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1624 lines
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{
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"Viscaria":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of alpine or boreal plants with viscous stems and foliage that are usually included in the genus Lychnis":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from visc- + -aria":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"vi\u02c8ska(a)r\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215548",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Viscolizer":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a machine similar to a homogenizer but usually operating at a lower pressure and having smaller openings":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-z\u0259(r)"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125735",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"visage":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": aspect , appearance":[
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"the grimy visage of a mining town"
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],
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": the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"an old man with a noticeably happy visage",
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"visitors to the mountain range had long noted that the natural rock formation bore a striking resemblance to the visage of a man",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Some compared the actor\u2019s pale visage to that of a corpse. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
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"Across the sound in West Seattle, Cornell\u2019s visage pops up all over the place. \u2014 Corbin Reiff, SPIN , 18 May 2022",
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"Perry ripped off the crew member's black hat, revealing none other than Bryan's wife, Caroline Boyer, whose visage was also concealed by a wig, glasses and COVID-19 face mask. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"With an expressive visage that's often compared to a human face, these dogs are known for their intelligence, sense of humor, and self-importance. \u2014 Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day , 3 May 2022",
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"On Tuesday, April 19, Gaga shared a quick glance at her no-makeup visage with a selfie video posted to her Instagram Stories. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Then, once cooled, a thicker opaque glaze is drizzled over the top and left to set up, giving the buns their iconic visage . \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Unlike the other iconic redhead with a side part and swoosh of curls that frame the side of her dazzling cartoon visage , Thee Stallion gives us a twist with this color. \u2014 Jennet Jusu, Allure , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"If\u2014as the director Ingmar Bergman once claimed\u2014the most important image in the history of cinema is that of the human face, then the visage of Jane Birkin inspired a new zeitgeist of onscreen beauty. \u2014 Erik Morse, Vogue , 17 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from vis face, from Latin visus sight, from vid\u0113re to see \u2014 more at wit":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8vi-zij"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cast",
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"countenance",
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"expression",
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"face",
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"look"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075720",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"viscacha":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of several South American burrowing rodents (genera Lagostomus and Lagidium ) closely related to the chinchilla":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And a small South American rodent called the red viscacha has a whopping 104. \u2014 Ryan Cross, Science | AAAS , 23 June 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1604, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Spanish vizcacha , from Quechua wisk'acha":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"vi-\u02c8sk\u00e4-ch\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141144",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"viscer-":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": visceral : viscera":[
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"viscer algia",
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"viscero ptosis",
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"viscero genic"
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],
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": visceral and":[
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"visceri pericardial"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Late Latin, from Latin viscera":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101427",
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"type":[
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"combining form"
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]
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},
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"viscera":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of viscera plural of viscus"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-170734",
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"type":[]
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},
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"visceral":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": dealing with crude or elemental emotions : earthy":[
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"a visceral novel"
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],
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": felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep":[
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"a visceral conviction"
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],
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": not intellectual : instinctive , unreasoning":[
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"visceral drives"
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],
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": of, relating to, or located on or among the viscera : splanchnic":[
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"visceral organs"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"In 1972 he began an address at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon, \"Let me start off by saying this is not quite an honor, my being here. I haven't had too much regard for the Chamber of Commerce in my years in Boston. When the Celtics won 11 championships in 13 years, it was ignored in their own town.\" Arnold Jacob Auerbach, though paradoxical and highly idiosyncratic, was foremost a direct and visceral man. \u2014 Frank Deford , Sports Illustrated , 6 Nov. 2006",
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"When you measure your waist circumference, you're indirectly measuring your visceral fat. \u2014 David Schardt , Nutrition Action , July/August 2006",
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"But there are strong taboos I haven't anticipated. The most striking is the visceral dislike of rawness. In China, the consumption of raw foods was historically viewed as a barbarian habit, and most everything is still eaten cooked. \u2014 Fuchsia Dunlop , Gourmet , August 2005",
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"One of the wonders of cooking is that the tiniest adjustment to what you are making, the addition of a single ingredient or the execution of a technique, can entirely change a dish and the visceral response you get from eating it. \u2014 Amanda Hesser , New York Times , 17 July 2002",
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"Her visceral reaction was to curse at the other driver.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"His stories were beautifully visceral , nuanced and evinced deep humanity. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
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"So there is a very specific part of the population for whom this crunch is really, really visceral . \u2014 The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic , 1 June 2022",
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"Powerfully visceral , a world of stale sweat and beer, campfires and mateship, dust and blinding sunlight. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 21 May 2022",
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"Unyielding, visceral , imaginative, and rendered with galvanic precision, the poems thunder along through gritty geographies of place and psyche, revealing the ruptures created by divides in both. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"Like Pumpkin Guts, all at once visceral \u2014 and entirely vegan. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 15 Sep. 2021",
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"Vice is visceral , angry, almost sweaty in its polemic. \u2014 Nicholas Quah, Vulture , 7 June 2021",
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"To be healthy, the tissues that make up the musculoskeletal, visceral , and neurovascular systems need the elasticity that movement provides, says Michele McGurk, a physical therapist at Danu in Brooklyn. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ , 6 May 2021",
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"The drums shake like a game controller, somehow visceral , digital, and tangible all in one. \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 19 Mar. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1575, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8vis-\u0259-r\u0259l",
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"\u02c8vi-s\u0259-r\u0259l",
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"\u02c8vis-r\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072613",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"visceral bar":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one of various cartilaginous rods forming the skeletal frame of the branchial arches in rays and sharks and in the embryos of higher vertebrates":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083612",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"visceral ganglion":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": either of a pair of ganglia in most mollusks that may lie close to or be fused with the pleural ganglia or may lie much farther back and are connected with the pleural ganglia by pleurovisceral connectives":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083004",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"visceral leishmaniasis":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a severe form of leishmaniasis that is marked by fever, weight loss, progressive anemia, leukopenia , and enlargement of the spleen and liver, is caused by a parasitic protozoan (as Leishmania donovani ) which proliferates in macrophages of the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, and is typically fatal if untreated":[
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"The disease's deadly form, visceral leishmaniasis , caused when the parasite takes up residence in the liver, spleen and bone marrow, kills about 40,000 people a year worldwide.",
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"\u2014 Rachel Nuwer",
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"\u2014 compare cutaneous leishmaniasis"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1914, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072928",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"visceral loop":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a loop that is formed in most mollusks by the visceral ganglia with their commissure and the pleurovisceral connectives and that gives off branches to the gill, osphradium, parts of the mantle, and various viscera":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073717",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"visceral nerve":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105134",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"viscerate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": eviscerate":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"by alteration":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8vis\u0259\u02ccr\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112925",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"visceripericardial":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or constituting the body cavity of a cephalopod mollusk that is incompletely divided into an upper cavity containing the heart and a lower one containing the viscera":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"viscer- + pericardial":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6vis\u0259r\u0259+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192656",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"visceroparietal":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or constituting the visceral ganglia of bivalve mollusks generally situated in contact with the posterior adductor muscles":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"viscer- + parietal":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113723",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"viscerous":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": visceral":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin viscera + English -ous":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8vis\u0259r\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200744",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"viscid":{
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"antonyms":[
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"runny",
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"soupy",
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"thin",
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"watery"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": covered with a sticky layer":[],
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": having a glutinous consistency : viscous":[],
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": having an adhesive quality : sticky":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"honey that turned even more viscid in the cold"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1635, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Late Latin viscidus , from Latin viscum birdlime \u2014 more at viscous":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8vis-\u0259d",
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"\u02c8vi-s\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ropy",
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"ropey",
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"syrupy",
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"thick",
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"viscous"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174038",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"viscidity":{
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"antonyms":[
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"runny",
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"soupy",
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"thin",
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"watery"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": covered with a sticky layer":[],
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": having a glutinous consistency : viscous":[],
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": having an adhesive quality : sticky":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"honey that turned even more viscid in the cold"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1635, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Late Latin viscidus , from Latin viscum birdlime \u2014 more at viscous":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8vis-\u0259d",
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"\u02c8vi-s\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ropy",
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"ropey",
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"syrupy",
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"thick",
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"viscous"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213140",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"viscin":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a clear viscous tasteless substance from the mucilaginous sap of the mistletoe or holly \u2014 compare birdlime , viscum":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, from visc- + -in":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8vis\u1d4an"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222007",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"visco-":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"\u2014 see visc-":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183431",
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"type":[]
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},
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"viscoelastic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The microfiber fill has a viscoelastic effect to adjust to your movements during the night. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 11 June 2021",
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"The interaction between the thread, mucin, and seawater creates a three-dimensional, viscoelastic network. \u2014 Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics , 18 Aug. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1935, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"visc ous + -o- + elastic":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccvi-sk\u014d-\u0259-\u02c8la-stik",
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"\u02c8visk\u0259\u02ccsk\u014dp"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134627",
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": of, relating to, or made from viscose":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccsk\u014dz",
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"\u02c8vi-\u02ccsk\u014ds"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The look is from the spring 1998 collection: A rayon- viscose clingy black tank top (also in white) that comes with two flossy leather straps affixed with a modernist silver G buckle. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
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"This 40% Outlast viscose and 60% Tencel performance fabric aced our Lab tests with a notably perfect laundering score. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
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"Those looking to add some clothing to their wardrobe should consider these basic leggings, crafted out of a mix of viscose , nylon, and elastane. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"It's made from a lightweight, breathable viscose fabric that is soft against skin, has a lustrous finish, and elegantly drapes away from the body for a more flattering and relaxed fit. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 8 May 2022",
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"Mother Tucker leggings are made of super comfy bamboo viscose fabric that\u2019s breathable while offering the benefits of compression. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Designed to be temperature-regulating, the ultra-cozy sheet set is made of 100 percent bamboo viscose . \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
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"Designed to keep you cool while you snooze, this Bedsure bed sheet set is made of viscose from bamboo. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"There are also pulpwood plantations for viscose away from rainforests in places like South Africa and the Czech Republic. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Dec. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The outer cover is made from a blend of viscose rayon and polyester for a soft feel, and the fill is kept in place with an inner mesh liner. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
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"The Phoebe pants, meanwhile, are a viscose wool-blend that strikes the perfect balance between stiff and flowing. \u2014 Alice Cary, Vogue , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"But some of the major companies in the viscose supply chain have drawn criticism for contributing to the destruction of rainforest in southeast Asia. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Dec. 2021",
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"Grown in a chemical-free environment, this bamboo viscose sheet set is odor-resistant, breathable, and silky to the touch. \u2014 Popular Science , 1 Dec. 2020",
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"The company\u2019s woven viscose bamboo threads are similar to silk and cashmere, offering luxury while remaining earth-friendly. \u2014 Jean Chen Smith, Cincinnati.com , 13 May 2020",
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"Super soft: The A blend of cotton and Outlast viscose fabric goes into the Slumber Cloud Stratus Sheet Set. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 26 Sep. 2018",
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"Nautical pea and bomber jackets were cropped and buttoned, while cargo trousers fell perilously low on the hips, uniformly finished with a viscose denim trim. \u2014 Elizabeth Paton, New York Times , 8 Jan. 2018",
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"Ms. Kozen warned that viscose rayon is often wrongly marketed as environmentally friendly because it is derived from bamboo. \u2014 Tatiana Schlossberg, New York Times , 24 May 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"obsolete viscose , adjective, viscous":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1900, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202946"
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},
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"viscose rayon":{
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"definitions":{
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": rayon fiber made from viscose in filament or staple form":[],
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": rayon yarn or fabric made from viscose rayon fiber":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214650",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"viscosimeter":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": viscometer":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1868, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary viscosi ty + -meter":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccvis-k\u0259-\u02c8sim-\u0259t-\u0259r",
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"\u02ccvi-sk\u0259-\u02c8si-m\u0259-t\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163634",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"viscosimetrically":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": viscometrically":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-r\u0259\u0307k(\u0259)l\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112246",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"viscosity":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the mathematical ratio of the tangential frictional force per unit area to the velocity gradient perpendicular to the direction of flow of a liquid":[],
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": the property of resistance to flow in any material with fluid properties":[
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"\u2026 water has a small but measurable viscosity , or \"stickiness,\" which results from the weak mutual attraction of water molecules.",
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"\u2014 Hans Christian von Baeyer"
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],
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": the quality or state of being viscous : a sticky or glutinous consistency":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"conducted an experiment to determine the viscosity of motor oil",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The researchers suggest salivary gland ionocytes probably regulate saliva pH and viscosity and secrete the growth factor that is crucial for salivary gland repair. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 21 June 2022",
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"The formulas within the RHA family, which includes RHA 2, RHA 3, RHA 4, and Redensity, are numbered according to their density and viscosity , says Dr. Devgan. \u2014 Lauren Caruso, Allure , 16 June 2022",
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"In the case of helium, however, sufficient cooling will create a superfluid, at which point its atoms will flow without losing energy to viscosity . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"The startup\u2019s platform uses machine learning to monitor and adapt to how raw materials from different suppliers affect product quality, from varying impurities in steel to the level of viscosity in a surfactant, a key ingredient in shampoo. \u2014 Nick Carey, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 May 2022",
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"Not all the synthetics here will be available in the viscosity recommended by your car's manufacturer. \u2014 Gary Witzenburg, Car and Driver , 5 May 2022",
|
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"Artificially Maple Flavored Syrup, which was the same color and viscosity as Dawn dish liquid. \u2014 Hallie Lieberman, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
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"It\u2019s just like how a fluid equation has a viscosity term to capture the net effect of short-distance molecular collisions. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Just the pressure of his touch modeled the paint\u2019s viscosity , affecting how light reflected off the surface. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English viscosite , from Anglo-French viscosit\u00e9 , from Medieval Latin viscositat-, viscositas , from Late Latin viscosus viscous":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"vis-\u02c8k\u00e4s-\u0259t-\u0113",
|
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"vi-\u02c8sk\u00e4-s\u0259-t\u0113"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"consistence",
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"consistency",
|
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"density",
|
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"thickness",
|
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"viscidity"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164009",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"viscosity breaking":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a process of lowering the viscosity especially of heavy straight-run residues in petroleum refining by mild cracking":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185503",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"viscosity index":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": an arbitrary number assigned as a measure of the constancy of the viscosity of a lubricating oil with change of temperature with higher numbers indicating viscosities that change little with temperature":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"An oil\u2019s resistance to thinning in hotter temperatures is called the viscosity index . \u2014 Paul Weissler, Popular Mechanics , 31 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Resistance to thinning with increasing temperature is called viscosity index . \u2014 Paul Weissler, Popular Mechanics , 14 Feb. 2019",
|
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"Resistance to thinning with increasing temperature is called viscosity index . \u2014 Paul Weissler, Popular Mechanics , 14 Feb. 2019",
|
|
"Resistance to thinning with increasing temperature is called viscosity index . \u2014 Paul Weissler, Popular Mechanics , 14 Feb. 2019",
|
|
"Resistance to thinning with increasing temperature is called viscosity index . \u2014 Paul Weissler, Popular Mechanics , 14 Feb. 2019",
|
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"Resistance to thinning with increasing temperature is called viscosity index . \u2014 Paul Weissler, Popular Mechanics , 14 Feb. 2019",
|
|
"Resistance to thinning with increasing temperature is called viscosity index . \u2014 Paul Weissler, Popular Mechanics , 14 Feb. 2019",
|
|
"Resistance to thinning with increasing temperature is called viscosity index . \u2014 Paul Weissler, Popular Mechanics , 14 Feb. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1929, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191813",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"viscount":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of the peerage in Great Britain ranking below an earl and above a baron":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Those who read and love the book series know that the viscount and viscountess have three kids. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The show\u2019s second season centers on Lord Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey), a viscount and the eldest son of the Bridgerton family. \u2014 Max Gao, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"One thing is for certain though: Jonathan Bailey, who plays Anthony, and Simone Ashley, who plays Kate Sharma, will officially be returning as the viscount and the new viscountess to head the Bridgerton household. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
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"At long last, the viscount has found his viscountess. \u2014 Max Gao, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Much of the plot in season two revolved around Jonathan Bailey\u2019s character, Anthony Bridgerton, coming into his role as viscount and head of the household. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This season observes the mating rites of Anthony (Jonathan Bailey), the eldest Bridgerton sibling and a viscount . \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Her father's a viscount and her mother was a French opera dancer. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Luke Evans Plays Charles His Character: A wealthy playboy viscount who befriends Audrey and invites the Spitzes to join him on his uncle's yacht in Monaco for the weekend. \u2014 Andrea Reiher, refinery29.com , 3 June 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English viscounte sheriff, viscount, from Anglo-French visquens, visconte , from Medieval Latin vicecomit-, vicecomes , from Late Latin vice- vice- + comit-, comes count \u2014 more at count":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8v\u012b-\u02cckau\u0307nt"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135843",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"viscous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"runny",
|
|
"soupy",
|
|
"thin",
|
|
"watery"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid":[
|
|
"viscous secretions",
|
|
"viscous corn syrup"
|
|
],
|
|
": having or characterized by a high resistance to flow":[
|
|
"viscous lava"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"viscous syrup that takes forever to pour from a narrow-neck bottle",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The condition is often called cardiac drift, where the heart needs to pump more quickly and forcefully to move viscous blood. \u2014 Jason Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 18 May 2017",
|
|
"The researchers still think that cryovolcanism is a good explanation since a viscous liquid or partially molten solid could spread slowly and form this sort of lumpy terrain. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
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"This version tastes like white peach and kiwi, with a viscous texture and crisp acidity. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Most dressings fit neatly into one of two categories: vinaigrettes, which tend to be higher in acidity and are pourable, and creamy dressings, which are fattier and often more viscous . \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The medicine cabinet, crammed with baby aspirin, calamine lotion, and viscous bottles of rose-water-glycerine. \u2014 Longreads , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The shaking helps agitate the jelly inside and transform it into silky, slightly viscous magic. \u2014 Folu Akinkuotu, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"One thickener commonly used in Ukraine is styrofoam, which dissolves on contact with gasoline to create a viscous , syrupy concoction. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Cold Pressed Cucumber Avocado Smoothie Thick and viscous , like drinking gloopy green goddess dressing. \u2014 Alex Beggs, Bon App\u00e9tit , 28 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English viscouse , from Anglo-French viscos , from Late Latin viscosus full of birdlime, viscous, from Latin viscum mistletoe, birdlime; akin to Old High German w\u012bhsila cherry, Greek ixos mistletoe":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8vis-k\u0259s",
|
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"\u02c8vi-sk\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"ropy",
|
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"ropey",
|
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"syrupy",
|
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"thick",
|
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"viscid"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061021",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"vishnu":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the preserver god of the Hindu sacred triad \u2014 compare brahma entry 1 , shiva":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1638, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Sanskrit Vi\u1e63\u1e47u":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8vish-(\u02cc)n\u00fc"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190537",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"visible":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"invisible",
|
|
"sightless",
|
|
"viewless"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a visible person or thing : someone or something that can be seen or perceived":[
|
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"He achieved important results in both these endeavors, which, being visible, have received ample notice as the visibles of history usually do \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Barbara W. Tuchman"
|
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],
|
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": accessible sense 2":[
|
|
"visible resources"
|
|
],
|
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": capable of being discovered or perceived : recognizable":[
|
|
"no visible means of support"
|
|
],
|
|
": capable of being seen":[
|
|
"stars visible to the naked eye"
|
|
],
|
|
": conspicuous":[
|
|
"has played a highly visible role in the negotiations"
|
|
],
|
|
": devised to keep a particular part or item always in full view or readily seen or referred to":[
|
|
"a visible index"
|
|
],
|
|
": exposed to view":[
|
|
"the visible horizon"
|
|
],
|
|
": situated in the region of the electromagnetic spectrum perceptible to human vision":[
|
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"visible light",
|
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"\u2014 used of radiation having a wavelength between about 400 nanometers and 700 nanometers"
|
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],
|
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": well-known":[
|
|
"a highly visible politician"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
|
"The ship was not visible through the fog.",
|
|
"The ship was barely visible .",
|
|
"The patient showed no visible symptoms.",
|
|
"There was a visible change in his mood.",
|
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"They played a highly visible role in the negotiations.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"The most visible component of NRMN is its virtual mentoring network, which uses an internet interface, a database, and an algorithm to match interested students with candidate mentors pulled from a nationwide pool. \u2014 Jeffrey Mervis, Science | AAAS , 24 Oct. 2017",
|
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"The post is a highly visible one, thanks to the city\u2019s global reach, the high concentration of media outlets, and the presence of major financial and cultural institutions. \u2014 Matt Ford, The Atlantic , 16 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"Temples are the most visible LDS structures, though the Treasure Valley is dotted with the familiar meetinghouses. \u2014 Glenna Christensen, idahostatesman , 13 Oct. 2017",
|
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"In front of Aladdin Cafe, 1021 Massachusetts St., a pool of blood was visible . \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 2 Oct. 2017",
|
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"These pressures create perverse incentives for developing countries to pursue shallow but highly visible reforms \u2014 for example, the establishment of a nominally independent anti-corruption agency or the passage of anti-human trafficking legislation. \u2014 Mark Buntaine, Washington Post , 19 Sep. 2017",
|
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"Very little filling should be visible ; the dough will shrink, and these gaps will widen as pie bakes. \u2014 Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit , 19 July 2017",
|
|
"Contractors looking for lumber to expand the Canadian railroad discovered visible silver in the loose rock. \u2014 Danielle Bochove, Bloomberg.com , 31 Oct. 2017",
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"Here's an excerpt: But Trump's anger Monday was visible to those who interacted with him, and the mood in the corridors of the White House was one of weariness and fear of the unknown. \u2014 Callum Borchers, Washington Post , 31 Oct. 2017"
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"We had visions of fame and fortune.",
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"the architect's vision for the new building",
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"She had a clear vision of what she wanted to do.",
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"He had a vision of Christ.",
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"The idea came to me in a vision .",
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"Verb",
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"visioned her idea of the perfect meal",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Progressive\u2019s vision is to be their customers No. 1 choice and destination for auto and other insurance. \u2014 Yadi Rodriguez, cleveland , 26 June 2022",
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"The results of these transformations have been powerful and have created true-to- vision replicas of characters. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
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"With its breezy saxophones, sinuous song structures, and lyrical nods to the power of love, metaphysics, and the erotic literature of Henry Miller, MAKANDA was a comprehensive rendering of Kwenders\u2019 musical vision . \u2014 Jonathan Zwickel, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
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"Li identifies three specific companies that exemplify Beijing\u2019s vision for its new economy. \u2014 Mary Hui, Quartz , 23 June 2022",
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"Despite six years of investigations, the United States still lacks certainty about what is causing the symptoms, which include headaches, vision problems, dizziness and brain fog, among other ailments. \u2014 John Hudson And Shane Harris, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Attaining that vision may take several years, depending on how mainstream users respond to these new technologies. \u2014 Kevin Kelleher, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
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"Janice remained committed to Ray\u2019s vision of establishing a state-of-the-art Aquatic Center at the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA where the Aquatic Director\u2019s Office was named in their honor in perpetuity through their personal philanthropy. \u2014 Michael Brunker, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 June 2022",
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"The cancer caused headaches, vision problems, incoherent speech and lack of mobility, forcing him to use a wheelchair, said his father, Allan Rosen, who lived with him. \u2014 Peggy Mccarthy, Hartford Courant , 22 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"In 2019, under the guidance of Assembly Chair Felix Rivera, the Assembly hired Laurie Wolf to facilitate a series of three strategic visioning meetings to better define our goals for years 2019-2021. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 28 Mar. 2020",
|
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"At 80, Larry Ginter, a longtime organizer who participated in November\u2019s visioning session, isn\u2019t old enough to remember the original New Deal. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 31 Jan. 2020",
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"Nobody was more tunnel- visioned than Helton, who did not look up at the visitors. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Sep. 2019",
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"But Korff won\u2019t hold off for the city\u2019s visioning effort to be completed. \u2014 John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Aug. 2019",
|
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"Landscape architect Christine Wilson of Copley Wolff Design Group created a conceptual design for the pocket park using community input, including through a site visit and a visioning workshop with nearby residents in the fall of 2018. \u2014 John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Aug. 2019",
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"The plan was born out of a 2008 community visioning exercise conducted by the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation. \u2014 Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com , 23 July 2019",
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"Upcoming dates: July 16, Aug. 20 (open house/ visioning session), Sept 17, and Oct. 15. \u2014 Karen Huppertz, ajc , 21 June 2018",
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"River Forest residents are invited to provide their input at a visioning workshop that will help shape the village\u2019s future with the creation of a comprehensive plan. \u2014 Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com , 10 Apr. 2018"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin vision-, visio , from vid\u0113re to see \u2014 more at wit":"Noun"
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"fantasy",
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"phantasy",
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"figment",
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"hallucination",
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"illusion",
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"phantasm",
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"fantasm",
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"augur",
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"a visionary scheme"
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": one having unusual foresight and imagination":[
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"a visionary in the computer industry"
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"Adjective",
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"She is known as a visionary leader.",
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"He had a visionary experience.",
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"Noun",
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"She's a visionary in her field.",
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"according to Greek myth, Cassandra was a visionary who was endowed with the gift of inerrant prophecy but fated to never be believed",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Over the last two years, he's become a cultural icon through bold and visionary Vogue issues that have put civil rights activists, first-responders, and more people of color on the cover. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 26 June 2022",
|
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"The report was developed under the visionary leadership of George A. Grier, the county\u2019s planning director at the time. \u2014 Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun , 5 June 2022",
|
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"Jason Schoettler is co-founder and managing partner of Calibrate Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in visionary entrepreneurs. \u2014 Jason Schoettler, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Signing Ekitike, in fact, is seen as the sort of visionary transfer that could aid the club for the coming decade. \u2014 Manuel Veth, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
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"This is what the work of a visionary filmmaker looks like. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
|
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"This is what the work of a visionary filmmaker looks like. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 2 June 2022",
|
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"Doing this requires excellent communication skills, which many visionary leaders lack. \u2014 Chastity Heyward, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
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"That was the visionary plan for the region\u2019s public transportation back in the 1940s: keep fares low and extend Boston\u2019s rapid transit system out to the suburbs by using high-speed electric trains on existing railroad right-of-ways. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Two inmates form a connection while grappling with their pasts in a state-of-the-art penitentiary run by a brilliant visionary who experiments on his subjects with mind-altering drugs. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Onoda was not a creative visionary who wanted to build an opera house in the Amazon. \u2014 Ryu Spaeth, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Every company needs a visionary to guide from the top. \u2014 Rebecca Zucker, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Story of design visionary Bruce Mau and his ever-optimistic push for massive change. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Two inmates form a connection while grappling with their pasts in a state-of-the-art penitentiary run by a brilliant visionary who experiments on his subjects with mind-altering drugs. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"The arc of Montessori\u2019s rise shared the same co\u00f6rdinates as that of many a visionary . \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
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"For more than four decades, the celebrated visionary has directed, produced, and written a number of laugh-out-loud movies\u2014like Father of the Bride, The Parent Trap, and Something's Gotta Give\u2014that continue to be beloved. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 22 May 2022",
|
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"Hall was a visionary , constantly generating new ideas for the sideshow and ways to keep it fresh from season to season. \u2014 David Hill, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"a visionless leader"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"sojourn",
|
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"stay",
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"\u2014 Tobias Smollett"
|
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|
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": an extended stay : sojourn":[],
|
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": an official or professional call or tour : visitation":[],
|
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": avenge":[
|
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|
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],
|
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": chat , converse":[
|
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"enjoys visiting with the neighbors"
|
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],
|
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": comfort":[
|
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"\u2014 used of the Deity visit us with Thy salvation \u2014 Charles Wesley"
|
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],
|
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": inflict , impose":[
|
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"visited his wrath upon them"
|
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],
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": the act of a naval officer in boarding a merchant ship on the high seas in exercise of the right of search":[],
|
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": to go or come officially to inspect or oversee":[
|
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"a bishop visiting his parishes"
|
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],
|
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|
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": to pay a call on as an act of friendship or courtesy":[],
|
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": to present itself to or come over momentarily":[
|
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"was visited by a strange notion"
|
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],
|
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|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
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"She is visiting her aunt in New York.",
|
|
"When are you coming to visit ",
|
|
"He is visiting a client in Phoenix.",
|
|
"She visits her doctor regularly.",
|
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"I would like to visit Rome someday.",
|
|
"City officials visited the building site.",
|
|
"Our town was once visited by the President.",
|
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"Be sure to visit our website.",
|
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"Noun",
|
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"We had a visit from the company president.",
|
|
"Our son came home for a visit .",
|
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"Have you been here before, or is this your first visit ",
|
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"We had a nice visit after the meeting.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Loan applicants can visit the fund's website to set up a 30-minute call with Ebiara, and an application will follow if approved during the initial step. \u2014 Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
|
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"For more information, visit https://coastalrootsfarm.org/farm-film-music-series. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
|
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"An arborist will visit every tree in the public right of way and record the species, age and size of the tree. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Local women visit the property to hone their skills through training and workshops facilitated by Kuleshova. \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
|
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"It was determined the Animal Protective League and health department visit the situation. \u2014 cleveland , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Vehicles with license plates ending with an odd number can visit on odd days of the month Vehicles with license plates ending with an even number, including zero, can enter on even days of the month. \u2014 Bu Holly Yan And Raza Razek, CNN , 19 June 2022",
|
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"Los Angeles gallery Blum & Poe, by then exclusively representing her, let people visit her first solo show with the gallery in March by appointment\u2014including Mr. Gagosian, who invited the artist to dinner at his house in Beverly Hills. \u2014 Kelly Crow, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
|
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"Once the person threatening violence is identified, police officers visit the student\u2019s home. \u2014 Claire Bryan, San Antonio Express-News , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"No pope has ever paid a visit to Moscow, and Francis has repeatedly criticized Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Landon Mion, Fox News , 4 July 2022",
|
|
"One morning last week, Lyakh paid a visit to an apartment building that was shelled overnight. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, ajc , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"One morning last week, Lyakh paid a visit to an apartment block that had been shelled overnight. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
|
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"For more new restaurant openings and events, including what's opening on O'ahu, pay a visit to Frolic Hawai\u02bbi, the foodie segment of Honolulu Magazine. \u2014 Will Mcgough, CNN , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s why symptoms such as a headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, or convulsions should prompt a visit to the doctor as soon as possible. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"In a culture shaped by the point-and-click entertainments of Twitter, TikTok and YouTube, many younger Americans might regard a visit to one of the nation\u2019s great historic houses as a stolid affair. \u2014 Danny Heitman, WSJ , 1 July 2022",
|
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"Even if swimming isn\u2019t allowed, the pool is still worth a visit for the scenery alone. \u2014 Anna Mazurek, Chron , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"So was Seth Meyers, and the late-night host asked for an answer artist when MGK made a visit to Late Night the following evening. \u2014 Anna Chan, Billboard , 30 June 2022"
|
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"1621, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French visiter , from Latin visitare , frequentative of visere to go to see, frequentative of vid\u0113re to see":"Verb"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"see"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"the groundless theory that these ancient monuments were built by extraterrestrial visitants",
|
|
"a nocturnal visitant that must have been the shade of his late brother, crying out for vengeance against his murderers",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"This week\u2019s visitant voter is Post reader Frank Kelly of Denver who, like Keeler and Schubert, tapped the Oregon Ducks with his No. 1 overall selection. \u2014 Sean Keeler, The Denver Post , 23 Sep. 2019"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"caller",
|
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"drop-in",
|
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"frequenter",
|
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"guest",
|
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"visitor"
|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"The museum gets visitors from all over the world.",
|
|
"Visitors to the office must sign in at the desk.",
|
|
"There's a visitor waiting for you in the lobby.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"For now, the strange visitor is a UAO \u2013 Unidentified Amarillo Object, according to a news release. \u2014 USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Young says one occasional visitor , who typically arrives barefoot with a small group of companions, is Richard Branson. \u2014 Murray Carpenter, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"But the weirdest visitor of all may have been Art Manteris. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"After some research, Prince found that visitor might have been the lion. \u2014 Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Guided, visitor -friendly trail-maintenance days happen most weeks throughout the summer in Big Bear Lake, and no experience is necessary to get involved. \u2014 Outside Online , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"The pair were both clad in camouflage and grinning in front of a mountain vista , hunting rifles slung over their shoulders. \u2014 Elliott D. Woods, Outside Online , 28 Oct. 2020",
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"The film, too, is a slow, gradual accretion of detail that builds to a spectacular vista across the ridges and troughs, the spires and valleys of a lifelong, life-defining friendship. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 18 May 2022",
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"Atop a vista overlooking the river and New Jersey, Donahue, 68, pointed out how precious the Water Gap is, given its location in the Northeast and how it was nearly lost. \u2014 Jason Nark, USA TODAY , 7 Nov. 2021",
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"First up: This Cult Gaia bag, with a mix of hardware and bamboo that belong near an ocean vista . \u2014 Tiffany Dodson And Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 May 2022",
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"Harmonia Rosales is a contemporary Afro Cuban-American visual artist who reinterprets Renaissance masterworks with Black heroines. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 19 June 2022",
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"Murtaja ran a small news agency known for its drone footage and had worked with Ai Wei Wei, the Chinese visual artist, on a documentary about refugees. \u2014 Raf Sanchez, NBC News , 18 June 2022",
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"Fortner was provided the photos by visual artist and creative director ChadMichael Morrisette, who owns the company Oh Mannequin! \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
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"Tell us about your sound \u2013 where does your style originate from and what have been your biggest visual , social, and sonic influences",
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"That manages to capture the visual style of Sonic games, while also incorporating the various acrobatic elements into the environment. \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
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"The series\u2019 visual style lives up to its title character\u2019s imagination. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 7 June 2022",
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"There's not much to go on in this very brief teaser, but if nothing else, Burton is sure to bring his distinctive visual style to the series. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
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"In the visual , Halsey makes a heart-swelling realization about her partner, Alev Aydin, who also directed the video for the track that was inspired by their love story. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 10 June 2022",
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"The visual is heroic nonsense, sure, but it\u2019s also stirringly maximalist poetry, the kind of sincere triumphalism that feels absent from peer Hollywood blockbusters. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
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"In the visual , Heeseung appears in a space flooded with sunlight, surrounded by studio lights and amps while dressed in a simple black jacket, white shirt, and dangling earrings. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 31 May 2022",
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"Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers and Tempe police supported deputies as law enforcement used a drone to get a visual of Rojas, who then began shooting at the drone, Gillett said. \u2014 Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic , 20 May 2022",
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"This system has a spectacular visual of a star pulled into a teardrop shape as the black hole siphons mass and energy from it. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 7 May 2022",
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"The visual was directed by Javier Blanco Chiocchio. \u2014 Jude Zhu, Billboard , 24 May 2022",
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"The result is a striking visual of a person in a white shirt turned away from the camera while the shadows of leaves fall on them. \u2014 Vogue , 23 May 2022",
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"Directed by Chris Maggio, the playful visual finds the duo peacefully soaring through the air like kites in their purple and yellow wizard robes while the local news and others are hot on their trail. \u2014 Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone , 16 May 2022"
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"The relay is what\u2019s pulling eye-tracking information off the smart lens and determining where to stream data in your visual field . \u2014 John Koetsier, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
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"The whole visual field is made to resemble an animation, and the appearance of a simulated flat plane\u2014a drawing is usually meant to be seen from only one angle\u2014moving and shifting is continually disconcerting. \u2014 Elvia Wilk, The New York Review of Books , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Those included a visual field analyzer and a retinal camera, each of which costs tens of thousands of dollars. \u2014 Jessica Flores, Sam Whiting, Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"Two-time Paralympian David Brown runs in the 100-meter and 200-meter sprint alongside a sighted guide in the T11 sports class, which includes all athletes who have a visual field of less than 10 degrees diameter. \u2014 Haley Yamada, ABC News , 25 July 2021",
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"The counting task demands hypervigilance in relation to events in the whiter part of the visual field , which in turn induces hypovigilance in relation to the darker parts. \u2014 Hari Kunzru, Harper's Magazine , 22 June 2021",
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"One afternoon, the sparkles were followed by a burst of bright white light, like a flash from an old-fashioned camera, smack in the middle of his visual field . \u2014 Lisa Sanders, New York Times , 16 June 2021",
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"The special goggles take in the visual field and translate that into amber points light that could trigger the opsin in the patient\u2019s ganglion cells, and send a signal to the brain. \u2014 Caroline Seydel, Forbes , 14 June 2021",
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"Babies seem to prefer to keep their mother in the left visual field , too. \u2014 Abigail Tucker, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 May 2021"
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"To perform this assessment, start by plotting potential solutions on a graph to visualize and rank how each of the solutions compares to one another. \u2014 Derek Bentley, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
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"To better visualize this, think about mobility, which is often beholden to the gas station grid. \u2014 Shailesh Manjrekar, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
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"To visualize just how much St. Jude outstrips its competitors: In 2020, U.S. News and World Report\u2019s ranked the nation\u2019s best children\u2019s cancer centers. \u2014 David Armstrong, ProPublica , 8 June 2022",
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"To visualize Yellowstone\u2019s subsurface layer, scientists flew a helicopter over the park with an 80-foot-diameter, hexagonal electromagnetic ring dangling underneath. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2022",
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"Using publicly available mobility data, researchers mapped the disease vectors\u2014in essence, the limited movements of you and me during that period\u2014to visualize how people were moving about in a community. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 3 May 2022",
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"The video takes advantage of the latest technology to visualize the chaos of modern times, fusing it with the dynamic elements of the music. \u2014 Billboard Japan, Billboard , 22 Feb. 2022",
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"To visualize Laczkovich\u2019s achievement, imagine a circle and square side by side on a page. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"Within Box Canvas, customers can upload Box files into the Whiteboard and visualize the content the team is working on. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 3 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The neurons in the visual cortex that respond to the image of, say, a rose have no clue. \u2014 Gy\u00f6rgy Buzs\u00e1ki, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
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"Some patients enrolled in clinical trials for Second Sight\u2019s latest neural interface, which directly stimulates the visual cortex , have either removed the device or are contemplating doing so. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
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"Waves that reach the visual cortex and cause visual symptoms are the most common type. \u2014 Abigail Libers, SELF , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"For every one of the hundreds of categories studied in the experiments, the representations aligned in transition zones that formed a nearly perfect ribbon around the entire visual cortex . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"The researchers do it by stimulating an area called V1, which is part of the visual cortex , a patch of neurons at the back of every primate's head. \u2014 Adam Rogers, Wired , 24 Nov. 2021",
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"What our brains do when our eyes are closed and our visual cortex isn\u2019t processing the outside world may be just as important to our biological armor against attacks. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
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"This is a type of machine learning model now widely used for image processing that has been found to mimic some of the brain activity throughout the visual cortex . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
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"At the same time, the visual cortex ramps up its activity. \u2014 Jennifer King Lindley, Health.com , 2 Dec. 2021"
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"the visor on your baseball cap should provide adequate shade for your eyes",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Bucket hats are cut out for a visor feel, while knit cloches sport brims. \u2014 Colleen Barry, ajc , 18 June 2022",
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"On a desk were a W.W.II-era great coat, black leather knee boots and a visor cap. \u2014 James Verini, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
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"Calling to mind ski resort style, these white visor sunnies have a rectangular shape that features the brand\u2019s logo on the bridge. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"The air-filtration visor , which doesn\u2019t actually touch the face, attaches to the headphones using a series of magnets. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"That suit, that helmet and that visor , just the design of the outfit. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2020",
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"Because ounces add up to pounds, armrests and the passenger\u2019s sun visor went missing. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 30 May 2022",
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"The photograph of Buzz Aldrin in full astronaut suit and Neil Armstrong, who took the photograph and can be glimpsed in the reflection on Aldrin's visor , featured on the cover of National Geographic and Life magazines in 1969. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"Six holes later, Southwick \u2014 sporting her Masters visor \u2014 hit her 4-hybrid from 128 yards and also found the hole. \u2014 Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic , 2 May 2022"
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