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2164 lines
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{
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"by":{
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"along the way of":{
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"examples":[
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"went by the woods to get to the summer cottage"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"through",
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"via"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"across",
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"along",
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"alongside",
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"beyond",
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"near",
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"nearby",
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"over",
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"below",
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"beneath",
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"under",
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"underneath",
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"outside",
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"past",
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"throughout"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"using the means or agency of":{
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"examples":[
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"try to convince them by reason alone, if possible"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"in",
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"per",
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"through",
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"via",
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"with"
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],
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"near synonyms":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"close to":{
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"examples":[
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"that house is right by the ocean"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"about",
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"around",
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"near",
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"next to",
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"nigh"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"alongside",
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"beside",
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"across",
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"along",
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"at",
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"circa",
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"toward",
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"towards"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"in the course of":{
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"examples":[
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"she attends college by day and works at the club by night"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"amid",
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"amidst",
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"during",
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"over",
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"pending",
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"through",
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"throughout"
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],
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"near synonyms":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"at, within, or to a short distance or time":{
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"examples":[
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"the library is close by"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"around",
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"close",
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"hard",
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"in",
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"near",
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"nearby",
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"nigh"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"hereabouts",
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"hereabout",
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"hereaway",
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"hereaways",
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"thereabouts",
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"thereabout",
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"along",
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"alongside",
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"accessibly",
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"conveniently",
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"handily"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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"preposition"
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]
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},
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"by leaps and bounds":{
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"type":[
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"phrase"
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],
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"with great speed":{
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"antonyms":[
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"slow",
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"slowly"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Her grades improved by leaps and bounds after just a few tutoring sessions."
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"laggardly",
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"lingeringly",
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"ploddingly",
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"sluggishly",
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"deliberately",
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"leisurely",
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"belatedly",
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"delinquently",
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"tardily"
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],
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"related":[
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"immediately",
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"promptly",
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"readily",
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"impetuously",
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"impulsively",
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"rashly",
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"recklessly",
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"abruptly",
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"suddenly",
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"energetically",
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"vigorously"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"apace",
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"briskly",
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"chop-chop",
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"double-quick",
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"fast",
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"fleetly",
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"full tilt",
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"hastily",
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"hell-for-leather",
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"hot",
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"lickety-split",
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"posthaste",
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"presto",
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"pronto",
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"quick",
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"quickly",
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"rapidly",
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"snappily",
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"soon",
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"speedily",
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"swift",
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"swiftly"
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]
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}
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},
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"byliner":{
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"as in columnist , commentator":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"columnist",
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"commentator",
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"anchor",
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"anchorman",
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"anchorperson",
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"anchorwoman",
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"copyreader",
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"editor",
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"announcer",
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"broadcaster",
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"newscaster",
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"newspaperman",
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"newspaperwoman",
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"newswoman",
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"muckraker",
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"photojournalist",
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"police reporter",
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"sportswriter",
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"staffer",
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"stringer",
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"correspondent",
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"intelligencer",
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"journalist",
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"newshound",
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"newsman",
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"newsperson",
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"pressman",
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"reporter"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"byname":{
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"a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual":{
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"examples":[
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"Thomas Edward Lawrence is better known to most people by his byname , Lawrence of Arabia"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"alias",
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"cognomen",
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"epithet",
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"handle",
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"moniker",
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"monicker",
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"nickname",
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"sobriquet",
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"soubriquet",
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"surname"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"appellation",
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"denomination",
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"denotation",
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"designation",
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"label",
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"tag",
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"title",
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"anonym",
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"nom de guerre",
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"nom de plume",
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"pen name",
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"pseudonym"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bynames":{
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"a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"Thomas Edward Lawrence is better known to most people by his byname , Lawrence of Arabia"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"appellations",
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"denominations",
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"denotations",
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"designations",
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"labels",
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"tags",
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"titles",
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"anonyms",
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"noms de guerre",
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"noms de plume",
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"pen names",
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"pseudonyms"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aliases",
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"cognomens",
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"cognomina",
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"epithets",
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"handles",
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"monikers",
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"monickers",
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"nicknames",
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"sobriquets",
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"soubriquets",
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"surnames"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bypath":{
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"as in lane , laneway":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"byway",
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"lane",
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"laneway",
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"approach",
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"avenue",
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"passage",
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"path",
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"route",
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"way",
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"artery",
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"boulevard",
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"bypass",
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"drive",
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"expressway",
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"freeway",
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"high road",
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"highway",
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"pass",
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"passageway",
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"pike",
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"road",
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"roadway",
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"routeway",
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"row",
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"street",
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"thoroughfare",
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"turnpike",
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"walk",
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"walkway",
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"trace",
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"track",
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"trail",
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"airway",
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"bikeway",
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"cycleway",
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"channel",
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"gat",
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"watercourse",
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"waterway",
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"door",
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"doorway",
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"gate",
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"gateway",
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"hatch",
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"portal"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bystreet":{
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"as in alley , walkway":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"alley",
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"alleyway",
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"bypath",
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"byroad",
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"byway",
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"passageway",
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"walkway",
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"towpath",
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"cutoff",
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"shortcut",
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"bridle path",
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"lane",
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"pass",
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"passage",
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"road",
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"roadway",
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"route",
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"row",
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"run",
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"runway",
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"street",
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"thoroughfare",
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"footpath",
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"path",
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"pathway",
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"trace",
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"track",
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"trail"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"byzantine":{
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"having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated":{
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"examples":[
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"spent his first year at the Pentagon just trying to fathom its byzantine workings"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"baroque",
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"complex",
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"complicate",
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"complicated",
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"convoluted",
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"daedal",
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"elaborate",
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"intricate",
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"involute",
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"involved",
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"knotty",
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"labyrinthian",
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"labyrinthine",
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"sophisticated",
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"tangled"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"overcomplex",
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"overcomplicated",
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"composite",
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"compound",
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"heterogeneous",
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"mixed",
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"multibranched",
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"multifaceted",
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"multifarious",
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"multipart",
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"varied",
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"challenging",
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"difficult",
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"tough",
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"impenetrable",
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"incomprehensible",
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"inexplicable",
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"Kafkaesque",
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"unfathomable",
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"unintelligible"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"oversimplified",
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"simplified",
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"simplistic",
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"homogeneous",
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"uniform",
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"unvaried"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"noncomplex",
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"noncomplicated",
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"plain",
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"simple",
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"uncomplicated"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"by-blows":{
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"an illegitimate child":{
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"examples":[
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"prior to his election as pope, Alexander VI fathered four by-blows , including the notorious siblings Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bastards",
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"love children",
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"whoresons"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"nephews",
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"nieces"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"byword":{
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"an often stated observation regarding something from common experience":{
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"examples":[
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"Mom's favorite byword is \"You can get more flies with honey than with vinegar\""
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adage",
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"aphorism",
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"apothegm",
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"epigram",
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"maxim",
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"proverb",
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"saw",
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"saying",
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"sententia",
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"word"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bromide",
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"clich\u00e9",
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"cliche",
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"commonplace",
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"platitude",
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"wheeze",
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"expression",
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"felicity",
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"axiom",
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"motto",
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"precept",
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"truism",
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"truth",
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"formula",
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"comment",
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"note",
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"reflection",
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"remark"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"the most perfect type or example":{
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"examples":[
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"nationally, Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive has become a byword for luxury retailing"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"acme",
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"apotheosis",
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"beau ideal",
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"classic",
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"epitome",
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"exemplar",
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"ideal",
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"perfection",
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"quintessence"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"archetype",
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"model",
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"prototype",
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"paradigm",
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"standard",
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"nonpareil",
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"paragon",
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"abstract",
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"avatar",
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"embodier",
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"embodiment",
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"incarnation",
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"incorporation",
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"manifestation",
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"personification",
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"height",
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"last word",
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"meridian",
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"ultimate",
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"zenith",
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"benchmark",
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"criterion",
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"touchstone",
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"yardstick"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"by-products":{
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"something that naturally develops or is developed from something else":{
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"examples":[
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"hydrogen is one by-product of that chemical reaction"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"derivates",
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"derivations",
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"derivatives",
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"offshoots",
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"outgrowths",
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"spin-offs"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"descendants",
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"descendents",
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"aftermaths",
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"consequences",
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"corollaries",
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"developments",
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"fruits",
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"growths",
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"issues",
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"outcomes",
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"products",
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"results",
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"sequels",
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"sequences",
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"upshots",
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"denouements",
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"d\u00e9nouements",
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"repercussions",
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"aftereffects",
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"side effects",
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"side reactions",
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"copies",
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"duplicates",
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"facsimiles",
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"replicas",
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"reproductions"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"archetypes",
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"originals",
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"prototypes",
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"antecedents",
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"causes",
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"determinants",
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"occasions",
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"reasons"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"origins",
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"roots",
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"sources"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"by half":{
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"by a considerable margin":{
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"examples":[
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"You are better off by half working at that company."
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"far and away",
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"head and shoulders"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"decidedly",
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"definitely",
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"really",
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"undoubtedly",
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"unquestionably",
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"considerably",
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"extensively",
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"significantly",
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"substantially",
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"well"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"barely",
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"hardly",
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"just",
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"marginally",
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"scarcely",
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"slightly",
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"minimally",
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"minutely"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
|
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},
|
|
"to a large extent or degree":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"This project is too complicated by half ."
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"astronomically",
|
|
"big-time",
|
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"broadly",
|
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"colossally",
|
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"considerably",
|
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"enormously",
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"extensively",
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"greatly",
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"highly",
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"hugely",
|
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"largely",
|
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"massively",
|
|
"monstrously",
|
|
"monumentally",
|
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"much",
|
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"sizably",
|
|
"staggeringly",
|
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"stupendously",
|
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"tremendously",
|
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"utterly",
|
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"vastly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appreciably",
|
|
"noticeably",
|
|
"significantly",
|
|
"abundantly",
|
|
"amply",
|
|
"copiously",
|
|
"healthily",
|
|
"plentifully"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"modestly",
|
|
"fractionally",
|
|
"imperceptibly",
|
|
"infinitesimally",
|
|
"insignificantly",
|
|
"invisibly",
|
|
"microscopically",
|
|
"minutely",
|
|
"barely",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"minimally",
|
|
"scarcely"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"little",
|
|
"negligibly",
|
|
"nominally",
|
|
"slightly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"by and large":{
|
|
"for the most part":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"by and large , that information is accurate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"altogether",
|
|
"basically",
|
|
"chiefly",
|
|
"generally",
|
|
"largely",
|
|
"mainly",
|
|
"mostly",
|
|
"overall",
|
|
"predominantly",
|
|
"primarily",
|
|
"principally",
|
|
"substantially"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"about",
|
|
"more or less",
|
|
"most",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"near",
|
|
"nearly",
|
|
"next to",
|
|
"nigh",
|
|
"practically",
|
|
"some",
|
|
"virtually",
|
|
"well-nigh",
|
|
"approximately",
|
|
"broadly",
|
|
"plus or minus",
|
|
"roughly",
|
|
"commonly",
|
|
"frequently",
|
|
"normally",
|
|
"ordinarily",
|
|
"typically",
|
|
"usually",
|
|
"incompletely",
|
|
"partially",
|
|
"partly",
|
|
"rather",
|
|
"somewhat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"completely",
|
|
"entirely",
|
|
"fully",
|
|
"perfectly",
|
|
"thoroughly",
|
|
"totally",
|
|
"wholly",
|
|
"barely",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"marginally",
|
|
"minimally",
|
|
"scarcely",
|
|
"absolutely",
|
|
"categorically",
|
|
"unqualifiedly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"by all means":{
|
|
"without any question":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"By all means , order whatever you'd like on the menu."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"all right",
|
|
"alright",
|
|
"assuredly",
|
|
"certainly",
|
|
"clearly",
|
|
"definitely",
|
|
"doubtless",
|
|
"easily",
|
|
"forsooth",
|
|
"hands down",
|
|
"inarguably",
|
|
"incontestably",
|
|
"incontrovertibly",
|
|
"indeed",
|
|
"indisputably",
|
|
"plainly",
|
|
"really",
|
|
"so",
|
|
"sure",
|
|
"surely",
|
|
"truly",
|
|
"unarguably",
|
|
"undeniably",
|
|
"undoubtedly",
|
|
"unquestionably"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conceivably",
|
|
"likely",
|
|
"perhaps",
|
|
"possibly",
|
|
"probably",
|
|
"obviously",
|
|
"unmistakably"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bypast":{
|
|
"no longer existing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"those bypast days when gasoline was cheap"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bygone",
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"defunct",
|
|
"departed",
|
|
"done",
|
|
"expired",
|
|
"extinct",
|
|
"gone",
|
|
"nonextant",
|
|
"vanished"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"nonexistent",
|
|
"dying",
|
|
"faded",
|
|
"moribund",
|
|
"collapsed",
|
|
"fallen",
|
|
"overthrown",
|
|
"antiquated",
|
|
"dated",
|
|
"obsolete",
|
|
"pass\u00e9",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"lapsed",
|
|
"terminated",
|
|
"lost",
|
|
"missing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"active",
|
|
"dynamic",
|
|
"thriving",
|
|
"vibrant"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"alive",
|
|
"existent",
|
|
"existing",
|
|
"extant",
|
|
"living"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bylaws":{
|
|
"a statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the club's bylaws bar any member whose annual dues remain unpaid from voting in the election"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ground rules",
|
|
"regs",
|
|
"regulations",
|
|
"rules"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"codes",
|
|
"constitutions",
|
|
"decalogues",
|
|
"directories",
|
|
"acts",
|
|
"laws",
|
|
"ordinances",
|
|
"statutes",
|
|
"behests",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"commandments",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"decrees",
|
|
"dictates",
|
|
"directions",
|
|
"directives",
|
|
"edicts",
|
|
"fiats",
|
|
"instructions",
|
|
"orders",
|
|
"axioms",
|
|
"fundamentals",
|
|
"maxims",
|
|
"precepts",
|
|
"morals",
|
|
"principles",
|
|
"values",
|
|
"bans",
|
|
"interdictions",
|
|
"prohibitions",
|
|
"proscriptions",
|
|
"restrictions",
|
|
"conventions",
|
|
"customs",
|
|
"habits",
|
|
"manners",
|
|
"mores",
|
|
"practices",
|
|
"practises",
|
|
"traditions",
|
|
"ways",
|
|
"blueprints",
|
|
"canons",
|
|
"formulas",
|
|
"formulae",
|
|
"guidelines",
|
|
"guides",
|
|
"standards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bystreets":{
|
|
"as in alleys , walkways":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alleys",
|
|
"alleyways",
|
|
"bypaths",
|
|
"byroads",
|
|
"byways",
|
|
"passageways",
|
|
"walkways",
|
|
"towpaths",
|
|
"cutoffs",
|
|
"shortcuts",
|
|
"bridle paths",
|
|
"lanes",
|
|
"passages",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"roads",
|
|
"roadways",
|
|
"routes",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"runways",
|
|
"streets",
|
|
"thoroughfares",
|
|
"footpaths",
|
|
"paths",
|
|
"pathways",
|
|
"traces",
|
|
"tracks",
|
|
"trails"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"by-product":{
|
|
"something that naturally develops or is developed from something else":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hydrogen is one by-product of that chemical reaction"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"derivate",
|
|
"derivation",
|
|
"derivative",
|
|
"offshoot",
|
|
"outgrowth",
|
|
"spin-off"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"descendant",
|
|
"descendent",
|
|
"aftermath",
|
|
"consequence",
|
|
"corollary",
|
|
"development",
|
|
"fruit",
|
|
"growth",
|
|
"issue",
|
|
"outcome",
|
|
"product",
|
|
"result",
|
|
"sequel",
|
|
"sequence",
|
|
"upshot",
|
|
"denouement",
|
|
"d\u00e9nouement",
|
|
"repercussion",
|
|
"aftereffect",
|
|
"side effect",
|
|
"side reaction",
|
|
"copy",
|
|
"duplicate",
|
|
"facsimile",
|
|
"replica",
|
|
"reproduction"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"archetype",
|
|
"original",
|
|
"prototype",
|
|
"antecedent",
|
|
"cause",
|
|
"determinant",
|
|
"occasion",
|
|
"reason"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"origin",
|
|
"root",
|
|
"source"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"by-and-by":{
|
|
"time that is to come":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we shall meet again in the by-and-by"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"future",
|
|
"futurity",
|
|
"hereafter",
|
|
"offing",
|
|
"tomorrow"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"eventuality",
|
|
"finality",
|
|
"posterity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"yesterday",
|
|
"yesteryear",
|
|
"antiquity",
|
|
"old",
|
|
"yore",
|
|
"moment",
|
|
"now",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"today"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"past"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"at or within a short time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we'll get under way by and by"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anon",
|
|
"before long",
|
|
"directly",
|
|
"momentarily",
|
|
"presently",
|
|
"shortly",
|
|
"soon"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"forthwith",
|
|
"immediately",
|
|
"incontinently",
|
|
"instantaneously",
|
|
"instantly",
|
|
"now",
|
|
"promptly",
|
|
"pronto",
|
|
"right away",
|
|
"right now",
|
|
"right off",
|
|
"straightaway",
|
|
"straightway"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"by far":{
|
|
"by a considerable margin":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They were by far the best team in the league."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"far and away",
|
|
"head and shoulders"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"decidedly",
|
|
"definitely",
|
|
"really",
|
|
"undoubtedly",
|
|
"unquestionably",
|
|
"considerably",
|
|
"extensively",
|
|
"significantly",
|
|
"substantially",
|
|
"well"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"barely",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"marginally",
|
|
"scarcely",
|
|
"slightly",
|
|
"minimally",
|
|
"minutely"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bypass":{
|
|
"to avoid by going around":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we can bypass the traffic jam if we take this other road"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circumnavigate",
|
|
"circumvent",
|
|
"detour",
|
|
"skirt"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"leapfrog",
|
|
"avoid",
|
|
"dodge",
|
|
"duck",
|
|
"elude",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"eschew",
|
|
"evade",
|
|
"flee",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"shun"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confront",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"court",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"pursue",
|
|
"seek",
|
|
"welcome"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fail to give proper attention to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a serious news event that was bypassed by the mainstream media so that they could concentrate on celebrity gossip"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"forget",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"overpass",
|
|
"pass over",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"slur (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fail",
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"omit",
|
|
"brush (aside or off)",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"shrug off",
|
|
"slough (off)",
|
|
"sluff (off)",
|
|
"disdain",
|
|
"pooh-pooh",
|
|
"pooh",
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
"scant",
|
|
"skimp"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"appreciate",
|
|
"cherish",
|
|
"prize",
|
|
"treasure",
|
|
"value",
|
|
"cultivate",
|
|
"foster",
|
|
"nurse",
|
|
"nurture",
|
|
"pamper",
|
|
"remember",
|
|
"listen (to)",
|
|
"watch",
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"notice",
|
|
"observe",
|
|
"remark"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"attend (to)",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"tend (to)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you can bypass the graduation requirements if you do enough extra credit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"circumvent",
|
|
"dodge",
|
|
"get around",
|
|
"shortcut",
|
|
"sidestep",
|
|
"skirt"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"avoid",
|
|
"duck",
|
|
"elude",
|
|
"end-run",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"eschew",
|
|
"evade",
|
|
"outflank",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"shirk",
|
|
"shun",
|
|
"disobey",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"flout",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"avert",
|
|
"deflect",
|
|
"divert",
|
|
"obviate",
|
|
"parry",
|
|
"prevent",
|
|
"ward (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accede (to)",
|
|
"acquiesce (to)",
|
|
"assent (to)",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"court",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"pursue",
|
|
"seek",
|
|
"welcome",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"incur"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"comply (with)",
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"obey",
|
|
"observe"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in road , highway":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"artery",
|
|
"boulevard",
|
|
"drive",
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"expressway",
|
|
"freeway",
|
|
"high road",
|
|
"highway",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"passageway",
|
|
"pike",
|
|
"road",
|
|
"roadway",
|
|
"routeway",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"street",
|
|
"thoroughfare",
|
|
"turnpike",
|
|
"bypath",
|
|
"byway",
|
|
"lane",
|
|
"laneway",
|
|
"walk",
|
|
"walkway",
|
|
"approach",
|
|
"avenue",
|
|
"passage",
|
|
"path",
|
|
"route",
|
|
"way",
|
|
"trace",
|
|
"track",
|
|
"trail",
|
|
"airway",
|
|
"bikeway",
|
|
"cycleway",
|
|
"channel",
|
|
"gat",
|
|
"watercourse",
|
|
"waterway",
|
|
"door",
|
|
"doorway",
|
|
"gate",
|
|
"gateway",
|
|
"hatch",
|
|
"portal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"by all odds":{
|
|
"without any question":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He was, by all odds , the best player on the team."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"all right",
|
|
"alright",
|
|
"assuredly",
|
|
"certainly",
|
|
"clearly",
|
|
"definitely",
|
|
"doubtless",
|
|
"easily",
|
|
"forsooth",
|
|
"hands down",
|
|
"inarguably",
|
|
"incontestably",
|
|
"incontrovertibly",
|
|
"indeed",
|
|
"indisputably",
|
|
"plainly",
|
|
"really",
|
|
"so",
|
|
"sure",
|
|
"surely",
|
|
"truly",
|
|
"unarguably",
|
|
"undeniably",
|
|
"undoubtedly",
|
|
"unquestionably"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conceivably",
|
|
"likely",
|
|
"perhaps",
|
|
"possibly",
|
|
"probably",
|
|
"obviously",
|
|
"unmistakably"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"by a considerable margin":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She should, by all odds , be taking home the gold this year."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"far and away",
|
|
"head and shoulders"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"decidedly",
|
|
"definitely",
|
|
"really",
|
|
"undoubtedly",
|
|
"unquestionably",
|
|
"considerably",
|
|
"extensively",
|
|
"significantly",
|
|
"substantially",
|
|
"well"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"barely",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"marginally",
|
|
"scarcely",
|
|
"slightly",
|
|
"minimally",
|
|
"minutely"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bygone":{
|
|
"no longer existing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"elderly people reminiscing about bygone fashions"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bypast",
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"defunct",
|
|
"departed",
|
|
"done",
|
|
"expired",
|
|
"extinct",
|
|
"gone",
|
|
"nonextant",
|
|
"vanished"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"nonexistent",
|
|
"dying",
|
|
"faded",
|
|
"moribund",
|
|
"collapsed",
|
|
"fallen",
|
|
"overthrown",
|
|
"antiquated",
|
|
"dated",
|
|
"obsolete",
|
|
"pass\u00e9",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"lapsed",
|
|
"terminated",
|
|
"lost",
|
|
"missing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"active",
|
|
"dynamic",
|
|
"thriving",
|
|
"vibrant"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"alive",
|
|
"existent",
|
|
"existing",
|
|
"extant",
|
|
"living"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in history , yesteryear":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"auld lang syne",
|
|
"history",
|
|
"past",
|
|
"yesterday",
|
|
"yesteryear",
|
|
"yore",
|
|
"annals",
|
|
"chronicle",
|
|
"record",
|
|
"antiquity",
|
|
"long ago",
|
|
"flashback",
|
|
"memoir"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"by-and-by",
|
|
"future",
|
|
"futurity",
|
|
"hereafter",
|
|
"offing",
|
|
"tomorrow",
|
|
"moment",
|
|
"now",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"today"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"by the skin of one's teeth":{
|
|
"by a very small margin":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"barely",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"marginally",
|
|
"narrowly",
|
|
"scarcely",
|
|
"slightly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"minimally",
|
|
"minutely",
|
|
"scantly",
|
|
"almost",
|
|
"approximately",
|
|
"closely",
|
|
"more or less",
|
|
"nearly",
|
|
"partly",
|
|
"plus or minus",
|
|
"roughly",
|
|
"somewhat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"definitely",
|
|
"easily",
|
|
"plainly",
|
|
"positively",
|
|
"quite",
|
|
"unquestionably",
|
|
"abundantly",
|
|
"completely",
|
|
"copiously",
|
|
"fully",
|
|
"generously",
|
|
"greatly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"considerably",
|
|
"significantly",
|
|
"substantially",
|
|
"vastly",
|
|
"well"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"byways":{
|
|
"as in lanes , laneways":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bypaths",
|
|
"lanes",
|
|
"laneways",
|
|
"approaches",
|
|
"avenues",
|
|
"passages",
|
|
"paths",
|
|
"routes",
|
|
"ways",
|
|
"arteries",
|
|
"boulevards",
|
|
"bypasses",
|
|
"drives",
|
|
"expressways",
|
|
"freeways",
|
|
"high roads",
|
|
"highways",
|
|
"passageways",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"pike",
|
|
"pikes",
|
|
"roads",
|
|
"roadways",
|
|
"routeways",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"streets",
|
|
"thoroughfares",
|
|
"turnpikes",
|
|
"walks",
|
|
"walkways",
|
|
"traces",
|
|
"tracks",
|
|
"trails",
|
|
"airways",
|
|
"bikeways",
|
|
"cycleways",
|
|
"channels",
|
|
"gats",
|
|
"watercourses",
|
|
"waterways",
|
|
"doors",
|
|
"doorways",
|
|
"gates",
|
|
"gateways",
|
|
"hatches",
|
|
"portals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"byway":{
|
|
"as in lane , laneway":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bypath",
|
|
"lane",
|
|
"laneway",
|
|
"approach",
|
|
"avenue",
|
|
"passage",
|
|
"path",
|
|
"route",
|
|
"way",
|
|
"artery",
|
|
"boulevard",
|
|
"bypass",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"expressway",
|
|
"freeway",
|
|
"high road",
|
|
"highway",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"passageway",
|
|
"pike",
|
|
"road",
|
|
"roadway",
|
|
"routeway",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"street",
|
|
"thoroughfare",
|
|
"turnpike",
|
|
"walk",
|
|
"walkway",
|
|
"trace",
|
|
"track",
|
|
"trail",
|
|
"airway",
|
|
"bikeway",
|
|
"cycleway",
|
|
"channel",
|
|
"gat",
|
|
"watercourse",
|
|
"waterway",
|
|
"door",
|
|
"doorway",
|
|
"gate",
|
|
"gateway",
|
|
"hatch",
|
|
"portal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"by way of":{
|
|
"along the way of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"You can reach the house by way of back roads."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"by",
|
|
"through",
|
|
"via"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"across",
|
|
"along",
|
|
"alongside",
|
|
"beyond",
|
|
"near",
|
|
"nearby",
|
|
"over",
|
|
"below",
|
|
"beneath",
|
|
"under",
|
|
"underneath",
|
|
"outside",
|
|
"past",
|
|
"throughout"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"by the bye":{
|
|
"by way of interjection or digression":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He mentioned by the by that he had never been to Paris."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apropos",
|
|
"en passant",
|
|
"incidentally"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"digressively",
|
|
"excursively",
|
|
"interjectionally",
|
|
"parenthetically",
|
|
"secondarily",
|
|
"tangentially"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bywords":{
|
|
"an often stated observation regarding something from common experience":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Mom's favorite byword is \"You can get more flies with honey than with vinegar\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adages",
|
|
"aphorisms",
|
|
"apothegms",
|
|
"epigrams",
|
|
"maxims",
|
|
"proverbs",
|
|
"saws",
|
|
"sayings",
|
|
"sententiae",
|
|
"words"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bromides",
|
|
"clich\u00e9s",
|
|
"cliches",
|
|
"commonplaces",
|
|
"platitudes",
|
|
"wheezes",
|
|
"expressions",
|
|
"felicities",
|
|
"axioms",
|
|
"mottoes",
|
|
"mottos",
|
|
"precepts",
|
|
"truisms",
|
|
"truths",
|
|
"formulas",
|
|
"formulae",
|
|
"comments",
|
|
"notes",
|
|
"reflections",
|
|
"remarks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the most perfect type or example":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"nationally, Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive has become a byword for luxury retailing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acmes",
|
|
"apotheoses",
|
|
"beau ideals",
|
|
"classics",
|
|
"epitomes",
|
|
"exemplars",
|
|
"ideals",
|
|
"perfections",
|
|
"quintessences"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"archetypes",
|
|
"models",
|
|
"prototypes",
|
|
"paradigms",
|
|
"standards",
|
|
"nonpareils",
|
|
"paragons",
|
|
"abstracts",
|
|
"avatars",
|
|
"embodiers",
|
|
"embodiments",
|
|
"incarnations",
|
|
"incorporations",
|
|
"manifestations",
|
|
"personifications",
|
|
"heights",
|
|
"last words",
|
|
"meridians",
|
|
"ultimates",
|
|
"zeniths",
|
|
"benchmarks",
|
|
"criteria",
|
|
"criterions",
|
|
"touchstones",
|
|
"yardsticks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Byzantine":{
|
|
"having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"spent his first year at the Pentagon just trying to fathom its byzantine workings"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baroque",
|
|
"complex",
|
|
"complicate",
|
|
"complicated",
|
|
"convoluted",
|
|
"daedal",
|
|
"elaborate",
|
|
"intricate",
|
|
"involute",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"knotty",
|
|
"labyrinthian",
|
|
"labyrinthine",
|
|
"sophisticated",
|
|
"tangled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"overcomplex",
|
|
"overcomplicated",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"heterogeneous",
|
|
"mixed",
|
|
"multibranched",
|
|
"multifaceted",
|
|
"multifarious",
|
|
"multipart",
|
|
"varied",
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"difficult",
|
|
"tough",
|
|
"impenetrable",
|
|
"incomprehensible",
|
|
"inexplicable",
|
|
"Kafkaesque",
|
|
"unfathomable",
|
|
"unintelligible"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"oversimplified",
|
|
"simplified",
|
|
"simplistic",
|
|
"homogeneous",
|
|
"uniform",
|
|
"unvaried"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"noncomplex",
|
|
"noncomplicated",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"uncomplicated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bypassed":{
|
|
"to avoid by going around":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we can bypass the traffic jam if we take this other road"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circumnavigated",
|
|
"circumvented",
|
|
"detoured",
|
|
"skirted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"leapfrogged",
|
|
"avoided",
|
|
"dodged",
|
|
"ducked",
|
|
"eluded",
|
|
"escaped",
|
|
"eschewed",
|
|
"evaded",
|
|
"fled",
|
|
"shook",
|
|
"shunned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confronted",
|
|
"faced",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"courted",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"pursued",
|
|
"sought",
|
|
"welcomed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fail to give proper attention to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a serious news event that was bypassed by the mainstream media so that they could concentrate on celebrity gossip"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"forgot",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"overpassed",
|
|
"passed over",
|
|
"slighted",
|
|
"slurred (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"failed",
|
|
"missed",
|
|
"omitted",
|
|
"brushed (aside or off)",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"shrugged off",
|
|
"sloughed (off)",
|
|
"sluffed (off)",
|
|
"disdained",
|
|
"pooh-poohed",
|
|
"poohed",
|
|
"scorned",
|
|
"scanted",
|
|
"skimped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"appreciated",
|
|
"cherished",
|
|
"prized",
|
|
"treasured",
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"valued",
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"cultivated",
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"fostered",
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"nursed",
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"nurtured",
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"pampered",
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"remembered",
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"listened (to)",
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"watched",
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"followed",
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"marked",
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"noted",
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"noticed",
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"observed",
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"remarked"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"attended (to)",
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"heeded",
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"minded",
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"regarded",
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"tended (to)"
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]
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},
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"to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness":{
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"examples":[
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"you can bypass the graduation requirements if you do enough extra credit"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"beat",
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"circumvented",
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"dodged",
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"got around",
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"shortcut",
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"sidestepped",
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"skirted"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"avoided",
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"ducked",
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"eluded",
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"end-ran",
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"escaped",
|
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"eschewed",
|
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"evaded",
|
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"outflanked",
|
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"shirked",
|
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"shook",
|
|
"shunned",
|
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"disobeyed",
|
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"disregarded",
|
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"flouted",
|
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"ignored",
|
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"averted",
|
|
"deflected",
|
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"diverted",
|
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"obviated",
|
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"parried",
|
|
"prevented",
|
|
"warded (off)"
|
|
],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acceded (to)",
|
|
"acquiesced (to)",
|
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"assented (to)",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"courted",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"pursued",
|
|
"sought",
|
|
"welcomed",
|
|
"caught",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"incurred"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"complied (with)",
|
|
"followed",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"obeyed",
|
|
"observed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bylaw":{
|
|
"a statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"the club's bylaws bar any member whose annual dues remain unpaid from voting in the election"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ground rule",
|
|
"reg",
|
|
"regulation",
|
|
"rule"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"code",
|
|
"constitution",
|
|
"decalogue",
|
|
"directory",
|
|
"act",
|
|
"law",
|
|
"ordinance",
|
|
"statute",
|
|
"behest",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"commandment",
|
|
"decree",
|
|
"dictate",
|
|
"direction",
|
|
"directive",
|
|
"edict",
|
|
"fiat",
|
|
"instruction",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"axiom",
|
|
"fundamental",
|
|
"maxim",
|
|
"precept",
|
|
"moral",
|
|
"principle",
|
|
"value",
|
|
"ban",
|
|
"interdiction",
|
|
"prohibition",
|
|
"proscription",
|
|
"restriction",
|
|
"convention",
|
|
"custom",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"manners",
|
|
"mores",
|
|
"practice",
|
|
"practise",
|
|
"tradition",
|
|
"way",
|
|
"blueprint",
|
|
"canon",
|
|
"formula",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"guideline",
|
|
"standard"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |