1478 lines
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1478 lines
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{
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"lose":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": damn":[
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"if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul",
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"\u2014 Matthew 16:26 (King James Version)"
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],
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": regurgitate , vomit":[
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"\u2014 often used in such phrases as lose one's lunch"
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],
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": to become overwhelmed with strong emotion : lose one's composure":[
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"so angry I almost lost it"
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],
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": to bring to destruction":[
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"\u2014 used chiefly in passive construction the ship was lost on the reef"
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],
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": to cause the loss of":[],
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": to cause to miss one's way or bearings":[
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"lost himself in the maze of streets"
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],
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": to draw away from : outstrip":[
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"lost his pursuers"
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],
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": to fail to catch with the senses or the mind":[
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"lost what she said"
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],
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": to fail to keep control of or allegiance (see allegiance sense 2 ) of":[
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"lose votes",
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"lost his temper"
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],
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": to fail to keep in sight or in mind":[
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"lost the thief in the crowded street"
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],
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": to fail to keep, sustain, or maintain":[
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"lost my balance"
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],
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": to fail to use : let slip by : waste":[
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"no time to lose"
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],
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": to fail to win, gain, or obtain":[
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"lose a prize",
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"lose a contest"
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],
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": to fall in love":[],
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": to free oneself from : get rid of":[
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"dieting to lose weight"
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],
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": to make (oneself) withdrawn from immediate reality":[
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"lost herself in daydreaming"
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],
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": to miss from one's possession or from a customary or supposed place":[
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"lost his glove"
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],
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": to run slow":[],
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": to suffer deprivation of : part with especially in an unforeseen or accidental manner":[
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"lost his leg in an auto accident"
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],
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": to suffer loss or disadvantage : fail to advance or improve":[],
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": to suffer loss through the death or removal of or final separation from (a person)":[
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"lost a son in the war"
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],
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": to undergo defeat":[
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"lose with good grace"
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],
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": to undergo defeat in":[
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"lost every battle"
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],
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": to undergo deprivation of something of value":[
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"investors lost heavily"
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],
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": to wander or go astray from":[
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"lost his way"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She's always losing her gloves.",
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"Hold my hand: I don't want to lose you.",
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"We lost the game by a score of 4\u20132.",
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"He lost his title in the rematch.",
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"The team lost three games but won the next four.",
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"The team lost in the finals.",
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"an athlete known for losing with grace",
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"He hates to lose when money is involved.",
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"How could she play that well and still lose ",
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"The country lost its independence 50 years ago.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Saenz and Dudley Poston, a sociology professor emeritus at Texas A&M University, calculated that states lose about $3,500 in federal money for every person not counted in the census. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 27 June 2022",
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"So did the Arizona Farm Bureau Federation, which said finding new water should offer relief to farmers who could lose if water shortages force big cutbacks. \u2014 Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022",
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"Children who witness shootings, or lose loved ones \u2014 like parents \u2014 to gun violence are at higher risk of struggling from substance use, depression, anxiety and PTSD, the organization said. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 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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"And if Watson were to go to trial and lose , his reputation and career would likely be ruined. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
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"And be sure all of that documentation is going to an outside email, Bradford warned, because one of the first things terminated residents lose is access to their institutional email. \u2014 Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT , 23 June 2022",
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"Muscle tone diminishes and children lose the ability to walk and eventually, talk. \u2014 Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English losian to perish, lose, from los destruction; akin to Old English l\u0113osan to lose; akin to Old Norse losa to loosen, Latin luere to atone for, Greek lyein to loosen, dissolve, destroy":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u00fcz"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"mislay",
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"misplace"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200643",
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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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"lose (some) weight":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to become less heavy or fat":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130049",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"lose one's bearings":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to become lost":[
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"The ship lost its bearings in the fog.",
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"\u2014 often used figuratively I feel I've lost my bearings and do not know what I want to do in my life."
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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":"20220707-185745",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"lose one's cool/composure":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to become angry":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152035"
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},
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"lose one's grip":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to lose control of one's thoughts and emotions : to lose one's ability to think or behave in a normal way":[
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"I've never seen him so confused and indecisive\u2014he really seems to be losing his grip .",
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"The patient seems to be losing his grip on reality ."
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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":"20220708-083014",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"lose one's head":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to become very upset or angry":[
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"He lost his head and said some things he regrets."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004517"
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},
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"lose one's life":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to die":[
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"She nearly lost her life in a car accident.",
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"Many lives were lost in the flood."
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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":"20220707-201147",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"lose one's looks":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to become less attractive":[
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"She's worried about losing her looks as she grows older."
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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":"20220707-182923",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"lose one's marbles":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to become insane":[
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"When he started ranting about how the government was out to get him, I thought he'd lost his marbles ."
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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":"20220707-200258",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"lose one's mind/sanity":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to become insane":[
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"She wondered if she was losing her mind/sanity ."
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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":"20220707-200803",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"lose one's shirt":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to lose a lot of money because of a bad bet or investment":[
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"Many investors lost their shirts when the market crashed."
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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":"20220707-200825",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"lose one's temper":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to get angry":[
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"I lost my temper (with him) and yelled at him."
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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":"20220708-122712",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"lose one's touch":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to no longer have the ability to do things that one was able to do successfully in the past":[
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"His last album flopped; he seems to be losing his touch ."
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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":"20220707-182058",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"lose one's virginity":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to have sexual intercourse for the first time":[]
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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":"20220707-193349",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"lose steam":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to lose strength, force, or energy : to slow down":[
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"Sales have lost steam in recent weeks."
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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":"20220708-121711",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"lose the baby":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to have one's baby die before being born or soon after being born":[
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"I was sad to hear that she lost the baby ."
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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":"20220708-112446",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"lose the plot":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to become confused or crazy":[
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"She was so nervous she thought she was going to lose the plot ."
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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":"20220708-111437",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"lose track":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to stop being aware of how something is changing, what someone is doing, etc.":[
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"With so much going on, it's easy to lose track .",
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"\u2014 usually + of It's easy to lose track of what's going on. I'm sorry I'm late. I lost track of the time. We lost track of each other after high school."
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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":"20220708-113523",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"loser":{
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"antonyms":[
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"blockbuster",
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"hit",
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"smash",
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"success",
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"winner"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a person or thing that loses especially consistently":[
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"The team had a reputation for being a loser year after year."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The team had a reputation for being a loser year after year.",
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"The loser of the bet has to buy drinks for the winner.",
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"Whoever benefits from the new government programs, the real loser will be the American taxpayer.",
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"That guy is a born loser .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Attempting to overturn the ban has been seen as a loser politically. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 18 June 2022",
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"This is linked to something sort of paradoxical: DDT was off-patent, and the large companies started to see it as a money loser . \u2014 The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic , 4 May 2022",
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"Chuck saw him as a loser with a law degree instead of a guy who\u2019s trying and striving and struggling, and Jimmy kind of believes some of those bad things about himself. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The violence was all part of an effort to subvert democracy by stopping Congress from counting electoral votes that would verify Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential election, and Trump as the loser . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
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"Yahoo Sports also listed Arizona State as a loser of the bowl season. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"For decades, the city of Buffalo has been mocked as a lovable loser . \u2014 Keeanga-yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker , 29 Oct. 2021",
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"But to classify a team as a loser after winning 109 games \u2026 well, that\u2019s as wrong as Doug Eddings\u2019 strike zone or Gabe Morales\u2019 interpretation of a check swing. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Oct. 2021",
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"An alliance of Iraqi candidates representing Shiite militias supported by neighboring Iran has emerged as the biggest loser in the country\u2019s national elections held over the weekend, according to partial results released Monday. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1548, 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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"\u02c8l\u00fc-z\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bomb",
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"bummer",
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"bust",
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"catastrophe",
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"clinker",
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"clunker",
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"debacle",
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"d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
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"disaster",
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"dud",
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"failure",
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"fiasco",
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"fizzle",
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"flop",
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"frost",
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"lemon",
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"miss",
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"shipwreck",
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"turkey",
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"washout"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170549",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"loss":{
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"antonyms":[
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"acquisition",
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"gain"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a person or thing or an amount that is lost: such as":[],
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": an amount by which the cost of something exceeds its selling price":[
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"profits and losses",
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"The business is operating at a loss .",
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"sold the stock at a loss"
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],
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": an instance of losing someone or something":[
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"mourning the loss of a dear friend to cancer",
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"She lamented the loss of their friendship."
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],
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": decrease in amount, magnitude, value, or degree":[
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"his recent weight loss",
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"a loss in altitude/temperature",
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"Efficiency losses led to lower profits.",
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"Shares of tech stocks pared losses as the Nasdaq rallied sharply off the lows of the day.",
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"\u2014 Rachel Fox"
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],
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": destruction , ruin":[
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"\u2026 quitted all to save / A world from utter loss \u2026",
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"\u2014 John Milton",
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"habitat loss"
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],
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": failure to gain, win, obtain, or utilize":[
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"loss of income/revenue",
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"loss of a game",
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"the party's losses in the election",
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"Research hasn't revealed any permanent effects on the body resulting from sleep loss , but don't take that as an endorsement for skipping z's.",
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"\u2014 Brad Wetzler"
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],
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": into a state of distress":[
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"events had thrown him for a loss"
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],
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": killed, wounded, or captured soldiers":[
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"The regiment suffered terrible losses ."
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],
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": the act or fact of being unable to keep or maintain something or someone":[
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"blood loss",
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"hair loss",
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"loss of a toe from frostbite",
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"The accident was attributed to the drivers' loss of control.",
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"Success or failure in the playoffs can ride on one momentary loss of composure.",
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"\u2014 Ric Bucher",
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"Activists \u2026 pushed for reform that would have forced the state to compensate the property owner for the loss of his livelihood.",
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"\u2014 James Bovard",
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"The tax was blamed for the loss of jobs in the country's food manufacturing sector.",
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"\u2014 Helen Branswell",
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"The team overcame the loss of its best player \u2026 to a torn ACL in its 10th game \u2026",
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"\u2014 Jeff Johnson"
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],
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": the amount of an insured's financial detriment by death or damage that the insurer is liable for":[
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"Insured losses arising from a string of tornadoes in Missouri earlier this year may reach more than $139 million \u2026",
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"\u2014 Timothy Darragh"
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],
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": the distance the ball is moved away from the goal during a play":[
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"There was a gain of five yards on first down, but a loss of three yards on second down."
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],
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": the harm or privation resulting from losing or being separated from someone or something":[
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"Her sudden death was a great loss to the community.",
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"experienced a deep sense/feeling of loss"
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],
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": the partial or complete deterioration or absence of a physical capability or function":[
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"a temporary loss of taste and smell",
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"severe memory loss",
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"loss of appetite",
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"loss of consciousness",
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"\u2026 one in about 350 babies is born deaf or hard of hearing in Minnesota each year. I was surprised to learn that this makes hearing loss the most common condition present at birth.",
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"\u2014 Ann Busche"
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],
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": the power diminution of a circuit (see circuit entry 1 sense 4a ) or circuit element corresponding to conversion of electrical energy into heat by resistance (see resistance entry 1 sense 4a )":[],
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": unable to produce what is needed":[
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"at a loss for words"
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],
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": uncertain as to how to proceed":[
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"was at a loss to explain the discrepancy"
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],
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"\u2014 see also loss of life":[
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"a temporary loss of taste and smell",
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"severe memory loss",
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"loss of appetite",
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"loss of consciousness",
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"\u2026 one in about 350 babies is born deaf or hard of hearing in Minnesota each year. I was surprised to learn that this makes hearing loss the most common condition present at birth.",
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"\u2014 Ann Busche"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The storm caused widespread loss of electricity.",
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"The company's losses for the year were higher than expected.",
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"A careless error resulted in the loss of the game.",
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"The team suffered a 3\u20132 loss in the last game.",
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"The team has an equal number of wins and losses .",
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"the party's losses in the recent election",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Any surgeon willing to take on the monumental task of reconstructing a soldier\u2019s face not only had to address loss of function, such as the ability to eat, but also consider aesthetics in order to reflect what society deemed acceptable. \u2014 Lindsey Fitzharris, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 July 2022",
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"That\u2019s why symptoms such as a headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, or convulsions should prompt a visit to the doctor as soon as possible. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
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"Scherzer kept track of the game, a 2-0 Mets loss , from afar. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
|
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"His patience for the superficial has worn thin, eroded over time by loss , gain, grief, and therapy. \u2014 Khari Nixon, SPIN , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Those hearings have highlighted how Trump's allies hoped the Supreme Court would reverse Trump's election loss , which the conservative high court repeatedly declined to do. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
|
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"In addition to Irvin\u2019s loss , the slate\u2019s candidates in competitive primaries for attorney general and secretary of state also were defeated. \u2014 Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Alex Sigal, a professor at the Africa Health Research Institute in South Africa, told Fortune in May that symptoms of the new subvariants are similar to typical Omicron symptoms, which include fever, loss of smell, and malaise. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Some cast members think their characters will be considerably shaken by the loss of their powers \u2014 such as Robert Sheehan's Klaus, who only just mastered his immortality, and Ritu Arya's Lila. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 28 June 2022"
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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 los , probably back-formation from lost , past participle of losen to lose":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u022fs"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"mislaying",
|
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"misplacement"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171252",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"loss leader":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": something (such as merchandise) sold at a loss in order to draw customers":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Retail has essentially become a loss leader for its growing and incredibly lucrative advertising business. \u2014 Steve Dennis, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
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"Instead of creating revenue directly, the game serves as something of a loss leader for the Times' Games subscription\u2014a bundle that includes full access to its popular crosswords and other daily puzzles like Spelling Bee and Vertex. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 4 May 2022",
|
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"The exception is the 168-hp, 220-mile standard-range SE RWD loss leader that's priced at $41,195 and won't be available for some months. \u2014 Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Focus on advertising the one thing everybody needs to win as a loss leader strategy. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Manischewitz, the biggest matzo manufacturer in the country, raised prices on its kosher-for-Passover matzo by 10 percent to 15 percent this year, according to grocers, which means the loss on that loss leader just went up by double digits. \u2014 Noah Sheidlower, NBC News , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"To grow his nascent web business in the 1990s, Bezos needed a loss leader . \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"While not charging sellers may seem like a loss leader strategy while the platform scales up, charging users looking to unload golf gear is not on the company\u2019s revenue roadmap. \u2014 Mike Dojc, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Some of them are a lot cheaper than that, and one, the loss leader from Fidelity, is free of fees. \u2014 William Baldwin, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1917, 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":"20220706-114415",
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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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"loss of life":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": death":[
|
|
"\u2026 street robberies, often accompanied by cruel wounds, and not unfrequently by loss of life \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Charles Dickens",
|
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"In 1900 a hurricane struck Galveston, Texas, destroying the city and killing over 6,000 persons\u2014the greatest loss of life from a natural disaster ever recorded in the United States.",
|
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"\u2014 David H. Hickcox"
|
|
],
|
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": incidences of people dying":[
|
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"\u2026 street robberies, often accompanied by cruel wounds, and not unfrequently by loss of life \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Charles Dickens",
|
|
"In 1900 a hurricane struck Galveston, Texas, destroying the city and killing over 6,000 persons\u2014the greatest loss of life from a natural disaster ever recorded in the United States.",
|
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"\u2014 David H. Hickcox"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th 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":"20220706-230434",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"idiomatic phrase"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"loss ratio":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the ratio between insurance losses incurred and premiums earned during a given period":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Clover Health, which went public in a SPAC transaction, lost more than $4,500 per member in 2021, which translates to a 100% medical loss ratio . \u2014 Paddy Padmanabhan, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"However, that figure is still far above 2019\u2019s direct loss ratio of 47.1%. \u2014 James Rundle, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Generally speaking, the higher the loss ratio , the higher the renewal, though that is not always the case. \u2014 Louis Bernardi, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The loss ratio tracks losses incurred to premiums earned. \u2014 Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That means the good-win versus bad- loss ratio remains tilted heavily in the wrong direction. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In the most recent 12-month period the medical loss ratio was 92.3%, or for every $1 in premiums, the plan paid out 92.3 cents for claims, the comptroller\u2019s office said. \u2014 Stephen Singer, courant.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Congress should also enact reforms that would improve choice and competition and thereby lower average individual market premiums by eliminating the ACA\u2019s age-rating band and minimum loss ratio and loosening benefit mandates. \u2014 Brian Blase, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Insurers See More Risk, Higher Rates From 2016 to 2019, cyber insurers had an average loss ratio of 40%. \u2014 Mandeep Singh, Bloomberg.com , 6 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8r\u0101-\u02ccsh\u014d, -\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110153",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lossless":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": done or being without loss (as of power or data)":[
|
|
"lossless data compression",
|
|
"lossless power transmission"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The drive towards hi-res audio is being boosted by a growing number of lossless music streaming services like Tidal, Amazon Music HD and Apple Lossless. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The menu brings a mute function to the new Mojo, four crossfeed settings, a button-lock feature for traveling, plus those fully lossless tone controls. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The vulnerability resided in ALAC\u2014short for Apple Lossless Audio Codec and also known as Apple Lossless\u2014which is an audio format introduced by Apple in 2004 to deliver lossless audio over the Internet. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"If having lossless music quality is essential to you, Tidal HiFi or Apple Music may be better picks. \u2014 Reece Rogers, Wired , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Schusser points out that Apple has even more classical music than Primephonic, will much of it in lossless quality. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Our second favorite is Apple Music, which includes lossless audio, curated playlists, and a strong library for $10 per month. \u2014 Louryn Strampe, Wired , 13 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Better Sound, But At A Cost Apple Music is adding new audio codes to the service that will offer both lossless audio and spatial audio to the service. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 22 May 2021",
|
|
"Without any resistance, superconductors can transmit electrical energy in a lossless fashion, leading to the holy grail of energy efficiency. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 7 July 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1934, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u022fs-l\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192337",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lossy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": causing attenuation or dissipation of electrical energy":[
|
|
"a lossy transmission line",
|
|
"a lossy dielectric"
|
|
],
|
|
": involving or causing some loss of data":[
|
|
"Lossy compression is a way of getting even smaller squeezed files than lossless . This technology strips out data it has been programmed to regard as either unnecessary or redundant.",
|
|
"\u2014 Ron Goldberg",
|
|
"The loss was literal: MP3 is what's called a \" lossy \" data-compression form of audio encoding; some audio information is demonstrably lost in the process.",
|
|
"\u2014 Virginia Heffernan"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Users will also have to option to switch from lossless to a lossy 24-bit 96kHz setting. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Those services charge about double their normal lossy tier subscription rate at $19.99. \u2014 Bobby Owsinski, Forbes , 9 May 2021",
|
|
"The crux of lossless versus lossy music is human hearing. \u2014 Tyler Hayes, Wired , 17 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Furthermore, any remaining Pixel 1 owners will continue to enjoy unlimited \u2018Original Quality\u2019 uploads, which avoid Google\u2019s 16-megapixel limit and lossy compression algorithms. \u2014 Paul Monckton, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"To put that number into perspective, CDs have a bitrate of 1,411 kbps, which obviously retains much more of the original recording information when compared to a lossy MP3. \u2014 Popular Science , 22 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"There are plenty of ways, from cutting out or freezing frames, messing with transparency, cutting the resolution, choosing a smaller color palette, or mixing a few different forms of visible and lossy compression techniques. \u2014 Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics , 30 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"There are plenty of ways, from cutting out or freezing frames, messing with transparency, cutting the resolution, choosing a smaller color palette, or mixing a few different forms of visible and lossy compression techniques. \u2014 Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics , 30 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"There are plenty of ways, from cutting out or freezing frames, messing with transparency, cutting the resolution, choosing a smaller color palette, or mixing a few different forms of visible and lossy compression techniques. \u2014 Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics , 30 Oct. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1948, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u022f-s\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095835",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lost":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"owned",
|
|
"possessed",
|
|
"retained"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hopelessly unattainable : futile":[
|
|
"a lost cause"
|
|
],
|
|
": insensible , hardened":[
|
|
"lost to shame"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking assurance or self-confidence : helpless":[
|
|
"lost without his glasses"
|
|
],
|
|
": no longer known":[
|
|
"a lost tunnel"
|
|
],
|
|
": no longer possessed":[
|
|
"a lost reputation"
|
|
],
|
|
": no longer visible":[
|
|
"lost in the crowd"
|
|
],
|
|
": not appreciated or understood : wasted":[
|
|
"their jokes were lost on me"
|
|
],
|
|
": not made use of, won, or claimed":[
|
|
"a lost opportunity"
|
|
],
|
|
": obscured or overlooked during a process or activity":[
|
|
"lost in translation"
|
|
],
|
|
": rapt , absorbed":[
|
|
"lost in reverie"
|
|
],
|
|
": ruined or destroyed physically or morally : desperate":[
|
|
"a lost soul"
|
|
],
|
|
": taken away or beyond reach or attainment : denied":[
|
|
"regions lost to the faith"
|
|
],
|
|
": unable to find the way":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He was looking for his lost keys.",
|
|
"Many have tried to find the ruins of the lost city.",
|
|
"We took a wrong turn and got lost .",
|
|
"Hold my hand. I don't want you to get lost .",
|
|
"He has been trying to recapture his lost youth.",
|
|
"The original music is lost to us forever.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"His goal with the original project rings true today too with the next exhibition: to make people feel a little less lost and alone. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"An approval decision that takes two to three days to get from Washington makes the whole operation a lost cause and a hazard. \u2014 cincinnati.com , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"There are still a few more and even the most astrology-savvy people can feel a little lost . \u2014 Emily Simone, Allure , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"On the surface, Ukraine initially looked like another lost cause. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Joe Manchin III of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, who obligingly fell into line, as did Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), who apparently chose to shore up his cred with conservative voters instead of giving up some of it for a lost cause. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"What looked like a lost cause turned into one of the sweetest wins ever for Kansas. \u2014 Eddie Pells, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"What looked like a lost cause turned into one of the sweetest wins ever for Kansas. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"What looked like a lost cause turned into one of the sweetest wins ever for Kansas. \u2014 Eddie Pells, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"past participle of lose":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u022fst"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gone",
|
|
"mislaid",
|
|
"misplaced",
|
|
"missing"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203409",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lost and found":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a repository for items that have been lost by their owners":[
|
|
"The lost and found in my high school had been a locked closet adjacent to the front office for which a secretary had the key.",
|
|
"\u2014 Joyce Carol Oates"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1777, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025822",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lost art":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": something usually requiring some skill that not many people do any more":[
|
|
"Writing letters has become something of a lost art ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220707-074427",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lost ball":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bowled ball in cricket that has been hit by a batsman and cannot be found or recovered by the fielding side counting six or more runs to the batsman's credit":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032334",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lost cause":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person or thing that is certain to fail":[
|
|
"She decided her acting career was a lost cause .",
|
|
"I'm a lost cause when it comes to anything technical.",
|
|
"Finishing the project on time seemed like a lost cause ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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": a mineral (Mn,Zn) 7 (CO 3 ) 2 (OH) 10 composed of a basic carbonate of manganese and zinc":[]
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"\u02c8l\u014dz\u0113\u02cc\u012bt"
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": to no longer have the job one has had":[
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"type":[
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"city in western California south of San Jos\u00e9 population 29,413":[]
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"l\u022fs-\u02c8ga-t\u0259s"
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"loss adjuster":{
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"definitions":{
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": person who works for an insurance company and whose job is to decide how much money the company will pay people when they are injured or when their property is damaged, lost, or stolen":[]
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},
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]
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},
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},
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": long forgotten":[
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]
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},
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]
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},
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},
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"losh":{
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"type":[
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"interjection",
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a hide dressed only with oil":[
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"losh leather"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"",
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"\u02c8l\u00e4sh"
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"Russian los' elk; akin to Old High German elaho elk":"Noun",
|
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"euphemism for lord":"Interjection"
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},
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},
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"lose one's balance":{
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"type":[
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": to fail to keep one's weight spread evenly":[
|
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|
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]
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},
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|
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": to give up a particular position in a line especially of people or vehicles":[
|
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|
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],
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": to fail to keep track of the particular point that one has reached in a book, magazine, etc.":[
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"She dropped the magazine on the floor and lost her place ."
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]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181854"
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},
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"lose all self-control":{
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": to be unable to control one's feelings or actions":[
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"When it comes to chocolate, I cannot stop myself. I lose all self-control ."
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"type":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202248"
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},
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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"We lost sight of the plane.",
|
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"\u2014 often used figuratively We must not lose sight of our goal."
|
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]
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213856"
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"losing":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
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": resulting in or likely to result in defeat":[
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|
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"a losing poker hand"
|
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],
|
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": marked by many losses or more losses than wins":[
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"a losing streak",
|
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"a losing record"
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"\u02c8l\u00fc-zi\u014b"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Chicago Cubs became the first team in 23 years to stop a losing streak of 10 or more games while ending an opponent\u2019s winning streak of at least 10 games, beating the Braves 1-0 on Friday to halt the visiting Braves\u2019 14-game run. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 17 June 2022",
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"The Chicago Cubs became the first team in 23 years to stop a losing streak of 10 or more game while ending an opponent\u2019s winning streak of at least 10 games, beating the Braves, 1-0, to halt the Braves\u2019 14-game run. \u2014 Wire Reports, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
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"According to Elias, the Angels are third team in baseball history to be 10 or more games over .500 and have a losing streak of 10 or more games to fall below .500, joining the 1978 Oakland Athletics and 1970 Chicago Cubs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
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"Georgia Tech hasn't won a game since Oct. 9, hasn't held an opponent under 26 points since Sept. 25 and is now 1-7 in games against teams with a non- losing record. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 21 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Winless since May 24, the Angels are on their longest losing streak since an 11-game slide in August 2016. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 6 June 2022",
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"The Dow, meanwhile, notched its eighth-straight weekly loss \u2014 its longest losing streak in nearly a century, my CNN Business colleague Matt Egan reports. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 23 May 2022",
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"The Louisville men's basketball team (11-14, 5-10) has a chance to break its longest losing streak since the 1940-41 season when Clemson comes to town. \u2014 Reina Kempt, The Courier-Journal , 19 Feb. 2022",
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"After falling behind two goals early \u2014 both by Conor Sheary \u2014 the Bruins scored six in a row to hand the Capitals their fourth consecutive defeat, which is their longest losing streak this season. \u2014 Stephen Whyno, courant.com , 10 Jan. 2022"
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"1519, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"losing/winning record":{
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"type":[
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": past performance characterized by losing/winning most games, contests, etc.":[
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"type":[
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": to be unable to speak":[
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"lost in the shuffle":{
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": not noticed or given attention because there are many other people or things to consider or deal with":[
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"With six older kids, the baby sometimes is/gets lost in the shuffle ."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234233"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": to no longer feel hungry":[
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"That movie made me lose my appetite ."
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]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012836"
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"lose one's lunch":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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"definitions":{
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": to throw up : vomit":[
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"I felt like I was about to lose my lunch ."
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