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1241 lines
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{
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"mud":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a mixture of water, clay, and chemicals used in oil-well drilling and having various functions (such as lubrication and cooling of the bit and flushing of rock particles to the surface)":[],
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": abusive and malicious remarks or charges":[
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"political campaigners slinging mud at each other"
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],
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": anathema sense 1a":[
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"\u2014 usually used in the phrase one's name is mud"
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],
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": to make muddy or turbid":[],
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": to treat or plaster with mud":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"He tracked mud into the house.",
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"The car was stuck in the mud .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"After all, no British summer would be complete without copious amounts of mud . \u2014 CNN , 23 June 2022",
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"Some of those hardest hit in the disaster \u2014 far from the famous park\u2019s limelight \u2014 are leaning heavily on one another to pull their lives out of the mud . \u2014 Amy Beth Hanson, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
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"Some of those hardest hit in the disaster \u2014 far from the famous park\u2019s limelight \u2014 are leaning heavily on one another to pull their lives out of the mud . \u2014 Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 June 2022",
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"Hastily formed sandbag brigades were no match for the waters, which left tons of mud behind. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
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"Lifting the foot out of the mud is already past, and setting it down in front of you is the future. \u2014 Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
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"Several large tree limbs damaged a car and a home and small amounts of mud were left splattered throughout the town because of the tornado. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
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"The vehicle, which was released to the woman\u2019s son, was eventually winched out of the mud . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 25 May 2022",
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"Layers of mud accumulating on the seafloor pressed the hard coccolith plates together with other organic matter, such as pollen and spores. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 19 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Dozens of campsites suggest hundreds of soldiers were stationed in Vyshneve, and the passage of tanks and heavy equipment has turned the ground to mud . \u2014 Isabel Coles, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
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"The 2,300 truckloads of red Tennessee clay at first turned to mud and blacked out the driver windshields. \u2014 Jenna Fryer, Orlando Sentinel , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"While Hollywood insiders mud wrestle over who should get which Oscar nominations for what, the rest of us can look forward, not back. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 2 Jan. 2022",
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"Rain in the forecast would very likely turn the fields to mud and make the pieces of metal and insulation significantly harder to remove. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
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"One day in April, as the snow turned to mud and the days grew longer, Rinaldi ran into Andrea Zaccardi, of the Center for Biological Diversity, and proposed a plan. \u2014 Natalie Schachar, Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021",
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"Though naturally occurring sediment is in dwindling supply from the rivers and creeks feeding the bay, agencies are turning to mud dredged from the bay\u2019s shipping channels to help build these tidal buffers. \u2014 Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Oct. 2021",
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"Parts of New York City were assailed by more than 3 inches of rain, high winds and threats of hail and tornadoes, while California was digging rock and mud off roads after historic rain swept across much of the state. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 26 Oct. 2021",
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"The rains weren\u2019t intense enough to immediately wash away the dust, instead turning it to mud , which conducts electricity and causes equipment to malfunction or even ignite small fires on power poles. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 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":"Noun",
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"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English mudde , probably from Middle Low German":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"guck",
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"gook",
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"mire",
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"muck",
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"ooze",
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"slime",
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"slop",
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"sludge",
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"slush"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014337",
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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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"mud dauber":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of various wasps (especially family Sphecidae) that construct mud cells in which the female places an egg with spiders or insects paralyzed by a sting to serve as food for the larva":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1856, 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":"20220706-111535",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"mud devil":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": hellbender sense 1":[]
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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":"20220706-183813",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"mud dipper":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": ruddy duck":[]
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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":"20220706-195605",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"mudder":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a player or a team (as in football) that performs well on a wet field":[],
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": a race horse that runs well on a wet or muddy track":[]
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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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"mud entry 1 + -er":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u0259d\u0259(r)"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092341",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"muddle":{
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"antonyms":[
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"chance-medley",
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"chaos",
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"confusion",
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"disarrangement",
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"disarray",
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"dishevelment",
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"disorder",
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"disorderedness",
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"disorderliness",
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"disorganization",
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"free-for-all",
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"havoc",
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"heck",
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"hell",
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"jumble",
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"mare's nest",
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"mess",
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"messiness",
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"misorder",
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"muss",
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"shambles",
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"snake pit",
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"tumble",
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"welter"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a confused mess":[],
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": a state of especially mental confusion":[],
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": to befog or stupefy (see stupefy sense 1 ) especially with liquor":[
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"The drink muddled him and his voice became loud and domineering."
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],
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": to make a mess of : bungle":[
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"muddled themselves into the most indefensible positions",
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"\u2014 A. N. Whitehead"
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],
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": to make turbid or muddy":[
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"muddled the brook with his splashings"
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],
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": to mix confusedly":[
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"muddles the household accounts"
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],
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": to think or act in a confused aimless way":[
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"She muddled along for a year before going to college."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"a car shopper thoroughly muddled by too much well-meaning advice",
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"some mischievous brat had muddled the household accounts",
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"Noun",
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"His papers were in a muddle .",
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"His mind was a muddle .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"In a metal cup, gently muddle the mint into the simple syrup. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 25 June 2022",
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"My how expectations and preconceived notions can muddle our brains. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"In a cocktail shaker, vigorously muddle the pineapple. \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
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"Instructions Gently muddle the basil leaves at the bottom of a glass. \u2014 Heather Adams, Outside Online , 9 June 2022",
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"In a julep cup, rocks glass or a Collins glass, gently muddle the mint and simple syrup. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
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"Fresh herbs are also great to share with friends and neighbors, muddle in teas and smoothies, and sprinkle on salads. \u2014 Susan Brownstein, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
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"Or at least find a place that doesn't allow all that urban light pollution to muddle your favorite night sky view. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 4 May 2022",
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"As privacy concerns muddle behavioral data collected from tech giants like Apple and Facebook, event professionals can generate more specific and valuable data on the audiences that matter most: their own. \u2014 Cathy Song Novelli, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The result is a muddle that should have been limited to an invitation-only workshop. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
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"In 2017, Le Pen got herself into a muddle over a half-baked proposal to dump the euro. \u2014 Arthur Goldhammer, The New Republic , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"The exhibition is a muddle , and a skimpy one at that. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"Trump\u2019s authoritarianism and the result was a muddle in which a president who clearly disdained the rule of law was consistently being presented as the victim of unhinged attacks from the left. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Adding to the muddle is that since season four, new episodes of Yellowstone have premiered on the Paramount Network cable channel \u2014 which is separate from Paramount+. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"Our memory assigns some crisp outlines and flashing colors; others are ambiguously toned, shot through by muddle and confusion. \u2014 Frank Guan, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"Goode Company\u2019s covered patio and backyard offers heaters, comfy seating and after-work drinks such as the Fool\u2019s Gold\u2014a winter muddle of Bourbon, lemon, chile and honey. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 5 Jan. 2022",
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"The Lab\u00e8ques launched stormy runs, but the concerto often overwhelms itself, burying its details in a muddy muddle . \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1676, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from obsolete Dutch moddelen , from Middle Dutch, from modde mud; akin to Middle Low German mudde":"Verb and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u0259-d\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"addle",
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"baffle",
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"bamboozle",
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"beat",
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"befog",
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"befuddle",
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"bemuse",
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"bewilder",
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"buffalo",
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"confound",
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"confuse",
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"discombobulate",
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"disorient",
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"flummox",
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"fox",
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"fuddle",
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"get",
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"gravel",
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"maze",
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"muddy",
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"mystify",
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"perplex",
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"pose",
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"puzzle",
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"vex"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165826",
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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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"muddle along":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to think, act, or proceed in a confused way or without a plan":[
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"She muddled along for a few years before going to college."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-121157",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"muddlebrained":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": muddleheaded":[]
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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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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080408",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"muddled":{
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"antonyms":[
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"chance-medley",
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"chaos",
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"confusion",
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"disarrangement",
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"disarray",
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"dishevelment",
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"disorder",
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"disorderedness",
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"disorderliness",
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"disorganization",
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"free-for-all",
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"havoc",
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"heck",
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"hell",
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"jumble",
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"mare's nest",
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"mess",
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"messiness",
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"misorder",
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"muss",
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"shambles",
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"snake pit",
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"tumble",
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"welter"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a confused mess":[],
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": a state of especially mental confusion":[],
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": to befog or stupefy (see stupefy sense 1 ) especially with liquor":[
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"The drink muddled him and his voice became loud and domineering."
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],
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": to make a mess of : bungle":[
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"muddled themselves into the most indefensible positions",
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"\u2014 A. N. Whitehead"
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],
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": to make turbid or muddy":[
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"muddled the brook with his splashings"
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],
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": to mix confusedly":[
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"muddles the household accounts"
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],
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": to think or act in a confused aimless way":[
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"She muddled along for a year before going to college."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"a car shopper thoroughly muddled by too much well-meaning advice",
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"some mischievous brat had muddled the household accounts",
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"Noun",
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"His papers were in a muddle .",
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"His mind was a muddle .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"In a metal cup, gently muddle the mint into the simple syrup. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 25 June 2022",
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"My how expectations and preconceived notions can muddle our brains. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"In a cocktail shaker, vigorously muddle the pineapple. \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
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"Instructions Gently muddle the basil leaves at the bottom of a glass. \u2014 Heather Adams, Outside Online , 9 June 2022",
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"In a julep cup, rocks glass or a Collins glass, gently muddle the mint and simple syrup. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
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"Fresh herbs are also great to share with friends and neighbors, muddle in teas and smoothies, and sprinkle on salads. \u2014 Susan Brownstein, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
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"Or at least find a place that doesn't allow all that urban light pollution to muddle your favorite night sky view. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 4 May 2022",
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"As privacy concerns muddle behavioral data collected from tech giants like Apple and Facebook, event professionals can generate more specific and valuable data on the audiences that matter most: their own. \u2014 Cathy Song Novelli, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The result is a muddle that should have been limited to an invitation-only workshop. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
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"In 2017, Le Pen got herself into a muddle over a half-baked proposal to dump the euro. \u2014 Arthur Goldhammer, The New Republic , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"The exhibition is a muddle , and a skimpy one at that. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"Trump\u2019s authoritarianism and the result was a muddle in which a president who clearly disdained the rule of law was consistently being presented as the victim of unhinged attacks from the left. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Adding to the muddle is that since season four, new episodes of Yellowstone have premiered on the Paramount Network cable channel \u2014 which is separate from Paramount+. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"Our memory assigns some crisp outlines and flashing colors; others are ambiguously toned, shot through by muddle and confusion. \u2014 Frank Guan, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"Goode Company\u2019s covered patio and backyard offers heaters, comfy seating and after-work drinks such as the Fool\u2019s Gold\u2014a winter muddle of Bourbon, lemon, chile and honey. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 5 Jan. 2022",
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"The Lab\u00e8ques launched stormy runs, but the concerto often overwhelms itself, burying its details in a muddy muddle . \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1676, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from obsolete Dutch moddelen , from Middle Dutch, from modde mud; akin to Middle Low German mudde":"Verb and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u0259-d\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"addle",
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"baffle",
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"bamboozle",
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"beat",
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"befog",
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"befuddle",
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"bemuse",
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"bewilder",
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"buffalo",
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"confound",
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"confuse",
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"discombobulate",
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"disorient",
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"flummox",
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"fox",
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"fuddle",
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"get",
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"gravel",
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"maze",
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"muddy",
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"mystify",
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"perplex",
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"pose",
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"puzzle",
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"vex"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025632",
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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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"muddledness":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the quality or state of being muddled":[
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"muddledness in the activities of the world",
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"\u2014 S. C. Pepper"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093731",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"muddledom":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a realm of unintelligible confusion":[
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"a spiritual muddledom is set up",
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"\u2014 E. M. Forster"
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],
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": thinking or acting in an aimless or confused manner":[
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"in a constant state of muddledom"
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"examples":[
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"a muddleheaded waiter gave us another party's bill",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Gail Collins, writing with her usual almost-pristine ignorance in the New York Times, offers a very fine example of how muddleheaded progressives are on this issue. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 10 Feb. 2022"
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"bedeviled",
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"befuddled",
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"bemused",
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"bewildered",
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"bushed",
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"confounded",
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"punchy",
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"raddled",
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"shell-shocked",
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"silly",
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"slaphappy",
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"spaced-out",
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"stupefied",
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"zonked",
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"zonked-out"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195702",
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"addle",
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"a muddy recording",
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": obscure in meaning : muddled , confused":[
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"muddy thinking"
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": to make cloudy or dull":[],
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": to make turbid":[],
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": to soil or stain with or as if with mud":[],
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": turbid with sediment":[]
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"please do not walk in the house with muddy boots on, as you will get the carpet dirty",
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"whether muddy or not, water taken from lakes and streams should be boiled by campers",
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"Verb",
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"The flooding muddied the roads.",
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"She muddied the color by adding some brown.",
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"muddying the line between fact and fiction",
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"The debate further muddied the issues.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Residents of Red Lodge cleared out muddy and flood-soaked toys and clothing. \u2014 Fox News , 17 June 2022",
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"Much of the season is cold, muddy , and often the only fans on hand are friends and family. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
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"Off-road enthusiasts are often a friendly crowd, happy to help spot each other through treacherous sections of muddy or rocky trails. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 21 May 2022",
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"Trail shoes in general already give you better grip on uneven ground, which is super helpful in rainy, muddy conditions. \u2014 Shauna Harrison, SELF , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Weather will likely play a factor, and muddy conditions during Spring could limit vehicle mobility for both sides. \u2014 Matt Seyler, ABC News , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"The current surface is grass, but concerns previously were raised about muddy conditions. \u2014 Beth Mlady, cleveland , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"The next morning, with a full moon still hanging in the sky, workers in Carhartts and muddy work boots trudge into The Corner Post gas station to fuel up for another day in the oil patch. \u2014 Christa Case Bryant, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Since the waters were cold and muddy , nobody on the team caught more than two fish. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"But a fixation on weight or leanness can muddy the ultimate goal of healing quickly and completely. \u2014 Outside Online , 17 Feb. 2021",
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"And recent history can often muddy the entire picture. \u2014 Rob Reischel, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
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"From toddlers who are spilling constantly to muddy , pet paws, the durable material can handle almost anything. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful , 5 May 2022",
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"But the volunteers worried that too much financial support would muddy the scope of their commitment to the women. \u2014 Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"The spring fishing for spawning steelhead trout in the Rocky River is winding down, as post-spawn fish begin heading back to Lake Erie, but will still be very good if weekend rains don\u2019t muddy the waters. \u2014 cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"The internet quickly became a battlefield in its own right, with propaganda and disinformation threatening to muddy the water for Americans following the crisis from afar. \u2014 Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The data is not adjusted for a range of factors that can muddy direct comparisons, like differences in underlying medical conditions or the length of time since vaccination. \u2014 Alexander Tin, CBS News , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Trump's legal strategy has often been to sue everyone and everything as a way to muddy the waters around any one case and to slow down proceedings. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02c8m\u0259-d\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"miry",
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"mucky",
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"oozy",
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"slimy",
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"sludgy",
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"slushy"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040826",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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},
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"mudpuppy":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a large North American salamander ( Necturus maculosus ) that has external gills and is gray to rusty brown usually with bluish-black spots":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u0259d-\u02ccp\u0259-p\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"Dams on the river have also flooded out at least two of the streams where the mudpuppy was once found. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 25 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"The waterdog, also called the Alabama mudpuppy , is found only in a handful of tributaries to the Black Warrior River in Alabama, in the heart of the state\u2019s coal country. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 25 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Some people have confused it with a mudpuppy , but those amphibians have four legs, not two. \u2014 Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star , 18 June 2018",
|
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"The mudpuppy is Michigan\u2019s largest salamander, reaching lengths up to 15 inches. \u2014 Michigan Wildlife Council, Detroit Free Press , 10 July 2018",
|
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"Some people have confused it with a mudpuppy , but those amphibians have four legs, not two. \u2014 Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star , 18 June 2018"
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],
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"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235240"
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"mud volcano":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": an orifice in the earth from which gas or vapor issues either through a pool of mud or with the ejection of mud which may accumulate in a conical mound \u2014 compare air volcano":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-091420"
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
|
": any of several Asian and African gobies (genera Periophthalmus and Boleophthalmus ) that are able to skip about actively over wet mud and sand":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8m\u0259d-\u02ccski-p\u0259r"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Enter the mudskipper \u2014 a rather unique group of over 30 different species of fish that love to just get out the water and roam around on the land. \u2014 Geoff Webb, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Subscriber exclusive: To understand how mudskippers reproduce, scientists have to get dirty This newsletter has been curated and edited by David Beard, with photo selections by Eslah Attar. \u2014 National Geographic , 20 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Thus the science of the many species of mudskippers is incomplete\u2014and some of what\u2019s known is a bit odd. \u2014 National Geographic , 6 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"There are drops of oil that appear to float above a petri dish, an ethereal lunar halo, a strangely beautiful abstract image of decay and two weird little mudskippers duking it out with their mouths wide open in Hong Kong's Mai Po wetlands. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 14 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"But mudskippers use their eyes to watch for predators on land or in the sky. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 23 Oct. 2019"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"1860, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120133"
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"mudslide":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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|
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": a cocktail made with coffee liqueur, vodka, and cream":[]
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|
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"The heavy rain triggered a mudslide .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Ancient Sitka Spruce is a single tree that was found 20 feet deep within a mudslide , well-preserved and carbon dated at 2,850 years. \u2014 Jeff Campagna, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Photos of @CaltransDist7 clearing the mudslide on PCH near the California Incline. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Jack Cantin vanished \u2014 and was presumed dead \u2014 after the mudslide swept through the wealthy Santa Barbara County town on the morning of Jan. 9, 2018. \u2014 NBC News , 24 July 2021",
|
|
"Aerial view after a mudslide in Petr\u00f3polis, Brazil on Feb. 17, 2022 during the second day of rescue operations. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Roughly 150 miles northeast of Vancouver, a mudslide damaged a stretch of Highway 99 near Lillooet, which received almost two inches of rain from Sunday to Monday. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Military helicopters already helped evacuate about 300 people from one highway where people were trapped in their cars Sunday night following a mudslide . \u2014 Jim Morris And Rob Gillies, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Northbound lanes of State Route 1 are closed at the Santa Monica Bluffs/Ocean Avenue onramp due to a mudslide near the California Incline. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Since then, Garrett and Quella have attempted to marry four separate times but had to postpone the date \u2014 twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic, once due to wildfires and a fourth time because of a mudslide . \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 26 Jan. 2022"
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"1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-123803"
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"mud purslane":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a plant of the genus Elatine":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134640"
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},
|
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"mudflow":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"\u02c8m\u0259d-\u02ccfl\u014d"
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],
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"And with less vegetation to hold topsoil in place, more flooding and erosion are occurring \u2014 sometimes with catastrophic consequences, as in the deadly mudflow in Montecito in 2018, which killed 23 people. \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Coldwater Canyon Avenue near Potosi Avenue is closed due to a mudflow coming off the hillside. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"There were no reports of injuries or property damage on Tuesday morning, though some roads were closed due to mudflow , said San Bernardino County fire spokesman Eric Sherwin. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The excavator is only operated in the cool of the morning, when mudflow events are less likely to occur. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The authors note that around 5,600 years ago, Mount Rainier generated a mudflow that traveled over 60 miles to reach Puget Sound and what is now the busy Port of Tacoma. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 6 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Every layer represents one mudflow , killing many animals at once and covering them with mud, preserving them with their inner organs and soft-tissue appendages. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 7 June 2021",
|
|
"However, this new research shows that the general type of mudflow responsible for the deposits in which they were buried does not cause further damage to deceased animals. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 7 June 2021",
|
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"In California, an atmospheric river-borne storm is bringing heavy rain, snow and mudflow to much of the state. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Jan. 2021"
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"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135658"
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"type":[
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"pronounciation":[
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"To stop cold air from blowing into the basement or crawlspace, fill any gaps under the mudsill with expanding foam sealant. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 17 Feb. 2021",
|
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"The floor frame of a shed includes the mudsill , floor joists and perimeter band joists. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 18 Mar. 2021",
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"To stop cold air from blowing into the basement or crawlspace, fill any gaps under the mudsill with expanding foam sealant. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 17 Feb. 2021",
|
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"The floor frame of a shed includes the mudsill , floor joists and perimeter band joists. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 18 Mar. 2021",
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"To stop cold air from blowing into the basement or crawlspace, fill any gaps under the mudsill with expanding foam sealant. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 17 Feb. 2021",
|
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"To stop cold air from blowing into the basement or crawlspace, fill any gaps under the mudsill with expanding foam sealant. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 17 Feb. 2021",
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"The floor frame of a shed includes the mudsill , floor joists and perimeter band joists. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 18 Mar. 2021",
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"Then, cut pieces of fiberglass insulation or rigid polystryrene foam to fit tightly between the floor joists and up against the rim joist, which is the wide board that sits on-edge on top of the mudsill . \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 17 Feb. 2021"
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"1685, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144701"
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"type":[
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": any of several sluggish bottom-dwelling sharks especially of the family Hexanchidae":[]
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"definitions":{
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": a stagecoach lighter and smaller than the Concord coach with flat sides and simpler joinery":[]
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a cutting tool for very hard materials (as gems) consisting of a metal disk that dips into a semifluid abrasive mixture as it revolves and carries it to the point of cutting":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153200"
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"type":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-165129"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": mudder":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171201"
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": mudwort":[]
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"mud pusser":{
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"type":[
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": the native mollienisia ( Mollienisia latipinna ) of Florida":[]
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"-\u02ccpu\u0307s\u0259(r)"
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"mud entry 1 + pusser (of unknown origin)":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174747"
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"mud whelk":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": hercules club":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175435"
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},
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"mudge":{
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": budge , move":[],
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": movement":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"",
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"\u02c8m\u0259j"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps alteration (influenced by move entry 1 ) of budge entry 2":"Intransitive verb"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191208"
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},
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"mudhole":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a hole or hollow place containing much mud":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u0259d-\u02cch\u014dl"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The site was just basically a mudhole at that point, said Roberto Vega, stormwater quality design project manager for Harris County Flood Control District\u2019s environmental quality section division. \u2014 Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle , 6 Sep. 2019",
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"The roughly six-square-mile mudhole turned out to be a glaciological gold mine. \u2014 Nathaniel Wilder, Smithsonian , 18 Apr. 2018",
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"Healthcare for poor children, which is being held up by one political party, the deranged one in which Jones stomped a mudhole over the past few months. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 13 Dec. 2017",
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"Arkansas has to keep Texas A&M from running a mudhole through the heart of the Razorbacks defense. \u2014 Eric Bolin, ajc , 21 Sep. 2017",
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"Oh, the kids are going to have fun playing down at the old familiar mudhole again. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 23 Aug. 2017",
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"Your dad had an old Deuce-and-a-half truck to go off-road, and it got stuck in every mudhole . \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Alaska Dispatch News , 20 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1721, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-193940"
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},
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"mudworm":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": earthworm":[],
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": mud-blister worm":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200317"
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},
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"mud goose":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": hutchins's goose":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204652"
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},
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"mud puddle":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a small pool of dirty water usually left by a rain storm":[
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"mud puddles and ragged weeds by the road",
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"\u2014 Sinclair Lewis"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212328"
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},
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"mudslinger":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": one that makes malicious attacks especially against a political opponent":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u0259d-\u02ccsli\u014b-\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"attack dog"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"a local hot-button issue that has turned some normally mild-mannered neighbors into letter-writing mudslingers",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Social media platforms were a critical battleground during the campaign, with political mudslingers waging cyberwar with few legal constraints after the government failed to act on calls for a new law to protect democracy in the internet age. \u2014 Danica Kirka, Fox News , 12 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Social media platforms were a critical battleground during the campaign, with political mudslingers waging cyberwar with few legal constraints after the government failed to act on calls for a new law to protect democracy in the internet age. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Dec. 2019",
|
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"In 2010, when the group launched ahead of Barack Obama\u2019s reelection campaign, Brock had imposed a set of self-regulations on the staff that would cultivate an air of respectability for the mudslingers . \u2014 Gabriel Debenedetti, Daily Intelligencer , 20 May 2018",
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"What must be almost the last charge of this decimated brigade of mudslingers approaches again, carrying with them like a Kathy Griffin icon the utter imbecility of the Steele accusations. \u2014 Conrad Black, National Review , 11 Oct. 2017",
|
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"If that lady is a 101-year-old movie legend, any would-be mudslingers best take care, her attorney said this week. \u2014 Christie D'zurilla, latimes.com , 2 Sep. 2017",
|
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"He isn\u2019t known as a dogface solider boy or mudslinger in South Miami. \u2014 Alex Butler, miamiherald , 28 Apr. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1876, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213050"
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},
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"mudra":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one of the symbolic hand gestures used in religious ceremonies and dances of India and in yoga":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u0259-\u02c8dr\u00e4"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"This mudra is known to improve concentration and creativity. \u2014 Stephanie Mansour, CNN , 2 Sep. 2020",
|
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"On each platform sits a Buddha in the classic Bhumisparsha mudra position. \u2014 Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian , 21 Nov. 2019",
|
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"Its open palm faces outward in the abhaya (have no fear) mudra , a Buddhist hand gesture to evoke reassurance. \u2014 Alexandra Marvar, Washington Post , 15 Nov. 2019",
|
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"Namaste is a greeting that includes a gesture, called anjali mudra or pranamasana, which has roots that stem from Hinduism. \u2014 Adria Hyde, chicagotribune.com , 23 Sep. 2019",
|
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"Layavinyasa School of Dance and Music, led by Sarada Nori Akella, will demonstrate Kuchipudi dance, including the hand gestures, or mudras , rhythmic patterns, and facial expressions used in this dance form. \u2014 courant.com , 21 Aug. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Sanskrit mudr\u0101":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1811, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221352"
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},
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"mudhook":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": the anchor of a ship":[
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"dropped his mudhook \u2026 and ran up the American flag",
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"\u2014 National Geographic"
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]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221829"
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},
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"mud crack":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
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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":"20220709-234604"
|
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},
|
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"mud crab":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": yellow shore crab":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014121"
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},
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"mud pot":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a hot spring filled with mud agitated by venting gases":[]
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1872, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014941"
|
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},
|
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"mudslinging":{
|
|
"type":[
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|
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|
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|
|
": one that makes malicious attacks especially against a political opponent":[]
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|
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|
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"\u02c8m\u0259d-\u02ccsli\u014b-\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"attack dog"
|
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],
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"a local hot-button issue that has turned some normally mild-mannered neighbors into letter-writing mudslingers",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Social media platforms were a critical battleground during the campaign, with political mudslingers waging cyberwar with few legal constraints after the government failed to act on calls for a new law to protect democracy in the internet age. \u2014 Danica Kirka, Fox News , 12 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Social media platforms were a critical battleground during the campaign, with political mudslingers waging cyberwar with few legal constraints after the government failed to act on calls for a new law to protect democracy in the internet age. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"In 2010, when the group launched ahead of Barack Obama\u2019s reelection campaign, Brock had imposed a set of self-regulations on the staff that would cultivate an air of respectability for the mudslingers . \u2014 Gabriel Debenedetti, Daily Intelligencer , 20 May 2018",
|
|
"What must be almost the last charge of this decimated brigade of mudslingers approaches again, carrying with them like a Kathy Griffin icon the utter imbecility of the Steele accusations. \u2014 Conrad Black, National Review , 11 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"If that lady is a 101-year-old movie legend, any would-be mudslingers best take care, her attorney said this week. \u2014 Christie D'zurilla, latimes.com , 2 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"He isn\u2019t known as a dogface solider boy or mudslinger in South Miami. \u2014 Alex Butler, miamiherald , 28 Apr. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1876, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020218"
|
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},
|
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"mud ring":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the ring or frame forming the bottom of a water leg in a steam boiler":[]
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024458"
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},
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"mud dab":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": winter flounder":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-043844"
|
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},
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"mud turtle":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of a genus ( Kinosternon ) of American bottom-dwelling freshwater turtles with two transverse hinges on the plastron":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Quitobaquito Springs also has been the only U.S. habitat for two endangered species, the Sonoyta pupfish and Sonoran mud turtle . \u2014 National Geographic , 22 July 2020",
|
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"The wall could cut off migration corridors and otherwise harm jaguars, mountain lions, Sonoyta mud turtles , San Bernardino springsnails and many other species. \u2014 Mark Olalde, USA TODAY , 5 Dec. 2017",
|
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"The Sonoyta mud turtle , also endangered, lives only in the spring and nearby Rio Sonoyta in Sonora, Mexico. \u2014 Erin Stone, azcentral , 21 Dec. 2019",
|
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"That could endanger not just the spring\u2019s existence but species in its waters such as the Quitobaquito pupfish and Sonoyta mud turtle , according to the National Park Service. \u2014 Simon Romero, New York Times , 26 Feb. 2020"
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"1756, in the meaning defined above":""
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