Moya, senior market strategist at Oanda. \u2014 Bailey Lipschultz, Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Stefanowski\u2019s strategist , Liz Kurantowicz, said that Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts had a scheduling conflict that prompted the cancellation of the event at a Republican\u2019s upscale home in Canton. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 13 June 2022",
      "Michelle Perchuk is a job search strategist , career coach and founder of MTV Coaching. \u2014 Michelle Perchuk, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Wall Street also took note of Powell's forecast that inflation may soon be tempered, said Quincy Krosby, chief equity strategist , LPL Financial. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 4 May 2022",
      "But the Republican strategist Paul Weyrich understood that capturing evangelicals could deliver the presidency to Ronald Reagan and solidify the future of his party. \u2014 Sue Halpern, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
      "What there is there, said the longtime Republican strategist Jim Merrill, is a quiet but persistent appetite among many in the rank-and-file to turn the page on Mr. Trump, at least as the party\u2019s nominee. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1821, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163203"
  },
  "stroke oar":{
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the oar nearest the stern usually on the port side":[],
      ": stroke sense 6b":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163327"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a plain floored by a resistant flat-lying stratum from above which weaker rocks have been removed by erosion":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163759"
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      "biographical name"
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      "1st Earl of 1593\u20131641 Thomas Wentworth English statesman":[]
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      "\u02c8stra-f\u0259rd"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165548"
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      "noun"
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      ": extensometer":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Most current methods, Balch adds, require the simultaneous use of two devices, like an electrode and a strain gauge , to answer both questions at the same time. \u2014 Karmela Padavic-callaghan, Wired , 12 July 2021",
      "Sentons relies on a combination of a piezoelectric sensor and a strain gauge to mimic a physical button. \u2014 Julian Chokkattu, Wired , 14 Jan. 2020",
      "In their proof of concept, the Michigan team embedded two strain gauges in the sensor, which can pull apart like a slinky. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 16 Oct. 2019",
      "Coated with temperature-sensitive dyes, the fibers could also serve as strain gauges or mood rings. \u2014 George Musser, Science | AAAS , 10 Oct. 2019",
      "Scientists equipped the container with accelerometers and strain gauges to study how the fuel fared during its journey. \u2014 Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics , 4 Aug. 2018",
      "Using sensors like accelerometers and strain gauges , the teams measured how much shaking and rattling the faux-fuel endured during its trip. \u2014 Rachel Becker, The Verge , 3 Aug. 2018",
      "His career in technology spanned many decades, starting as a strain gauge technician at Combustion Engineering and culminating as a Service School Instructor for United Technologies. \u2014 courant.com , 22 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1910, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171025"
  },
  "straw-necked ibis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an Australian ibis ( Threskiornis spinicollis or Carphibis spinicollis ) with modified feathers of the lower neck that are yellow and stiff and resemble straw":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172420"
  },
  "strait":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a comparatively narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water":[
        "\u2014 often used in plural but singular in construction"
      ],
      ": isthmus":[],
      ": a narrow space or passage":[],
      ": a situation of perplexity or distress":[
        "\u2014 often used in plural in dire straits"
      ],
      ": causing distress : difficult":[],
      ": limited as to means or resources":[],
      ": strict , rigorous":[],
      ": narrow":[],
      ": limited in space or time":[],
      ": closely fitting : constricted , tight":[],
      ": in a close or tight manner":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "channel",
      "narrows",
      "neck",
      "sound"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strait Noun juncture , exigency , emergency , contingency , pinch , strait ( or straits ) crisis mean a critical or crucial time or state of affairs. juncture stresses the significant concurrence or convergence of events. an important juncture in our country's history exigency stresses the pressure of restrictions or urgency of demands created by a special situation. provide for exigencies emergency applies to a sudden unforeseen situation requiring prompt action to avoid disaster. the presence of mind needed to deal with emergencies contingency implies an emergency or exigency that is regarded as possible but uncertain of occurrence. contingency plans pinch implies urgency or pressure for action to a less intense degree than exigency or emergency . come through in a pinch strait , now commonly straits , applies to a troublesome situation from which escape is extremely difficult. in dire straits crisis applies to a juncture whose outcome will make a decisive difference. a crisis of confidence",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Her campaign is in desperate straits .",
      "The company is in desperate financial straits .",
      "The economy is in dire straits .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Across the strait , the CCP took power and established the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Beijing. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan And Steven Jiang, CNN , 24 May 2022",
      "Turkey is in talks to open a route for Ukrainian grain exports to leave the country\u2019s Black Sea ports and travel through the Bosphorus strait running through Turkey, an anonymous senior Turkish official told Reuters. \u2014 Derek Saul, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Less than a decade ago, ties seemed to be on the mend as the two sides -- separated by a strait that is fewer than 80 miles (128 kilometers) wide at its narrowest point -- deepened economic, cultural and even political engagements. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan And Steven Jiang, CNN , 24 May 2022",
      "Desecheo Island is located in the Mona Passage, a potentially dangerous strait that separates the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 12 May 2022",
      "The strait itself remains as neutral as the sky, ever-changing, ever-unreliable, like some people-pleasing friend aware of the pressures of having to be everything to everyone. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "While engagement across the strait had once increased, the election of President Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party triggered animosity from Beijing. \u2014 Kimmy Yam, NBC News , 18 May 2022",
      "Far less commercially developed than its big cousin Mallorca just across a Balearic Sea strait in the Mediterranean, Menorca surprises at every turn. \u2014 John Oseid, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "The island banned flights from across the strait in January 2020, immediately after the virus was detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. \u2014 Time , 6 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This has infuriated Beijing, spurring it to unleash more pressure on Taiwan and sending cross- strait relations on a downward spiral. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan And Steven Jiang, CNN , 24 May 2022",
      "The culture Clark cultivated in City Hall stood in stark contrast to that of his predecessor, a strait -laced conservative who was often escorted to work by a police detail. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 May 2022",
      "Nunzio was next, the son who was so strait -laced that his brothers referred to him as Bob Dole, the U.S. senator from Kansas. \u2014 Kevin Armstrong, New York Times , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "Japan\u2019s new boldness reflects its wariness of China\u2019s growing assertiveness as well as of worsening cross- strait relations between China and Taiwan, said the Japanese official. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Thousands braved the cold and wind to witness Harry Houdini free himself of a strait -jacket while suspended in the air over the intersection of Crocket and Navarro in downtown San Antonio. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "And with it, the number of cross- strait extraditions have also plummeted. \u2014 Wayne Chang And Nectar Gan, CNN , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "But to Beijing, the offer is a major provocation that risks escalating both cross- strait and US-China relations, Nectar Gan and Ben Westcott write. \u2014 Kara Fox, CNN , 9 June 2021",
      "Notice, too, how Xi blames Taiwan for cross- strait tensions even as his air force violates Taiwanese airspace with impunity. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 20 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French estreit , from Latin strictus strait, strict, from past participle of stringere":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c":"Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172846"
  },
  "straining arch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a construction (such as a flying buttress) that suggests an arch and is designed to resist end thrust":[]
    },
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "straining arch from straining (present participle of strain entry 2 ) + arch; strainer arch from strainer + arch":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174257"
  },
  "Straffordian":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a follower of Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford , especially in the House of Commons in 1641":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "stra\u02c8f\u014drd\u0113\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford \u20201641 English statesman + English -ian":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174735"
  },
  "strip to the waist":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to remove all the clothes on one's upper body":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174835"
  },
  "Stradivarius":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a stringed instrument (such as a violin) made by Antonio Stradivari of Cremona":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccstra-d\u0259-\u02c8ver-\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "latinized form of Stradivari":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1833, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175132"
  },
  "straw-hat":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or being summer theater":[
        "For the performers, the so-called straw-hat circuit of summer theaters offers a chance to flex artistic muscles that might otherwise go soft.",
        "\u2014 People Weekly"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u022f-\u02c8hat"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from the former fashion of wearing straw hats in summer":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1935, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175333"
  },
  "strokes":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to flatter or pay attention to in a manner designed to reassure or persuade":[],
      ": such a stroke charged to a player as a unit of scoring in golf":[],
      ": a sudden action or process producing an impact":[
        "a stroke of lightning"
      ],
      ": an unexpected result":[
        "a stroke of luck",
        "the idea was a stroke of inspiration",
        "a master stroke of diplomacy"
      ],
      ": sudden impairment or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion that is caused by rupture or obstruction (as by a clot) of a blood vessel supplying the brain, and is accompanied by permanent damage of brain tissue":[
        "\u2014 compare ischemic stroke , hemorrhagic stroke , transient ischemic attack"
      ],
      ": one of a series of propelling beats or movements against a resisting medium":[
        "a stroke of the oar"
      ],
      ": a rower who sets the pace for a crew":[],
      ": a vigorous or energetic effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished":[
        "a stroke of genius",
        "a brilliant diplomatic stroke"
      ],
      ": a delicate or clever touch in a narrative, description, or construction":[],
      ": heartbeat":[],
      ": an act of stroking or caressing":[],
      ": a mark or dash made by a single movement of an implement":[],
      ": one of the lines of a letter of the alphabet":[],
      ": all at once":[
        "spent her savings at a stroke"
      ],
      ": to mark with a short line":[
        "stroke the t 's"
      ],
      ": to cancel by drawing a line through":[
        "stroked out his name"
      ],
      ": to hit, kick, or shoot (a ball) with a smooth movement":[
        "stroke a putt",
        "stroked a single to left field"
      ],
      ": to execute a stroke":[],
      ": to row at a certain number of strokes a minute":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u014dk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "beat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "blow",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "buffet",
      "bust",
      "chop",
      "clap",
      "clip",
      "clout",
      "crack",
      "cuff",
      "dab",
      "douse",
      "fillip",
      "hack",
      "haymaker",
      "hit",
      "hook",
      "knock",
      "larrup",
      "lash",
      "lick",
      "pelt",
      "pick",
      "plump",
      "poke",
      "pound",
      "punch",
      "rap",
      "slam",
      "slap",
      "slug",
      "smack",
      "smash",
      "sock",
      "spank",
      "stinger",
      "stripe",
      "swat",
      "swipe",
      "switch",
      "thud",
      "thump",
      "thwack",
      "wallop",
      "welt",
      "whack",
      "wham",
      "whop",
      "whap"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He had a stroke last winter.",
      "She has a strong backhand stroke .",
      "He is ahead by two strokes .",
      "She swims with long, smooth strokes .",
      "the stroke of an oar",
      "She knows the four basic strokes .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "More than 1 million Americans have their first heart attack or stroke each year, statistics from the American Heart Association show. \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "In major new guidance, an influential physician task force no longer recommends daily aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke among people 60 and older. \u2014 Bydr. Chineze Akusoba, ABC News , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "All participants were free of cancer, coronary heart disease and stroke at the start of the studies and completed dietary questionnaires every four years over a 30-year period. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Los Angeles residents have received warnings about the health risks of wildfire smoke, which can cause lung damage and worsen cardiovascular problems like heart disease and stroke with heavy or long-term exposure. \u2014 Kyla Thomas, The Conversation , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "By either metric, AMR would have been a leading cause of death in 2019, the researchers said, ranking third (after ischaemic heart disease and stroke ) for associated deaths and 12th for deaths in which resistance was directly responsible. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Either way, none of these ladies are throwing out their stilettos to stroke egos. \u2014 Essence , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Being female and having a relatively high HDL level are protective; however, depending on your blood pressure reading, your risk of having a heart attack or stroke in the next 10 years is between 20% and 30%. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "To keep the economy running, China must stroke its neighbors rather than slap them. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Calandra, 75, had a stroke in 2013 that left him partially paralyzed. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
      "Over the course of two days, Taylor was hired to pick up about 40 people from the local airport, including a cancer patient, two pregnant women, and a man who recently had a stroke . \u2014 Hannah Phillips, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Another possibility, according to Seifi, is that Osborne hit his head and had a stroke . \u2014 Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 June 2022",
      "After the woman had a stroke in 2009, Schwefel became her power of attorney for finances and health care. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
      "During that year Lilian had another stroke , this one even more severe. \u2014 Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
      "Nine months later, at age 40, Carter-Williams had a stroke . \u2014 Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
      "According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke each year. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun , 16 May 2022",
      "More than 795,000 people in the country have a stroke each year, the agency said. \u2014 Brianna Abbott, WSJ , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English str\u0101cian ; akin to Old High German str\u012bhhan to stroke \u2014 more at strike":"Verb",
      "Middle English; akin to Old English str\u012bcan to stroke \u2014 more at strike":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1597, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-181448"
  },
  "strike note":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the apparent pitch produced by a bell when it is first struck \u2014 compare hum note":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-181658"
  },
  "strawberry blonde":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person having reddish-blond hair":[],
      ": a reddish-blond color":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Cordell is described as a white female with strawberry blonde hair and blue eyes, the sheriff's office said. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
      "Kendall Jenner did it, and then perhaps less drastically, Sydney Sweeney went strawberry blonde . \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 9 May 2022",
      "From strawberry blonde and pastels to dark sultry red, there's no shortage of options. \u2014 Allure , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Underneath the uniform of Sister Hilda, Woolgar (who also played the licentious Lady Repton on Harlots) sports cascades of strawberry blonde waves. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Earlier this month, Sweeney \u2014 who recently got engaged to her boyfriend Jonathan Davino \u2014 walked the red carpet at the Film Independent Spirit Awards with strawberry blonde hair. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Minaj's hair colors are always a moment, but there's just something special about this strawberry blonde hue. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Shades like peach, strawberry blonde , light copper, and ginger are such a pretty way to easy into the trend. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "The British supermodel is naturally strawberry blonde , but started enhancing her color at 18 when photographer Steven Meisel convinced her to take the plunge for a magazine shoot. \u2014 Dianna Mazzone, Allure , 19 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1884, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182042"
  },
  "straight chain":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an open chain of atoms having no side chains":[
        "\u2014 usually hyphenated when used attributively"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u0101t-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1890, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182519"
  },
  "straits":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a comparatively narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water":[
        "\u2014 often used in plural but singular in construction"
      ],
      ": isthmus":[],
      ": a narrow space or passage":[],
      ": a situation of perplexity or distress":[
        "\u2014 often used in plural in dire straits"
      ],
      ": causing distress : difficult":[],
      ": limited as to means or resources":[],
      ": strict , rigorous":[],
      ": narrow":[],
      ": limited in space or time":[],
      ": closely fitting : constricted , tight":[],
      ": in a close or tight manner":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "channel",
      "narrows",
      "neck",
      "sound"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for strait Noun juncture , exigency , emergency , contingency , pinch , strait ( or straits ) crisis mean a critical or crucial time or state of affairs. juncture stresses the significant concurrence or convergence of events. an important juncture in our country's history exigency stresses the pressure of restrictions or urgency of demands created by a special situation. provide for exigencies emergency applies to a sudden unforeseen situation requiring prompt action to avoid disaster. the presence of mind needed to deal with emergencies contingency implies an emergency or exigency that is regarded as possible but uncertain of occurrence. contingency plans pinch implies urgency or pressure for action to a less intense degree than exigency or emergency . come through in a pinch strait , now commonly straits , applies to a troublesome situation from which escape is extremely difficult. in dire straits crisis applies to a juncture whose outcome will make a decisive difference. a crisis of confidence",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Her campaign is in desperate straits .",
      "The company is in desperate financial straits .",
      "The economy is in dire straits .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Across the strait , the CCP took power and established the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Beijing. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan And Steven Jiang, CNN , 24 May 2022",
      "Turkey is in talks to open a route for Ukrainian grain exports to leave the country\u2019s Black Sea ports and travel through the Bosphorus strait running through Turkey, an anonymous senior Turkish official told Reuters. \u2014 Derek Saul, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Less than a decade ago, ties seemed to be on the mend as the two sides -- separated by a strait that is fewer than 80 miles (128 kilometers) wide at its narrowest point -- deepened economic, cultural and even political engagements. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan And Steven Jiang, CNN , 24 May 2022",
      "Desecheo Island is located in the Mona Passage, a potentially dangerous strait that separates the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 12 May 2022",
      "The strait itself remains as neutral as the sky, ever-changing, ever-unreliable, like some people-pleasing friend aware of the pressures of having to be everything to everyone. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "While engagement across the strait had once increased, the election of President Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party triggered animosity from Beijing. \u2014 Kimmy Yam, NBC News , 18 May 2022",
      "Far less commercially developed than its big cousin Mallorca just across a Balearic Sea strait in the Mediterranean, Menorca surprises at every turn. \u2014 John Oseid, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "The island banned flights from across the strait in January 2020, immediately after the virus was detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. \u2014 Time , 6 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This has infuriated Beijing, spurring it to unleash more pressure on Taiwan and sending cross- strait relations on a downward spiral. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan And Steven Jiang, CNN , 24 May 2022",
      "The culture Clark cultivated in City Hall stood in stark contrast to that of his predecessor, a strait -laced conservative who was often escorted to work by a police detail. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 May 2022",
      "Nunzio was next, the son who was so strait -laced that his brothers referred to him as Bob Dole, the U.S. senator from Kansas. \u2014 Kevin Armstrong, New York Times , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "Japan\u2019s new boldness reflects its wariness of China\u2019s growing assertiveness as well as of worsening cross- strait relations between China and Taiwan, said the Japanese official. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Thousands braved the cold and wind to witness Harry Houdini free himself of a strait -jacket while suspended in the air over the intersection of Crocket and Navarro in downtown San Antonio. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "And with it, the number of cross- strait extraditions have also plummeted. \u2014 Wayne Chang And Nectar Gan, CNN , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "But to Beijing, the offer is a major provocation that risks escalating both cross- strait and US-China relations, Nectar Gan and Ben Westcott write. \u2014 Kara Fox, CNN , 9 June 2021",
      "Notice, too, how Xi blames Taiwan for cross- strait tensions even as his air force violates Taiwanese airspace with impunity. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 20 Nov. 2021"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Generally, its decisions tend toward loosening rather than straitening the rules. \u2014 Mary Norris, The New Yorker , 30 Oct. 2019",
      "Despite the fact that the family's construction firm is relatively prosperous due to its generous share of government contracts, the family's finances are considerably straitened . \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 9 Mar. 2017"
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      "circa 1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204028"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204111"
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      "She lied with a straight face .",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Gone are the days when Hastings could say with a straight face that Netflix didn\u2019t compete with companies like Apple and Amazon. \u2014 Walter Frick, Quartz , 8 June 2022",
      "No longer can anyone say with a straight face that Anglo-American liberal democracy is a timeless good, or the inexorable goal of all modern nation-states. \u2014 Krithika Varagur, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
      "Jeong could be seen with his arms crossed and a straight face as Giuliani spoke. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "And it\u2019s those elements that turn Petite Maman from a fanciful, delicate fantasy, delivered with a very straight face , into something like a minor mood-piece masterpiece. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "As the daughter, Bertier conveys hurt with a straight face . \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "In a time when used cars list for unacceptably high prices, sellers keep a straight face and ask 20 grand for a '91 Buick Century. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "But having set up the horror quite impeccably, Ohs makes the daring choice to switch into a more overtly comic register, albeit played with a straight face , before ending on a strangely touching note of closure and something akin to redemption. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Its logic was nonsensical: Biden argued with a straight face , for instance, that protectionism somehow will reduce inflation. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 5 Mar. 2022"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1853, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204421"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin striola + English -ate or -ated (from -ate + -ed )":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205016"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a poker hand containing five cards of the same suit in sequence \u2014 see poker illustration":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There was a model for leveling up from slinging Goblin decks to straight flushes . \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "The new car answers with a straight flush : handling, straight-line speed, dramatic looks, ride comfort and a dynamite dual-clutch automatic transmission. \u2014 Mark Phelan, chicagotribune.com , 1 Nov. 2019",
      "The new car answers with a straight flush : handling, straight-line speed, dramatic looks, ride comfort and a dynamite dual-clutch automatic transmission. \u2014 Mark Phelan, chicagotribune.com , 1 Nov. 2019",
      "The new car answers with a straight flush : handling, straight-line speed, dramatic looks, ride comfort and a dynamite dual-clutch automatic transmission. \u2014 Mark Phelan, chicagotribune.com , 1 Nov. 2019",
      "The new car answers with a straight flush : handling, straight-line speed, dramatic looks, ride comfort and a dynamite dual-clutch automatic transmission. \u2014 Mark Phelan, chicagotribune.com , 1 Nov. 2019",
      "The new car answers with a straight flush : handling, straight-line speed, dramatic looks, ride comfort and a dynamite dual-clutch automatic transmission. \u2014 Mark Phelan, chicagotribune.com , 1 Nov. 2019",
      "The new car answers with a straight flush : handling, straight-line speed, dramatic looks, ride comfort and a dynamite dual-clutch automatic transmission. \u2014 Mark Phelan, chicagotribune.com , 1 Nov. 2019",
      "The new car answers with a straight flush : handling, straight-line speed, dramatic looks, ride comfort and a dynamite dual-clutch automatic transmission. \u2014 Mark Phelan, chicagotribune.com , 1 Nov. 2019"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1864, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210106"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210745"
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      ": a metal cup with the opening covered with a fine wire mesh or dark cloth into which foremilk is drawn for examination to detect gross abnormalities (such as clots or ropiness) that may indicate the presence of disease in the udder":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211514"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a shutterless camera (such as an aerial camera) in which the film moves past an exposing slit at a rate synchronized with that of the ground image":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212502"
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      "The children straggled in from outside.",
      "People straggled off the train.",
      "She straggled behind the rest of the group.",
      "Branches straggled out and blocked the path.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In the longer races, some competitors would straggle to the finish line well after Heiden had won and departed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Separated from their family and each other, each boy found a way to straggle home on his own. \u2014 Mujib Mashal, New York Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "These best-guess first estimates are often refined as responses straggle in from more of the 697,000 establishments surveyed each month, including major employers, government agencies and a rotating cast of small businesses. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Other jurisdictions have also been working out how to handle employees who straggle or refuse to follow vaccination mandates. \u2014 Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "As the students straggle in, those who are about to lead the service gather for a quick prayer, standing on the basketball court near the corner three-point line. \u2014 Freep.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "The architecture of the new buildings \u2014 the final pair, including a tower with a skate park out front, will straggle along a few years from now \u2014 is a case study in working creatively within severe constraints. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 30 June 2021",
      "The middle seat has become a critical issue for airlines as coronavirus-wary leisure travelers straggle back onto planes. \u2014 Justin Bachman, Bloomberg.com , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "The move comes as lawmakers straggle back to Washington for an abbreviated preelection session, as hopes are dimming for another coronavirus relief bill \u2014 or much else. \u2014 Andrew Taylor, chicagotribune.com , 8 Sep. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Cloistered from civilization by a steep 900-foot climb over loose and jutting rock, the glade goes unseen by most everyone but a straggle of hikers on the Appalachian Trail, the 2,180-mile footpath carved into the roofs of 14 eastern states. \u2014 Earl Swift, Outside Online , 2 Sep. 2015",
      "The next spring the vine leafed out solidly and there, somewhere in the foliage, hung one thin straggle of purple flowers. \u2014 Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English straglen":"Verb"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1865, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213002"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a gene that codes for the amino acid sequence of a protein (such as an enzyme) or for a ribosomal RNA or transfer RNA":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1959, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214828"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a faint or minute stria":[]
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      "\u02c8str\u012b\u0259l\u0259"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, diminutive of stria":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214830"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an expanded molecular formula showing the arrangement within the molecule of atoms and of bonds":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The trope of the defense attorney as arbiter of moral justice may be the show\u2019s most enduring influence, at least as important as the structural formula the show established. \u2014 Jacqui Shine, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 June 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1868, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215127"
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    "definitions":{
      "hill 2500 feet (758 meters) high in the Australian Capital Territory west of Canberra":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u00e4m-(\u02cc)l\u014d"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221656"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a team of federal agents assigned to investigate organized crime in a specific area":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Members of the strike force have indicted 111 people in the last three years who prescribed 115 million pills. \u2014 al , 7 May 2022",
      "Send a strike force to Germany to bring Haspel back. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Mbapp\u00e9, Neymar and Messi, that strike force of the best there was, the best there is and the best there might yet be, prowled the field forlorn. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Fearful of France\u2019s influence, Britain very quickly launched its own archaeological strike force . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives office in Houston said the area gun strike force was responding to the shooting. \u2014 Steve Almasy, Rosa Flores And Rosalina Nieves, CNN , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced in November the creation of a statewide housing strike force , intended to enforce laws promoting housing development and tenants' rights. \u2014 Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Along the Russia-Ukraine border, Moscow is amassing a strike force of approximately 175,000 troops and according to U.S. intelligence officials is planning a military offensive against its neighbor that will be launched early next year. \u2014 Michael A. Cohen, The New Republic , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "The Japanese strike force consisted of 353 aircraft launched from four heavy carriers. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 7 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1955, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221958"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a female prostitute":[
        "EMILIA. Fie, fie upon thee, strumpet ! / BIANCA. I am no strumpet , but of life as honest / As you that thus abuse me.",
        "\u2014 William Shakespeare",
        "\u2026 the networks aired at least half a dozen TV movies featuring prostitutes as heroines. Farrah Fawcett, Loni Anderson and Ann Jillian were among those who played strumpets .",
        "\u2014 Leah Rozen"
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      "the portrait painter's muse for the goddess of love was apparently a common strumpet"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222740"
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    "definitions":{
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223439"
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  "street people":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224003"
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  "strike plate":{
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      "noun"
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      "Furthermore, the subcortical amygdala, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST), striatal, hippocampal and brainstem circuits, and to some extent aspects of cortical regulatory areas, are highly conserved in form and function across mammals. \u2014 Dean Mobbs, Scientific American , 20 Sep. 2019"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The rules set up by international institutions have put us in a straitjacket . \u2014 Tom Collins, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
      "Davis threatened to put the inmate in a straitjacket but instead belly-chained J.B.\u2019s wrists to his waist and shackled his ankles. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 25 May 2022",
      "According to reports, Jonathan was hanging from his feet 40 feet in the air in a straitjacket . \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Clad in a straitjacket , he was sandwiched between two cars suspended 70 feet in the air, which then burst into flames. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The play didn\u2019t extinguish the Clippers\u2019 attempt to engineer a second consecutive escape out of a straitjacket of their own making. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "But with growth in his country slowing, demand slackening and debt still at near-record levels, Mr. Xi could face some of the biggest economic challenges since Deng Xiaoping began lifting the country out of its Maoist straitjacket four decades ago. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "This book presents a rare public tour of the wonders contained there, including Harry Houdini\u2019s straitjacket and Doug Henning\u2019s metamorphosis trunk. \u2014 Jim Kiest, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "Zwick is such a conventional filmmaker that DiCaprio chafes trying to break out of the Reluctant Hero straitjacket Zwick puts him in. \u2014 Tim Grierson, Vulture , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Hip-hop from that period often incorporated sampling, a technique that was legally straitjacketed by 1991. \u2014 Jeremy Gordon, New York Times , 3 May 2020",
      "Trump was not straitjacketed by the laws and customs governing foundations, or by the most basic ethical norms. \u2014 Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com , 13 Nov. 2019",
      "Europe is a tough regulatory landscape for big technology companies, with fines raining down on Google, a hefty back-tax bill for Apple, and the threat of new laws to straitjacket how online platforms handle their customers. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "But this tick somehow fell into a spider web, and the resident spider promptly straitjacketed its arachnid cousin in loops of silk, either to save it as a snack or to immobilize it as a precaution. \u2014 National Geographic , 25 May 2018",
      "Critics over the years have accused Muti of straitjacketing the music in the name of fidelity to the score, but there was no rigidity of pacing or phrasing here. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 22 Aug. 2017",
      "Highlights from previous eras, including the 1980s pinnacle of the Lakers-Celtics rivalry, look shrunken and straitjacketed in comparison. \u2014 John Branch, New York Times , 25 Oct. 2016",
      "This was long before the Corps of Engineers straitjacketed the once wide and slower-moving river. \u2014 Darryl Levings, kansascity , 28 Apr. 2017"
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      "1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001913"
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      ": sudden impairment or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion that is caused by rupture or obstruction (as by a clot) of a blood vessel supplying the brain, and is accompanied by permanent damage of brain tissue":[
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      "Noun",
      "He had a stroke last winter.",
      "She has a strong backhand stroke .",
      "He is ahead by two strokes .",
      "She swims with long, smooth strokes .",
      "the stroke of an oar",
      "She knows the four basic strokes .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "More than 1 million Americans have their first heart attack or stroke each year, statistics from the American Heart Association show. \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "In major new guidance, an influential physician task force no longer recommends daily aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke among people 60 and older. \u2014 Bydr. Chineze Akusoba, ABC News , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "All participants were free of cancer, coronary heart disease and stroke at the start of the studies and completed dietary questionnaires every four years over a 30-year period. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Los Angeles residents have received warnings about the health risks of wildfire smoke, which can cause lung damage and worsen cardiovascular problems like heart disease and stroke with heavy or long-term exposure. \u2014 Kyla Thomas, The Conversation , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "By either metric, AMR would have been a leading cause of death in 2019, the researchers said, ranking third (after ischaemic heart disease and stroke ) for associated deaths and 12th for deaths in which resistance was directly responsible. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Either way, none of these ladies are throwing out their stilettos to stroke egos. \u2014 Essence , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Being female and having a relatively high HDL level are protective; however, depending on your blood pressure reading, your risk of having a heart attack or stroke in the next 10 years is between 20% and 30%. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "To keep the economy running, China must stroke its neighbors rather than slap them. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Calandra, 75, had a stroke in 2013 that left him partially paralyzed. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
      "Over the course of two days, Taylor was hired to pick up about 40 people from the local airport, including a cancer patient, two pregnant women, and a man who recently had a stroke . \u2014 Hannah Phillips, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Another possibility, according to Seifi, is that Osborne hit his head and had a stroke . \u2014 Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 June 2022",
      "After the woman had a stroke in 2009, Schwefel became her power of attorney for finances and health care. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
      "During that year Lilian had another stroke , this one even more severe. \u2014 Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
      "Nine months later, at age 40, Carter-Williams had a stroke . \u2014 Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
      "According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke each year. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun , 16 May 2022",
      "More than 795,000 people in the country have a stroke each year, the agency said. \u2014 Brianna Abbott, WSJ , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English str\u0101cian ; akin to Old High German str\u012bhhan to stroke \u2014 more at strike":"Verb",
      "Middle English; akin to Old English str\u012bcan to stroke \u2014 more at strike":"Noun"
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      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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      "1597, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011043"
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      ": a razor with a rigid steel cutting blade hinged to a case that forms a handle when the razor is open for use":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "An attraction to the art of straight razor shaving led her to carve a new career path. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Trust Tim Burton to take on Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Tony-winning 1979 musical about a Victorian barber who gleefully turns his customers into meat pies \u2014 and let Johnny Depp wig out with a straight razor in the title role. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Jim taken that straight razor away from Harrison yet",
      "After Lewis\u2019 death in 2020 of pancreatic cancer, shop owner Jared Scott spoke about the first time Lewis came into his business for a hot shave with a straight razor . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "There\u2019s a very cake-and-it-too approach to the way the movie takes a straight razor to the collective romanticizing of Swinging Sixties London. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "The straight razor and scissors are made from stainless steel. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 24 Aug. 2021",
      "There\u2019s an axe, a pocket knife, a meat cleaver, a chef\u2019s knife, and even a straight razor . \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 25 July 2021",
      "Hanni is the invention of Leslie Tessler, a beauty-industry veteran who fell in love with a straight razor after getting her face shaved at a men's barbershop in Tokyo. \u2014 Sara Tan, refinery29.com , 9 July 2021"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1917, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014836"
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      ": a joint whose horizontal direction is the same as that of the strike of the rock":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015428"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an annual weedy herb ( Chenopodium capitatum ) of the north temperate zone with succulent stems, small greenish flowers, and red pulpy fruit":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020232"
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      "plural noun"
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      ": striae on the skin (as of the hips, abdomen, and breasts) from excessive stretching and rupture of elastic fibers especially due to pregnancy or obesity":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On Instagram, dermatologist Robert Anolik recently posted a photo showcasing the results of laser therapy on a patient\u2019s post-pregnancy midriff stretch marks (pink striae rubra). \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Or, Susanne Kaufmann\u2019s bath oil and African Botanics\u2019 body oil deliver a moisturizing aromatic experience, though the latter even helps improve the look of stretch marks and scars. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Stretch marks are natural and beautiful Whether a pregnant person is growing one baby or triplets, in order to accommodate the offspring, the tummy has to expand, which means stretch marks are inevitable. \u2014 Tish Weinstock, Glamour , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Even before becoming a mom of three, Graham has proudly shared photos of her stretch marks . \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Further Food says its Premium Marine Collagen Peptides can help smooth wrinkles, increase skin elasticity, and hide cellulite and stretch marks . \u2014 Nicole Charky-chami, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "After sharing another shot of her stomach to Instagram last month, Graham clapped back at one user who said that her pregnancy stretch marks could have an effect on her modeling career. \u2014 Georgia Slater And Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "But Graham has long been an advocate for embracing all types of stretch marks \u2014not just those from pregnancy. \u2014 Leah Groth, Health.com , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Aston uses exclusively hides from bulls because cows get stretch marks . \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 17 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1956, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022222"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "strain entry 3":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022520"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1898, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-023843"
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      ": a small weevil ( Anthonomus signatus ) that severs the stems of the strawberry and lays eggs in the buds":[],
      ": strawberry crown borer":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-025346"
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  "straight-run":{
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      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-025545"
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      "In the classroom or on the baseball field, Webster's a straight shooter , respected by peers and umpires alike. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 6 June 2022",
      "Hoffmann shines as Claire Rothman, a pragmatic straight shooter who eventually becomes the general manager of the Lakers' arena, The Forum. \u2014 Andrea Cuttler, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir is a straight shooter . \u2014 Steve Bloom, Variety , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Gray is regarded within government as a straight shooter unafraid to stand up to politicians. \u2014 Boris Johnson, Fox News , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Johnson\u2019s reputation as a player might be bigger than his reputation as a straight shooter . \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "So far, Udoka has been that straight shooter that many fans have been clamoring for. \u2014 Hunter Felt, Forbes , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "The bold broker is a straight shooter , fierce negotiator and represents some of the best luxury properties on the market. \u2014 Amanda Lauren, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "He\u2019s known in the TV world as an old-school exec and straight shooter , not some soulless exec who cares only about maximizing profits. \u2014 Josef Adalian, Vulture , 26 Aug. 2021"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The juice is then squeezed out through a strainer and into a pitcher, while the pulp is dispensed from another spout. \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
      "In a large tight-mesh strainer , rinse the rice under cold running water until the water runs almost clear. \u2014 Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
      "The first is to put it in a fine-mesh strainer and place it under cold running water until the water becomes less cloudy. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Place the ricotta in a fine-mesh strainer over a bowl, leaving enough space for liquid to drip from the cheese. \u2014 Christina Bernstein, Outside Online , 12 Nov. 2020",
      "For a smoother sauce, strain through a fine mesh strainer . \u2014 Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "Place the kimchi in a fine-mesh strainer set over a large bowl and squeeze out excess liquid. \u2014 J. Kenji L\u00f3pez-alt, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Simmer for 1 hour, using a strainer or spoon to remove the foam that rises to the surface. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 17 May 2022",
      "Use a fine mesh strainer to dust the tops with confectioners\u2019 sugar, if desired. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Nov. 2021"
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      "He's a straight shooter who says what he thinks.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the classroom or on the baseball field, Webster's a straight shooter , respected by peers and umpires alike. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 6 June 2022",
      "Hoffmann shines as Claire Rothman, a pragmatic straight shooter who eventually becomes the general manager of the Lakers' arena, The Forum. \u2014 Andrea Cuttler, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir is a straight shooter . \u2014 Steve Bloom, Variety , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Gray is regarded within government as a straight shooter unafraid to stand up to politicians. \u2014 Boris Johnson, Fox News , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Johnson\u2019s reputation as a player might be bigger than his reputation as a straight shooter . \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "So far, Udoka has been that straight shooter that many fans have been clamoring for. \u2014 Hunter Felt, Forbes , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "The bold broker is a straight shooter , fierce negotiator and represents some of the best luxury properties on the market. \u2014 Amanda Lauren, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "He\u2019s known in the TV world as an old-school exec and straight shooter , not some soulless exec who cares only about maximizing profits. \u2014 Josef Adalian, Vulture , 26 Aug. 2021"
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      ": a slackening of production schedules so that a quantity of goods will be produced over a longer period than initially planned":[],
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1930, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "The children straggled in from outside.",
      "People straggled off the train.",
      "She straggled behind the rest of the group.",
      "Branches straggled out and blocked the path.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In the longer races, some competitors would straggle to the finish line well after Heiden had won and departed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Separated from their family and each other, each boy found a way to straggle home on his own. \u2014 Mujib Mashal, New York Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "These best-guess first estimates are often refined as responses straggle in from more of the 697,000 establishments surveyed each month, including major employers, government agencies and a rotating cast of small businesses. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Other jurisdictions have also been working out how to handle employees who straggle or refuse to follow vaccination mandates. \u2014 Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "As the students straggle in, those who are about to lead the service gather for a quick prayer, standing on the basketball court near the corner three-point line. \u2014 Freep.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "The architecture of the new buildings \u2014 the final pair, including a tower with a skate park out front, will straggle along a few years from now \u2014 is a case study in working creatively within severe constraints. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 30 June 2021",
      "The middle seat has become a critical issue for airlines as coronavirus-wary leisure travelers straggle back onto planes. \u2014 Justin Bachman, Bloomberg.com , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "The move comes as lawmakers straggle back to Washington for an abbreviated preelection session, as hopes are dimming for another coronavirus relief bill \u2014 or much else. \u2014 Andrew Taylor, chicagotribune.com , 8 Sep. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Cloistered from civilization by a steep 900-foot climb over loose and jutting rock, the glade goes unseen by most everyone but a straggle of hikers on the Appalachian Trail, the 2,180-mile footpath carved into the roofs of 14 eastern states. \u2014 Earl Swift, Outside Online , 2 Sep. 2015",
      "The next spring the vine leafed out solidly and there, somewhere in the foliage, hung one thin straggle of purple flowers. \u2014 Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 June 2018"
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      "a tough, stringy piece of meat",
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      "The Terminal List is all beef, all muscular stringy beef \u2014 and, at eight hours for a book that easily could have been adapted in two hours, it\u2019s been left on the grill for so long that the result is dry and tasteless. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
      "The long, stringy microbes Volland found are more than 5,000 times larger than typical microscopic bacteria that play a vital role in ecosystems all over the planet. \u2014 Sumeet Kulkarni, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "The portrait of the collector painted in the film is multifaceted: as touched upon throughout its 92-minute run time, a vinyl collector is not only the stereotypical overweight, stringy -haired honkey male. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Until then, no label was interested in the stringy -haired foursome from Queensland; suddenly, everyone was. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Tugged from the cold mud, the leeks are gathered into piles, and the white stringy roots, clotted with earth, severed. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "Our growing list of early and upcoming Memorial Day sales includes dozens of bikinis and one-pieces, from stringy separates to full-coverage, full-support maillots. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 May 2022",
      "Hares have a tendency to be stronger in flavor and a bit on the stringy side, especially if over-cooked. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Maria has red, mottled skin, stringy hair and long black talons. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Conceptually, the capsule collection was designed to provide all the necessary, no-fuss building blocks for summer beach days\u2014shorts to pair with tees that pair with relaxed trousers or a casual stripy tank dress for after the beach. \u2014 Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "Leong pairs this stripy Husk top and shorts with strappy gold heels from Dolce Firme and metallic earrings from Mimco. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The jumping spider has a stripy pattern on its abdomen and large black eyes. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Wakefield, in turn, was an admirer of Goad\u2019s, having purchased one of her stripy ceramic jugs several years prior. \u2014 Ellie Pithers, New York Times , 19 July 2021",
      "That means the final look is less stripy than highlights of the past, while offering the same gorgeous dimension and fun color. \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 8 Apr. 2021",
      "This stripy blue affair was a dashing item that came at a fitting time after Chelsea were promoted back to the First Division in 1984. \u2014 SI.com , 7 July 2019",
      "In keeping with this idea, one team of researchers published findings in 2015 that demonstrated the warmer the climate, the stripier the zebras. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian , 10 July 2018",
      "This stripy blue affair was a dashing item that came at a fitting time after Chelsea were promoted back to the First Division in 1984. \u2014 SI.com , 7 July 2019"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Bite marks included punctures, scores, furrows, pits and striations , marks in which the individual denticles of a serrated tooth leave subscores on bone surfaces. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 27 May 2020",
      "Band of Brothers Slope-ready sweaters whose varying degrees of striation echo Mr. Redford\u2019s pullover. \u2014 Todd Plummer, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2020",
      "Leave the striations of fatty goodness within the chunks of meat, but trim the outer caps of fat so that there only is a light layer left. \u2014 Emily Spicer, ExpressNews.com , 15 Apr. 2020",
      "Every spring, the peacock-bright feathered striations surprise her: magenta twisted with antique white, tangerine and black exploding into hot pink, violet tinged with butterscotch. \u2014 Nancy Hass, New York Times , 24 Feb. 2020",
      "Leo\u2019s version comes in a fluted glass tumbler that showcases its appealingly messy striations , as spoonable as pudding. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2020",
      "The standard method is to view pairs of bullets side by side under a split-screen microscope to see if the striations line up. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 30 Dec. 2019",
      "The jack-o\u2019-lantern face has moving green flames pouring from the eyes, nose and mouth, a broad, grinning mouth, a long, prominent stem that curves, and dark striations delineating the segments of the pumpkin giving it a yellow-and-orange design. \u2014 Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Dec. 2019",
      "The blood had striations in it like it'd been pushed with a push broom, an attempt at clean up. \u2014 Peter Van Sant, CBS News , 16 Nov. 2019"
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      ": inhomogeneity of interference colors as seen with a polarizing microscope in a crystal that has been deformed":[]
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      "Noun",
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      "She drank the juice through a straw .",
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      "the cheese maker told us that the best Parmesan cheeses are straw , not white, in color",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The final straw was the government\u2019s inability last week to muster enough votes to extend a two-tier legal system in the West Bank, which has differentiated between Israeli settlers and Palestinians since Israel occupied the territory in 1967. \u2014 Isabel Kershner, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
      "The final straw was the government\u2019s inability last week to muster enough votes to extend a two-tier legal system in the West Bank, which has differentiated between Israeli settlers and Palestinians since Israel occupied the territory in 1967. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
      "In the city and suburbs, straw may be hard to find and relatively expensive. \u2014 Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "The final straw came during the Dodgers\u2019 series against the Washington Nationals this week, when Muncy banged his elbow into a barrier trying to catch a foul ball and later landed on it while trying to make a diving play at third base. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
      "The final straw was when school leaders decided to overhaul the school\u2019s grading system at the height of the pandemic and denied Allen\u2019s request for extra planning time. \u2014 Stephen Noonoo, The New Republic , 2 May 2022",
      "Is the final straw in what leads to Miguel and Rebecca to part ways in this time period related to the fact that Miguel will become a Y2K doomsday prepper",
      "The lightweight straw is another Amazon find with an impressive number of five-star ratings \u2014 more than 73,000. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "The final straw came earlier this month when CNBC probed Biden economic advisor, Brian Deese, for answers on the ongoing snub. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The nation's largest auto finance company has dropped its lawsuit against auto dealer Russ Darrow over loans to what turned out to be straw buyers of luxury vehicles destined for China via a con man's business. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Apr. 2018",
      "The nation's largest auto finance company has dropped its lawsuit against auto dealer Russ Darrow over loans to what turned out to be straw buyers of luxury vehicles destined for China via a con man's business. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Apr. 2018",
      "Straw bags with pom-pom accents are sure to please. \u2014 NOLA.com , 8 July 2017",
      "Straw blinds go up to the ceiling, concealing the fact that the windows are much shorter. \u2014 Lisa Cregan, House Beautiful , 19 Jan. 2017"
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      "Middle English, from Old English str\u0113aw ; akin to Old High German str\u014d straw, Old English strewian to strew":"Noun"
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      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120158"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-121047"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Three of Maine\u2019s best beaches are a few minutes' drive away: Parsons Beach is known for sun-bathing and striper fishing; Kennebunk Beach is great for beach walks; Gooch\u2019s Beach is where surfers go. \u2014 Everett Potter, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "John Gambradella, fishing with captain Guy Buono, won the prize for biggest fish, a monster 54-pound striper that was the biggest fish ever caught in a Manhattan Cup. \u2014 Monte Burke, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
      "While there had been a couple of striper fishing boats in his areas throughout the tournament, Powroznik didn\u2019t have very much fishing pressure around him throughout the week. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "At Lewis Smith, striper fishing is very good around herring schools as well as along the channel edges in 60 feet and more. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "But striper fishing still lacks a social media star for the social media age. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Catching live shad as bait is a pain, of course, and so is keeping them alive long enough to present to a striper . \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Ryook also was a candy- striper at St. John Medical Center (then called St. John West Shore Hospital), was a member of the concert band, jazz band and marching band and National Honor Society. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "At Weiss Lake, guide Mark Collins says striper action is also good, with best bites around submerged springs and in the feeder rivers including the lower Chattooga River, Little Spring Creek and the Cave Hole. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 6 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1937, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-121318"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a member of a comedy team who feeds lines to a partner who in turn replies with usually humorous quips":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1923, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122846"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The strobe light and sound help create a 20-minute psychedelic extravaganza. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "In a loft above the gallery, dark but for a single strobe light , people gathered around a bearded man whose shadow was projected monstrously onto the brick wall behind him. \u2014 Hannah Seidlitz, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Sound is so physical, and being in a dark room with giant speakers with your eyes closed, but feeling the intensity of this strobe light and the pounding of bass, that\u2019s the perfect experience for electronic dance music. \u2014 Lily Moayeri, Billboard , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The slow-flashing strobe light of this novel makes that clear. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Models walked out to a flash of a strobe light , in a slick effect suggesting they had just been forged by some heavenly seamstress. \u2014 Thomas Adamson, USA TODAY , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Models walked out to a flash of a strobe light , in a slick effect suggesting they had just been produced by some heavenly seamstress. \u2014 Thomas Adamson, ajc , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The Festival\u2019s final night featured the same bands and some of the same attractions from the first two nights, as well as an Olympic-caliber trampolinist who dove from the balcony onto a trampoline under a strobe light as the Grateful Dead played. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "The new work builds on that of another M.I.T. engineer, Harold Edgerton, who pioneered stroboscopic ( strobe light ) photography in the 1930s. \u2014 John Matson, Scientific American , 11 Nov. 2010"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1947, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-123420"
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      "noun"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, swelling of the lymph glands":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1565, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-124859"
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      "verb"
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      "-\u02cc\u0101t"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Around the halfway point, when a stretch of Mitchell\u2019s striated soprano-saxophone ornamentations gives way to jaunty patterns in the wider orchestra, there is a sense of a singular intelligence at work. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "The entire background pattern is rendered in thick, roiled paint \u2014 a hallucinatory expanse of vines or waves \u2014 and the child\u2019s white shirt and socks are striated from the back end of the brush. \u2014 Roberta Smith, New York Times , 6 Feb. 2020",
      "The admiralty-style anchor, commonly used between the time of the Civil War to World War II, is heavily striated \u2013 time and oxidation have given it the appearance of driftwood, despite being made of metal. \u2014 USA TODAY , 12 Feb. 2020",
      "The admiralty style anchor, commonly used between the Civil War and World War II, is heavily striated \u2014 time and oxidation have given it the appearance of driftwood. \u2014 Author: Sam Allen, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Feb. 2020",
      "Once cleared of the thick, low-lying scrub, striated sandstone ledges and caves became visible. \u2014 Time , 23 Jan. 2020",
      "The design, with an emphasis on natural Florida light, cypress wood and striated concrete inspired by Spanish moss, marks a radical change from the current home. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 29 Oct. 2019",
      "Plate short ribs are similar to brisket in that their meat is striated with flavorful fat and collagen. \u2014 Claire Perez, sun-sentinel.com , 15 Nov. 2019",
      "The last upheavals of the Apennines striate the region, dropping straight into the sea and creating a sensation of geography in motion. \u2014 Frances Mayes, National Geographic , 11 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1646, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1670, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-124943"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130820"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-132746"
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      "noun"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1769, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-132828"
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      "straining + -ly":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135155"
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      "Italian, from verbal of strisciare to drag, trail, from striscia track, trail, streak, probably of imitative origin":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135909"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140942"
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": to enter into competition : try":[
        "advises me to strike in for some preferment",
        "\u2014 Jonathan Swift"
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      ": to associate as a confederate or collaborator":[
        "strike in with him and help him to dupe his father",
        "\u2014 John Dryden"
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      ": to fall into or express agreement":[
        "a shifting adversary \u2026 will strike in with any opinion",
        "\u2014 Richard Bentley \u20201742"
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      ": to prove compatible : fit in":[],
      ": to intervene or interrupt in a sudden or unexpected manner":[
        "strike in with a foolish suggestion"
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      ": to disappear from the surface with subsequent internal effects":[
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      ": imprint":[
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      ": to draw (a line) from one point on the surface of a sheet to another point with a ruling machine":[],
      ": to make (perforations that do not extend from edge to edge) in a sheet":[],
      ": the relative penetration of ink into paper that is being printed":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141518"
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      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": inability of one eye to attain binocular vision with the other because of imbalance of the muscles of the eyeball":[
        "\u2014 compare cross-eye"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "str\u0259-\u02c8biz-m\u0259s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her work, a blend of imagery and abstraction, has stemmed from her eye condition strabismus . \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
      "Those measurements were consistent with a diagnosis of strabismus . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 18 Oct. 2018",
      "The great Italian Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci may have suffered from an unusual visual tic: an intermittent outward turn of the eye, clinically known as strabismus . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 18 Oct. 2018",
      "As dangerous as botulinum is, precise medical applications in tiny doses \u2014 best known as Botox \u2014 can treat several conditions, including incontinence, strabismus (crossed eyes) and, of course, wrinkles. \u2014 Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine , 25 Sep. 2018",
      "There is a condition called strabismus that affects the alignment of the eyes. \u2014 Alessandra Codinha, Vogue , 6 Feb. 2018",
      "Maybe Sartre\u2019s worries about authenticity and absurdity had something to do with his strabismus , or wandering eye, or, less poetically, walleye. \u2014 Peter Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Nov. 2017",
      "Understandably, strabismus is frequently accompanied by diplopia, or double vision. \u2014 Peter Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Nov. 2017",
      "The problem is widespread, said Varma, even among children suffering from observable conditions, such as lazy eye (amblyopia) or crossed eyes ( strabismus ). \u2014 Alan Mozes, chicagotribune.com , 8 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek strabismos condition of squinting, from strabizein to squint, from strabos squint-eyed; akin to Greek strephein to twist":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1684, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143319"
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  "strewn field":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an area in which tektites are found":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "strewn from past participle of strew entry 1":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144614"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144954"
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      "probably by shortening & alteration from extravagate":""
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      "Middle English strong herted , from strong entry 1 + herted hearted":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170016"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171817"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Sun Devils had gone into match play as the top seed after finishing as the top team through the four rounds of stroke play . \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 25 May 2022",
      "The Ducks shot 3 over on the final day of stroke play on Monday at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. to finish as the No. 2 seed at 12 over and will face the No. 7 seed Spartans in the quarterfinals of match play Tuesday morning. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 23 May 2022",
      "The event will consist of four rounds of stroke play , with the top eight advancing to match play quarterfinals on Tuesday. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 18 May 2022",
      "Texas was ranked seventh nationally coming into the tournament but was fourth after the four rounds of stroke play . \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
      "The final round of stroke play at the NCAA men\u2019s golf championship did not go according to plan for Oregon. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 30 May 2022",
      "The Round of 64 got underway at the US Mid-Amateur Championship on Nantucket at Sankaty Head Golf Club, with Yaroslav Merkulov\u2019s championship record 9-under performance from Sunday holding up as stroke play completed. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "The Advocates Professional Golf Association Tour, playing in Las Vegas this week, returns to the TPC Scottsdale Champions Course April 18 and 19 for a two-day, 36-hole stroke play tournament for a second consecutive year. \u2014 Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "The championship will be contested over 54 holes of stroke play . \u2014 Beth Ann Nichols, The Arizona Republic , 19 May 2022"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1905, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172159"
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      ": a low caespitose cactus ( Echinocereus enneacanthus ) of southern Texas and Mexico":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173210"
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      "New Latin strabism us + English -o- + -metry":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173323"
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      "alteration of stroam , perhaps blend of stroll & roam":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173423"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173648"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173809"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174425"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180227"
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      "64(or 63) b.c. \u2013after a.d. 23 Greek geographer":[]
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      "\u02c8str\u0101-(\u02cc)b\u014d"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181449"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a carom billiards game in which points are scored by causing the cue ball with or without cushion contact to strike both object balls simultaneously or alternately":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181718"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So too did the one at Disney Hall, in the wake of a performance that, despite being a bit too straitlaced in tempo, had an obliterating impact. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The raunchy comedy Vacation Friends stars Lil Rel Howery and Yvonne Orji as Marcus and Emily, a straitlaced couple befriended by wild, thrill-seeking partiers Ron and Kyla (John Cena and Search Party's Meredith Hagner) at a resort in Mexico. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 27 Aug. 2021",
      "Hottinger would prefer someone like Senator Rob Portman, the straitlaced fiscal conservative whose retirement created the vacancy Vance hopes to fill. \u2014 Time , 7 July 2021",
      "Glover is at the center of the story, about a straitlaced advertising exec and his irresponsible roommate, but his charm is more responsible for the show\u2019s success than the actual plot. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 16 May 2021",
      "The typical hire was an athletic, straitlaced college graduate in his late twenties or early thirties who served in the military or worked for a local police department. \u2014 CBS News , 14 May 2021",
      "As her foil, Spencer is stuck in a fairly thankless role as the straitlaced straight woman, her aptitude for wisecracking and comedic timing subsumed to McCarthy's wilder energy. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Even the most straitlaced coppers are just one misstep away from operating on the wrong side of the law. \u2014 Olivia-anne Cleary, Vulture , 23 Mar. 2021",
      "The first one is a little more straitlaced and straightforward. \u2014 Tim Grierson, Vulture , 22 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1554, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181803"
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    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": courses separated by strings for individual contestants (as in swimming, sprinting, and dog races)":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181842"
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      ": a cord (such as a tendon or ligament) of an animal body":[],
      ": a plant fiber (such as a leaf vein)":[],
      ": the gut, wire, or nylon cord of a musical instrument":[],
      ": the stringed instruments of an orchestra":[],
      ": the players of such instruments":[],
      ": the gut, wire, or cord of a racket or shooting bow":[],
      ": a group of objects threaded on a string":[
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      ": a series of things arranged in or as if in a line":[
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      ": a sequence of like items (such as bits, characters, or words)":[],
      ": a group of business properties scattered geographically":[
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      ": the animals and especially horses belonging to or used by one individual":[],
      ": a means of recourse : expedient":[],
      ": a group of players ranked according to skill or proficiency":[],
      ": succession sense 3a":[
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      ": balkline sense 1":[],
      ": the action of lagging for break in billiards":[],
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      ": contingent conditions or obligations":[],
      ": control , domination":[],
      ": a hypothetical one-dimensional object that is infinitely thin but has a length of 10 \u221233 centimeters, that vibrates as it moves through space, and whose mode of vibration manifests itself as a subatomic particle":[],
      ": subject to one's influences":[],
      ": to equip with strings":[],
      ": to tune the strings of":[],
      ": to make tense : key up":[],
      ": to thread on or as if on a string":[],
      ": to thread with objects":[],
      ": to tie, hang, or fasten with string":[],
      ": to put together (words, ideas, etc.) like objects threaded on a string":[
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      ": to hang by the neck":[
        "\u2014 used with up"
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      ": to remove the strings of":[
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      ": to extend or stretch like a string":[
        "string wires from tree to tree"
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      ": to set out in a line or series":[
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      ": to move, progress, or lie in a string":[],
      ": to form into strings":[],
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      "line",
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      "wire"
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      "Noun",
      "She tied a string around the boxes.",
      "He tied the packages together with string .",
      "Verb",
      "We strung popcorn garlands for the Christmas tree.",
      "They strung wires from tree to tree.",
      "Scouts strung lanterns along the trail.",
      "She strung the key around her neck.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Two years later, however, following the new string of headlines about Miller, the actor is once again a topic of conversation in Reykjav\u00edk. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 1 July 2022",
      "Cruise\u2019s talent and clout were responsible for an unparalleled string of critical and commercial hits. \u2014 Chloe Walker, Longreads , 1 July 2022",
      "The current government collapsed just over a year after it was formed due to infighting and a string of defections. \u2014 Josef Federman, ajc , 30 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile, a string of animals have died from COVID-19 complications in zoos since the outbreak of the pandemic. \u2014 Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
      "This time, the crew must work together when a string of undersea volcanoes start to erupt. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 30 June 2022",
      "One week later, the company started releasing a string of negative announcements. \u2014 Tom Mcginty And Mark Maremont, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
      "Monday\u2019s raid was the result of an investigation by detectives from the sheriff\u2019s Lakeside substation into a string of recent burglaries at Ace Self Storage on Winter Gardens Boulevard south of Woodside Avenue, according to Lt. Shawn Wray. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 June 2022",
      "At the height of the local outbreak, Shanghai set a string of national records for daily infection rates, with new cases repeatedly topping 15,000. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Jae'Sean Tate said being able to string together some wins is a huge confidence boost to this young team. \u2014 Kristie Rieken, Chron , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "With both of their starting centerbacks unavailable, the Red Bulls showed notable gaps on the counter, but the Lions were unable to string together precise drives to capitalize on those opportunities. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 29 May 2021",
      "Getting its start in the early 1920s, string bands in Appalachia and other mountain cities began to record and were marketed to specific types of people. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "Residents and their advocates repeatedly applied for permits to build houses and string power lines. \u2014 Shira Rubin, Washington Post , 22 May 2022",
      "Frisell\u2019s music of the past three decades draws on those early steel- string years to a striking degree. \u2014 Paul Elie, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "The first floor includes a large communal study space and opens into a courtyard with an outdoor barbecue, string lights and palm planters. \u2014 Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Punch a hole in the top of each star and then thread string through the holes. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 6 June 2022",
      "Probation was interrupted when the pandemic shut down performances in March 2020, and again when concerts resumed with almost exclusively string repertory, since those players could remain masked, while brasses and winds could not. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "In their attempt to mimic the Beatles, the band employed new instrumentation and sounds, including the Mellotron, theremin, African rhythms, guitar loops, radio static and string arrangements from future Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones. \u2014 William Goodman, Billboard , 8 Dec. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English streng ; akin to Old High German strang rope, Latin stringere to bind tight \u2014 more at strain":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183844"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": balkline sense 1":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1867, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184007"
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  "strawberry crinkle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an insect-transmitted virus disease of the strawberry characterized by the development in young leaves of small chlorotic areas which fail to grow so that the leaf becomes crinkled and distorted":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184412"
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      "Later, the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation received a batch of Durtschi\u2019s photos of Jane in various poses wearing a G- string bikini on a bed, according to a search warrant application for Google Drive accounts linked to the investigation. \u2014 Thomas Brewster, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
      "In a post shared on Kim's IG grid early Monday, June 13, the Skims founder wears a black string bikini on the beach. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 13 June 2022",
      "Your typical string bikini is getting an ultra-trendy upgrade, courtesy of Sofia Richie. \u2014 Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen , 25 May 2022",
      "In the snap, Kelly wears a bright low-rise string bikini while Mark has on swim trunks. \u2014 Rebecca Norris, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
      "Classic triangle tops\u2014a signature for Frankies Bikinis\u2014feature alongside pretty square-neck swimsuits, string bikini bottoms, tankinis, camis, and rompers. \u2014 Vogue , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Dixie posted a dreamy film snap to her Instagram of herself kneeling in the ocean against a background of palm trees, showing off the prettiest string bikini . \u2014 Seventeen , 5 May 2022",
      "The model updated her Stories with what has become her signature post: a string bikini mirror selfie. \u2014 Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "Ahead, see how Bradshaw is styling her string bikini collection for summer. \u2014 Eliza Huber, refinery29.com , 8 June 2021"
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      "Adalja envisions a future in which most American homes have a single device that can detect a glut of respiratory pathogens\u2014among them SARS-CoV-2, RSV, rhinovirus, strep -throat-causing bacteria, and a couple of types of flu. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "For those who do not have a doctor\u2019s order for a rapid strep test or COVID-19 test, clinicians are available to see patients in person at the Health Center\u2019s Walk-In Clinic, which accepts most major health insurance plans and has self-pay options. \u2014 Pioneer Press Staff, chicagotribune.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Urgent care clinics operated by UAB and other companies can usually provide testing for COVID, flu and strep . \u2014 al , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Adalja hopes having Covid-19 antivirals will kickstart a system that should have already existed, with tests available for a range of infections, from flu to strep . \u2014 Maggie Fox, CNN , 6 Nov. 2021",
      "When everyone has some immunity, a COVID-19 diagnosis becomes as routine as diagnosis of strep or flu\u2014not good news, but not a reason for particular fear or worry or embarrassment either. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "Wyatt was diagnosed with strep and staph infections and COVID-19, Mitchell said. \u2014 Ariel Hart, ajc , 24 July 2021",
      "At the Tennessee hospital, Wyatt was diagnosed with strep , a staph infection and COVID-19, Mitchell said, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. \u2014 Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com , 21 July 2021",
      "Many kinds of pathogens, including enteroviruses and the bacteria that cause common staph and strep infections, are known to cause rare cases of myocarditis and pericarditis. \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 June 2021"
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      "In one study, for instance, MRIs show an area of the brain (ventral striatum ), that tracks reward satisfaction, is significantly more activated in adolescents than either in children or adults. \u2014 Gerald Posner, Forbes , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "The disk, a neurostimulator, then transmits a signal along a separate wire to the striatum to tamp down feelings of sadness and depression. \u2014 Gary Stix, Scientific American , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "In Sarah's case, the circuit ran from her amygdala, an area known to control fear and other strong emotions, to her ventral striatum , which is involved in decision-making. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "Duchenne smiles indicate intensity rather than genuineness, and stuttering is linked to astrocytes in the striatum . \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2021",
      "The process involves the striatum , a dopaminergic reward center that drugs like cocaine and amphetamines exploit. \u2014 Bill Hardekopf, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2021",
      "Further, prediction errors, which are what seemed to determine patients' abnormal actions, are primarily processed in the ventral striatum . \u2014 Simon Makin, Scientific American , 4 Oct. 2017",
      "Researchers already know connections between parts of the frontal cortex, which orchestrates higher functions like planning and problem-solving, and deeper areas, including a region called the ventral striatum , are abnormal in OCD. \u2014 Simon Makin, Scientific American , 4 Oct. 2017",
      "In people with anorexia, both during and after hospitalization, MRI scans showed the region of the brain associated with selecting foods was the dorsal striatum , which is key to forming habits. \u2014 Jennifer Couzin-frankel, Science | AAAS , 9 Apr. 2020"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In this animated film, a wolf, python, shark, piranha and tarantula set out to rehab their images and walk the straight and narrow instead. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
      "Throwing off sparks like a Roman candle, Jackman turns the character into a romantic hero who just needs the love of a good woman to set him on the straight and narrow . \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
      "Dewey gets in trouble at school, so Ata tags in Andre the Giant to help set him on the straight and narrow . \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "In retrospect, Louisville's pursuit of a new basketball coach appears to have followed a straight and narrow path to Kenny Payne. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Shortly after Michael\u2019s release, tragedy strikes and while the family desires retribution, Michael stays devoted to staying on the straight and narrow (so far). \u2014 Scott King, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "Will, preferring the straight and narrow , joined the Marines. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The local rapper had been on the straight and narrow , completing 90 days at an unknown facility, his lawyer confirmed. \u2014 al , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Townes has never had another serious incident since enrolling at Fern Creek as a junior, and his mother also didn\u2019t mind having the extra support to make sure Townes stayed on the straight and narrow . \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 19 Oct. 2021"
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      "probably alteration of strait and narrow ; from the admonition of Matthew 7:14 (King James Version), \"strait is the gate and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life\"":""
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      "Although this notch can be achieved with a string trimmer and a skilled operator, the spinning vertical blade of a dedicated edge trimmer will give the straightest, cleanest, and deepest result. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Take note of other products that could use the same battery and charger, such as a string trimmer or leaf blower. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Keep your grass well-groomed with this walk-behind lawn mower\u2014currently 20 percent off\u2014and use Green Machine's shaft string trimmer to create clean lines around shrubbery. \u2014 Madison Yauger, Better Homes & Gardens , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "The typical battery string trimmer will easily handle the trimming needed for a small, neat suburban California yard\u2013and the edging, too. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "How to find the best string trimmer , depending on your needs and weeds. \u2014 NBC News , 6 Apr. 2021",
      "Adjust the height of a wheeled edger or the length of the spool on a nylon string trimmer . \u2014 Anthony Marcusa, chicagotribune.com , 4 Apr. 2021",
      "After June-bearers have finished producing berries, use a string trimmer or rotary mower and cut plants to about 2 inches above the crown. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Apr. 2020",
      "Four Echo backpack blowers, a Stihl MS 170 chain saw, and four Echo string trimmers were stolen from trailer entered by force. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Oct. 2019"
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      "Bite marks included punctures, scores, furrows, pits and striations , marks in which the individual denticles of a serrated tooth leave subscores on bone surfaces. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 27 May 2020",
      "Band of Brothers Slope-ready sweaters whose varying degrees of striation echo Mr. Redford\u2019s pullover. \u2014 Todd Plummer, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2020",
      "Leave the striations of fatty goodness within the chunks of meat, but trim the outer caps of fat so that there only is a light layer left. \u2014 Emily Spicer, ExpressNews.com , 15 Apr. 2020",
      "Every spring, the peacock-bright feathered striations surprise her: magenta twisted with antique white, tangerine and black exploding into hot pink, violet tinged with butterscotch. \u2014 Nancy Hass, New York Times , 24 Feb. 2020",
      "Leo\u2019s version comes in a fluted glass tumbler that showcases its appealingly messy striations , as spoonable as pudding. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2020",
      "The standard method is to view pairs of bullets side by side under a split-screen microscope to see if the striations line up. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 30 Dec. 2019",
      "The jack-o\u2019-lantern face has moving green flames pouring from the eyes, nose and mouth, a broad, grinning mouth, a long, prominent stem that curves, and dark striations delineating the segments of the pumpkin giving it a yellow-and-orange design. \u2014 Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Dec. 2019",
      "The blood had striations in it like it'd been pushed with a push broom, an attempt at clean up. \u2014 Peter Van Sant, CBS News , 16 Nov. 2019"
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      "Eczema triggers tend to be things that dry out your skin, but psoriasis triggers are often linked to the immune system (like strep throat ). \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 3 June 2022",
      "These centers are equipped to handle minor procedures such as X-rays and stitches and common diagnoses such as the flu or strep throat . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 May 2022",
      "Randolph\u2019s ability to provide treatments for flu and strep throat is somewhat unusual. \u2014 Michelle Andrews, Fortune , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "People will come for services like flu shots and treatment for ailments like strep throat . \u2014 NBC News , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "He's been out because of a sore left hamstring, a sore right Achilles, strep throat and COVID-19 health and safety protocols. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Manufacturers are developing new types of at-home tests, including for flu and strep throat , aimed at consumers who are increasingly monitoring and managing their own health through fitness apps and smartwatches. \u2014 Austen Hufford, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Another alarming stat: zero points and zero assists from starting guard Trey Pulliam, who continues to struggle after a long practice absence because of strep throat and a COVID-19 quarantine. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "There\u2019s also a reason medical professionals are the ones who perform throat swabs for other infections, such as strep throat . \u2014 NBC News , 14 Jan. 2022"
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        "\u2014 Joanne McNeil",
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      "Your best bet is to use a streaming service like fuboTV or DIRECTV Stream, which both offer BET as part of their channel lineups. \u2014 Tim Chan, Rolling Stone , 26 June 2022",
      "With these accolades, Amazon made history as the first streaming service to earn a best picture Oscar nomination. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 June 2022",
      "The Post reported that the NHL and NBA might join MLB in launching the streaming service. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
      "He was joined by other stars of the streaming service, including Faith Hill and Tim McGraw of 1883 and Sylvester Stallone of Tulsa King. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
      "The streaming service can then be purchased for $4.99 monthly for the most basic plan. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
      "Paramount+, the streaming network that\u2019s home to Paramount Media Networks shows, recently revived one of MTV\u2019s seminal shows, YO! \u2014 Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "Despite the success of Squid Game, the streaming network received criticism for the sometimes extreme violence depicted in the series where players either won the ultimate prize or were murdered by the game\u2019s hosts. \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 15 June 2022",
      "The streaming network announced on Tuesday that 456 participants will vie for the largest cash prize in television history in Squid Game: The Challenge. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Also playing a role was the circa-2000s pre- streaming landscape. \u2014 Sydney Urbanek, Billboard , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "That\u2019s not a blow-out number by non- streaming standards. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Her eclectic sensibility comes across as the result of music production in a post- streaming world, where all music is available on the same platform and consumed alongside each other. \u2014 Billboard Japan, Billboard , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "Spielberg has sometimes been seen as anti- streaming , an impression the director argued against in 2019. \u2014 Jake Coyle, chicagotribune.com , 21 June 2021",
      "Cruel irony that the film, about childhood friends who reconnect just as the latter is testing an experimental super-powers serum, is exactly the kind of movie which would have been at least a modest hit in theaters in a pre- streaming era. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 6 May 2021",
      "Blame anti- streaming bias, which is part of why Green Book won in 2019. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2021",
      "Did Netflix overpay for two films that in a pre- streaming world would have been seen as reliable bets to release in theaters when a studio didn\u2019t have blockbusters to offer",
      "InCrowd also has multi- streaming capabilities and can live stream to millions on multiple platforms at once. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA Today , 10 Apr. 2021"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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      "There's no need to get stroppy with me.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But even if Brexit reflects Britain\u2019s carefree pensioners\u2014and some evidence suggests that despite being older, Brexit voters were stroppier than average\u2014there is little sign of such an age effect elsewhere. \u2014 The Economist , 11 July 2019",
      "Indeed, a video on AS' website shows the marksman getting extremely stroppy when he is told to conduct some acceleration drills alone while his fellow players get on with another session. \u2014 SI.com , 12 Oct. 2017",
      "Dembele is allegedly refusing to return to Dortmund until the situation is resolved by all parties, but the German top flight outfit are standing firm over their stroppy star's stance. \u2014 SI.com , 12 Aug. 2017"
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      "perhaps by shortening & alteration from obstreperous":""
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So too did the one at Disney Hall, in the wake of a performance that, despite being a bit too straitlaced in tempo, had an obliterating impact. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The raunchy comedy Vacation Friends stars Lil Rel Howery and Yvonne Orji as Marcus and Emily, a straitlaced couple befriended by wild, thrill-seeking partiers Ron and Kyla (John Cena and Search Party's Meredith Hagner) at a resort in Mexico. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 27 Aug. 2021",
      "Hottinger would prefer someone like Senator Rob Portman, the straitlaced fiscal conservative whose retirement created the vacancy Vance hopes to fill. \u2014 Time , 7 July 2021",
      "Glover is at the center of the story, about a straitlaced advertising exec and his irresponsible roommate, but his charm is more responsible for the show\u2019s success than the actual plot. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 16 May 2021",
      "The typical hire was an athletic, straitlaced college graduate in his late twenties or early thirties who served in the military or worked for a local police department. \u2014 CBS News , 14 May 2021",
      "As her foil, Spencer is stuck in a fairly thankless role as the straitlaced straight woman, her aptitude for wisecracking and comedic timing subsumed to McCarthy's wilder energy. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Even the most straitlaced coppers are just one misstep away from operating on the wrong side of the law. \u2014 Olivia-anne Cleary, Vulture , 23 Mar. 2021",
      "The first one is a little more straitlaced and straightforward. \u2014 Tim Grierson, Vulture , 22 Mar. 2021"
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      "1554, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      ": any of various nematode worms (family Strongylidae) related to the hookworms and parasitic especially in the intestines and tissues of horses \u2014 compare bloodworm sense 2":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Two of the intestinal worms Hippocrates referenced were called Helmins strongyle (described as a large round worm) and Ascaris (a small round worm). \u2014 Kastalia Medrano, Newsweek , 15 Dec. 2017"
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      "New Latin Strongylus , genus of worms, from Greek strongylos round, compact; akin to Greek stranx drop squeezed out \u2014 more at strain":""
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      "1821, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "The researchers compared their measurements from the Stradivari harp with other tree ring sequences measured from stringed instruments. \u2014 Katherine Kornei, New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "His stringed creations were finished to the highest standards and are today synonymous with quality and longevity in the classical music world. \u2014 Rachel.maree.cormack@gmail.com, Robb Report , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Also adept on drums and the stringed harp, Allen has made four solo albums since 2009. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Musician Judith Davidoff, a proponent of early music who mastered historical stringed instruments, some of which had not been played for centuries, is dead at 94. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "Nearly every house is decked out in holiday paraphernalia, from scores of stringed lights to glowing figures of angels, snowmen and toy soldiers. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "The Canadian group\u2019s sound is a multicultural blend of Spanish, Arabic, Caribbean and French-Romani traditions, with the medium of stringed instruments as a constant. \u2014 Elizabeth Nonemaker, baltimoresun.com , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "For those looking for musical instruments, the latter half of the auction listing is dense with guitars and various stringed instruments, keyboards, amplifiers and speaker cabinets. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "The stringed craft sailed down Venice's Grand Canal accompanied by a flotilla of gondolas, another handcrafted product whose makers were punished by the pandemic. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021"
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      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The lines of the new districting maps look cleaner, not as many straggly fingers reaching into nether regions, but the details are dirtier. \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "The definition is crisp enough to show things like textures in a towel and the straggly hairs of my beard but missed the scar above my right eye. \u2014 Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "There are no straggly flower stalks to cut off until late in the season. \u2014 Steve Bender, Southern Living , 21 June 2021",
      "Left to its own devices, Robbins explained, hazelnut grows into a straggly , shrubby tree. \u2014 Kiliii Y\u00fcyan, History & Culture , 17 Dec. 2020",
      "Viewers see Raniere at volleyball practice in a tie-dye shirt and short shorts, his straggly ponytail subdued by a sweatband. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 8 Nov. 2020",
      "Customers in masks, their straggly hair weeks from a good cut, lingered outside. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star , 11 May 2020",
      "Lawson cracks the eggs into a tea strainer to eliminate any straggly bits of egg white and encourage near-perfect spheres, then gently transfers each egg into a ramekin. \u2014 Sarah Fritsche, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Apr. 2018"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1818, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Multifocal pneumonia can also be caused by a bacteria like streptococcus pneumoniae or legionella pneumophila, or a fungus like pneumocystis pneumonia, coccidioidomycosis, or cryptococcus, Dr. Casciari says. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "Toxic shock syndrome is specifically caused by some types of staphylococcus and streptococcus bacteria that produce toxins, the Mayo Clinic explains. \u2014 Lauren Gruber, SELF , 16 June 2021",
      "Bacterial infections like Lyme disease, streptococcus , and chlamydia can also lead to myocarditis, Medline Plus says. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 26 Apr. 2021",
      "Hayden was intubated, the suit states, and soon diagnosed with GBS meningitis\u2014also known as Group B strep, which is caused by a bacteria (Group B streptococcus ) commonly found in gastrointestinal and genital tracts. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 14 Sep. 2020",
      "What causes it: Bacteria, usually group A streptococcus (strep) or Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria. \u2014 Jessica Grose, New York Times , 15 Apr. 2020",
      "As recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the report says, all pregnant women should be screened at 35 to 37 weeks gestation for group B streptococcus . \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "Philippines health secretary Francisco Duque III said the man also suffered from streptococcus pneumoniae and influenza. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Feb. 2020",
      "Treatments include combatting highly contagious illnesses such as MRSA, Norovirus, influenza, and streptococcus . \u2014 cleveland , 29 Dec. 2019"
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      "1877, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse str\u01ebnd shore":"Noun",
      "Middle English stronde, strande":"Noun",
      "Middle English strond":"Noun"
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      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1621, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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      "noun"
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      "from the Straits , name used formerly to designate the Strait of Malacca, or Bass strait, Australia":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234543"
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      ": stripping sense 2a":[]
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      "from gerund of stroke entry 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001830"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a person hired to replace a striking worker":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Qadir, whose mother had been the president of the N.A.A.C.P. in West Memphis, Arkansas, felt ashamed that inmates might see him as a strikebreaker . \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 15 June 2020",
      "Their purpose is to protect property, not people, and labor history is littered with accounts of police moonlighting as strikebreakers or charging in to harass or injure striking workers. \u2014 Kim Kelly, The New Republic , 29 May 2020",
      "Working with mining bosses, the local sheriff hastily deputized about 2,000 strikebreakers to round up about 1,200 miners, mostly immigrants from Mexico and eastern Europe. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 July 2019",
      "Newly deputized strikebreakers with ancient guns stand in a classroom complete with an overhead projector and modern light figures. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 July 2019",
      "In response, the factory owners, Max Blanck and Isaac Harris, hired strikebreakers and paid off the local police to arrest and sometimes violently attack the women. \u2014 Kim Kelly, Teen Vogue , 26 Mar. 2018",
      "Into the conflict comes Creeley Turner (Logan Marshall-Green), a strikebreaker who thinks nothing of raising a body count on behalf of his mysterious benefactors, whose stake in this small-potatoes skirmish is unclear. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Nov. 2017",
      "But a ruthless strikebreaker (Logan Marshall-Green) stands in his way. 10 p.m., USA. \u2014 Chuck Barney, Detroit Free Press , 4 Nov. 2017",
      "Historians believe that white residents' resentment of African-American strikebreakers is what led to the drive-through shootings in predominantly African-American neighborhoods. \u2014 Olivia B. Waxman, Time , 28 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1904, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002902"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name"
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      "David Friedrich 1808\u20131874 German theologian and philosopher":[],
      "Johann 1804\u20131849 and his sons Johann Baptist 1825\u20131899 and Josef 1827\u20131870 Austrian composers":[],
      "Levi 1829\u20131902 American (German-born) entrepreneur":[],
      "1864\u20131949 German composer":[
        "Ri*chard \\ \u02c8ri-\u200b\u02cck\u00e4rt , -\u200b\u02cc\u1e35\u00e4rt \\"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002959"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": the mantle of a bird":[]
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      "\u02c8stragy\u0259l\u0259m"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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      "New Latin, from Latin, covering, spread; akin to Latin sternere to spread out, strew":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003250"
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      "adjective",
      "noun",
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      "verb"
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      ": to deprive of possessions":[],
      ": to divest of honors, privileges, or functions":[],
      ": to remove extraneous or superficial matter from":[
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      ": to make bare or clear (as by cutting or grazing)":[],
      ": to finish a milking of by pressing the last available milk from the teats":[
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      ": to remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves)":[],
      ": to tear or damage the thread of (a separable part or fitting)":[],
      ": to separate (components) from a mixture or solution":[],
      ": to press eggs or milt out of (a fish)":[],
      ": to remove (a subcutaneous vein) by means of a surgical instrument":[],
      ": to take off clothes":[
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      ": peel sense 1":[],
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      ": a commercially developed area especially along a highway":[],
      ": comic strip":[],
      ": striptease":[]
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      "\u02c8strip"
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      "unclothe",
      "undress"
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      "list",
      "ribbon",
      "slip"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He stripped himself down to his underwear.",
      "The prisoners were stripped naked .",
      "She gets paid to dance and strip at the club.",
      "They stripped the table and refinished it.",
      "They stripped the room when they left.",
      "The building had been completely stripped of its original woodwork.",
      "Noun",
      "a small strip of cloth",
      "the half-mile strip of road",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Applegate also helped Fonseca track down more than 100 specific trucks or cars to steal, strip or both. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
      "Organic sales, which strip out the effects of divestitures, rose 9%. \u2014 Will Feuer, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "Instagram is also the place where celebrities, entertainers, and influencers strip down and get comfortable. \u2014 Seventeen Editors, Seventeen , 7 June 2022",
      "Regular body washes can dry out and even strip the skin of natural oils. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "In his letter Thursday, Abdullah rejected Hamzah\u2019s action, saying only the king had the authority to grant and strip titles, according to the Jordanian constitution. \u2014 Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "Wells said their resolution could help offset pushback from homeless advocates, who argue the proposal could strip people of civil liberties. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
      "The sounding rocket campaign\u2019s aim is to determine whether the high-radiation environment around nearby sunlike stars would strip any potentially earthlike planets of their atmospheres on timescales of only a few million years. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
      "This is because sulfates can strip your hair of its natural oils while parabens might irritate your scalp and cause further dryness and breakage. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 9 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Arkansas Senate Ethics Committee on Monday recommended the full Senate strip Sens. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 27 June 2022",
      "The rear end has a darker light strip between its LED taillights as well. \u2014 Michael Taylor, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "Chin, a 27-year-old Chinese immigrant, was at the Fancy Pants Tavern strip club in the Detroit enclave of Highland Park for his bachelor party on June 19, 1982, when a fight erupted. \u2014 Fox News , 16 June 2022",
      "Chin, a 27-year-old Chinese immigrant, was at the Fancy Pants Tavern strip club in the Detroit enclave of Highland Park for his bachelor party on June 19, 1982, when a fight erupted. \u2014 Corey Williams, ajc , 16 June 2022",
      "In 1985, cartoonist Alison Bechdel drew a sequence in her strip Dykes to Watch Out For that depicted a pair of women walking by a movie theater. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
      "Armed with nothing but a Chanel Purse, a pair of Louboituns, her good looks and keen financial knowledge, a transient choosing to be known as Autumn Night works her way to center stage at The Pynk, a local strip joint. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 2 June 2022",
      "Under a plan to revitalize the Riegart Square strip center in downtown Fairfield, curb cuts would be reduced from 14 to four on the east side of Pleasant Avenue. \u2014 Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer , 29 May 2022",
      "The first is peeling a strip from its waxed paper sheet. \u2014 CNN , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English strepen, strippen , from Old English -str\u012bepan ; akin to Old High German stroufen to strip":"Verb",
      "probably alteration of stripe entry 3":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003334"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large anadromous silvery food and sport fish ( Morone saxatilis of the family Percichthyidae) with black horizontal stripes on the sides that occurs along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. and has been introduced into inland waters (such as lakes and reservoirs) and along the Pacific coast":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So, too, has the marina, where fishermen can dock after trying to reel in one of the island\u2019s legendary striped bass . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Colicchio masterfully swam a live menhaden in the current and large striped bass swirled on the helpless bait. \u2014 Monte Burke, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
      "Rob Mercier, of Worcester, MA, rented a boat for an afternoon of fishing for striped bass and blue fish. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "Saltwater fly fishing continues to gain popularity, especially for species like salmon and striped bass in colder waters, and bonefish or permit in more tropical spots. \u2014 Outside Online , 9 May 2022",
      "Angler has a live tank of lobster and crab, along with a selection of entrees that range from a striped bass with chili crisp and ora king salmon with celery Root, chestnut and truffle to meat mains like the 28 day dry aged prime NY strip. \u2014 Chelsea Davis, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Nowadays the fishers are fewer, but the fish are making a surprising comeback, said Mr. Waldman, who recalls spending many happy hours chasing striped bass in the autumn as the ravenous fish jumped all over the deeper channels. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "An angler participating in a fishing tournament may have caught a new state record striped bass in Arkansas. \u2014 Michael Hollan, Fox News , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "However, the cold is a plus for anglers who chase stocked striped bass in many locations around the state, as the fish thrive on lower temperatures. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 28 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1818, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003413"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": action designed to break up a strike":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u012bk-\u02ccbr\u0101-ki\u014b"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The document also specifies consequences for strikebreaking , which can include fines, suspension and expulsion from IATSE. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "This prompted complaints and personal attacks on Lafollette from those who supported strikebreaking . \u2014 Longreads , 24 Nov. 2014"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1905, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004153"
  },
  "street paper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": commercial paper sold through a dealer rather than to a bank and usually of lower quality than bank paper":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004442"
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  "striped blister beetle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a common North American blister beetle ( Epicauta vittata ) that is sometimes a pest on alfalfa and other crops":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004601"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005030"
  },
  "stringboard":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a board or built-up facing used in stair building to cover the ends of the steps and hide the true string":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005032"
  },
  "strip away":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to remove (something that covers a surface) : to pull pieces of a covering away from a surface":[
        "strip away the bark of a tree"
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      ": to remove (unimportant material) from something":[
        "The editor stripped away repetitive sections of the essay."
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005544"
  },
  "straight-leg":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having creased legs with essentially the same diameter throughout their length":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011458"
  },
  "strike (someone) as":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause (someone) to think about someone or something in a particular way":[
        "It strikes me as peculiar that she left without a word.",
        "Her comment struck me as odd.",
        "She strikes us as a very qualified candidate."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012251"
  },
  "strikebound":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": subjected to a strike":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u012bk-\u02ccbau\u0307nd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1943, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012541"
  },
  "streptaster":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a sponge spicule having the form of a modified aster in which the rays do not meet at a common center but radiate from an axis":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "strep\u02c8tast\u0259(r)"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from strept- + -aster":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013120"
  },
  "Strophomenidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family of Ordovician to Permian brachiopods that are usually isolated in a distinct superfamily or suborder of Telotremata but are sometimes placed in a separate order \u2014 see strophomena":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8men\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Strophomena , type genus + -idae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014824"
  },
  "strawberry crown miner":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the caterpillar of a gelechiid moth ( Aristotelia fragariae ) which mines the leaves of strawberry plants":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015415"
  },
  "strain one's eyes":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to try very hard to see":[
        "I strained my eyes in the darkness."
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015458"
  },
  "string bean":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a very tall thin person":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Her boyfriend's a real string bean .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Height can be found on both sides of Watson\u2019s family \u2014 his father is 6-5, his mother 5-10 \u2014 but no one else besides Peyton\u2019s younger brother, Christian, has string bean arms and legs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "On a slate gray morning in late May, Robert Thurman Sr. grabbed a paper bag of string bean seeds and poured them into the hopper of a garden seeder. \u2014 Rashod Taylor, ProPublica , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "Holmes, in those days, was a string bean , six feet tall, 150 pounds, hair still cut in a military buzz. \u2014 Mike Sager, Rolling Stone , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Here, recreate the Hatsushima family\u2019s string bean dish, called Gomaae, and a Rice & Miso-style Soba Noodle salad. \u2014 Carmen Rosy Hall, Vogue , 13 May 2021",
      "Only this time, Jones wasn\u2019t that string bean who arrived from Jacksonville in the spring of 2017. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 19 Nov. 2020",
      "Game of Thrones quite possibly ruined me forever for stories about scrappy little string beans whose heart and brains win against evil forces. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Mar. 2020",
      "Deontay Wilder is awkward but dangerous, a string bean of a heavyweight with a crushing right hand that can change everything in a fraction of a second. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 23 Nov. 2019",
      "Your kitchen stays mercifully clean, spared the indignity of yet another failed string bean casserole. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com , 19 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1754, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020107"
  },
  "strander":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a machine that makes strands into cable or rope":[],
      ": a steelworker who guides bars by the use of hand tongs from the roughing mill into other rolls for further processing":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-d\u0259(r)"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "strand entry 5 + -er":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024351"
  },
  "structural":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to the physical makeup of a plant or animal body":[
        "structural defects of the heart"
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or affecting structure":[
        "structural stability"
      ],
      ": used in building structures":[
        "structural clay"
      ],
      ": involved in or caused by structure especially of the economy":[
        "structural unemployment"
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or resulting from the effects of folding or faulting of the earth's crust : tectonic":[],
      ": concerned with or relating to structure rather than history or comparison":[
        "structural linguistics"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u0259k-ch\u0259-r\u0259l",
      "\u02c8str\u0259k-shr\u0259l",
      "\u02c8str\u0259k-ch\u0259-r\u0259l, \u02c8str\u0259k-shr\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The house suffered no structural damage.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the worker shortages suggest some structural problems that will have to be addressed regardless. \u2014 Tom Stalnaker, CNN , 22 June 2022",
      "The rule is a good step in the right direction but the structural problems remain, in my view. \u2014 Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "The reasons older children need formula ranges beyond genetic diseases to structural problems such as short bowel syndrome. \u2014 Frances Stead Sellers, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022",
      "The reasons older children need formula ranges beyond genetic diseases to structural problems such as short bowel syndrome. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
      "The luxury condos in San Francisco\u2019s Millennium Tower are still drawing buyers and renters despite its structural problems. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022",
      "Najafi said the accord\u2019s revival would provide at least some temporary economic relief and allow for space to tackle stubborn structural problems that have held back Iran\u2019s development. \u2014 Omid Khazani, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "The report echoes decades-old arguments that legal scholars, activists, and artists themselves have made regarding longstanding structural problems of equal compensation in the music industry. \u2014 Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
      "There are structural problems that make such an overhaul unlikely. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 30 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1801, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024415"
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": to enter into competition : try":[
        "advises me to strike in for some preferment",
        "\u2014 Jonathan Swift"
      ],
      ": to associate as a confederate or collaborator":[
        "strike in with him and help him to dupe his father",
        "\u2014 John Dryden"
      ],
      ": to fall into or express agreement":[
        "a shifting adversary \u2026 will strike in with any opinion",
        "\u2014 Richard Bentley \u20201742"
      ],
      ": to prove compatible : fit in":[],
      ": to intervene or interrupt in a sudden or unexpected manner":[
        "strike in with a foolish suggestion"
      ],
      ": to disappear from the surface with subsequent internal effects":[
        "lived only a few days after the disease struck in"
      ],
      ": imprint":[
        "presses adequate for striking in names and addresses"
      ],
      ": to draw (a line) from one point on the surface of a sheet to another point with a ruling machine":[],
      ": to make (perforations that do not extend from edge to edge) in a sheet":[],
      ": the relative penetration of ink into paper that is being printed":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "strike in":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024842"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": noisy , impetuous":[
        "\u2014 used as a direction in music"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6strep\u0259\u00a6t\u014d(\u02cc)s\u014d"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian, from strepito noise (from Latin strepitus ) + -oso (from Latin -osus -ose)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025146"
  },
  "string quartet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a composition for string quartet":[],
      ": a quartet of performers on stringed instruments usually including a first and second violin, a viola, and a cello":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her score is a 21-song cycle of solo and choral works interspersed with string quartet music. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
      "On select days, in-store shoppers can also enjoy afternoon sips at Wedgewood\u2019s special tea bar (which will also offer an exclusive Instagram filter inspired by the experience) and live performances by a string quartet . \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "There was a classical string quartet , big baskets of pastel flowers, and a carpet of rose petals leading down the aisle. \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The Friends of Chamber Music welcomes the Israeli string quartet , three-time winner of BBC Music Magazine\u2019s award for chamber music, in a program of Mendelssohn, Webern, Tchaikovsky, Haydn and Beethoven. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The heavy metal string quartet Apocalyptica rocks with singer Franky Perez at 9 p.m. from the House of Blues Chicago. \u2014 Gary Graff, cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Avoid the Day starts out as a journey in search of a missing text: the handwritten manuscript of the Hungarian composer and ethnomusicologist B\u00e9la Bart\u00f3k\u2019s third string quartet . \u2014 Kristen Martin, The Atlantic , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Formed in Israel nearly 20 years ago when its members were teenagers, the string quartet is now based at the University of Cincinnati. \u2014 Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "It was renovated in 2014 with expanded and modernized rooms, as well as restoration of the famously spacious dining room, lobby, and sunroom that features nightly piano or string quartet performances. \u2014 Frederick Reimers, Outside Online , 4 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025456"
  },
  "strains":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lineage , ancestry":[],
      ": kind , sort":[
        "discussions of a lofty strain"
      ],
      ": inherited or inherent character, quality, or disposition":[
        "a strain of weakness in the family"
      ],
      ": trace , streak":[
        "a strain of fanaticism"
      ],
      ": tune , air":[],
      ": a passage of verbal or musical expression":[],
      ": a stream or outburst of forceful or impassioned speech":[],
      ": the tenor, pervading note, burden, or tone of an utterance or of a course of action or conduct":[],
      ": mood , temper":[],
      ": to draw tight : cause to fit firmly":[
        "strain the bandage over the wound"
      ],
      ": to stretch to maximum extension and tautness":[
        "strain a canvas over a frame"
      ],
      ": to exert (oneself, one's senses, etc.) to the utmost":[],
      ": to injure by overuse, misuse, or excessive pressure":[
        "strained his back"
      ],
      ": to cause a change of form or size in (a body) by application of external force":[],
      ": to squeeze or clasp tightly: such as":[],
      ": hug":[],
      ": to compress painfully : constrict":[],
      ": to cause to pass through a strainer : filter":[],
      ": to remove by straining":[
        "strain lumps out of the gravy"
      ],
      ": to stretch beyond a proper limit":[
        "that story strains my credulity"
      ],
      ": to squeeze out : extort":[],
      ": to make violent efforts : strive":[
        "has to strain to reach the high notes"
      ],
      ": to pull against resistance":[
        "a dog straining at its leash"
      ],
      ": to contract the muscles forcefully in attempting to defecate":[
        "\u2014 often used in the phrase strain at stool"
      ],
      ": to pass through or as if through a strainer":[
        "the liquid strains readily"
      ],
      ": to make great difficulty or resistance : balk":[],
      ": to go beyond a usual, accepted, or proper limit or rule":[],
      ": an act of straining or the condition of being strained : such as":[],
      ": excessive or difficult exertion or labor":[],
      ": deformation of a material body under the action of applied forces":[],
      ": an unusual reach, degree, or intensity : pitch":[],
      ": a strained interpretation of something said or written":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8str\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "pull",
      "rack",
      "stretch",
      "wrench"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "I strained my back trying to lift the couch.",
      "Too much computer work strains the eyes.",
      "He strained a muscle in his leg.",
      "His muscles strained under the heavy weight."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English streen progeny, lineage, from Old English str\u0113on gain, acquisition; akin to Old High German gi striuni gain, Latin struere to heap up \u2014 more at strew":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French estreindre , from Latin stringere to bind or draw tight, press together; akin to Greek strang-, stranx drop squeezed out, strangal\u0113 halter":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1558, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025711"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": board made of straw pulp and commonly used for packing and boxmaking":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044307"
  },
  "stretch it":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to describe something as larger or greater than it really is : to exaggerate":[
        "She's a good musician but comparing her to the legends is stretching it ."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044443"
  },
  "stroke in":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to feed (a sheet) into a cylinder press":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "stroke entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044528"
  },
  "string development":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": ribbon development":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050433"
  },
  "string up":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to hang (someone) by the neck : to kill (someone) by hanging":[
        "They threatened to string him up in a tree."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-051917"
  }
}