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1552 lines
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{
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"Narrinyeri":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of such people":[],
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": a people native to the Lake Alexandria region of South Australia":[],
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": the language of the Narrinyeri people":[]
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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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"\u02ccnar\u0259\u0307n\u02c8yer\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051534",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"narcissism":{
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"antonyms":[
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"self-abandonment",
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"self-forgetfulness",
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"selflessness",
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"unselfishness"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": egoism , egocentrism":[
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"\u2026 up until my late 30's I lived in a state of utterly monstrous narcissism and self-absorption \u2026",
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"\u2014 Frank Conroy"
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],
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": love of or sexual desire of one's own body":[],
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": narcissistic personality disorder":[
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"One of the premier diagnoses of our times, narcissism is a reflection not only of an apparent trend in mental illness but also of the strains and distortions in the lives of essentially healthy people.",
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"\u2014 Robert Karen"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"in his narcissism , he just assumed that everyone else wanted to hear the tiny details of his day",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Throughout the novel, worship is at worst a form of social control and at best an exercise in narcissism . \u2014 Jess Bergman, The New Republic , 22 June 2022",
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"Joyce Maynard\u2019s The Best of Us, for example, misses the mark: Caitlin Flanagan writes that the memoir fails to escape the shadow of its author\u2019s narcissism . \u2014 Andrew Aoyama, The Atlantic , 3 June 2022",
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"Goldsberry makes narcissism fun as the biggest diva of the four. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
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"Louise, the youngest, is a study in heated responses, sly manipulations and 9-year-old narcissism . \u2014 Michael Cavna, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
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"But the sly pleasure of Sick of Myself is that Signe\u2019s narcissism differs from the rest of ours more in degree than kind. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
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"Not surprising due to his depth of manipulation and narcissism . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 12 May 2022",
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"In the business world, meanwhile, narcissism and greed define most leaders. \u2014 Elizabeth Macbride, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
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"Consider the dismantlement of the mental-health system in the 70s, the cult of narcissism and the retreat of religious values. \u2014 WSJ , 3 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"German Narzissismus , from Narziss Narcissus, from Latin Narcissus":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8n\u00e4r-s\u0259-\u02ccsi-z\u0259m",
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"\u02c8n\u00e4r-s\u0259-\u02ccsiz-\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"egocentricity",
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"egocentrism",
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"egoism",
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"egomania",
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"egotism",
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"navel-gazing",
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"self-absorption",
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"self-centeredness",
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"self-concern",
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"self-interest",
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"self-involvement",
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"self-preoccupation",
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"self-regard",
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"selfishness",
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"selfness"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191032",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"narcissist":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a person who is overly concerned with his or her physical appearance":[
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"O.K., I'm like most baby boomers, a narcissist . In pursuit of the perfect body \u2026",
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"\u2014 Cathy Booth"
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],
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": an individual showing symptoms of or affected by narcissism : such as":[],
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": of, relating to, or characterized by narcissism : narcissistic":[
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"narcissist behavior",
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"a narcissist personality"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1917, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1934, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8n\u00e4r-s\u0259-sist",
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"-s\u0259st"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ego-tripper",
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"egocentric",
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"egoist",
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"egomaniac",
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"egotist"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170227",
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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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"narcissistic":{
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"antonyms":[
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"self-forgetful",
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"self-forgetting",
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"selfless",
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"unselfish"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": displaying or marked by excessive concern with one's own physical appearance":[
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"\u2026 she describes the bind created for women by the judgment that a woman preoccupied with her looks is narcissistic and a woman who is not is unfeminine.",
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"\u2014 Carol Gilligan",
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"Our narcissistic culture has turned us into a nation of body-image \"junkies\" using everything in our power to carve, reshape, remold, and recast our bodies' natural shapes and processes so that they are better fitted to our desires.",
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"\u2014 Andrew Kimbrell"
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],
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": extremely self-centered with an exaggerated sense of self-importance : marked by or characteristic of excessive admiration of or infatuation with oneself":[
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"a narcissistic personality",
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"He was a very narcissistic man, not too concerned with the world.",
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"\u2014 Oliver Sacks",
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"But when a mother's narcissistic needs are so great that she cannot relate to her child as he really is, she loves her child as a self-object\u2014that is, as someone put on this earth to meet her needs.",
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"\u2014 Sue Erikson Bloland"
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],
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": of, relating to, or characterized by narcissism : such as":[],
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"\u2014 see also narcissistic personality disorder":[
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"a narcissistic personality",
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"He was a very narcissistic man, not too concerned with the world.",
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"\u2014 Oliver Sacks",
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"But when a mother's narcissistic needs are so great that she cannot relate to her child as he really is, she loves her child as a self-object\u2014that is, as someone put on this earth to meet her needs.",
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"\u2014 Sue Erikson Bloland"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1915, 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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"\u02ccn\u00e4r-s\u0259-\u02c8sis-tik",
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"\u02ccn\u00e4r-s\u0259-\u02c8si-stik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"egocentric",
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"egoistic",
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"egoistical",
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"egomaniacal",
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"egotistic",
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"egotistical",
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"self-absorbed",
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"self-centered",
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"self-concerned",
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"self-infatuated",
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"self-interested",
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"self-involved",
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"self-loving",
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"self-obsessed",
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"self-oriented",
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"self-preoccupied",
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"self-regarding",
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"self-seeking",
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"self-serving",
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"selfish",
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"solipsistic"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085521",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"narco-terrorism":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": terrorism financed by profits from illegal drug trafficking":[
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"Narco-terrorism should become a major issue in bilateral discussions in the international community \u2026",
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"\u2014 Rachel Ehrenfeld"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1982, 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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"\u02c8n\u00e4r-(\u02cc)k\u014d-\u02c8ter-\u0259r-\u02cci-z\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194823",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"narcotic":{
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"antonyms":[
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"calming",
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"comforting",
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"dreamy",
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"lulling",
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"pacifying",
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"quieting",
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"relaxing",
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"sedative",
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"soothing",
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"tranquilizing",
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"tranquillizing"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a drug (such as marijuana or LSD ) subject to restriction similar to that of addictive narcotics whether physiologically (see physiological ) addictive and narcotic or not":[],
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": a drug (such as opium or morphine ) that in moderate doses dulls the senses, relieves pain, and induces profound sleep but in excessive doses causes stupor, coma, or convulsions":[],
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": having the properties of, being, or yielding a narcotic":[
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"narcotic sedatives",
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"narcotic coca leaves",
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"arrested for the sale of narcotic drugs including heroin",
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"\u2026 pills containing two common narcotic painkillers\u2014hydrocodone and oxycodone\u2014accounted for about 39 percent of drugs identified in criminal cases that involved prescription medications, according to statistics from the county Crime Laboratory.",
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"\u2014 David Riley"
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],
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": inducing mental lethargy or stupor":[
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"He's still serving up drama in empty, narcotic snippets\u2014life as a series of sound bites.",
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"\u2014 Owen Gleiberman"
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],
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": involving, affecting, or intended for people addicted to or dependent on narcotics":[
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"narcotic rehab programs",
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"narcotic withdrawal"
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],
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": of, involving, or concerned with narcotics : relating to the use of narcotics":[
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"narcotic arrests",
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"narcotic addiction",
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"narcotic enforcement bureaus",
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"Narcotics and narcotic paraphernalia were located during the search at the residence on Sacramento Street.",
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"\u2014 Stacey Adams",
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"Naltrexone is a narcotic antagonist that prevents illicit drugs from binding to receptors in the brain without producing any high itself.",
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"\u2014 Mike Clary"
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],
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": produced by or as if by narcotics":[
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"mild narcotic effects",
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"narcotic analgesia",
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"\u2026 a square of melting chocolate on the tongue is so narcotic it instantly provides a traveler with a sense of well-being.",
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"\u2014 Bert Greene",
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"The somnolent atmosphere, typical of his last pictures, conveys a sense of an almost narcotic trance.",
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"\u2014 Stephen Jones"
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],
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": something that soothes, relieves, or lulls":[
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"a public comforted by the narcotic of military supremacy"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"an irradicable sense of self-righteousness seems to be the narcotic that inures these religious fanatics from any realization of the harm they have done",
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"Adjective",
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"some therapists believe that certain scents can have a narcotic effect on people",
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"the lecturer droned on in a narcotic monotone that eventually had the entire class struggling to stay awake",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"According to local police, the three men, who are from the Dumfries and Woodbridge areas, face charges of possession with intent to distribute a narcotic . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
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"It is not immediately known how the narcotic was released. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"There is no question that fentanyl is a powerful narcotic and can be deadly. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Aug. 2021",
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"Despite warnings by defense attorneys, the Corrections Department used an experimental process using a Valium-like drug called midazolam in combination with a narcotic . \u2014 Jen Fifield, The Arizona Republic , 5 Aug. 2021",
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"In the United States, Chinese-Americans protested the scent, objecting to the commodification of a narcotic that had caused China so much pain in the 19th century when, during the Opium Wars, Britain turned the powerful nation into one of addicts. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2021",
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"Two people in Roseville died of apparent drug overdoses over 24 hours, leading police to warn the public about a dangerous new narcotic . \u2014 Katy Read, Star Tribune , 6 Feb. 2021",
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"But others, who could make it through tough times until business resumes in a few months, are choosing consumer spending as a narcotic to get them through a bleak and lonely winter. \u2014 Terry Savage, chicagotribune.com , 31 Dec. 2020",
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"Oh made multiple recommendations, including medications and specific doses, including a narcotic . \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Dec. 2020",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Howard said investigators in the case are working with law enforcement in other states and countries to track down other suppliers and narcotic manufacturers who sold to Spain. \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Paramedics found the infant showing signs of drug ingestion and administered Narcan, or naloxone, which is used to counter the effects of a narcotic overdose. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"Opioid prescription rates exclude prescriptions for buprenorphine, which treats pain as well as addiction to narcotic pain relievers. \u2014 Lauryn Schroeder, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Mar. 2022",
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"The event is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and will give Porter County residents a place to recycle clean and dry plastic bags and a variety of household hazardous waste items such as pool chemicals, non- narcotic medications, medical sharps and more. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
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"While a deputy spoke with Jones, colleagues arrived with a narcotic -sniffing dog. \u2014 Kevin Tresolini, USA TODAY , 13 May 2022",
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"These led to more troubled behaviors, like punitive exercising (an attempt to lose weight), hair-pulling and narcotic use. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
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"They are charged with intent to distribute a narcotic and other charges. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
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"But the landscape changed after the introduction of the narcotic fentanyl, which is mixed with illicit drugs such as heroin and cocaine and sold illegally. \u2014 Sara Novak, Scientific American , 6 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English nercotike, narkotyke, borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French narcotique, borrowed from Medieval Latin narc\u014dticus, noun derivative of narc\u014dticus, adjective, \"dulling the senses, inducing sleep\" \u2014 more at narcotic entry 2":"Noun",
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"borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French narcotique \"(of a drug) dulling the senses, inducing sleep,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin narc\u014dticus, borrowed from Greek nark\u014dtik\u00f3s, from nark\u014d-, variant stem of narko\u00fbn \"to benumb, deaden\" + -t-, verbal adjective suffix + -ikos -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at narcosis":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"n\u00e4r-\u02c8k\u00e4-tik",
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"n\u00e4r-\u02c8k\u00e4t-ik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"anesthetic",
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"anodyne",
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"opiate"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094242",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"nark":{
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"antonyms":[
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"aggravate",
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"annoy",
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"bother",
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"bug",
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"burn (up)",
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"chafe",
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"eat",
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"exasperate",
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"frost",
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"gall",
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"get",
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"grate",
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"gripe",
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"hack (off)",
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"irk",
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"irritate",
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"itch",
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"nettle",
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"peeve",
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"persecute",
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"pique",
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"put out",
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"rasp",
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"rile",
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"ruffle",
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"spite",
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"vex"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a person (such as a government agent) who investigates narcotics violations":[],
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": irritate , annoy":[],
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": stool pigeon sense 1":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"during the war some of the British were narked by their American allies, who were perceived as arrogant",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Camp in the Country\u2019s Least-Visited National Park Let everyone else swarm the Grand Canyon and Yosemite, and head to Isle Royale, one of the most remote national narks in the nation, located in the middle of Lake Superior. \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 22 Jan. 2020",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"As home secretary, Theresa May narked cops by lecturing them in public and cutting back on their powers to stop and search passers-by. \u2014 The Economist , 7 Nov. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1859, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1888, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":"Verb",
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"perhaps from Romani nak nose":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8n\u00e4rk"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"betrayer",
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"canary",
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"deep throat",
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"fink",
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"informant",
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"informer",
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"rat",
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"rat fink",
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"snitch",
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"snitcher",
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"squealer",
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"stool pigeon",
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"stoolie",
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"talebearer",
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"tattler",
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"tattletale",
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"telltale",
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"whistle-blower"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055739",
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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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"narrate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"The author narrates her story in great detail.",
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"a documentary narrated by a famous actor",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The lyrics narrate love stories that took a turn for the worst not knowing if there will ever be a second chance. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 27 May 2022",
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"Bardot is giving the project her full support, and will narrate the film herself. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 17 May 2022",
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"The comic did not linger, ceding the stage to 60 Minutes\u2019 Scott Pelley and company, who helped narrate a presentation largely structured like a telecast of their show. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
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"Hawkins will narrate the story, Andoh will play Grandmother Smoo and Bailey will lend his voice to Grandfather Smed. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 17 May 2022",
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"Obama is set to narrate a new Netflix documentary series about national parks, and the streamer revealed a first look on Tuesday. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"The title refers to the limits of human perception, a theme Mark uses to narrate a new-age journey of self-revelation. \u2014 Stephen Kearse, Rolling Stone , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"In addition to the book \u2014 which will be published by Alfred A. Knopf on Nov. 1 \u2014 Bono will also narrate an audiobook through Penguin Random House. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
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"John McEnroe will also narrate the upcoming season. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 10 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1656, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin narratus , past participle of narrare , from Latin gnarus knowing; akin to Latin gnoscere, noscere to know \u2014 more at know":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ner-\u02cc\u0101t",
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"\u02c8na-\u02ccrat",
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"examples":[
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"The novel uses first-person narration .",
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"They got a famous actor to do the narration for the documentary.",
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"an actor who does narrations for documentaries",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In both cases, the 911 call exchanges and footage from police body cameras and helicopters was uploaded to the department\u2019s YouTube channel, with narration by San Antonio police officials. \u2014 Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News , 15 June 2022",
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"The feature can also put together a slideshow with a narration in the background. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
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"Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow gets gorgeously animated by Disney, with narration by Bing Crosby. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
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"The narration of Clare and Henry's stories is different in each version. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 13 May 2022",
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"With narration by David Attenborough, the documentary followed the life of Badi Mata and her litter of four cubs, one of which was Collarwali. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"The episode opens as each one before it: with Elsa\u2019s narration . \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 27 Feb. 2022",
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"The video features the book\u2019s pages with narration and some sidebars containing additional information. \u2014 Susan Degrane, chicagotribune.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"Suddenly, all three screens, including the large map stretched across a tilting triangular platform, fill with figures and enemy chariots swarming in time with the booming narration . \u2014 Emma Schkloven, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Jan. 2022"
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"\u2014 Michael Grunwald",
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"The media narrative around Kelly's appointment had two central ideas \u2026 : He would calm and professionalize the White House, and he would provide a more measured leadership style than his boss.",
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"\u2014 Perry Bacon Jr."
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": something that is narrated : story , account":[
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": the art or practice of narration":[
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"\u2026 depended not on narrative but on intensity derived from the verity to make the book jump.",
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"\u2014 Stanley Kauffmann"
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"He is writing a detailed narrative of his life on the island.",
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"People have questioned the accuracy of his narrative .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"For Dando, the ability to spin a tale is reflective of an appreciation for the country music tradition, one often underrated for it\u2019s masterful ability to drive forth narrative within the confines of just a three minute song. \u2014 Jim Ryan, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
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"Here are the main themes that have emerged so far: An unsettling narrative . \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
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"However, things veer off in an all-new narrative direction pretty much right away. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 27 June 2022",
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"Yet an emergent narrative complicates both these perspectives, positing instead a deep, co-equal bond between humans\u2014particularly those who feel discomfort with rigid taxonomies, or who exist at the margins of society\u2014and sea creatures of the deep. \u2014 Alana Mohamed, The Atlantic , 27 June 2022",
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"The narrative feature award comes with a $2,500 prize, presented by Sony Pictures Entertainment, while Netflix presented the John Singleton Award, along with a $5,000 purse. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 27 June 2022",
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"With each of its varied narrative threads, Pachinko transforms a colossal subject into a story that is epically human. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 27 June 2022",
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"But a top-notch leading man and stunning musical numbers can only do so much to make up for an overstuffed narrative with pacing issues, a lack of focus and a surprisingly average outing for the usually great Hanks. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
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"But shifting focus away from the potential severity of the disease runs counter to China's narrative , and the video was therefore swiftly scrubbed from the Chinese internet. \u2014 Selina Wang, CNN , 24 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Its central motor and primary technology is narrative : oral stories, transmitted and made collective, power our way forward. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
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"In an attempt to bring order to a mountain of information and to create a narrative arc that can hold the public\u2019s attention, the committee turned to the storytelling devices of film and television. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
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"But the episode nonetheless raises questions about how Obi-Wan Kenobi fits into the larger story, and illuminates the difficulty, for the writers, of negotiating an ever-expanding narrative universe without compromising the material that exists. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
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"In a sense, the TV show's talking heads are much closer to the narrative style of the book. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Sorkin describes using wide shots and extreme close-ups to mask the small number of extras, but doesn't offer any other big ideas about tracking the chaos on a narrative level. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Though lacking the narrative elements of the paintings and figurative textiles, some of the decorative pieces are the most striking. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
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"With this film there is also a mixture of things that interests me on a narrative level. \u2014 Emilio Mayorga, Variety , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
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"As with her music, Nico\u2019s text is less narrative or dramatic than territorial, a sung tundra. \u2014 Brian Dillon, The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": barely sufficient : close":[
|
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"won by a narrow margin"
|
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],
|
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": illiberal (see illiberal sense a ) in views or disposition : prejudiced":[
|
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"the days of cold hearts and narrow minds",
|
|
"\u2014 T. B. Macaulay"
|
|
],
|
|
": limited in size or scope":[
|
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"a narrow interpretation"
|
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|
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": minutely precise : meticulous":[
|
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|
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],
|
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": of less than standard or usual width":[
|
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|
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|
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": of slender width":[
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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],
|
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": to decrease the scope or sphere of : limit":[
|
|
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|
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|
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": to lessen in width or extent : contract":[
|
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"\u2014 often used with down"
|
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|
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": woven in widths usually less than 18 inches (46 centimeters)":[]
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"The city's ancient streets are too narrow for buses.",
|
|
"We crossed at the narrowest part of the river.",
|
|
"His shoulders are very narrow .",
|
|
"within the narrow limits allowed by law",
|
|
"They offer a narrow range of flavors: chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla.",
|
|
"the study's narrow focus on 30-year-old men",
|
|
"The study was narrow in scope.",
|
|
"a narrow view of politics",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The path was narrowed by overgrowth.",
|
|
"His eyes narrowed as he focused on the words in front of him.",
|
|
"The vase narrows at its top.",
|
|
"narrowing the range of options",
|
|
"You'll need to narrow the focus of your paper to one central idea.",
|
|
"The gap between their salaries was beginning to narrow .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, overseeing a very narrow Democratic majority, issued a warning to voters after the Supreme Court struck down Roe vs. Wade. \u2014 Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"If that pattern continues, and Democrats lose their narrow majority in the House or Senate, Biden\u2019s ability to enact significant legislation will be blocked. \u2014 The New Yorker , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"While a narrow majority of the County Council supported the Lakeside project, there is a vocal minority that suggests what Trappe is doing hurts the county at large. \u2014 Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Naturally, climate change is far from the only area in which the narrow Democratic majority has caused headaches for the White House and frustrations for members of Congress. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Both had languished in the 50-50 Senate where Democrats have only a narrow majority because of Vice President Kamala Harris' ability to cast a tie-breaking vote but need at least 10 Republicans to overcome a filibuster. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Both had languished in the 50-50 Senate where Democrats have only a narrow majority because of Vice President Kamala Harris' ability to cast a tie-breaking vote but need at least 10 Republicans to overcome a filibuster. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, ajc , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"An April poll conducted by Spectrum News and market research firm Ipsos found that a narrow majority of North Carolina voters\u201452%\u2014supports the federal government forgiving all student loan debt. \u2014 Andrew Restuccia, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"In each ruling, Republican Chief Justice Maureen O\u2019Connor joined the court\u2019s three Democrats in forming the narrow 4-3 majority. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Townsend said state Senate staffers have asked the Justice Department to narrow its request. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"The window of surging traffic begins to narrow on Saturday, with the worst congestion expected between 2 and 4 p.m., according to INRIX and AAA. \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Townsend said state Senate staff have asked the Justice Department to narrow its request. \u2014 Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"While lawmakers narrow the pool of candidates, the office continues to turn out blistering reports under acting state Auditor Michael Tilden. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
|
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"The objective of the new program is to narrow the response times by police for those alerts. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"In its fall term beginning in October, the Supreme Court will take up a challenge to the Clean Water Act that could narrow the law\u2019s reach in ways long sought by businesses and developers. \u2014 Maxine Joselow, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Finely narrow your targeting to specific people, then expand your reach later. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Selecting Damien and helping narrow down the formula for the bars speaks to your role as chief creative officer for Vital Proteins. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"There are options for the wide and the narrow of feet, for minimalist fans and thick-sole pounders, for mountain speedsters and fire-road plodders\u2014and every runner in between. \u2014 Justin Nyberg, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
|
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"Despite his considerable narrow -mindedness, Simmons found a counterintuitive wisdom in his bodily extremism, a blind faith only in that which facilitates maximum performance\u2014call it optimization on steroids. \u2014 Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"Democratic societies are encountering unprecedented challenges, which come not only from authoritarian regimes but equally from inside a society with narrow -mindedness, greed for power, and material desire, which are ingrained in human nature. \u2014 Stephen Mooallem, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Neither enjoys a large-enough back seat to support adults for hours on end, but the Ford squeezes out a narrow of victory in cargo room. \u2014 K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver , 26 June 2021",
|
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"No Trump-supporting, independent, or conservative-leaning characters appear except as foils to help illustrate the narrow -mindedness of the main subjects. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 12 Sep. 2020",
|
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"Ranked choice changes the very act of voting by allowing people to shift their support from losing candidates to more viable options as the field narrows , essentially doing on paper what caucusgoers have typically done in person. \u2014 Jacey Fortin, New York Times , 10 Feb. 2020",
|
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"Further on, as the road narrows and deteriorates, there are fewer women. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2020",
|
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"Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren \u2013 have the most to lose on Super Tuesday as the crowded field narrows and the front runners emerge. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 27 Feb. 2020"
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"Otherwise, the point of narrowcasting becomes pointless. \u2014 Yogesh Shah, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"Modern narrowcasting examples include: \u2022 YouTube channels. \u2014 Yogesh Shah, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022"
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"Both had languished in the 50-50 Senate where Democrats have only a narrow majority because of Vice President Kamala Harris' ability to cast a tie-breaking vote but need at least 10 Republicans to overcome a filibuster. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
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"Both had languished in the 50-50 Senate where Democrats have only a narrow majority because of Vice President Kamala Harris' ability to cast a tie-breaking vote but need at least 10 Republicans to overcome a filibuster. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, ajc , 25 May 2022",
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"An April poll conducted by Spectrum News and market research firm Ipsos found that a narrow majority of North Carolina voters\u201452%\u2014supports the federal government forgiving all student loan debt. \u2014 Andrew Restuccia, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
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"In each ruling, Republican Chief Justice Maureen O\u2019Connor joined the court\u2019s three Democrats in forming the narrow 4-3 majority. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 5 May 2022",
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"Townsend said state Senate staffers have asked the Justice Department to narrow its request. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 3 July 2022",
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"The window of surging traffic begins to narrow on Saturday, with the worst congestion expected between 2 and 4 p.m., according to INRIX and AAA. \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
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"Townsend said state Senate staff have asked the Justice Department to narrow its request. \u2014 Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
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"While lawmakers narrow the pool of candidates, the office continues to turn out blistering reports under acting state Auditor Michael Tilden. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
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"The objective of the new program is to narrow the response times by police for those alerts. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
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"In its fall term beginning in October, the Supreme Court will take up a challenge to the Clean Water Act that could narrow the law\u2019s reach in ways long sought by businesses and developers. \u2014 Maxine Joselow, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
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"Finely narrow your targeting to specific people, then expand your reach later. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
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"Selecting Damien and helping narrow down the formula for the bars speaks to your role as chief creative officer for Vital Proteins. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"There are options for the wide and the narrow of feet, for minimalist fans and thick-sole pounders, for mountain speedsters and fire-road plodders\u2014and every runner in between. \u2014 Justin Nyberg, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
|
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"Despite his considerable narrow -mindedness, Simmons found a counterintuitive wisdom in his bodily extremism, a blind faith only in that which facilitates maximum performance\u2014call it optimization on steroids. \u2014 Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2022",
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|
"Democratic societies are encountering unprecedented challenges, which come not only from authoritarian regimes but equally from inside a society with narrow -mindedness, greed for power, and material desire, which are ingrained in human nature. \u2014 Stephen Mooallem, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 Nov. 2021",
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"Neither enjoys a large-enough back seat to support adults for hours on end, but the Ford squeezes out a narrow of victory in cargo room. \u2014 K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver , 26 June 2021",
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"No Trump-supporting, independent, or conservative-leaning characters appear except as foils to help illustrate the narrow -mindedness of the main subjects. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 12 Sep. 2020",
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|
"Ranked choice changes the very act of voting by allowing people to shift their support from losing candidates to more viable options as the field narrows , essentially doing on paper what caucusgoers have typically done in person. \u2014 Jacey Fortin, New York Times , 10 Feb. 2020",
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"Further on, as the road narrows and deteriorates, there are fewer women. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2020",
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|
"Both had languished in the 50-50 Senate where Democrats have only a narrow majority because of Vice President Kamala Harris' ability to cast a tie-breaking vote but need at least 10 Republicans to overcome a filibuster. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
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"Both had languished in the 50-50 Senate where Democrats have only a narrow majority because of Vice President Kamala Harris' ability to cast a tie-breaking vote but need at least 10 Republicans to overcome a filibuster. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, ajc , 25 May 2022",
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|
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|
"In each ruling, Republican Chief Justice Maureen O\u2019Connor joined the court\u2019s three Democrats in forming the narrow 4-3 majority. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 5 May 2022",
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|
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|
|
"Townsend said state Senate staffers have asked the Justice Department to narrow its request. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 3 July 2022",
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|
"The window of surging traffic begins to narrow on Saturday, with the worst congestion expected between 2 and 4 p.m., according to INRIX and AAA. \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Townsend said state Senate staff have asked the Justice Department to narrow its request. \u2014 Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"While lawmakers narrow the pool of candidates, the office continues to turn out blistering reports under acting state Auditor Michael Tilden. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The objective of the new program is to narrow the response times by police for those alerts. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"In its fall term beginning in October, the Supreme Court will take up a challenge to the Clean Water Act that could narrow the law\u2019s reach in ways long sought by businesses and developers. \u2014 Maxine Joselow, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Finely narrow your targeting to specific people, then expand your reach later. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Selecting Damien and helping narrow down the formula for the bars speaks to your role as chief creative officer for Vital Proteins. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
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"There are options for the wide and the narrow of feet, for minimalist fans and thick-sole pounders, for mountain speedsters and fire-road plodders\u2014and every runner in between. \u2014 Justin Nyberg, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
|
|
"Despite his considerable narrow -mindedness, Simmons found a counterintuitive wisdom in his bodily extremism, a blind faith only in that which facilitates maximum performance\u2014call it optimization on steroids. \u2014 Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Democratic societies are encountering unprecedented challenges, which come not only from authoritarian regimes but equally from inside a society with narrow -mindedness, greed for power, and material desire, which are ingrained in human nature. \u2014 Stephen Mooallem, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Neither enjoys a large-enough back seat to support adults for hours on end, but the Ford squeezes out a narrow of victory in cargo room. \u2014 K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver , 26 June 2021",
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"No Trump-supporting, independent, or conservative-leaning characters appear except as foils to help illustrate the narrow -mindedness of the main subjects. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 12 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Ranked choice changes the very act of voting by allowing people to shift their support from losing candidates to more viable options as the field narrows , essentially doing on paper what caucusgoers have typically done in person. \u2014 Jacey Fortin, New York Times , 10 Feb. 2020",
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|
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|
"Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren \u2013 have the most to lose on Super Tuesday as the crowded field narrows and the front runners emerge. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 27 Feb. 2020"
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|
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"Funny how two yellow narcissus , a hummingbird and a cerulean sky will put you in a good mood. \u2014 Kevin Fisher-paulson, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Finish planting spring flowering bulbs such as daffodils, Dutch irises, narcissus or lilies by early December. \u2014 Dan Gill, NOLA.com , 25 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Hitachi also has the most narcissus plants and varieties in Japan, with about 1 million daffodils blooming from late March to mid-April every year. \u2014 Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens , 30 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Gorgeous varieties of daffodils or narcissus , from neon orange to butter yellow to lemon chiffon. \u2014 Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland , 27 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"My favorites include amaryllis, hyacinth and narcissus . \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Paperwhites belong to a class of narcissus named Tazetta; fragrant garden varieties include Avalanche, Geranium and Minnow. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"With its sensual bouquet of crisp pear, Egyptian jasmine, sweet narcissus , and musky patchouli and moss, Stone prefers to mist it on after dark. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 12 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Daffodils, also called narcissus , grow in USDA Hardiness zones 3 to 8 (check your zone here). \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful , 28 June 2019"
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"At its most extreme, snobbery can be a symptom of narcissistic personality disorder , a condition marked by grandiosity, a need for admiration, and a preoccupation with power and prestige.",
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"\u2014 Adelle Waldman",
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"1975, in the meaning defined above":""
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"narrowleaf plantain":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": narrow-leaved plantain":[]
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1935, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180548"
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"nary":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not any : not one":[
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"I must have it back as I have nary other copy",
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"\u2014 Flannery O'Connor"
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],
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": not a single":[
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"survived the accident with nary a scratch"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ner-\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Currently nary were African-Americans, 3.4% were Hispanic, and 2.4% were East or South Asian. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
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"This is a play that hurls a lot of biographical information at the audience, but Reiter's diction and delivery are impeccable and nary a word is lost. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
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"The very lawmakers who originally seemed the most likely to bolt over bad news had spent the hours leading up to the big reveal offering The New Republic\u2019s Grace Segers nary a discouraging word. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 19 Nov. 2021",
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"There's nary a raindrop in Monsoon, director Hong Khaou's gorgeous second feature; all the weather is internal. \u2014 Mary Sollosi, EW.com , 13 Nov. 2020",
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"With nary a mask in sight, protesters called Newsom a tyrant and showed their support for President Trump, evidenced by Trump 2020 gear everywhere, including for sale. \u2014 Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times , 1 May 2020",
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"Few team players had ever became as rock-star, movie-star famous and with nary a scandal the way Jordan had \u2014 almost exclusively through athletic supremacy. \u2014 Wesley Morris, New York Times , 19 Apr. 2020",
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"There wasn\u2019t a nary a man, there wasn\u2019t a \u2014 there wasn\u2019t a mine a running a lump of coal or running no work. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2020",
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"Sunday sure didn't help defensive player of the year candidates Nick Bosa and Cam Jordan, who each finished with two tackles but nary a sack. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 9 Dec. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alteration of ne'er a":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1746, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201105"
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"narked":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": stool pigeon sense 1":[],
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": a person (such as a government agent) who investigates narcotics violations":[],
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": irritate , annoy":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8n\u00e4rk"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"betrayer",
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"canary",
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"deep throat",
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"fink",
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"informant",
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"informer",
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"rat",
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"rat fink",
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"snitch",
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"snitcher",
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"squealer",
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"stool pigeon",
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"stoolie",
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"talebearer",
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"tattler",
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"tattletale",
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"telltale",
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"whistle-blower"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"aggravate",
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"annoy",
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"bother",
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"bug",
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"burn (up)",
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"chafe",
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"eat",
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"exasperate",
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"frost",
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"gall",
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"get",
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"grate",
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"gripe",
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"hack (off)",
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"irk",
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"irritate",
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"itch",
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"nettle",
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"peeve",
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"persecute",
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"pique",
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"put out",
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"rasp",
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"rile",
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"ruffle",
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"spite",
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"vex"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"during the war some of the British were narked by their American allies, who were perceived as arrogant",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Camp in the Country\u2019s Least-Visited National Park Let everyone else swarm the Grand Canyon and Yosemite, and head to Isle Royale, one of the most remote national narks in the nation, located in the middle of Lake Superior. \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 22 Jan. 2020",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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|
"As home secretary, Theresa May narked cops by lecturing them in public and cutting back on their powers to stop and search passers-by. \u2014 The Economist , 7 Nov. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps from Romani nak nose":"Noun",
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"origin unknown":"Verb"
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1859, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1888, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201601"
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},
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"narky":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": marked by ill temper and irritability":[
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"a great deal of narky petulance",
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"\u2014 Listener"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-ki"
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],
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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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"nark entry 3 + -y":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205026"
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},
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"narrowingness":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the quality of becoming narrow or a tendency to become narrow":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211401"
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},
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"naris":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": either of the pair of openings of the nose or nasal cavity":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8na-r\u0259s",
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"\u02c8ner-\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The ravenous larvae then feed on their victims\u2019 keratin, tissue and blood, eventually moving from the nares to feed externally on the developing birds. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 13 June 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from Latin n\u0101ris , plural n\u0101r\u0113s \"nostril\"; akin to Latin n\u0101sus \"nose\" \u2014 more at nose entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003533"
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},
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"narthex":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the portico of an ancient church":[],
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": a vestibule leading to the nave of a church":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8n\u00e4r-\u02cctheks"
|
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],
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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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"There is a narthex , or entrance hall, brightly lit and full of movement in and out. \u2014 Diarmaid Macculloch, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020",
|
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"There is a narthex , or entrance hall, brightly lit and full of movement in and out. \u2014 Diarmaid Macculloch, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020",
|
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"There is a narthex , or entrance hall, brightly lit and full of movement in and out. \u2014 Diarmaid Macculloch, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020",
|
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"The piazza outside floods at 80 centimeters (around 30 inches), and water passes the narthex into the church at 88 centimeters (34.5 inches), which has been reinforced up from a previous 65 centimeters (25.5 inches). \u2014 Colleen Barry, ajc , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The piazza outside floods at 80 centimeters (around 30 inches), and water passes the narthex into the church at 88 centimeters (34.5 inches), which has been reinforced up from a previous 65 centimeters (25.5 inches). \u2014 Colleen Barry, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
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"There is a narthex , or entrance hall, brightly lit and full of movement in and out. \u2014 Diarmaid Macculloch, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020",
|
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"There is a narthex , or entrance hall, brightly lit and full of movement in and out. \u2014 Diarmaid Macculloch, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020",
|
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"There is a narthex , or entrance hall, brightly lit and full of movement in and out. \u2014 Diarmaid Macculloch, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Late Greek narth\u0113x , from Greek, giant fennel, cane, casket":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020228"
|
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},
|
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"naringin":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a bitter crystalline glycoside C 27 H 32 O 14 that is found in the blossoms or fruit of the grapefruit and that on hydrolysis yields naringenin and a disaccharide constituted of d -glucose and l -rhamnose":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"n\u0259\u02c8rinj\u0259\u0307n",
|
|
"-i\u014bg\u0259\u0307n"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"International Scientific Vocabulary naring- (from Sanskrit n\u0101ra\u1e45ga, n\u0101ri\u1e45ga orange tree) + -in ; originally formed in German":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024643"
|
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},
|
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"narwhal":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an arctic cetacean ( Monodon monoceros ) that reaches a length of about 16 feet (5 meters) and possesses in the male one or rarely two long, spirally twisted, pointed tusks":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8n\u00e4r-\u02cc(h)w\u00e4l",
|
|
"-w\u0259l",
|
|
"-\u02ccw\u00e4l",
|
|
"\u02c8n\u00e4r-\u02cchw\u00e4l"
|
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],
|
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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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In her singular imaginings, mermaids swim up to watch TV news about their planet, ships play tag with giant squid, and humans get up close and personal with a purple narwhal with blue wings. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The narwhal was first spotted after scientists at the Group for Research and Education on Marine Mammals (GREMM) used a drone to study social behaviors in beluga whales. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"It is currently not known if the narwhal can understand beluga vocalizations, per CBC. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Researchers suspect breeding is a possibility because of how bonded the narwhal is to the pod of belugas. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Finally, private citizens can play a role in protecting the narwhal when visiting the Arctic. \u2014 Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"All of this traffic has made the narwhal \u2019s world a much louder one. \u2014 Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The misshapen right pectoral fin and scars on the mottled many-shades-of-gray skin of one narwhal looked familiar. \u2014 Marguerite Holloway, The New Yorker , 31 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Nothing similar exists for the narwhal , a species that may prove to be even more vulnerable to climate change than the iconic polar bear. \u2014 Marguerite Holloway, The New Yorker , 31 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Norwegian & Danish narhval & Swedish narval , probably modification of Icelandic n\u00e1rhvalur , from Old Norse n\u0101hvalr , from n\u0101r corpse + hvalr whale; from its color":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1646, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044526"
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|
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"narrow-leaved vetch":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an annual or winter annual vetch ( Vicia angustifolia ) with linear upper leaves":[]
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044712"
|
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},
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"narcissus bulb fly":{
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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 yellow and black hairy syrphid fly ( Merodon equestris ) that resembles a small bumblebee, is native to Europe but now widespread in the U.S., and has a yellowish or whitish larva that bores in and destroys the bulbs of various plants (as narcissus, amaryllis, hyacinth)":[],
|
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": lesser bulb fly":[]
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-045544"
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