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8970 lines
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"ASI":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"airspeed indicator":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212752",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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]
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},
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"ASR":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"air-sea rescue":[],
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"airport surveillance radar":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102137",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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]
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},
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"As-S\u012bb":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"town on the Gulf of Oman west of Muscat in northern Oman population 294,000":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u00e4s-\u02c8s\u0113b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105416",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Ash Wednesday":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the first day of Lent \u2014 see Easter Dates Table":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162907",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Ashe":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Arthur Robert 1943\u20131993 American tennis player":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ash"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115452",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Ashe juniper":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a dioecious , much-branched juniper ( Juniperus ashei synonym J. mexicana ) of the south central U.S. and northern Mexico that has an irregular shape, a thin, peeling, gray to reddish-brown bark, and a lightweight, durable wood used especially for fence posts and railroad ties":[
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"Dull green Ashe junipers \u2014notorious \"cedars\" that begin to spew yellowish allergy-inciting pollen right about now\u2014dot the slope \u2026",
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"\u2014 Ricardo Gandara , Austin American-Statesman , 17 Dec. 2005",
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"The birds use strips of the shedding bark of mature ashe juniper trees as their primary nesting material.",
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"\u2014 Jerry Needham , San Antonio Express-News , 27 Mar. 2006"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1948, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after William Willard Ashe \u20201932 U.S. botanist (originally in the species name Juniperus ashei )":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ash-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102943",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Asheboro":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city south of Greensboro in central North Carolina population 25,012":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ash-\u02ccb\u0259r-\u0259",
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"-\u02ccb\u0259-r\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091631",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Asher":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a son of Jacob and the traditional eponymous ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1530, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Hebrew \u0100sh\u0113r":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8a-sh\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100803",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Asherah":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a sacred wooden post, pole, or pillar that stood near the altar in various Canaanite high places and that symbolized the goddess Asherah":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Hebrew \u0103sh\u0113r\u0101h":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259\u02c8shir\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020342",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Asherite":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of the Hebrew tribe of Asher : a descendant of Asher":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Asher , Jacob's 8th son (Genesis 30:12\u201313) + English -ite":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ash\u0259\u02ccr\u012bt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133954",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Ashurbanipal":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"king of Assyria (668\u2013627 b.c. )":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114545",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Ash\u02bdarite":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an adherent of the doctrine of al-Ash\u02bdari, who reconciled a dialectic method with orthodox beliefs to form a scholasticism of primary importance in Islam":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Ali al- Ash\u02bdari \u2020935 Muslim theologian + English -ite":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195926",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Asia":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"continent of the eastern hemisphere north of the equator forming a single landmass with Europe (the conventional dividing line between Asia and Europe being the Ural Mountains and the main range of the Caucasus Mountains) and bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Pacific to the east, and the Indian Ocean to the south; has numerous large offshore islands, including Cyprus, Sri Lanka, Malay Archipelago, Taiwan, the Japanese chain, and Sakhalin area 17,139,445 square miles (44,391,162 square kilometers)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-sh\u0259",
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"\u02c8\u0101-zh\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070305",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Asia Minor":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"the western extremity of Asia roughly equivalent to the Asian part of Turkey \u2014 see anatolia":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113241",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Asiago":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a cheese of Italian origin that is pungent, hard, yellow, and suitable for grating when aged and mild, semisoft, and whitish when fresh":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1918, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Asiago , town in Italy":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u00e4-zh\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-(\u02cc)g\u014d",
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"-sh\u0113-",
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"\u02cc\u00e4-s\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232313",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Asperula":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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": a genus of Old World herbs (family Rubiaceae) with small flowers and whorled leaves \u2014 see woodruff"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"New Latin, from feminine of asperulus"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"a\u02c8sper(y)\u0259l\u0259",
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"\u0259\u02c8-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-092306",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Aspidobranchia":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an order of Streptoneura comprising marine gastropods having the nervous system only slightly concentrated, usually exhibiting clear traces of ancestral bilateral symmetry, with two kidneys and two auricles, and including the limpets and other primitive forms":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from aspid- + -branchia":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8bra\u014bk\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054434",
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"type":[
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"adjective or noun",
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Aspidocephali":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of Aspidocephali taxonomic synonym of cephalaspida"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"New Latin, from aspid- + -cephali"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8sef\u0259\u02ccl\u012b"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-144541",
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"type":[]
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},
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"Aspidochirota":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an order of chiefly tropical holothurians having tube feet and having the branches of the tentacles confined to the tip where they form a more or less circular shield-shaped terminal disk":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from aspid- + Greek -cheir\u014dta (neuter plural of -cheir\u014dtos , from cheir hand)":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02cck\u012b\u02c8r\u014dt\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051129",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Aspidocotylea":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of Aspidocotylea taxonomic synonym of aspidogastrea"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"New Latin, from aspid- + -cotylea (from Greek kotyl\u0113 anything hollow)"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"-k\u0259\u02c8til\u0113\u0259",
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"-\u02cck\u00e4t\u1d4al\u02c8\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-003851",
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"type":[]
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},
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"Aspidogastrea":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a small subclass of Trematoda comprising flukes with large complex ventral sucking disks that are intermediate in some respects between monogenetic and digenetic trematodes and are internal or external parasites of aquatic animals, sometimes having alternation of hosts though completely lacking sexual reproduction":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from aspid- + -gastrea (from Greek gastr-, gast\u0113r stomach)":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8gastr\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223526",
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"type":[
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"adjective or noun",
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Asquith":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Herbert Henry 1852\u20131928 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith British statesman":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-skw\u0259th",
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"\u02c8a-\u02ccskwith"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201543",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Assonia":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of Assonia taxonomic synonym of dombeya"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"New Latin, from I. J. de Asso y del R\u00edo \u20201814 Spanish naturalist + New Latin connective -n- + -ia"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259\u02c8s\u014dn\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-234445",
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"type":[]
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},
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"Asterotheca":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a form genus of Paleozoic fossil ferns based on the sporangia which are grouped in a circular sorus":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from aster- + -theca":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105757",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Asteroxylaceae":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a family of Paleozoic plants (order Psilophytales) having a xylem that is star-shaped in cross section":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Asteroxylon , type genus (from aster- + -xylon ) + -aceae":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccast\u0259\u02ccr\u00e4ks\u0259\u02c8l\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103333",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Asteroxylon":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of Paleozoic plants (family Asteroxylaceae ) having a single star-shaped vascular strand in the shoot":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from aster- + -xylon":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8r\u00e4ks\u0259\u02ccl\u00e4n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035250",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Asterozoa":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a subphylum of echinoderms comprising the starfishes ( Asteroidea ) and brittle stars (Ophiuroidea)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from aster- + -zoa":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"Eli Lilly has a similar program that pegs costs at $35 per month as well. \u2014 Rachel Cohrs, STAT , 3 July 2022",
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"The construction cost includes not just Rosenthal\u2019s engineers, designers, and consultants but the army of experts employed by MassDOT and MBTA to monitor the project as well. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
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"As physicians grapple with this new scrutiny, experts are certain their patients will suffer greatly as well. \u2014 Jennifer Henderson | Medpage Today, ABC News , 2 July 2022",
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"Abby Pavlik, a white car, possibly a Nissan, was also involved in the getaway; police suspect that this car may have been stolen as well. \u2014 Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
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"Trying to plan your life out without a guarantee not only wastes your time, but your energy as well. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 July 2022",
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"If those patients later develop dementia as well, they are often diagnosed with Parkinson's disease dementia. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 1 July 2022",
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"At the Los Angeles Unified School District, two of this year\u2019s three board races are heading to a runoff as well. \u2014 David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
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"When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention makes maps examining the health of Americans, my state of Mississippi lights up red, as do other states in the rural South. \u2014 Freddie White-johnson, STAT , 18 Apr. 2018",
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"Sepsis and antibiotic use can cause acute kidney injury, as can cardiovascular surgery and diabetes. \u2014 Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com , 18 Apr. 2018",
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"Since the Trump administration moved in last year, there\u2019s been an unspoken competition among Cabinet officials to spend as much taxpayer money as possible in the most questionable of ways. \u2014 Bess Levin, The Hive , 18 Apr. 2018",
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],
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": provided that":[
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]
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],
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"considering",
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"definitions":{
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"stairs ascending to the attic",
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"She worked as a clerk before ascending to her current position.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The climb to sustainable success was slow, with Ironmouse\u2019s viewership numbers only really beginning to ascend toward Twitch\u2019s upper echelon in 2020 and 2021. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Look for Allen to ascend from new male artist winner to a long overdue male artist of the year win. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"Millions will continue to ascend those steps, and some will find wonderment and insight. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 30 May 2022",
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"Soaring ceilings dressed with log accents ascend at differing angles and heights from room to room, making each space feel unto itself. \u2014 Spencer Elliott, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
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"AP Kahn, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, will ascend to one of the most powerful and influential perches in the American media industry. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Celtic Nation filled the New Garden on a festive Friday ready to see Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart finally ascend to the ultimate series. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
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"People of all faiths ascend the 485-foot hill by the thousands every year for a wide range of reasons, said Theresa Myers, the abbey\u2019s director of communications. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
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"The Gilded Age was a 30-year period during which industrialists and real estate magnates saw their fortunes ascend to staggering heights thanks to the rapid expansion of trains, factories, and urban centers. \u2014 Jacqui Palumbo, CNN , 28 Apr. 2022"
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"Back then, as in recent years, there were rising incidents of violence targeting Asian Americans, a reaction in part to the manufacturing troubles at home and the economic ascendance of Japan. \u2014 Don Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
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"The election of Mayor Eric Adams in New York City and ascendance of new Gov. Kathy Hochul was the occasion for optimism followed by a familiar letdown as state and city leaders announced modest increases in funding for housing. \u2014 Deborah Padgett, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Still, some families have drifted, pulled by the ascendance of evangelical congregations, dissatisfaction with leaders as the global Roman Catholic church became engulfed in scandal or a broader societal shift away from institutional religion. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
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"Still, some families have drifted, pulled by the ascendance of evangelical congregations, dissatisfaction with leaders as the global Roman Catholic Church became engulfed in scandal or a broader societal shift away from institutional religion. \u2014 Rick Rojas, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
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"Around the fifth-year coach was a ballpark in transition, a program in ascendance , a fantasy being made real: This was the kind of place that could finally host an NCAA Tournament regional. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun , 27 May 2022",
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"Marketing\u2019s ascendance in a rapidly changing world. \u2014 Forrester, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Spiritually, Styles never seems to stray far from the 16-year-old X Factor contestant who worked at Mandeville Bakery in Holmes Chapel, England before his One Direction ascendance . \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 21 May 2022",
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"And what does his ascendance tell us about the future of the Ohio Republican Party? \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 13 May 2022"
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"In the succeeding years, the liberal justices\u2019 power gave way to the ascendancy of the court\u2019s centrist faction in the early 1970s and eventually to the conservative bloc in the 1980s and beyond. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 8 June 2022",
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"Female ascendancy in the animal kingdom does not, as a matter of course, result in nonviolence. \u2014 Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
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"They were disturbed even then at the ascendancy of eating disorders in the culture and the onslaught of ideas marketed to people about how best to care for their bodies and themselves. \u2014 Amy Larocca, Town & Country , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"The idea that these kinds of hot-button issues mean instant death for Democrats dates to the 1980s and the conservative ascendancy . \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Meanwhile on the left, the radical wing has also been on the ascendancy . \u2014 Garret Martin, The Conversation , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"the ascension of women in society",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"These mammals that, over time, have influenced and encapsulated the ascension of Black people. \u2014 Nyeema C. Harris, Scientific American , 17 June 2022",
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"Queen Elizabeth\u2019s reign has seen the ascension of curry from exotic fare to British national cuisine, echoing the changing awareness and identity of Britain from empire to postcolonial state. \u2014 Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 June 2022",
|
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"The ascension of Rivas would signal the beginning of the end of Rendon\u2019s more than six years as the most powerful legislator in the lower house and the longest-serving California Assembly speaker in the last quarter of a century. \u2014 Taryn Lunastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
|
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"The British audience tittered at Bartlett\u2019s fantasizing about the ascension of Tunie\u2019s Harris to the presidency after President Biden resigns, and Trump running against her in 2024. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
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"The ascension of Sheikh Mohammed, 61, had been expected after the death Friday of his half-brother and the UAE's president, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the age of 73. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 14 May 2022",
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"The emergence of the tea party movement followed by the ascension of Mr. Trump, a supporter of tariffs, steered many Republicans toward more protectionist policies. \u2014 Alex Leary, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"The shift in Reagan\u2019s approach was complemented by the ascension of Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985. \u2014 Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"For the Warriors to be competitive even without starting Curry says a lot about how lethal this team is, and that\u2019s got a lot to do with the ascension of Jordan Poole. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 25 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Latin ascension-, ascensio , from ascendere":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8sen(t)-sh\u0259n",
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"\u0259-\u02c8sen-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ascent",
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"climb",
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"rise",
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"rising",
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"soar"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110609",
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"type":[
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"geographical name",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ascent":{
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"antonyms":[
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"descent",
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"dip",
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"dive",
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"drop",
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"fall",
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"nosedive",
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"plunge"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a going back in time or upward in order of genealogical succession":[],
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": an advance in social status or reputation : progress":[
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"their ascent from the lower class to the middle class"
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],
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": an upward slope or rising grade : acclivity":[
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"followed the steep ascent to the top of the hill"
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],
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": the act of rising or mounting upward : climb":[
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"completed their ascent of the mountain"
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],
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": the degree of elevation : inclination , gradient":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"They followed a steep ascent to the top of the hill.",
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"our plane broke through some heavy low clouds during its ascent and leveled off once we were above them",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But art critics like Jerry Saltz, who first posted some of Weyant\u2019s pieces to his Instagram in 2019, worry about the speed of her ascent , considering the volatile whims of the art world. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 June 2022",
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"But one crucial aspect of his ascent to stratospheric wealth has transpired out of public view. \u2014 Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica , 21 June 2022",
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"This represents the beginning of an anticipated ascent back through the system that should bring Mata to Triple A Worcester \u2014 or perhaps even the big leagues \u2014 by season\u2019s end. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
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"To carry out these experiments, Ms Young and her collaborators designed a flat runway that rotated at the base so its angle of ascent could be modified. \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
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"But the particular magic of their ascent had dissipated. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"But even a decade of preparation can\u2019t fully prepare someone for this type of ascent . \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"Two-and-a-half minutes after liftoff, the stage fell away and the single engine powering the Falcon 9 second stage took over for the remainder of the ascent . \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"And the rarity of Jackson's kind of ascent may limit the impact the proceedings have on other judges. \u2014 Tierney Sneed, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"irregular from ascend":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8sent",
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"a-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ascension",
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"climb",
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"rise",
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"rising",
|
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"soar"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002139",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"ascertain":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to find out or learn with certainty":[
|
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"ascertain the truth",
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"trying to ascertain the cause of the fire",
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"information that can be easily ascertained on the Internet"
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],
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": to make certain , exact, or precise":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"We look at digital media\u2014images, audio and video\u2014and we try to ascertain whether or not they've been manipulated. We use mathematical and computational techniques to detect alterations in them. \u2014 Claudia Dreifus , New York Times , 2 Oct. 2007",
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"Currently, an official trying to ascertain road damage in the aftermath of an earthquake might have to keep one eye on the TV news while listening to both radio traffic reports and the police scanner. Since most of these data are available in digital form, the software could take them all in, process them and present a report outlining the best evacuation routes. \u2014 Kevin Hogan , Technology Review , April 2002",
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"With an equation linking the money wage to prices, the degree of inflation could be ascertained . \u2014 Sidney Weintraub , Modern Economic Thought , (1977) 1993",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Jurors saw a video of Depp slamming cabinets in a kitchen and pouring himself an oversized glass of wine with Heard trying to ascertain why Depp was mad. \u2014 Staff And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
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"Jurors saw a video of Depp slamming cabinets in a kitchen and pouring himself an oversized glass of wine with Heard trying to ascertain why Depp was mad. \u2014 Matthew Barakat, ajc , 16 May 2022",
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"If a Stop sign is detected by the ML/DL, this is conveyed to the AI driving system and the AI would need to ascertain a suitable means to use the driving controls to bring the self-driving car to a proper and safe stop. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
|
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"Thus, executives should periodically revisit the decision tree to ascertain if their human-A.I. combination is still optimal. \u2014 Matthieu Gombeaud, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
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"Scientists have also attempted to ascertain if our noses can detect such compatibility \u2013 genetic compatibility, anyway. \u2014 Emily Jensen, Allure , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Some records \u2014 70 as of March 10, according to a briefing provided to Congress \u2014 remained unusable while auditors tried to ascertain what information had been mixed in from other charts. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Western and Ukrainian military officials were trying to ascertain whether Russia had used or intended to use chemical weapons in a bid to subdue Mariupol. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
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"This is why the hymen examination or blood-on-the-wedding-night test aren\u2019t the only virginity tests in existence; there is also the two-finger test, where fingers are inserted to ascertain the laxity of the vaginal wall. \u2014 Sophia Smith Galer, refinery29.com , 13 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English acertainen to inform, give assurance to, from Anglo-French acerteiner , from a- (from Latin ad- ) + certein, certain certain":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cca-s\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0101n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ascertain discover , ascertain , determine , unearth , learn mean to find out what one did not previously know. discover may apply to something requiring exploration or investigation or to a chance encounter. discovered the source of the river ascertain implies effort to find the facts or the truth proceeding from awareness of ignorance or uncertainty. attempts to ascertain the population of the region determine emphasizes the intent to establish the facts definitely or precisely. unable to determine the origin of the word unearth implies bringing to light something forgotten or hidden. unearth old records learn may imply acquiring knowledge with little effort or conscious intention (as by simply being told) or it may imply study and practice. I learned her name only today learning Greek",
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"synonyms":[
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"catch on (to)",
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"discover",
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"find out",
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"get on (to)",
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"hear",
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"learn",
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"realize",
|
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"see",
|
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"wise (up)"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030140",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"ascesis":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": self-discipline , asceticism":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1797, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin or Greek; Late Latin, from Greek ask\u0113sis , literally, exercise, from askein":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-s\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041154",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ascetic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": austere in appearance, manner, or attitude":[],
|
|
": practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline":[
|
|
"an ascetic monk",
|
|
"an ascetic diet"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Patterson's collection begins on the walls of the stairway to his basement. \"That's where Cindy draws the line. That's probably a real good idea,\" he says. Mattsson, ascetic for a bachelor, imposes the same rule on himself. LeBeau, who has never been married, is much less restrained. \u2014 Tom Harpole , Air & Space , December 1999/January 2000",
|
|
"By Hollywood standards, Calley's career path may seem enigmatic, but then, so is his personality. If Mark Canton, the previous Sony president, was the boastful, Armani-clad big spender, Calley is downright ascetic , a man who disdains Hollywood profligacy. \u2014 Peter Bart , GQ , August 1997",
|
|
"He converted to Catholicism and, after a long period of intense self-questioning, became a Trappist monk at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky, which, at the time, was as ascetic and demanding as any monastery of the Middle Ages. \u2014 Julius Lester , Falling Pieces of the Broken Sky , 1990",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"His eyebrows seemingly shaved and face often obscured by a scarf, Saul presents a curious figure, one who\u2019s at once an artist, ninja and religious ascetic . \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"With Bob, there is a kind of ascetic renunciation in his suffering that borders on the spiritual. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"But, this isn\u2019t an ascetic boot camp \u2014 the resort is pure luxury. \u2014 Sandra Ramani, Robb Report , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"In 1601 a religious ascetic named Ihor Manyaski retreated to this gorge and built a crude hut on the hillside. \u2014 Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"The monks\u2019 ascetic practices include sleep deprivation and a thousand-day walk. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Very few Americans, as demonstrated by their lifestyle choices, desire this kind of ascetic lifestyle. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"For the most part, The Last Milestone is happy to perpetuate the notion that Kipchoge is distance running\u2019s ascetic holy man, possessed by an immense self-discipline and uninterested in all that material crap. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 20 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"On the other end of spectrum, The Row\u2019s Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen design clothes that fall in line with their own luxurious, ascetic personal style. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 19 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek ask\u0113tikos , literally, laborious, from ask\u0113t\u0113s one that exercises, hermit, from askein to work, exercise":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8se-tik",
|
|
"a-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ascetic severe , stern , austere , ascetic mean given to or marked by strict discipline and firm restraint. severe implies standards enforced without indulgence or laxity and may suggest harshness. severe military discipline stern stresses inflexibility and inexorability of temper or character. stern arbiters of public morality austere stresses absence of warmth, color, or feeling and may apply to rigorous restraint, simplicity, or self-denial. living an austere life in the country ascetic implies abstention from pleasure and comfort or self-indulgence as spiritual discipline. the ascetic life of the monks",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064206",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ascetical":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": austere in appearance, manner, or attitude":[],
|
|
": practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline":[
|
|
"an ascetic monk",
|
|
"an ascetic diet"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Patterson's collection begins on the walls of the stairway to his basement. \"That's where Cindy draws the line. That's probably a real good idea,\" he says. Mattsson, ascetic for a bachelor, imposes the same rule on himself. LeBeau, who has never been married, is much less restrained. \u2014 Tom Harpole , Air & Space , December 1999/January 2000",
|
|
"By Hollywood standards, Calley's career path may seem enigmatic, but then, so is his personality. If Mark Canton, the previous Sony president, was the boastful, Armani-clad big spender, Calley is downright ascetic , a man who disdains Hollywood profligacy. \u2014 Peter Bart , GQ , August 1997",
|
|
"He converted to Catholicism and, after a long period of intense self-questioning, became a Trappist monk at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky, which, at the time, was as ascetic and demanding as any monastery of the Middle Ages. \u2014 Julius Lester , Falling Pieces of the Broken Sky , 1990",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"His eyebrows seemingly shaved and face often obscured by a scarf, Saul presents a curious figure, one who\u2019s at once an artist, ninja and religious ascetic . \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"With Bob, there is a kind of ascetic renunciation in his suffering that borders on the spiritual. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"But, this isn\u2019t an ascetic boot camp \u2014 the resort is pure luxury. \u2014 Sandra Ramani, Robb Report , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"In 1601 a religious ascetic named Ihor Manyaski retreated to this gorge and built a crude hut on the hillside. \u2014 Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"The monks\u2019 ascetic practices include sleep deprivation and a thousand-day walk. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Very few Americans, as demonstrated by their lifestyle choices, desire this kind of ascetic lifestyle. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"For the most part, The Last Milestone is happy to perpetuate the notion that Kipchoge is distance running\u2019s ascetic holy man, possessed by an immense self-discipline and uninterested in all that material crap. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 20 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"On the other end of spectrum, The Row\u2019s Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen design clothes that fall in line with their own luxurious, ascetic personal style. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 19 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek ask\u0113tikos , literally, laborious, from ask\u0113t\u0113s one that exercises, hermit, from askein to work, exercise":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8se-tik",
|
|
"a-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ascetic severe , stern , austere , ascetic mean given to or marked by strict discipline and firm restraint. severe implies standards enforced without indulgence or laxity and may suggest harshness. severe military discipline stern stresses inflexibility and inexorability of temper or character. stern arbiters of public morality austere stresses absence of warmth, color, or feeling and may apply to rigorous restraint, simplicity, or self-denial. living an austere life in the country ascetic implies abstention from pleasure and comfort or self-indulgence as spiritual discipline. the ascetic life of the monks",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191929",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ascribe":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing":[
|
|
"These poems are usually ascribed to Homer.",
|
|
"They ascribe most of their success to good timing and good luck.",
|
|
"She ascribes no importance to having a lot of money."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"ascribed their stunning military victory to good intelligence beforehand",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"At the moment, there\u2019s an attempt to ascribe collective guilt to all those who carry a Russian passport, or to the entire Russian culture. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s an extraordinarily sophisticated maneuver, one that doesn\u2019t ascribe intention based on personal information but rather allows the art to express its deeper content. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"But Sean Aday, an associate professor of media and public affairs at George Washington University, says that news audiences can often ascribe a greater sense of authority and objectivity to satellite images than other kinds of photos. \u2014 Jordan G. Teicher, The New Republic , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Many in the White Nationalist movement who participated in the violent attack of the US Capitol on January 6th, it can be argued, ascribe to this viewpoint as well. \u2014 Charlie Dent, CNN , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Several analysts ascribe that halting rise to the extremely the tough regulatory climate in both states. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Many in golf, including Crenshaw, ascribe the enduring formality to Bobby Jones, an Augusta National founder who died in 1971. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Gilded Age made its debut on HBO on January 24, which is also the writer Edith Wharton\u2019s birthday\u2014a detail that\u2019s hard to ascribe to coincidence. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The Nothing \u2013 Davis experienced the death of his aunt, his mother and his wife during the creative process, which led critics to ascribe it a gravitas that wasn\u2019t typically projected onto latter-day Korn albums. \u2014 Ian Cohen, SPIN , 24 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin ascribere , from ad- + scribere to write \u2014 more at scribe":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8skr\u012bb"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ascribe ascribe , attribute , assign , impute , credit mean to lay something to the account of a person or thing. ascribe suggests an inferring or conjecturing of cause, quality, authorship. forged paintings formerly ascribed to masters attribute suggests less tentativeness than ascribe , less definiteness than assign . attributed to Rembrandt but possibly done by an associate assign implies ascribing with certainty or after deliberation. assigned the bones to the Cretaceous period impute suggests ascribing something that brings discredit by way of accusation or blame. tried to impute sinister motives to my actions credit implies ascribing a thing or especially an action to a person or other thing as its agent, source, or explanation. credited his teammates for his success",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accredit",
|
|
"attribute",
|
|
"chalk up",
|
|
"credit",
|
|
"impute",
|
|
"lay",
|
|
"put down"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095309",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ashamed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"shameless",
|
|
"unashamed"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": feeling inferior or unworthy":[],
|
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": feeling shame, guilt, or disgrace":[
|
|
"She felt ashamed for hitting her brother.",
|
|
"You should be ashamed of yourself.",
|
|
"Losing is nothing to be ashamed of.",
|
|
"He was deeply ashamed of his behavior."
|
|
],
|
|
": reluctant or unwilling to do something because of shame or embarrassment":[
|
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"I was ashamed to be seen with him.",
|
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"I'm not ashamed to admit that I don't know the answer."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Inna also felt ashamed of sizing up her mother in this way. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Then Russia invaded eastern Ukraine in 2014, and Russian speakers like her felt ashamed . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The best approach begins with a culture of psychological safety where an employee doesn't feel ashamed or fearful of expressing a need for help. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Maines famously told a London crowd in 2003 the band did not support the U.S. invasion of Iraq and was ashamed then-President George W. Bush was from Texas, triggering the ire of the country music genre's more conservative artists and fans. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Not all love lasts forever, and breakups aren\u2019t something to be ashamed of. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"For all their bickering, teasing, and conflicts, the Belchers have each other \u2014 and this movie is not ashamed to hammer that message home. \u2014 Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Democrats said Republicans should be ashamed for singling out people that much of society already treats badly. \u2014 CBS News , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Young Mexican Americans are no longer ashamed , and instead want to uplift and embrace their music, Sanchez said. \u2014 Laura Rodr\u00edguez Presa, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English \u0101scamod , past participle of \u0101scamian to shame, from \u0101- (perfective prefix) + scamian to shame \u2014 more at abide , shame":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8sh\u0101md"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"guilty",
|
|
"shamed",
|
|
"shamefaced"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101026",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
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]
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},
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"ashen":{
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"antonyms":[
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"blooming",
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"florid",
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"flush",
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"full-blooded",
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"glowing",
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"red",
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"rosy",
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"rubicund",
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"ruddy",
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"sanguine"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or made from ash wood":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8a-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ashy",
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"blanched",
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"cadaverous",
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"doughy",
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"livid",
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"lurid",
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"mealy",
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"pale",
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"paled",
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"pallid",
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"pasty",
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"peaked",
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"wan"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034947",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"ashes":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of a genus ( Fraxinus ) of trees of the olive family with pinnate leaves, thin furrowed bark, and gray branchlets":[],
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": deathly pallor":[
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"the lip of ashes and the cheek of flame",
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"\u2014 Lord Byron"
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],
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": fine particles of mineral matter from a volcanic vent":[],
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": ruins":[],
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": something that symbolizes grief, repentance, or humiliation":[],
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": the ligature \u00e6 used in Old English and some phonetic alphabets to represent a low front vowel \\a\\":[],
|
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": the remains of the dead human body after cremation or disintegration":[],
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": the solid residue left when combustible material is thoroughly burned or is oxidized by chemical means":[],
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": the tough elastic wood of an ash":[],
|
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": to apply ash to : to coat with ashes":[
|
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"The rules that once governed the way the game was played had been burnt to the ground, and the earth was salted and ashed for good measure.",
|
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"\u2014 Ani Bundel",
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"It's a cow's milk soft cheese that's ashed on the outside. (It's kind of like a goth brie.)",
|
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"\u2014 Erin Edwards"
|
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],
|
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": to convert into ash":[
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"The insoluble resid fractions are ashed at 800\u00b0 C to constant weight.",
|
|
"\u2014 Joseph Haggin"
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],
|
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": to remove ash residue from (something, such as a cigarette) usually by flicking or tapping":[
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"She ashed her cigarette onto a patch of dirt floor, then handed it to me.",
|
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"\u2014 Dominic Smith"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1655, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Verb",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English asshe , from Old English \u00e6sc ; akin to Old High German ask ash, Latin ornus mountain ash":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, usually as plural asshen, askes, axen, ashes, going back to Old English axe, asce (feminine weak noun), going back to Germanic *ask\u014dn- (whence also Old Saxon asc-, in ascal \"ash-colored,\" Old High German asca, ascha \"ash,\" Old Norse aska ) beside apparent *azg\u014d in Gothic azgo \"ash,\" both of uncertain origin":"Noun",
|
|
"derivative of ash entry 2":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ash"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"debris",
|
|
"detritus",
|
|
"flotsam",
|
|
"remains",
|
|
"residue",
|
|
"rubble",
|
|
"ruins",
|
|
"wreck",
|
|
"wreckage"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205548",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ashy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blooming",
|
|
"florid",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"full-blooded",
|
|
"glowing",
|
|
"red",
|
|
"rosy",
|
|
"rubicund",
|
|
"ruddy",
|
|
"sanguine"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ashen":[],
|
|
": of or relating to ashes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"paramedics knew she was in shock because she was ashy and shaking",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Dull skin: Brightening ingredients such as vitamin C and exfoliators like small beads or granules can often renew skin texture and keep dark, ashy marks at bay. \u2014 Nikhita Mahtani, SELF , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The following rainy season, more than 300,000 tons of ashy , topsoil sludge ended up in the Rubicon River -- normally pristine water that flows out of the Sierra Nevada mountains. \u2014 Ella Nilsen, CNN , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"If the original plastic was dark, avoid ashy discoloration. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 12 Mar. 2015",
|
|
"Your complexion tends to grow paler with age, so a matching shade can leave you looking pasty or ashy . \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Cast members Thede, Ashley Nicole Black, Gabrielle Dennis and Skye Townsend riff on relatable themes, like ashy skin, hair woes and the politics of the Black church, and present them with a healthy helping of Black lady joy. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In recent years, the mouse population has exploded, attracting burrowing owls that also prey on the ashy storm-petrel, officials said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In recent years, the mouse population has exploded, attracting burrowing owls that also prey on the ashy storm-petrel, officials said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Dre overreacts to Devante leaving the house ashy and Bow intervenes, making the situation worse. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 31 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-sh\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ashen",
|
|
"blanched",
|
|
"cadaverous",
|
|
"doughy",
|
|
"livid",
|
|
"lurid",
|
|
"mealy",
|
|
"pale",
|
|
"paled",
|
|
"pallid",
|
|
"pasty",
|
|
"peaked",
|
|
"wan"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222104",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aside":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a comment or discussion that does not relate directly to the main subject being discussed : digression":[
|
|
"He frequently interrupted his narrative with amusing asides ."
|
|
],
|
|
": away from one's thought or consideration":[
|
|
"All kidding aside , we really need to get busy."
|
|
],
|
|
": away from others or into privacy":[
|
|
"pulled him aside"
|
|
],
|
|
": beyond , past":[],
|
|
": out of the way especially for future use : away":[
|
|
"putting aside savings"
|
|
],
|
|
": to or toward the side":[
|
|
"stepped aside"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"He stepped aside and let her pass.",
|
|
"He threw his coat aside .",
|
|
"She laid the book aside .",
|
|
"He elbowed people aside as he moved through the crowd.",
|
|
"He took her aside to speak to her privately.",
|
|
"Someone grabbed him and pulled him aside .",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She made a joke about the food in a muttered aside to her husband.",
|
|
"The book includes several lengthy asides about the personal lives of scientists involved in the project.",
|
|
"In his speech he mentioned her contributions almost as an aside , despite the fact that she was the one who came up with the idea originally.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"This is part of the $150 million Gov. Gavin Newsom set aside in his 2021 budget for youth workforce development in the 13 largest cities in California. \u2014 Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Most units at the former Wilbur Wright School campus on Rosa Parks Boulevard and Calumet will be set aside for a Detroiter making less than $37,620. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"In light of that, the mayor and council set aside $11 million for the city's Rainy Day Fund and added $15 million to cover future budget shortfalls. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"About $100 million is earmarked for legal fees, and $96 million set aside for owners who lost one of the 136 units in the building. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon And Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"In all, 147 Republicans voted to set aside certified election results after police quelled the riot. \u2014 Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"About $100 million is earmarked for legal fees, and $96 million set aside for owners who lost one of the 136 units in the building. \u2014 CBS News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Add and brown the sausages on all sides, then remove and set aside . \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The area, home to about 7,000 aged oak trees, will then be set aside as a nature preserve for local residents and visiting anime pilgrims. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"And as an aside , Javon and David Casta\u00f1eda became very good friends. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"She was first mentioned briefly, almost as an aside , in an opening scene that took place in the narrator\u2019s place of work. \u2014 Oliver Munday, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"As an aside , not everyone agrees that digital natives are somehow rejiggered in terms of their mental processes about the world. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"But as an aside , your letter really strikes me as soooo gossipy. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"As an aside , some furtively whisper that this will be akin to the return of the Jedi. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"However, the plan may stipulate that in the event that there is a shortfall in the earnings rate used in calculating spendable funds, the set- aside can be used as an offset. \u2014 Jack Guttentag, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Psaki\u2019s asseveration was thrown in casually \u2014 as an aside , almost. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Just as an aside , it should be pointed out that at several points in the 105-minute set, Eilish asked the audience on the GA floor to take a step back from the stage and runways, and asked if water bottles could be tossed out into the crowd. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 10 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
|
|
"1592, in the meaning defined above":"Preposition",
|
|
"circa 1751, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see side entry 1":"Preposition"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u012bd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"digression",
|
|
"divagation",
|
|
"excursion",
|
|
"tangent"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134514",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"preposition"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aside from":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": except for":[
|
|
"Aside from us, there were only a half dozen people there."
|
|
],
|
|
": in addition to : besides":[
|
|
"Aside from being well written, the book is also beautifully illustrated."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"aside from the C in geometry, he made all A's this term"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apart from",
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"barring",
|
|
"beside",
|
|
"besides",
|
|
"but",
|
|
"except",
|
|
"excepting",
|
|
"except for",
|
|
"excluding",
|
|
"exclusive of",
|
|
"other than",
|
|
"outside",
|
|
"outside of",
|
|
"save",
|
|
"saving"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053111",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"preposition"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"asinine":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"judicious",
|
|
"prudent",
|
|
"sagacious",
|
|
"sage",
|
|
"sane",
|
|
"sapient",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"wise"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": extremely or utterly foolish or silly":[
|
|
"an asinine excuse"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or resembling an ass":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"\u2026 geniuses like Brando strike self and material together in a way that sets off some incomparable spark, radiating so much charisma that they get away with choices that would seem asinine from anyone else. \u2014 Jeremy McCarter , New York Times Book Review , 4 Jan. 2009",
|
|
"The boss of Wells Fargo has called the solvency tests \" asinine \". The aim of such behaviour is presumably to convince regulators to focus the coming clampdown on the weakest banks. \u2014 The Economist , 13-19 June 2009",
|
|
"First the good news: There's one palatable piece of ear candy here, \"Rocket O' Love.\" While the words are asinine (\"Shotgun, shing-a-ling/One, two, one two three, hey!!\"), it's a hearty \u2026 rocker Billy Squier might like to call his own. \u2014 David Hiltbrand , People Weekly , 11 Mar. 1991",
|
|
"it was asinine to run into the street like that",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This has got to be the single most asinine simile producers have ever forced on a Bachelor or Bachelorette. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 24 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"However, the idea that somehow Osefo is any less intelligent or worthy of respect is asinine and antiquated. \u2014 Tameka Amado, Essence , 25 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The scheme always starts with a sweet-sounding premise that is totally asinine but that everyone agrees to pretend is a self-evident truth. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 3 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Alas, what should be a runaway creative success for the game\u2019s director, Josef Fares, is marred by a tone-deaf narrative element which shows that asinine ethnic caricatures unfortunately still exist in video games. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The database shows some fliers treat airline mask requirements as a seemingly asinine rule to evade, akin to sneaking a late look at text messages after phones are supposed to be in airplane mode. \u2014 Michael Laris, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Major league baseball has become an activity dominated by asinine statistical decisions to a large degree. \u2014 Star Tribune , 3 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The Outer Worlds draws its best moments from this contrast, and from the suffering and determination of the people living under the yoke of a really asinine economic system right out of the Gilded Age. \u2014 Wired , 6 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Bulgaria got a bad reputation from asinine American comedians who perpetuated the old communist stereotype of squat men and women with unibrows and thick necks who shave twice a day. \u2014 John Kass, chicagotribune.com , 27 June 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin asininus , from asinus ass":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-s\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for asinine simple , foolish , silly , fatuous , asinine mean actually or apparently deficient in intelligence. simple implies a degree of intelligence inadequate to cope with anything complex or involving mental effort. considered people simple who had trouble with computers foolish implies the character of being or seeming unable to use judgment, discretion, or good sense. foolish stunts silly suggests failure to act as a rational being especially by ridiculous behavior. the silly antics of revelers fatuous implies foolishness, inanity, and disregard of reality. fatuous conspiracy theories asinine suggests utter and contemptible failure to use normal rationality or perception. an asinine plot",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absurd",
|
|
"balmy",
|
|
"brainless",
|
|
"bubbleheaded",
|
|
"cockeyed",
|
|
"crackpot",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"cuckoo",
|
|
"daffy",
|
|
"daft",
|
|
"dippy",
|
|
"dotty",
|
|
"fatuous",
|
|
"featherheaded",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"foolish",
|
|
"half-baked",
|
|
"half-witted",
|
|
"harebrained",
|
|
"inept",
|
|
"insane",
|
|
"jerky",
|
|
"kooky",
|
|
"kookie",
|
|
"loony",
|
|
"looney",
|
|
"lunatic",
|
|
"lunkheaded",
|
|
"mad",
|
|
"nonsensical",
|
|
"nutty",
|
|
"preposterous",
|
|
"sappy",
|
|
"screwball",
|
|
"senseless",
|
|
"silly",
|
|
"simpleminded",
|
|
"stupid",
|
|
"tomfool",
|
|
"unwise",
|
|
"wacky",
|
|
"whacky",
|
|
"weak-minded",
|
|
"witless",
|
|
"zany"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064227",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"asininity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"judicious",
|
|
"prudent",
|
|
"sagacious",
|
|
"sage",
|
|
"sane",
|
|
"sapient",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"wise"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": extremely or utterly foolish or silly":[
|
|
"an asinine excuse"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or resembling an ass":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"\u2026 geniuses like Brando strike self and material together in a way that sets off some incomparable spark, radiating so much charisma that they get away with choices that would seem asinine from anyone else. \u2014 Jeremy McCarter , New York Times Book Review , 4 Jan. 2009",
|
|
"The boss of Wells Fargo has called the solvency tests \" asinine \". The aim of such behaviour is presumably to convince regulators to focus the coming clampdown on the weakest banks. \u2014 The Economist , 13-19 June 2009",
|
|
"First the good news: There's one palatable piece of ear candy here, \"Rocket O' Love.\" While the words are asinine (\"Shotgun, shing-a-ling/One, two, one two three, hey!!\"), it's a hearty \u2026 rocker Billy Squier might like to call his own. \u2014 David Hiltbrand , People Weekly , 11 Mar. 1991",
|
|
"it was asinine to run into the street like that",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This has got to be the single most asinine simile producers have ever forced on a Bachelor or Bachelorette. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 24 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"However, the idea that somehow Osefo is any less intelligent or worthy of respect is asinine and antiquated. \u2014 Tameka Amado, Essence , 25 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The scheme always starts with a sweet-sounding premise that is totally asinine but that everyone agrees to pretend is a self-evident truth. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 3 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Alas, what should be a runaway creative success for the game\u2019s director, Josef Fares, is marred by a tone-deaf narrative element which shows that asinine ethnic caricatures unfortunately still exist in video games. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The database shows some fliers treat airline mask requirements as a seemingly asinine rule to evade, akin to sneaking a late look at text messages after phones are supposed to be in airplane mode. \u2014 Michael Laris, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Major league baseball has become an activity dominated by asinine statistical decisions to a large degree. \u2014 Star Tribune , 3 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The Outer Worlds draws its best moments from this contrast, and from the suffering and determination of the people living under the yoke of a really asinine economic system right out of the Gilded Age. \u2014 Wired , 6 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Bulgaria got a bad reputation from asinine American comedians who perpetuated the old communist stereotype of squat men and women with unibrows and thick necks who shave twice a day. \u2014 John Kass, chicagotribune.com , 27 June 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin asininus , from asinus ass":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8a-s\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for asinine simple , foolish , silly , fatuous , asinine mean actually or apparently deficient in intelligence. simple implies a degree of intelligence inadequate to cope with anything complex or involving mental effort. considered people simple who had trouble with computers foolish implies the character of being or seeming unable to use judgment, discretion, or good sense. foolish stunts silly suggests failure to act as a rational being especially by ridiculous behavior. the silly antics of revelers fatuous implies foolishness, inanity, and disregard of reality. fatuous conspiracy theories asinine suggests utter and contemptible failure to use normal rationality or perception. an asinine plot",
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"synonyms":[
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"absurd",
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"balmy",
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"brainless",
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"bubbleheaded",
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"cockeyed",
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"crackpot",
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"crazy",
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"cuckoo",
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"daffy",
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"daft",
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"dippy",
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"dotty",
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"fatuous",
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"featherheaded",
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"fool",
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"foolish",
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"half-baked",
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"half-witted",
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"harebrained",
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"inept",
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"insane",
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"jerky",
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"kooky",
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"kookie",
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"loony",
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"looney",
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"lunatic",
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"lunkheaded",
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"mad",
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"nonsensical",
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"nutty",
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"preposterous",
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"sappy",
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"screwball",
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"senseless",
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"silly",
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"simpleminded",
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"stupid",
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"tomfool",
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"unwise",
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"wacky",
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"whacky",
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"weak-minded",
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"witless",
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"zany"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090457",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ask":{
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"antonyms":[
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"answer",
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"reply",
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"respond"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": invite":[
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"She asked a few friends to the party."
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],
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": something asked for, requested, or required of someone":[
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"\u2014 used especially in phrases like a big ask and a tough ask to say that what is being asked for or hoped for is difficult or unlikely It's a big ask , I think, demanding audiences recall a plot from two years ago, and while normally I don't mind a big ask \u2026 this particular ask utterly defeated me. \u2014 Deborah Ross"
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],
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": speak , utter":[
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"ask a question"
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],
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": to behave in a way that invites punishment or retribution":[
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"Experts used to think that battered women were \" asking for it \"\u2014somehow masochistically provoking abuse from their men. Mercifully, that idea has now been discredited.",
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"\u2014 Michele Ingrassia"
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],
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": to behave in a way that is likely to result in trouble":[
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"\u2026 you are asking for trouble if you try to lift too much weight \u2026",
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"\u2014 Douglas Jeffrey"
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],
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": to call for : require":[
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"a challenge that will ask much of us"
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],
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": to call on for an answer":[
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"She asked him about his trip."
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],
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": to make a request":[
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"asked for food"
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],
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": to make a request for":[
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"She asked help from her teacher."
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],
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": to make a request of":[
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"She asked her teacher for help."
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],
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": to put a question about":[
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"asking her opinion"
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],
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": to seek information":[
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"ask for her address"
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],
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": to set as a price":[
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"asked $3000 for the car"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"I need to ask a question.",
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"Did you ask her yet?",
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"\u201cHave you seen the movie yet?\u201d he asked .",
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"a list of frequently asked questions",
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"\u201cIf you don't mind me asking , how old are you?\u201d \u201cI'm 35 years old. Why do you ask ?\u201d",
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"\u201cDo they have any soda?\u201d \u201cI don't know. I'll go ask .\u201d",
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"I would have given it to him, but he never asked .",
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"We had to stop and ask directions.",
|
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"May I ask the time?",
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"Did you ask permission to leave?",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Under the plea deal, Deveny can ask for no less than a five-year prison term, Fay said. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 June 2022",
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"People still ask about the exhibition on fashion designer Alexander McQueen that closed 11 years ago, the guard said. \u2014 Joseph Pisani, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
|
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"To ask him a question, email him at gary@garysingerlaw.com, or go to SunSentinel.com/askpro. \u2014 Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
|
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"President Joe Biden will ask Congress today to suspend the federal gas tax for the next three months. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
|
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"President Biden will ask Congress on Thursday to suspend the federal gas tax through September, a move that could shave off 18 cents per gallon to help consumers battling record prices at the pump, senior administration officials said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
|
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"The premise is so simple and clear and strong that what is left for those of us who care about equality is to ask the question: What does equality mean? \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 21 June 2022",
|
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"During a press conference in January, 2021, Rosa Flores, of CNN, raised her hand to ask a question. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
|
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"The rap episode became a favorite, and whenever Mr. Theroux made the publicity rounds for a new project, interviewers would inevitably ask him about his hip-hop foray. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"For some, lending out a personal vehicle is already a big ask that comes with a lot of risk. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
|
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"But the underlying issue isn\u2019t the ask of creating content for TikTok, but the potential repercussions that can come when artists\u2019 promotional content fails to hit an impossibly high target. \u2014 Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone , 31 May 2022",
|
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"That would be a much bigger ask for Europe, which got 45% of its natural gas imports from Russia last year \u2014 a much bigger share than oil. \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 5 May 2022",
|
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"That might be a hard ask to fulfill, as neither dispensaries nor product manufacturers are required to disclose their remediation methods, just that their product passed lab tests. \u2014 Chris Roberts, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
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"While four three-point makes is a hefty ask , Trent has done so in 19 of his 54 appearances this season. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The latest ask , which does not include money from the city\u2019s general fund, comes 2.5 years after the council approved a $52.3 million budget for the park. \u2014 Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
|
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"That\u2019s not an easy ask as the world emerges from the economic shock of the pandemic. \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The bigger the ask , the bigger the prize needs to be. \u2014 George Bradt, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Old English \u0101scian ; akin to Old High German eisc\u014dn to ask, Lithuanian ie\u0161koti to seek, Sanskrit icchati he seeks":"Verb",
|
|
"noun derivative of ask entry 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8\u00e4sk",
|
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"\u02c8ask",
|
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"dialectal \u02c8aks"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ask Verb ask , question , interrogate , query , inquire mean to address a person in order to gain information. ask implies no more than the putting of a question. ask for directions question usually suggests the asking of series of questions. questioned them about every detail of the trip interrogate suggests formal or official systematic questioning. the prosecutor interrogated the witness all day query implies a desire for authoritative information or confirmation. queried a librarian about the book inquire implies a searching for facts or for truth often specifically by asking questions. began to inquire of friends and teachers what career she should pursue ask , request , solicit mean to seek to obtain by making one's wants known. ask implies no more than the statement of the desire. ask a favor of a friend request implies greater formality and courtesy. requests the pleasure of your company solicit suggests a calling attention to one's wants or desires by public announcement or advertisement. a letter soliciting information",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"catechize",
|
|
"grill",
|
|
"inquire (of)",
|
|
"interrogate",
|
|
"query",
|
|
"question",
|
|
"quiz"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104643",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ask (for)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to request to see or talk to (someone)":[
|
|
"Unhappy with the service, he asked for the store manager.",
|
|
"There's someone on the phone asking for you."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000614",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ask for":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to request to see or talk to (someone)":[
|
|
"Unhappy with the service, he asked for the store manager.",
|
|
"There's someone on the phone asking for you."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083654",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ask for the moon":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to ask for something that is very difficult or impossible to get":[
|
|
"The striking workers say they just want to be paid a fair wage. They're not asking for the moon ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021818",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"askew":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"even",
|
|
"level",
|
|
"straight"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": out of line : at an angle":[
|
|
"The picture hung askew ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Glazed legs slightly askew , and ringlets of blond, chestnut, ebony, and russet. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"On a recent day, the traffic was so light that no one really noticed when a car accidentally backed into the barrel, setting one of the signs askew . \u2014 Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Seven of Nine) travel back to Earth in 2024 to prevent the timeline from going hopelessly askew . \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Nearby, the remnants of a red taillight sat askew near the sidewalk while a license plate lay in the street. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"If there are tree branches askew across a path, it\u2019s probably not the right one. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 July 2021",
|
|
"The black Toyota\u2019s right front end appeared to be badly damaged from being jammed into a vehicle in front of it; its windshield was partially shattered, the hood crumpled up and its two front tires askew . \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 10 June 2021",
|
|
"Leaning into the microphone, tie slightly askew , Dr. Tobin used his hands and elbows to demonstrate how people breathe. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"One of the shifters has been knocked askew , and my leg has two bleeding puncture marks. \u2014 Jason H. Harper, Robb Report , 14 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1552, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from a- entry 1 + skew":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8sky\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aslant",
|
|
"atilt",
|
|
"awry",
|
|
"cock-a-hoop",
|
|
"cockeyed",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"crooked",
|
|
"listing",
|
|
"lopsided",
|
|
"oblique",
|
|
"off-kilter",
|
|
"pitched",
|
|
"skewed",
|
|
"slanted",
|
|
"slanting",
|
|
"slantwise",
|
|
"tilted",
|
|
"tipping",
|
|
"uneven"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110947",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb or adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"asking bid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an artificial bid in contract bridge that asks for certain information from the bidder's partner":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054623",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"asking price":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the price at which something is offered for sale":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The original asking price for the car was $20,000, but I was eventually able to buy it for $18,000.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Their affordable lease in New Paltz, N.Y., negotiated in 2015 with the help of a farming nonprofit, had just ended, and they were suddenly thrust into a market where buyers were paying above asking price . \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Zillow notes that 60% of sellers reported getting at least two offers on their homes, and that nearly half of homes sold in the US in April went for above asking price . \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The couple, who share daughter Genevieve, 3, purchased the property for $5,250,000 in 2016, property records show \u2014 a little over half of the current asking price . \u2014 Hannah Chubb, PEOPLE.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
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"That\u2019s just $900 shy of his asking price , records show. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 5 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Sellers' median asking price jumped to a new record in June, reaching $450,000 \u2014 an increase of almost 17% from a year earlier. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The villa\u2019s furniture, mostly imported from Europe, is included in the asking price . \u2014 Alison Gregor, New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Coincidentally, Silva's asking price is exactly what Barca want for De Jong from United or any other interested party: \u20ac80mn fixed and up front plus another \u20ac20mn in variables. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The game\u2019s entertainment value well exceeds the asking price of nothing. \u2014 Gene Park, Washington Post , 14 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1755, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112249",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"askingly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in an entreating or inquiring manner":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012754",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aslant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"even",
|
|
"level",
|
|
"straight"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a slanting direction : obliquely":[],
|
|
": over or across in a slanting direction":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb or adjective",
|
|
"1596, in the meaning defined above":"Preposition"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8slant"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"askew",
|
|
"atilt",
|
|
"awry",
|
|
"cock-a-hoop",
|
|
"cockeyed",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"crooked",
|
|
"listing",
|
|
"lopsided",
|
|
"oblique",
|
|
"off-kilter",
|
|
"pitched",
|
|
"skewed",
|
|
"slanted",
|
|
"slanting",
|
|
"slantwise",
|
|
"tilted",
|
|
"tipping",
|
|
"uneven"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192321",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb or adjective",
|
|
"preposition"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"asleep":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"awake",
|
|
"sleepless",
|
|
"wakeful",
|
|
"wide-awake"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being in a state of sleep":[],
|
|
": dead":[],
|
|
": inactive , dormant":[],
|
|
": into a state of inactivity, sluggishness, or indifference":[],
|
|
": into a state of sleep":[],
|
|
": into the sleep of death":[],
|
|
": lacking sensation : numb":[],
|
|
": not alert : indifferent":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"\u201cAre you asleep ?\u201d \u201cNo, I'm awake.\u201d",
|
|
"He tries to clean up the house while the kids are asleep .",
|
|
"The cats are asleep on the floor.",
|
|
"She was still asleep at noon.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Jessica and her dad had a evening ritual of cuddling up on a big, comfy chair and watching TV until Jessica fell asleep in her dad\u2019s arms. \u2014 Holly Yan, CNN , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"How could the Heat front office be asleep at the wheel and not put together a better deal to obtain Wood, who has averaged nearly 20 points and 10 rebounds the last two seasons and who would have been the perfect fit next to Bam Adebayo? \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"One time, a friend of mine came over and Terry fell asleep . \u2014 cleveland , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Brown fell asleep on the couch waiting for that call. \u2014 La Risa R. Lynch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Drew Gulak fell asleep at the wheel as the the bell was nowhere to be heard while Naomi was getting her arm stomped in after the match. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Two men who were changing a tire on the side of a Florida interstate were killed when another driver fell asleep at the wheel and hit them, officials said. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Alas, Jack fell asleep at the theater and Kevin bailed halfway through An American Tail, prompting an anxious search for Kevin that resolved quickly, but only because Rebecca (Mandy Moore) had written his phone number inside his shoes. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Matt Ryan fell asleep during Game 6 of the National League Championship Series, and wasn't even aware until waking up Sunday morning that the Atlanta Braves are heading to the World Series. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 24 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"The lounge is also where Boram brings in pediatricians, physical therapists and mental health experts offering general seminars on topics including pelvic floor therapy and how to fall asleep more quickly. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
|
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"Babies, not to say bad boys, would fall asleep back there, their nodding heads tipped over by the great weight of baby helmets covered in the spikes of a stegosaurus, poking into my back. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
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"Some people can plop into bed and fall asleep instantly, but others are a little more particular\u2014about temperature, about softness, about everything. \u2014 Glamour , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"The singer, 42, teamed up with the app to record three stories featuring the soothing sound of her voice to help families fall asleep faster. \u2014 Anya Leon, PEOPLE.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"Ever wanted to fall asleep any time, anywhere on command? \u2014 Taylyn Washington-harmon, Men's Health , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"After the in-flight meal, a passenger fell asleep next to her \u2014 maskless. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Sep. 2021",
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"Now go sit in the chair, open the book\u2026and fall asleep immediately. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"Does the 4-7-8 breathing method really help someone fall asleep faster? \u2014 Serena Coady, Glamour , 3 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English aslepe , from Old English on sl\u00e6pe":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8sl\u0113p"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"dormant",
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"dozing",
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"napping",
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"resting",
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"sleeping",
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"slumbering"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020617",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"asocial":{
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"antonyms":[
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"cordial",
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"friendly",
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"sociable",
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"social",
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"warm"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": antisocial":[],
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": not social: such as":[],
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": rejecting or lacking the capacity for social interaction":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"an asocial and grumpy artist lives alone on the top floor",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This remarkably asocial act was his social life in a nutshell. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 20 June 2022",
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"The practice of art seemed an asocial , even antisocial activity. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
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"To think of the brain as an asocial or pre-social organ is thus deeply mistaken. \u2014 Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
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"There seems to me to be a value in keeping our dreams private and asocial , particularly in a world where social technologies burrow ever deeper into our conscious lives. \u2014 Michael W. Clune, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The third key message concludes leaders should be cautious about the negative impacts of power imbalance, leading to asocial interests and selfish actions, which weaken the effect of technological similarity on post-acquisition innovation. \u2014 Benjamin Laker, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
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"C\u00e9zanne was personally shy, to the point of being asocial . \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 21 June 2021",
|
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"For some of us, being asocial isn\u2019t a huge adjustment. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 19 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Marechera wrote much of the book while living in a tent in a meadow near Oxford, from which he had been expelled for violent and asocial behavior. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02c8)\u0101-\u02c8s\u014d-sh\u0259l",
|
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"(\u02cc)\u0101-\u02c8s\u014d-sh\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"aloof",
|
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"antisocial",
|
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"buttoned-up",
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"cold",
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"cold-eyed",
|
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"cool",
|
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"detached",
|
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"distant",
|
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"dry",
|
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"frosty",
|
|
"offish",
|
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"remote",
|
|
"standoff",
|
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"standoffish",
|
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"unbending",
|
|
"unclubbable",
|
|
"unsociable"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011233",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aspect":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a particular appearance of the face : mien":[
|
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"\u2026 all that's best of dark and bright / Meet in her aspect and her eyes.",
|
|
"\u2014 Lord Byron"
|
|
],
|
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": a particular status or phase in which something appears or may be regarded":[
|
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"They studied every aspect of the question."
|
|
],
|
|
": a position facing a particular direction : exposure":[
|
|
"a house with a southern aspect"
|
|
],
|
|
": a set of inflected (see inflect sense 1 ) verb forms that indicate aspect":[],
|
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": an act of looking : gaze":[],
|
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": appearance to the eye or mind":[
|
|
"the threatening aspect of the dark sky"
|
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],
|
|
": the manner of presentation of a plane to a fluid through which it is moving or to a current":[],
|
|
": the nature of the action of a verb as to its beginning, duration, completion, or repetition and without reference to its position in time":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"depending on what aspect of college life you consider most important, there are several colleges which might be good for you",
|
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"he has the aspect of a man used to giving orders and seeing them obeyed",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There is a powerful cathartic aspect to those purification rituals. \u2014 Dimitris Xygalatas, The Conversation , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"There is a team aspect to the format that few understand or will likely care about. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"There is a self-fulfilling aspect to recessionary psychology. \u2014 Alexis Christoforous, ABC News , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"There is the functional aspect of the job and the people part. \u2014 Rod Berger, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Providing safe access to healthcare is an essential aspect of our employee benefits. \u2014 Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, even as the delineation between Oscar and Emmy is resolved, doc eligibility may be the most confusing aspect of the Emmy. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Having tools for family members to study with one another is an important aspect of language revitalization. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Maybe event records won\u2019t be shattered, but that bridge is a gradual incline for the most part and could be a unique aspect of the race. \u2014 Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin aspectus , from aspicere to look at, from ad- + specere to look \u2014 more at spy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-\u02ccspekt",
|
|
"\u02c8as-\u02ccpekt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"angle",
|
|
"facet",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"phase",
|
|
"side"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175117",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"asperity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"mildness",
|
|
"softness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": rigor , severity":[
|
|
"\u2026 whether hearing herself described as a 'lovely woman' softened the asperity of her grief \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
|
|
],
|
|
": roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger":[
|
|
"He asked with some asperity just what they were implying."
|
|
],
|
|
": roughness of sound":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"By the time Keane wrote Devoted Ladies, a note of asperity had crept into her fiction. \u2014 Francine Prose, The New York Review of Books , 22 Nov. 2018",
|
|
"Imagine Don Draper\u2019s grasp of American psychopathology delivered with the pithy asperity of Emily Dickinson. \u2014 Megan O\u2019grady, New York Times , 19 Oct. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English asprete , from Anglo-French aspret\u00e9 , from aspre rough, from Latin asper , from Old Latin *absperos , from ab- ab- + -speros ; akin to Sanskrit apasphura repelling, Latin spernere to spurn \u2014 more at spurn entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8sper-\u0259-t\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02c8spe-r\u0259-",
|
|
"a-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acerbity",
|
|
"acidity",
|
|
"acidness",
|
|
"acridity",
|
|
"acridness",
|
|
"acrimoniousness",
|
|
"acrimony",
|
|
"acuteness",
|
|
"bite",
|
|
"bitterness",
|
|
"edge",
|
|
"harshness",
|
|
"keenness",
|
|
"poignance",
|
|
"poignancy",
|
|
"pungency",
|
|
"roughness",
|
|
"sharpness",
|
|
"tartness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040059",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"asperous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": rough , scabrous":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin asper rough + English -ous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8asp(\u0259)r\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000418",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aspers":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of aspers plural of asper"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-183237",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"asperse":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to attack with evil reports or false or injurious charges":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"how dare you asperse the character of our dedicated pastor!"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin aspersus , past participle of aspergere , from ad- + spargere to scatter \u2014 more at spark":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8sp\u0259rs",
|
|
"a-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for asperse malign , traduce , asperse , vilify , calumniate , defame , slander mean to injure by speaking ill of. malign suggests specific and often subtle misrepresentation but may not always imply deliberate lying. the most maligned monarch in British history traduce stresses the resulting ignominy and distress to the victim. so traduced the governor that he was driven from office asperse implies continued attack on a reputation often by indirect or insinuated detraction. both candidates aspersed the other's motives vilify implies attempting to destroy a reputation by open and direct abuse. no criminal was more vilified in the press calumniate imputes malice to the speaker and falsity to the assertions. falsely calumniated as a traitor defame stresses the actual loss of or injury to one's good name. sued them for defaming her reputation slander stresses the suffering of the victim. town gossips slandered their good name",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blacken",
|
|
"calumniate",
|
|
"defame",
|
|
"libel",
|
|
"malign",
|
|
"slander",
|
|
"smear",
|
|
"traduce",
|
|
"vilify"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233534",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"asperser":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that asperses":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-s\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011417",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aspersing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to attack with evil reports or false or injurious charges":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"how dare you asperse the character of our dedicated pastor!"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin aspersus , past participle of aspergere , from ad- + spargere to scatter \u2014 more at spark":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8sp\u0259rs",
|
|
"a-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for asperse malign , traduce , asperse , vilify , calumniate , defame , slander mean to injure by speaking ill of. malign suggests specific and often subtle misrepresentation but may not always imply deliberate lying. the most maligned monarch in British history traduce stresses the resulting ignominy and distress to the victim. so traduced the governor that he was driven from office asperse implies continued attack on a reputation often by indirect or insinuated detraction. both candidates aspersed the other's motives vilify implies attempting to destroy a reputation by open and direct abuse. no criminal was more vilified in the press calumniate imputes malice to the speaker and falsity to the assertions. falsely calumniated as a traitor defame stresses the actual loss of or injury to one's good name. sued them for defaming her reputation slander stresses the suffering of the victim. town gossips slandered their good name",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blacken",
|
|
"calumniate",
|
|
"defame",
|
|
"libel",
|
|
"malign",
|
|
"slander",
|
|
"smear",
|
|
"traduce",
|
|
"vilify"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170002",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aspersion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation":[
|
|
"casting aspersions on her integrity"
|
|
],
|
|
": a sprinkling with water especially in religious ceremonies":[
|
|
"the aspersion of the congregation before Mass"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of making such a charge : defamation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Though Smith\u2019s actions cast no aspersion on the sisters, his win for playing their father was stained with apology rather than triumph, and that\u2019s too bad. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Dodgers is not a vague aspersion on the character of Brooklynites, where the team, now in Los Angeles, was formed. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"But without casting aspersions here, and Pebley and Drew seem sincere in their suggestions, a large, large number of coaches have bonus clauses for making the NCAA Tournament. \u2014 Chuck Carlton, Dallas News , 15 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"But skeptics argue that the practice unfairly casts aspersions on large groups of family members who are likely uninvolved in crime. \u2014 Tony Plohetski, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Lead author Wojciech G\u00f3recki is careful to point out his team\u2019s work isn\u2019t meant to cast aspersions at previous working models of the Heisenberg limit. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 4 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"President Trump\u2019s legal team used the Senate impeachment trial as a platform to chide Democrats for casting aspersions on allegations of surveillance abuse against the 2016 Trump campaign. \u2014 Daniel Chaitin, Washington Examiner , 28 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Soon, he is forced to abandon Sita again after aspersions are cast over her character. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz India , 9 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"But he was hit with all manner of aspersions about his national devotion, his judgment, even his right to wear his uniform in this setting. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, New York Times , 20 Nov. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1587, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see asperse":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8sp\u0259r-zh\u0259n",
|
|
"-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025625",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aspersorium":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a stoup, basin, or other vessel for holy water":[],
|
|
": aspergillum":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin, from Latin aspersus + -orium":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-s\u022fr\u0113-",
|
|
"\u02ccasp\u0259r\u02c8s\u014dr\u0113\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042234",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aspersory":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": aspergillum":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin aspersorium":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259\u02c8-",
|
|
"a\u02c8sp\u0259rs\u0259r\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015001",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"asperulate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": delicately roughened":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin asperul us + English -ate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-l\u0259\u0307t",
|
|
"-\u02ccl\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134620",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aspinose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": without a spine":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"a- entry 2 + -spinose":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)\u0101 +"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170916",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aspirant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"noncandidate"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one who aspires":[
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"presidential aspirants"
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],
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": seeking to attain a desired position or status":[
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"the pilot was an aspirant astronaut"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"a bevy of ever-smiling aspirants for the Miss America title",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Contrast the current Republican gubernatorial aspirant with Reagan and two later GOP governors, Pete Wilson and Arnold Schwarzenegger. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
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"Then the aspirant must get recommendations from three family members, at least one of whom must be a board member. \u2014 Matt Durot, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
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"The outcome of the contest between the two -- France's youngest leader since Napoleon and the three-time aspirant to become the nation's first female President -- was never a lock for either candidate. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Tiny Moldova, a Ukrainian neighbor and EU aspirant , has taken in 428,577. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Then Johnson wowed activists at the state convention, which helped lead him to the nomination for a U.S. Senate seat\u2014a rare rise for a first-time Senate aspirant . \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 5 Jan. 2022",
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"Another future mayoral aspirant : Congressman Harold Washington. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"An aspirant also asks donors for their prayers and keeps them up-to-date on the progress of their vocation. \u2014 WSJ , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"Every other major party aspirant to statewide office in Georgia will face a party primary on May 25. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 12 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"In an opinion published Friday, the E.U. executive arm said Ukraine and fellow aspirant Moldova should be granted candidate status with conditions to improve its judiciary and other elements, said commission president Ursula von der Leyen. \u2014 Quentin Ari\u00e8s, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
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"For months, critics\u2014most prominent among them, the Harvard professor and sometime aspirant for Powell\u2019s job, Larry Summers\u2014have been slamming the Fed for not responding quickly enough to rising prices. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"How can anyone have known that Berlusconi was not just a media magnate looking for acclaim, but an aspirant politician using soccer as a vehicle? \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"That\u2019s a vast improvement that will delight aspirant new MacBook Pro owners. \u2014 Mark Vena, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
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"But at Greys Court a maze walker\u2014or aspirant , to use the technical term\u2014encounters a junction within seconds and has to make a choice. \u2014 Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021",
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"McCoy, 37, clearly relishes these muddy agronomic investigations after years spent studying viticulture in the abstract as an aspirant sommelier. \u2014 Lucy Alexander, Robb Report , 28 Aug. 2021",
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"Georgia became the latest playoff aspirant to have its morning spoiled by Hartline and and the rest of the OSU recruiting apparatus. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 5 July 2021",
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"Flipping over to the investment side of the coin, a second workshop - hosted by McLintock and Sibony - will provide expert advice to aspirant investors on how to assess pitches. \u2014 Trevor Clawson, Forbes , 23 June 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1738, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1800, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8sp\u012b-r\u0259nt",
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"\u02c8a-sp(\u0259-)r\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"applicant",
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"applier",
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"campaigner",
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"candidate",
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"contender",
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"expectant",
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"hopeful",
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"prospect",
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"seeker"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191532",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"aspirata":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": rough stop":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Latin, feminine of past participle of aspirare to aspirate":""
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u0101t\u0259",
|
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"\u02ccasp\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4t\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003925",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"aspirate":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a consonant having aspiration as its final component":[
|
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"in English the \\p\\ of pit is an aspirate"
|
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],
|
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": an independent sound \\h\\ or a character (such as the letter h ) representing it":[],
|
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": material removed by aspiration":[],
|
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": to draw by suction":[],
|
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": to pronounce (a vowel or a consonant) with aspiration (see aspiration sense 3a )":[],
|
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": to remove (something such as blood) by aspiration":[],
|
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": to take into the lungs by aspiration":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
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"The word \u201chour\u201d is not pronounced with an aspirate .",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"The letter \u201ch\u201d in \u201chouse\u201d is aspirated , but the \u201ch\u201d in \u201chour\u201d is not.",
|
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"She began coughing when she aspirated some orange juice.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"According to veterinary oncologists, a fine needle aspirate to see what kinds of cells it\u2019s made of is almost always in order in these cases. \u2014 Dr. Patty Khuly, miamiherald , 5 July 2018",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The hand surgeon may elect to aspirate the fluid from the cyst, which usually is effective. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The Mayo Clinic recommends breathing through your mouth and avoiding forceful inhales so that your don't lodge the object further up or aspirate it into your airway. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 7 July 2021",
|
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"In all of these scenarios, people frequently vomit and aspirate , bringing fluid into the lungs. \u2014 Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz , 16 Oct. 2020",
|
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"If the breast imaging reveals your lump is fluid-filled and therefore a cyst, the doctor may choose to aspirate it, which involves sticking a needle in the cyst to drain the fluid. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, Glamour , 1 Oct. 2020",
|
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"Instead Buck wanted to slam him with meth: put the needle in his arm, aspirate the vein and shoot the dose. \u2014 Jesse Barron, New York Times , 16 Sep. 2020",
|
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"The original car was based on the V12 Vantage, but this one is based on the more powerful V12 S, with a version of Aston\u2019s sonorous naturally aspirated 5.9-liter V-12 engine, retuned to deliver 591 horsepower. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 21 Apr. 2020",
|
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"The new Corvette makes 495 horsepower from a mid-mounted, naturally aspirated 6.2-liter V-8, does zero to 60 mph in 2.8 seconds, and starts at $64,995. \u2014 Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver , 6 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Our people are not dying from a foreign war on foreign soil, but aspirating surrounded by strange faces in hospital rooms down the street. \u2014 Chastity Pratt, Detroit Free Press , 5 Apr. 2020"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1617, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"circa 1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin aspiratus , past participle of aspirare":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8as-p(\u0259-)ret",
|
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"\u02c8a-sp(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
|
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"\u02c8a-sp\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
|
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"\u02c8as-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031025",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"aspirating stroke":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": suction stroke":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020851",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aspiration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a drawing of something in, out, up, or through by or as if by suction: such as":[],
|
|
": a strong desire to achieve something high or great":[
|
|
"an aspiration to become famous",
|
|
"\u2014 usually plural a young man with political/literary aspirations"
|
|
],
|
|
": an object of such desire":[
|
|
"An acting career is her aspiration ."
|
|
],
|
|
": audible breath that accompanies or comprises a speech sound":[],
|
|
": the act of breathing and especially of breathing in":[],
|
|
": the taking of foreign matter into the lungs with the respiratory current":[
|
|
"problems caused by the aspiration of fluids into the patient's lungs"
|
|
],
|
|
": the withdrawal (as by suction) of fluid or tissue from the body":[
|
|
"the aspiration of stomach fluids"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And so in 1952, Turkey joined NATO, hoping to bolster its aspiration to a Western identity and to ensure its security, especially against an ascending Soviet Union. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Much like his aspiration of entering the operating room, Segura hit a dead end in his career as a rapper. \u2014 Derek Scancarelli, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"By supporting local advocates of peace, America can thwart the ambitions of Iran, its proxies and others who share their aspiration to isolate Israel. \u2014 Joseph Braude, WSJ , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Among some grim national entries, Leigh\u2019s U.S. pavilion stands out for its aspiration , its production values and its lofty comportment. \u2014 Jason Farago, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Iranian government has also barred millions of women from competing in wrestling and has blocked their aspiration to participate in international competitions. \u2014 Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Significant investments in entertainment and culture are helping to make that aspiration a reality. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"His initial Unity tutorials and practice seemed to line up with that aspiration . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But that aspiration remains far from reality, as global emissions rise and national climate commitments lack the ambition that scientists say is necessary to abandon the age of fossil fuels as rapidly as possible. \u2014 Brady Dennis, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cca-sp\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02ccas-p\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for aspiration ambition , aspiration , pretension mean strong desire for advancement. ambition applies to the desire for personal advancement or preferment and may suggest equally a praiseworthy or an inordinate desire. driven by ambition aspiration implies a striving after something higher than oneself. an aspiration to become president someday pretension suggests ardent desire for recognition of accomplishment often without actual possession of the necessary ability and therefore may imply presumption. has literary pretensions",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambition",
|
|
"ambitiousness",
|
|
"go-getting"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093740",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aspire":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ascend , soar":[],
|
|
": to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal":[
|
|
"She aspired to a career in medicine."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"aspire to great deeds, and you have a better chance of doing good deeds",
|
|
"a tower aspiring towards the heavens",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Even in productions that aspire to greater subtlety, a grinding literalism threatens\u2014a dutiful hitting of marks. \u2014 Molly Fischer, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"But on the whole, the CGD report argues, Chinese infrastructure investment has been a net benefit to African economies and sets a bar that the US and other lenders should aspire to. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Many South Asian women aspire to have long, silky, thick strands, with the pursuit of healthy hair embedded into our beauty routines from day one. \u2014 Varsha Patel, refinery29.com , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"They are intended to transcend class \u2014 not only to reposition luxury goods as consumer items everyone might aspire to have, but to position women, or a very narrow subset of women, as a stand-in for the idea of women in the marketplace. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Roller Rabbit stands for a spirit people aspire to. \u2014 Sharon Edelson, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Both teams aspire to not only make the playoffs but make a deep run. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 10 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Every leader of every kind should aspire to build the kind of loyalty, support, and esprit-de-corps that defined the Joel Katz era at the Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital. \u2014 Sachin H. Jain, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"One of the pleasures\u2014even privileges\u2014of watching a film like this is seeing what superb actors are able to do with material that doesn\u2019t aspire to greatness. \u2014 Wsj Arts, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French aspirer , from Latin aspirare , literally, to breathe upon, from ad- + spirare to breathe":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8sp\u012br",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8sp\u012b(-\u0259)r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aim",
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"calculate",
|
|
"contemplate",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"intend",
|
|
"look",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"meditate",
|
|
"plan",
|
|
"propose",
|
|
"purport",
|
|
"purpose"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175054",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aspiring":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ambitionless",
|
|
"unambitious"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": desiring and working to achieve a particular goal : having aspirations to attain a specified profession, position, etc.":[
|
|
"an aspiring actor [=a person who aspires to be and is trying to become an actor]",
|
|
"an aspiring novelist"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The legendary singer, dancer, and songwriter spent years on the stage performing for her fans, then later at the American Idol Judges\u2019 table helping to make aspiring stars\u2019 dreams come true. \u2014 Essence , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Moss plays Kirby Mazrachi, a research assistant and aspiring reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Finally, by 1921, Wynne had had enough, handing over the reins to Margaret Petherbridge, an aspiring reporter who was languishing as secretary to the paper\u2019s Sunday editor. \u2014 Jackie Mansky, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Bill Hader as a Marine veteran turned hitman turned aspiring actor. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Bill Hader as a Marine veteran turned hitman turned aspiring actor. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Stephen Ure stars as their less-than-welcoming host, and Mia Goth plays dual roles as an aspiring starlet named Maxine and Pearl, the elderly woman who develops a strange fixation with her. \u2014 Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Glynn, who is being held without bail, is charged with first-degree murder and other raps for the slaying of the 19-year-old aspiring model. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"For decades, the Berkshires in western Massachusetts has drawn authors, artists, and other aspiring creatives, thanks to its rich cultural offerings and natural beauty in the form of rugged mountains, clear-blue lakes and rivers, and lush forests. \u2014 Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure , 23 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1788, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8sp\u012b-ri\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambitious",
|
|
"go-getting",
|
|
"hard-driving",
|
|
"pushing",
|
|
"self-seeking"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215442",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"asquirm":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": squirming":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"a- entry 1 + squirm , verb":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259\u02c8-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125740",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"asram":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ashram":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Sanskrit \u0101\u015brama":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u00e4s-",
|
|
"\u02c8\u00e4sh-r\u0259m",
|
|
"-\u02ccr\u00e4m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095610",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"asrama":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of asrama variant spelling of ashrama"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-165037",
|
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"type":[]
|
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},
|
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"ass":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a stupid, stubborn, or detestable person":[
|
|
"a pompous ass",
|
|
"made an ass of himself",
|
|
"He was an ass to her, dissing her script (which he apparently lost), telling her women couldn't be artists and that she looked so much prettier with makeup on.",
|
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"\u2014 Lauren Piester",
|
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"\u2014 often compounded with a preceding adjective Don't be a smart- ass ."
|
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],
|
|
": anus":[],
|
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": buttocks":[
|
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"\u2014 often used in emphatic reference to a specific person Get your ass over here. saved my ass"
|
|
],
|
|
": sexual intercourse":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1920, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English ars, ers , from Old English \u00e6rs, ears ; akin to Old High German & Old Norse ars buttocks, Greek orrhos buttocks, oura tail":"Noun and Adverb",
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English assa , probably from Old Irish asan , from Latin asinus":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8as"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"burro",
|
|
"donkey",
|
|
"jackass",
|
|
"moke"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162411",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assail":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to attack violently : assault":[
|
|
"The military has for years been developing offensive capabilities, giving it the power not just to defend the US but to assail its foes.",
|
|
"\u2014 James Bamford"
|
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],
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": to be perceived by (a person, a person's senses, etc.) in a strongly noticeable and usually unpleasant way":[
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"Here, too, is brought \u2026 all the waste stuff of the nation\u2014everything that is subject to rot, and that can add to the foul stench that assails our nostrils.",
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"\u2014 Edgar Rice Burroughs"
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],
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": to encounter, undertake, or confront energetically":[
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"When a lazy man does make up his mind to assail a piece of work, he is like a dog with a bone.",
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"\u2014 P. G. Wodehouse"
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],
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": to oppose, challenge, or criticize harshly and forcefully":[
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"a proposal assailed by critics",
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"\u2026 it is evident that Khrushchev was in trouble at home. The Chinese had also begun to assail him for being soft on the imperialists.",
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"\u2014 Alexander Darlin"
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],
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": to trouble or afflict in a manner that threatens to overwhelm":[
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"a man assailed by doubts/fears",
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"\u2026 but now a terrible fear began to assail me.",
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"\u2014 Bram Stoker",
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"Many diseases stemming from bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections can assail human as well as canine systems.",
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"\u2014 Tom Ewing"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And in the east, Russian forces have used long-range artillery to assail cities in the Donbas region, which Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to control. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
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"What\u2019s more, journalists didn\u2019t hesitate to assail Cimino with questions about his new look. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 22 May 2022",
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"This catastrophe is unfolding as the pandemic continues to assail health systems, depleting government resources, and as the Federal Reserve and other central banks raise interest rates to choke off inflation. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
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"Those who like to assail corporate owners that don\u2019t have the backs of their journalists just got a fresh and compelling case in point. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
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"Even after Buscaino decided to drop out, his political strategists continued to assail Caruso on Thursday. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
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"RICK HESS - Biden admin found time to assail public charter schools, denounce state tests as an attack on public schools and give a taxpayer handout for college loans. \u2014 Jack Durschlag, Fox News , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Freed from the barrage of inputs that normally assail you, the rhythm of the run takes over and, combined with the natural drugs flooding your system, a calm, clear perspective takes over which lasts well after the long run ends. \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 23 Apr. 2020",
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"Mounting pressure from extreme weather events and lethal diseases\u2014both exacerbated by climate change\u2014threatens to assail U.S. Christmas tree\u2013growing regions and slash production. \u2014 Nikk Ogasa, Scientific American , 17 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French assaillir , from Vulgar Latin *assalire , alteration of Latin assilire to leap upon, from ad- + salire to leap \u2014 more at sally":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0101l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for assail attack , assail , assault , bombard , storm mean to make an onslaught upon. attack implies taking the initiative in a struggle. plan to attack the town at dawn assail implies attempting to break down resistance by repeated blows or shots. assailed the enemy with artillery fire assault suggests a direct attempt to overpower by suddenness and violence of onslaught. commandos assaulted the building from all sides bombard applies to attacking with bombs or shells. bombarded the city nightly storm implies attempting to break into a defended position. preparing to storm the fortress",
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"synonyms":[
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"abuse",
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"attack",
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"bash",
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"belabor",
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"blast",
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"castigate",
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"excoriate",
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"jump (on)",
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"lambaste",
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"lambast",
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"potshot",
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"savage",
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"scathe",
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"slam",
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"trash",
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"vituperate"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004857",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"assassin":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a member of a Shia Muslim sect who at the time of the Crusades was sent out on a suicidal mission to murder prominent enemies":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"John Wilkes Booth was the assassin of Abraham Lincoln.",
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"shot down by an unknown assassin",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But when his father is shot by a mysterious assassin , Charles must go to L.A. to protect his mother (Yeoh) and utterly-unaware younger brother, Bruce (Li). \u2014 Variety, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
|
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"But when his father is shot by a mysterious assassin , Charles must go to L.A. to protect his mother and utterly unaware younger brother Bruce. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
|
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"But when his father is shot by a mysterious assassin , Charles must go to L.A. to protect his mother (Yeoh) and utterly-unaware younger brother, Bruce (Li). \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Their attempts to clear themselves were hampered by a mysterious assassin who kept blowing up anyone who could give them useful leads. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Bobby Kennedy, just six weeks before he was killed by an assassin \u2019s bullet, reminded us that the health of a society depends on the ability of people to walk their own streets in safety. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The ship's crew is a delightfully quirky ensemble, from Nathan Foad's writer Lucius to Vico Ortiz's nonbinary assassin Jim. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
|
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"As Hazel, Netflix veteran Cameron Britton (who's best known for playing serial killer Ed Kemper in Mindhunter) is one of the very best characters in the show\u2014somehow making a whole lot of people relate with a time-traveling assassin . \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 8 June 2022",
|
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"In the Columbia Pictures action-thriller, Pitt stars as Ladybug, an unlucky but highly-gifted assassin determined to finally do his job peacefully. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Medieval Latin assassinus , from Arabic \u1e25ashsh\u0101sh\u012bn , plural of \u1e25ashsh\u0101sh worthless person, literally, hashish user, from hash\u012bsh hashish":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8sa-\u02ccs\u1d4an",
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8sa-s\u1d4an"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cutthroat",
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"homicide",
|
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"killer",
|
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"manslayer",
|
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"murderer"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220026",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"assassinate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to injure or destroy unexpectedly and treacherously":[
|
|
"assassinate a man's character"
|
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],
|
|
": to murder (a usually prominent person) by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons":[
|
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"a plot to assassinate the governor"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"They discovered a secret plot to assassinate the governor.",
|
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"President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Reva spent her adult life pretending to believe in the values of the Sith, climbing the career ladder of the Inquisitors in the hope of getting close enough to Vader to assassinate him. \u2014 Dani Di Placido, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Thanks to Aram's bit of undercover work, the team discovers Abazi made Felicia set up a meeting with King and McVay and plans to assassinate them. \u2014 Laura Sirikul, EW.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says there is a Russian plan to assassinate him. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Sirajuddin Haqqani had once tried to assassinate him. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The proceedings were held in a prison outside Moscow, where Mr. Navalny, who has accused Mr. Putin of ordering his security agencies to assassinate him, is serving a sentence that ends next year. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The new season, among other things, finds Tommy Shelby, played by the moody and menacing Cillian Murphy, forced to pick up the pieces after his failed attempt at the end of Season 5 to assassinate fascist politician Oswald Mosley. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"The strikes also left Atroshenko convinced Russian forces intended to assassinate him. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"An Iranian Revolutionary Guard officer who was shot dead in Tehran on Sunday led the group\u2019s efforts to assassinate opponents of Iran around the world, according to people familiar with the matter. \u2014 WSJ , 26 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see assassin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8sa-s\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for assassinate kill , slay , murder , assassinate , dispatch , execute mean to deprive of life. kill merely states the fact of death caused by an agency in any manner. killed in an accident frost killed the plants slay is a chiefly literary term implying deliberateness and violence but not necessarily motive. slew thousands of the Philistines murder specifically implies stealth and motive and premeditation and therefore full moral responsibility. convicted of murdering a rival assassinate applies to deliberate killing openly or secretly often for political motives. terrorists assassinated the Senator dispatch stresses quickness and directness in putting to death. dispatched the sentry with one bullet execute stresses putting to death as a legal penalty. executed by lethal gas",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bump off",
|
|
"croak",
|
|
"dispatch",
|
|
"do in",
|
|
"execute",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"ice",
|
|
"knock off",
|
|
"liquidate",
|
|
"murder",
|
|
"neutralize",
|
|
"off",
|
|
"put away",
|
|
"rub out",
|
|
"slay",
|
|
"snuff",
|
|
"take out",
|
|
"terminate",
|
|
"whack"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205014",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assault":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"force",
|
|
"rape",
|
|
"ravish",
|
|
"violate"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a concerted effort (as to reach a goal or defeat an adversary)":[
|
|
"an assault on drug trafficking"
|
|
],
|
|
": a military attack usually involving direct combat with enemy forces":[
|
|
"an assault on the enemy's air base"
|
|
],
|
|
": a threat or attempt to inflict offensive physical contact or bodily harm on a person (as by lifting a fist in a threatening manner) that puts the person in immediate danger of or in apprehension (see apprehension sense 1 ) of such harm or contact \u2014 compare battery sense 1b":[],
|
|
": a violent physical or verbal attack":[],
|
|
": rape entry 1 sense 1":[],
|
|
": rape sense 1":[
|
|
"The victim was sexually assaulted ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to make an assault":[],
|
|
": to make an assault on : to attack violently":[
|
|
"assaulted a police officer"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She was injured in a brutal assault .",
|
|
"the body of the murdered woman also showed signs of assault",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He was arrested for assaulting a police officer.",
|
|
"She verbally assaulted one of her coworkers.",
|
|
"Enemy forces assaulted the city.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"For many in Taiwan, the Russian assault on Ukraine hits close to home because of parallels with their own situation. \u2014 Vic Chiang, Washington Post , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"As of Saturday morning, the investigation into the assault continued, and no other details were given. \u2014 Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Former national security adviser John Bolton thinks the man who was White House counsel on Jan. 6, 2021, Pat Cipollone, should appear before the House select committee investigating the assault on the U.S. Capitol that day. \u2014 CBS News , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The district attorney declined to file charges against the deputies involved in the assault . \u2014 Alene Tchekmedyianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Los Angeles police arrested a suspect last week, but authorities have yet to state whether the assault constitutes a hate crime. \u2014 Nicole Chavez, CNN , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The committee gave no advance warning of Hutchinson\u2019s statements to department prosecutors, who have spent months investigating the assault . \u2014 David Rohde, The New Yorker , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Sonja said the assault happened in her early 20s, during a visit to Chicago. \u2014 Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Nineteen others were also found guilty of involvement in the incident, which targeted the Bataclan music hall, six cafes, and the Stade de France sports stadium, and constitutes the deadliest peacetime assault in French history, CNBC writes. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Attempting to undermine Heard\u2019s credibility and her recollection of the fight, Vasquez challenged the actress\u2019 assertion that Depp was able to assault her after severing the top of his finger. \u2014 Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"He was booked into the Vista jail on charges of carjacking, child cruelty, DUI, hit and run, and assault with a deadly weapon. \u2014 Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Officials are on high alert following warnings by the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and US Capitol Police about possible extremist plans to assault the Capitol complex on March 4. \u2014 Brian Fung, CNN , 4 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"In March 2019, he was accused of attempting to assault a woman and exposing himself to her in a secluded bathroom on Boynton Canyon Trail in Sedona. \u2014 Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"City Attorney Mike Feuer said his office is charging suspect Isaiah Lee with battery, possession of a weapon with intent to assault and two counts relating to unauthorized access of a stage and disruption of a performance. \u2014 Omar Abdel-baqui, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"The coroner also found that gangs of men roamed various Sydney locations in search of gay men to assault , resulting in the deaths of some victims. \u2014 NBC News , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Adopted in early 2021 after the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the tougher rules authorize the FAA to impose fines of up to $37,000 for each violation by those who threaten or assault others on a commercial aircraft. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The brazenness and brutality of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine has prompted calls for Russia to be severely penalized, lest other countries assault their weaker neighbors. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 20 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English assaut , from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *assaltus , from assalire \u2014 see assail":"Noun and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u022flt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for assault Verb attack , assail , assault , bombard , storm mean to make an onslaught upon. attack implies taking the initiative in a struggle. plan to attack the town at dawn assail implies attempting to break down resistance by repeated blows or shots. assailed the enemy with artillery fire assault suggests a direct attempt to overpower by suddenness and violence of onslaught. commandos assaulted the building from all sides bombard applies to attacking with bombs or shells. bombarded the city nightly storm implies attempting to break into a defended position. preparing to storm the fortress",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"rape",
|
|
"ravishment",
|
|
"sexual assault",
|
|
"violation"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031008",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assaultive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonaggressive",
|
|
"nonbelligerent",
|
|
"pacific",
|
|
"peaceable",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"unbelligerent",
|
|
"uncombative",
|
|
"uncontentious"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having an intense or abrasive effect on the senses or emotions":[
|
|
"loud and assaultive music"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or tending toward assault":[
|
|
"assaultive behavior"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with viciously assaultive prose the writer takes on her critics",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This could feel more assaultive than hearing them separately. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"There is something just a touch assaultive about them. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Given that, the airlines' move to cut off alcohol access decreases the odds of some anti-masker transitioning from being a foul jerk to an assaultive felon. \u2014 Robert Sapolsky, CNN , 9 June 2021",
|
|
"In response to these assaultive actions, MPD deployed crowd control tools that included tear gas in an effort to stop the riotous behavior and protect both officers and others in the area. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 June 2021",
|
|
"None of the offenses can be assaultive , involve the use or possession of a dangerous weapon, or carry a maximum penalty of 10 or more years in prison. \u2014 Angie Jackson, Detroit Free Press , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"None of the offenses can be assaultive , involve the use or possession of a dangerous weapon, or carry a maximum penalty of 10 or more years in prison. \u2014 Angie Jackson, Detroit Free Press , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"No more than two assaultive crimes can be expunged, and no more than one felony conviction for the same offense if the offense is punishable by more than 10 years imprisonment. \u2014 Angie Jackson, Detroit Free Press , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"But Luisi and the orchestra gave it assiduous attention, and in an age of so much assaultive new music, a dreamy escape was welcome. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 5 Feb. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u022fl-tiv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
"agonistic",
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"bellicose",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"brawly",
|
|
"chippy",
|
|
"combative",
|
|
"confrontational",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"disputatious",
|
|
"feisty",
|
|
"gladiatorial",
|
|
"militant",
|
|
"pugnacious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
|
"scrappy",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"warlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231045",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assaultiveness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonaggressive",
|
|
"nonbelligerent",
|
|
"pacific",
|
|
"peaceable",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"unbelligerent",
|
|
"uncombative",
|
|
"uncontentious"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having an intense or abrasive effect on the senses or emotions":[
|
|
"loud and assaultive music"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or tending toward assault":[
|
|
"assaultive behavior"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with viciously assaultive prose the writer takes on her critics",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This could feel more assaultive than hearing them separately. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"There is something just a touch assaultive about them. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Given that, the airlines' move to cut off alcohol access decreases the odds of some anti-masker transitioning from being a foul jerk to an assaultive felon. \u2014 Robert Sapolsky, CNN , 9 June 2021",
|
|
"In response to these assaultive actions, MPD deployed crowd control tools that included tear gas in an effort to stop the riotous behavior and protect both officers and others in the area. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 June 2021",
|
|
"None of the offenses can be assaultive , involve the use or possession of a dangerous weapon, or carry a maximum penalty of 10 or more years in prison. \u2014 Angie Jackson, Detroit Free Press , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"None of the offenses can be assaultive , involve the use or possession of a dangerous weapon, or carry a maximum penalty of 10 or more years in prison. \u2014 Angie Jackson, Detroit Free Press , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"No more than two assaultive crimes can be expunged, and no more than one felony conviction for the same offense if the offense is punishable by more than 10 years imprisonment. \u2014 Angie Jackson, Detroit Free Press , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"But Luisi and the orchestra gave it assiduous attention, and in an age of so much assaultive new music, a dreamy escape was welcome. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 5 Feb. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u022fl-tiv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
"agonistic",
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"bellicose",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"brawly",
|
|
"chippy",
|
|
"combative",
|
|
"confrontational",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"disputatious",
|
|
"feisty",
|
|
"gladiatorial",
|
|
"militant",
|
|
"pugnacious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
|
"scrappy",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"warlike"
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"assay":{
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"antonyms":[
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"analysis",
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"anatomizing",
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"anatomy",
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"breakdown",
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"deconstruction",
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"dissection"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": examination and determination as to characteristics (such as weight, measure, or quality)":[],
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": to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components":[
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"assayed the gold to determine its purity"
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],
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": to judge the worth of : estimate":[
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"assay the results of the new changes"
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],
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": to prove up in an assay":[],
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": trial , attempt":[],
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": try , attempt":[
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"Again Israel assayed to reply, but could not.",
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"\u2014 Herman Melville"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"They assayed the gold to determine its purity.",
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"the company assayed a sample of the rock to see if it contained gold in quantities worth mining",
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"Noun",
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"a metallurgist did an assay on the metal and determined it contained nickel",
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"the poem about a frustrated man's last assay at greatness",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"An obscure testing lab was hired to assay the metal because using the leading firm in the field would supposedly alert the Canadian nickel cartel. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"How does the saliva test differ from a standard nasal swab assay for COVID-19? \u2014 Tanya Lewis, Scientific American , 20 Aug. 2020",
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"With spectrometers for assaying elements in the regolith, the briefcase-size rover hopes to make the most of the 14-Earth-day lunar day. \u2014 Sanjay Kumar, Science | AAAS , 7 Sep. 2019",
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"This Saturday, as a tribute to Previn\u2019s memory at the opening weekend of Tanglewood, the Boston Symphony will assay the concerto, with Mutter as soloist. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2019",
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"But interoperability\u2014from ad-blocking to switching app stores\u2014is a means by which customers can assay real counteroffers. \u2014 The Economist , 6 June 2019",
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"After giving the foragers a day to recover from their treatments, the researchers assayed pathogen loads across all of the ants in the colony. \u2014 Diana Gitig, Ars Technica , 26 Nov. 2018",
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"At the Pantages, the role is assayed by Adrianna Hicks, an ensemble player in the Broadway revival who hasn\u2019t quite made the leap to headliner. \u2014 Charles Mcnulty, latimes.com , 30 May 2018",
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"That was followed by another sweaty hour in which Hinterh\u00e4user assayed all six of Ustvolskaya\u2019s piano sonatas, written between 1947 and 1988, with no break between them. \u2014 Mark Swed, latimes.com , 12 June 2018",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The assay \u2014which has been granted certification in Europe and is undergoing clinical validation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration\u2014comes as subvariants increasingly develop the ability to evade immunity, making antibody levels less relevant. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
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"CovidSHIELD is a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, a highly sensitive molecular assay that involves amplifying genetic material from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, to a detectable level. \u2014 Anthony Warmack, Scientific American , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"According to the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, one key characteristic of a hs-cTn assay is the ability to detect troponin in \u226550% of healthy individuals7. \u2014 Christos Varounis, Scientific American , 3 Nov. 2021",
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"This assay should be able to be readily adapted to other pathogens. \u2014 Judy Stone, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"Wright says that only a mouse assay or a pricey molecular analysis tool operated by the state can definitively confirm that shellfish are truly safe to eat. \u2014 Karen Pinchin, Scientific American , 1 Jan. 2022",
|
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"According to local news reports, the routine toxicology test covered 233 chemical compounds, including cocaine, and the coroner reportedly ordered a supplemental assay that was negative for anabolic steroids. \u2014 Peter Andrey Smith, Outside Online , 19 Feb. 2019",
|
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"Afterwards, the assay worked for flu as well as COVID-19. \u2014 Judy Stone, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"Years earlier, a standard lab screening assay , called an Ames test, had suggested that the compound might introduce mutations into human DNA as well as viral RNA. \u2014 Betsy Mckay, WSJ , 20 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French assai, essai \u2014 more at essay entry 1":"Noun and Verb"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"a-\u02c8s\u0101",
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"\u02c8a-\u02ccs\u0101",
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"\u02c8as-\u02cc\u0101"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"analyze",
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"anatomize",
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"break down",
|
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"cut",
|
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"deconstruct",
|
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"dissect"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110220",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
|
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"assemblage":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a collection of persons or things : gathering":[],
|
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": an artistic composition made from scraps, junk, and odds and ends (as of paper, cloth, wood, stone, or metal)":[],
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": the act of assembling : the state of being assembled":[],
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": the art of making assemblages":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"an assemblage of onlookers at the construction site",
|
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"tried to sort through the assemblage of ripped wrapping paper and boxes for the missing toy",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For the past year, the massive I-65/I-70 interchange reconstruction project in downtown Indianapolis has looked to passersby like a confusing assemblage of dirt, concrete and partially demolished bridges. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 3 June 2022",
|
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"In other words, this vehicle for producer-star Rebel Wilson isn\u2019t organic even as a genre homage; its Frankensteinian assemblage always feels more imitative than inspired. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 13 May 2022",
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"On the wall just behind Wachs hangs a piece by Betye Saar, the famed Los Angeles printmaker and assemblage artist. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Feb. 2022",
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"Yet he was attracted by the energy of the group, and started experimenting with assemblage works, affixing sand and pieces of scrap wood to his paintings. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
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"Their assemblage is a form of decoupage, mixing shiny fabric with washes of pastel watercolors, cut-out eyes and swords and visible black thread patterns. \u2014 Brienne Walsh, Forbes , 15 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Reasoning is often based on an assemblage of a multitude of facts. \u2014 Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"From 1938 through 1942, the event featured the NFL championship team playing an assemblage of all-stars from the rest of the league, and Washington was the NFL championship team in 1942. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"In contrast to the chunky, earthbound heaviness of the Tudor-revival homes around it, the Varn House looked more like a floating assemblage of planes and lines, flooded with soft Florida light. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8sem-blij",
|
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"for sense 3 also \u02cca-\u02ccs\u00e4m-\u02c8bl\u00e4zh"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"assembly",
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"conference",
|
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"congregation",
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"convocation",
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"gathering",
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"ingathering",
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"meeting",
|
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"muster"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023935",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"assemble":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"break up",
|
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"disband",
|
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"disperse",
|
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"split (up)"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to bring together (as in a particular place or for a particular purpose)":[
|
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"They assembled a team of experts to solve the problem."
|
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],
|
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": to fit together the parts of":[
|
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"assemble a new bicycle"
|
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],
|
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": to meet together : convene":[
|
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"The club assembles once a month."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"We'll need to assemble a list of songs for the concert.",
|
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"She assembled all of her old photos into three albums.",
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"Hundreds of notes and letters were assembled into a book.",
|
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"A team of scientists was assembled to study the problem.",
|
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"The U.S. Constitution gives people the right to assemble peacefully.",
|
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"A crowd had assembled in front of the courthouse during the trial.",
|
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"After dinner, the men would assemble in the living room to watch the game on TV.",
|
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"The club assembles once a month to discuss upcoming activities.",
|
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"Their father helped them assemble their new bicycles in the garage.",
|
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"The cars are assembled on an assembly line.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Cheaper and more powerful telescopes could be built if robots were able to assemble them in orbit. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
|
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"The idea is to build components for the plants in factories and then assemble them at the site with the hope of cutting the enormous costs and long construction times that have hampered the nuclear industry. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Then, assemble sandwiches as directed above. Ingredients are too variable for a meaningful analysis, due to the amount of olive oil that may be used and absorbed. \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Our favorite is the easy-to- assemble 16-pair shoe storage cabinet $149 (originally $156.99). \u2014 cleveland , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Orders will be taken via a smartphone app; the few humans involved will be there to drive the truck, assemble the boxes and distribute pies. \u2014 Sam Deanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
|
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"The alleged plot involved a kit to build a ghost gun, the type of untraceable weapon that people can assemble at home. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Mode sells its keyboards as kits that its customers can then assemble with their own choice of extras. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
|
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"And there was a key experiment done by Joan Or\u00f3, showing that cyanide could assemble to make adenine fairly efficiently. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French assembler , from Vulgar Latin *assimulare , from Latin ad- + simul together \u2014 more at same":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8sem-b\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for assemble gather , collect , assemble , congregate mean to come or bring together into a group, mass, or unit. gather is the most general term for bringing or coming together from a spread-out or scattered state. a crowd quickly gathered collect often implies careful selection or orderly arrangement. collected books on gardening assemble implies an ordered union or organization of persons or things often for a definite purpose. experts assembled for a conference congregate implies a spontaneous flocking together into a crowd or huddle. congregating under a shelter",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"cluster",
|
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"collect",
|
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"concenter",
|
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"concentrate",
|
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"conglomerate",
|
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"congregate",
|
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"convene",
|
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"converge",
|
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"forgather",
|
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"foregather",
|
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"gather",
|
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"meet",
|
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"rendezvous"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210126",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"assembly":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a collection of parts so assembled":[],
|
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": a company of persons gathered for deliberation and legislation, worship, or entertainment":[
|
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"an assembly of religious leaders"
|
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],
|
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": a meeting of a student body and usually faculty for administrative, educational, or recreational purposes":[
|
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"A school assembly was held in the auditorium."
|
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],
|
|
": a signal for troops to assemble or fall in":[],
|
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": assemblage sense 1":[
|
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"an assembly of well-wishers"
|
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],
|
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": assemblage sense 2":[
|
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"a place of public assembly"
|
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],
|
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": the fitting together of manufactured parts into a complete machine, structure, or unit of a machine":[
|
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"the assembly of an automobile"
|
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],
|
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": the translation of assembly language to machine language by an assembler":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The parts are made in this factory and then shipped to another country for assembly .",
|
|
"the New York State Assembly",
|
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"an assembly of armed men",
|
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"School assemblies were usually held in the cafeteria.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Choose a four or eight pack, each with premium knuckle and claw meat, split-top buns, and Luke\u2019s secret seasoning for easy assembly at home. \u2014 Megan Murphy, Robb Report , 8 June 2022",
|
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"This is an easy steak dinner since everything except the steak can be set out for assembly just before serving. \u2014 Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
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"The modular design arrives in multiple boxes for assembly . \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
|
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"The versatile couch comes together in about 15 minutes and requires zero tools for assembly . \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
|
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"Some have wondered if this new generation of superheavy lift vehicles is needed at all and whether multiple smaller launchers could send spacecraft components into orbit for subsequent assembly by astronauts or robots. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Once his new pullup structure is complete, Polson takes it all down to the river for assembly , attaching the bar and the motor to the boards. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
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"For assembly : Position the rack a few inches from the oven broiler heating element, and turn the broiler to high. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Hammaker planned on having all of her students in the auditorium for a school assembly , but none knew what the event was for. \u2014 Tatyana Turner, chicagotribune.com , 26 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English assemblee , from Anglo-French, from assembler \u2014 see assemble":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8sem-bl\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assemblage",
|
|
"conference",
|
|
"congregation",
|
|
"convocation",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"ingathering",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"muster"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223420",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"assent":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"dissent"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an act of agreeing to something especially after thoughtful consideration : an act of assenting : acquiescence , agreement":[
|
|
"She gave her assent to the proposal."
|
|
],
|
|
": to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur":[
|
|
"assent to a proposal"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"One day I arrived at class to discuss some abolition treaties written during the early Romantic period. An African American woman, Stephanie, was introduced to me by one of my students. Stephanie asked if she could sit in on the class, and I of course assented . \u2014 Laura Mandell , Profession , 1997",
|
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"Christopher, on his end, is supposed to have assented to and even welcomed this public confirmation of his own negligibility, not that foreign diplomats needed any. \u2014 Tom Carson , Village Voice , 19 July 1994",
|
|
"Fearing that without a new batch of social measures the country would slip away from him, Roosevelt assented \u2014sometimes rather grudgingly\u2014to proposals that in sum make up the semi-welfare state under which we have lived this past half century. \u2014 Irving Howe , New York Times Book Review , 28 Sept.1986",
|
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"The general proposed a detailed plan and the President assented .",
|
|
"are we to conclude from your silence that you assent ?",
|
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"Noun",
|
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"Cornel West of Harvard introduced Bradley as \"my brother, my comrade.\" Then Bradley, donning drugstore reading glasses, standing motionless at the podium, took the air out of the cavernous hall with a lecture on the history of racism and the complexity of ethnic subcultures. He got nods of knowing assent , but he could have had a standing O. \u2014 Howard Fineman , Newsweek , 19 July 1999",
|
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"Appointments at top universities often required the recommendation and assent of experts from other fields; insofar as deans, provosts, and other administrators came from economics and the hard sciences, many of them recognized rational choice as something close to their own ideals of legitimate scientific research. \u2014 Jonathan Cohn , New Republic , 25 Oct. 1999",
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"From The Second Sex to In a Different Voice , I could read and appreciate the analysis or the argument without feeling personally very involved. I could, and did, argue for feminism because I believed in much of what feminist writers were saying about gender equality, but my assent came from my head, not my heart. I knew that as an audience for feminist writers I was a pretty tertiary concern. \u2014 Robert J. Connors , College English , February 1996",
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"Once filming began, sequences that had been axed for budgetary reasons were put back\u2014with the studio's tacit assent . \u2014 Charles Fleming , Vanity Fair , August 1995",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"In its view, pushing a button manifests assent only if the user is explicitly advised that doing so manifests consent to the terms. \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 3 May 2022",
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"On April 27, the bear to Bulgaria\u2019s northeast dealt the Balkan country of 7 million people a harsh blow, cutting the natural gas that supplies roughly half of its heating fuel for refusing to assent to the Kremlin\u2019s new demand for payment in rubles. \u2014 Jordan Mcgillis, National Review , 2 May 2022",
|
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"The roadblock to even more spending was Senator Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.), whose steadfast refusal to assent to the budget-reconciliation bill ended up killing it. \u2014 Dominic Pino, National Review , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"The country\u2019s attorney general \u2014 a Bolsonaro ally \u2014 needs to assent to a trial of the president in court. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Germany and other northern European deficit hawks also assented to the temporary lifting of limits on spending in the European Union. \u2014 Peter S. Goodman, New York Times , 26 Mar. 2020",
|
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"Women in former eras were downtrodden and frequently assented to it. \u2014 The Economist , 29 Aug. 2019",
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"The government has also resorted to constitutional chicanery, exploiting the fact that Kashmir\u2019s state legislature\u2014which would normally have to assent to such changes\u2014was dissolved over a year ago. \u2014 The Economist , 9 Aug. 2019",
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"Bolton had also strongly resisted a proposal from Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., to which Trump had initially assented , to invite Iran\u2019s foreign minister to Washington last month, the officials said. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Sep. 2019",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Acknowledging Ukraine as an official candidate country requires unanimous assent from the bloc\u2019s 27 members and is far from guaranteed. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
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"More likely, some analysts say, Mr. Biden will have to make a nod toward Mr. Erdogan in Madrid to clinch his assent , as Mr. Obama had to do at a NATO summit in 2009 to secure the appointment of Anders Fogh Rasmussen as secretary general. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
|
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"The parties are seeking court approval by early June, after bankruptcy lawyers draft official language and submit it the survivors for their assent . \u2014 Liam Reilly, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The formation of a valid contract requires two things \u2013reasonably conspicuous notice of the contract\u2019s terms and some action by the consumer unambiguously manifesting assent to the terms. \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 3 May 2022",
|
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"Chimaev\u2019s assent in the UFC came largely out of nowhere. \u2014 Mike Bohn, Rolling Stone , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Each man\u2019s assent to a radical life had profound consequences for history. \u2014 Andrew Doran, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Whereas a loyalty oath compels assent to authority, a DEI statement demands active ideological engagement. \u2014 Lawrence Krauss, WSJ , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The Presidential Records Act lays out a process allowing a president to dispose of records only after obtaining the assent of records officials. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 6 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French assentir, assenter , from Latin assentari , from assentire , from ad- + sentire to feel \u2014 more at sense":"Verb and Noun"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8sent",
|
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"a-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for assent Verb assent , consent , accede , acquiesce , agree , subscribe mean to concur with what has been proposed. assent implies an act involving the understanding or judgment and applies to propositions or opinions. voters assented to the proposal consent involves the will or feelings and indicates compliance with what is requested or desired. consented to their daughter's going accede implies a yielding, often under pressure, of assent or consent. officials acceded to the prisoners' demands acquiesce implies tacit acceptance or forbearance of opposition. acquiesced to his boss's wishes agree sometimes implies previous difference of opinion or attempts at persuasion. finally agreed to come along subscribe implies not only consent or assent but hearty approval and active support. subscribes wholeheartedly to the idea",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"accede",
|
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"acquiesce",
|
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"agree",
|
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"come round",
|
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"consent",
|
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"subscribe"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191226",
|
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"type":[
|
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"intransitive verb",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"assert":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": posit , postulate":[],
|
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": to become more strongly apparent : to become clearly seen, known, or experienced":[
|
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"Unbidden, a glint asserts itself in Ms. Brown's eyes \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Joanne Kaufman",
|
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"\u2026 a passion that through its long suppression was now asserting itself with volcanic necessity.",
|
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"\u2014 Zadie Smith"
|
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],
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": to compel or demand acceptance or recognition of (something, such as one's authority)":[
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"\u2026 the confrontations that inevitably occur [between orangutans] when several males try to assert dominance \u2026",
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"\u2014 NationalGeographic.com",
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"Wallace asserted control early\u2014shutting down both candidates when they tried to talk over one another, and shushing the audience when it reacted too audibly.",
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"\u2014 Glenn Thrush"
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],
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": to demonstrate the existence of":[
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"He wished to vindicate himself in some way, to assert his manhood.",
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"\u2014 James Joyce"
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],
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": to speak or act in a manner that compels recognition especially of one's rights":[
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"\u2026 she wants him to learn to assert himself with people in positions of authority.",
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"\u2014 Malcolm Gladwell",
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"\u2026 a long-suffering Irish community asserted itself by putting its own politicians in power.",
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"\u2014 Ellis Cose"
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],
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": to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively":[
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"The suspect continued to assert his innocence."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He asserted that there were spies in the government.",
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"She asserted her independence from her parents by getting her own apartment.",
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"The boss was reluctant to assert his authority over his employees.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Some assert that yes, of course, AGI will by its intrinsic nature need to be sentient. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"The chaos threatens to undermine Moscow\u2019s sway in the region at a time when Russia is trying to assert its economic and geopolitical power in countries like Ukraine and Belarus. \u2014 Dan Bilefsky, New York Times , 5 Jan. 2022",
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"The showdown over the documents is not the only dispute in which Trump is trying to assert executive privilege -- a doctrine under which presidents expect that their advice and internal communications from advisers is confidential. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 26 Oct. 2021",
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"The factor underlying the Mideast violence earlier this summer seems clear: Iran is trying to assert power across several fronts. \u2014 Jonathan Spyer, WSJ , 16 Aug. 2021",
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"Coale, the appellate lawyer, said lawmakers are trying to assert their victory. \u2014 James Barrag\u00e1n, Dallas News , 16 Apr. 2021",
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"The many bodies and atrocities discovered in the cities of Bucha, Irpin, Hostomel and others, indicate that the Russian army is systematically using rape, and torture as weapons of war\u2014to terrorize and assert control. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
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"President Joe Biden is expected to assert some federal control over cryptocurrencies, injecting federal oversight into a monetary Wild West. \u2014 Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"Many experts say that despite the Ukrainian military\u2019s efforts to exhaust Russian forces, the war is destined to turn into a street fight, particularly if Moscow is able to assert control over key cities. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022"
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"circa 1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Latin assertus , past participle of asserere , from ad- + serere to join \u2014 more at series":""
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},
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"a-",
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"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0259rt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for assert assert , declare , affirm , protest , avow mean to state positively usually in anticipation of denial or objection. assert implies stating confidently without need for proof or regard for evidence. asserted that modern music is just noise declare stresses open or public statement. declared her support for the candidate affirm implies conviction based on evidence, experience, or faith. affirmed the existence of an afterlife protest emphasizes affirming in the face of denial or doubt. protested that he really had been misquoted avow stresses frank declaration and acknowledgment of personal responsibility for what is declared. avowed that all investors would be repaid in full synonyms see in addition maintain",
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"avouch",
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"avow",
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"declare",
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"guarantee",
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"profess"
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"assert itself":{
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": to become apparent : to start to be clearly seen or known":[
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"Doubts about the value of the work began to assert themselves ."
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": the act of asserting or something that is asserted : assertion":[
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"This crisis, which inspires repeated heartfelt assertations of Mr. Richburg's happiness to be an American \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 William Finnegan , New York Times Book Review , 30 Mar. 1997",
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"What I have said so far has not been an attempt to support my thesis but merely to explain what it is. Of course, a fuller understanding of an assertation may convince someone of its truth.",
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"\u2014 Clifford Williams , The Life of the Mind , 2002"
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},
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"borrowed from French & Medieval Latin; French assertation , borrowed from Medieval Latin assert\u0101ti\u014dn-, assert\u0101ti\u014d , from assert\u0101re \"to affirm, assert\" (frequentative of Latin asserere \"to lay claim to, allege, assert \") + Latin -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , noun suffix":""
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031351",
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"by alteration":""
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"-t\u0259tiv"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195412",
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]
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},
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"assertedly":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": by positive and usually unsubstantiated assertion : allegedly":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There is a distinction between a complaint about assertedly unlawful employer conduct and a complaint about conduct that does not even arguably violate the law. \u2014 Dan Eaton, sandiegouniontribune.com , 25 June 2018"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1868, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0259r-t\u0259d-l\u0113",
|
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"a-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030546",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"assertion":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"disavowal"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a declaration that something is the case":[
|
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"He presented no evidence to support his assertions ."
|
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],
|
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": insistent and positive affirming, maintaining, or defending (as of a right or attribute)":[
|
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"an assertion of ownership/innocence"
|
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],
|
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": the act of asserting or something that is asserted: such as":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the assertion that all men have certain unalienable rights is set forth in the Declaration of Independence",
|
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"made the unlikely assertion that gravity affects light",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"After the failures emerged, Mr. Di Sibio sent a letter to clients saying auditors should play a bigger role in detecting such wrongdoing, challenging the accounting industry\u2019s longstanding assertion that its job isn\u2019t to seek out malpractice. \u2014 Jean Eaglesham, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
|
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"Trump\u2019s claims that the election was stolen from him were wrong, even though Barr made the assertion several times throughout the hearing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Russian Patriarch Kirill has supported Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s assertion that Ukraine is an inseparable part of the greater Russian world, alienating some Orthodox believers. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That seemed to contradict Alvarado\u2019s assertion that the attack was not about money. \u2014 Time , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The policy was immediately criticized by human rights groups, who denied Johnson\u2019s assertion that Rwanda is a safe country. \u2014 Adam Shaw, Fox News , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
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"During trial, Gibbons pushed back on the government's assertion that Fox was the ringleader in the alleged plot. \u2014 Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Finally, after further argument, Eastman conceded to Jacob that the verdict against Pence\u2019s assertion of unilateral power would have been unanimous. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
|
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"None provided evidence to support the assertion that Paul Pelosi's charges have been dropped. \u2014 Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see assert":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
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"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0259r-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"affirmation",
|
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"asseveration",
|
|
"avouchment",
|
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"avowal",
|
|
"claim",
|
|
"declaration",
|
|
"insistence",
|
|
"profession",
|
|
"protestation"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082354",
|
|
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|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assertion of the consequent":{
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": affirmation of the consequent":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
},
|
|
"assertional":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-shn\u0259l",
|
|
"-sh\u0259n\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010801",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assertive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ambitionless",
|
|
"low-pressure",
|
|
"nonassertive",
|
|
"unaggressive",
|
|
"unambitious",
|
|
"unassertive",
|
|
"unenterprising"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": disposed to or characterized by bold or confident statements and behavior":[
|
|
"an assertive leader"
|
|
],
|
|
": having a strong or distinctive flavor or aroma":[
|
|
"assertive wines"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"When my mother brought my baby sister home on the train from the Chicago adoption agency, she had hired a woman from the South named Arizona, much younger than Hope, vigorous, boisterous, taller, darker, and less acclimated to the behavior expected of servants in an upscale Wasp suburb up North. She was a blithe spirit, as I remember her, assertive , gleeful, expansive, loud and goofy with me when, to tease her, I'd pull on the bow of her apron strings \u2026 \u2014 Edward Hoagland , Harper's , July 2004",
|
|
"Don't substitute corn syrup or molasses for cane syrup. Corn syrup is thinner, lighter and milder than cane syrup, and molasses is thicker, darker and much more assertive . \u2014 Denise Landis , New York Times , 2 Oct. 2002",
|
|
"One of the points I think that's important is the way in which the United States has responded to the initiatives in the African Renaissance, and a lot of the developments that we have seen, in fact, have their roots in Africa. What it means for U.S. policy is that the Africans themselves are being much more assertive than they have been in the past. \u2014 Emerge , June 1998",
|
|
"Daily newspaper in Chicago metro region seeks aggressive, assertive crime reporter who thrives on getting obligatory \u2026 items done fast in order to devote time to colorful stories about villains, victims and everything in between. \u2014 Editor & Publisher , 31 Oct. 1998",
|
|
"Their daughter is an assertive little girl.",
|
|
"If you want people to listen to your opinions, you'll need to learn to be more assertive .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Quadrifoglio badge highlights both front fenders, as assertive an icon as any cavallino rampante. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"His tone is assertive , the genre-transcending wordsmith boasting about his talents, squad and wins. \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"While Rice had been more assertive about his break from Trump, Mace tried to draw attention elsewhere, to her voting record and Arrington\u2019s past election flops. \u2014 Melanie Masonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"In recent years, as Beijing has pursued a more assertive foreign policy and expanded development funding globally in a bid to enhance its international sway, its visibility in the Pacific Islands, too, has grown. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy, CNN , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"As those capabilities have improved over the past decade and Chinese leader Xi Jinping turned to a more assertive foreign policy to match China\u2019s emergence as an economic competitor, Washington has taken a harder line toward Beijing. \u2014 William Mauldin, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"This isn\u2019t the first time a bipartisan group in Congress has pushed Biden to be more assertive with his sanctions. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Its face is more assertive than the bug-eyed design worn by its internal-combustion stablemate. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"The authors concluded that having these skills, and being more assertive actually worked against them. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022"
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"see assert":""
|
|
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|
|
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|
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"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0259r-tiv",
|
|
"a-"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
"ambitious",
|
|
"enterprising",
|
|
"fierce",
|
|
"go-getting",
|
|
"high-pressure",
|
|
"in-your-face",
|
|
"militant",
|
|
"pushy",
|
|
"self-asserting",
|
|
"self-assertive"
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014220",
|
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|
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|
|
"adverb",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ambitionless",
|
|
"low-pressure",
|
|
"nonassertive",
|
|
"unaggressive",
|
|
"unambitious",
|
|
"unassertive",
|
|
"unenterprising"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": having a strong or distinctive flavor or aroma":[
|
|
"assertive wines"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"When my mother brought my baby sister home on the train from the Chicago adoption agency, she had hired a woman from the South named Arizona, much younger than Hope, vigorous, boisterous, taller, darker, and less acclimated to the behavior expected of servants in an upscale Wasp suburb up North. She was a blithe spirit, as I remember her, assertive , gleeful, expansive, loud and goofy with me when, to tease her, I'd pull on the bow of her apron strings \u2026 \u2014 Edward Hoagland , Harper's , July 2004",
|
|
"Don't substitute corn syrup or molasses for cane syrup. Corn syrup is thinner, lighter and milder than cane syrup, and molasses is thicker, darker and much more assertive . \u2014 Denise Landis , New York Times , 2 Oct. 2002",
|
|
"One of the points I think that's important is the way in which the United States has responded to the initiatives in the African Renaissance, and a lot of the developments that we have seen, in fact, have their roots in Africa. What it means for U.S. policy is that the Africans themselves are being much more assertive than they have been in the past. \u2014 Emerge , June 1998",
|
|
"Daily newspaper in Chicago metro region seeks aggressive, assertive crime reporter who thrives on getting obligatory \u2026 items done fast in order to devote time to colorful stories about villains, victims and everything in between. \u2014 Editor & Publisher , 31 Oct. 1998",
|
|
"Their daughter is an assertive little girl.",
|
|
"If you want people to listen to your opinions, you'll need to learn to be more assertive .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Quadrifoglio badge highlights both front fenders, as assertive an icon as any cavallino rampante. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"His tone is assertive , the genre-transcending wordsmith boasting about his talents, squad and wins. \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"While Rice had been more assertive about his break from Trump, Mace tried to draw attention elsewhere, to her voting record and Arrington\u2019s past election flops. \u2014 Melanie Masonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"In recent years, as Beijing has pursued a more assertive foreign policy and expanded development funding globally in a bid to enhance its international sway, its visibility in the Pacific Islands, too, has grown. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy, CNN , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"As those capabilities have improved over the past decade and Chinese leader Xi Jinping turned to a more assertive foreign policy to match China\u2019s emergence as an economic competitor, Washington has taken a harder line toward Beijing. \u2014 William Mauldin, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"This isn\u2019t the first time a bipartisan group in Congress has pushed Biden to be more assertive with his sanctions. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Its face is more assertive than the bug-eyed design worn by its internal-combustion stablemate. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"The authors concluded that having these skills, and being more assertive actually worked against them. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022"
|
|
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|
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|
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"circa 1619, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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|
|
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|
|
"see assert":""
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
],
|
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|
|
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|
|
"aggressive",
|
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|
|
"enterprising",
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"-\u00a6t\u014drik",
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"-\u022fr-"
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"definitions":{
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": something that is asserted":[]
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Late Latin, assertion, from Latin, neuter of assertus":""
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"\u0259\u02c8s\u0259rt\u0259m also a\u02c8-"
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"Definition of asses plural of as or of ass"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-193908",
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"asses' bridge":{
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"definitions":{
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": the fifth proposition of the first book of Euclid: the angles at the base of an isoceles triangle are equal to one another":[
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"a schoolboy, stammering out his asses' bridge",
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"\u2014 Frederic Harrison"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"translation of New Latin pons asinorum ; probably from the similarity of the geometrical construction demonstrating it to the trusses of a bridge and from its being considered a difficulty for poor students of geometry":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092302",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"assess":{
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"antonyms":[
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"remit"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to charge (a player or team) with a foul or penalty":[],
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": to determine the importance, size, or value of":[
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"assess a problem",
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"assess the damage"
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],
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": to determine the rate or amount of (something, such as a tax, charge, or fine)":[],
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": to impose (something, such as a tax) according to an established rate":[],
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": to make an official valuation of (property) for the purposes of taxation":[
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"Their property is assessed at $200,000."
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],
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": to subject to a tax, charge, or levy":[
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"Every homeowner will be assessed a tax according to the value of the property."
|
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Cornell graduate student James Tanner spent three years in the early 1940s slogging southern swamps and bayous to assess where and how the species could be saved. By his reckoning, no more than twenty-four ivory-bills remained in the entire Southeast. \u2014 John Terborgh , New York Review of Books , 26 Apr. 2007",
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"When the training staff determined that Everett had no mobility below his neck, Cappuccino was waved onto the field. He performed a quick battery of tests to assess the severity of the injury, squeezing various parts of Everett's body and asking him to respond. \u2014 Tim Layden , Sports Illustrated , 17 Dec. 2007",
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"Tetlock found that his experts used a double standard: they were much tougher in assessing the validity of information that undercut their theory than they were in crediting information that supported it. \u2014 Louis Menand , New Yorker , 5 Dec. 2005",
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"Briefly, the way it works is this. Every time a hog is sold, the seller is assessed 40 cents per $100 of sale value to promote the consumption of pork. \u2014 Warren R. Ross , UU World , Fall 2005",
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"After the hurricane, officials assessed the town's need for aid.",
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"We need to assess whether or not the system is working.",
|
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"Damage to the boat was assessed at $5,000.",
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"The company was assessed $12 million in fines for polluting the river.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The kids assess the clothes for quality, assign a price and sort them into rooms and tables by item type: women\u2019s, men\u2019s, children\u2019s, etc. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 27 June 2022",
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"Flashpoint analysts assess with high confidence that the attacks reported on today are the attacks Killnet had planned prior. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 27 June 2022",
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"The study did not assess the motivation of people who received IUDs then, but there were concerns women could lose access to birth control after Trump promised to repeal the Affordable Care Act on the campaign trail. \u2014 Amanda Holpuch, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
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"The study did not assess the motivation of people who received IUDs then, but there were concerns women could lose access to birth control after Mr. Trump promised to repeal the Affordable Care Act on the campaign trail. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
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"The agency also would have authority to assess whether content moderation resources \u2014 budgets, personnel, and management attention \u2014 are commensurate with the daunting task. \u2014 Michael Posner, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Stock indexes are on track to finish the week with sharp losses as investors try to assess inflation, central banks\u2019 response to it and the outlook for the global economy. \u2014 WSJ , 17 June 2022",
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"In order to try to assess what the climate was like at various points in the past, dendrochronologists look at the width and density of rings, at variations between early and late wood bands, and also at the chemical composition of rings. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
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"The last few days have been volatile as Wall Street also tries to assess how China's strict lockdown measures to fight COVID-19 will impact the broader global economy, including hurting demand in the world's second-largest economy. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, ajc , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, probably from Medieval Latin assessus , past participle of assid\u0113re , from Latin, to sit beside, assist in the office of a judge \u2014 more at assize":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8ses",
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"a-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for assess estimate , appraise , evaluate , value , rate , assess mean to judge something with respect to its worth or significance. estimate implies a judgment, considered or casual, that precedes or takes the place of actual measuring or counting or testing out. estimated the crowd at two hundred appraise commonly implies the fixing by an expert of the monetary worth of a thing, but it may be used of any critical judgment. having their house appraised evaluate suggests an attempt to determine relative or intrinsic worth in terms other than monetary. evaluate a student's work value equals appraise but without implying expertness of judgment. a watercolor valued by the donor at $500 rate adds to estimate the notion of placing a thing according to a scale of values. a highly rated restaurant assess implies a critical appraisal for the purpose of understanding or interpreting, or as a guide in taking action. officials are trying to assess the damage",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"charge",
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"exact",
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"fine",
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"impose",
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"lay",
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"levy",
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"put"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230543",
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
|
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"assessable":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": capable of being assessed : such as":[],
|
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": capable of being evaluated critically often against comparable data":[
|
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"First of all, the only standards that are assessable are the ones outlined in our curricula. A student's grade should reflect level of performance against these standards.",
|
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"\u2014 David Staples"
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],
|
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": subject to valuation for the purposes of taxation":[
|
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"At the close of the roll, the value of all assessable properties in Solano County was $55 billion, Tonnesen said.",
|
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"\u2014 Rachel Raskin-Zrihen"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1683, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"a-",
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8se-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091608",
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|
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"adjective"
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]
|
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},
|
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"assessee":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": one upon whom a payment is assessed":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259\u02c8se\u02ccs\u0113",
|
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"a\u02c8-",
|
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"\u0259\u02ccse\u02c8s\u0113",
|
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"\u00a6a\u02ccse\u00a6s\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235251",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"assession":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": session":[],
|
|
": the assessing or renting of a lord's demesnes in the duchy of Cornwall":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin assession-, assessio , from assessus (past participle of assid\u0113re to sit beside) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259\u02c8sesh\u0259n",
|
|
"a\u02c8-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201035",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assessment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the action or an instance of making a judgment about something : the act of assessing something : appraisal":[
|
|
"assessment of damages",
|
|
"an assessment of the president's achievements"
|
|
],
|
|
": the amount assessed : an amount that a person is officially required to pay especially as a tax":[
|
|
"the tax assessment on property"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"It's a difficult problem that requires careful assessment .",
|
|
"I don't agree with his assessment of the problem.",
|
|
"The owners claimed the tax assessment on their house was too high.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Without it, the cost assessment of various workloads will rarely be accurate. \u2014 David Drai, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Short's assessment was general, CBS News has learned. \u2014 Margaret Brennan, CBS News , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"That assessment will be of little solace to the fans who traveled out to Glendale for Mexico\u2019s 12th match in the Valley since 2002. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"For the purposes of this exercise, the latter of the two disclosures was more significant: No assessment of schedule strength is complete without accounting for the logistics of Thursday and Friday games. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"In Lincoln, the assessment for the casino was $108 million at the end of 2020. \u2014 Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The loss of these modern weapons has forced Russia to rely on aging munitions that are less accurate and more easily intercepted, the military assessment said. \u2014 Rachel Elbaum, NBC News , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Truss\u2019s assessment is not particularly controversial or new. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Among that content was a vulnerability assessment detailing how opponents might effectively attack Vance in a campaign, though it has now been deleted. \u2014 Fox News , 8 May 2022"
|
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see assess":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8ses-m\u0259nt",
|
|
"a-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"duty",
|
|
"imposition",
|
|
"impost",
|
|
"levy",
|
|
"tax"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014300",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assessorial":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to an assessor or a court of assessors":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259\u02ccse\u02c8s\u014dr\u0113\u0259l",
|
|
"-\u022fr-",
|
|
"\u00a6a\u02ccse\u00a6s-",
|
|
"\u00a6as\u0259\u00a6s-"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124846",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assessorship":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the position of assessor":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259\u02c8ses\u0259(r)\u02ccship also a\u02c8-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093605",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"asset":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a piece of military equipment":[],
|
|
": advantage , resource":[
|
|
"His wit is his chief asset .",
|
|
"\u2014 sometimes used euphemistically or humorously in the plural to refer to parts of a person's body (such as the breasts or buttocks) that are considered attractive We tested RLS's eight-panel shorts on a one-day bike ride. \u2026 there was enough padding for saddle comfort, yet not so much that it exaggerated our assets . \u2014 Vicky Lowry Greenberg hid his athletic physique under baggy clothes \u2026 until he realized that tighter jeans and knits show off his assets better. \u2014 Sandra Nygaard"
|
|
],
|
|
": an item of value owned":[],
|
|
": something useful in an effort to foil or defeat an enemy: such as":[],
|
|
": spy":[],
|
|
": the entire property of a person, association, corporation, or estate applicable or subject to the payment of debts":[],
|
|
": the items on a balance sheet showing the book value of property owned":[],
|
|
": the property of a deceased person subject by law to the payment of his or her debts and legacies":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The state's natural assets include mountains and beautiful lakes.",
|
|
"rumors persisted that CIA assets were behind the coup d'\u00e9tat",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As its name suggests, data-centric AI treats quality data as an asset of utmost importance. \u2014 Phil Hall, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The central bank has also initiated a program to withdraw stimulus by shrinking its $8.9 trillion asset portfolio through attrition; the Fed is passively reducing its holdings as those securities mature. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Supporters see bioenergy as a critical asset in the transition to a cleaner future, even part of the longer-term mix, but critics are aghast that the felling of forests could ever be considered sustainable. \u2014 Jason Thomson, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, two-thirds of China\u2019s 70 major cities saw their new home prices drop in April, compared with 38 cities in March, pointing to further danger of shrinking wealth of Chinese families, which count property as a major asset . \u2014 Jane Li, Quartz , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Karamo has touted her inexperience in public office as an asset to her campaign that enhances her appeal among voters. \u2014 Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"This is especially true of the Biden administration, which counts its relationship with India as a strategic asset in its Indo-Pacific strategy. \u2014 Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"While Lake Hodges is popular as a recreational asset , its main purpose is serving as a source of source of drinking water for residents of San Diego County, as well as an emergency storage facility for the region\u2019s water system. \u2014 Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"The community leaders described Aberdeen Proving Ground as an asset in public health, security, enterprise, student success and more. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 13 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"back-formation from assets , singular, sufficient property to pay debts and legacies, from Anglo-French assetz , from asez enough, from Vulgar Latin *ad satis , from Latin ad to + satis enough \u2014 more at at , sad":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-\u02ccset",
|
|
"also -s\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02c8a-\u02ccset, -s\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agent",
|
|
"emissary",
|
|
"intelligencer",
|
|
"mole",
|
|
"operative",
|
|
"spook",
|
|
"spy",
|
|
"undercover"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092156",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"asset currency":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": currency secured exclusively by the general assets of the issuing bank as distinguished from that secured by special deposits (as of government bonds or commercial paper)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095502",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"asset-stripping":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the practice of buying a company that is not successful at a low price and then selling its property (such as buildings or land) to make a profit":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201825",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"assets":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a piece of military equipment":[],
|
|
": advantage , resource":[
|
|
"His wit is his chief asset .",
|
|
"\u2014 sometimes used euphemistically or humorously in the plural to refer to parts of a person's body (such as the breasts or buttocks) that are considered attractive We tested RLS's eight-panel shorts on a one-day bike ride. \u2026 there was enough padding for saddle comfort, yet not so much that it exaggerated our assets . \u2014 Vicky Lowry Greenberg hid his athletic physique under baggy clothes \u2026 until he realized that tighter jeans and knits show off his assets better. \u2014 Sandra Nygaard"
|
|
],
|
|
": an item of value owned":[],
|
|
": something useful in an effort to foil or defeat an enemy: such as":[],
|
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": spy":[],
|
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": the entire property of a person, association, corporation, or estate applicable or subject to the payment of debts":[],
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": the items on a balance sheet showing the book value of property owned":[],
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": the property of a deceased person subject by law to the payment of his or her debts and legacies":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The state's natural assets include mountains and beautiful lakes.",
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"rumors persisted that CIA assets were behind the coup d'\u00e9tat",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As its name suggests, data-centric AI treats quality data as an asset of utmost importance. \u2014 Phil Hall, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
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"The central bank has also initiated a program to withdraw stimulus by shrinking its $8.9 trillion asset portfolio through attrition; the Fed is passively reducing its holdings as those securities mature. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Supporters see bioenergy as a critical asset in the transition to a cleaner future, even part of the longer-term mix, but critics are aghast that the felling of forests could ever be considered sustainable. \u2014 Jason Thomson, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
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"Meanwhile, two-thirds of China\u2019s 70 major cities saw their new home prices drop in April, compared with 38 cities in March, pointing to further danger of shrinking wealth of Chinese families, which count property as a major asset . \u2014 Jane Li, Quartz , 13 June 2022",
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"Karamo has touted her inexperience in public office as an asset to her campaign that enhances her appeal among voters. \u2014 Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 31 May 2022",
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"This is especially true of the Biden administration, which counts its relationship with India as a strategic asset in its Indo-Pacific strategy. \u2014 Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
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"While Lake Hodges is popular as a recreational asset , its main purpose is serving as a source of source of drinking water for residents of San Diego County, as well as an emergency storage facility for the region\u2019s water system. \u2014 Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
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"The community leaders described Aberdeen Proving Ground as an asset in public health, security, enterprise, student success and more. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 13 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"back-formation from assets , singular, sufficient property to pay debts and legacies, from Anglo-French assetz , from asez enough, from Vulgar Latin *ad satis , from Latin ad to + satis enough \u2014 more at at , sad":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8a-\u02ccset",
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"also -s\u0259t",
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"\u02c8a-\u02ccset, -s\u0259t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"agent",
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"emissary",
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"intelligencer",
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"mole",
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"operative",
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"spook",
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"spy",
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"undercover"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101233",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"assets by descent":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": assets left to an heir which make the heir liable for the debts of his or her ancestor due under a deed or a sealed instrument to the extent of the value of the assets":[
|
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"\u2014 used in the older law of the administration of estates"
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]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103242",
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"type":[]
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},
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"assets entre main":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": assets in hand":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Anglo-French asetz entre maines":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02cc\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185704",
|
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"type":[]
|
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},
|
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"assets in hand":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": assets left by a deceased person to his or her executor for the purpose of paying the deceased person's debts":[
|
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"\u2014 used in the older law of the administration of estates"
|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"translation of Anglo-French asetz entre maines":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045615",
|
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"type":[]
|
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},
|
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"assever":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": asseverate":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin asseverare":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259\u02c8sev\u0259(r)",
|
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"a\u02c8-"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025130",
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"asseverate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to affirm or declare positively or earnestly":[
|
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"he always asseverated that he did not know",
|
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"\u2014 G. K. Chesterton"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1642, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin asseveratus , past participle of asseverare , from ad- + severus severe":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8se-v\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190146",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"asseveration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to affirm or declare positively or earnestly":[
|
|
"he always asseverated that he did not know",
|
|
"\u2014 G. K. Chesterton"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1642, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin asseveratus , past participle of asseverare , from ad- + severus severe":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8se-v\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030416",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"assez":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to a sufficient or moderate extent : fairly":[
|
|
"\u2014 used in musical directions assez vite"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1884, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00e4-\u02c8s\u0101"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030351",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"asshat":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a stupid, annoying, or detestable person : asshole":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1999, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"ass entry 2 + hat entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8as-\u02cchat"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000834",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"asshead":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": blockhead , ass":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"ass entry 1 + head":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032947",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"asshole":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a stupid, annoying, or detestable person":[],
|
|
": anus":[],
|
|
": the least attractive or desirable part or area":[
|
|
"\u2014 used in phrases like asshole of the world"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8as-\u02cc(h)\u014dl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061426",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assi":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": yaupon":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Creek \u00e1ssi , short for \u00e1ssi-lup\u00fatski small leaves":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8as\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023022",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assiduous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"idle",
|
|
"inactive",
|
|
"unbusy",
|
|
"unemployed",
|
|
"unoccupied"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application":[
|
|
"assiduous planning",
|
|
"an assiduous book collector",
|
|
"She tended her garden with assiduous attention."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They were assiduous in their search for all the latest facts and figures.",
|
|
"The project required some assiduous planning.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Digitally savvy Ukrainians have been assiduous in their fight to bring Russians to justice for war crimes. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"In the end, rather than convincing us that Chernobyl was a typical nuclear accident, Mr. Plokhy\u2019s assiduous account shows that the disaster was the product of a uniquely corrupt and inhumane political system. \u2014 James B. Meigs, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The administration's assiduous efforts to ease supply chain backups at ports and internal transportation hubs can help only at the margins. \u2014 John Harwood, CNN , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Outsider Pictures is an assiduous distributor of Spanish-language films. \u2014 Justin Morgan, Variety , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Both paintings combine aspects of stylized illustration\u2014industrial clouds of smoke, slanting rain\u2014with painterly effects and an investigation of reality at once intermittent and assiduous . \u2014 Garth Greenwell, The New Yorker , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Finkelstein attacked the route with an assiduous efficiency. \u2014 Zach Helfand, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"This moniker implied moral imperatives, ethical perfection and assiduous attention to putting patients first. \u2014 Shakeel Ahmed, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Altogether, the assiduous weight-saving regimen has the P1 tipping the scales at 3,076 pounds. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 8 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1552, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin assiduus , from assid\u0113re to sit beside":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8si-j\u0259-w\u0259s",
|
|
"-\u02c8si-j\u0259-",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8sij-w\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for assiduous busy , industrious , diligent , assiduous , sedulous mean actively engaged or occupied. busy chiefly stresses activity as opposed to idleness or leisure. too busy to spend time with the children industrious implies characteristic or habitual devotion to work. industrious employees diligent suggests earnest application to some specific object or pursuit. very diligent in her pursuit of a degree assiduous stresses careful and unremitting application. assiduous practice sedulous implies painstaking and persevering application. a sedulous investigation of the murder",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"active",
|
|
"bustling",
|
|
"busy",
|
|
"diligent",
|
|
"employed",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"hopping",
|
|
"industrious",
|
|
"laborious",
|
|
"occupied",
|
|
"sedulous",
|
|
"tied-up",
|
|
"working"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091424",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assiduously":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"idle",
|
|
"inactive",
|
|
"unbusy",
|
|
"unemployed",
|
|
"unoccupied"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application":[
|
|
"assiduous planning",
|
|
"an assiduous book collector",
|
|
"She tended her garden with assiduous attention."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They were assiduous in their search for all the latest facts and figures.",
|
|
"The project required some assiduous planning.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Digitally savvy Ukrainians have been assiduous in their fight to bring Russians to justice for war crimes. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"In the end, rather than convincing us that Chernobyl was a typical nuclear accident, Mr. Plokhy\u2019s assiduous account shows that the disaster was the product of a uniquely corrupt and inhumane political system. \u2014 James B. Meigs, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The administration's assiduous efforts to ease supply chain backups at ports and internal transportation hubs can help only at the margins. \u2014 John Harwood, CNN , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Outsider Pictures is an assiduous distributor of Spanish-language films. \u2014 Justin Morgan, Variety , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Both paintings combine aspects of stylized illustration\u2014industrial clouds of smoke, slanting rain\u2014with painterly effects and an investigation of reality at once intermittent and assiduous . \u2014 Garth Greenwell, The New Yorker , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Finkelstein attacked the route with an assiduous efficiency. \u2014 Zach Helfand, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"This moniker implied moral imperatives, ethical perfection and assiduous attention to putting patients first. \u2014 Shakeel Ahmed, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Altogether, the assiduous weight-saving regimen has the P1 tipping the scales at 3,076 pounds. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 8 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1552, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin assiduus , from assid\u0113re to sit beside":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8sij-w\u0259s",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8si-j\u0259-w\u0259s",
|
|
"-\u02c8si-j\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for assiduous busy , industrious , diligent , assiduous , sedulous mean actively engaged or occupied. busy chiefly stresses activity as opposed to idleness or leisure. too busy to spend time with the children industrious implies characteristic or habitual devotion to work. industrious employees diligent suggests earnest application to some specific object or pursuit. very diligent in her pursuit of a degree assiduous stresses careful and unremitting application. assiduous practice sedulous implies painstaking and persevering application. a sedulous investigation of the murder",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"active",
|
|
"bustling",
|
|
"busy",
|
|
"diligent",
|
|
"employed",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"hopping",
|
|
"industrious",
|
|
"laborious",
|
|
"occupied",
|
|
"sedulous",
|
|
"tied-up",
|
|
"working"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233045",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assign":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": assignee sense 3":[
|
|
"heirs and assigns"
|
|
],
|
|
": to appoint as a duty or task":[
|
|
"assigns 20 pages for homework"
|
|
],
|
|
": to appoint to a post or duty":[
|
|
"assigned them to light duty",
|
|
"assigned me two clerks"
|
|
],
|
|
": to ascribe as a motive, reason, or cause especially after deliberation":[],
|
|
": to consider to belong to a specified period of time":[
|
|
"Archaeologists assign the weapon to the eleventh century."
|
|
],
|
|
": to fix or specify in correspondence or relationship : select , designate":[
|
|
"assign counsel to the defendant",
|
|
"assign a value to the variable",
|
|
"Though assigned male at birth, she appears most comfortable and in her element wearing a skirt and high-heeled sandals when riding a big-wheel or playing with a tea set.",
|
|
"\u2014 Will Dean"
|
|
],
|
|
": to transfer (property) to another especially in trust or for the benefit of creditors":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The teacher assigned us 50 math problems for homework!",
|
|
"She was assigned to the embassy in India.",
|
|
"The new teacher was assigned to the science laboratory.",
|
|
"The plane landed at its assigned gate.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Given these trends, HDOs must assign accountability for cybersecurity to their boards of directors. \u2014 Ed Gaudet, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Instead of asking for volunteers, randomly assign the non-promotable work or take turns. \u2014 Linda Babcock, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"If there is a minority of the justices who voted that the case should have been ruled on differently, the senior most justice will assign someone from that group will write a dissenting opinion. \u2014 Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"In line with their business model\u2014and that of most hair restoration clinics\u2014Keeps will assign an advisor to each prospective patient, who will walk them through the logistics, from day-of procedure to recovery expectations to cost. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The name Kanye West shall assign himself after surviving a dirigible crash. \u2014 David Kamp, The New Yorker , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The funding will also assign a permanent substitute teacher to every school. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Without a presence like Davis commanding a double-team, the opposing\u2019s offensive line can assign a guard or the center to get to the second level and block Miami\u2019s linebackers. \u2014 Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"And some city police departments assign officers with a special focus on schools. \u2014 Howard Blumestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The intent is to strip Hong Kongers of their own agency and assign blame to just a few select individuals, brushing aside the many legitimate grievances of city residents in favor of a more simplistic tale. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Rather than point fingers or assign blame, be proactive about asking for and establishing expectations and deadlines on team objectives. \u2014 Amy Blaschka, Forbes , 23 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"In the shooting\u2019s aftermath, Lewis recalls watching as the country\u2019s anger spilled over, with the desire to point fingers and assign blame. \u2014 Lisette Voytko, Forbes , 7 July 2021",
|
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"So are training initiatives to be better listeners, how to search out and benefit from diverse opinions, how to manage meetings, and how to structure projects, assign work, and manage teams. \u2014 Andrea Hill, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2021",
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"The Mavericks\u2019 G-League Texas Legends opted not to participate in the league\u2019s season that will be played entirely on the Disney World campus bubble, but NBA teams are allowed to transfer or flex- assign players to teams in the bubble. \u2014 Dallas News , 5 Feb. 2021",
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"Editors for Timpone\u2019s network assign work to freelancers dotted around the United States and abroad, often paying $3 to $36 per job. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 24 Oct. 2020",
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"Editors for Timpone\u2019s network assign work to freelancers dotted around the United States and abroad, often paying $3 to $36 per job. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 24 Oct. 2020",
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"Editors for Timpone\u2019s network assign work to freelancers dotted around the United States and abroad, often paying $3 to $36 per job. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 24 Oct. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French assigner , from Latin assignare , from ad- + signare to mark, from signum mark, sign":"Verb and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8s\u012bn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for assign Verb ascribe , attribute , assign , impute , credit mean to lay something to the account of a person or thing. ascribe suggests an inferring or conjecturing of cause, quality, authorship. forged paintings formerly ascribed to masters attribute suggests less tentativeness than ascribe , less definiteness than assign . attributed to Rembrandt but possibly done by an associate assign implies ascribing with certainty or after deliberation. assigned the bones to the Cretaceous period impute suggests ascribing something that brings discredit by way of accusation or blame. tried to impute sinister motives to my actions credit implies ascribing a thing or especially an action to a person or other thing as its agent, source, or explanation. credited his teammates for his success",
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"synonyms":[
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"charge",
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"commission",
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"entrust",
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"intrust",
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"task",
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"trust"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023041",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"assignat":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a bill issued as currency by the French Revolutionary government (1789\u201396) on the security of expropriated lands":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1790, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, from Latin assignatus , past participle of assignare":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cca-(\u02cc)s\u0113n-\u02c8y\u00e4",
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"\u02c8a-sig-\u02ccnat"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205638",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"assignation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the act of assigning or the assignment made":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a midnight assignation between adulterers at a downtown hotel",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Tehran\u2019s refusal to back down from the FTO assignation demand has raised doubt about whether the nuclear impasse can be resolved. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
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"In 1968, when the time-hopping narrative starts, Hans has been sentenced to prison yet again on the strength of an assignation caught on police surveillance cameras. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"The corrupt governor offers to exchange a pardon for Susanna\u2019s chastity, so the siblings and town sheriff devise a plan to disguise a prostitute named Bella Rose as Susanna for the assignation . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The lucrative assignation of World Cup soccer venues depended on the highest bidder. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Moiraine, sneaking off for a late-night assignation with her secret lover and confidante, who\u2019s also her boss. \u2014 Sean T. Collins, Vulture , 11 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Jagna Dobesz\u2019s deft production design encompasses such details as the Rorschach-like patterns on the walls at Magda\u2019s fateful hotel assignation . \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 20 Oct. 2021",
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"Other officials said Foote felt sidelined because his proposals on stabilizing Haiti following the assignation of the country's president earlier this year were rejected. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 24 Sep. 2021",
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"It was driven by the blond and busty paramour of the president on her way to a White House assignation . \u2014 Laurie Hertzel, Star Tribune , 18 July 2021"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cca-sig-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"appointment",
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"date",
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"engagement",
|
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"rendezvous",
|
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"tryst"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192258",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assigned risk":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a poor risk (such as an accident-prone motorist) that insurance companies would normally reject but are forced to insure by state law":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012338",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"assignee":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person appointed to act for another":[],
|
|
": a person to whom a right or property is legally transferred":[],
|
|
": a person to whom an assignment is made":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"you are hereby authorized as my assignee for the duration of the case",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The trust claims to be the assignee of a litigation financing company that was owed millions of dollars by Rittenhouse's first attorney, John Pierce of Los Angeles, and had obtained judgments against him. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The company also becomes the assignee of the invention. \u2014 Nisha Talagala, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The evolving adversity in the case between principals of the assignor, Penn Dutch, and its assignee , and Von Kahle and company, is unusual, Jeffries said. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com , 7 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"If Lone Star doesn\u2019t receive a minimum cash bid of $13.5 million or doesn\u2019t pay taxes owed on the property, the court will hold a hearing in April to consider approving the sale of the complex to BridgeInvest or its assignee . \u2014 Madison Iszler, ExpressNews.com , 5 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Under the process, an assignee (similar to a bankruptcy trustee) has assumed control of the company's operations and assets. \u2014 Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati.com , 9 July 2019",
|
|
"For many years, at the direction of the association, unit owners were advised to transfer garages by merely executing an assignor/ assignee form provided by the condominium association \u2014 these forms were never recorded. \u2014 Howard Dakoff, chicagotribune.com , 6 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"The terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon assignees . \u2014 Marie Claire , 6 Dec. 2017",
|
|
"Logan\u2019s organization, Altmaier, and major insurers are urging the state Legislature to adopt laws restricting assignees from collecting one-way attorneys fees, even though a similar effort failed last year. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, Sun-Sentinel.com , 21 Aug. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cca-s\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113",
|
|
"\u02cca-s\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113, \u02cca-\u02ccs\u012b-, \u0259-\u02ccs\u012b-",
|
|
"\u02cca-\u02ccs\u012b-",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u012b-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"agent",
|
|
"attorney",
|
|
"commissary",
|
|
"delegate",
|
|
"deputy",
|
|
"envoy",
|
|
"factor",
|
|
"minister",
|
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"procurator",
|
|
"proxy",
|
|
"rep",
|
|
"representative"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231453",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assignment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a position, post, or office to which one is assigned":[
|
|
"Her assignment was to the embassy in India."
|
|
],
|
|
": a specified task or amount of work assigned or undertaken as if assigned by authority":[
|
|
"a homework assignment"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of assigning something":[
|
|
"the assignment of a task"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The students were given a homework assignment .",
|
|
"The reporter's assignment is to interview the candidate.",
|
|
"The reporter is here on an assignment .",
|
|
"The reporter is here on assignment .",
|
|
"The article discusses the recent assignment of senators to some of the more powerful committees.",
|
|
"her assignment to the embassy in India",
|
|
"the computer's assignment of a number to each image",
|
|
"She asked if she could change her seating assignment .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But serving as the head writer of Ms. Marvel was a much larger assignment \u2014 and a far more personal one. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The last two days, Guyton was employed as a gunner in punt coverage \u2014 a new assignment for him \u2014 the Chargers hoping to take further advantage of his speed while also increasing his value. \u2014 Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The sequel picks up as Maverick returns to Top Gun to train a new group of cocky aviators for a crucial, death-defying assignment . \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Rescue Rangers writers Dan Gregor and Doug Mand understood the assignment : Sometimes, some crimes go slippin\u2019 through the cracks. \u2014 Christy Pi\u00f1a, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Consent orders typically require systems to prove that students have equal access in transportation, student assignment , faculty diversity, course access, discipline and extracurriculars. \u2014 al , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"And based on the head-turning sartorial choices that were made for the annual VIP event, the A-List attendees understood the assignment \u2014specifically the men. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"His next assignment , Cron, leads the Rockies with six home runs, but Skubal overwhelmed him. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Dodgers designated Beaty for assignment , which is lingo for setting his baseball future adrift. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see assign entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u012bn-m\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for assignment task , duty , job , chore , stint , assignment mean a piece of work to be done. task implies work imposed by a person in authority or an employer or by circumstance. charged with a variety of tasks duty implies an obligation to perform or responsibility for performance. the duties of a lifeguard job applies to a piece of work voluntarily performed; it may sometimes suggest difficulty or importance. the job of turning the company around chore implies a minor routine activity necessary for maintaining a household or farm. every child was assigned chores stint implies a carefully allotted or measured quantity of assigned work or service. a 2-month stint as a reporter assignment implies a definite limited task assigned by one in authority. a reporter's assignment",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chore",
|
|
"duty",
|
|
"job",
|
|
"task"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184041",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assimilate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"contrast"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": compare , liken":[],
|
|
": something that is assimilated":[],
|
|
": to absorb into the cultural tradition of a population or group":[
|
|
"\u2026 the belief that tolerant hosts would be able to assimilate immigrants of whatever creed or colour.",
|
|
"\u2014 Brian Holmes"
|
|
],
|
|
": to alter by the process of assimilation (see assimilation sense 3 )":[],
|
|
": to be taken in or absorbed : to become assimilated":[
|
|
"Food assimilates better if taken slowly.",
|
|
"\u2014 Francis Cutler Marshall"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make similar":[
|
|
"\u2026 the only faculty that seems to assimilate man to the immortal gods.",
|
|
"\u2014 Joseph Conrad"
|
|
],
|
|
": to take in and utilize as nourishment : to absorb into the system":[
|
|
"The body assimilates digested food."
|
|
],
|
|
": to take into the mind and thoroughly understand":[
|
|
"assimilate information",
|
|
"Students need to assimilate new concepts."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Over time, most of the inhabitants of the \"Little Italies\" \u2026 assimilated rapidly to the society \u2026 \u2014 Stephan Thernstrom , Times Literary Supplement , 26 May 2000",
|
|
"Those groups were eagerly assimilating into the larger culture and rejecting their own cuisine \u2026 \u2014 Corby Kummer , New York Times Book Review , 16 Aug. 1998",
|
|
"The mistaken attempts to assimilate Lindner's paintings into the Pop Art movement in the 1960s \u2026 \u2014 Hilton Kramer , Arts & Antiques , January 1997",
|
|
"Children need to assimilate new ideas.",
|
|
"There was a lot of information to assimilate at school.",
|
|
"Schools were used to assimilate the children of immigrants.",
|
|
"They found it hard to assimilate to American society.",
|
|
"Many of these religious traditions have been assimilated into the culture.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"This has led many women across the region to attempt to assimilate to these standards of beauty by trying to tame their curly tresses through methods such as heat manipulation or chemical straightening. \u2014 Jada Jackson, Allure , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"For decades, many Indigenous people in the area had distanced themselves from their culture to assimilate to mainstream Colombian society. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Yet, to assimilate social media to the broadcasting model, Carr vastly understates the novelty of social media's broadcasting approach. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The multi-generational gap in Salish fluency is tied directly to boarding schools that began operating in the late 1800s by the federal government in an attempt to assimilate Native American children to white, Christian culture, Decker explained. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 21 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Lowriding also became a symbol of resistance to Chicanos who defended and preserved the lowrider culture rather than assimilate to others. \u2014 Ana Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"That\u2019s the message to opponents of immigration who have long argued immigrants cannot assimilate and the children of immigrants forever will live in poverty. \u2014 Stuart Anderson, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Buddies help individuals assimilate and flourish through informal counseling about key tasks, powerful players, unspoken rules, obscure acronyms and expected attire. \u2014 Joann S. Lublin, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Boarding school survivors also might be hesitant to recount the painful past and trust a government whose policies were to eradicate tribes and, later, assimilate them under the veil of education. \u2014 Felicia Fonseca, Anchorage Daily News , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"With deregulation in the 1980s, the focus of the training shifted to helping women and people of color assimilate into existing corporate cultures. \u2014 Glenn Llopis, Forbes , 26 June 2021",
|
|
"Now, the pressure is on resident advisers and others to help the Class of 2023 assimilate . \u2014 Nick Anderson, Washington Post , 25 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"According to Sessions, a good immigrant assimilates . \u2014 Jene\u00e9 Osterheldt, kansascity , 6 Sep. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1671, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b":"Verb",
|
|
"1935, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Medieval Latin assimilatus , past participle of assimilare , from Latin assimulare to make similar, from ad- + simulare to make similar, simulate":"Verb and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8si-m\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
|
|
"-\u02ccl\u0101t",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8si-m\u0259-l\u0259t",
|
|
"-l\u0259t, -\u02ccl\u0101t",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8sim-\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"analogize",
|
|
"bracket",
|
|
"compare",
|
|
"equate",
|
|
"liken"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185352",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abetment",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assistance",
|
|
"backing",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"helping hand",
|
|
"leg up",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"support"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mechanical or electromechanical device that provides assistance":[],
|
|
": an act or action that helps someone : an act of assistance":[
|
|
"He wrote the story with an assist from a friend. [=with the help of a friend]"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be present as a spectator":[
|
|
"\u2026 the ideal figures assisting at Italian holy scenes.",
|
|
"\u2014 Mary McCarthy"
|
|
],
|
|
": to give support or aid":[
|
|
"assisted at the stove",
|
|
"Another surgeon assisted on the operation."
|
|
],
|
|
": to give usually supplementary support or aid to":[
|
|
"She assisted the boy with his lessons."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The device assists those who can't climb stairs.",
|
|
"The President was assisted by his advisers.",
|
|
"She assisted the boy with his homework.",
|
|
"Another doctor assisted him with the operation.",
|
|
"Another doctor assisted with the operation.",
|
|
"Federal agents are assisting with the investigation.",
|
|
"She assisted in making the decision.",
|
|
"The cream assists in the prevention of skin cancer.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The gift will also assist the department to recruit more expert scholars and teachers, map long-term academic and research priorities and provide new opportunities for students to engage in interdisciplinary scholarship. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Front Row, which has a first-look deal with Netflix for its own productions, will also assist with the sale of Route 10 outside the region. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Strong branding can assist in carving out and securing a competitive advantage. \u2014 Chris Shipferling, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Dillon\u2019s retail experience could assist Starbucks, which has faced economic, supply chain, and labor struggles in recent years. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"These agents will assist in investigating leads pulled from the National Intelligence Ballistic Information Network, a national database of cartridge case images fed by local, state and federal agencies. \u2014 Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Walmart is expanding health care coverage for employees who want to enlist the services of a doula, a person trained to assist women during pregnancies, to address racial inequities in maternal care. \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Hospice of the Western Reserve needs volunteers to visit hospice care centers, to assist with direct patient care, to run errands for home care patients, to work in Medina\u2019s Life\u2019s Treasures store and more. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The owner\u2019s manual may also assist in locating them. \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Behind a goal and an assist from MacKinnon, the Avalanche won the Stanley Cup for the third time in franchise history and first in more than two decades by beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of the final Sunday night in Tampa. \u2014 Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Behind a goal and an assist from Nathan MacKinnon, the Avalanche won the Stanley Cup for the third time in franchise history and first in more than two decades by beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 on Sunday night. \u2014 Stephen Whyno, Hartford Courant , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Behind a goal and an assist from MacKinnon, the Avalanche won the Stanley Cup for the third time in franchise history and first in more than two decades by beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of the final Sunday night. \u2014 Stephen Whyno, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"With 4:30 to play, senior pole Connor Kelly cleared and found Tommy Sarni (two goals, assist ), then Esposito won the next faceoff to set up a goal from senior pole Luca Winter. \u2014 Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"With 1 goal and 1 assist in 2 games, the Winterhawks Player of the Week for May 16 through May 22 is Jaydon Dureau. \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The junior scored 4 goals, 1 assist , 1 ground ball, 6 draw controls and one caused turnover in the 15-5 win over CHCA April 21. \u2014 Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Jae Crowder made playoff history in Game 1 as the first starter to have a quadruple-one (1 point, 1 rebound, 1 assist , 1 block), per StatMuse. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Cade Segars and Brady Roberson each had 1 goal and 1 assist . \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 12 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
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"1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English assisten \"to help, aid, give aid (to),\" borrowed from Anglo-French assister (Middle French also \"to be present near, stand near\" [with a \"to\"]), borrowed from Latin assist\u014d, assistere \"to take up a position near, stand by, stand by as a supporter or advocate,\" from ad- ad- (assimilated to as- ) + sistere \"to cause to stand, assume a standing position, place, check, halt,\" going back to Indo-European *sti-sth 2 -e-, reduplicated present formation from the base *steh 2 - \"set up (in a place), take a position,\" whence also Old Irish \u02d1sissedar (in ar\u02d1sissedar \"[s/he] stays, stands fast\"), Greek h\u00edst\u0113mi, hist\u00e1nai \"to cause to stand, place,\" h\u00edstamai, h\u00edstasthai \"to take up a position, come and stand,\" Sanskrit t\u00ed\u1e63\u1e6dhati \"(s/he) takes a position, stands,\" Avestan hi\u0161ta\u1e47ti \"(they) take a position\" \u2014 more at stand entry 1":"Verb",
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"derivative of assist entry 1":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8sist"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"abet",
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"aid",
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"back",
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"backstop",
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"help",
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"prop (up)",
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"support"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054201",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"assistance":{
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"antonyms":[
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"hindrance"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the act of helping or assisting someone or the help supplied : aid":[
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"financial and technical assistance",
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"Can I be of any assistance ? [=can I help you?]"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Any assistance you can give me would be appreciated.",
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"I'll be happy to provide you with whatever assistance you may need.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Behavioral health services have taken center stage recently as more employers are offering counseling as part of their employee assistance programs (EAPs). \u2014 Debby Routt, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
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"On Thursday, President Biden said Ukraine would receive additional batteries from other countries and more ammunition from the U.S. as part of a new $800 million assistance package. \u2014 Stephen Kalin, WSJ , 1 July 2022",
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"In a 6-3 decision, the Court ruled last week in Carson v. Makin that the state of Maine had violated the free exercise of religion clause in the First Amendment for religious schools, by exempting them from their tuition assistance program. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2022",
|
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"The electric-car maker will lay off about 200 people, or about half the staff who worked in the San Mateo office, where workers focused on improving the company's advanced driver- assistance system, Autopilot. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 29 June 2022",
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"On educational attainment, adult earnings, use of social assistance programs, involvement in crime, etc. \u2014 Anneken Tappe, CNN , 24 June 2022",
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"This week, Washington announced a new, $450 million security assistance package, including the heavy artillery that is widely seen as key to Ukraine\u2019s defense. \u2014 Annabelle Chapman, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
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"At the same time, many religious institutions and people of faith have battled to be treated like any other group, able to participate fully in public benefit programs \u2013 like Maine\u2019s tuition assistance program. \u2014 Mark Sherman, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Two sets of Christian parents sued Maine in 2018, however, arguing that the exclusion of religious schools from the tuition- assistance program violated the Free Exercise clause and other constitutional rights. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 21 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English assistence, assistance, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin assistentia \"presence, participation, guidance,\" going back to Late Latin, \"aid,\" noun derivative of Latin assistent-, assistens, present participle of assistere \"to take up a position near, stand by, stand by as a supporter or advocate\" \u2014 more at assist entry 1":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8si-st\u0259ns",
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"\u0259-\u02c8si-st\u0259n(t)s"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"abetment",
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"aid",
|
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"assist",
|
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"backing",
|
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"boost",
|
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"hand",
|
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"help",
|
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"helping hand",
|
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"leg up",
|
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"lift",
|
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"support"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025141",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"assistant":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a device or product that provides assistance":[
|
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"software assistants",
|
|
"personal digital assistant"
|
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],
|
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"\u2014 see pda entry 1":[
|
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"software assistants",
|
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"personal digital assistant"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an assistant to the college president",
|
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"an assistant to the store manager",
|
|
"a wealthy executive who has a personal assistant",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Michelle Rose, who grew up in Painesville Township, will start in her new role on July 6. Since January 2021, Rose had served as acting assistant secretary for congressional and intergovernmental affairs in the Labor Department. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The change was confirmed by White House assistant press secretary Kevin Munoz on Twitter. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Tara Sweeney, a former assistant secretary for Indian affairs at the U.S. Interior Department, and Josh Revak, an Iraq War veteran and state senator who has the endorsement of Young\u2019s family. \u2014 Dan Zak, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Mark Lambert, a deputy assistant secretary of State, expressed gratitude to Fiji for collaborating on the seizure. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Elizabeth Rosenberg, assistant secretary for terrorist financing and finance crimes at the Treasury Department, said that cooperation for going after Russian oligarchs on the US sanctions list is increasing. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Chris Dempsey, a former Massachusetts assistant secretary of transportation and current Democratic candidate for state auditor, was on the Green Line near his home in Brookline when the crash occurred. \u2014 Taylor Dolven, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Jordan Barab, a former deputy assistant secretary of labor for OSHA during the Obama administration, said that the fear of deportation and the desperate need for work can combine to leave undocumented workers particularly exposed. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Gary Motsek, then a U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense, was alarmed by the emergence of what seemed to be a new breed of Russian mercenary. \u2014 Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica , 30 May 2022"
|
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English assistent, borrowed from Anglo-French assistant, assistent, noun derivative of assistant, assistent, adjective, \"assisting, helpful,\" from present participle of assister \"to help, aid\" \u2014 more at assist entry 1":""
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8si-st\u0259nt"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"adjunct",
|
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"adjutant",
|
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"aid",
|
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"aide",
|
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"apprentice",
|
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"coadjutor",
|
|
"deputy",
|
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"helper",
|
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"helpmate",
|
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"helpmeet",
|
|
"lieutenant",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"sidekick"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183550",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"associate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cohort",
|
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"companion",
|
|
"compatriot",
|
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"compeer",
|
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"comrade",
|
|
"crony",
|
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"fellow",
|
|
"hobnobber",
|
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"mate",
|
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"running mate"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a degree conferred especially by a junior college":[
|
|
"associate in arts"
|
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],
|
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": an entry-level member (as of a learned society, professional organization, or profession)":[
|
|
"an associate of the Royal Academy"
|
|
],
|
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": closely connected (as in function or office) with another : sharing in responsibility or authority":[
|
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"associate judges"
|
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],
|
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": closely related especially in the mind":[
|
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"faith and its associate virtues"
|
|
],
|
|
": companion , comrade":[
|
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"a close associate during his college years"
|
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],
|
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": employee , worker":[],
|
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": having secondary or subordinate status":[
|
|
"associate membership in a society"
|
|
],
|
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": one associated with another: such as":[],
|
|
": partner , colleague":[
|
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"business associates"
|
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],
|
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": to bring together or into relationship in any of various intangible ways (as in memory or imagination)":[
|
|
"She will always associate that place with her youth."
|
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],
|
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": to combine or join with other parts : unite":[
|
|
"Protons, neutrons, and electrons associate together to form atoms."
|
|
],
|
|
": to come or be together as partners, friends, or companions":[
|
|
"was accused of associating with known criminals"
|
|
],
|
|
": to join as a partner, friend, or companion":[
|
|
"They were closely associated with each other during the war."
|
|
],
|
|
": to join or connect together : combine":[
|
|
"particles of gold associated with heavy minerals"
|
|
],
|
|
": to keep company with : attend":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"I no longer wish to be associated with people like him.",
|
|
"She associates herself with some pretty strange people.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Her associates respected her for her hard work.",
|
|
"She started as an associate at the law firm.",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"He's an associate member of the club but he hopes to become a full member soon.",
|
|
"She was promoted from assistant editor to associate editor and may soon be promoted to senior editor.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Epstein was known to associate with politicians on both sides of the aisle (Bill Clinton and Donald Trump to name just two), numerous celebrities, and other people in the public eye. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Also, developers must not associate previous advertising identifiers with a new one without consent from users. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 14 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Others thanked the bar for addressing the incidents and defended the business, saying that people should not associate it with spiked drinks or crime before anything is proven. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Mexican exporters have taken out the pricey ads for almost a decade in a bid to associate guacamole as a Super Bowl tradition. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The non-profit college \u2014 where many students work full time while in school \u2014 awarded certificates and associate degrees to about 80 graduates during the commencement, the first to be held in person since the pandemic began in 2020. \u2014 John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Orthopedists or chiropractors might not have auto-inflammatory diseases in mind, or might not associate them with patients who look a certain way. \u2014 Eric Boodman, STAT , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Eminem fans might not automatically associate the 48-year-old rapper with food, but that's about to change. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 28 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Again, this is not to say that people should never associate with one another, but rather, to be aware of the risk and to take precautions, especially for those with immunocompromise and others at higher risk for severe disease. \u2014 Katia Hetter, CNN , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"In a statement, a representative for Alexan Buckhead Village confirmed the woman arrested was an associate . \u2014 Chelsea Prince, ajc , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"There was no obvious security entourage around the Russian billionaire and little fuss, just close associate and Chelsea director Eugene Tenenbaum. \u2014 Rob Harris, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Firoz Valliji is a senior research associate specializing in global software at Bernstein. \u2014 Firoz Valliji, Fortune , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Rodriguez is an associate of Bundy who has been active in Bundy\u2019s political campaign. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Oriol was an early associate of the crew, and variously served as Cypress Hill\u2019s photographer, videographer, and tour manager for much of their three-decade run. \u2014 Andrew Barker, Variety , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Kara-Murza is a longtime associate of Boris Nemtsov, the Russian opposition leader who was assassinated outside the Kremlin in 2015. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The victim\u2019s mother, Miriam Pieternelle, told ABC13 in Houston that her only son was a car sales associate at BMW of Houston North and that Gonzalez was a contract worker at the same dealership. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Even Mark Felt, the FBI associate director later unmasked as Deep Throat, was ordering them up. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"An associate crossword editor, Tracy Bennett, said that submissions with a visual element \u2014 such as the one in today\u2019s puzzle by Drew Schmenner \u2014 arrive about once a month and that not all of them are accepted for publication. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Adrienne Gaffney Associate Editor Adrienne Gaffney is an associate editor at ELLE who previously worked at WSJ Magazine and Vanity Fair. \u2014 Adrienne Gaffney, ELLE , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Cohen says the suede version is a down-to-earth twist on the romantic style, while associate beauty commerce editor Tiffany Dodson considers the leather version her go-to work shoe. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Gina Denny, an associate editor at the publisher TouchPoint Press, noted that when USA Today reported on Patterson\u2019s comments, just nine authors on the newspaper\u2019s list of 150 bestsellers were non-White writers. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Potato starch is the cornstarch substitute favorite of associate food editor Kendra Vaculin. \u2014 Antara Sinha, Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Samantha Jones is an associate home editor at Better Homes & Gardens, writing about topics such as window air conditioners, hammocks, fans, and more. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Lieberman had spent the last three years as associate head coach at Southeastern Louisiana University. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Similarly, Krabbenhoft has played an integral role in his six seasons as a men's basketball assistant under Greg Gard. Krabbenhoft, 35, was rewarded for his efforts Monday when he was named associate head coach. \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English associat associated, from Latin associatus , past participle of associare to unite, from ad- + sociare to join, from socius companion \u2014 more at social":"Verb, Noun, and Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"like \u2082",
|
|
"-sh\u0259t",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u014d-s(h)\u0113-\u0259t, -sh\u0259t, -s(h)\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u014d-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
|
|
"-s\u0113-",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u014d-s(h)\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u014d-sh\u0113-\u0259t",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u014d-sh\u0113-\u0259t, -s\u0113-\u0259t, -sh\u0259t",
|
|
"-\u02cc\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for associate Verb join , combine , unite , connect , link , associate , relate mean to bring or come together into some manner of union. join implies a bringing into contact or conjunction of any degree of closeness. joined forces in an effort to win combine implies some merging or mingling with corresponding loss of identity of each unit. combined jazz and rock to create a new music unite implies somewhat greater loss of separate identity. the colonies united to form a republic connect suggests a loose or external attachment with little or no loss of identity. a mutual defense treaty connected the two nations link may imply strong connection or inseparability of elements still retaining identity. a name forever linked with liberty associate stresses the mere fact of frequent occurrence or existence together in space or in logical relation. opera is popularly associated with high society relate suggests the existence of a real or presumed logical connection. related what he observed to what he already knew",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chum",
|
|
"company",
|
|
"consociate",
|
|
"consort",
|
|
"fraternize",
|
|
"hang (around ",
|
|
"hobnob",
|
|
"hook up",
|
|
"mess around",
|
|
"pal (around)",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"travel"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022340",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"association":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disaffiliation",
|
|
"dissociation"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a major unit in ecological community organization characterized by essential uniformity and usually by two or more dominant species":[],
|
|
": an organization of persons having a common interest : society":[
|
|
"an alumni association"
|
|
],
|
|
": something linked in memory or imagination with a thing or person":[
|
|
"His former school has only negative associations for him."
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of associating":[],
|
|
": the aggregation of chemical species (see species entry 1 sense 1e ) to form (as with hydrogen bonds) loosely bound complexes (see complex entry 1 sense 3 )":[],
|
|
": the process of forming mental connections or bonds between sensations, ideas, or memories":[],
|
|
": the state of being associated : combination , relationship":[
|
|
"had a long association with the firm"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an association of local business leaders",
|
|
"They denied having any association with terrorists.",
|
|
"They have a long association with the school and have donated millions of dollars to it.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"CBS Studios produces in association with Universal Television. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Coverage of northern Arizona on azcentral.com and in The Arizona Republic is funded by the nonprofit Report for America and a grant from the Vitalyst Health Foundation in association with The Arizona Republic. \u2014 Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The Old Man comes from 20th Television in association with The Littlefield Company. \u2014 Marc Berman, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Their upcoming slate includes the Paramount+ series The Blue, The Long Shadow for ITV, and Champion for BBC One and Netflix, produced in association with Balloon Entertainment. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Twenty Poems for George\u2019 reveals an intimate and sensual side to her life with her husband More often than not, the identities of wives/girlfriends/partners of famous musicians are defined in association with their notable counterparts. \u2014 Lily Moayeri, SPIN , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The Jennifer Hudson Show is produced in Los Angeles by Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Telepictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The musical began its life Off Broadway, with a 2019 production at Playwrights Horizons in association with Page 73 Productions. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"So, in association with Magic Kingdom\u2019s Haunted Mansion ride, visitors could purchase a Happy Haunts milkshake, a Doom Berry beverage and push-up cake pops inspired by its stretching room. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel , 10 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see associate entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u014d-s\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n, -sh\u0113-",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u014d-s\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"-sh\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliation",
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"collaboration",
|
|
"confederation",
|
|
"connection",
|
|
"cooperation",
|
|
"hookup",
|
|
"liaison",
|
|
"linkup",
|
|
"partnership",
|
|
"relation",
|
|
"relationship",
|
|
"tie-up",
|
|
"union"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033357",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assonance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": relatively close juxtaposition of similar sounds especially of vowels (as in \"rise high in the bright sky\")":[],
|
|
": repetition of vowels without repetition of consonants (as in stony and holy ) used as an alternative to rhyme in verse":[],
|
|
": resemblance of sound in words or syllables":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Near-rhyme, half rhyme, off rhyme, odd rhyme, assonance and identities, slant rhymers and straight rhymers: all of it is potentially compelling, and none of it is a sanctuary from sense. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
|
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"At the same time, the poem\u2019s strong slam rhythms, coming in rising and falling waves, with frequent internal rhymes, repetitions, and plays of assonance are strong, effective, unmistakable. \u2014 Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books , 31 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The face-off between Beowulf and Unferth plays out like a rap battle, with end-rhymes, slant rhymes, and over-the-top assonance springing the words off the page. \u2014 Irina Dumitrescu, The New York Review of Books , 17 Nov. 2020",
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"The fairy even hovers over Harbart\u2019s suicide, and a similar lighter touch informs the prose, enlivened by assonance and alliteration. \u2014 John Domini, chicagotribune.com , 7 Aug. 2019",
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"The fairy even hovers over Harbart\u2019s suicide, and a similar lighter touch informs the prose, enlivened by assonance and alliteration. \u2014 John Domini, chicagotribune.com , 7 Aug. 2019",
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"The fairy even hovers over Harbart\u2019s suicide, and a similar lighter touch informs the prose, enlivened by assonance and alliteration. \u2014 John Domini, chicagotribune.com , 7 Aug. 2019",
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"The fairy even hovers over Harbart\u2019s suicide, and a similar lighter touch informs the prose, enlivened by assonance and alliteration. \u2014 John Domini, chicagotribune.com , 7 Aug. 2019",
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"The fairy even hovers over Harbart\u2019s suicide, and a similar lighter touch informs the prose, enlivened by assonance and alliteration. \u2014 John Domini, chicagotribune.com , 7 Aug. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1727, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, from Latin assonare to answer with the same sound, from ad- + sonare to sound, from sonus sound \u2014 more at sound entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8a-s\u0259-n\u0259n(t)s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"adjective",
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"adjective or noun",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"assonanttal":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": assonant":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6a-s\u0259-\u00a6nan-t\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234450",
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"type":[
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"assonate":{
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"syllables that assonate"
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},
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"Latin assonatus, assonitus , past participle of assonare":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102505",
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"assort":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to agree in kind : harmonize":[],
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": to distribute into groups of a like kind : classify":[],
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": to keep company : associate":[],
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": to supply with an assortment (as of goods)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"assort these butterfly specimens according to geographic origin",
|
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"somewhat surprisingly, the collection of ancient Egyptian art assorts rather well with the museum's modern design",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Participants were either assorted into a control group, a surgical mask group, or a more protective mask. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 3 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Come see Minneapolis\u2019 venerable comedy theater take on the polar vortex, aggressively enthusiastic Salvation Army bell ringers, Aunt Marge\u2019s fruitcake and assorted other holiday traditions. \u2014 Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities , 24 Nov. 2019",
|
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"The Marshall Mathers LP, Amy Winehouse\u2019s Back to Black, assorted Harry Potter soundtracks\u2014and protected the rest inside black faux-leather binders, handling the discs with utmost care. \u2014 Laura Mallonee, Wired , 18 Dec. 2019",
|
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"Ghosts, goblins, and assorted other demons of the dark will be lurking this week amongst us with and without costumes, especially on Thursday. \u2014 Mike Lynch, Twin Cities , 27 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"The Carpenter Nature Center has live raptors and assorted smaller critters available for viewing and handling as a way to educate people about the importance of this habitat, King says. \u2014 Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities , 22 Aug. 2019",
|
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"My coworkers, who have widely varying geographical heritages, can sing to me about Stanley Steamer, Empire carpets, Kars4Kids, and assorted boring back-of-phonebook services. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, Vox , 8 Aug. 2019",
|
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"Yes, fast-food chains have offered veggie patties in the past and next-gen offerings from Impossible Foods are already an option at White Castle, The Cheesecake Factory, Qdoba and assorted other restaurants. \u2014 Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com , 6 Aug. 2019",
|
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"For some reason, the actual governor of Virginia clears time from his busy schedule to ask Becca\u2019s assorted chuckleheads a debate question. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Time , 4 July 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle French assortir , from a- (from Latin ad- ) + sorte sort":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8s\u022frt"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"break down",
|
|
"categorize",
|
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"class",
|
|
"classify",
|
|
"codify",
|
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"compartment",
|
|
"compartmentalize",
|
|
"digest",
|
|
"distinguish",
|
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"distribute",
|
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"grade",
|
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"group",
|
|
"peg",
|
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"place",
|
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"range",
|
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"rank",
|
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"relegate",
|
|
"separate",
|
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"sort",
|
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"type"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204937",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"assorted":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"homogeneous"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": consisting of various kinds":[
|
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"assorted chocolates"
|
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],
|
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": suited especially by nature or character":[
|
|
"an ill- assorted pair"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a box of assorted cheeses",
|
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"a box of assorted chocolates",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Where specialization is a factor, and a profitable one at that, is within the assorted online forums where malware to attack specific account types is sold. \u2014 Davey Winder, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Fannie May is sold in Sam\u2019s Club, Costco, BJ\u2019s Wholesale Clubs, Meijer, assorted drug stores and other places, Peterson and Fossali said. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"In four episodes, Fieri, accompanied by his wife, Lori, sons Hunter and Ryder, and assorted friends, traveled from the Fieri home base in Windsor, California, to stops in Oregon and Washington. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The result, which uses assorted data as proof of Clift\u2019s legacy, is more than the usual series of starstruck talking-head reminiscences. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"By all accounts the union of the king and future queen of England was a sumptuous affair, attended by no fewer than eight European monarchs, as well as assorted princes, princesses, and other nobles. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Yet once the latest blueprint is established, the assorted subplots yield diminishing returns, indulging in strange detours while building toward the inevitable faceoff with the amorphous threat. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The new policy statement noted the FTC plans to scrutinize rebates and assorted fees for signs that these payments are violating antitrust and consumer protection laws. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"His brother Arthur is now a full-fledged opium addict, while Tommy\u2019s wife Lizzie begs him to take care of himself and look after his family \u2014 instead of getting mixed up with bootleggers and other assorted ne\u2019er-do-wells in North America. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 13 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8s\u022fr-t\u0259d"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"eclectic",
|
|
"heterogeneous",
|
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"indiscriminate",
|
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"kitchen-sink",
|
|
"magpie",
|
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"miscellaneous",
|
|
"mixed",
|
|
"motley",
|
|
"patchwork",
|
|
"piebald",
|
|
"promiscuous",
|
|
"raggle-taggle",
|
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"ragtag",
|
|
"varied"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004023",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"assortment":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a collection of assorted things or persons":[],
|
|
": the act of assorting":[],
|
|
": the state of being assorted":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The book has a wonderful assortment of characters.",
|
|
"You can choose from a wide assortment of options.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The cooler base holds up to 40 cans (or an assortment of larger bottles) and is insulated to help keep those drinks cold for 12 hours or more, even on a hot day. \u2014 Annie Burdick, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The pet supplies and services retailer said the new store will carry a curated assortment of food products and services, including mobile vaccination, grooming, and self-service stations for owners to wash their farm animals. \u2014 Parija Kavilanz, CNN , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Over the next several decades, the model evolved to include a sprawling assortment of group homes, boot camps and therapeutic boarding schools \u2014 some with horrific histories of abusing and neglecting children. \u2014 ProPublica , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The band, under the direction of Laura Joss, will perform an assortment of American music favorites, including selections by John Williams, John Philip Sousa, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller and Pierre LaPlante. \u2014 cleveland , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Its general merchandise stores offer an edited food assortment , including perishables, dry grocery, dairy and frozen items. \u2014 Charles Rotblut, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Monday\u2019s keynote will still be prerecorded and streamed online, but an assortment of reporters, YouTubers and app developers are invited to watch from the company\u2019s headquarters. \u2014 Joanna Stern, WSJ , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Shops offer a global assortment of goods, such as colorful arts and crafts from Adorn Me Africa, minimalist home goods from Crane & Turtle and natural wine and books from Wild Child. \u2014 Liza Weisstuch, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Valencia has raised nearly $326,000 through last week from an assortment of labor unions, Big Business and politicians on both sides of the proverbial aisle, including Speaker of the House Anthony Rend\u00f3n and former Anaheim Councilmember Kris Murray. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u022frt-m\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agglomerate",
|
|
"agglomeration",
|
|
"alphabet soup",
|
|
"botch",
|
|
"clutter",
|
|
"collage",
|
|
"crazy quilt",
|
|
"farrago",
|
|
"gallimaufry",
|
|
"grab bag",
|
|
"gumbo",
|
|
"hash",
|
|
"hodgepodge",
|
|
"hotchpotch",
|
|
"jambalaya",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"jungle",
|
|
"litter",
|
|
"mac\u00e9doine",
|
|
"medley",
|
|
"m\u00e9lange",
|
|
"menagerie",
|
|
"miscellanea",
|
|
"miscellany",
|
|
"mishmash",
|
|
"mixed bag",
|
|
"montage",
|
|
"motley",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"olio",
|
|
"olla podrida",
|
|
"omnium-gatherum",
|
|
"pastiche",
|
|
"patchwork",
|
|
"patchwork quilt",
|
|
"potpourri",
|
|
"ragbag",
|
|
"ragout",
|
|
"rummage",
|
|
"salad",
|
|
"salmagundi",
|
|
"scramble",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"smorgasbord",
|
|
"stew",
|
|
"tumble",
|
|
"variety",
|
|
"welter"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022918",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"asstd":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"assented":[],
|
|
"assorted":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120101",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assuage":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aggravate",
|
|
"exacerbate"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": pacify , quiet":[
|
|
"\u2026 vainly strove \u2026 to assuage an implacable foe \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Edward Gibbon"
|
|
],
|
|
": to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease":[
|
|
"unable to assuage their grief"
|
|
],
|
|
": to put an end to by satisfying : appease , quench":[
|
|
"assuaging his thirst"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Life contains sorrows that cannot be assuaged , and it is important to be honest in acknowledging this. \u2014 Jo McGowan , Commonweal , 5 May 2006",
|
|
"But for the second exam, my pretest diet included yogurt and ice cream (without pieces), which assuaged my hunger, and the cleansing was stimulated by a glass of salty liquid midafternoon. \u2014 Jane E. Brody , New York Times , 12 July 2005",
|
|
"Whatever arrangements such mothers willingly make for their children, whatever strategies they employ to relieve their guilt, whatever books they read to assuage their anxiety\u2014all of that is their business, not mine. \u2014 Caitlin Flanagan , Atlantic , March 2004",
|
|
"As I've told Jody on numerous occasions, the best way for her to assuage my guilt is to hit it big in the Internet gold rush and then retire \u2026 \u2014 Matthew Miller , New Republic , 17 Jan. 2000",
|
|
"He couldn't assuage his guilt over the divorce.",
|
|
"a mother cooing to her toddler and assuaging his fear of the dark",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In the final moments before the propofol takes effect, my gastroenterologist attempts to assuage my anxiety \u2014 not knowing that its source isn\u2019t my concern over neoplastic polyps but of falling prey to Bill\u2019s mistake. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"JetBlue is hoping its higher offer\u2014and the promise of a $350 million breakup fee if the deal were to collapse\u2014will be enough to assuage those concerns, but so far, no luck. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The company has agreed to share its firehose of public tweet data with Musk in an effort to assuage his concerns, according to a person familiar with the situation. \u2014 Fortune , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"To assuage those concerns, the EU proposed a \u20ac2 billion program, equivalent to $2.1 billion, to help bring oil from alternative sources to Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, which import crude from the same pipeline. \u2014 Drew Hinshaw, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Miranda needs Nya to assuage her white guilt, Charlotte wants approval from Lisa and Seema is Carrie\u2019s guardrails on sensitivity. \u2014 Niki Mcgloster, refinery29.com , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Others are using big checks to assuage guilt and mask a lack of a plan. \u2014 Aaron Powers, Quartz , 29 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Trump\u2019s best chance to try to make ethics allegations against Biden stick, and to assuage anxiety among suburban voters who view him as divisive and outmatched by COVID-19. \u2014 Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News , 22 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"To assuage concerns, a commander, Vitaliy Kupriy, met with about 200 women in a concert hall but the conversation devolved into screaming and crying, local media reported. \u2014 Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times , 1 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English aswagen , from Anglo-French asuager , from Vulgar Latin *assuaviare , from Latin ad- + suavis sweet \u2014 more at sweet":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also -\u02c8sw\u0101zh",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8sw\u0101j",
|
|
"or -\u02c8sw\u00e4zh"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for assuage relieve , alleviate , lighten , assuage , mitigate , allay mean to make something less grievous. relieve implies a lifting of enough of a burden to make it tolerable. took an aspirin to relieve the pain alleviate implies temporary or partial lessening of pain or distress. the lotion alleviated the itching lighten implies reducing a burdensome or depressing weight. good news would lighten our worries assuage implies softening or sweetening what is harsh or disagreeable. ocean breezes assuaged the intense heat mitigate suggests a moderating or countering of the effect of something violent or painful. the need to mitigate barbaric laws allay implies an effective calming or soothing of fears or alarms. allayed their fears",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allay",
|
|
"alleviate",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"mitigate",
|
|
"mollify",
|
|
"palliate",
|
|
"relieve",
|
|
"soothe"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183232",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assuasive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": soothing , calming":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1708, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8sw\u0101-siv",
|
|
"-ziv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024800",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assubjugate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to reduce to subjugation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"ad- + subjugate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195821",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assuefaction":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": habituation , use":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Old French, from Latin assuefactus (past participle of assuefacere to accustom, from assuetus + facere to make, do) + Old French -ion":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023049",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assuetude":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": accustomedness , habit":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin assuetudo , from assuetus , past participle of assuescere to be accustomed, from ad- + suescere to become accustomed; akin to Latin suus one's own":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u0113\u2027\u02ccty\u00fcd",
|
|
"\u02c8asw\u0113\u02cct\u00fcd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002503",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assumably":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disavow",
|
|
"disclaim",
|
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"disown",
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"repudiate"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": put on , don":[
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"Mrs. Fairfax assumed her best black satin gown, her gloves, and her gold watch.",
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"\u2014 Charlotte Bront\u00eb"
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],
|
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": seize , usurp":[
|
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"assume control"
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],
|
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": to place oneself in":[
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"assume a position"
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],
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": to pretend to have or be : feign":[
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"assumed an air of confidence in spite of her nervousness"
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],
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": to take as granted or true : suppose":[
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"I assume he'll be there."
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],
|
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": to take into partnership, employment, or use":[],
|
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": to take over (the debts of another) as one's own":[],
|
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": to take to or upon oneself : undertake":[
|
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"assume responsibility"
|
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],
|
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": to take up or in : receive":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"I assumed he was coming, so I was surprised when he didn't show up.",
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"She assumed from his expression that he was confused.",
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"We'll be arriving around noon. That's assuming that our flight is on time.",
|
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"The king assumed the throne when he was very young.",
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"Under certain conditions, the chemical will assume the appearance of ice.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"To the extent legal liability might be at issue, Levy and the Dodgers have argued in court that fans assume all risks of attending a game. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
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"Lubins will step down on Aug. 31, and Coursey will assume the position on the same day. \u2014 Abigail Hasebroock, Orlando Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
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"To this day, this is still the position that water skiers assume , according to the USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Foundation, which inducted Samuelson into its hall of fame in 1982. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 July 2022",
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"Duterte-Carpio was sworn into office this month, but did not assume office until Thursday. \u2014 Regine Cabato, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Recent local, federal and international regulations and regulatory proposals have sought to address the potential of AI systems to discriminate, manipulate or otherwise cause harm in ways that assume a system is highly competent. \u2014 Karen Hao And Miles Kruppa, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
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"Some participants would assume looks for competition; others simply show up as themselves. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 29 June 2022",
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"Coach those receiving feedback to listen intently, not assume malintent and probe for opportunities to improve. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
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"The problem, however, is that international relations are not nearly as manageable as liberal internationalists assume . \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Latin assumere , from ad- + sumere to take \u2014 more at consume":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8s\u00fcm"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for assume assume , affect , pretend , simulate , feign , counterfeit , sham mean to put on a false or deceptive appearance. assume often implies a justifiable motive rather than an intent to deceive. assumed an air of cheerfulness around the patients affect implies making a false show of possessing, using, or feeling. affected an interest in art pretend implies an overt and sustained false appearance. pretended that nothing had happened simulate suggests a close imitation of the appearance of something. cosmetics that simulate a suntan feign implies more artful invention than pretend , less specific mimicry than simulate . feigned sickness counterfeit implies achieving the highest degree of verisimilitude of any of these words. an actor counterfeiting drunkenness sham implies an obvious falseness that fools only the gullible. shammed a most unconvincing limp",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"accept",
|
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"bear",
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"shoulder",
|
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"take over",
|
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"undertake"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-120150",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"assume":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"disavow",
|
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"disclaim",
|
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"disown",
|
|
"repudiate"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": put on , don":[
|
|
"Mrs. Fairfax assumed her best black satin gown, her gloves, and her gold watch.",
|
|
"\u2014 Charlotte Bront\u00eb"
|
|
],
|
|
": seize , usurp":[
|
|
"assume control"
|
|
],
|
|
": to place oneself in":[
|
|
"assume a position"
|
|
],
|
|
": to pretend to have or be : feign":[
|
|
"assumed an air of confidence in spite of her nervousness"
|
|
],
|
|
": to take as granted or true : suppose":[
|
|
"I assume he'll be there."
|
|
],
|
|
": to take into partnership, employment, or use":[],
|
|
": to take over (the debts of another) as one's own":[],
|
|
": to take to or upon oneself : undertake":[
|
|
"assume responsibility"
|
|
],
|
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": to take up or in : receive":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"I assumed he was coming, so I was surprised when he didn't show up.",
|
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"She assumed from his expression that he was confused.",
|
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"We'll be arriving around noon. That's assuming that our flight is on time.",
|
|
"The king assumed the throne when he was very young.",
|
|
"Under certain conditions, the chemical will assume the appearance of ice.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Income requirements assume a 31% debt to income ratio. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The researchers assume that the federal health care program would have purchased drugs in bulk, buying the maximum quantity that Cost Plus Drugs offers for each prescription. \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
|
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"The experts\u2019 calculations assume the projectile was a 5.56 by 45 millimeter bullet, the kind generally used by both sides. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
|
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"Finally, many who face workplace bullies, whether bosses or employees, assume others will step in to help them. \u2014 Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
|
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"When waves are small, for example, people assume the water is safe, even though rips may still pose a hazard. \u2014 Chloe Williams, The Atlantic , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Although patches were released for ProxyShell, adversaries assume organizations can\u2019t keep up with remediation. \u2014 Gidi Cohen, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Too often in organizational change, leaders assume instead that employees already care. \u2014 Neil Bedwell, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Most people assume that times of grief, sadness, or heartache are the hardest parts of life, and that's true. \u2014 Sophia Caraballo, Woman's Day , 1 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7a":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin assumere , from ad- + sumere to take \u2014 more at consume":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u00fcm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for assume assume , affect , pretend , simulate , feign , counterfeit , sham mean to put on a false or deceptive appearance. assume often implies a justifiable motive rather than an intent to deceive. assumed an air of cheerfulness around the patients affect implies making a false show of possessing, using, or feeling. affected an interest in art pretend implies an overt and sustained false appearance. pretended that nothing had happened simulate suggests a close imitation of the appearance of something. cosmetics that simulate a suntan feign implies more artful invention than pretend , less specific mimicry than simulate . feigned sickness counterfeit implies achieving the highest degree of verisimilitude of any of these words. an actor counterfeiting drunkenness sham implies an obvious falseness that fools only the gullible. shammed a most unconvincing limp",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"accept",
|
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"bear",
|
|
"shoulder",
|
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"take over",
|
|
"undertake"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191351",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assumed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": false , fictitious":[
|
|
"an assumed cheerfulness",
|
|
"an assumed air of indifference",
|
|
"an assumed name"
|
|
],
|
|
": not true or real : deliberately pretended or feigned":[
|
|
"an assumed cheerfulness",
|
|
"an assumed air of indifference",
|
|
"an assumed name"
|
|
],
|
|
": taken for granted : supposed":[
|
|
"the assumed reason for his absence"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Jumping from an assumed inflation rate of 2.4% to a rate of 4% reduces the net return on the typical portfolio from 4.6% to 3%. \u2014 Winnie Sun, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Sprinter Iuliia Stepanova, currently serving a ban, detailed practices like traveling under assumed names while training. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 4 Dec. 2014",
|
|
"At the end of that movie \u2014 which premiered 2\u00bd years ago \u2014 Jesse was headed into hiding under an assumed name. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Pension debt is calculated over 25 or 30 years, and lowering the assumed revenue from investments means more contributions must come from the taxpayers. \u2014 Keith M. Phaneuf, courant.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Being the assumed carrier of that entire weight would disgust me more than the leering. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In this work, as in real life, the author and narrator took on the assumed Russian patronym Lyutov, not to deny his Jewishness but better to fulfill his professional role. \u2014 Ruth R. Wisse, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"For an assumed 65 percent efficacy, the reduction of hospitalization costs alone would be hundreds of billions of dollars. \u2014 Albert Bourla, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Hul\u00edk\u2019s screenplay is foundationally built on the character of Hana, whose icy disposition challenges the assumed innocence of a protagonist. \u2014 Jd Linville, Variety , 16 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1813, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u00fcmd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apparent",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"ostensible",
|
|
"ostensive",
|
|
"presumed",
|
|
"prima facie",
|
|
"putative",
|
|
"reputed",
|
|
"seeming",
|
|
"supposed"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004838",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assuming":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having or showing the attitude of someone who assumes something that should not be assumed : pretentious , presumptuous":[
|
|
"\u2026 I caught him boasting \u2026 about how popular he had become. Oh well, he could have been joking only, but to me I find it very assuming of him.",
|
|
"\u2014 Ryan Mark",
|
|
"\"When there are conversations centering around sexual assault, they tend to be very assuming of heterosexual dynamics.\"",
|
|
"\u2014 Justice Gaines",
|
|
"When speaking about newly signed left guard Andrew Norwell, [Tom] Coughlin was quick to speak in a very assuming way of how this offense is going to play.",
|
|
"\u2014 Ryan Day"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1667, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u00fc-mi\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164258",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assumption":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": August 15 observed in commemoration of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary":[],
|
|
": a fact or statement (such as a proposition, axiom (see axiom sense 2 ), postulate , or notion) taken for granted":[],
|
|
": a taking to or upon oneself":[
|
|
"the assumption of a new position"
|
|
],
|
|
": an assuming that something is true":[
|
|
"a mistaken assumption"
|
|
],
|
|
": arrogance , pretension":[],
|
|
": the act of laying claim to or taking possession of something":[
|
|
"the assumption of power"
|
|
],
|
|
": the taking over of another's debts":[],
|
|
": the taking up of a person into heaven":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I made the assumption that he was coming, so I was surprised when he didn't show up.",
|
|
"He will come home tomorrow. At least, that's my assumption .",
|
|
"Many scientific assumptions about Mars were wrong.",
|
|
"I'm telling you our arrival time on the assumption that you will check to see whether or not our flight is on time before you come to the airport.",
|
|
"Her plan is based on the underlying assumption that the economy will improve in the near future.",
|
|
"her assumption of the presidency",
|
|
"the buyer's assumption of debt",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Kosmont cost estimates for the city\u2019s long-term office space need were based on an assumed market lease rate of $3 per square foot per month, an assumption analysts said was conservative. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The latter generally stems from the assumption that a home is worth less because it's been damaged. \u2014 Ben Finley, ajc , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Ukrainian courage and skill proved that assumption wrong. \u2014 Garry Kasparov, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"That assumption could, again, turn out to be too optimistic or too pessimistic. \u2014 William Baldwin, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"But that assumption didn\u2019t account for the pandemic\u2019s outsize impact on supply and demand. \u2014 Rachel Siegel, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"But that assumption didn\u2019t account for the pandemic\u2019s outsize impact on supply and demand. \u2014 Rachel Siegel, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"These estimates are derived on the basis of the assumption that India\u2019s crude oil basket remains at $105 a barrel. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"More striking even than the assumption that this lord should help provide for people who are caring for other people is the way the steward\u2019s argument is made\u2014this argument is not based on morality, or legality, but on necessity. \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Late Latin assumption-, assumptio taking up, from Latin assumere \u2014 see assume":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0259mp-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0259m(p)-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"given",
|
|
"hypothetical",
|
|
"if",
|
|
"postulate",
|
|
"premise",
|
|
"premiss",
|
|
"presumption",
|
|
"presupposition",
|
|
"supposition"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184723",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assumptive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"lowly",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"unarrogant",
|
|
"unpretentious"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or based on assumption":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an assumptive and tiresome woman",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Sarah informs her assumptive pal that Denmark Tanney was a free man who showed up mysteriously and bought all the land on the island with gold. \u2014 Jean Bentley, refinery29.com , 29 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Sarah informs her assumptive pal that Denmark Tanny was a free man who showed up mysteriously and bought all the land on the island with gold. \u2014 Jean Bentley, refinery29.com , 16 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1611, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u0259m(p)-tiv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrogant",
|
|
"bumptious",
|
|
"cavalier",
|
|
"chesty",
|
|
"haughty",
|
|
"high-and-mighty",
|
|
"high-handed",
|
|
"high-hat",
|
|
"highfalutin",
|
|
"hifalutin",
|
|
"huffish",
|
|
"huffy",
|
|
"imperious",
|
|
"important",
|
|
"lofty",
|
|
"lordly",
|
|
"masterful",
|
|
"overweening",
|
|
"peremptory",
|
|
"pompous",
|
|
"presuming",
|
|
"presumptuous",
|
|
"pretentious",
|
|
"self-asserting",
|
|
"self-assertive",
|
|
"sniffy",
|
|
"stiff-necked",
|
|
"supercilious",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"toplofty",
|
|
"toploftical",
|
|
"uppish",
|
|
"uppity"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001738",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assurance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"doubt",
|
|
"incertitude",
|
|
"nonconfidence",
|
|
"uncertainty"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a being certain in the mind":[
|
|
"the puritan's assurance of salvation"
|
|
],
|
|
": insurance":[],
|
|
": pledge , guarantee":[
|
|
"You have my solemn assurance that it is true."
|
|
],
|
|
": security":[],
|
|
": something that inspires or tends to inspire confidence":[
|
|
"gave repeated assurances of goodwill"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act or action of assuring someone or something: such as":[],
|
|
": the state of being assured : such as":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They lent us the money with the assurance that they would be repaid soon.",
|
|
"He has the assurance of continued support from his boss.",
|
|
"He spoke with quiet assurance about his future plans.",
|
|
"She gave him every assurance that she would be there when he returned.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That included an assurance from Erdogan himself, Finland\u2019s president, Sauli Niinisto, has said. \u2014 Steven Erlanger, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"That included an assurance from Mr. Erdogan himself, Finland\u2019s president, Sauli Niinisto, has said. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Presuming the Haslams are capable of at least such an assurance , that voice should be theirs. \u2014 Marla Ridenour, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"This assurance , and ease of use, made the 7X an indispensable part of my everyday carry. \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Their expression of confidence in the instrument lifted my self- assurance and kept me fully engaged. \u2014 Liz Guthridge, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Phillips models this self- assurance in her approach. \u2014 Lauren Leblanc, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Joyce shares her love of idols\u2014if Holmes sought to embody the spirit of Steve Jobs, Joyce daydreams about befriending Gloria Steinem\u2014as well as her self- assurance . \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Despite her brassy assurance , Deep Water obeys the most normative rules its genre, with de Armas showing off more skin than any of her paramours. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 16 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see assure":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8shu\u0307r-\u0259ns",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8shu\u0307r-\u0259n(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for assurance confidence , assurance , self-possession , aplomb mean a state of mind or a manner marked by easy coolness and freedom from uncertainty, diffidence, or embarrassment. confidence stresses faith in oneself and one's powers without any suggestion of conceit or arrogance. the confidence that comes from long experience assurance carries a stronger implication of certainty and may suggest arrogance or lack of objectivity in assessing one's own powers. handled the cross-examination with complete assurance self-possession implies an ease or coolness under stress that reflects perfect self-control and command of one's powers. answered the insolent question with complete self-possession aplomb implies a manifest self-possession in trying or challenging situations. handled the reporters with great aplomb",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assuredness",
|
|
"certainty",
|
|
"certitude",
|
|
"cocksureness",
|
|
"confidence",
|
|
"conviction",
|
|
"doubtlessness",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"positiveness",
|
|
"satisfaction",
|
|
"sureness",
|
|
"surety"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173319",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
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"distress",
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"torment",
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"torture",
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"trouble"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to give confidence to":[
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"And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts \u2026",
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"\u2014 1 John 3:19 (King James Version)"
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],
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": to inform positively":[
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"I assure you that we can do it."
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],
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": to make certain the coming or attainment of : guarantee":[
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"worked hard to assure accuracy"
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],
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": to make safe (as from risks or against overthrow) : insure":[
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"assured the security of the country"
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],
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": to make sure or certain : convince":[
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"glancing back to assure himself no one was following"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I can assure you that you won't be disappointed.",
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"a minister choosing just the right words to assure the grieving parents of the fallen soldier",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Epidemiologists assure us other pandemics are in the wings, and if so, what happens when the next one hits? \u2014 Rita Numerof, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
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"An adjustable air suspension and huge brakes assure that the rest of the Mercedes-AMG GLC is up to the task of keeping up with the overachieving engine lineup. \u2014 Kelly Hellwig, Car and Driver , 22 Feb. 2022",
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"The implementation of mental health days, an affiliation with a therapy service where costs are covered, and the creation of a space where employees feel heard are just some of the ways in which managers can assure their teams are healthy. \u2014 Karl Moore, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
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"The obvious solution to expanding access in the U.S., Shim says, is establishing universal health care, which would assure coverage regardless of someone's ability to pay. \u2014 Sarah Sloat, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
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"After a yearslong fight for equal pay, U.S. Soccer and the women\u2019s and men\u2019s national teams have announced a historic collective bargaining agreement to close the gender pay gap and assure every player, man or woman, is paid equally. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 18 May 2022",
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"Presidents are not required to publicly disclose the results of their annual checkups but have done so to be transparent and assure the American people in the face of questions about their state of health. \u2014 John Bonifield, CNN , 24 Nov. 2021",
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"To assure that Rome, and especially the Vatican, wasn\u2019t bombed or attacked on the ground as the Allies began their march to liberate Europe. \u2014 David M. Shribman, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
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"Saturday: Depending on how these teams fare earlier in the week, Arrowhead could assure itself of at least a share of the Classic 8 title during this doubleheader. \u2014 Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel , 16 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":""
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French asseurer, assurer , from Medieval Latin assecurare , from Latin ad- + securus secure":""
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},
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"\u0259-\u02c8shu\u0307r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for assure ensure , insure , assure , secure mean to make a thing or person sure. ensure , insure , and assure are interchangeable in many contexts where they indicate the making certain or inevitable of an outcome, but ensure may imply a virtual guarantee the government has ensured the safety of the refugees , while insure sometimes stresses the taking of necessary measures beforehand careful planning should insure the success of the party , and assure distinctively implies the removal of doubt and suspense from a person's mind. I assure you that no harm will be done secure implies action taken to guard against attack or loss. sent reinforcements to secure their position",
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"synonyms":[
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"cheer",
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"comfort",
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"console",
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"reassure",
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"solace",
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"soothe"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084059",
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},
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"assured":{
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"antonyms":[
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"doubtful",
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"dubious",
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"uncertain",
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"unsure"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": characterized by certainty or security : guaranteed":[
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"an assured market",
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"an assured place in history",
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"Success is by no means assured .",
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"She is assured of (having/getting) a job when she graduates. [=she is certain to have/get a job]"
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],
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": sure that something is certain or true":[
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"You can rest assured [=you can be sure] that we won't be late.",
|
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"Rest assured , it won't happen again."
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],
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": very confident : self-assured":[
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"proceeded with an assured attitude"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"And then there\u2019s almost a thriller plot inside of that, which felt very assured and bold and refreshing \u2014 there\u2019s no spectacle to it, oddly. \u2014 Alice Mcdermott, New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
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"And, for a shooter like him, the comeback almost felt assured . \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
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"Their new album, Dripfield, out June 24, is their third and most assured play at establishing themselves as a compelling studio act. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Developing such intelligent automation systems to perform assured tasks efficiently can free skilled workers to take on higher-level tasks and focus on more strategic objectives. \u2014 James Duez, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
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"According to reports, both drivers were traveling westbound on Center Road and one of the drivers failed to maintain assured clear distance and struck the other car when that driver stopped for traffic. \u2014 Brian Lisik, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Still, with a formidable cast, assured direction and skillful camerawork, Nostalgia proves to be a surprisingly absorbing film, one that could find audiences outside of Italy. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"That vibe, paired with Wonder\u2019s smooth, assured voice, belied how groundbreaking and musically challenging the record was. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Providing a respite from our hectic reality, this romantic comedy centered on an assured woman who finds love and purpose in the land down under offers delightful entertainment while playing to our most wholesome sensibilities. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 18 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"1706, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see assure":"Adjective"
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},
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"\u0259-\u02c8shu\u0307rd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"certain",
|
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"clear",
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"cocksure",
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"confident",
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"doubtless",
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"implicit",
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"positive",
|
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"sanguine",
|
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"sure"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205404",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"assuredly":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": without a doubt : certainly":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"The merger will almost assuredly lead to job layoffs.",
|
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"I am most assuredly the person you are looking for.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As members of the Big Ten, late kickoffs are almost assuredly a relic of the past. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The Warriors can now sit back and watch the Celtics and the Heat beat each other up in what will assuredly be a physical Game 7. \u2014 Hunter Felt, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent official case tallies are also almost assuredly an undercount, as many people are screening themselves using at-home coronavirus tests, the results of which are not reliably reported to health officials. \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"That would be a fair multiple for a completely stagnant business\u2014which ABC most assuredly is not! \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Cal almost assuredly would have lost second baseman Darren Baker, a preseason third-team All-America selection by Baseball America, and Quentin Selma, a power-hitting corner infielder, to pro ball after their junior years. \u2014 Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Feb. 2021",
|
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"Most assuredly before the NFL season starts in the Chris: fall. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Apple will assuredly introduce a brand new iteration of macOS at WWDC 2022, but there really haven\u2019t been any substantive rumors about what new features this update is going to introduce. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"There are also assuredly going to be LED displays inside self-driving cars, allowing passengers to watch movies on a bigger screen than available via their smartphones. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8shu\u0307r-\u0259d-l\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"all right",
|
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"alright",
|
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"certainly",
|
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"clearly",
|
|
"definitely",
|
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"doubtless",
|
|
"easily",
|
|
"forsooth",
|
|
"hands down",
|
|
"inarguably",
|
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"incontestably",
|
|
"incontrovertibly",
|
|
"indeed",
|
|
"indisputably",
|
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"plainly",
|
|
"really",
|
|
"so",
|
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"sure",
|
|
"surely",
|
|
"truly",
|
|
"unarguably",
|
|
"undeniably",
|
|
"undoubtedly",
|
|
"unquestionably"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095153",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"assuredness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"doubtful",
|
|
"dubious",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"unsure"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characterized by certainty or security : guaranteed":[
|
|
"an assured market",
|
|
"an assured place in history",
|
|
"Success is by no means assured .",
|
|
"She is assured of (having/getting) a job when she graduates. [=she is certain to have/get a job]"
|
|
],
|
|
": insured":[],
|
|
": self-satisfied":[],
|
|
": sure that something is certain or true":[
|
|
"You can rest assured [=you can be sure] that we won't be late.",
|
|
"Rest assured , it won't happen again."
|
|
],
|
|
": very confident : self-assured":[
|
|
"proceeded with an assured attitude"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"And then there\u2019s almost a thriller plot inside of that, which felt very assured and bold and refreshing \u2014 there\u2019s no spectacle to it, oddly. \u2014 Alice Mcdermott, New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"And, for a shooter like him, the comeback almost felt assured . \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Their new album, Dripfield, out June 24, is their third and most assured play at establishing themselves as a compelling studio act. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Developing such intelligent automation systems to perform assured tasks efficiently can free skilled workers to take on higher-level tasks and focus on more strategic objectives. \u2014 James Duez, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"According to reports, both drivers were traveling westbound on Center Road and one of the drivers failed to maintain assured clear distance and struck the other car when that driver stopped for traffic. \u2014 Brian Lisik, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Still, with a formidable cast, assured direction and skillful camerawork, Nostalgia proves to be a surprisingly absorbing film, one that could find audiences outside of Italy. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"That vibe, paired with Wonder\u2019s smooth, assured voice, belied how groundbreaking and musically challenging the record was. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Providing a respite from our hectic reality, this romantic comedy centered on an assured woman who finds love and purpose in the land down under offers delightful entertainment while playing to our most wholesome sensibilities. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 18 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"1706, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see assure":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8shu\u0307rd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"certain",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"cocksure",
|
|
"confident",
|
|
"doubtless",
|
|
"implicit",
|
|
"positive",
|
|
"sanguine",
|
|
"sure"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172857",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aster leafhopper":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
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|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090810",
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|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"aster purple":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a deep purplish red that is bluer and deeper than American beauty, redder and duller than magenta (see magenta sense 2a ), and bluer and less strong than hollyhock":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071920",
|
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"type":[
|
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|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"aster yellows":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a widespread disease affecting more than 40 families of plants, characterized especially by yellowing and stunting, and caused by a phytoplasma transmitted by leafhoppers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Stunted growth, yellowing leaves and distorted blooms that remain green suggest the presence of a virus-like disease called aster yellows . \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 27 May 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1907, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170343",
|
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"asterionella":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a diatom of the genus Asterionella":[],
|
|
": a small genus of narrowly linear diatoms (family Fragilariaceae) arranged in stellate free-floating colonies and often causing geraniumlike or fishy odors in public water supplies":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Greek asterion (neuter of asterios starry) + New Latin -ella":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182045",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"asterisk":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": someone or something considered too minor for prominent mention : footnote":[
|
|
"At fifty-four, he had followed war from the hills of Italy to the islands of the Pacific to the mountains of Korea, and countless other places already becoming asterisks in the history books.",
|
|
"\u2014 William Prochnau"
|
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],
|
|
": the character * thought of as being appended to something (such as an athletic accomplishment included in a record book) typically in order to indicate that there is a limiting fact or consideration which makes that thing less important or impressive than it would otherwise be":[
|
|
"But the men's triumph came with an asterisk : The Soviets, three-time gold medalists, had boycotted the Games.",
|
|
"\u2014 Brad Young"
|
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],
|
|
": the character * used in printing or writing as a reference mark, as an indication of the omission of letters or words, to denote a hypothetical or unattested linguistic form, or for various arbitrary meanings":[],
|
|
": to mark with an asterisk : star":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"But lately when Hamlin scribbles that date on charts, there\u2019s an unwritten asterisk . \u2014 Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"For those elements with an asterisk after them, at least one member of the healthcare organization (internal customer) is also involved. \u2014 Howard Rosen, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The Radavist both made Instagram posts announcing the new FKT without adding an asterisk , prompting Schilling\u2019s announcement. \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Without no asterisk ' 1979-80 Los Angeles Lakers (Ranked 35th) \u2013 Beat Suns in 1980 conference semifinals in five. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 26 May 2022",
|
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"But down at the very bottom was drums, with an asterisk that the parents didn\u2019t have to buy the drums, just the sticks. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"With the understanding that cancer always carries an asterisk , that\u2019s exactly what Price-Miller has done. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
|
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"But now his treatise comes with a prickle, an asterisk . \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The Browns, of course, beat them twice -- with an asterisk next to the last one but a shining star next to the first win. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 12 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The game validated all of the improvement that was asterisked by the low level of Ohio State's competition since the loss to Oklahoma. \u2014 Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com , 31 Oct. 2017",
|
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"The movie made $60 million domestically (another $40 million internationally, asterisked by the fact that this was the era before international box-office dominated performance) on a budget of $66 million. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 May 2017"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"circa 1733, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, astarisc , from Late Latin asteriscus , from Greek asteriskos , literally, little star, diminutive of aster-, ast\u0113r":"Noun and Verb"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"especially in plural also nonstandard -\u02ccrik",
|
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"\u02c8a-st\u0259-\u02ccrisk"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062403",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
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]
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},
|
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"asterism":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a group of stars that form a pattern in the night sky":[
|
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"On October evenings, when the trees have shed their leaves and stars become visible through the twigs, our best-known asterism , the Big Dipper, passes under the north pole.",
|
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"\u2014 George Lovi"
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],
|
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": a small group of stars":[],
|
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": a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica)":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"See below for advice on how to easily find that asterism . \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 10 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The Winter Football is not an official constellation but is instead called an asterism . \u2014 Dean Regas, The Enquirer , 10 Mar. 2021",
|
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"And, of course, Ursa Major the Greater Bear \u2013 which contains theBig Dipper asterism \u2013 is one of the most famous of all star patterns. \u2014 Todd Nelson, Star Tribune , 16 Jan. 2021",
|
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"This week in the night sky Winter Hexagon: One of the sky\u2019s largest asterisms \u2014a recognizable pattern of stars separate from a constellation figure\u2014dominates the eastern sky this time of the year. \u2014 National Geographic , 29 Jan. 2020",
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"Specifically, the shooting stars will seem to come from just to the left of the bowl of the Big Dipper, the popular asterism that makes up part of Ursa Minor. \u2014 Andrew Fazekas, National Geographic , 20 Dec. 2019",
|
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"Look carefully below the cosmic pair for the bright asterism known as the Cosmic Teapot. \u2014 Andrew Fazekas, National Geographic , 1 Sep. 2019",
|
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"An asterism is simply a set of stars that form a pattern familiar to the human eye as part of a larger group of stars. \u2014 National Geographic , 18 Jan. 2016",
|
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"In this case the asterism is made up of stars from the constellations Libra, Virgo, Centaurus, and Triangulum Australe. \u2014 National Geographic , 18 Jan. 2016"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Greek asterismos , from asterizein to arrange in constellations, from aster-, ast\u0113r":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8a-st\u0259-\u02ccri-z\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050747",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"asterismal":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to asterisms or constellations":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234326",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"astern":{
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"antonyms":[
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"fore",
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"forward"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": at or toward the stern of a ship":[],
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": behind a ship":[],
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": with the stern in advance : backward":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8st\u0259rn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"abaft",
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"aft",
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"sternward",
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"sternwards"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090856",
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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"adverb or adjective"
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]
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},
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"asthen-":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": weak":[
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"asthen opia",
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"astheno logy"
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],
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": weakness":[
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"asthen opia",
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"astheno logy"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Greek, from asthen\u0113s weak, from a- a- entry 2 + -sthen\u0113s (from sthenos strength); perhaps akin to Sanskrit saghnoti he takes upon himself, is a match for":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071636",
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"type":[
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"combining form"
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]
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},
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"asthenia":{
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"antonyms":[
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"hardihood",
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"hardiness",
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"robustness",
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"strength",
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"vigor"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": lack or loss of strength : debility":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"headache, nausea, fever, and asthenia are side effects of the drug"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1789, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Greek asth\u00e9neia \"weakness, debility,\" from asthene- , stem of asthen\u1e17s \"weak, feeble\" (from a- a- entry 2 + -sthen\u0113s, ) adjective derivative of sth\u00e9nos \"strength, power\" (of obscure origin) + -ia -ia entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"as-\u02c8th\u0113-n\u0113-\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"debilitation",
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"debility",
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"delicacy",
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"enervation",
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"enfeeblement",
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"faintness",
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"feebleness",
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"fragility",
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"frailness",
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"frailty",
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"infirmity",
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"languidness",
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"languor",
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"listlessness",
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"lowness",
|
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"weakness",
|
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"wimpiness"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041036",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"asthenic":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"mighty",
|
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"powerful",
|
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"rugged",
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"stalwart",
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"stout",
|
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"strong"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": ectomorphic sense 2":[],
|
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": of, relating to, or exhibiting asthenia : weak":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"resistance training can benefit the asthenic individual"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from New Latin asthenicus, borrowed from Greek asthenik\u00f3s, from asthen-, stem of asthen\u1e17s \"weak, feeble\" + -ikos -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at asthenia":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"as-\u02c8the-nik",
|
|
"as-\u02c8then-ik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"debilitated",
|
|
"delicate",
|
|
"down-and-out",
|
|
"effete",
|
|
"enervated",
|
|
"enfeebled",
|
|
"faint",
|
|
"feeble",
|
|
"frail",
|
|
"infirm",
|
|
"languid",
|
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"low",
|
|
"prostrate",
|
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"prostrated",
|
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"sapped",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"softened",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"unsubstantial",
|
|
"wasted",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"weakened",
|
|
"wimpish",
|
|
"wimpy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044659",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"astir":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"asleep",
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"inactive",
|
|
"lifeless",
|
|
"sleepy"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being out of bed : up":[
|
|
"no one was astir"
|
|
],
|
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": exhibiting activity":[
|
|
"streets astir with shoppers"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mall was astir with throngs of holiday shoppers"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8st\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"aboil",
|
|
"abubble",
|
|
"abuzz",
|
|
"alive",
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"brisk",
|
|
"bustling",
|
|
"busy",
|
|
"buzzing",
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
"happening",
|
|
"hopping",
|
|
"humming",
|
|
"kinetic",
|
|
"lively",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"thriving",
|
|
"vibrant"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181617",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"astonish":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to strike with sudden and usually great wonder or surprise":[
|
|
"He was too astonished to speak",
|
|
"They were astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral.",
|
|
"In retrospect, it astonishes me that we avoided a major quarrel for so long.",
|
|
"\u2014 Christopher Hitchens"
|
|
],
|
|
": to strike with sudden fear":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Despite the hype, there was nothing in the book to astonish readers.",
|
|
"The garden's beauty never fails to astonish .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The film, starring Tilda Swinton as a woman who hears mysterious sounds, reveals itself as a vision from the future \u2014 a declaration of faith in a medium that hasn\u2019t lost its power to astonish , writes Times film critic Justin Chang. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Learn what the market expects from people who have your dream job -- the answer might astonish you! \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 23 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Any hope that Trump's autocratic proclivities could be channeled into mega-projects to astonish his base fizzled. \u2014 Richard Galant, CNN , 15 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The strength and speed of tornadoes can astonish even weather professionals like Georgia State Climatologist Bill Murphey. \u2014 USA Today , 17 June 2021",
|
|
"Joe Biden could take the key step that would allow America to once again to astonish with world with what free people can do. \u2014 Robert Zubrin, Scientific American , 25 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Palantir is capable of mining and aggregating data on individual people in a manner that would astonish almost anyone. \u2014 Annie Jacobsen, Wired , 20 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Fifteen are by Rembrandt, a number that seems to astonish even Kaplan. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"The prestige networks continue to put out shows that astonish me with their raw honesty, drama and characters. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Dec. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1534, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from earlier astony (from Middle English astonen, astonien , from Anglo-French estoner to stun, from Vulgar Latin *extonare , from Latin ex- + tonare to thunder) + -ish (as in abolish ) \u2014 more at thunder entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8st\u00e4-nish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for astonish surprise , astonish , astound , amaze , flabbergast mean to impress forcibly through unexpectedness. surprise stresses causing an effect through being unexpected but not necessarily unusual or novel. surprised to find them at home astonish implies surprising so greatly as to seem incredible. a discovery that astonished the world astound stresses the shock of astonishment. too astounded to respond amaze suggests an effect of bewilderment. amazed by the immense size of the place flabbergast may suggest thorough astonishment and bewilderment or dismay. flabbergasted by his angry refusal",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amaze",
|
|
"astound",
|
|
"bowl over",
|
|
"dumbfound",
|
|
"dumfound",
|
|
"flabbergast",
|
|
"floor",
|
|
"rock",
|
|
"shock",
|
|
"startle",
|
|
"stun",
|
|
"stupefy",
|
|
"surprise",
|
|
"surprize",
|
|
"thunderstrike"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163024",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"astonishable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": astonishing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033342",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"astonished":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": feeling or showing great surprise or wonder : astounded , amazed":[
|
|
"\u2026 she awoke the next day astonished to find that she suffered no ill effects.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jean T. Barrett",
|
|
"heard the news with an astonished smile"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Mayor Muriel Bowser appeared somewhat astonished at the brazen actions of the shooter with officers in the area. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Between the tomatoes and the shed sits an astonished -looking dragon. \u2014 Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Ann knocked on the door, which was opened by a teenage girl flanked by a passel of astonished children, then their mother. \u2014 Steve Hendrix, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Twitter has tried it twice, last year asking people to choose between three different sets featuring classic options like a laughing face, thinking face, crying face, astonished face, and flame. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Be astonished , too, by the country making theater a theater of war. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But he was still astonished to receive a letter from McCartney asking him to take a stab at covering one of his songs. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"These include Face with Peeking Eye, which is a versatile and enjoyable choice for expressing everything from surprise to astonished regret. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"For me, though, that moment of astonished disbelief came early in the opening installment, in a montage that sees various people who have had contact with Delvey seem to describe three or four entirely different women. \u2014 Philippa Snow, The New Republic , 9 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1716, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8st\u00e4-nisht"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amazed",
|
|
"astounded",
|
|
"awestruck",
|
|
"awestricken",
|
|
"bowled over",
|
|
"dumbfounded",
|
|
"dumfounded",
|
|
"dumbstruck",
|
|
"flabbergasted",
|
|
"shocked",
|
|
"stunned",
|
|
"stupefied",
|
|
"thunderstruck"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023720",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"astonishedly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in an astonished manner : with astonishment":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-shtl\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060658",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"astonishing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unsurprising"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": causing a feeling of great surprise or wonder : surprising":[
|
|
"an astonishing discovery"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He showed an astonishing lack of concern for others.",
|
|
"The truck can hold an astonishing amount of stuff.",
|
|
"She gave an astonishing performance in her first film.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This means that a FlashCore Module combines NAND flash, DRAM and MRAM for caching, and an astonishing amount of compute to deliver greater functionality than a traditional SSD could. \u2014 Steve Mcdowell, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The magnets go into a device called a tokamak, which is a space-age reactor that uses an astonishing amount of energy in an effort to produce at least slightly more energy than the machine consumes. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"An astonishing amount of lifting of regulations on guns has taken place over the last 15 years. \u2014 NBC News , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"In San Francisco, for example, anti-Asian hate crimes saw an astonishing 567% from 2020 to 2021, according to Mayor London Breed. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"In the physical world, here\u2019s how mining works: A specialized computer processor runs on electricity and produces an astonishing amount of noise and heat. \u2014 Thalia Beaty, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But the troubling forecasts from Bostrom and Hawking convinced them that the achievement of humanlike intelligence by A.I.s would consolidate an astonishing amount of power, and moral burden, in whoever eventually managed to invent and control them. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And an astonishing amount of this technology is run by a handful of companies. \u2014 Steven Rosenbush, WSJ , 27 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Over the past two years, medical experts have learned an astonishing amount about what works to keep people safe and healthy. \u2014 Melody Schreiber, The New Republic , 22 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1593, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see astonish":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8st\u00e4-ni-shi\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amazing",
|
|
"astounding",
|
|
"blindsiding",
|
|
"dumbfounding",
|
|
"dumfounding",
|
|
"eye-opening",
|
|
"flabbergasting",
|
|
"jarring",
|
|
"jaw-dropping",
|
|
"jolting",
|
|
"shocking",
|
|
"startling",
|
|
"stunning",
|
|
"stupefying",
|
|
"surprising"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105323",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"astonishment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a feeling of great surprise and wonder : the state of being astonished : amazement",
|
|
": consternation",
|
|
": something that astonishes : a cause of amazement or wonder",
|
|
": great surprise or wonder : amazement"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The garden's beauty filled me with astonishment .",
|
|
"A crowd watched in astonishment as he jumped from the bridge.",
|
|
"They discovered to their astonishment that their car had been stolen.",
|
|
"Much to the astonishment of her friends and family, she left school to pursue her acting career.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To my astonishment , the same tone echoed back from a wooden molding in the classroom. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"To my astonishment , in essentially all cases, the papers were seriously misrepresented in the CMF. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"People who couldn\u2019t tell a Corvette from a Civic can typically immediately spot a DeLorean - usually with a big smile and the astonishment car nuts would display if Elvis pulled up in a LaFerrari. \u2014 Bill Roberson, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The dead still litter the fields when Rapha\u00ebl (Rapha\u00ebl Thi\u00e9ry, an astonishment ) hobbles back home, returning to a small village with few friendly faces. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Reports of hailstones seemed to follow a similar track, evoking astonishment at both their size and their number from many witnesses. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"And Harry, a man not given to expressing astonishment , said, L.A. has a river? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"There is a certain kid-in-a-toyshop attitude, a sense of astonishment that abandoned, centuries-old techniques of learning are just lying about, ready for someone to pick them up and use them again. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Astonishment at his comedic craft is inseparable from astonishment at his confessional vulnerability. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 6 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8st\u00e4-nish-m\u0259nt",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8st\u00e4-nish-m\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admiration",
|
|
"amazement",
|
|
"awe",
|
|
"wonder",
|
|
"wonderment"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-043629",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"astony":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": daze , dismay , amaze":[
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"then Daniel was astonied for one hour",
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"\u2014 Daniel 4:19 (Authorized Version)",
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"I rent my garment and my mantle \u2026 and sat down astonied",
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"\u2014 Ezra 9:3 (Authorized Version)",
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"and I astonied fell and could not pray",
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"\u2014 Elizabeth B. Browning"
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],
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": stun , paralyze":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English astonien , alteration of astonen , modification of Old French estoner , from (assumed) Vulgar Latin extonare , from Latin ex- + tonare to thunder":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259\u02c8st\u00e4n\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114334",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"astound":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": overwhelmed with astonishment or amazement : astounded":[],
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": to fill with bewilderment or wonder":[
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"The unusual surgical techniques illustrated \u2026 will astound even the most bemused readers.",
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"\u2014 Alan T. Marty"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"The magician will astound you with his latest tricks.",
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"What astounds me is that they never apologized.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Realism, romanticism, dynamic\u2026 Neal had a full quiver, that never went empty of new arrows to amaze and astound us. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"The vision that Mitch Jenkins brings to the film will astound audiences and the superb ensemble cast will delight genre fans! \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"The expertise, scholarship and logistics behind every one of them would astound you even in ordinary times. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Heath Ledger will astound forever, but what else is really left of Christopher Nolan\u2019s Batman trilogy? \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"The pusillanimity of American corporations on this subject continues to astound . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 26 Dec. 2021",
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"Yet, Kendall warns that regardless of rising rates, bond yields likely will not astound . \u2014 Jeanne Sahadi, CNN , 1 Feb. 2022",
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"Somehow, Infinite proves that the Halo series still has the capacity to astound and surprise. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 6 Dec. 2021",
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"In the first episode, a group of journalists gathers in that Tokyo park, where Sony executives astound them with what the world would soon know as the Walkman. \u2014 Sarah Larson, The New Yorker , 13 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1592, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English astoned , from past participle of astonen \u2014 see astonish":"Adjective and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8stau\u0307nd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for astound Verb surprise , astonish , astound , amaze , flabbergast mean to impress forcibly through unexpectedness. surprise stresses causing an effect through being unexpected but not necessarily unusual or novel. surprised to find them at home astonish implies surprising so greatly as to seem incredible. a discovery that astonished the world astound stresses the shock of astonishment. too astounded to respond amaze suggests an effect of bewilderment. amazed by the immense size of the place flabbergast may suggest thorough astonishment and bewilderment or dismay. flabbergasted by his angry refusal",
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"synonyms":[
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"amaze",
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"astonish",
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"bowl over",
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"dumbfound",
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"dumfound",
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"flabbergast",
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"floor",
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"rock",
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"shock",
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"startle",
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"stun",
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"stupefy",
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"surprise",
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"surprize",
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"thunderstrike"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170153",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"astounded":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": feeling or showing great surprise or wonder : astonished , amazed":[
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"was astounded to hear the news",
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"We were too astounded to speak. We could only stand there staring in amazement.",
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"\u2014 Arthur Conan Doyle"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As sales representatives watched students at Lone Peak High School experiment with robotic surgical devices, they were astounded by how naturally the kids handled the high-tech machinery. \u2014 Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"But Linn also excoriated Smollett as a narcissist and pronounced himself astounded by his actions given the actor\u2019s multiracial family background and ties to social justice work. \u2014 Don Babwin And Kathleen Foody, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"Tenorio remembered being astounded at how Gonz\u00e1lez\u2019s strings would last for an entire tour, as opposed to just a night like his competitors. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"As Kerber read out the names of the witnesses, Hawash was astounded to recognize many of them. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"Fans remain astounded at how a few photos opened such an uncanny path to fame. \u2014 Sha Hua, WSJ , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"The O\u2019Connor family was astounded to learn of the dog tag\u2019s discovery more than 75 years after the war. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Dec. 2021",
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"These arachnid architects have both astounded and puzzled scientists for ages, but a new study published last month in the journal Current Biology unravels the spiders' secrets. \u2014 Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Her father remains astounded by the tactics of the landlord and the Cullimore law firm. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1540, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8stau\u0307n-d\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"amazed",
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"astonished",
|
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"awestruck",
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"awestricken",
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"bowled over",
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"dumbfounded",
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"dumfounded",
|
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"dumbstruck",
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"flabbergasted",
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"shocked",
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"stunned",
|
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"stupefied",
|
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"thunderstruck"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065017",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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]
|
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},
|
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"astounding":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"unsurprising"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": causing astonishment or amazement":[
|
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"an astounding revelation"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"He ate an astounding amount of food.",
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"the astounding sight of their cat returning home after having been missing for two years",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That photo itself is also astounding , showcasing the lightning, dark clouds, and even star lines in the background. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 25 June 2022",
|
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"The unprovoked slander of Black women in the media is astounding \u2013 especially surrounding our looks. \u2014 Shelby Denise Smith, Essence , 9 June 2022",
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"The pill\u2019s six-decade safety record, and its current use by more than 9 million women in the U.S. and more than 100 million worldwide, is astounding . \u2014 Dana Singiser, STAT , 8 June 2022",
|
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"The potential of some high school graduates is astounding \u2014and completely overlooked. \u2014 Daniel Jebaraj, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
|
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"As are the author\u2019s descriptions of the racehorse\u2019s astounding performance. \u2014 Anna Mundow, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Will Ferrell gives a really astounding performance in this episode, mainly communicating through some truly epic face journeys. \u2014 Erin Qualey, Vulture , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
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"American quintuple gold medalist Caeleb Dressel's astounding performance in the pool. \u2014 CBS News , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
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"American quintuple gold medalist Caeleb Dressel's astounding performance in the pool. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 8 Aug. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1590, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see astound entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8stau\u0307n-di\u014b"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"amazing",
|
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"astonishing",
|
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"blindsiding",
|
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"dumbfounding",
|
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"dumfounding",
|
|
"eye-opening",
|
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"flabbergasting",
|
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"jarring",
|
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"jaw-dropping",
|
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"jolting",
|
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"shocking",
|
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"startling",
|
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"stunning",
|
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"stupefying",
|
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"surprising"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204332",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"astral":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": elevated in station or position : exalted":[],
|
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": of or consisting of a supersensible substance held in theosophy to be next above the tangible world in refinement":[],
|
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": of or relating to a mitotic or meiotic aster":[],
|
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": of, relating to, or coming from the stars":[
|
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"astral influences",
|
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"unusual astral occurrences"
|
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],
|
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": visionary":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"gave the astronomy students the assignment of charting astral movement for the next month",
|
|
"after his film became an unexpected blockbuster, the director was suddenly welcome in the most astral circles of Hollywood society",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Bad Bunny infuses it with electrifying beat switches, raunchy raps and astral synths. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Without America, Wanda can only travel via astral projection. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Spaceman continues to fine-tune his astral pop sound with shocking consistency throughout the familiar but delightfully hypnotic space rock album. \u2014 Grace Ann Natanawan, SPIN , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"More cities and states are making major moves to protect their astral bounty, and the hospitality industry is following suit. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Northman sees Amleth commune with the astral projection of a mystic seer, fight a walking skeleton to claim a special sword, and chat to the disembodied head of an old friend. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And the variant that might die early in the movie, only for primary Strange to astral -project himself into his body in the final act. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s the scene that precedes the one with the astral projection. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 18 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"This is the kind of music to soundtrack a late-night solo swim in a lukewarm pool, a journey through the darkest recesses of the universe, or perhaps a trip to the astral plane. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 22 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin astralis , from Latin astrum star, from Greek astron":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8as-tr\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8a-str\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"star",
|
|
"starry",
|
|
"stellar"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022239",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"astray":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aright",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"well"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in error : away from what is proper or desirable":[],
|
|
": off the right path or route : straying":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Director Peyfa\u2019s oblique approach to the narrative leads one astray . \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Putin was led astray by military advisers about how poorly the Russian military has been performing in Ukraine and how the Russian economy is being crippled by sanctions. \u2014 Maegan Vazquez And Sam Fossum, CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Ukraine\u2019s rightful place was under the protection and imperial care of Russia, not led astray \u2014politically, militarily, culturally\u2014by the West. \u2014 The New Yorker , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"At the beginning of the story, Virgil finds Dante the pilgrim (distinct from Dante the author) in a dark wood, led astray from the path of righteousness by his own sinful inclinations. \u2014 John-paul Heil, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
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"What this story reveals is how easily governmental institutions can be destroyed when people are led astray by intoxicating notions of a place in the sun. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Others were swept up in the moment\u2019s savagery, led astray by stronger wills with dangerous motives. \u2014 Karl Rove, WSJ , 5 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Many were led astray by Google Maps, which offered alternate driving routes that sent drivers to snowy dead ends. \u2014 Amy Alonzo, USA TODAY , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Regular Check-Ins Even by taking the steps above, there\u2019s still the chance of emotional fallout if things go astray . \u2014 Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone , 3 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French estrai\u00e9 wandering, from estraier to stray \u2014 more at stray":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8str\u0101"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"afield",
|
|
"amiss",
|
|
"awry",
|
|
"wrong"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011709",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb or adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"astronomic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bantam",
|
|
"bitty",
|
|
"diminutive",
|
|
"infinitesimal",
|
|
"Lilliputian",
|
|
"little bitty",
|
|
"micro",
|
|
"microminiature",
|
|
"microscopic",
|
|
"microscopical",
|
|
"midget",
|
|
"miniature",
|
|
"minuscule",
|
|
"minute",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"pygmy",
|
|
"teensy",
|
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"teensy-weensy",
|
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"teeny",
|
|
"teeny-weeny",
|
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"tiny",
|
|
"wee"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": enormously or inconceivably large or great":[
|
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"astronomical numbers",
|
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"an astronomical price"
|
|
],
|
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": of or relating to astronomy":[
|
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"astronomical observations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The cost of the office building was astronomical .",
|
|
"We got an astronomical telephone bill this month.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Notice how the meteorological (based off of annual temp cycle) and astronomical (defined by earth's position) summer cycles are different! \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The researchers then used the constraints provided by different observations\u2014 astronomical , gravitational, and collisional\u2014and gradually eliminated potential solutions from the total area covered by the extrapolation. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Now both networks will have to pony up similar rights fees, some number between astronomical and otherworldly. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Conti's growth was astronomical and unprecedented, Olson said. \u2014 Dan Patterson, CBS News , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Huayna Picchu mountain provides a stunning backdrop to some 200 structures, including religious, astronomical , agricultural and ceremonial centers. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Broadway prices are astronomical and that is another barrier to entry as well. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Nearby rents are astronomical : Studios can easily cost $2,000 a month, and two-bedrooms are closer to $3,000. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"The market is highly competitive, the prices can be astronomical , and the process is notoriously stressful. \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 3 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see astronomy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cca-str\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-mi-k\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"Brobdingnagian",
|
|
"bumper",
|
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"colossal",
|
|
"cosmic",
|
|
"cosmical",
|
|
"cyclopean",
|
|
"elephantine",
|
|
"enormous",
|
|
"galactic",
|
|
"gargantuan",
|
|
"giant",
|
|
"gigantesque",
|
|
"gigantic",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"herculean",
|
|
"heroic",
|
|
"heroical",
|
|
"Himalayan",
|
|
"huge",
|
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"humongous",
|
|
"humungous",
|
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"immense",
|
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"jumbo",
|
|
"king-size",
|
|
"king-sized",
|
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"leviathan",
|
|
"mammoth",
|
|
"massive",
|
|
"mega",
|
|
"mighty",
|
|
"monster",
|
|
"monstrous",
|
|
"monumental",
|
|
"mountainous",
|
|
"oceanic",
|
|
"pharaonic",
|
|
"planetary",
|
|
"prodigious",
|
|
"super",
|
|
"super-duper",
|
|
"supersize",
|
|
"supersized",
|
|
"titanic",
|
|
"tremendous",
|
|
"vast",
|
|
"vasty",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"whopping"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022903",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"astronomical":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bantam",
|
|
"bitty",
|
|
"diminutive",
|
|
"infinitesimal",
|
|
"Lilliputian",
|
|
"little bitty",
|
|
"micro",
|
|
"microminiature",
|
|
"microscopic",
|
|
"microscopical",
|
|
"midget",
|
|
"miniature",
|
|
"minuscule",
|
|
"minute",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"pygmy",
|
|
"teensy",
|
|
"teensy-weensy",
|
|
"teeny",
|
|
"teeny-weeny",
|
|
"tiny",
|
|
"wee"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": enormously or inconceivably large or great":[
|
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"astronomical numbers",
|
|
"an astronomical price"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to astronomy":[
|
|
"astronomical observations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The cost of the office building was astronomical .",
|
|
"We got an astronomical telephone bill this month.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Notice how the meteorological (based off of annual temp cycle) and astronomical (defined by earth's position) summer cycles are different! \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The researchers then used the constraints provided by different observations\u2014 astronomical , gravitational, and collisional\u2014and gradually eliminated potential solutions from the total area covered by the extrapolation. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Now both networks will have to pony up similar rights fees, some number between astronomical and otherworldly. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Conti's growth was astronomical and unprecedented, Olson said. \u2014 Dan Patterson, CBS News , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Huayna Picchu mountain provides a stunning backdrop to some 200 structures, including religious, astronomical , agricultural and ceremonial centers. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Broadway prices are astronomical and that is another barrier to entry as well. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
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"Nearby rents are astronomical : Studios can easily cost $2,000 a month, and two-bedrooms are closer to $3,000. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
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"The market is highly competitive, the prices can be astronomical , and the process is notoriously stressful. \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 3 June 2022"
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"1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see astronomy":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cca-str\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-mi-k\u0259l"
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"cosmical",
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"gigantic",
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"grand",
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"heroical",
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"Himalayan",
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"huge",
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"humongous",
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"humungous",
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"immense",
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"jumbo",
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"king-size",
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"king-sized",
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"leviathan",
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"mammoth",
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"massive",
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"mega",
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"mighty",
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"monster",
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"monstrous",
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"monumental",
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"mountainous",
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"oceanic",
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"pharaonic",
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"planetary",
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"prodigious",
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"super",
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"super-duper",
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"supersize",
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"supersized",
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"titanic",
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"tremendous",
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"vast",
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"vasty",
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"walloping",
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"whacking",
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"whopping"
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"astronomically":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bantam",
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"bitty",
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"diminutive",
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"infinitesimal",
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"Lilliputian",
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"little bitty",
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"micro",
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"microminiature",
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"microscopic",
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"microscopical",
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"midget",
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"miniature",
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"minuscule",
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"minute",
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"pocket",
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"pygmy",
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"teensy",
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"teensy-weensy",
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"teeny",
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"teeny-weeny",
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"tiny",
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"wee"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": enormously or inconceivably large or great":[
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"astronomical numbers",
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"an astronomical price"
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],
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": of or relating to astronomy":[
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"astronomical observations"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The cost of the office building was astronomical .",
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"We got an astronomical telephone bill this month.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Notice how the meteorological (based off of annual temp cycle) and astronomical (defined by earth's position) summer cycles are different! \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
|
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"The researchers then used the constraints provided by different observations\u2014 astronomical , gravitational, and collisional\u2014and gradually eliminated potential solutions from the total area covered by the extrapolation. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
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"Now both networks will have to pony up similar rights fees, some number between astronomical and otherworldly. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
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"Conti's growth was astronomical and unprecedented, Olson said. \u2014 Dan Patterson, CBS News , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The Huayna Picchu mountain provides a stunning backdrop to some 200 structures, including religious, astronomical , agricultural and ceremonial centers. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"Broadway prices are astronomical and that is another barrier to entry as well. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Nearby rents are astronomical : Studios can easily cost $2,000 a month, and two-bedrooms are closer to $3,000. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"The market is highly competitive, the prices can be astronomical , and the process is notoriously stressful. \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 3 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see astronomy":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cca-str\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-mi-k\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"Brobdingnagian",
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"bumper",
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"colossal",
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"cosmic",
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"cosmical",
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"cyclopean",
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"elephantine",
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"enormous",
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"galactic",
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"gargantuan",
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"giant",
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"gigantesque",
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"gigantic",
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"grand",
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"herculean",
|
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"heroic",
|
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"heroical",
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"Himalayan",
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"huge",
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"humongous",
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"humungous",
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"immense",
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"jumbo",
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"king-size",
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"king-sized",
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"leviathan",
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"mammoth",
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"massive",
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"mega",
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"mighty",
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"monster",
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"monstrous",
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"monumental",
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"mountainous",
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"oceanic",
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"pharaonic",
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"planetary",
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"prodigious",
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"super",
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"super-duper",
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"supersize",
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"supersized",
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"titanic",
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"tremendous",
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"vast",
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"vasty",
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"walloping",
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"whacking",
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"whopping"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102147",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
|
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"astute":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"unknowing"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
|
|
"We thought they were not very intellectually astute , but we didn't really understand how political a lot of what they were doing was. \u2014 Ben Wallace-Wells , Rolling Stone , 15 Nov. 2007",
|
|
"He asked astute diagnosticians around the country how they approached and cracked difficult diagnoses and what happened when they failed. Misdiagnosis is not an insignificant problem: Groopman cites a finding that between one in six and one in seven patients is incorrectly assessed. \u2014 Ruth Levy Guyer , Wilson Quarterly , Summer 2007",
|
|
"And finally, even if she had never actually uttered the bon mot that would be famously attributed to her, that if she had two heads, she would risk one in the king's service, could the astute young duchess actually have had input into the implausible negotiations? \u2014 Harvey Rachlin , Scandals, Vandals, and Da Vincis , 2007",
|
|
"Focusing largely upon Western alchemy during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, she has a sharp eye for how alchemical images surface in literature of that period. Readers of Ben Jonson, Christopher Marlowe, and William Shakespeare will find illuminating insights. Abraham reveals the far reaches of her astute literary intelligence by analyzing alchemical imagery encoded in a broad range of works, from Chaucer and Milton to Vladimir Nabokov and P. G. Wodehouse. \u2014 Norman Weinstein , Parabola , November 1999",
|
|
"He is an astute observer of the current political scene.",
|
|
"Astute readers will notice the error.",
|
|
"His analysis of the battle was very astute .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"By understanding an employee\u2019s professional aspirations, astute managers can plug those goals into personalized career paths supported by tangible learning and development opportunities. \u2014 Shay David, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Trump himself understands as much as any astute toddler that capturing people\u2019s attention, even for a bad act, is preferable to getting no attention at all. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 July 2021",
|
|
"On the other hand, Bohjalian also makes astute observations about these men whose livelihood depends on rich Western tourists. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Some astute employers are taking action, as when Netflix fired 3 managers for trash-talking their colleagues on the company\u2019s Slack channel. \u2014 Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Matthew Nauser, whose camerawork is astute throughout the film, knows precisely when to move in close and when to step back. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"At times the record is disarmingly astute in its folky arrangements, while elsewhere the group stretches out and jams. \u2014 Mark Richardson, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s some astute , prudent shopping by Zito, yet with the risk that all three will walk, perhaps with Cup rings, as UFAs in July. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The astute curator Yaelle Amir will select photographs and sculpture from the Latino Japanese artist\u2019s recent series exploring Asian masculinity for his first solo show in the United States. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1565, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin astutus , from astus craft":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8st\u00fct",
|
|
"-\u02c8sty\u00fct",
|
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"a-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for astute shrewd , sagacious , perspicacious , astute mean acute in perception and sound in judgment. shrewd stresses practical, hardheaded cleverness and judgment. a shrewd judge of character sagacious suggests wisdom, penetration, and farsightedness. sagacious investors got in on the ground floor perspicacious implies unusual power to see through and understand what is puzzling or hidden. a perspicacious counselor saw through the child's facade astute suggests shrewdness, perspicacity, and diplomatic skill. an astute player of party politics",
|
|
"synonyms":[
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"canny",
|
|
"clear-eyed",
|
|
"clear-sighted",
|
|
"hard-boiled",
|
|
"hardheaded",
|
|
"heady",
|
|
"knowing",
|
|
"savvy",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"sharp-witted",
|
|
"shrewd",
|
|
"smart"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190101",
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|
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
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},
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"asway":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
|
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": swaying"
|
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],
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
|
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"a- entry 1 + sway , verb"
|
|
],
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259\u02c8-"
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|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-132543",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"asweat":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": sweating , sweaty"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"a- entry 1 + sweat , verb"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"\u0259\u02c8-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071852",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aswim":{
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|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": swimming":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"a- entry 1 + swim , verb":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259\u02c8-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114128",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aswing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": swinging":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"a- entry 1 + swing , verb":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259\u02c8-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211418",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aswirl":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being in a swirl : swirling":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The latter are the softer target: the yes-but set, whose heads are aswirl with contradictory information, and who really want nothing more than for their children to be healthy and safe. \u2014 Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker , 26 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1818, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8sw\u0259r(-\u0259)l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010757",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aswoon":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being in a swoon : dazed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I don't know what was in that cocktail, but I was all aswoon after drinking it."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8sw\u00fcn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dizzy",
|
|
"giddy",
|
|
"light-headed",
|
|
"reeling",
|
|
"swimmy",
|
|
"vertiginous",
|
|
"whirling",
|
|
"woozy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022927",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"asylee":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": someone who is seeking asylum (see asylum sense 3b ) or who has been granted asylum":[
|
|
"Asylum status may be terminated for the same grounds or if there are changed circumstances in the asylee's country which eliminates the need for asylum.",
|
|
"\u2014 Federal Register Part V , 2 June 1980",
|
|
"White House aide Jack Watson, according to The Wall Street Journal , refers to Cubans seeking asylum in the United States as \" asylees .\"",
|
|
"\u2014 William Safire , New York Times Magazine , 15 June 1980",
|
|
"\u2026 told me that one of the questions the authorities ask to determine whether or not someone qualifies for asylee status is \"Are you afraid to return to your own country?\"",
|
|
"\u2014 G. Willow Wilson , The Butterfly Mosque , 2010"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1950, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"asyl(um) + -ee entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02ccs\u012b-\u02c8l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031320",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"asyllabic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not syllabic":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"a- entry 2 + syllabic, syllabical":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073945",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"asylum":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a place of retreat and security : shelter":[],
|
|
": an institution providing care and protection to needy individuals (such as the infirm or destitute) and especially the mentally ill":[],
|
|
": an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary":[],
|
|
": protection from arrest and extradition given especially to political refugees by a nation or by an embassy or other agency enjoying freedom from what is required by law for most people":[],
|
|
": the protection or security afforded by an asylum : refuge":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She asked for political asylum .",
|
|
"She was granted asylum after it was made clear that she would be killed if she returned to her native country.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Johnson's government is pressing ahead with a policy to send some asylum seekers arriving in the UK to Rwanda for processing and possible resettlement. \u2014 Max Foster, CNN , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Another example is the cruel policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda. \u2014 Mike O'sullivan, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"One of that court\u2019s rulings this week grounded a flight that was scheduled to take some asylum -seekers to Rwanda from Britain. \u2014 Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"But, after dozens of successful legal challenges, only seven asylum seekers were taken to the airbase. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Since September, the administration has relied on the Title 42 policy, which cites the pandemic, as a justification to remove Haitians and other asylum seekers arriving at the border. \u2014 Hamed Aleazizstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The British government vowed Wednesday to organize more flights to deport asylum -seekers from around the world to Rwanda, after a last-minute court judgment grounded the first plane due to take off under the contentious policy. \u2014 Jill Lawless, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The British government was preparing Tuesday to send a first set of asylum seekers to Rwanda, though Prime Minister Boris Johnson was defending the highly controversial policy hours before the first flight was scheduled to take off. \u2014 Karla Adam, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The Union-Tribune is not fully identifying Frino or several other asylum seekers interviewed for this article because of their vulnerable situations. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin, from Greek asylon , neuter of asylos inviolable, from a- + sylon right of seizure":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8s\u012b-l\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bolt-hole",
|
|
"harbor",
|
|
"harborage",
|
|
"haven",
|
|
"refuge",
|
|
"retreat",
|
|
"sanctuary",
|
|
"sanctum",
|
|
"shelter"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034654",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"asym-":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"\u2014 see as-":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043836",
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"type":[]
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},
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"asymbolic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not symbolic":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"a- entry 2 + symbolic":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022617",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"asymmetrical":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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": having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical",
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": bonded to four different atoms or groups",
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": having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical",
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": not symmetrical",
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": bonded to four different atoms or groups"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Whether symmetrical or asymmetrical , the image should have a sense of balance visually and a radial arrangement as viewed from a central point. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 May 2022",
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"Human consciousness is too abstract and asymmetrical for any Turing machine to be used to model it for AGI creation. \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"The foliage has varied textures and symmetrical or asymmetrical shaped leaves that are sharp and spiky, wide and flat, broad and fleshy or needle thin, usually with a central cup. \u2014 Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"Unlike the symmetrical rays of fish fins, Tiktaalik\u2019s fin bones were noticeably asymmetrical , which allowed the joints to bend in one direction. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"The ends are curled up, similar to her first bob, but her bangs are asymmetrical , hanging at different lengths down her face. \u2014 Addison Aloian, Allure , 5 May 2022",
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"In that sense, it is definitionally suggested that power usually creates an asymmetrical relationship. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
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"Dobrev kept her hair slicked back in an elegant bun and paired the asymmetrical look with a pair of large hoop earrings. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 20 May 2022",
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"The short white dress featured a square neckline, billowing sleeves, and a lacy asymmetrical train attached to one sleeve. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":[
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"1690, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"Greek asymmetria lack of proportion, from asymmetros ill-proportioned, from a- + symmetros symmetrical"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0101-s\u0259-\u02c8me-tri-k\u0259l",
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"\u02cc\u0101-s\u0259-\u02c8me-tri-k\u0259l",
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"\u02cc\u0101-s\u0259-\u02c8me-tri-k\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072421",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"asymmetrical spinnaker":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a spinnaker that has a forward edge that is longer than its after edge":[
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"Race director Randy Draftz said Saturday one of the Vipers was videotaped doing over 20 knots under its asymmetrical spinnaker \u2026",
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"\u2014 Will Haynie, Post and Courier (Charleston, South Carolina) , 20 Apr. 2008"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1984, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115104",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"asymmetry":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": lack or absence of symmetry":[
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"As Mercury orbits the Sun, it experiences a small torque due to its slight asymmetry in the plane of its orbit \u2026",
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"\u2014 Johanna Miller",
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"French rococo was a part of this mood, which tended to favor pastel colors, asymmetry , a calculated disorder, a dreamy sensuality.",
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"\u2014 Jonathan D. Spence",
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"\"Handedness\"\u2014whether we are left- or right-handed\u2014is a convenient indicator of the development of the brain asymmetries that are thought to be required for language.",
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"\u2014 Tim Flannery"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1651, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02cc)\u0101-\u02c8si-m\u0259-tr\u0113",
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"(\u02c8)\u0101-\u02c8sim-\u0259-tr\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092635",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"asynchronous":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not simultaneous or concurrent in time : not synchronous":[
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"asynchronous sound"
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],
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": of, used in, or being digital (see digital sense 4 ) communication (as between computers) in which there is no timing requirement for transmission and in which the start of each character is individually signaled by the transmitting device":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The past two years have compressed a decade of digital disruption and created an appetite for asynchronous collaboration that enables hybrid work. \u2014 Jay Goldman, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
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"Collaboration tip #1: Hold meetings\u2014but not too many, and always for the right reasons At Doist, the all-remote company behind the productivity app Todoist and the workplace chat app Twist, asynchronous communication rules the day. \u2014 Heather Landy, Quartz , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Right now, many companies are too traditional for asynchronous schedules to really work and not penalize employees who may not work the same hours as their managers. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Before Covid-19, the world thought that the future of online learning would be mostly asynchronous because people thought there was no way to hold live classes that would place thousands of teachers and millions of students online. \u2014 Rod Berger, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
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"Applied is adopting best practices to facilitate innovation in remote and hybrid work such as virtual asynchronous brainstorming to sustain a competitive advantage. \u2014 Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
|
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"As more companies move toward a more asynchronous way of operating, Woolley has some additional advice. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 3 June 2022",
|
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"It is fitted with an asynchronous motor at the front axle and a synchronous motor at the rear. \u2014 Jens Meiners, Car and Driver , 24 May 2022",
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"There\u2019s still a lot for companies to iron out to make asynchronous models run smoothly, Ms. Dean, the former head of remote work at Facebook, said. \u2014 Katherine Bindley, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1748, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see synchronous":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8sin-",
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"(\u02cc)\u0101-\u02c8si\u014b-kr\u0259-n\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172844",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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}
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} |