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"Vorster":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"John 1915\u20131983 originally Balthazar Johannes Vorster prime minister of Republic of South Africa (1966\u201378)":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"\u02c8f\u022fr-st\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141359",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Vouvray":{
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"definitions":{
": a semidry to semisweet white wine from the Loire Valley of France that is often produced as a sparkling wine":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from Vouvray , village in France":""
},
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"v\u00fc-\u02c8vr\u0101"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224032",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"voc":{
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"definitions":{
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"volatile organic compound":[]
},
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"\u02ccv\u0113-(\u02cc)\u014d-\u02c8s\u0113"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135433",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun"
]
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"vocab":{
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"definitions":{
": vocabulary":[
"memorized the vocab for the quiz",
"Take a break from your summer read to test your vocab with this sensational and mega-addicting app.",
"\u2014 Ashley Macey",
"\u2026 to go with my new French vocab , I went shopping for a French personality to match.",
"\u2014 Brielle Saggese",
"Brush up on your math vocab . There's a chance you have not seen terms such as factor or standard deviation for a while unless you are a math major.",
"\u2014 Lauren Lambert",
"\u2014 often used before another noun vocab words a vocab lesson/test"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Here\u2019s a look at the basic concepts and vocab needed to become crypto savvy. \u2014 Thalia Beaty, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Her workaholism, provincialism, and affinity for Starbucks strike them as trashy\u2014or, in the one piece of foreign vocab the show drills into its English-speaking viewers, ringarde! \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Music, business and your social life had a completely new set of vocab words. \u2014 Kat Bein, Billboard , 22 Feb. 2021",
"Those with a better vocabulary (considered to be smarter) saw their index scores plummet from about 65.5 to a bit above 60, while those who missed the vocab questions saw their happiness decline from 61 to a little below 58. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Jan. 2021",
"The pandemic has introduced a ton of new vocab words into common discourse. \u2014 Molly Longman, refinery29.com , 1 Oct. 2020",
"This single vocab shift will unlock creative potential faster than a bank robber can crack a bike lock. \u2014 Josh Linkner, Detroit Free Press , 3 Oct. 2020",
"The star knows her fashion vocab , but design lingo might prove a little trickier. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful , 29 Apr. 2020",
"Even apart from recruiting vocab , Morgan Stanley's Dixon suggests that being proactive in thinking differently about how\u2014and who\u2014companies hire is key to bridging the Wall Street diversity gap. \u2014 Anne Sraders, Fortune , 10 Dec. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1836, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8v\u014d-\u02cckab"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190055",
"type":[
"noun"
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"vocable":{
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The birds\u2019 phrasings are both melodic and mechanical, cyclical and spontaneous, like the wordless vocables of scat singers. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Feb. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Middle French, from Latin vocabulum , from vocare to call, from vox voice \u2014 more at voice":""
},
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"\u02c8v\u014d-k\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062115",
"type":[
"noun"
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"nonlexical",
"nonlinguistic",
"nonverbal"
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": of or relating to words or phraseology : verbal":[]
},
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"the school banned the book for vocabular reasons, as some parents objected to the author's use of profanity"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1608, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"back-formation from vocabulary":""
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"v\u0259-",
"v\u014d-\u02c8ka-by\u0259-l\u0259r"
],
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"lexical",
"linguistic",
"linguistical",
"rhetorical",
"rhetoric",
"verbal",
"wordy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032924",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"vocabulary":{
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"definitions":{
": a list or collection of terms or codes available for use (as in an indexing system)":[
"\u2026 the oldest Sumerian cuneiform writing could not render normal prose but was a mere telegraphic shorthand, whose vocabulary was restricted to names, numerals, units of measure, words for objects counted, and a few adjectives.",
"\u2014 Jared Diamon"
],
": a list or collection of words or of words and phrases usually alphabetically arranged and explained or defined : lexicon":[
"The vocabulary for the week is posted online every Monday."
],
": a sum or stock of words employed by a language, group, individual, or work or in a field of knowledge":[
"a child with a large vocabulary",
"the vocabulary of physicians",
"a writer known for employing a rich vocabulary"
],
": a supply of expressive techniques or devices (as of an art form)":[
"an impressive musical vocabulary"
]
},
"examples":[
"the basic vocabulary of English",
"She has learned a lot of new vocabulary .",
"He has a somewhat limited vocabulary .",
"Reading helped to expand her vocabulary .",
"the vocabulary of the art world",
"The Internet has given us a whole new vocabulary .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The movement vocabulary is by now familiar; there\u2019s a sense of community, of choir, hands raised in surrender one moment, fists clenched the next. \u2014 Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"At the same time, the vocabulary isn\u2019t trite, and there aren\u2019t too many proper names. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"As his oldest brother Tony studied for spelling bees, Ricky would peek over his shoulder, adding new words to his vocabulary . \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 9 May 2022",
"When perfumers talk about notes and accords, composing scents, and ingredients in perfect harmony, the language of fragrance is strikingly similar to the vocabulary of music. \u2014 Sharon Edelson, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021",
"The study was limited to a vocabulary of 50 words\u2014a tiny fraction of the many thousands of words that make up the vocabularies of elementary-school students. \u2014 Rolfe Winkler, WSJ , 14 July 2021",
"Norman French would add more than 10,000 words to the vocabulary of English. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 May 2021",
"Sarah has just moved from Manchester, N.H., to the smaller Bedford, and in addition to her, ah, precocious vocabulary , she is afflicted with that bedwetting problem. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Specifically, a vocabulary that is diminishing their authority and their executive presence. \u2014 Leanne Meyer, Forbes , 1 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French vocabulaire , probably from Medieval Latin vocabularium , from neuter of vocabularius verbal, from Latin vocabulum":""
},
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"v\u0259-",
"v\u014d-\u02c8ka-by\u0259-\u02ccler-\u0113"
],
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"argot",
"cant",
"dialect",
"jargon",
"jive",
"language",
"lingo",
"patois",
"patter",
"shop",
"shoptalk",
"slang",
"terminology"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021415",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vocabulary entry":{
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": a word (such as the noun book ), hyphenated or open compound (such as the verb book-match or the noun book review ), word element (such as the affix pro- ), abbreviation (such as agt ), verbalized symbol (such as Na ), or term (such as man in the street ) entered alphabetically in a dictionary for the purpose of definition or identification or expressly included as an inflected form (such as the noun mice or the verb saw ) or as a derived form (such as the noun godlessness or the adverb globally ) or related phrase (such as one for the book ) run on at its base word and usually set in a type (such as boldface) readily distinguishable from that of the lightface running text which defines, explains, or identifies the entry":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1934, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172830",
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"noun"
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"vocabulary test":{
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"definitions":{
": a test for knowledge (as of meaning or use) of a selected list of words that is often used as part of an intelligence test":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070537",
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"ballad",
"ditty",
"jingle",
"lay",
"lyric",
"song"
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": given to expressing oneself freely or insistently : outspoken":[
"a highly vocal critic"
],
": having or exercising the power of producing voice, speech, or sound":[],
": of, relating to, or resembling the voice":[
"vocal impairment"
],
": produced in the larynx : uttered with voice":[],
": relating to, composed or arranged for, or sung by the human voice":[
"vocal music"
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": uttered by the voice : oral":[],
": vocalic":[]
},
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"Adjective",
"music with vocal and instrumental parts",
"She is a vocal critic of the new law.",
"He was very vocal in his criticism of me.",
"Noun",
"a recording artist who arranges his own vocals",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"There\u2019s no question that Franklin had a more powerful and versatile vocal instrument, and Staples, despite her ability to put over a song with an uncommon depth of feeling, has never pretended otherwise. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"Halfway through the performance, he was joined on stage by the vocal Bible herself, rapping her own original verse to the wildly popular track. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 26 June 2022",
"Bowie\u2019s vocal style was already surprisingly well-developed on his debut, though \u2014 even if his songwriting wasn\u2019t. \u2014 Al Shipley, SPIN , 25 June 2022",
"Furthermore, Wheeler worked with movement coach Polly Bennett to look at how Presley\u2019s body movement impacted his vocal singing. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 25 June 2022",
"Bailey Lashells, 38, is a photographer who became a vocal district critic after her second-grade daughter, Fiona, was suspended for more than a month for refusing to wear a mask. \u2014 Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"When not winning major tennis championships and breaking barriers in one of the most lily-white sports at the time, Ashe was a vocal advocate for civil rights, even getting arrested in 1985 for protesting apartheid outside the South African embassy. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"The band\u2019s forthcoming LP Mass Formation Psychosis looks to take the band\u2019s already exceptional guitar and vocal hooks to even greater heights. \u2014 Quentin Singer, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"His raw, passionate vocal veers over thundering percussion, the result being a song perfectly crafted for the concert stage. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But finally, on Tuesday, Trump was able to handedly bump one of the most vocal of that list, Rep. Tom Rice of South Carolina, off his seat, rendering him out of a job come November. \u2014 Brittany Shepherd, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
"Those requests drew the attention of a small, but vocal , group of residents in Colchester and ignited a political debate about the town\u2019s ethics procedures and its plans to distribute up to $1.25 million to local businesses and nonprofits. \u2014 Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant , 2 June 2022",
"His siblings waited tables at the lodge restaurant while growing up but eventually went on to pursue musical careers\u2014Clifton is a member of Canadian vocal group the Tenors, and Georgia a successful singer-songwriter. \u2014 Jen Murphy, Robb Report , 7 May 2022",
"That kind of vocal has a certain effect on listeners and audiences. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 7 Apr. 2022",
"American Electric Power, which previously got state approval to charge customers for a $10 million pilot program meant to spur the development of charging stations, has been the most vocal in pushing for the new subsidy. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
"Nationwide, tech workers have been among the most vocal in demanding flexible schedules and locations, but that hasn\u2019t stopped big tech from gobbling up Austin office space. \u2014 Lindsay Ellis, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"John Bogle is perhaps the most vocal of the pioneers on this subject, and certainly the one most directly responsible for bringing lower mutual fund expenses to investors. \u2014 Rick Miller, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Among the most vocal of the critics was Carlos Zapata, whose remarks at an August 2020 board meeting went viral on right-wing social media outlets. \u2014 Kyung Lah, Anna-maja Rappard And Rachel Clarke, CNN , 14 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"circa 1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin vocalis , from voc-, vox voice \u2014 more at voice":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8v\u014d-k\u0259l"
],
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"oral",
"spoken",
"uttered",
"voiced"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003150",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun,"
]
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": to convert to a vowel":[],
": to furnish (something, such as a consonantal Hebrew or Arabic text) with vowels or vowel points":[],
": to make voiced rather than voiceless : voice":[],
": to utter vocal sounds":[]
},
"examples":[
"The male bird vocalizes to attract a mate.",
"she's not one to vocalize her worries",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some are worried their child is taking too long to learn to walk, to grab objects, to vocalize using words. \u2014 USA Today , 15 June 2022",
"Birds vocalize to attract mates, defend territory, find one another, and more. \u2014 Laura Helmuth, Scientific American , 1 May 2022",
"As Koh uses her violin to almost deconstruct its sound, using a bow whose long horsehairs fall freely from its tip, Tines takes the stage to vocalize . \u2014 Tom Teicholz, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"His nickname was a common term back then for someone who could not speak, although Hoy could vocalize a bit. \u2014 Jeff Suess, The Enquirer , 10 Apr. 2022",
"In the weeks following Russia\u2019s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, industry members have used social media to vocalize their support of Ukrainians. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Mar. 2022",
"The extra energy to vocalize those beliefs reflect a coach emerging from a 10-day quarantine due to COVID-19, Jones said. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Hearing other athletes speak up about mental wellness and vocalize their feelings and concerns was something White found comforting and even influenced him to do the same. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 16 Nov. 2021",
"The autonomous vehicle would need to determine where to stop the car in terms of allowing a passenger to vocalize their order. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1669, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8v\u014d-k\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"articulate",
"bring out",
"enunciate",
"pass",
"say",
"speak",
"state",
"talk",
"tell",
"utter",
"verbalize"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201917",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"vocation":{
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"definitions":{
": an entry into the priesthood or a religious order":[],
": the persons engaged in a particular occupation":[],
": the special function of an individual or group":[],
": the work in which a person is employed : occupation":[]
},
"examples":[
"This isn't just a job for me; it's a vocation .",
"people who follow a religious vocation",
"He never felt a real sense of vocation .",
"I'm a carpenter by vocation , but my hobby is painting.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Only those things that were important stayed on the surface: my family, my daughter, my friends, and not even my profession, but my vocation as an actor. \u2014 Thelma Adams, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"The goal is to enhance their vocation for innovation and offer students and professionals places for training, study and meeting up. \u2014 Matt Symonds, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"In a skein of dialogues that runs more than a half hour long, set in and around an otherwise empty caf\u00e9, Sangok confronts and defies mortality by way of her artistic vocation and creative passion. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 5 May 2022",
"Art was their father\u2019s passion but also his vocation , and Olivier says that Nicolas inherited his father\u2019s business acumen. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Although in the past, many saw the food business and farming as a vocation , this is no longer the case. \u2014 Aidan Connolly, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"The story follows a young woman named Mira, who studies art criticism and struggles to square her vocation , which requires a temperament of cool detachment, with her desire to love and be loved. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 18 Feb. 2022",
"But the larger picture remains inspiring\u2014including Ms. Walker\u2019s rags-to-riches success story, fueled in part by the civil-rights movement, which fed her sense of vocation . \u2014 Heller Mcalpin, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"Dana\u2019s seminary sojourn was always more about deepening her spiritual life than finding a vocation . \u2014 Dan Cryer, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English vocacioun , from Anglo-French vocaciun , from Latin vocation-, vocatio summons, from vocare to call, from vox voice \u2014 more at voice":""
},
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"v\u014d-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"calling",
"employment",
"game",
"lay",
"line",
"occupation",
"profession",
"trade",
"work"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073649",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": clamorous , vociferous":[]
},
"examples":[
"a lawyer known for his vociferant theatrics in the courtroom"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1609, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"v\u014d-\u02c8si-f\u0259-r\u0259nt"
],
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"blatant",
"caterwauling",
"clamant",
"clamorous",
"obstreperous",
"squawking",
"vociferating",
"vociferous",
"yawping",
"yauping",
"yowling"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211638",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": to cry out loudly : clamor":[],
": to utter loudly : shout":[]
},
"examples":[
"he can never seem to voice his opinions at a decent decibel level; he has to vociferate"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1599, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin vociferatus , past participle of vociferari , from voc-, vox voice + ferre to bear \u2014 more at voice , bear":""
},
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"v\u014d-\u02c8si-f\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
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"bawl",
"bay",
"bellow",
"call",
"cry",
"holler",
"hollo",
"halloo",
"hallo",
"roar",
"shout",
"sound off",
"thunder",
"yell"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181356",
"type":[
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"verb"
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"he can never seem to voice his opinions at a decent decibel level; he has to vociferate"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1599, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin vociferatus , past participle of vociferari , from voc-, vox voice + ferre to bear \u2014 more at voice , bear":""
},
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"v\u014d-\u02c8si-f\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
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"bawl",
"bay",
"bellow",
"call",
"cry",
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"hollo",
"halloo",
"hallo",
"roar",
"shout",
"sound off",
"thunder",
"yell"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085415",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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},
"vociferation":{
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"he can never seem to voice his opinions at a decent decibel level; he has to vociferate"
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"first_known_use":{
"1599, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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"Latin vociferatus , past participle of vociferari , from voc-, vox voice + ferre to bear \u2014 more at voice , bear":""
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"v\u014d-\u02c8si-f\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
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"bawl",
"bay",
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"call",
"cry",
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"hallo",
"roar",
"shout",
"sound off",
"thunder",
"yell"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195732",
"type":[
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"verb"
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": marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry":[]
},
"examples":[
"He is her most vociferous critic.",
"He was vociferous in his support of the proposal.",
"The decision was made over their vociferous objections.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Throughout her career, Wu was a vociferous critic of gender discrimination in the sciences. \u2014 Pamela Shifman, CNN , 12 May 2022",
"When Ntakirutimana presented his research at an RPHE conference in Kigali, his findings generated vociferous push-back from Rwandan policymakers. \u2014 Phil Clark, Quartz , 30 May 2022",
"Kariwa\u2019s mayor, Hiroo Shinada, 65, is a vociferous proponent, while the mayor of Kashiwazaki, Masahiro Sakurai, 60, is investing in wind power but would support the temporary operation of some reactors. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
"Several of Powell\u2019s fellow FOMC governors have also been vociferous in advocating large and frequent rate hikes to combat inflation. \u2014 John Dobosz, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Leading members of the Green and Free Democratic parties, which govern in a coalition with Mr. Scholz\u2019s Social Democrats (SPD), are vociferous advocates for heavy weapons. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Le Pen, known for her vociferous rhetoric, sought to soften her image as the leader of the National Rally during this year's election. \u2014 Ibtissem Guenfoud, ABC News , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The idea was met with ridicule even from some of Trump\u2019s most vociferous supporters. \u2014 Michael Kranish, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Despite Hickel\u2019s repeated and vociferous legal objections, the unofficial 37-vote lead became an official 98-vote victory after a recount. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1700, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"v\u014d-\u02c8si-f(\u0259-)r\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for vociferous vociferous , clamorous , blatant , strident , boisterous , obstreperous mean so loud or insistent as to compel attention. vociferous implies a vehement shouting or calling out. vociferous cries of protest and outrage clamorous may imply insistency as well as vociferousness in demanding or protesting. clamorous demands for prison reforms blatant implies an offensive bellowing or insensitive loudness. blatant rock music a blatant clamor for impeachment strident suggests harsh and discordant noise. heard the strident cry of the crow boisterous suggests a noisiness and turbulence due to high spirits. a boisterous crowd of party goers obstreperous suggests unruly and aggressive noisiness and resistance to restraint. the obstreperous demonstrators were arrested",
"synonyms":[
"blatant",
"caterwauling",
"clamant",
"clamorous",
"obstreperous",
"squawking",
"vociferant",
"vociferating",
"yawping",
"yauping",
"yowling"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170902",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"vogue":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a period of popularity":[],
": one that is in fashion at a particular time":[],
": popular acceptation or favor : popularity":[],
": the leading place in popularity or acceptance":[],
": to strike poses in campy imitation of fashion models especially as a kind of dance":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the new vogue for scarves",
"His art seems to be enjoying a vogue these days.",
"When did Thai food come into vogue ",
"That style went out of vogue years ago.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"When Taylor joined the CHA\u2019s waitlists \u2014 back when Starter jackets were in vogue and the Bulls closed out their first three-peat \u2014 affordable housing promised to give her space to raise a family. \u2014 Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"Secondly, as socially responsible investing picks up, windmills are in vogue , not oil rigs. \u2014 Christa Case Bryant, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Ballroom culture is back in vogue in a new cycle of the reality competition. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 15 May 2022",
"The author compares her own model of altruism with other evolutionary explanations currently in vogue , notably kin selection, in which supposed altruists are in fact working for the survival of genes located within their relatives. \u2014 David P. Barash, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"The Cabernet Pfeffer grape (no relation to Cabernet Sauvignon, confusingly) can produce a wine that\u2019s light, perfumed and peppery, precisely the sort of fresh, chillable red that\u2019s so in vogue right now. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Miller\u2019s apparent faux pas briefly brought tittering over a practical solution back into vogue . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The Night introduces the kind of offhanded spontaneity and first-take imperfections that would define many of Young\u2019s later albums, in deep contrast to the \u201870s studio professionalism that was coming into vogue . \u2014 Al Shipley, SPIN , 18 Feb. 2022",
"There's growing consensus among policing leaders that the risks of the tactic, which came into vogue during the height of the drug wars in the 1990s and into the 2000s, far outweigh any potential rewards. \u2014 Peter Nickeas, CNN , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That was when L\u00fa, a founding member of the House, first learned to vogue \u2014an opportunity to embrace their gender identity. \u2014 Time , 29 June 2021",
"Her dream of the park includes a range of verdant and functional spaces: a paved area where people can vogue and hold rallies, a flower garden in tribute to Ms. Johnson, a greenhouse and an apiary for bees. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Mar. 2021",
"If Krakoa, the living situation, is the real protagonist, what can anyone do but vogue and be festooned like Zora or the Fantastic Four, who look oddly Victorian with their looping aiguillettes",
"Over the course of its short but rich run time, the 1991 film becomes a snapshot of a subculture steeped in history, hierarchies, rivalries and lingo (shade, mopping, vogueing and more). \u2014 Jason Bailey, New York Times , 27 Mar. 2020",
"The spindly young man in dark-rimmed glasses bent his leg and fell dramatically to the floor \u2014 a vogueing move known as a dip, invented decades ago in New York\u2019s underground L.G.B.T. ballroom scene. \u2014 Thomas Rogers, New York Times , 9 Mar. 2020",
"And behind the irreverent strutting, vogueing and steely catwalk attitude is the show\u2019s runway choreographer, Twiggy Pucci Gar\u00e7on. \u2014 Kish Lal, Billboard , 23 July 2019",
"Thursday: Learn how to vogue at Lincoln Center\u2019s Midsummer Night Swing. \u2014 Max Falkowitz, New York Times , 26 June 2019",
"Skaters and punks, after all, practically invented the word poser and shoe vogueing for your \u2018Gram doesn\u2019t exactly align with skate\u2019s sense of low-key authenticity. \u2014 John Vorwald, GQ , 4 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1571, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
"1989, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French, action of rowing, course, fashion, from voguer to sail, from Old French, from Old Italian vogare to row":"Noun",
"from Vogue , a fashion magazine":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8v\u014dg"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for vogue Noun fashion , style , mode , vogue , fad , rage , craze mean the usage accepted by those who want to be up-to-date. fashion is the most general term and applies to any way of dressing, behaving, writing, or performing that is favored at any one time or place. the current fashion style often implies a distinctive fashion adopted by people of taste. a media baron used to traveling in style mode suggests the fashion of the moment among those anxious to appear elegant and sophisticated. slim bodies are the mode at this resort vogue stresses the wide acceptance of a fashion. short skirts are back in vogue fad suggests caprice in taking up or in dropping a fashion. last year's fad is over rage and craze stress intense enthusiasm in adopting a fad. Cajun food was the rage nearly everywhere for a time crossword puzzles once seemed just a passing craze but have lasted",
"synonyms":[
"buzz",
"chic",
"craze",
"dernier cri",
"enthusiasm",
"fad",
"fashion",
"flavor",
"go",
"hot ticket",
"last word",
"latest",
"mode",
"rage",
"sensation",
"style",
"ton",
"trend"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054802",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"voguish":{
"antonyms":[
"dowdy",
"out",
"outmoded",
"styleless",
"unchic",
"uncool",
"unfashionable",
"unmodish",
"unstylish"
],
"definitions":{
": fashionable , smart":[],
": suddenly or temporarily popular":[
"a voguish term"
]
},
"examples":[
"that boutique always has the most voguish shoes",
"an art critic with an unfortunate penchant for throwing around a lot of voguish words",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This cohort, which included figures such as Robert Longo, Sherrie Levine, Richard Prince, and Cindy Sherman, was besotted with voguish postmodern theory and cheeky acts of appropriation. \u2014 Chris Wiley, The New Yorker , 14 Dec. 2021",
"The ever- voguish Bruin scored his 39th, 40th and 41st goals of the season, setting a career high and powering the Bruins to a 4-1 win over their old rivals. \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Feb. 2020",
"On October 1st, more than a hundred thousand performers and soldiers mustered downtown, forming waves of color that stretched from voguish skyscrapers in the east to the squat pavilions of the Forbidden City. \u2014 Evan Osnos, The New Yorker , 6 Jan. 2020",
"Visitors could have their cranial measurements taken on the spot, in keeping with the voguish interest in phrenology. \u2014 Patrick Iber, The New Republic , 14 Aug. 2019",
"The vacant seats in the big stadiums makes for brutal (warning: voguish word alert) optics. \u2014 Jon Wertheim, SI.com , 9 June 2019",
"Courtesy of DJ Olivia Dope, \u201990s rap, \u201980s pop, and today\u2019s hits pounded with the same voguish intensity as on the runway mere hours before. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 13 Feb. 2019",
"In a curious conflation of luxury and authenticity typical of today\u2019s voguish aesthetic, guests sip Old-Fashioneds at a poolside bar made from a shipping container while watching working shipping containers get unloaded across the water. \u2014 David Amsden, Smithsonian , 31 July 2017",
"In a curious conflation of luxury and authenticity typical of today\u2019s voguish aesthetic, guests sip Old-Fashioneds at a poolside bar made from a shipping container while watching working shipping containers get unloaded across the water. \u2014 David Amsden, Smithsonian , 31 July 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8v\u014d-gish"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"\u00e0 la mode",
"a la mode",
"au courant",
"chic",
"cool",
"exclusive",
"fashionable",
"fresh",
"happening",
"hip",
"in",
"modish",
"sharp",
"smart",
"snappy",
"stylish",
"supercool",
"swell",
"swish",
"trendy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070723",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"voice":{
"antonyms":[
"air",
"expound",
"express",
"give",
"look",
"raise",
"sound",
"state",
"vent",
"ventilate"
],
"definitions":{
": a sound resembling or suggesting vocal utterance":[],
": an instrument or medium of expression":[
"the party became the voice of the workers"
],
": condition of the vocal organs with respect to production of musical tones":[],
": distinction of form or a system of inflections of a verb to indicate the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses":[
"active and passive voices"
],
": expiration of air with the vocal cords drawn close so as to vibrate audibly (as in uttering vowels and consonant sounds as \\v\\ or \\z\\)":[],
": musical sound produced by the vocal folds and resonated by the cavities of head and throat":[],
": one of the melodic parts in a vocal or instrumental composition":[],
": singer":[],
": the faculty of utterance":[
"lost my voice"
],
": the power or ability to produce musical tones":[],
": the use of the voice (as in singing or acting)":[
"studying voice"
],
": to adjust for producing the proper musical sounds":[],
": to express in words : utter":[
"voice a complaint"
],
": to perform the lines of (a character in an animated film, video game, etc.)":[
"Featuring characters voiced by Will Ferrell and Morgan Freeman, the cartoon promises to be a real, ahem, blockbuster.",
"\u2014 Franz Lidz"
],
": to pronounce (a speech sound, such as a consonant) with voice":[],
": to provide a voice-over for (something, such as a motion picture or commercial) : to narrate (a recorded production)":[
"Actress Idina Menzel evoked her recent success voicing the movie \"Frozen\" with an icy all-white white concoction with a feathery train by Donna Karan Atelier.",
"\u2014 Jocelyn Noveck and Alicia Rancilio"
],
": wish, choice, or opinion openly or formally expressed":[
"the voice of the people"
],
": without dissent : unanimously":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He has a deep voice .",
"\u201cCan we speak privately",
"a voice on the radio",
"We heard voices coming from the next room.",
"She does the voices for several cartoon characters.",
"I shouted so much that I lost my voice .",
"She has a terrific voice .",
"Town meetings give people a voice in local politics.",
"Listen to the voice of the people.",
"Please vote and make your voices heard!",
"Verb",
"The senator angrily voiced his objection to the bill.",
"voiced a suggestion about where to go",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In an age when even Ed Sheeran\u2019s tours feature revolving stages and multiple effects, most of Adele\u2019s set relied firmly on her voice to provide the fireworks. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 1 July 2022",
"Yet, the current crop of employable professionals has subtly grown into their collective voice , expressing wants and needs to thrive and align with corporate missions. \u2014 Rod Berger, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Since Robin's death, Zelda and her brothers Zak Williams, 38, and Cody Williams, 30, have all lent their voice to mental health awareness. \u2014 Amethyst Tate, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
"Use your voice and be willing to engage in a conversation with someone, sharing your personal experience and be willing to listen to them in return. \u2014 Lauren Leader, ELLE , 30 June 2022",
"Rapinoe blasted the decision, once again lending her voice to a controversial social issue. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"She's also lent her voice for characters in BoJack Horseman, Central Park, Bob's Burgers and Family Guy. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 30 June 2022",
"Provide a mix of your own content and content from other relevant sources, but always in your own authentic voice . \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 29 June 2022",
"The panic in his voice served to underscore the hypocrisy of the Bakersfield Republican\u2019s efforts to absolve Trump of guilt. \u2014 Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Congregants from all four churches attended the meeting to voice their opposition to changing rules to allow a dispensary to open down the road from their churches. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"Still, in the first days of the war, thousands of Russians took to the streets to voice their opposition. \u2014 Shira Pinson, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
"Protesters have been gathering across the US for several days to voice their opposition to the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 9 May 2022",
"Before Thursday\u2019s final vote, Lee joined a handful of other Senate Republicans to voice his opposition to her confirmation again. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Some celebrity critics just decided to voice their opposition to the law by saying the word gay over and over again, including at the Oscars. \u2014 Nikolas Lanum, Fox News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"At first, peaceful protests witnessed millions of Hong Kongers marching through the streets to voice their opposition. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Schwarzenegger closed with a message to Russian protesters who have risked imprisonment to take to the streets to voice opposition to the war in Ukraine. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Russian anti-war protesters return to streets despite arrests Russian anti-war protesters returned to the streets in cities across Russia on Sunday to voice their opposition to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 28 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old French vois , from Latin voc-, vox ; akin to Old High German gi wahanen to mention, Greek epos word, speech, Sanskrit v\u0101k voice":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8v\u022fis"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for voice Verb express , vent , utter , voice , broach , air mean to make known what one thinks or feels. express suggests an impulse to reveal in words, gestures, actions, or what one creates or produces. expressed her feelings in music vent stresses a strong inner compulsion to express especially in words. a tirade venting his frustration utter implies the use of the voice not necessarily in articulate speech. utter a groan voice does not necessarily imply vocal utterance but does imply expression or formulation in words. an editorial voicing their concerns broach adds the implication of disclosing for the first time something long thought over or reserved for a suitable occasion. broached the subject of a divorce air implies an exposing or parading of one's views often in order to gain relief or sympathy or attention. publicly airing their differences",
"synonyms":[
"say",
"say-so",
"vote"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232221",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"voice mail":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a voice-mail message":[
"listening to a voice mail"
],
": an electronic communication system in which spoken messages are recorded or digitized and stored for later playback to the intended recipient":[
"left a message in the company's voice mail",
"\u2014 typically hyphenated in attributive use a voice-mail system"
],
": messages received through a voice-mail system":[
"checking her voice mail"
]
},
"examples":[
"Just leave a message on my voice mail .",
"I left her a voice mail .",
"You have two new voice mails .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mastriano did not respond to a voice mail or an email sent through his campaign website. \u2014 Colby Itkowitz And Rosalind S. Helderman, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
"She could not be reached Monday; several phone numbers were either disconnected, had changed or had no voice mail option. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Jacobo, 33, did not respond to a voice mail , text message or Twitter messages requesting comment by Monday afternoon. \u2014 Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Serhiy Volyna of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade told The Washington Post in an April 19 voice mail . \u2014 David L. Stern, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"From time to time, Art would call Todd and sing a line or two into his voice mail , hoping Todd could plank out the appropriate chords. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Then in July, after the district put in place a mask mandate for students, a Republican state lawmaker posted Ms. Jenkins\u2019s cellphone number on his Facebook page, and her voice mail filled with hateful messages. \u2014 Alan Feuer, New York Times , 5 Nov. 2021",
"That afternoon, concerned officers at the jail tried to reach Vicki White, but her phone went straight to voice mail . \u2014 Theresa Waldrop, CNN , 1 May 2022",
"Tucker Davis, president of the Kentucky Coal Association, did not return an email and voice mail requests for comment. \u2014 James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal , 18 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1980, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8v\u022fis-\u02ccm\u0101l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125721",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"voiced":{
"antonyms":[
"nonvocal"
],
"definitions":{
": having or furnished with a voice especially of a specified kind":[
"\u2014 often used in combination soft- voiced"
],
": uttered with vocal cord vibration":[
"a voiced consonant"
]
},
"examples":[
"\u201cM\u201d is a voiced consonant.",
"a loudly voiced expression of pain",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His announcement came just days after Jacobs broke with his party and voiced support for a federal assault weapons ban. \u2014 Jill Colvin, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
"His announcement came just days after Jacobs broke with his party and voiced support for a federal assault weapons ban. \u2014 CBS News , 3 June 2022",
"Like Petro, Hern\u00e1ndez has also opposed coca crop destruction and voiced support for legalizing marijuana. \u2014 Conor Finnegan, ABC News , 30 May 2022",
"Published in the OMEGA Journal of Death and Dying, the study aimed to explore older adults\u2019 perspectives on VAD in Australia, and determined that most of the adults 65 or older voiced support for VAD, but stressed a need for safeguards. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 23 May 2022",
"Earlier this week, the country\u2019s new finance minister told a Turkish news organization that the central bank wouldn\u2019t raise interest rates and voiced support for the president\u2019s unorthodox approach. \u2014 Jared Malsin, WSJ , 16 Dec. 2021",
"In a news conference after Toronto\u2019s Game 7 loss to the Lightning, the Toronto players, low- voiced and red-eyed, were sad. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
"Even in the mellower GT setting, and slightly more so in either of the two Sport modes, there's a spitting exhaust sound during upshifts, and the V-8 roars with a deep- voiced baritone as the revs climb. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 12 Apr. 2022",
"All of that anti-Bonnet sentiment melts away once the deep- voiced Blackbeard enters their midst. \u2014 Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com , 7 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8v\u022fist"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"oral",
"spoken",
"uttered",
"vocal"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080736",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"voiceless":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having no voice : mute":[],
": not voiced : surd":[
"a voiceless consonant"
]
},
"examples":[
"\u201cS\u201d is a voiceless consonant.",
"believes that animals deserve basic rights even though they are voiceless",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The voiceless eighty per cent of the country\u2014the Hindus",
"Often, the trope is the same: a young brown girl is depicted as meek, nerdy, voiceless , and essentially powerless, usually against the wills and desires of her family. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 16 June 2022",
"The killer is also sentient rather than a beastly hunter\u2014such as the Demogorgon\u2014or a powerful but voiceless demon\u2014like the Mind Flayer. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"The dream provides a dramatic metaphor for how the reserved Frances has been feeling voiceless next to her gregarious ex-girlfriend turned best friend, Bobbi. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022",
"Gray\u2019s performance as Noah captures the physical effects of withdrawal \u2014 shivering, nausea, exhaustion \u2014 but her character is no voiceless victim. \u2014 Emily Mcclanathan, chicagotribune.com , 17 Apr. 2022",
"And so my organization is dedicated to educating, advocating and saving the lives of these voiceless victims. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Tony is kind of this prototypical angry white man who's finding himself sort of voiceless . \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 7 Mar. 2022",
"At the end of the day, contractual workers in our country are still helpless and voiceless . \u2014 Sonny Calvento, The New Yorker , 24 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8v\u022fis-l\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"inarticulate",
"mute",
"speechless"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233113",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"void":{
"antonyms":[
"gap",
"hiatus",
"hole",
"lacuna",
"space"
],
"definitions":{
": a feeling of want or hollowness":[],
": absence of cards of a particular suit in a hand originally dealt to a player":[],
": being without something specified : devoid":[
"a nature void of all malice"
],
": containing nothing":[
"void space"
],
": discharge , emit":[],
": empty space : emptiness , vacuum":[],
": idle , leisure":[],
": not inhabited : deserted":[],
": not occupied : vacant":[
"a void bishopric"
],
": nullify , annul":[],
": of no legal force or effect : null":[
"a void contract"
],
": opening , gap":[],
": the quality or state of being without something : lack , absence":[],
": to eliminate solid or liquid waste from the body":[],
": to make empty or vacant : clear":[],
": vacate , leave":[],
": vain , useless":[],
": voidable":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"This sales offer is void where prohibited by law.",
"an agreement is void if obtained by force",
"Noun",
"the great voids between galaxies",
"a repressed memory that left a huge void in her recollection of her adolescent years",
"Verb",
"The judge voided the contract.",
"Any unauthorized repairs will void the warranty.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Time may be on their side: the claims only become void three years on from the payment date, according to the bond documents. \u2014 Giulia Morpurgo, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
"DeSantis signed laws to dissolve Disney World\u2019s Reedy Creek Improvement District and void Disney\u2019s exemption under social media censorship legislation. \u2014 Katie Rice, Orlando Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"But virtual care companies are working to fill that evidence void . \u2014 Katie Palmer, STAT , 8 June 2022",
"There\u2019s no underestimating the void Adams\u2019 departure leaves in the Packers offense. \u2014 Ryan Wood, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"Demolitionist/Repulsor Brace \u2013 This is a brand new perk this season that gives you an overshield on void debuff kills. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"The kids will lead Your older children may want to step into the leadership void to work toward a solution with existing advocacy groups or by forming their own. \u2014 Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel , 29 May 2022",
"The one-year deal is really a five-year deal with four years that automatically void . \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The sea ice season could become as meager as currently seen in this region of southeast Greenland, which is void of ice for more than eight months. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The bagel creates an all-consuming black void that can set off the end of the world, and ultimately destroy Joy. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 28 June 2022",
"Given that void , the park board has taken on more strategic planning than typical. \u2014 Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
"Nothing is going to fill that void in their hearts. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 26 June 2022",
"Nothing is going to fill that void in their hearts. \u2014 Will Weissert, Chron , 25 June 2022",
"Transition coaches parachute into the post-layoff void \u2014a place where no one else ventures\u2014and help individuals move forward. \u2014 Darren Kimball, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The internet was without form and void , and darkness was upon the screen. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 21 June 2022",
"The torus form and off-center void give a feeling of perpetual motion. \u2014 Nicola Chilton, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"Like many who are extremely online, Bridgers faces the void ironically. \u2014 Hau Chu, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The city is asking a judge to void the contracts and award damages and other costs. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"The Browns do have protections built into this contract that enable them to void it. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"Tipton, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, agreed to void Mayorkas' memo, which was challenged by Republican officials in Texas and Louisiana. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"Late Tuesday night, the Anaheim City Council voted unanimously to immediately void the stadium deal. \u2014 Robbie Whelan, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"The busiest airports in Alabama have lifted their COVID mask requirements after a federal judge\u2019s decision to void the national mandate for wearing face coverings on airplanes. \u2014 Ike Morgan | Imorgan@al.com, al , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Judge Timothy Taylor granted a motion to compel the production of emails and other documents demanded by lawyers for Jason Hughes, one of the defendants in a pair of lawsuits the city filed in an attempt to void the leases. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"DeSantis signed laws to dissolve Disney World\u2019s Reedy Creek Improvement District and void Disney\u2019s exemption under social media censorship legislation. \u2014 Katie Rice, Orlando Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"But virtual care companies are working to fill that evidence void . \u2014 Katie Palmer, STAT , 8 June 2022",
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"Demolitionist/Repulsor Brace \u2013 This is a brand new perk this season that gives you an overshield on void debuff kills. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
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"The sea ice season could become as meager as currently seen in this region of southeast Greenland, which is void of ice for more than eight months. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
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"The internet was without form and void , and darkness was upon the screen. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 21 June 2022",
"The torus form and off-center void give a feeling of perpetual motion. \u2014 Nicola Chilton, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"Like many who are extremely online, Bridgers faces the void ironically. \u2014 Hau Chu, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
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"The city is asking a judge to void the contracts and award damages and other costs. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"The Browns do have protections built into this contract that enable them to void it. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"Tipton, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, agreed to void Mayorkas' memo, which was challenged by Republican officials in Texas and Louisiana. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"Late Tuesday night, the Anaheim City Council voted unanimously to immediately void the stadium deal. \u2014 Robbie Whelan, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"The busiest airports in Alabama have lifted their COVID mask requirements after a federal judge\u2019s decision to void the national mandate for wearing face coverings on airplanes. \u2014 Ike Morgan | Imorgan@al.com, al , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Judge Timothy Taylor granted a motion to compel the production of emails and other documents demanded by lawyers for Jason Hughes, one of the defendants in a pair of lawsuits the city filed in an attempt to void the leases. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Andrew Amer, an attorney with James' office, said in a response filing that the Trump team's explanations were not good enough to void the contempt finding. \u2014 Graham Kates, CBS News , 29 Apr. 2022"
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"Usually, only a few of the volatile chemicals in a fragrance are obviously noticeable to human noses. \u2014 Ivan Amato , Science News , 24 Sept. 2005",
"VOCs (or volatile organic compounds) are thought to be among the potential culprits behind illnesses often lumped under the heading of Sick Building Syndrome. \u2014 Scott Schilling , This Old House , March 2005",
"\u2026 it was Elvis who represented rock and roll at its unblushing, volatile best; he was its first master and the embodiment of every reason that adolescents of the postwar years turned to it in favor of the cheerfully torpid pop music \u2026 to which their parents were listening. \u2014 David Hajdu , New York Review of Books , 9 Oct. 2003",
"When left unused, make-up has a tendency to dry out because any water or other volatile substances it contains evaporate. \u2014 Barry Fox , New Scientist , 9 Aug. 2003",
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"The organization works with contractors to educate and train them on building with materials to prevent off-gassing of volatile organic compounds and improve indoor air environments. \u2014 Samantha Hendrickson, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"These include particulate matter, volatile organic compounds carbon monoxide, humidity and temperature. \u2014 cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"Excluding volatile food and energy categories, prices were up 6% in May from a year ago. \u2014 David Harrison, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"But even getting rid of energy, and also food\u2014and again, these tend to be the most volatile categories\u2014the CPI was still up 6.4% in February, also the most in 40 years. \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 31 May 2022",
"When the volatile food and fuel categories are stripped out, consumer prices were up 4.9 percent in April from a year earlier. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"The snow line is the line of demarcation where a planetary system is cold enough for volatile compounds such as water, ammonia, and methane to condense into solid ice grains. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"The city completed its investigation and found volatile organic compounds in the soil and groundwater. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 24 May 2022",
"The effect of multiple volatile organic compounds acting together hasn\u2019t been studied. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 10 May 2022",
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"Though the team could not say which volatiles were present, there was reason to hope that water might be one of them. \u2014 Remy Tumin, New York Times , 24 Mar. 2020",
"The organic molecules and volatiles , comparable to samples of sedimentary rock rich in organics on Earth, included thiophenes, methylthiophenes methanethiol and dimethylsulfide. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 6 Mar. 2020",
"Beyond the snowline, these volatiles condensed into giant gas-balls. \u2014 The Economist , 18 Dec. 2019",
"The spacecraft also discovered volatiles like chlorine, sulfur, sodium and potassium on the planet, according to The Times, signifying that Mercury has a complex origin story. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 9 Nov. 2019",
"To explain this depletion, scientists suggest the massive amount of energy and heat generated from the giant impact may have driven volatiles from the fragments of the proto-moon. \u2014 Erica Jawin, Scientific American , 2 July 2019",
"The evidence that plants can somehow perceive these volatiles and respond with a defense response is also very good. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 Dec. 2013",
"The moon then coalesced from the disk\u2014a scenario that can explain the moon\u2019s large mass and dearth of water and other volatiles . \u2014 Simon J. Lock, Scientific American , 2 July 2019",
"Dryness: The lunar samples proved to be extremely dry and almost entirely depleted of volatiles \u2014elements or molecules with low boiling points that easily evaporate, such as water, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and hydrogen. \u2014 Erica Jawin, Scientific American , 2 July 2019"
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"This investment shortfall has been brought on by a series of factors, including a push among investors and governments to bet on clean energy, the uncertain future of fossil fuels and years of weak and volatile oil prices. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"Shell\u2019s bumper results followed rivals BP and TotalEnergies which also reported a sharp uptick in profits aided by volatile oil prices. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"On both sides of the Atlantic, leaders promise that more green energy\u2014solar, wind and electric vehicles\u2014will cure Western overreliance on volatile oil and natural gas and further isolate Russia. \u2014 Mark P. Mills, WSJ , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Still, the program\u2019s opponents express concern about whether the plans are sustainable, citing volatile oil prices and the governor\u2019s efforts to ramp up renewable energy sources in a bid to decrease fossil fuel consumption. \u2014 Simon Romero, New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Getting more oil flowing requires capital and comes with high risks in a volatile oil market. \u2014 Justin Worland/houston, Time , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Over the past year, unprecedented weather disasters have caused the price of key commodities to spike, and a volatile oil -and-gas market has allowed Russia and Saudi Arabia to exert geopolitical force. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The gasoline price shocks that recently rocked the East Coast demonstrate how EVs also protect their owners from volatile oil markets. \u2014 Energy Innovation: Policy And Technology, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
"This flammable substance is a blend of burnable resins and volatile oils , which seep into every part of the tree. \u2014 Tim Macwelch, Popular Science , 26 Dec. 2019"
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"I am beginning to hear investors say that the best way to beat this volatile market is by trading\u2014anxiously moving in and out of securities as the market ebbs and flows. In my view there is no surer path to the poorhouse. \u2014 John W. Rogers, Jr. , Forbes , 25 May 2009",
"Usually, only a few of the volatile chemicals in a fragrance are obviously noticeable to human noses. \u2014 Ivan Amato , Science News , 24 Sept. 2005",
"VOCs (or volatile organic compounds) are thought to be among the potential culprits behind illnesses often lumped under the heading of Sick Building Syndrome. \u2014 Scott Schilling , This Old House , March 2005",
"\u2026 it was Elvis who represented rock and roll at its unblushing, volatile best; he was its first master and the embodiment of every reason that adolescents of the postwar years turned to it in favor of the cheerfully torpid pop music \u2026 to which their parents were listening. \u2014 David Hajdu , New York Review of Books , 9 Oct. 2003",
"When left unused, make-up has a tendency to dry out because any water or other volatile substances it contains evaporate. \u2014 Barry Fox , New Scientist , 9 Aug. 2003",
"The stock market can be very volatile .",
"She is a volatile woman.",
"The protests are increasing, creating a volatile situation in the capital.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The organization works with contractors to educate and train them on building with materials to prevent off-gassing of volatile organic compounds and improve indoor air environments. \u2014 Samantha Hendrickson, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"These include particulate matter, volatile organic compounds carbon monoxide, humidity and temperature. \u2014 cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"Excluding volatile food and energy categories, prices were up 6% in May from a year ago. \u2014 David Harrison, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"But even getting rid of energy, and also food\u2014and again, these tend to be the most volatile categories\u2014the CPI was still up 6.4% in February, also the most in 40 years. \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 31 May 2022",
"When the volatile food and fuel categories are stripped out, consumer prices were up 4.9 percent in April from a year earlier. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"The snow line is the line of demarcation where a planetary system is cold enough for volatile compounds such as water, ammonia, and methane to condense into solid ice grains. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"The city completed its investigation and found volatile organic compounds in the soil and groundwater. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 24 May 2022",
"The effect of multiple volatile organic compounds acting together hasn\u2019t been studied. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 10 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Though the team could not say which volatiles were present, there was reason to hope that water might be one of them. \u2014 Remy Tumin, New York Times , 24 Mar. 2020",
"The organic molecules and volatiles , comparable to samples of sedimentary rock rich in organics on Earth, included thiophenes, methylthiophenes methanethiol and dimethylsulfide. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 6 Mar. 2020",
"Beyond the snowline, these volatiles condensed into giant gas-balls. \u2014 The Economist , 18 Dec. 2019",
"The spacecraft also discovered volatiles like chlorine, sulfur, sodium and potassium on the planet, according to The Times, signifying that Mercury has a complex origin story. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 9 Nov. 2019",
"To explain this depletion, scientists suggest the massive amount of energy and heat generated from the giant impact may have driven volatiles from the fragments of the proto-moon. \u2014 Erica Jawin, Scientific American , 2 July 2019",
"The evidence that plants can somehow perceive these volatiles and respond with a defense response is also very good. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 Dec. 2013",
"The moon then coalesced from the disk\u2014a scenario that can explain the moon\u2019s large mass and dearth of water and other volatiles . \u2014 Simon J. Lock, Scientific American , 2 July 2019",
"Dryness: The lunar samples proved to be extremely dry and almost entirely depleted of volatiles \u2014elements or molecules with low boiling points that easily evaporate, such as water, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and hydrogen. \u2014 Erica Jawin, Scientific American , 2 July 2019"
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"High inflation and concerns about rising interest rates are fueling ongoing volatility . \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 1 July 2022",
"Since their performance are historically low to moderate correlation with market indices, alternative investments may help to reduce overall volatility within a portfolio of traditional investments. Diversification. \u2014 Craig Franklin, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"To be sure, the pace of climate dealmaking likely won't be able to match that of last year as valuations come down and market volatility shutters late-stage exit plans. \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
"This will range from the efficacy of the planning data and tools to the stability and volatility of the data over time, as well as its usability within the buying process with Strata/Freewheel. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"The T3 Bitcoin Volatility Index, a measure of the token\u2019s expected 30-day volatility , has jumped back to the highs of mid-May, when the collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin rocked markets. \u2014 Joanna Ossinger, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"The bumper results catapult Glencore into a group of companies that have been early winners from the market and economic volatility that has whipsawed many other companies and governments. \u2014 Alistair Macdonald, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Cryptocurrency's extreme volatility undermines its use as an investment and store of value, critics argue. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 15 June 2022",
"Millions of Americans flocked to Robinhood to try their hands at navigating the market volatility at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 18 June 2022"
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"This January, after a volcanic eruption near Tonga triggered powerful waves along the West Coast, authorities ordered people to avoid the water and beaches. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"The image shows what appears to be a daytime volcanic eruption. \u2014 Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"Scientists get a more informed look at the last moments of the people who perished in the ancient volcanic eruption and the biological history of populations living outside Rome. \u2014 Aylin Woodward, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"The domes, which are found on the western part of the moon, appear to be the result of a rare form of volcanic eruption, according to NASA. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"In the weeks after the volcanic eruption, UNICEF set up emergency classrooms in tents and distributed school bags full of learning supplies to help children like Daniella resume their education. \u2014 Sarah Ferguson, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"At the time, the moon was experiencing a volcanic eruption about every 22,000 years. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"On the morning of August 27, 1883, a volcanic eruption began. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 25 May 2022",
"Recent evidence suggests there are more like her on the island -- but any future expeditions, and the tortoises themselves, face formidable volcanic challenges. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 11 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Yet the Kr\u00fdsuv\u00edk-Tr\u00f6lladyngja volcanic system\u2014which extends narrowly through the Reykjanes Peninsula, in the country\u2019s southwest\u2014hadn\u2019t erupted for seven or eight hundred years. \u2014 Heidi Julavit, The New Yorker , 16 Aug. 2021",
"In a separate project in 2018, for example, scientists announced the discovery of a stunning volcanic \u2018lost world\u2019 off the coast of Tasmania. \u2014 Fox News , 20 June 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1801, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"also -\u02c8k\u0101-",
"v\u00e4l-\u02c8ka-nik",
"v\u022fl-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bang-bang",
"blood-and-guts",
"convulsive",
"cyclonic",
"explosive",
"ferocious",
"fierce",
"furious",
"hammer-and-tongs",
"hot",
"knock-down, drag-out",
"knock-down-and-drag-out",
"paroxysmal",
"rabid",
"rough",
"stormy",
"tempestuous",
"tumultuous",
"turbulent",
"violent"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041552",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"volcano":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": something of explosively violent potential":[]
},
"examples":[
"The volcano last erupted 25 years ago.",
"beset by prolonged heat and lingering racial tension, the city was like a seething volcano",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Don't forget to cut the volcano designs out of black felt and apply green body paint to your face. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"Earth tremors can be a signal of molten material rising upward, refueling the magma chamber beneath a volcano . \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Our species has been industriously converting underground hydrocarbons into greenhouse gases with far more efficiency than any volcano . \u2014 Chris Mays, Scientific American , 23 June 2022",
"The centerpiece at the conference\u2019s expo hall was a giant, smoking, papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 volcano . \u2014 Corrie Driebusch, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"Children age 5 and over accompanied by an adult will collect clues, solve puzzles and watch the volcano erupt at 10 p.m. Guests must arrive between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Friday. \u2014 John Coffren, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
"Winds moderated Tuesday after a day of red flag conditions, which could help firefighters get a better handle on a blaze that has largely spared homes but made a run into a wilderness area and reached a lava dome volcano . \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022",
"By the end of the last movie, Isla Nublar was decimated by a volcano and dinosaurs were moved onto the mainland before being set loose by a young girl who's actually a clone of a wealthy philanthropist's dead daughter. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 10 June 2022",
"Some other fun sequences involve fording jungle rivers and crawling through a tiny tunnel to reach the crown, just as the volcano begins to explode. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 9 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian or Spanish; Italian vulcano , from Spanish volc\u00e1n , ultimately from Latin Volcanus Vulcan":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"v\u00e4l-\u02c8k\u0101-n\u014d",
"v\u00e4l-\u02c8k\u0101-(\u02cc)n\u014d",
"v\u022fl-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"flash point",
"powder keg",
"time bomb",
"tinderbox"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035154",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"volition":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the power of choosing or determining : will":[]
},
"examples":[
"Tourette's syndrome is a neurological disorder marked by recurrent tics and vocalizations that are beyond the sufferer's volition or control.",
"left the church of her own volition , not because she was excommunicated",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The threat could inspire staff to leave of their own volition . \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"The ink stain on the sofa fades of its own volition . \u2014 Lindsay Turner, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
"But for all these groups there are many others who\u2019ve just come of their own volition . \u2014 Harper Simon, SPIN , 20 May 2022",
"Fans then watched as Wilson appeared to scurry around the infield, as if of its own volition . \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Also unclear is whether a business could decide of its own volition to conduct vaccine verification when it\u2019s not required as a trade-off for allowing customers to go maskless. \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
"What happens in the space between volition and action",
"Ivanka\u2019s husband, Jared Kushner, who was also a senior adviser to Trump while in office and also in communication with him on January 6, has already talked to the committee\u2014and, like his wife, did so of his own volition . \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Whereas reports originally claimed that Bordeaux chose to exit the show on her own volition , the actress took to her Instagram to clarify that she was actually fired over the matter. \u2014 Essence , 5 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from Medieval Latin volition-, volitio , from Latin vol- (stem of velle to will, wish) + -ition-, -itio (as in Latin position-, positio position) \u2014 more at will":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"v\u014d-\u02c8li-sh\u0259n",
"v\u0259-",
"v\u014d-\u02c8lish-\u0259n, v\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"accord",
"autonomy",
"choice",
"free will",
"self-determination",
"will"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023957",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"volitional":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the power of choosing or determining : will":[]
},
"examples":[
"Tourette's syndrome is a neurological disorder marked by recurrent tics and vocalizations that are beyond the sufferer's volition or control.",
"left the church of her own volition , not because she was excommunicated",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The threat could inspire staff to leave of their own volition . \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"The ink stain on the sofa fades of its own volition . \u2014 Lindsay Turner, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
"But for all these groups there are many others who\u2019ve just come of their own volition . \u2014 Harper Simon, SPIN , 20 May 2022",
"Fans then watched as Wilson appeared to scurry around the infield, as if of its own volition . \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Also unclear is whether a business could decide of its own volition to conduct vaccine verification when it\u2019s not required as a trade-off for allowing customers to go maskless. \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
"What happens in the space between volition and action",
"Ivanka\u2019s husband, Jared Kushner, who was also a senior adviser to Trump while in office and also in communication with him on January 6, has already talked to the committee\u2014and, like his wife, did so of his own volition . \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Whereas reports originally claimed that Bordeaux chose to exit the show on her own volition , the actress took to her Instagram to clarify that she was actually fired over the matter. \u2014 Essence , 5 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from Medieval Latin volition-, volitio , from Latin vol- (stem of velle to will, wish) + -ition-, -itio (as in Latin position-, positio position) \u2014 more at will":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"v\u014d-\u02c8li-sh\u0259n",
"v\u0259-",
"v\u014d-\u02c8lish-\u0259n, v\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"accord",
"autonomy",
"choice",
"free will",
"self-determination",
"will"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202836",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"volley":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a burst of simultaneous or immediately sequential nerve impulses passing to an end organ, synapse, or center":[],
": a burst or emission of many things or a large amount at once":[
"received a volley of angry letters"
],
": a flight of missiles (such as arrows)":[],
": a kick of the ball in soccer before it rebounds":[],
": one round per gun in a battery fired as soon as a gun is ready without regard to order":[],
": simultaneous discharge of a number of missile weapons":[],
": the exchange of the shuttlecock in badminton following the serve":[],
": to become discharged in or as if in a volley":[],
": to discharge in or as if in a volley":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The tank was hit by a volley of bullets .",
"She was overwhelmed by a volley of questions from the press.",
"Verb",
"She volleyed the shot over the net.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Then with 5:33 remaining, Dobbie took a pass from Jimerson and whipped an underhanded, back-to-the-cage volley to the top right corner of the net. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 30 June 2022",
"This ultra-stretch quarter-zip pullover leaves room to move, volley , and slice. \u2014 Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
"Many residents speculated that the volley of missiles, which hit a fuel depot and a military installation, was intended as a message to Biden, who was in nearby Poland when the attacks occurred. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
"At the end of the ceremony, Senior Pastor Kevin Crow of Harvest Ridge Church gave the benediction, TAPS was played and the VFW performed their volley across the football field. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 13 Sep. 2021",
"The video shows Gilmore driving away amid chaotic shouts from several officers, and a near simultaneous volley of gunshots. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Still, the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa was struck by a volley of Russian missiles on Monday evening, including three Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, a regional Ukrainian military official alleged. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"That triggered a volley of return fire from the officers, including Hankison, who had moved to outside the apartment. \u2014 Eric Levenson And Aaron Cooper, CNN , 3 Mar. 2022",
"When the next helicopter swooped in, the group released a volley of boos and thumbs-down. \u2014 Zach Helfand, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Nevada's attempts to serve and volley their way into a high-scoring affair with Western Michigan were quickly stopped as they were forced on three-and-outs with high frequency. \u2014 Andrew Hammond, USA TODAY , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Nevada's attempts to serve and volley their way into a high-scoring affair with WMU were quickly stopped as they were forced on three-and-outs with high frequency. \u2014 Andrew Hammond, Detroit Free Press , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Ivacic double-palmed it away, and Cade Cowell tried to volley the rebound, but smashed it over the bar. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Highsmith would volley back the blame, suggesting that all her character defects, including her queerness, were Mary\u2019s fault. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2021",
"In a ship-on-ship missile battle, opposing naval groups would volley anti-ship missiles at each other while trying to shoot down incoming missiles. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 1 Mar. 2021",
"So get to work with a rebounder that will volley back. \u2014 Popular Science , 18 June 2020",
"Following a short corner from Bou to Penilla, Bunbury was found unmarked to volley in the season-opening goal. \u2014 Hayden Bird, BostonGlobe.com , 29 Feb. 2020",
"The characters tenderly volley for a bit before Elijah\u2019s mother, Sylvia (Niecy Nash), calls for order. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, New York Times , 27 Mar. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Noun",
"1591, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French volee flight, from voler to fly, from Old French, from Latin volare":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8v\u00e4-l\u0113",
"\u02c8v\u00e4l-\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"barrage",
"blitz",
"blitzkrieg",
"bombardment",
"cannonade",
"drumbeat",
"drumfire",
"flurry",
"fusillade",
"hail",
"salvo",
"shower",
"storm"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164231",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"volume":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": the amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object as measured in cubic units (such as quarts or liters) : cubic capacity \u2014 see Metric System Table , Weights and Measures Table":[],
": a considerable quantity":[],
": the amount of a substance occupying a particular volume":[],
": mass or the representation of mass in art or architecture":[],
": a series of printed sheets bound typically in book form : book":[],
": a series of issues of a periodical":[],
": album sense 1c":[],
": scroll sense 1a":[],
": to send or give out in volume":[],
": to roll or rise in volume":[],
": involving large quantities":[
"volume sales"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-y\u0259m",
"\u02c8v\u00e4l-y\u0259m",
"\u02c8v\u00e4l-y\u0259m, -(\u02cc)y\u00fcm",
"\u02c8v\u00e4l-(\u02cc)y\u00fcm",
"-y\u00fcm"
],
"synonyms":[
"abundance",
"barrel",
"basketful",
"boatload",
"bucket",
"bunch",
"bundle",
"bushel",
"carload",
"chunk",
"deal",
"dozen",
"fistful",
"gobs",
"good deal",
"heap",
"hundred",
"lashings",
"lashins",
"loads",
"lot",
"mass",
"mess",
"mountain",
"much",
"multiplicity",
"myriad",
"oodles",
"pack",
"passel",
"peck",
"pile",
"plateful",
"plenitude",
"plentitude",
"plenty",
"pot",
"potful",
"profusion",
"quantity",
"raft",
"reams",
"scads",
"sheaf",
"shipload",
"sight",
"slew",
"spate",
"stack",
"store",
"ton",
"truckload",
"wad",
"wealth",
"yard"
],
"antonyms":[
"ace",
"bit",
"dab",
"dram",
"driblet",
"glimmer",
"handful",
"hint",
"lick",
"little",
"mite",
"mouthful",
"nip",
"ounce",
"peanuts",
"pinch",
"pittance",
"scruple",
"shade",
"shadow",
"smidgen",
"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
"smidge",
"speck",
"spot",
"sprinkle",
"sprinkling",
"strain",
"streak",
"suspicion",
"tad",
"taste",
"touch",
"trace"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for volume Noun bulk , mass , volume mean the aggregate that forms a body or unit. bulk implies an aggregate that is impressively large, heavy, or numerous. the darkened bulk of the skyscrapers mass suggests an aggregate made by piling together things of the same kind. a mass of boulders volume applies to an aggregate without shape or outline and capable of flowing or fluctuating. a tremendous volume of water",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The volume is too loud.",
"Can you turn the volume up",
"playing music at full volume",
"She fiddled with the volume on the stereo.",
"a high volume of sales",
"Huge volumes of park visitors come through every weekend.",
"an increase in traffic volume",
"The box has a volume of three cubic meters.",
"We measure the items by weight, not by volume .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"European Union officials have said the 27-member bloc, which last month formally admitted Ukraine as a candidate, will contribute the bulk of overall financial assistance, a volume that could surpass 500 billion euros ($523 billion). \u2014 Jorge Valero, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
"This would reduce the volume of material that needs to be delivered to patients. \u2014 Akila Muthukumar, STAT , 3 July 2022",
"Friday's passenger volume marked a 13% increase from July 1 last year, which fell on the Thursday before Fourth of July. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 3 July 2022",
"Each microphone channel also has its own volume control for adjusting the headphone output so that both the host and guest can set the level that suits their headphones best. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
"The volume lying unsold for two months or more now stands at 151 out of 967 active listings. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 2 July 2022",
"But after Shaw neighborhood\u2019s new neighbors complained to the T-Mobile corporation about volume , the store was forced to turn off its speakers and the avenue went silent. \u2014 Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone , 2 July 2022",
"Spoilers for Stranger Things season 4, volume 2 below. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 2 July 2022",
"Friday's passenger volume marked a 13% increase from July 1 last year, which fell on the Thursday before Fourth of July. \u2014 Michael Liedtke, ajc , 2 July 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin volumen roll, scroll, from volvere to roll \u2014 more at wallow entry 1":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4a":"Noun",
"1815, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"circa 1945, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175334"
},
"voluminous":{
"antonyms":[
"bantam",
"dinky",
"dwarf",
"dwarfish",
"little",
"puny",
"shrimpy",
"small",
"smallish",
"undersized",
"undersize"
],
"definitions":{
": consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions : winding":[],
": filling or capable of filling a large volume or several volumes":[
"a voluminous literature on the subject"
],
": numerous":[
"trying to keep track of voluminous slips of paper"
],
": writing or speaking much or at great length":[
"a voluminous correspondent"
]
},
"examples":[
"the building's high ceilings and voluminous spaces",
"a writer of voluminous output",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The most voluminous space is the foyer, which features a swirling staircase that wraps around a three-story elevator. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
"Developed with Filloxane and their fibrology technology, this shampoo provides deep hydration and cleansing, leaving you with thick and voluminous hair. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"In the photos, the male lion has a mane that looks like a mullet hairstyle, featuring short bangs in the front and long voluminous pieces of fur falling down the back. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
"In a completely magical moment, a team of assistants removed Lively's dramatic, voluminous , bustle, train, and gloves to reveal another minty green and matching gloves. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 2 May 2022",
"When used two to three times each week, summer hair is visibly more shiny and voluminous . \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"During New York Bridal Fashion Week, designers opted for voluminous and embellished gowns that featured long trains, dramatic veils, and tulle textiles that have become synonymous with the wedding industry. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"You will be left with soft, hydrated, voluminous hair. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Kate wore her hair styled up in a voluminous ponytail and kept her accessories minimal for the day, opting for silver hoop earrings, a sleek belt, and a leather clutch to complete the look. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin voluminosus , from Latin volumin-, volumen":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"v\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-m\u0259-n\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"big",
"biggish",
"boxcar",
"bulky",
"considerable",
"goodly",
"grand",
"great",
"handsome",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"husky",
"large",
"largish",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"tidy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174720",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"voluntarily":{
"antonyms":[
"coerced",
"compelled",
"forced",
"involuntary",
"nonvoluntary",
"unwilled",
"will-less"
],
"definitions":{
": a prefatory often extemporized musical piece":[],
": acting or done of one's own free will without valuable consideration or legal obligation":[
"a voluntary conveyance"
],
": an improvisatory organ piece played before, during, or after a religious service":[],
": done by design or intention : intentional":[
"was convicted of voluntary manslaughter"
],
": having power of free choice":[
"a voluntary agent"
],
": of, relating to, subject to, or regulated by the will":[
"voluntary muscle movements",
"voluntary behavior"
],
": one who participates voluntarily":[],
": proceeding from the will or from one's own choice or consent":[
"a voluntary action",
"voluntary cooperation"
],
": provided or supported by voluntary action":[
"a voluntary institution/organization"
],
": unconstrained by interference : self-determining":[
"a voluntary participant"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Participation in the program is completely voluntary .",
"He was charged with voluntary manslaughter.",
"the voluntary muscles that control urination",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Russell, who was assigned to the jails at the time, eventually pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter. \u2014 Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"Jansen said during his opening statement jurors should reduce the charge to voluntary manslaughter. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 30 June 2022",
"Jason Robb, 55, had been convicted of voluntary manslaughter in Montgomery County and sentenced to seven to 25 years in 1985. \u2014 Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
"Senior Judge Kathleen Lang sentenced Jaramillo to 20 years for voluntary manslaughter and another 15 for a habitual offender enhancement. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Knight pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in connection with the death. \u2014 Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"Jason Phipps was convicted of voluntary manslaughter after a 2-day bench trial May 24. \u2014 Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
"By February 2017, while awaiting his new trial and aware of how unpredictable a jury can be, Peterson entered an Alford plea and under the terms of the deal, accepted a charge of voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to time already served. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"In 2017, Michael submitted an Alford plea to voluntary manslaughter. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In Libya, Muammar Gaddafi voluntary gave up his nuclear program, but that didn\u2019t stop the United States from actively supporting rebels who toppled his regime and savagely killed him. \u2014 Michael A. Cohen, The New Republic , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Virginia enacted legislation in 2021 to establish an auto-IRA savings program and the New York state legislature has passed legislation that would amend their law to switch from a voluntary to a mandatory auto-IRA program statewide. \u2014 Dan Doonan, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Danario Green was optimistic about returning to work as a JetBlue flight attendant after taking a five-month voluntary leave earlier in the pandemic. \u2014 Natalie B. Compton, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Nov. 2020",
"The actual number of layoffs and furloughs may decrease for both American and United before Oct. 1 because of union agreements and other voluntary buyout negotiations, according to company memos. \u2014 Anna Kramer, SFChronicle.com , 4 Aug. 2020",
"For players, that means a certain level of accomplishment or desire for a new contract can be reason to skip the voluntaries . \u2014 Sam Mellinger, kansascity.com , 20 June 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French voluntarie , from Latin voluntarius , from voluntas will, from velle to will, wish \u2014 more at will":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8v\u00e4-l\u0259n-\u02ccter-\u0113",
"\u02c8v\u00e4l-\u0259n-\u02ccter-\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for voluntary Adjective voluntary , intentional , deliberate , willing mean done or brought about of one's own will. voluntary implies freedom and spontaneity of choice or action without external compulsion. a voluntary confession intentional stresses an awareness of an end to be achieved. the intentional concealment of vital information deliberate implies full consciousness of the nature of one's act and its consequences. deliberate acts of sabotage willing implies a readiness and eagerness to accede to or anticipate the wishes of another. willing obedience",
"synonyms":[
"freewill",
"self-imposed",
"uncoerced",
"unforced",
"volitional",
"volunteer",
"willing"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201554",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"voluntary":{
"antonyms":[
"coerced",
"compelled",
"forced",
"involuntary",
"nonvoluntary",
"unwilled",
"will-less"
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": acting or done of one's own free will without valuable consideration or legal obligation":[
"a voluntary conveyance"
],
": an improvisatory organ piece played before, during, or after a religious service":[],
": done by design or intention : intentional":[
"was convicted of voluntary manslaughter"
],
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"a voluntary agent"
],
": of, relating to, subject to, or regulated by the will":[
"voluntary muscle movements",
"voluntary behavior"
],
": one who participates voluntarily":[],
": proceeding from the will or from one's own choice or consent":[
"a voluntary action",
"voluntary cooperation"
],
": provided or supported by voluntary action":[
"a voluntary institution/organization"
],
": unconstrained by interference : self-determining":[
"a voluntary participant"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Participation in the program is completely voluntary .",
"He was charged with voluntary manslaughter.",
"the voluntary muscles that control urination",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Russell, who was assigned to the jails at the time, eventually pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter. \u2014 Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"Jansen said during his opening statement jurors should reduce the charge to voluntary manslaughter. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 30 June 2022",
"Jason Robb, 55, had been convicted of voluntary manslaughter in Montgomery County and sentenced to seven to 25 years in 1985. \u2014 Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
"Senior Judge Kathleen Lang sentenced Jaramillo to 20 years for voluntary manslaughter and another 15 for a habitual offender enhancement. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Knight pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in connection with the death. \u2014 Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"Jason Phipps was convicted of voluntary manslaughter after a 2-day bench trial May 24. \u2014 Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
"By February 2017, while awaiting his new trial and aware of how unpredictable a jury can be, Peterson entered an Alford plea and under the terms of the deal, accepted a charge of voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to time already served. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"In 2017, Michael submitted an Alford plea to voluntary manslaughter. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In Libya, Muammar Gaddafi voluntary gave up his nuclear program, but that didn\u2019t stop the United States from actively supporting rebels who toppled his regime and savagely killed him. \u2014 Michael A. Cohen, The New Republic , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Virginia enacted legislation in 2021 to establish an auto-IRA savings program and the New York state legislature has passed legislation that would amend their law to switch from a voluntary to a mandatory auto-IRA program statewide. \u2014 Dan Doonan, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Danario Green was optimistic about returning to work as a JetBlue flight attendant after taking a five-month voluntary leave earlier in the pandemic. \u2014 Natalie B. Compton, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Nov. 2020",
"The actual number of layoffs and furloughs may decrease for both American and United before Oct. 1 because of union agreements and other voluntary buyout negotiations, according to company memos. \u2014 Anna Kramer, SFChronicle.com , 4 Aug. 2020",
"For players, that means a certain level of accomplishment or desire for a new contract can be reason to skip the voluntaries . \u2014 Sam Mellinger, kansascity.com , 20 June 2017"
],
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"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Adjective"
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French voluntarie , from Latin voluntarius , from voluntas will, from velle to will, wish \u2014 more at will":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8v\u00e4-l\u0259n-\u02ccter-\u0113",
"\u02c8v\u00e4l-\u0259n-\u02ccter-\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for voluntary Adjective voluntary , intentional , deliberate , willing mean done or brought about of one's own will. voluntary implies freedom and spontaneity of choice or action without external compulsion. a voluntary confession intentional stresses an awareness of an end to be achieved. the intentional concealment of vital information deliberate implies full consciousness of the nature of one's act and its consequences. deliberate acts of sabotage willing implies a readiness and eagerness to accede to or anticipate the wishes of another. willing obedience",
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"self-imposed",
"uncoerced",
"unforced",
"volitional",
"volunteer",
"willing"
],
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": one who enters into military service voluntarily":[],
": one who renders a service or takes part in a transaction while having no legal concern or interest":[],
": one who receives a conveyance or transfer of property without giving valuable consideration":[],
": a volunteer plant":[],
": a member of a quasi-military religious and philanthropic organization founded in 1896 by Commander and Mrs. Ballington Booth":[],
": to offer oneself as a volunteer":[
"volunteered to host the meeting"
],
": to offer or bestow voluntarily":[
"volunteer one's services"
],
": being, consisting of, or engaged in by volunteers":[
"a volunteer army",
"busy with volunteer activities"
],
": growing spontaneously without direct human control or supervision especially from seeds lost from a previous crop":[
"volunteer corn plants"
]
},
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"\u02ccv\u00e4-l\u0259n-\u02c8tir"
],
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"bestow",
"contribute",
"donate",
"give",
"give away",
"present"
],
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"freewill",
"self-imposed",
"uncoerced",
"unforced",
"volitional",
"voluntary",
"willing"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Volunteers are needed to help with the bake sale.",
"The school was built by volunteers .",
"Verb",
"Our son volunteered for military service.",
"He would not volunteer any information about her whereabouts.",
"Adjective",
"volunteer work at the hospital",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Kaye ran a marketing company for a time, and then devoted herself to volunteer work. \u2014 Anna Russell, The New Yorker , 2 July 2022",
"The actual volunteer work consists of three workflows, which aren\u2019t all available all the time. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 27 June 2022",
"Aside from his volunteer work, Pierre was also an electrician. \u2014 Kyani Reid, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
"The church put him and his partner up in a spare room, providing food and shelter in exchange for volunteer work. \u2014 Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"Some members of the team have taken their place at the front, while others have engaged in volunteer work. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Connie Rice, a longtime civil rights leader who worked with Mr. Caruso on the police commission, spoke highly of his past philanthropic and volunteer work, praising his desire to get more involved. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
"And many teens from affluent families, eyeing admission to top universities, have chosen to forgo summer jobs for summer school or volunteer work that bear mention on college applications. \u2014 Paul Wiseman And Mae Anderson, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"All are involved in volunteer work and pay it forward in their communities. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And Four Seasons Resort and Residences Los Cabos at Costa Palmas now let guests foster a rescue dog during their stay, adopt a four-legged friend to bring home, or volunteer at the local dog shelter Cortez Rescue & Outreach Center. \u2014 Jordi Lippe-mcgraw, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Competitors must agree to volunteer 3 hours of trail work at a later date, must have the Strava app for timing, and must register by Thursday at 9 p.m., or show up early to register in-person before the race. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"To find out more, sign up or volunteer at Indianapolis' Major Taylor invitational, go to bit.ly/3NmYogc. Contact IndyStar transportation reporter Kayla Dwyer at kdwyer@indystar.com or follow her on Twitter @kayla_dwyer17. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 7 June 2022",
"His girlfriend, Anastasiia Haiduk, quit her investment job shortly after the war started and decided to volunteer at the station until the war ends and she can be reunited with her family in Ukraine. \u2014 Chisato Tanaka, ajc , 1 May 2022",
"At last Tuesday\u2019s Committee of the Whole meeting, Alex Alexandrou, the city\u2019s chief management officer, said Rotary members still will volunteer at the event. \u2014 Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Fox News reported earlier this month that DHS has put out a call for employees to volunteer at the border. \u2014 Adam Shaw, Fox News , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Families are encouraged to volunteer at Retzer, where there will family-friendly activities including a community art project, native wildflower seeds to plant at home and planetarium shows. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Outside of Mardi Gras, Baby Dolls are often asked to dress up and volunteer at funerals, concerts and events. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Unfortunately, there\u2019s no major title sponsor now, and that makes everything tougher: paying for permits, paying overtime for police officers, paying for non- volunteer staff. \u2014 Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"The fire company is the only one in Carroll County that is completely volunteer run, with no career fire personnel. \u2014 Dylan Slagle, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"Glauner noted that Fire Station 1, at 4383 Center Road, was built in 1960 with additional bays installed in the 1970s, at a time when the department was all- volunteer . \u2014 Brian Lisik, cleveland , 15 Feb. 2022",
"New York\u2019s state guard is all volunteer , as is Ohio\u2019s. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Feb. 2022",
"In rural America, 35% of ambulance services are all- volunteer . \u2014 Steve Hartman, CBS News , 21 Jan. 2022",
"According to data from the U.S. Fire Administration \u2013 a division of the Federal Emergency Management Agency \u2013 of the 816 registered fire agencies in Alabama, 79.1% are completely volunteer . \u2014 John Sharp, al , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Good Knights is an all- volunteer , non-profit organization that builds and delivers beds to children who go to sleep each night without a bed of their own. \u2014 Rich Heileman, cleveland , 16 July 2021",
"Missing Dogs Massachusetts, an all- volunteer , nonprofit organization, has also stepped up to help with the search. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 July 2021"
],
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"obsolete French voluntaire (now volontaire ), from voluntaire , adjective, voluntary, from Old French, from Latin voluntarius":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1709, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005923"
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": to disgorge the stomach contents":[],
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": to spew forth : belch , gush":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The dog vomited on the floor.",
"The patient was vomiting blood.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Overfed babies can have stomach pains, gas, spit up or vomit and be at higher risk for obesity later in life. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 7 June 2022",
"Dogs might then vomit or have an upset stomach; owners should monitor them and contact their vet, who might suggest additional treatment. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
"So, that moment, just before the kiss, your victim would vomit , because the smell would be so overwhelmingly horrible. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
"Some patients may feel dizzy or nauseated, some may vomit , have diarrhea, or have temporary mild fever or chills. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 19 May 2022",
"Michael Taylor, whose family owns Continental Cleaners, spends every Friday morning in the spring and summer cleaning up after the 999 Ride, scooping up beer bottles and cans, cigarettes, food, even vomit . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Brenner said there were trash cans set out in case players needed to vomit . \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Some of the hunters forced themselves to vomit by ingesting a mixture of gunpowder, tobacco, and alcohol. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Apr. 2022",
"My other friend and I clearly heard our friend vomit my meal into my toilet. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Key workers \u2013 cleaners and security staff who were putting themselves at risk while working to keep politicians and civil servants safe during a public health disaster \u2013 were disrespected while cleaning up the vomit of drunk people. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 26 May 2022",
"Under increasing pressure, the government commissioned an investigation which found a widespread culture of boozy parties \u2014 16 events in total \u2014 including punch-ups and vomit on the walls. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 6 June 2022",
"The wall label reveals that what\u2019s periodically whooshing over and around your head, unseen in capsules hurtling along inside this pneumatic tube, is artificial vomit . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Yesterday, my wife put a large pile of dog vomit on my desk. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 8 Jan. 2022",
"After several minutes of this, members of the execution team wiped vomit from his face and neck. \u2014 Adam Liptak, New York Times , 28 Oct. 2021",
"An autopsy report concluded that Skaggs, who choked on his vomit , had fentanyl, oxycodone and alcohol in his system. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
"No, the remaining episodes promise to be an emotional rollercoaster and left at least one cast member in need of a vomit bag. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Some fell to the ground, pawing at cedar chips, or wretched into silver vomit buckets that had been set at the end of each row of white folding chairs. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French vomite , from Latin vomitus , from vomere to vomit; akin to Old Norse v\u0101ma seasickness, Greek emein to vomit":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8v\u00e4-m\u0259t",
"\u02c8v\u00e4m-\u0259t"
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"barf",
"gag",
"heave",
"hurl",
"puke",
"retch",
"spew",
"spit up",
"throw up",
"upchuck"
],
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": a hexed object : charm":[],
": a person who deals in spells and necromancy":[],
": a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti":[],
": a sorcerer's spell : hex":[],
": based on highly improbable suppositions : extremely implausible or unrealistic":[
"voodoo economics"
],
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],
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},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"found a voodoo who was willing to put a hex on the man who had jilted her",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Specifically, the rhythms in this song conjure up images of voodoo rituals, in some sort of midnight rendezvous with our unreliable narrator. \u2014 Tim Moffatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"Shirataki come from the root of the konjac plant, which resembles a purple peace lily and is also known as devil\u2019s tongue or voodoo lily. \u2014 Chihiro Tomioka, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 May 2022",
"However, one photo sure to get tongues wagging in the comments section was a snapshot of the pair\u2019s hands\u2026with matching voodoo doll tattoos on their left ring fingers. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 17 May 2022",
"The team has ruled out voodoo hexes and magic, and some \u2014 but not all \u2014 have discounted psychological hurdles. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Trans youth don\u2019t need fear-mongering goober politicians trying to \u2018fix them\u2019 with red state voodoo . \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 10 Mar. 2022",
"When the voodoo -doll streak was broken, so was the winning streak. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The other tomes were globe-trotting thrillers that featured power-mad millionaires, black-market warheads, pimps, voodoo priests and a solid gold katana, plus a not-infrequent level of casualties. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The middle room will have a New Orleans/ voodoo theme, with hanging skulls, red curtains and paintings of tarot cards. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In fact, during the mid-60s, Bo was the funkiest cat of them all, a trait reflected in this 1966 collaboration with Art Neville that sounds like Otis Redding zapped with voodoo magic. \u2014 Ron Hart, Billboard , 23 July 2019",
"Customers who feel they\u2019ve been overcharged, customers who talk about one-hour hold times with customer service, customers who think the explanations given for their bills is voodoo economics. \u2014 Erik Lacitis, The Seattle Times , 15 Jan. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1880, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Louisiana Creole voudou , probably from Ewe v\u00f3d\u0169 tutelary deity":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8v\u00fc-(\u02cc)d\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"charmer",
"conjurer",
"conjuror",
"enchanter",
"mage",
"Magian",
"magician",
"magus",
"necromancer",
"sorcerer",
"voodooist",
"witch",
"wizard"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110632",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"voodooism":{
"antonyms":[],
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": the practice of witchcraft":[],
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},
"examples":[
"voodooism is condemned by several religions",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With origins in voodooism in colonial Haiti, zombies have for decades served as a social allegory providing biting (ahem) commentary in the U.S. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8v\u00fc-(\u02cc)d\u00fc-\u02cci-z\u0259m"
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"bewitchery",
"bewitchment",
"conjuring",
"devilry",
"deviltry",
"diablerie",
"enchantment",
"ensorcellment",
"magic",
"mojo",
"necromancy",
"sorcery",
"thaumaturgy",
"witchcraft",
"witchery",
"wizardry"
],
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"voodooist":{
"antonyms":[],
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": the practice of witchcraft":[],
": voodoo sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[
"voodooism is condemned by several religions",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With origins in voodooism in colonial Haiti, zombies have for decades served as a social allegory providing biting (ahem) commentary in the U.S. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8v\u00fc-(\u02cc)d\u00fc-\u02cci-z\u0259m"
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"synonyms":[
"bewitchery",
"bewitchment",
"conjuring",
"devilry",
"deviltry",
"diablerie",
"enchantment",
"ensorcellment",
"magic",
"mojo",
"necromancy",
"sorcery",
"thaumaturgy",
"witchcraft",
"witchery",
"wizardry"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182902",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"voracious":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": excessively eager : insatiable":[
"a voracious reader"
],
": having a huge appetite : ravenous":[]
},
"examples":[
"He has a voracious appetite .",
"it seemed like the voracious kitten was eating her weight in food every day",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The young Newmark became a voracious reader in areas ranging from philosophy to economics to literature. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Their voracious caterpillars have caused widespread damage to forests, parks and trees in streets and yards. \u2014 Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"Smallmouth bass, even more voracious , arrived in the 1990s. \u2014 Brittany Peterson And John Flesher, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"Smallmouth bass, even more voracious , arrived in the 1990s. \u2014 CBS News , 15 June 2022",
"The disconnect is a result of India\u2019s uneven growth, which is powered by the voracious consumption of the country\u2019s upper strata but whose benefits often do not extend beyond the urban middle class. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"The wine is named for the voracious hares that feed on the sap of grapevines, causing damage to vineyards. \u2014 Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"This level of success reveals a voracious desire for innovation and high performance \u2014 principles that help McLaren stay one step ahead of the competition. \u2014 Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Goldfish, as voracious eaters, will devour snails, small insects, fish eggs, and young fish\u2014and will wildly out-compete native fish. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1635, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin vorac-, vorax , from vorare to devour; akin to Old English \u0101 cweorran to guzzle, Latin gurges whirlpool, Greek bibr\u014dskein to devour":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"v\u0259-",
"v\u022f-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for voracious voracious , gluttonous , ravenous , rapacious mean excessively greedy. voracious applies especially to habitual gorging with food or drink. teenagers are often voracious eaters gluttonous applies to one who delights in eating or acquiring things especially beyond the point of necessity or satiety. an admiral who was gluttonous for glory ravenous implies excessive hunger and suggests violent or grasping methods of dealing with food or with whatever satisfies an appetite. a nation with a ravenous lust for territorial expansion rapacious often suggests excessive and utterly selfish acquisitiveness or avarice. rapacious developers indifferent to environmental concerns",
"synonyms":[
"edacious",
"esurient",
"gluttonous",
"greedy",
"hoggish",
"piggish",
"rapacious",
"ravenous",
"swinish"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103119",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"voracity":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being voracious":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"James Randi, a magician who later challenged spoon benders, mind readers, and faith healers with such voracity that he became regarded as the country\u2019s foremost skeptic, died at 92. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Wildfires also emerged at tough-to-control voracity and speed, ravaging hundreds of thousands of acres across southern Europe and the U.S. Pacific Northwest. \u2014 Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
"China\u2019s voracity worsened a natural-gas shortage in January in Japan\u2014which China last year outstripped as the world\u2019s largest LNG importer\u2014that put parts of Japan at risk of blackouts. \u2014 Chieko Tsuneoka, WSJ , 5 Mar. 2021",
"If life imitates art, then Wikipedia pursues life with unflagging voracity . \u2014 Shaan Sachdev, The New Republic , 26 Feb. 2021",
"James Randi, a magician who later challenged spoon benders, mind readers and faith healers with such voracity that he became regarded as the country\u2019s foremost skeptic, has died, his foundation announced. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Oct. 2020",
"James Randi, a magician who later challenged spoon benders, mind readers and faith healers with such voracity that he became regarded as the country's foremost skeptic, has died, his foundation announced. \u2014 Matt Sedensky, Star Tribune , 21 Oct. 2020",
"Viagra began to serve not just as a medicine, but also as a metaphor: for hypersexualization, for voracity , for excess. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 27 Mar. 2018",
"The Cozz & Effect rapper's voracity proved to be his hallmark during his fiery freestyle. \u2014 Tony Centeno, Billboard , 11 Oct. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1526, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"v\u0259-",
"v\u022f-\u02c8ra-s\u0259-t\u0113"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190801",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vortex":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a region within a body of fluid in which the fluid elements have an angular velocity":[],
": something that resembles a whirlpool":[
"the hellish vortex of battle",
"\u2014 Time"
]
},
"examples":[
"a boat sucked down into the vortex",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Scientists say a very strong seasonal polar vortex surrounding the continent is the reason behind the freeze. \u2014 Tim O'donnell, The Week , 2 Oct. 2021",
"Seeking help, Dickinson got lost in the kind of bureaucratic vortex that so often thwarts the aspirations of undergraduates. \u2014 NBC News , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Working with his actors, Farhadi completed the journey of his characters, putting two men at the center of a vortex that, step by step, will end up devouring all around them. \u2014 Ana Maria Bahiana, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Jan. 2022",
"The barrage of storminess and extreme cold can be traced back to an early January disruption of the polar vortex , which allowed lobes of extreme cold to ebb south over North America, Europe, and Asia. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, BostonGlobe.com , 14 Feb. 2021",
"The anomalous heat in the Arctic can form rising air from the surface, and that can strengthen the low pressure system, which is one of the the spinning vortex . \u2014 Emily Schwing, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
"However, despite the existing evidence, more research needs to be done to further establish the link between the weakening polar vortex and extreme weather, Moerman said. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 24 Dec. 2021",
"That means careful planning and formation that\u2019s more offset to make sure the planes truly follow in the updraft instead of the vortex . \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 21 Sep. 2020",
"Even as one reads this article or sleeps at night, there are advertisers who are designing a million more clicks to carry us further down this digital vortex . \u2014 Michael Davis, Forbes , 13 May 2022"
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"\u02c8v\u022fr-\u02ccteks",
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": of, relating to, or resembling a vortex : swirling":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Spinning on a vortical current of their own creation and vanishing into a dark hole. \u2014 Karen Russell, The New Yorker , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Hydrogen, oxygen and all other atoms were, deep down, just different types of vortical knots. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 Dec. 2015",
"The other route is the chiral vortical symmetry, which requires that the plasma be rotating. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 2 Aug. 2017"
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"1653, in the meaning defined above":""
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"votarists of the literary critic seemed to have penetrated the English department of every university in the country"
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"a votary of the religious leader",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker has long been a loud votary of progress. \u2014 Samuel Moyn, The New Republic , 19 Mar. 2018"
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"They encouraged everyone to vote in the presidential election.",
"She always votes Republican/Democratic.",
"The committee voted on the proposal.",
"The committee voted against the proposal.",
"The committee voted for the proposal. = The committee voted in favor of the proposal.",
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"The jury voted for acquittal.",
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": to vote in a way that helps one financially":[
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"\u2014 Tara Setmayer"
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"\u2014 Elijah Wolfson",
"When the restaurant changed its menu, many former customers voted with their feet . [=expressed their disapproval or dissatisfaction by leaving]"
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": to choose, endorse, decide the disposition of, defeat, or authorize (someone or something) by vote":[
"He was voted out of office.",
"Legislators voted the bill into law.",
"The contestant was voted off the show.",
"It was voted that residents will have to pay a trash collection fee.",
"The issue was finally settled by a joint resolution \u2026 voting appropriations for the damages \u2026",
"\u2014 Gerald P. Fogarty",
"The proposal was voted down .",
"She was voted in (as vice president) last year.",
"She was voted out (of office) last year.",
"They were voted on/onto the committee.",
"The proposal was voted through . [=the proposal was passed]"
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": to adjudge (something) by general agreement : declare":[
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"\u2014 Andr\u00e9 Bieler"
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"\u2014 usually used with the tallying the vote The candidate won only 10 percent of the vote ."
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": an expression of opinion or preference that resembles a vote":[
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"The vote was in his favor.",
"She won by a vote of 206 to 57."
],
": the act or process of voting":[
"Let's take a vote .",
"brought the question to a vote",
"The issue never came to a vote .",
"The referendum will be put to a vote ."
],
": a method of voting":[
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],
": a formal expression of a wish, will, or choice voted by a meeting":[
"The congressional votes in January authorizing U.S. military action before the ground war began have probably set a precedent \u2026, according to [Les] Aspin.",
"\u2014 Don Oberdorfer"
],
": voter":[
"the undecided votes"
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": a group of voters with some common and identifying characteristics":[
"the labor vote",
"made appeals to the youth/independent vote"
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": the whole group of people in an area who have the right to vote":[
"Volunteers for her campaign helped get out the vote [=persuade people to go vote] on Election Day."
],
": appropriation":[
"\u2026 prisons had to be equipped and staff paid out of the annual votes for the naval services.",
"\u2014 Olive Anderson"
],
"\u2014 see also casting vote , vote of no confidence":[
"\u2026 prisons had to be equipped and staff paid out of the annual votes for the naval services.",
"\u2014 Olive Anderson"
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"\u02c8v\u014dt"
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"advance",
"bounce",
"offer",
"pose",
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"propose",
"propound",
"suggest"
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"ballot",
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"franchise",
"suffrage"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"Citizens will vote today for their new governor.",
"Did you vote in the last election",
"The committee hasn't yet voted on the matter.",
"Congress voted 121 to 16 to pass the bill.",
"He voted against the proposal.",
"They voted the referendum into law.",
"Senators voted themselves a pay raise despite the budget shortfall.",
"We have to decide what to do about dinner. I vote that we get a pizza.",
"Noun",
"They are counting the votes now.",
"There are 20 votes in favor and 12 against.",
"He got 56 percent of the votes .",
"She's campaigning hard to raise money and win votes .",
"People waited in line to cast their votes .",
"I cast my vote for the Republican candidate.",
"The vote was in her favor.",
"She won by a vote of 206 to 57.",
"In 1920, American women won the vote .",
"The candidate won only 10 percent of the vote .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Hong Kong residents do not have the right to directly vote for the chief executive. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"With June wrapping up, Billboard is asking readers to vote for their favorite Latin collaboration released this month. \u2014 Jessica Roiz, Billboard , 30 June 2022",
"Fans are regularly asked to vote for their favorite and least favorite Islanders. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 30 June 2022",
"The third council member to vote for the new budget, Lindsey Horvath, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News , 30 June 2022",
"Flood and Pansing Brooks are running in the new district, with some new constituents that weren't eligible to vote for Fortenberry during his last election in 2020. \u2014 Brian Melley, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"Coaches were not able to vote for their own players. \u2014 Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"When the Globes were boycotted last year after a Los Angeles Times expose revealed that the HFPA \u2014 the group of international journalists who vote for the winners \u2014 didn\u2019t have a single Black member, it was framed as a one-time punishment. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 27 June 2022",
"Frontier Chairman William Franke on Monday urged Spirit shareholders to vote for the Frontier deal and said JetBlue\u2019s proposal is illusory and likely to be blocked by antitrust regulators. \u2014 Alison Sider, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Lee got 71% at the convention but is on pace to win the primary with about 62% of the vote . \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"In the county contests, Supervisor Hilda Solis and Assessor Jeffrey Prang won outright, securing more than 50% of the vote . \u2014 David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
"For years, the denomination opened itself to a more liberal theology some local churches or pastors do not support, with talk of a vote at some point to possibly split up the United Methodist Church altogether. \u2014 Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"The share of the vote won by the average House Republican in a primary, per a Politico analysis. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 1 July 2022",
"Democrats\u2019 hopes are contingent on the party continuing to garner two-thirds of the vote of the growing Latino population, according to Matthew Wilson, an associate political science professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. \u2014 Annie Gowen, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
"Democrats\u2019 hopes are contingent on the party continuing to garner two-thirds of the vote of the growing Latino population, according to Matthew Wilson, an associate political science professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. \u2014 Annie Gowen, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"The last school board seat was vacant at the time of the vote but has since been filled by appointee Felicia Stolusky. \u2014 Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun , 30 June 2022",
"He was elected in 2019 with 50.8% of the vote and was sworn in as San Francisco's 29th district attorney on Jan. 8 2020. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2022"
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"Middle English (Scots), from Latin votum vow, wish \u2014 more at vow":"Noun"
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"1549, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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": a formal vote by which the members of a legislature or similar deliberative body indicate that they no longer support a leader, government, etc.":[
"The chairman was forced to resign after a vote of no confidence by the board of trustees."
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 1992, when the economy had soured, Americans effectively cast a vote of no confidence in George H.W. Bush\u2019s capacity to restore prosperity. \u2014 Jonathan Martin, New York Times , 8 Apr. 2020",
"Millions of people around the country are banging pots and pans out their window on a nightly basis in a distinctively Latin American vote of no confidence in their president. \u2014 Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic , 6 Apr. 2020",
"Why shouldn't your entry be seen as a bit of a vote of no confidence in Elizabeth Warren",
"In June, the Mesa police cast a vote of no confidence against Chief Ramon Batista, who had been accused of abandoning rank-and-file officers. \u2014 Uriel J. Garcia, azcentral , 1 Nov. 2019",
"Ruslan Ryaboshapka was removed in a parliamentary vote of no confidence on Thursday night, after Zelenskiy said he should be dismissed, despite objections by ambassadors from G7 countries, including the United States. \u2014 Patrick Reevell, ABC News , 6 Mar. 2020",
"Previously, any vote of no confidence would trigger the prime minister\u2019s resignation and a general election. \u2014 The Economist , 8 Aug. 2019",
"Kurti's government was dismissed by a 82-32 vote of no confidence on Wednesday after weeks of downplaying concerns about the pandemic. \u2014 Spencer Neale, Washington Examiner , 26 Mar. 2020",
"Warren Buffett his 31 newspapers in January, a powerful vote of no confidence in their financial future. \u2014 Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post , 15 Feb. 2020"
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"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
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": one that votes or has the legal right to vote":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Florida voter registration records show that the number of Democratic voters in the state has plummeted by nearly 100,000 in the first five months of this year. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 July 2022",
"The study, published last month in the National Bureau of Economic Research, drew on voter registration data on more than 3,700 executives from nearly a thousand S&P 1500 firms. \u2014 Taylor Telford, Washington Post , 6 July 2022",
"The law signed by Republican Gov. Doug Ducey on March 30 is in direct conflict with a 1993 federal voter registration law and also violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Justice Department says. \u2014 CBS News , 6 July 2022",
"In 2013, the Supreme Court upheld that law but added that Arizona must accept the federal voter registration form for federal elections. \u2014 New York Times , 5 July 2022",
"People can register to vote online, or update their voter registration here. \u2014 cleveland , 5 July 2022",
"Faulkner as a teen recorded a promo about voter registration for the local NAACP chapter. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 4 July 2022",
"Arizona\u2019s 15 county recorders are responsible for voter registration and ensuring mail ballots are properly sent to the more than 80% of voters who vote by mail. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 4 July 2022",
"For voter registration, Clark had a home address near Lonsdale from September 1999 until November 2014 when that address was changed to a home on the outskirts of Hot Springs, according to the secretary of state's office. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 3 July 2022"
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"circa 1600, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8v\u014d-t\u0259r"
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": to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner":[]
},
"examples":[
"He vouchsafed the secret to only a few chosen disciples.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Constitutionally speaking, the main reason for having federal law enforcement is to vouchsafe interstate and international commerce. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Consider a test-tube example, almost ordered up to make the court\u2019s case for it, vouchsafed by California just a few weeks ago. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 6 July 2018"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English vouchen sauf to grant, consent, deign, from Anglo-French voucher salf":""
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"\u02c8vau\u0307ch-\u02ccs\u0101f",
"vau\u0307ch-\u02c8s\u0101f"
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": a long-handled pike of the later medieval period resembling a halberd":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"\u02c8v\u00fczh"
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": willed : contrived or forced":[]
},
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"v\u00fc-l\u1d6b"
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": one of the wedge-shaped pieces forming an arch or vault \u2014 see arch illustration":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1728, in the meaning defined above":""
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"French, from Old French vosoir , from Vulgar Latin *volsorium , from Latin volvere to roll \u2014 more at wallow entry 1":""
},
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"v\u00fc-\u02c8sw\u00e4r",
"\u02c8v\u00fc-\u02ccsw\u00e4r"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213445",
"type":[
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": to promise solemnly : swear":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The monks take a vow of silence.",
"The bride and groom exchanged vows .",
"The mayor made a vow to reduce crime.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Often, artists seek personal discovery and vow to make music endearing to them versus the fans. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
"Eleven and Mike emotionally say goodbye and vow to see each other over Thanksgiving and Christmas and stay in touch via walkie talkie. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 27 May 2022",
"It\u2019s the day that a devoted couple commits to each other and vow to stay together through thick and thin. \u2014 Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping , 26 May 2022",
"Ahead of a summit with Australia, India and Japan, an off-the-cuff vow to defend the island militarily against China complicates diplomacy, particularly for Australia. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"And if any parents reading this are negotiating with kids who are begging for a pet: Make sure to get your 12-year-old\u2019s vow of lifetime dog walks in writing. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 22 May 2022",
"Elon Musk\u2019s controversial vow to restore free speech to Twitter is likely to be complicated to implement in the United States. \u2014 Gerry Shih, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"The test represented North Korean leader Kim Jong Un\u2019s recent vow to ramp up nuclear weapons development. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
"This vow to clean up elections stemmed from her experience in 2020 as a presidential election challenger in Detroit. \u2014 Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 6 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Disney, Netflix and other Hollywood companies vow to pay travel costs for abortions after Roe vs. Wade decision. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, as the orange flames roar incessantly into the sky, young environmentalists vow to keep up the pressure. \u2014 Anastasia Moloney, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 May 2022",
"Palau also builds upon the Palau Pledge, a commitment established in 2017 that requires visiting tourists to vow to be protective of Palau\u2019s environment and culture. \u2014 Michele Herrmann, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"President Biden stepped in Thursday, too, to vow to increase imports of formula from trade partners like Mexico and the Netherlands and crack down on price gouging at home. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"Professional buddies vow to stay in touch after a job change, but don't. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
"Professional buddies vow to stay in touch after a job change, but don\u2019t. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 4 May 2022",
"Those individuals vow that Haskins\u2019 legacy of love, humility and determination will continue to positively affect them. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
"He was moved to speak, to vow to do better, to demand more from his fellow star teammates. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"He was moved to speak, to vow to do better, to demand more from his fellow star teammates. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Palau also builds upon the Palau Pledge, a commitment established in 2017 that requires visiting tourists to vow to be protective of Palau\u2019s environment and culture. \u2014 Michele Herrmann, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"President Biden stepped in Thursday, too, to vow to increase imports of formula from trade partners like Mexico and the Netherlands and crack down on price gouging at home. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"After about 25 hours, Democrats decide to end the sit-in, but vow to continue when Congress returns for their next session. \u2014 CNN , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Professional buddies vow to stay in touch after a job change, but don't. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
"Professional buddies vow to stay in touch after a job change, but don\u2019t. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 4 May 2022",
"Those individuals vow that Haskins\u2019 legacy of love, humility and determination will continue to positively affect them. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Russia, one of five permanent members of the Security Council, vetoed the resolution, but UN officials vow to have the General Assembly vote this week. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 28 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The vowel markings in the scroll suggest it was created long after the original book of Esther was written. \u2014 Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Early players couldn't ascertain how those letters might connect to each other (i.e., trying common consonant and vowel combinations). \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Specific consonants always appeared at the beginning or end of a word if the word contained a certain vowel . \u2014 Matthew Hutson, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
"English vowel sounds are also different \u2014 broader, lazier and more numerous \u2014 than those in Ukrainian and Russian. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Through phonics, widely adopted in the 1950s, children learn to read and write primarily by putting individual letter and vowel sounds together. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Her characters whisper, shout, elongate a vowel or express rhythmic cadence, allowing language to escape the familiar. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Two groups have emerged: those who type in vowel -heavy words first and those who go after common consonants. \u2014 Joseph Pisani, WSJ , 11 Jan. 2022",
"That arrangement of three consonants and one vowel has power. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Nov. 2021"
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"The Titanic sank on her maiden voyage .",
"He wrote about his many voyages into the South Seas.",
"a manned voyage to Mars",
"Verb",
"They voyaged to distant lands.",
"He spent his youth voyaging around the globe.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"When the opportunity arrives to escape her father\u2019s shady schemes, Sai goes on a great voyage of exploration. \u2014 Christina Barron, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"Though the last voyage of the Eliza Anderson reflects much of this attitude, at least no lives were lost in what was perhaps the most predictable disaster of the Gold Rush. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
"The maiden voyage of the Guardians started Friday under fair winds at Goodyear Ballpark in the Arizona desert. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Africatown was founded by survivors of the final voyage of the Clotilda, which brought a cargo of Africans into slavery in the United States shortly before the onset of the Civil War and long after such voyages had been outlawed. \u2014 al , 1 Mar. 2022",
"And the voyage of discovery is taken along a river of self, with society and its greater problems hidden away along the banks. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Enlarge / Painting by Samuel Atkins of the HMS Endeavour off the coast of New Holland during Cook's voyage of discovery (1768-1771). \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 Feb. 2022",
"For the guests on the maiden voyage of Ocean Victory this was such a trip \u2014 a visit to Antarctica, the seventh continent, coinciding with that most beautiful of celestial events, a total solar eclipse. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Travel + Leisure , 13 Jan. 2022",
"The origin of this term sits in tribal narratives\u2014and while interpretations differ, Polynesian explorer Kupe\u2019s voyage of discovery is at its center. \u2014 Stacey Morrison, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Angie Gomez believes to be a mother is to voyage into parenthood both together and alone. \u2014 Jene\u00e9 Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"Lai will be the second Asian-American passenger to voyage to the edge of space on a suborbital spaceflight, after Virgin Galactic employee and Indian-American aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla joined Richard Branson on his spaceflight last year. \u2014 Catherine Thorbecke And Jackie Wattles, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Aline was released in France last November, played out of competition at Cannes this June, and will finally voyage to America January 21. \u2014 Jackson Mchenry, Vulture , 15 Dec. 2021",
"After departing from shore, the telescope, still contained in Super STTARS, will voyage south along the coast and through the Panama Canal. \u2014 Nikk Ogasa, Scientific American , 22 Sep. 2021",
"The two men would voyage together to temple \u2014 Singh by foot, the man on a bike \u2014 every Sunday. \u2014 Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star , 21 Apr. 2021",
"With the canal blocked, ships would have to voyage around Africa\u2019s Cape of Good Hope, adding 12 to 21 days to the journey and tens of thousands of dollars in extra fuel costs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2021",
"The train will voyage along the Colorado River, passing through steep rock canyons and breathtaking desert scenes along the way. \u2014 Ali Wunderman, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 7 Dec. 2020",
"Their otherworldliness is crucial because while all fiction depends on some kind of contract between creators and audiences, musicals also rely on us agreeing to voyage beyond consensus reality. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 7 May 2020"
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"Middle English viage, veyage , from Anglo-French veiage , from Late Latin viaticum , from Latin, traveling money, from neuter of viaticus of a journey, from via way \u2014 more at way":"Noun"
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"\u02c8v\u022f(-)ij",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The upshot is that if REV is not present, then the transaction is not voidable anyway under any of the three insolvency or insolvency-ish tests. \u2014 Jay Adkisson, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Wilson\u2019s lawsuit also claims the contract violates the California labor code\u2019s seven-year statute, and that the deal should be voidable and ceased as of May 18, 2019. \u2014 Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone , 20 June 2022",
"But the Dolphins might prefer the cap relief, especially if the plan is to sign a veteran starter in free agency because Davis\u2019 entire $3,610,000 salary is voidable . \u2014 Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Dalton\u2019s one-year, $10-million deal included two voidable options, allowing the Bears to spread his cap hit over two seasons. \u2014 Phil Rogers, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Sometimes debtors will engage in a lot of shady transactions to save a property, but those transactions still do not rise to the level of a voidable transaction for the reason that there just isn't equity in the property. \u2014 Jay Adkisson, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
"The 10-year veteran's four-year, $54 million contract included voidable years for 2022 and 2023, so Mercilus was going to become an unrestricted free agent after this season. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 19 Oct. 2021",
"The contract includes a voidable third year that would push the overall value of the contract up to $24.6 million. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Apr. 2021",
"Cincinnati in 2022: The Bengals\u2019 offensive line could be in for a transition next year with left tackle Reilly Reiff turning 34 and having a voidable contract. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 2 May 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Under the league\u2019s constitution, teams that are caught tampering face a potential range of punishments\u2014including fines, forfeiture of draft picks and voidance of free agent signings. \u2014 Michael Mccann, SI.com , 25 July 2019",
"The league can impose a range of penalties on teams, including a fine of up to $6 million, forfeiture of draft picks, suspensions of executives and voidance of unauthorized contracts. \u2014 Michael Mccann, SI.com , 25 July 2019"
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"1920, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a mark placed below or otherwise near a consonant in some languages (such as Hebrew) and representing the vowel sound that precedes or follows the consonant sound":[]
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"1764, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a person saying things that are reasonable and moderate":[
"He has been a voice of moderation in the dispute."
]
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"She was the voice of reason in our group."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164650"
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": the voice of a visible character (as in a motion picture) expressing unspoken thoughts":[],
": a recording of a voice-over":[]
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"circa 1947, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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": a small, enclosed area in which a person stands for privacy while casting a vote":[]
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"noun",
"verb"
],
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"The class voted by a show of hands.",
"They encouraged everyone to vote in the presidential election.",
"She always votes Republican/Democratic.",
"The committee voted on the proposal.",
"The committee voted against the proposal.",
"The committee voted for the proposal. = The committee voted in favor of the proposal.",
"The Senate voted 51 to 100 to pass the bill.",
"Some representatives voted with the opposing party.",
"The jury voted for acquittal.",
"Who votes for going out to dinner tonight"
],
": to vote in a way that helps one financially":[
"\"\u2026 What happens if you vote with your wallet this election year",
"\u2014 Gayle King",
"\"\u2026 The economy was doing well and people often vote with their pocketbooks . \u2026\"",
"\u2014 Tara Setmayer"
],
": to express an opinion":[
"If our customers don't like our products, they will vote with their wallets/pocketbooks . [=they will not buy our products]",
"\"Consumers vote with their dollars and corporations listen,\" [Bettina] Siegel tells Newsweek \u2026",
"\u2014 Elijah Wolfson",
"When the restaurant changed its menu, many former customers voted with their feet . [=expressed their disapproval or dissatisfaction by leaving]"
],
": to choose, endorse, decide the disposition of, defeat, or authorize (someone or something) by vote":[
"He was voted out of office.",
"Legislators voted the bill into law.",
"The contestant was voted off the show.",
"It was voted that residents will have to pay a trash collection fee.",
"The issue was finally settled by a joint resolution \u2026 voting appropriations for the damages \u2026",
"\u2014 Gerald P. Fogarty",
"The proposal was voted down .",
"She was voted in (as vice president) last year.",
"She was voted out (of office) last year.",
"They were voted on/onto the committee.",
"The proposal was voted through . [=the proposal was passed]"
],
": to adjudge (something) by general agreement : declare":[
"Everyone voted that it was the best tea this year.",
"\u2014 Andr\u00e9 Bieler"
],
": to offer (something) as a suggestion : propose":[
"I vote we all go home."
],
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": to cause (something, such as a proxy vote) to be cast for or against a proposal":[],
": to vote in accordance with or in the interest of":[
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"People tend to vote their pocketbooks/wallets ."
],
": the total number of such expressions of opinion made known at a single time (as at an election)":[
"\u2014 usually used with the tallying the vote The candidate won only 10 percent of the vote ."
],
": an expression of opinion or preference that resembles a vote":[
"a vote of support/thanks"
],
": ballot sense 1":[
"counting the votes",
"People waited in line to cast their votes ."
],
": the collective opinion or verdict of a body of persons expressed by voting : the result of a vote":[
"The vote was in his favor.",
"She won by a vote of 206 to 57."
],
": the act or process of voting":[
"Let's take a vote .",
"brought the question to a vote",
"The issue never came to a vote .",
"The referendum will be put to a vote ."
],
": a method of voting":[
"The amendment was passed by a voice vote ."
],
": a formal expression of a wish, will, or choice voted by a meeting":[
"The congressional votes in January authorizing U.S. military action before the ground war began have probably set a precedent \u2026, according to [Les] Aspin.",
"\u2014 Don Oberdorfer"
],
": voter":[
"the undecided votes"
],
": a group of voters with some common and identifying characteristics":[
"the labor vote",
"made appeals to the youth/independent vote"
],
": the whole group of people in an area who have the right to vote":[
"Volunteers for her campaign helped get out the vote [=persuade people to go vote] on Election Day."
],
": appropriation":[
"\u2026 prisons had to be equipped and staff paid out of the annual votes for the naval services.",
"\u2014 Olive Anderson"
],
"\u2014 see also casting vote , vote of no confidence":[
"\u2026 prisons had to be equipped and staff paid out of the annual votes for the naval services.",
"\u2014 Olive Anderson"
]
},
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"\u02c8v\u014dt"
],
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"advance",
"bounce",
"offer",
"pose",
"proffer",
"propose",
"propound",
"suggest"
],
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"ballot",
"enfranchisement",
"franchise",
"suffrage"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"Citizens will vote today for their new governor.",
"Did you vote in the last election",
"The committee hasn't yet voted on the matter.",
"Congress voted 121 to 16 to pass the bill.",
"He voted against the proposal.",
"They voted the referendum into law.",
"Senators voted themselves a pay raise despite the budget shortfall.",
"We have to decide what to do about dinner. I vote that we get a pizza.",
"Noun",
"They are counting the votes now.",
"There are 20 votes in favor and 12 against.",
"He got 56 percent of the votes .",
"She's campaigning hard to raise money and win votes .",
"People waited in line to cast their votes .",
"I cast my vote for the Republican candidate.",
"The vote was in her favor.",
"She won by a vote of 206 to 57.",
"In 1920, American women won the vote .",
"The candidate won only 10 percent of the vote .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Hong Kong residents do not have the right to directly vote for the chief executive. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"With June wrapping up, Billboard is asking readers to vote for their favorite Latin collaboration released this month. \u2014 Jessica Roiz, Billboard , 30 June 2022",
"Fans are regularly asked to vote for their favorite and least favorite Islanders. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 30 June 2022",
"The third council member to vote for the new budget, Lindsey Horvath, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News , 30 June 2022",
"Flood and Pansing Brooks are running in the new district, with some new constituents that weren't eligible to vote for Fortenberry during his last election in 2020. \u2014 Brian Melley, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"Coaches were not able to vote for their own players. \u2014 Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"When the Globes were boycotted last year after a Los Angeles Times expose revealed that the HFPA \u2014 the group of international journalists who vote for the winners \u2014 didn\u2019t have a single Black member, it was framed as a one-time punishment. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 27 June 2022",
"Frontier Chairman William Franke on Monday urged Spirit shareholders to vote for the Frontier deal and said JetBlue\u2019s proposal is illusory and likely to be blocked by antitrust regulators. \u2014 Alison Sider, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Lee got 71% at the convention but is on pace to win the primary with about 62% of the vote . \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"In the county contests, Supervisor Hilda Solis and Assessor Jeffrey Prang won outright, securing more than 50% of the vote . \u2014 David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
"For years, the denomination opened itself to a more liberal theology some local churches or pastors do not support, with talk of a vote at some point to possibly split up the United Methodist Church altogether. \u2014 Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"The share of the vote won by the average House Republican in a primary, per a Politico analysis. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 1 July 2022",
"Democrats\u2019 hopes are contingent on the party continuing to garner two-thirds of the vote of the growing Latino population, according to Matthew Wilson, an associate political science professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. \u2014 Annie Gowen, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
"Democrats\u2019 hopes are contingent on the party continuing to garner two-thirds of the vote of the growing Latino population, according to Matthew Wilson, an associate political science professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. \u2014 Annie Gowen, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"The last school board seat was vacant at the time of the vote but has since been filled by appointee Felicia Stolusky. \u2014 Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun , 30 June 2022",
"He was elected in 2019 with 50.8% of the vote and was sworn in as San Francisco's 29th district attorney on Jan. 8 2020. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2022"
],
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"Middle English (Scots), from Latin votum vow, wish \u2014 more at vow":"Noun"
},
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"1549, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190045"
},
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"type":[
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": an unusually large number of debates and votes that happen in one day on a single piece of legislation to which an unlimited number of amendments can be introduced, debated, and voted on":[
"The Senate defines it as 15 or more votes that happen on a piece of legislation in a single day (while vote-a-ramas are often done on budget resolutions, they can be about any piece of legislation, like the health care bill). After the allotted time of debate on a bill expires, any senator can introduce an unlimited number of amendments to a piece of legislation. They then vote on the amendments, marathon-style. This can go on for hours.",
"\u2014 Jessica Estepa",
"Passing a budget resolution is part of a process known as reconciliation, which allows legislation to pass in the Senate with only a simple majority instead of the typical 60-vote threshold, meaning Democrats would be able to green-light it without any Republican votes. But Republicans forced Democrats to go on the record with a series of votes on a slew of amendments in the politically painful \" vote-a-rama .\"",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This leads to a loss of control of voluntary muscle movements, including speech and breathing. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"By that time, the patient had zero voluntary muscle control. \u2014 Meghana Keshavan, STAT , 25 Mar. 2022",
"One striking thing is that two of the subjects actually regained the ability to exert a bit of voluntary muscle control in their formerly paralyzed limbs. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The 37-year-old was diagnosed at age 2 with a genetic disease that, among other things, affects the central nervous system and voluntary muscle movement. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Oct. 2020",
"Kevan was born with something called spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a genetic disease affecting the part of the nervous system that controls voluntary muscle movement. \u2014 Shari Puterman, USA TODAY , 1 June 2018",
"Jayden suffers from spinal muscular atrophy, a genetic disease that affects the part of the nervous system that controls voluntary muscle movement. \u2014 Mari A. Schaefer, Philly.com , 16 May 2018",
"In normal REM sleep, the brain shuts down voluntary muscle movement, to keep the dreamer from acting out the dream. \u2014 Linda Rodriguez Mcrobbie, BostonGlobe.com , 23 Mar. 2018",
"As the world would come to know, Hawking suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a disease that ravages the neurons controlling voluntary muscle movement, but leaves cognitive functioning intact. \u2014 Brian Greene, Time , 15 Mar. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lindell has been a near-tireless promoter of the baseless theory that Donald Trump\u2019s loss in 2020 resulted from voting machine manipulation. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Fox News\u2019s parent company can be sued by a voting machine maker falsely accused of rigging the 2020 presidential election against Donald Trump because Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch may have exercised control over coverage, a judge ruled. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"The false claims came to a halt when the station was sued by two voting machine companies. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Despite a 2-2 split in this election test run, the voting machine \u2019s results showed Arnold won 3-1. \u2014 Mark Niesse, ajc , 18 Apr. 2018",
"Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, who accused Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters of assisting in an election system security breach that resulted in the release of voting machine log-ins by someone affiliated with QAnon. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Trump\u2019s legal team recently attempted to distance itself from Powell\u2019s claims of voting machine fraud. \u2014 Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner , 25 Nov. 2020",
"Former federal prosecutor Sidney Powell accused a leading voting machine firm of stealing votes from President Trump. \u2014 Daniel Chaitin, Washington Examiner , 8 Nov. 2020",
"Brazil is refreshing part of its electronic voting machine estate ahead of the presidential election of 2022. \u2014 Angelica Mari, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2021"
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"Had the voided ballots gone to a candidate, that person would have come in second. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 20 June 2021",
"Had the voided ballots gone to a candidate, that person would have come in second. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 20 June 2021",
"Had the voided ballots gone to a candidate, that person would have come in second. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 20 June 2021",
"Had the voided ballots gone to a candidate, that person would have come in second. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 20 June 2021",
"Had the voided ballots gone to a candidate, that person would have come in second. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 20 June 2021",
"Had the voided ballots gone to a candidate, that person would have come in second. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 20 June 2021",
"Had the voided ballots gone to a candidate, that person would have come in second. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 20 June 2021",
"Had the voided ballots gone to a candidate, that person would have come in second. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 20 June 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For example, volunteerism ; corporate donation programs; conservation efforts; and diversity, equity and inclusion opportunities are some elements of CSR programs. \u2014 Niki Jorgensen, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Another beloved figure, she was recently inducted into the San Antonio Women\u2019s Hall of Fame for her volunteerism . \u2014 Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News , 11 May 2022",
"Howard most was the spirit of volunteerism on the ground, even from those whose lives had been devastated. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"The award Gauthier received is given annually to the volunteer who best demonstrates the spirit of volunteerism exemplified by its namesake, Myrna Chelko. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 25 Apr. 2022",
"To qualify, students must be children of first responders and medical personnel impacted by the pandemic and demonstrate financial need, academic merit, leadership, volunteerism and participation in co-curricular activities. \u2014 Darlene Aderoju, Billboard , 1 Apr. 2022",
"For example, a finance leader\u2019s day-to-day activities can speak volumes, such as encouraging charitable giving, promoting volunteerism and making practical changes that benefit the environment. \u2014 Khalid Parekh, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"The natural inference is that managerial shortcomings have eroded the spirit of good will and community that fosters volunteerism . \u2014 New York Times , 7 Dec. 2021",
"It has been estimated that volunteerism \u2014 work done for free \u2014 has a value of $184 billion. \u2014 Imentor, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022"
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"Verb",
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"Adjective",
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"Kaye ran a marketing company for a time, and then devoted herself to volunteer work. \u2014 Anna Russell, The New Yorker , 2 July 2022",
"The actual volunteer work consists of three workflows, which aren\u2019t all available all the time. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 27 June 2022",
"Aside from his volunteer work, Pierre was also an electrician. \u2014 Kyani Reid, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
"The church put him and his partner up in a spare room, providing food and shelter in exchange for volunteer work. \u2014 Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"Some members of the team have taken their place at the front, while others have engaged in volunteer work. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Connie Rice, a longtime civil rights leader who worked with Mr. Caruso on the police commission, spoke highly of his past philanthropic and volunteer work, praising his desire to get more involved. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
"And many teens from affluent families, eyeing admission to top universities, have chosen to forgo summer jobs for summer school or volunteer work that bear mention on college applications. \u2014 Paul Wiseman And Mae Anderson, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"All are involved in volunteer work and pay it forward in their communities. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And Four Seasons Resort and Residences Los Cabos at Costa Palmas now let guests foster a rescue dog during their stay, adopt a four-legged friend to bring home, or volunteer at the local dog shelter Cortez Rescue & Outreach Center. \u2014 Jordi Lippe-mcgraw, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Competitors must agree to volunteer 3 hours of trail work at a later date, must have the Strava app for timing, and must register by Thursday at 9 p.m., or show up early to register in-person before the race. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"To find out more, sign up or volunteer at Indianapolis' Major Taylor invitational, go to bit.ly/3NmYogc. Contact IndyStar transportation reporter Kayla Dwyer at kdwyer@indystar.com or follow her on Twitter @kayla_dwyer17. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 7 June 2022",
"His girlfriend, Anastasiia Haiduk, quit her investment job shortly after the war started and decided to volunteer at the station until the war ends and she can be reunited with her family in Ukraine. \u2014 Chisato Tanaka, ajc , 1 May 2022",
"At last Tuesday\u2019s Committee of the Whole meeting, Alex Alexandrou, the city\u2019s chief management officer, said Rotary members still will volunteer at the event. \u2014 Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Fox News reported earlier this month that DHS has put out a call for employees to volunteer at the border. \u2014 Adam Shaw, Fox News , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Families are encouraged to volunteer at Retzer, where there will family-friendly activities including a community art project, native wildflower seeds to plant at home and planetarium shows. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Outside of Mardi Gras, Baby Dolls are often asked to dress up and volunteer at funerals, concerts and events. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Unfortunately, there\u2019s no major title sponsor now, and that makes everything tougher: paying for permits, paying overtime for police officers, paying for non- volunteer staff. \u2014 Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"The fire company is the only one in Carroll County that is completely volunteer run, with no career fire personnel. \u2014 Dylan Slagle, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"Glauner noted that Fire Station 1, at 4383 Center Road, was built in 1960 with additional bays installed in the 1970s, at a time when the department was all- volunteer . \u2014 Brian Lisik, cleveland , 15 Feb. 2022",
"New York\u2019s state guard is all volunteer , as is Ohio\u2019s. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Feb. 2022",
"In rural America, 35% of ambulance services are all- volunteer . \u2014 Steve Hartman, CBS News , 21 Jan. 2022",
"According to data from the U.S. Fire Administration \u2013 a division of the Federal Emergency Management Agency \u2013 of the 816 registered fire agencies in Alabama, 79.1% are completely volunteer . \u2014 John Sharp, al , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Good Knights is an all- volunteer , non-profit organization that builds and delivers beds to children who go to sleep each night without a bed of their own. \u2014 Rich Heileman, cleveland , 16 July 2021",
"Missing Dogs Massachusetts, an all- volunteer , nonprofit organization, has also stepped up to help with the search. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 July 2021"
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"obsolete French voluntaire (now volontaire ), from voluntaire , adjective, voluntary, from Old French, from Latin voluntarius":"Noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Members of the two Rotary clubs participate in many community, vocational and youth service activities. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 22 Mar. 2022",
"This scholarship awards recipients individually with $1,500 for technical, vocational , and academic books and tuition. \u2014 Natalya Jones, sun-sentinel.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The award is named after Walter Markham, a Lowell native who was responsible for initiating the concept of regional vocational and technical high schools in the state. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
"Although the funds are intended to assist recent high school graduates with housing, transitioning to college or vocational training, or applying for jobs, the bill allows individuals to decide how to spend the monthly stipends. \u2014 Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"Since its founding in 1938, the Atlanta Mission has grown from soup kitchen to a prominent local provider of emergency shelter, rehab and recovery services, vocational training, and transitional housing. \u2014 AccessAtlanta , 2 June 2022",
"Stanford believed that, in addition to providing vocational training, the university should inculcate the values of faith, thrift, and abstinence of various kinds. \u2014 Maia Silber, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"Since Morris and his wife April Rae Morris co-founded Blue Heart in 2013, more than 50 young men have completed the program and gone on to college, while others have gone on to vocational training or the military. \u2014 Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"While there are evident challenges, the country produces around 290,000 graduates per year, with 315,000 additional graduates from vocational -training institutes. \u2014 Adi Gaskell, Forbes , 9 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Each tip delivers to its own vomeronasal organ separately, allowing the snake\u2019s brain to assess instantly which side has the stronger smell. \u2014 Kurt Schwenk, The Conversation , 16 June 2021",
"Mice and a number of vertebrates have neurons in their noses, in something called the vomeronasal organ \u2014 the VNO. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 14 Dec. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The family home, a sprawling two-story house beside the Strait of Magellan, is decorated with pictures, altars, and votive candles dedicated to the Virgin Mary. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"Though its polished wooden tables were set with votive candles and the overall impression was clean, Vogafjos, unsurprisingly, smelled like a barnyard. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
"The aisles stocked groceries, but also votive candles, Agua de Florida, medicine-cabinet staples, cleaning supplies, and even, sometimes, a record section of Latin music. \u2014 Johnson Lui, Allure , 24 May 2022",
"Festooned with wires, cables and signs, and bedecked with banners and votive offerings, each tree is overloaded with purpose and significance. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
"There will be no memorial wreaths or votive candles laid at the 36th Street subway stop in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where the attack occurred, and there will be no funerals to attend. \u2014 Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Ema, prayer flags, votive tablets, and floating lanterns all can offer worshippers crucial reassurance amid adversity, says Donald Saucier, a psychology professor at Kansas State University. \u2014 Ronan O\u2019connell, Travel , 31 Dec. 2021",
"On Sunday morning, Mexicans went to the stadium and left scores of votive candles, flowers and small statues of St. Jude, the saint of desperate cases and lost causes, at the places where fans had been knocked down and beaten. \u2014 Anthony Harrup And Jos\u00e9 De C\u00f3rdoba, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Two long tables boasted beautifully undone and elegant decor with flowers and votive candles set against natural tablecloths and black chairs. \u2014 Rachel Besser, Vogue , 17 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Oftentimes, patients with cystinosis vomit a lot, suffer from dehydration, and can even develop more serious problems, too. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 27 June 2022",
"Overfed babies can have stomach pains, gas, spit up or vomit and be at higher risk for obesity later in life. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 7 June 2022",
"Dogs might then vomit or have an upset stomach; owners should monitor them and contact their vet, who might suggest additional treatment. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
"So, that moment, just before the kiss, your victim would vomit , because the smell would be so overwhelmingly horrible. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
"Some patients may feel dizzy or nauseated, some may vomit , have diarrhea, or have temporary mild fever or chills. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 19 May 2022",
"Michael Taylor, whose family owns Continental Cleaners, spends every Friday morning in the spring and summer cleaning up after the 999 Ride, scooping up beer bottles and cans, cigarettes, food, even vomit . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Brenner said there were trash cans set out in case players needed to vomit . \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Some of the hunters forced themselves to vomit by ingesting a mixture of gunpowder, tobacco, and alcohol. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This is her code for taking the vomit -inducing trip to some unknown galaxy. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
"Key workers \u2013 cleaners and security staff who were putting themselves at risk while working to keep politicians and civil servants safe during a public health disaster \u2013 were disrespected while cleaning up the vomit of drunk people. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 26 May 2022",
"Under increasing pressure, the government commissioned an investigation which found a widespread culture of boozy parties \u2014 16 events in total \u2014 including punch-ups and vomit on the walls. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 6 June 2022",
"The wall label reveals that what\u2019s periodically whooshing over and around your head, unseen in capsules hurtling along inside this pneumatic tube, is artificial vomit . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Yesterday, my wife put a large pile of dog vomit on my desk. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 8 Jan. 2022",
"After several minutes of this, members of the execution team wiped vomit from his face and neck. \u2014 Adam Liptak, New York Times , 28 Oct. 2021",
"An autopsy report concluded that Skaggs, who choked on his vomit , had fentanyl, oxycodone and alcohol in his system. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
"No, the remaining episodes promise to be an emotional rollercoaster and left at least one cast member in need of a vomit bag. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 3 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bass part, the drum part, the guitar part, the voice part . \u2014 Yasmine Shemesh, Billboard , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Cue Health, which makes an at-home Covid-19 test, tapped the actress Gal Gadot to voice part of its upcoming inaugural Super Bowl spot. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Reeves will star as the titular warrior in the live-action BRZRKR film and reprise his role for a voice part in the anime series. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 22 Mar. 2021",
"The Last Jedi, directed by his Looper helmer Rian Johnson, as well as another voice part in Johnson's Knives Out. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 10 June 2020",
"Students perform selected music for a panel of judges who rank each instrument or voice part . \u2014 Spring Branch Isd, Houston Chronicle , 24 Jan. 2020",
"Conroy was often actually in the voice booth with other actors, unlike in other animated shows, which voice parts separately. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Dec. 2019",
"All voice parts are welcome, tenors and basses are especially needed for balance. \u2014 Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Aug. 2019",
"The flash mob vocalists broke up into groups based on their voice parts , and each group has at least one tenor, baritone and bass. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 12 July 2018"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yet the third month of war finds Russia, not the United States, struggling under an unprecedented hacking wave that entwines government activity, political voluntarism and criminal action. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
"To be considered, applicants need to volunteer outside of school and place emphasis on encouraging voluntarism as well as assisting others in reaching their potential. \u2014 Natalya Jones, sun-sentinel.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Translation, what voluntarism and democracy won\u2019t deliver, business must. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Marking a shift away from the voluntarism that the administration has depended on until this point, the President is following the science by adopting the forceful model now being put into place for city employees in New York and Los Angeles. \u2014 Julian Zelizer, CNN , 29 July 2021",
"The bill was an effort to restore voluntarism to American labor relations, and to give workers back a core freedom of association: the right to refrain from union membership. \u2014 Michael Watson, National Review , 19 Oct. 2020",
"In practice, particularly now, society might be better served by public voluntarism of that sort. \u2014 John Brummett, Arkansas Online , 9 Aug. 2020",
"The organization of women promotes voluntarism and improving the community through effective action and leadership. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 6 Jan. 2020",
"The organization of women promotes voluntarism and improving the community through effective action and leadership. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 6 Jan. 2020"
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"Students would take notes on their laptops in class, then take their laptops home and do their homework on them. To turn in an assignment, they would simply drag and drop it into the appropriate folder, where the teacher could wirelessly retrieve it. Voil\u00e0 : the paperless classroom. \u2014 Lev Grossman , Time , 3 Nov. 2003",
"Why interview people when you can simply hop on the computer, type in some search terms, and, voil\u00e0 , reportage",
"Because you received the above message from a familiar colleague, you are less suspicious; intrigued by his message, you click on the attached \u2026 file to see what he is talking about. A fake error message is displayed, and voila ! You are now infected, too! \u2014 Richard Peters et al. , Science , 16 July 1999",
"Beans, meat, seasonings, and voil\u00e0 \u2014cassoulet. \u2014 Elizabeth Sahatjian , Elle , January 1988"
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"1739, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175313"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an uncommonly devout person : religious zealot":[]
},
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"v\u014d\u02c8t\u0113n"
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"probably alteration of devotee":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183454"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an end in lawn bowls in which neither side scores a cast":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190245"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": an apparatus for measuring the quantity of electricity passed through a conductor by the amount of electrolysis produced (as by measuring the gases generated from acidulated water or by weighing the silver deposited from a solution of silver nitrate)":[]
},
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"v\u00e4l\u02c8tam\u0259t\u0259(r)",
"v\u014dl-",
"-m\u0259t\u0259-"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary volta(ic) + -meter":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191302"
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"noun"
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": a resistance box provided with taps, usually used with a potentiometer for measuring potentials beyond the range of that instrument, and so constructed that by means of the taps a definite fraction (as \u00b9/\u2081\u2080 or \u00b9/\u2081\u2080\u2080) of the potential applied to the volt box is made available for potentiometer measurement":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194130"
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"noun"
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"Male and female patrons crowd together at small tables where flames wobble on colored votive candles .",
"\u2014 Rachel Hickerson",
"\u2026 in some parts of the church you still bake. A lot of churches have gotten rid of votive candles because of the soot and the heat.",
"\u2014 Rev. John Kozar , quoted in The Pittsburgh (PA) Press"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"We won\u2019t be ignored again \u2014 or else. :: For years after her husband\u2019s death, Rosa Ba\u00f1uelos Ortiz lit a votive candle , putting flowers and a photo of him beside it every April 29. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"However, for the purest, mezcal is best appreciated sipped straight, at room temperature, in a traditional vaso veladoras (a votive candle holder) or shot glass. \u2014 Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Holding a tall votive candle , Malaika Hardrick then made her way out of the crowd and walked a few houses down to the door of Maggie Pedraza, who had performed CPR on Buckly in the moments after he was shot. \u2014 Eliza Fawcett, courant.com , 5 June 2021",
"With an impressive 140-hour burn time, this tall votive candle releases the subtle, seductive aroma of white sage and neroli, perfect for all your giftee\u2019s Silver Springs singalongs. \u2014 Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY , 11 May 2021",
"Pictured above, girls at the Maggio last year, following the tradition of placing cente ( votive candle sculptures) atop the heads of women and girls during the procession. \u2014 George Stone, National Geographic , 26 May 2020",
"Their Grand Harbour is a spectacle of golden-age drama, glowing at sunset like a votive candle . \u2014 Rick Jordan, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 21 May 2020",
"Customers pop the trunk just long enough to receive a six-course meal, a votive candle and a long-stem rose. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2020",
"Already blackened and sticky with soot, dust, and residue arising from millions of tourists, worshippers, and votive candles , the windows lack the yellow-powder look. \u2014 Christa Lest\u00e9-lasserre, Science | AAAS , 12 Mar. 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
"1608, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195728"
},
"voluntary improvement":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an improvement on land serving merely for adornment of the property":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204515"
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"vocoid":{
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"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a vowel or vowel glide completely devoid of oral friction":[
"consider certain weak vocoids as constituting nonsignificant transition sounds",
"\u2014 K. L. Pike"
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},
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"\u02c8v\u014d\u02cck\u022fid"
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"voc al + -oid":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204527"
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"volume displacement":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": displacement of a fluid expressed in terms of volume as distinguished from displacement expressed in terms of mass":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210059"
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"vouch":{
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"verb"
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": to give personal assurance":[],
": to give a guarantee : become surety":[],
": to summon into court to warrant or defend a title":[],
": prove , substantiate":[],
": to verify (a business transaction) by examining documentary evidence":[],
": assert , affirm":[],
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": to cite or refer to as authority or supporting evidence":[],
": allegation , declaration":[]
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"\u02c8vau\u0307ch"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for vouch Verb certify , attest , witness , vouch mean to testify to the truth or genuineness of something. certify usually applies to a written statement, especially one carrying a signature or seal. certified that the candidate had met all requirements attest applies to oral or written testimony usually from experts or witnesses. attested to the authenticity of the document witness applies to the subscribing of one's own name to a document as evidence of its genuineness. witnessed the signing of the will vouch applies to one who testifies as a competent authority or a reliable person. willing to vouch for her integrity",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The 50,000-plus fans who serenaded Anderson with a standing ovation can vouch for that. \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"While our editors and contributors have used these masks and can vouch for their comfort and feel in public settings, a large majority of these should not be used for medical purposes. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 31 July 2020",
"Your network can vouch for your work ethic and skills, as well as connect you to people and opportunities. \u2014 Nicole Serena Silver, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Jen Schmitz can vouch for the friendships that come from billeting. \u2014 Casey Brogan, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The picture is enough not only to vouch for TJ\u2019s grift, but to attach himself to it, trying to milk Will dry. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Virgil Chapman, the chief deputy sheriff of Clarke County, can vouch for that. \u2014 Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Well, look no further: Our very own staff can vouch for the following 22 recipes as middle-of-the-week keepers. \u2014 Mehreen Karim, Bon App\u00e9tit , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Ridley can vouch for Saget's industry-wide reputation as a nice, caring person. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 10 Jan. 2022"
],
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"Middle English vochen, vouchen , from Anglo-French voucher to call, vouch, from Latin vocare to call, summon, from vox voice \u2014 more at voice":"Verb"
},
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1603, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213157"
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": a genus (the type of the family Vochysiaceae ) of tropical American tress and shrubs having showy fragrant flowers with a single stamen \u2014 see copaiy\u00e9 wood":[]
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"v\u014d\u02c8kizh(\u0113)\u0259",
"-iz\u0113\u0259",
"-is-"
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"New Latin, irregular from Galibi vochy , a tree of the genus Vochysia + New Latin -ia":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214648"
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"von Willebrand factor":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a large glycoprotein clotting factor circulating in blood plasma that mediates platelet adhesion to collagen at sites of vascular injury, that binds to and protects factor VIII from degradation, and that is deficient or defective in individuals affected with von Willebrand disease":[]
},
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"v\u00e4n-\u02c8vil-\u0259-\u02ccbr\u00e4nt-"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"after Erik Adolf von Willebrand \u20201949 Finnish physician":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1970, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215321"
},
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"adjective"
],
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": of or relating to birds":[]
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"\u02c8v\u00e4ly\u0259\u02cckr\u012bn"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin volucr is flying creature, bird (akin to Latin volare to fly) + English -ine":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215606"
},
"voltage":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": electric potential or potential difference expressed in volts":[],
": intensity of feeling":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8v\u014dl-tij"
],
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"examples":[
"We measured the change in voltage across the circuit.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That\u2019s double the voltage and quintuple the watt-hours of many capable e-bikes. \u2014 Nicolas Stecher, Robb Report , 25 June 2022",
"The high voltage battery main contactors may overheat. \u2014 USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"The high voltage battery main contactors may overheat. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
"Our discovery is enabled by the aggressive dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS) of these CPUs. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
"Indeed components, sensors, software, voltage , user interface (UI), human-machine interface (HMI) and connectivity were the terms most tossed around during the event held in Novi, Mich., outside Detroit. \u2014 Ed Garsten, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Electric-car charging is a function of voltage and time. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"Leave your adaptor at home because this dryer offers dual voltage . \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
"My only comment is to note that the unit uses high voltage . \u2014 Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al , 7 June 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215846"
},
"vocationalism":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": emphasis on vocational training in education":[]
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"-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al-\u02cci-z\u0259m",
"v\u014d-\u02c8k\u0101-shn\u0259-\u02ccli-z\u0259m"
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"first_known_use":{
"1901, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220346"
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"adverb",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": easily rolling or turning : rotating":[],
": characterized by ready or rapid speech : glib , fluent":[]
},
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"\u02c8v\u00e4l-y\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for voluble talkative , loquacious , garrulous , voluble mean given to talk or talking. talkative may imply a readiness to engage in talk or a disposition to enjoy conversation. a talkative neighbor loquacious suggests the power of expressing oneself articulately, fluently, or glibly. a loquacious spokesperson garrulous implies prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity. garrulous traveling companions voluble suggests a free, easy, and unending loquacity. a voluble raconteur",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Robert is warm and voluble , with a fringe of steel-gray hair and baggy jeans; Michelle, who is sixty, is more of a fashion plate, in leather boots and hip tortoiseshell glasses. \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"For years, Thomas was overshadowed by his more voluble colleague, but a reconsideration followed. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The voluble Bill Clinton, not surprisingly, took the opposite approach, joining in public grieving and meeting with survivors. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
"Dmitry Rogozin, the voluble leader of Russia's space corporation, will give an interview to a Russian space publication, and then Western news outlets will pick up whatever Rogozin says and leap to conclusions that are simply incorrect. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 2 May 2022",
"Behind us was McCarron \u2014 tall, angular, stubbled \u2014 who was similarly voluble on the subject of trails. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Losing Johnson as a voluble centerpiece might be surmountable if Famuyiwa didn\u2019t simultaneously lose any sense of pacing in what becomes a laundry list of great and important things Magic Johnson did. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The voluble Pickens began his life in Oklahoma, the son of a landman who leased mineral rights from private landowners and sold them to oil companies. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"For once, Abouzeid said while laughing, the voluble Reynolds was at a loss for words. \u2014 Joe Swickard, Detroit Free Press , 5 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English volible, voluble \"able to turn, changing,\" borrowed from Latin vol\u016bbilis \"turning on its axis, rolling, flowing, (of speech) readily flowing, fluent,\" from vol\u016b-, variant stem of volvere \"to set in a circular course, cause to roll\" + -bilis \"capable (of acting) or worthy (of being acted upon)\" \u2014 more at wallow entry 1 , -able":""
},
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222444"
},
"Volta":{
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"geographical name"
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"river in western Africa that flows from":[
"Lake Volta , a reservoir in north central Ghana,"
],
"south into the Bight of Benin \u2014 see red volta":[
"Lake Volta , a reservoir in north central Ghana,"
]
},
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"\u02c8v\u00e4l-t\u0259",
"\u02c8v\u022fl-",
"\u02c8v\u014dl-t\u0259",
"\u02c8v\u00e4l-",
"\u02c8v\u014dl-"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223456"
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"vodcast":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a video podcast":[]
},
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"\u02c8v\u00e4d-\u02cckast"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The vodcast led to her selection as a 2021 Everyday Hero by The Walnut Hills High School Alumni Foundation. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Spotify is also leveraging The Joe Rogan Experience's success on YouTube \u2013 where Rogan uploads video versions of his podcast to more than 8.4 million subscribers \u2013 by having those available as in-app vodcasts . \u2014 Josh Rivera, USA TODAY , 19 May 2020",
"Selena opened up about her health while on the Giving Back Generation vodcast (video podcast), revealing that her weight often fluctuates, because of her lupus. \u2014 Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen , 12 Nov. 2019"
],
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"v(ideo) entry 2 + (p)odcast":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"2005, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224453"
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"voluntourism":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": the act or practice of doing volunteer work as needed in the community where one is vacationing":[]
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"\u02ccv\u00e4-l\u0259n-\u02c8tu\u0307r-\u02cci-z\u0259m"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The nonprofit runs robust voluntourism programs across South Africa that include radio tracking, behavioral monitoring, and identifying prints from paws and hooves. \u2014 Rachel Rebibo, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2022",
"For a deeper experience, consider a volunteer vacation, also known as voluntourism . \u2014 Ken Budd, Travel + Leisure , 15 July 2021",
"Of the approximately 8 million children living in orphanages worldwide, 80 percent are not orphans, the two organizations reported, but rather victims of child trafficking, frequently to support voluntourism . \u2014 Ken Budd, Washington Post , 6 Nov. 2019",
"In a piece that went viral in 2014, writer Pippa Biddle slammed her six years of voluntourism experiences, including building a library at an orphanage. \u2014 Ken Budd, National Geographic , 27 June 2019",
"Tourism Minister Tonge said the island had been considering adding voluntourism options since before the storm. \u2014 Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald , 16 Apr. 2018",
"Image Cruise ships in the region are also making voluntourism part of shore excursions. \u2014 Elaine Glusac, New York Times , 3 Apr. 2018",
"Apart from the Tamarind, Fort Young Hotel, Secret Bay Resorts, Cobra Tours, Cool Breeze Tours and Cabrits Dive are also offering voluntourism packages. \u2014 Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald , 16 Apr. 2018",
"On Key West, Casa Marina resort named Christine Steinhauser its director of human resources and voluntourism . \u2014 Elaine Glusac, New York Times , 3 Apr. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"blend of volunteer entry 3 and tourism":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1991, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230149"
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"volts":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the practical meter-kilogram-second unit of electrical potential difference and electromotive force equal to the difference of potential between two points in a conducting wire carrying a constant current of one ampere when the power dissipated between these two points is equal to one watt and equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of one ohm when one ampere is flowing through it":[],
": a leaping movement in fencing to avoid a thrust":[],
": a tread or gait in which a horse going sideways makes a turn around a center":[],
": a circle traced by a horse in this movement":[]
},
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"\u02c8v\u022flt",
"\u02c8v\u014dlt"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Alessandro Volta":"Noun",
"borrowed from French volte, borrowed from Italian volta \"turn,\" noun derivative of voltare \"to turn,\" going back to Vulgar Latin *volvit\u0101re, frequentative of Latin volvere \"to set in a circular course, cause to roll, bring round\" \u2014 more at wallow entry 1":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1873, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1688, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230758"
},
"voder":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an electronic device that is capable of producing a recognizable approximation of speech":[]
},
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"\u02c8v\u014dd\u0259(r)"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"v oice o peration de monstrato r":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234342"
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"vowel triangle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a triangular or a trapezoidal or trapeziform figure on which vowels are charted according to the position of the part of the tongue that is highest in their articulation":[]
},
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"synonyms":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002728"
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"vocational bureau":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a placement service":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005843"
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"volcanic glass":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": natural glass produced by the cooling of molten lava too rapidly to permit crystallization":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For instance, in the mortar used during the first phase of construction, pink pozzolana was used exclusively, while the mortar used in the second phase also contained volcanic glass \u2014typical of a different deposit of pink pozzolana further afield. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 17 Feb. 2022",
"The Aztecs believed that obsidian had spiritual significance, and it was used in their medicinal practices, as well as a way to ward off bad spirits or even capture souls by using the reflective nature of the volcanic glass . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 6 Oct. 2021",
"The nearly 500-year-old mirror, made from volcanic glass , had spiritual significance for the Aztecs -- and Dee used it in a spooky way. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 9 Oct. 2021",
"An analysis of the obsidian mirror, made from volcanic glass , and three other similar objects at the British Museum revealed their Mexican origins. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 6 Oct. 2021",
"At its core, this question is equivalent to asking when magma from below will travel up through a conduit (the pipe between the magma and the surface opening) and break through, as lava flows and ash, as volcanic glass and bombs. \u2014 Robin George Andrews, Wired , 6 June 2021",
"At its core, this question is equivalent to asking when magma from below will travel up through a conduit (the pipe between the magma and the surface opening) and break through, as lava flows and ash, as volcanic glass and bombs. \u2014 Robin George Andrews, Wired , 6 June 2021",
"At its core, this question is equivalent to asking when magma from below will travel up through a conduit (the pipe between the magma and the surface opening) and break through, as lava flows and ash, as volcanic glass and bombs. \u2014 Robin George Andrews, Wired , 6 June 2021",
"At its core, this question is equivalent to asking when magma from below will travel up through a conduit (the pipe between the magma and the surface opening) and break through, as lava flows and ash, as volcanic glass and bombs. \u2014 Robin George Andrews, Wired , 6 June 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1780, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012513"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a mineral (K,Fe) 3 Fe(SO 4 ) 3 .4H 2 O or HK 2 Fe 4 (Fe,Al) 3 (SO 4 ) 10 .13H 2 O consisting of a hydrous sulfate of potassium and iron":[]
},
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"\u02c8v\u00e4lt\u0259\u02cc\u012bt"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian voltaita , from Alessandro Volta \u20201827 Italian physicist + Italian -ita -ite":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020149"
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"votress":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"by alteration":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1597, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021850"
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"votaress":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a woman who is a votary":[]
},
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"\u02c8v\u014d-t\u0259-r\u0259s"
],
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"1589, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
"voice pipe":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": speaking tube":[]
},
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a Finno-Ugrian people of the Udmurt Republic in eastern Soviet Russia, Europe":[],
": a member of such people":[],
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},
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"Russian Votyak member of the Votyaks, from Vot' Votyak people, from Cheremis \u00f2d\u0259 , from Votyak Udmurt Votyak man":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025610"
}
}
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