86 lines
1.7 KiB
JSON
86 lines
1.7 KiB
JSON
{
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"Mexican standoff":{
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"a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in":{
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"examples":[
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"in the battle over bedtime the parents and their son are at a Mexican standoff"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"deadlock",
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"gridlock",
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"halt",
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"impasse",
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"logjam",
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"stalemate",
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"standoff",
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"standstill"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"dead end",
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"bind",
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"bottleneck",
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"corner",
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"dilemma",
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"fix",
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"hole",
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"jam",
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"morass",
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"pickle",
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"pinch",
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"plight",
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"predicament",
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"quagmire",
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"quandary",
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"spot",
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"difficulty",
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"problem"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Mexican standoffs":{
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"a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in":{
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"examples":[
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"in the battle over bedtime the parents and their son are at a Mexican standoff"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"deadlocks",
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"gridlocks",
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"halts",
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"impasses",
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"logjams",
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"stalemates",
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"standoffs",
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"standstills"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"dead ends",
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"binds",
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"bottlenecks",
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"corners",
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"dilemmas",
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"fixes",
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"holes",
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"jams",
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"morasses",
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"pickles",
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"pinches",
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"plights",
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"predicaments",
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"quagmires",
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"quandaries",
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"spots",
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"difficulties",
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"problems"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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}
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} |